Ron Cey stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1987

Designated Hitter

Age 78 · 5' 10"

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Ron Cey played 17 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1987.

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Career regular season

GP
2,073
AB
7,162
R
977
H
1,868
HR
316
RBI
1,139
SB
24
AVG
.261

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.
1971LAD2200000.000
1972LAD1137310130.270
1973LAD1525076012415801.245
1974LAD1595778815118971.262
1975LAD15856672160251015.283
1976LAD1455026913923800.277
1977LAD15356477136301103.241
1978LAD1595558415023842.270
1979LAD1504877713728813.281
1980LAD1575518114028772.254
1981LAD85312429013500.288
1982LAD1505566214124793.254
1983CHC1595817316024900.275
1984CHC1465057112125973.240
1985CHC1455006411622631.232
1986CHC97256427013360.273
1987ATH4510412234110.221

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

Career Postseason

GP
45
AB
161
R
22
H
42
HR
7
RBI
27
SB
1
AVG
.261

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,344
TB
3,186
XBH
665
HBP
62
IBB
117
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.
1971LAD2000000
1972LAD451421000
1973LAD595195372700
1974LAD6732294071300
1975LAD6622685671500
1976LAD6002324431300
1977LAD669254552600
1978LAD667251557900
1979LAD579243492800
1980LAD630249535500
1981LAD359148303300
1982LAD627238484600
1983CHC6582675851100
1984CHC5802235261000
1985CHC564204424900
1986CHC306130343100
1987ATH12841101100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
50.4
RC
1,205.9
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.184
SECA
.325
BB/K
0.82
AB/HR
22.7
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.
1971LAD-0.1-0.2-2.9.0000000
1972LAD0.06.46.4.1080.30.7370
1973LAD3.873.55.1400.31.033.80
1974LAD4.688.55.4.1350.31.132.10
1975LAD6.5106.16.8.1910.31.122.60
1976LAD5.9956.9.1850.41.221.80
1977LAD3.494.85.8.2090.40.918.80
1978LAD5.1102.56.6.1820.4124.10
1979LAD4.998.87.5.2180.41.017.40
1980LAD4.789.65.8.1980.30.819.70
1981LAD3.356.86.7.1860.30.7240
1982LAD3.381.95.2.1740.30.623.20
1983CHC1.597.56.1.1840.30.724.20
1984CHC1.377.65.3.2020.30.620.20
1985CHC0.668.54.8.1760.30.622.70
1986CHC1.752.27.5.2340.40.719.70
1987ATH-0.116.85.5.1730.40.7260

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

Bio

Age
78 yearsFeb 15, 1948
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Tacoma, WA
College
Washington State
World Series MVP
1981

What were Ron Cey's career stats?

Ron Cey played 17 seasons for the Dodgers, the Cubs and the Athletics. He was a career .261 hitter with 1,868 hits, 316 home runs and 1,139 RBI. His best season was 1981: a .288 batting average, 13 home runs and 50 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1971 to 1987

Ron Cey finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 145th in home runs (316)
  • 177th in rbi (1,139)

Among the 10,544 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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