Gene Tenace stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1983

First Baseman

Age 80 · 6' 0"

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Gene Tenace played 15 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1983.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,555
AB
4,390
R
653
H
1,060
HR
201
RBI
674
SB
36
AVG
.241

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.

Standard by season
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.
1969ATH163816120.158
1970ATH3810519327200.305
1971ATH6517926497252.274
1972ATH8222722515320.225
1973ATH1605108313224842.259
1974ATH1584847110226732.211
1975ATH1584988312729877.255
1976ATH1284176410422665.249
1977SD1474376610215615.233
1978SD142401609016616.224
1979SD1514636112220672.263
1980SD133316467017504.222
1981STL5812926305220.233
1982STL6612418327181.258
1983PIT5362711060.177

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
42
AB
114
R
10
H
18
HR
4
RBI
14
SB
1
AVG
.158

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,525
TB
1,882
XBH
400
HBP
91
IBB
58
GIDP
0
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1969ATH40911000
1970ATH12859130200
1971ATH21177142000
1972ATH25677133200
1973ATH6362264410800
1974ATH6121994412600
1975ATH6232314612200
1976ATH508191424200
1977SD58117943131000
1978SD5151643811800
1979SD582206407400
1980SD4161342941100
1981STL17452124200
1982STL16562164100
1983PIT781654000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
44.3
RC
820.2
RC/27
6.50
ISOP
.187
SECA
.410
BB/K
0.99
AB/HR
21.8
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1969ATH-0.11.31.1.0790.10.1380
1970ATH1.724.99.2570.50.8150
1971ATH2.231.76.5.1560.30.925.60
1972ATH0.425.63.9.1150.20.645.40
1973ATH4.397.46.7.1840.41.121.30
1974ATH4.681.45.5.2000.41.118.60
1975ATH4.9100.47.1.2090.40.817.20
1976ATH4.077.46.5.2090.40.9190
1977SD4.588.87.1760.51.129.10
1978SD5.074.56.3.1850.41.025.10
1979SD5.791.37.1810.41.023.20
1980SD3.762.56.6.2030.51.518.60
1981STL1.426.57.1710.51.525.80
1982STL2.1308.6.2420.51.217.70
1983PIT-0.16.83.5.0810.30.700

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
80 yearsOct 10, 1946
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Russellton, PA
World Series MVP
1972

What were Gene Tenace's career stats?

Gene Tenace played 15 seasons for the Athletics, the Padres, the Cardinals and the Pirates. He was a career .241 hitter with 1,060 hits, 201 home runs and 674 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .305 batting average, 7 home runs and 20 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1969 to 1983

Gene Tenace finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

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Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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