Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Lubbock Christian
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1987
- College
- Lubbock Christian
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| 1988 | NYY | 48 | 115 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .174 |
| 1989 | NYY | 33 | 100 | 12 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .340 |
| 1990 | NYY | 95 | 229 | 21 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .210 |
| 1991 | NYY | 80 | 184 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 3 | .245 |
| 1992 | NYY | 121 | 412 | 57 | 112 | 7 | 46 | 7 | .272 |
| 1993 | NYY | 85 | 226 | 28 | 68 | 7 | 24 | 2 | .301 |
| 1994 | NYY | 77 | 280 | 47 | 78 | 9 | 34 | 4 | .279 |
| 1995 | NYY | 111 | 367 | 60 | 102 | 7 | 46 | 5 | .278 |
| 1996 | LAA | 136 | 530 | 82 | 151 | 14 | 54 | 7 | .285 |
| 1998 | LAA | 51 | 188 | 29 | 49 | 4 | 26 | 7 | .261 |
| 1999 |  LAA/ATH | 156 | 631 | 105 | 200 | 16 | 76 | 24 | .317 |
| 2000 | ATH | 122 | 485 | 82 | 135 | 12 | 41 | 9 | .278 |
| 2001 |  TEX/NYY | 93 | 342 | 50 | 95 | 9 | 32 | 6 | .278 |
| 2002 | ATH | 56 | 133 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .226 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | 125 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | 111 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 253 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 210 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 461 | 159 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYY | 253 | 106 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | 310 | 123 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | 432 | 144 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAA | 611 | 226 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAA | 224 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAA/ATH | 711 | 287 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 546 | 194 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX/NYY | 389 | 145 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATH | 155 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3.9 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY | -0.4 | 8.8 | 2.4 | .183 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | NYY | 1.8 | 17.6 | 6.6 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 1.3 | 17.7 | 2.5 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 0.2 | 19.4 | 3.5 | .087 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 184 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 1.5 | 52.4 | 4.4 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 58.9 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYY | 1.9 | 34.4 | 5.2 | .168 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 32.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYY | 1.0 | 40.5 | 5.1 | .161 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | 3.2 | 57.2 | 5.5 | .114 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 52.4 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAA | 1.8 | 85.8 | 5.8 | .142 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 37.9 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAA | 0.4 | 29.2 | 5.3 | .144 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAA/ATH | 6.7 | 110.1 | 6.4 | .138 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 39.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATH | 2.1 | 68 | 4.9 | .122 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | TEX/NYY | 1.6 | 51.9 | 5.3 | .146 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 38 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATH | -0.2 | 15.2 | 3.8 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 66.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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.
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