Denard Span stats
Left Fielder · #4
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 20
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 1, Pk 20
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,359
- AB
- 5,326
- R
- 773
- H
- 1,498
- HR
- 71
- RBI
- 490
- SB
- 185
- AVG
- .281
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MIN | 93 | 347 | 70 | 102 | 6 | 47 | 18 | .294 |
| 2009 | MIN | 145 | 578 | 97 | 180 | 8 | 68 | 23 | .311 |
| 2010 | MIN | 153 | 629 | 85 | 166 | 3 | 58 | 26 | .264 |
| 2011 | MIN | 70 | 284 | 37 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 6 | .264 |
| 2012 | MIN | 128 | 516 | 71 | 146 | 4 | 41 | 17 | .283 |
| 2013 | WSH | 153 | 610 | 75 | 170 | 4 | 47 | 20 | .279 |
| 2014 | WSH | 147 | 610 | 94 | 184 | 5 | 37 | 31 | .302 |
| 2015 | WSH | 61 | 246 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 22 | 11 | .301 |
| 2016 | SF | 143 | 572 | 70 | 152 | 11 | 53 | 12 | .266 |
| 2017 | SF | 129 | 497 | 73 | 135 | 12 | 43 | 12 | .272 |
| 2018 |  TB/SEA | 137 | 437 | 63 | 114 | 11 | 58 | 9 | .261 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 66
- R
- 4
- H
- 17
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .258
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,956
- TB
- 2,120
- XBH
- 408
- HBP
- 36
- IBB
- 9
- GIDP
- 86
- P/PA
- 3.80
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MIN | 411 | 150 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2009 | MIN | 676 | 240 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | MIN | 705 | 219 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | MIN | 311 | 102 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 2012 | MIN | 568 | 204 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 |
| 2013 | WSH | 662 | 232 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | WSH | 668 | 254 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | WSH | 275 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | SF | 637 | 218 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | SF | 542 | 212 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | TB/SEA | 501 | 183 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 25.1
- RC
- 764.9
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .117
- SECA
- .237
- BB/K
- 0.72
- AB/HR
- 75.0
- GO/FO
- 1.10
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | MIN | 4.2 | 62.4 | 6.4 | .138 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 57.8 | 1.3 |
| 2009 | MIN | 3.7 | 100 | 6.2 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | MIN | 1.5 | 77.9 | 4.3 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 209.7 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | MIN | 2.3 | 35.3 | 4.5 | .095 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 142 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | MIN | 4.8 | 70.9 | 4.9 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 129 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | WSH | 2.4 | 76.8 | 4.5 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 152.5 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | WSH | 3.6 | 95.2 | 5.8 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 122 | 1 |
| 2015 | WSH | 0.8 | 41 | 6.1 | .130 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 49.2 | 1 |
| 2016 | SF | 1.0 | 73.8 | 4.5 | .115 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 52 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | SF | -1.1 | 68 | 4.8 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 41.4 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | TB/SEA | 1.9 | 64 | 5 | .158 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 39.7 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Denard Span's career stats?
Denard Span played 11 seasons for the Twins, the Nationals and the Giants. He was a career .281 hitter with 1,498 hits, 71 home runs and 490 RBI. His best season was 2009: a .311 batting average, 8 home runs and 68 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2008 to 2018
Denard Span finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Season top 10 finishes
- Hits: 2014 (7th)
- Stolen Bases: 2014 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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