Randy Velarde stats

Last played for the Athletics, 2002

Second Baseman · #8

Age 63 · 6' 0"

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Randy Velarde played 15 MLB seasons, 1987 to 2002.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,273
AB
4,244
R
633
H
1,171
HR
100
RBI
445
SB
78
AVG
.276

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.
1987NYY82214010.182
1988NYY4811518205121.174
1989NYY3310012342110.340
1990NYY9522921485190.210
1991NYY8018419451153.245
1992NYY121412571127467.272
1993NYY8522628687242.301
1994NYY7728047789344.279
1995NYY111367601027465.278
1996LAA1365308215114547.285
1998LAA5118829494267.261
1999LAA/ATH156631105200167624.317
2000ATH1224858213512419.278
2001TEX/NYY9334250959326.278
2002ATH561332230283.226

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

Career Postseason

GP
18
AB
51
R
6
H
12
HR
0
RBI
5
SB
1
AVG
.235

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,813
TB
1,731
XBH
337
HBP
49
IBB
6
GIDP
118
P/PA
0.13

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.
1987NYY22400010
1988NYY12541112030
1989NYY1114881000
1990NYY25373131060
1991NYY21061133060
1992NYY4611593221130
1993NYY2531062242120
1994NYY310123264070
1995NYY432144274090
1996LAA611226445070
1998LAA22476181080
1999LAA/ATH7112874862190
2000ATH5461943530150
2001TEX/NYY389145308080
2002ATH15544105143.9

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
22.8
RC
607.4
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.132
SECA
.251
BB/K
0.54
AB/HR
42.4
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.
1987NYY-0.1-0.1-0.2.0000000
1988NYY-0.48.82.4.1830.30.3230
1989NYY1.817.66.6.1400.20.5500
1990NYY1.317.72.5.1090.20.445.80
1991NYY0.219.43.5.0870.20.41840
1992NYY1.552.44.4.1140.20.558.90
1993NYY1.934.45.2.1680.20.532.30
1994NYY1.040.55.1.1610.20.431.10
1995NYY3.257.25.5.1140.30.952.40
1996LAA1.885.85.8.1420.30.637.90
1998LAA0.429.25.3.1440.40.8470
1999LAA/ATH6.7110.16.4.1380.30.739.40
2000ATH2.1684.9.1220.20.640.40
2001TEX/NYY1.651.95.3.1460.30.4380
2002ATH-0.215.23.8.1050.20.566.50

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

Bio

Age
63 yearsNov 24, 1962
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Midland, TX
College
Lubbock Christian

Latest performance

Randy Velarde

Oct 06 · vs MIN · L 5-4

AB
2
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
.239

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Oct 06vsMINL 5-420100
Fri, Oct 04atMINW 6-321101
Tue, Oct 01vsMINL 7-510100
Sun, Sep 29atTEXW 8-710000
Sat, Sep 28atTEXW 10-840101
Sun, Sep 22vsTEXW 7-510000

What were Randy Velarde's career stats?

ESPN's season-by-season log for Randy Velarde covers 15 seasons with the Yankees, the Angels and the Athletics; its career totals count every season. He was a career .276 hitter with 1,171 hits, 100 home runs and 445 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .340 batting average, 2 home runs and 11 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2002

Randy Velarde finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

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

More on Randy Velarde

Playoff series

Randy Velarde played 7 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.

Randy Velarde's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2002MINLost 1-235301
2001ATHWon 2-025100
2001SEALost 0-111000
2001ARILost 0-113000

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Randy Velarde’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.