Rusty Staub stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 1985

Center Fielder

Age 82 · 6' 2"

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Rusty Staub played 23 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,951
AB
9,720
R
1,189
H
2,716
HR
292
RBI
1,466
SB
47
AVG
.279

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.
1963HOU150513431156450.224
1964HOU8929226638351.216
1965HOU1314104310514633.256
1966HOU1535546015513812.280
1967HOU1495467118210740.333
1968HOU161591541726722.291
1969WSH1585498916629793.302
1970WSH16056998156309412.274
1971WSH1625999418619979.311
1972NYM6623932709380.293
1973NYM1525857716315761.279
1974NYM1515616514519782.258
1975NYM15557493162191052.282
1976DET1615897317615963.299
1977DET15862384173221011.278
1978DET16264275175241213.273
1979DET/WSH106332418112541.244
1980TEX109340421029551.300
1981NYM701619515211.317
1982NYM11221911533270.242
1983NYM1041155343280.296
1984NYM78722191180.264
1985NYM5445212180.267

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

Career Postseason

GP
11
AB
41
R
5
H
14
HR
4
RBI
11
SB
0
AVG
.341

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
11,229
TB
4,185
XBH
838
HBP
79
IBB
193
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.
1963HOU585158275800
1964HOU320101203400
1965HOU470169352500
1966HOU6282284411300
1967HOU6212585532100
1968HOU6822294472400
1969WSH6732896091100
1970WSH6992836031100
1971WSH6902895991300
1972NYM278108202700
1973NYM6662465231000
1974NYM6492284331200
1975NYM6702575391400
1976DET6902554671100
1977DET695279591400
1978DET734279553500
1979DET/WSH389134285400
1980TEX388156342300
1981NYM18675141300
1982NYM25071120100
1983NYM1324991300
1984NYM792650300
1985NYM551840300

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
41.6
RC
1,634.2
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.151
SECA
.282
BB/K
1.41
AB/HR
33.3
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.
1963HOU0.254.43.6.0840.21.085.50
1964HOU-0.6293.3.1300.20.736.50
1965HOU1.462.75.4.1560.30.929.30
1966HOU3.484.55.5.1320.21.042.60
1967HOU4.9104.87.4.1390.21.354.60
1968HOU3.094.35.9.0960.21.398.50
1969WSH6.1127.48.8.2240.41.818.90
1970WSH6.0117.17.2.2230.41.2190
1971WSH5.5117.77.5.1720.31.831.50
1972NYM0.642.96.6.1590.32.426.60
1973NYM1.9956.1420.31.4390
1974NYM-0.1875.5.1480.32.029.50
1975NYM2.7103.26.6.1660.31.430.20
1976DET2.5107.46.8.1340.31.739.30
1977DET0.7995.8.1700.31.328.30
1978DET1.4104.65.9.1620.32.226.80
1979DET/WSH0.150.85.3.1600.31.627.70
1980TEX1.260.96.7.1590.32.237.80
1981NYM0.931.77.6.1490.31.832.20
1982NYM-0.724.93.9.0820.22.4730
1983NYM0.419.76.4.1300.31.438.30
1984NYM-0.28.24.0970.20.4720
1985NYM0.38.26.7.1330.42.5450

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

Bio

Age
82 yearsApr 1, 1944
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1963
Birthplace
New Orleans, LA

What were Rusty Staub's career stats?

Rusty Staub played 23 seasons for the Astros, the Nationals, the Mets, the Tigers and the Rangers. He was a career .279 hitter with 2,716 hits, 292 home runs and 1,466 RBI. His best season was 1967: a .333 batting average, 10 home runs and 74 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

23 seasons, 1 postseason, 1963 to 1985

Rusty Staub finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

All-time career rank

  • 180th in home runs (292)
  • 64th in hits (2,716)
  • 51st in rbi (1,466)

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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