Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1969
- World Series MVP
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1969
- World Series MVP
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,766
- AB
- 4,692
- R
- 525
- H
- 1,093
- HR
- 96
- RBI
- 471
- SB
- 20
- AVG
- .233
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | MIN | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1970 | MIN | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | MIN | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1972 | MIN | 25 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1973 | NYY | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 1974 | NYY | 43 | 109 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .239 |
| 1975 | NYY | 71 | 145 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .262 |
| 1976 |  NYY/BAL | 80 | 216 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .194 |
| 1977 | BAL | 91 | 270 | 27 | 61 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .226 |
| 1978 | BAL | 136 | 441 | 41 | 114 | 6 | 32 | 7 | .259 |
| 1979 | BAL | 124 | 368 | 48 | 88 | 6 | 41 | 0 | .239 |
| 1980 | BAL | 119 | 362 | 51 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 3 | .262 |
| 1981 | BAL | 92 | 251 | 24 | 54 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .215 |
| 1982 | BAL | 125 | 344 | 35 | 88 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .256 |
| 1983 | BAL | 128 | 347 | 33 | 80 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .231 |
| 1984 | BAL | 109 | 330 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 34 | 1 | .230 |
| 1985 | BAL | 132 | 362 | 54 | 92 | 12 | 52 | 0 | .254 |
| 1986 | BAL | 122 | 327 | 42 | 68 | 13 | 29 | 1 | .208 |
| 1987 | CLE | 60 | 141 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .177 |
| 1988 | LAD | 77 | 167 | 25 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .251 |
| 1989 | LAD | 79 | 151 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .179 |
| 1990 | LAD | 62 | 128 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .195 |
| 1991 | MIL | 61 | 147 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .231 |
| 1992 | BAL | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 25
- AB
- 66
- R
- 11
- H
- 20
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .303
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,407
- TB
- 1,628
- XBH
- 331
- HBP
- 18
- IBB
- 13
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | MIN | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | MIN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | 47 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYY | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 119 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 170 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY/BAL | 240 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | 314 | 85 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | BAL | 498 | 157 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | BAL | 413 | 129 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | BAL | 406 | 154 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | 287 | 84 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 402 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 400 | 112 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 380 | 120 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 420 | 147 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 382 | 124 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 170 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 198 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAD | 183 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAD | 151 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | 174 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | BAL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 23.1
- RC
- 572.9
- RC/27
- 4.20
- ISOP
- .114
- SECA
- .240
- BB/K
- 0.80
- AB/HR
- 48.9
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | MIN | 0.1 | 2 | 18.4 | .167 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | MIN | -0.3 | -0.4 | -1.6 | .000 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | 0.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | .077 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | MIN | -0.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .025 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYY | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0.8 | 10.9 | 3.5 | .083 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 0.3 | 19.8 | 4.8 | .076 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 145 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY/BAL | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | .009 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BAL | 1.1 | 29.6 | 3.6 | .089 | 0.2 | 1 | 90 | 0 |
| 1978 | BAL | 3.0 | 56.7 | 4.5 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 73.5 | 0 |
| 1979 | BAL | 2.2 | 42.9 | 4 | .111 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 61.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | BAL | 3.0 | 54.5 | 5.4 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 40.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | BAL | 1.5 | 27.9 | 3.7 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 41.8 | 0 |
| 1982 | BAL | 1.5 | 45 | 4.5 | .093 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 68.8 | 0 |
| 1983 | BAL | 1.4 | 39 | 3.8 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 86.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | BAL | 0.6 | 40.7 | 4.1 | .133 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 | BAL | 2.8 | 54.4 | 5.3 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | BAL | 1.9 | 42.1 | 4.3 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | -0.6 | 13.1 | 2.9 | .092 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 141 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 1.8 | 28.4 | 5.9 | .204 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 23.9 | 0 |
| 1989 | LAD | 0.9 | 17.4 | 3.8 | .126 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | LAD | 0.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | .086 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | 0.6 | 18.6 | 4.2 | .116 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1992 | BAL | -0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .000 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Rick Dempsey's career stats?
Rick Dempsey played 24 seasons for the Twins, the Yankees, the Orioles, the Guardians, the Dodgers and the Brewers. He was a career .233 hitter with 1,093 hits, 96 home runs and 471 RBI. His best season was 1969: a .500 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
24 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1969 to 1992
Championships ×2
- 1983 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
- 1988 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
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