Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1984
- NL Gold Glove
- 3x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,626
- AB
- 5,321
- R
- 938
- H
- 1,430
- HR
- 282
- RBI
- 934
- SB
- 349
- AVG
- .269
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | 57 | 174 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 30 | 10 | .224 |
| 1985 | CIN | 56 | 122 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 16 | .246 |
| 1986 | CIN | 132 | 415 | 97 | 115 | 27 | 71 | 80 | .277 |
| 1987 | CIN | 129 | 474 | 120 | 139 | 37 | 100 | 50 | .293 |
| 1988 | CIN | 135 | 472 | 81 | 129 | 26 | 93 | 35 | .273 |
| 1989 | CIN | 131 | 462 | 74 | 130 | 34 | 101 | 21 | .281 |
| 1990 | CIN | 127 | 453 | 84 | 118 | 24 | 86 | 21 | .260 |
| 1991 | CIN | 89 | 285 | 39 | 67 | 11 | 33 | 14 | .235 |
| 1992 | LAD | 76 | 267 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 32 | 19 | .228 |
| 1993 |  LAD/DET | 131 | 451 | 71 | 107 | 20 | 68 | 35 | .237 |
| 1994 | DET | 37 | 120 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 5 | .183 |
| 1996 | CIN | 129 | 415 | 81 | 119 | 26 | 83 | 23 | .287 |
| 1997 | BAL | 42 | 158 | 29 | 48 | 8 | 25 | 6 | .304 |
| 1998 | BAL | 131 | 452 | 81 | 148 | 28 | 89 | 7 | .327 |
| 1999 | STL | 58 | 191 | 27 | 49 | 5 | 30 | 5 | .257 |
| 2000 | STL | 92 | 254 | 38 | 77 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .303 |
| 2001 | SF | 74 | 156 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .205 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 25
- AB
- 73
- R
- 7
- H
- 14
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .192
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,147
- TB
- 2,567
- XBH
- 547
- HBP
- 33
- IBB
- 59
- GIDP
- 112
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | 200 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | 131 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 487 | 217 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | 562 | 281 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | CIN | 543 | 231 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 542 | 250 | 50 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 518 | 220 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | 340 | 110 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAD | 308 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD/DET | 511 | 187 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | DET | 138 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 496 | 217 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 176 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | BAL | 508 | 263 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 223 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 293 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | SF | 171 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 33.4
- RC
- 963.3
- RC/27
- 6.30
- ISOP
- .214
- SECA
- .406
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 18.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CIN | 1.4 | 28.3 | 5.5 | .241 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 1985 | CIN | 1.1 | 20 | 5.5 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 5.0 | 93.7 | 7.9 | .246 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 1987 | CIN | 7.7 | 117.1 | 9 | .300 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | CIN | 4.1 | 88.5 | 6.6 | .216 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 0 |
| 1989 | CIN | 2.7 | 90.4 | 6.7 | .260 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 3.0 | 80.1 | 6.2 | .225 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | 0.9 | 43.8 | 5.2 | .151 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAD | -0.4 | 31.3 | 3.9 | .094 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 53.4 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAD/DET | 0.5 | 63.3 | 4.7 | .177 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 22.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | DET | -0.3 | 10.5 | 2.8 | .108 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | CIN | 2.9 | 86.5 | 7.3 | .236 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | BAL | 1.0 | 30.5 | 7.2 | .222 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | BAL | 2.9 | 94.3 | 7.7 | .254 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 0.0 | 29.2 | 5.3 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 38.2 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 1.3 | 42.4 | 6.1 | .126 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42.3 | 0 |
| 2001 | SF | -0.4 | 14.4 | 3 | .160 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Eric Davis's career stats?
Eric Davis played 17 seasons for the Reds, the Dodgers, the Tigers, the Orioles, the Cardinals and the Giants. He was a career .269 hitter with 1,430 hits, 282 home runs and 934 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .327 batting average, 28 home runs and 89 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1984 to 2001
Eric Davis finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Championships
- 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×3: 1987, 1988, 1989
- NL Silver Slugger ×2: 1987, 1989
All-time career rank
- 198th in home runs (282)
- 111th in stolen bases (349)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1998 (8th)
- Home Runs: 1987 (5th), 1989 (5th)
- Stolen Bases: 1986 (3rd), 1987 (7th)
- OPS: 1986 (8th), 1987 (6th), 1989 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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