Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1977
- AL Silver Slugger
- 6x
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1977
- AL Silver Slugger
- 6x
- AL Gold Glove
- 3x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,988
- AB
- 7,067
- R
- 856
- H
- 1,782
- HR
- 324
- RBI
- 1,070
- SB
- 28
- AVG
- .252
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 12 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .196 |
| 1978 | DET | 85 | 288 | 37 | 63 | 14 | 41 | 0 | .219 |
| 1979 | DET | 143 | 493 | 65 | 136 | 19 | 65 | 6 | .276 |
| 1980 | DET | 144 | 553 | 79 | 158 | 24 | 82 | 6 | .286 |
| 1981 | DET | 96 | 348 | 39 | 85 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .244 |
| 1982 | DET | 133 | 486 | 75 | 138 | 32 | 87 | 3 | .284 |
| 1983 | DET | 155 | 605 | 80 | 163 | 27 | 114 | 1 | .269 |
| 1984 | DET | 147 | 578 | 75 | 137 | 33 | 98 | 2 | .237 |
| 1985 | DET | 140 | 549 | 64 | 150 | 28 | 98 | 2 | .273 |
| 1986 | DET | 91 | 327 | 53 | 84 | 22 | 62 | 0 | .257 |
| 1987 | PHI | 130 | 466 | 42 | 114 | 17 | 67 | 0 | .245 |
| 1988 | PHI | 123 | 424 | 44 | 91 | 15 | 60 | 0 | .215 |
| 1989 | LAA | 124 | 433 | 48 | 103 | 17 | 50 | 1 | .238 |
| 1990 | LAA | 133 | 470 | 54 | 126 | 24 | 70 | 2 | .268 |
| 1991 | LAA | 119 | 402 | 38 | 87 | 19 | 51 | 0 | .216 |
| 1992 |  LAA/SEA | 93 | 275 | 26 | 64 | 12 | 32 | 1 | .233 |
| 1993 | CLE | 10 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| 1994 | PIT | 40 | 126 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .270 |
| 1995 | TOR | 70 | 178 | 15 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .202 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- AB
- 30
- R
- 4
- H
- 8
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 5
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .267
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,797
- TB
- 3,113
- XBH
- 656
- HBP
- 37
- IBB
- 62
- GIDP
- 197
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 51 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 304 | 122 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | 548 | 225 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | 592 | 276 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | 384 | 137 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | DET | 529 | 257 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | DET | 663 | 292 | 72 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 629 | 256 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 600 | 263 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 374 | 158 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | PHI | 518 | 186 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 478 | 157 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAA | 482 | 168 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAA | 523 | 212 | 38 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 445 | 156 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA/SEA | 304 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | 147 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | 202 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 36.0
- RC
- 935.0
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .188
- SECA
- .274
- BB/K
- 0.40
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 0.5 | 5 | 3.5 | .239 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 0.9 | 29 | 3.3 | .205 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 20.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | 3.7 | 72.6 | 5.1 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 25.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | 3.0 | 81.1 | 5.1 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | DET | 1.7 | 38.3 | 3.6 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | DET | 4.8 | 84.7 | 6.4 | .245 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 1983 | DET | 4.4 | 86.7 | 4.9 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1984 | DET | 2.5 | 71.7 | 4.2 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | DET | 3.6 | 81.9 | 5.2 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 1986 | DET | 3.0 | 55.2 | 6 | .226 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | PHI | 0.1 | 52.7 | 3.7 | .155 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 27.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 0.9 | 45.5 | 3.5 | .156 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAA | 1.4 | 50.7 | 4 | .150 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAA | 4.3 | 69.6 | 5.2 | .183 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 1.1 | 43.9 | 3.6 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA/SEA | 0.1 | 32.8 | 4 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | .200 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | PIT | 0.1 | 17.2 | 4.7 | .111 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | TOR | -0.1 | 14.5 | 2.5 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lance Parrish's career stats?
Lance Parrish played 19 seasons for the Tigers, the Phillies, the Angels, the Guardians, the Pirates and the Blue Jays. He was a career .252 hitter with 1,782 hits, 324 home runs and 1,070 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .286 batting average, 24 home runs and 82 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 1 postseason, 1977 to 1995
Lance Parrish finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 1984 World Series with the Detroit Tigers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 133rd in home runs (324)
- 218th in rbi (1,070)
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
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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