Tony Fernandez stats
Designated Hitter · #1
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1983
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,158
- AB
- 7,911
- R
- 1,057
- H
- 2,276
- HR
- 94
- RBI
- 844
- SB
- 246
- AVG
- .288
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TOR | 15 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| 1984 | TOR | 88 | 233 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 19 | 5 | .270 |
| 1985 | TOR | 161 | 564 | 71 | 163 | 2 | 51 | 13 | .289 |
| 1986 | TOR | 163 | 687 | 91 | 213 | 10 | 65 | 25 | .310 |
| 1987 | TOR | 146 | 578 | 90 | 186 | 5 | 67 | 32 | .322 |
| 1988 | TOR | 154 | 648 | 76 | 186 | 5 | 70 | 15 | .287 |
| 1989 | TOR | 140 | 573 | 64 | 147 | 11 | 64 | 22 | .257 |
| 1990 | TOR | 161 | 635 | 84 | 175 | 4 | 66 | 26 | .276 |
| 1991 | SD | 145 | 558 | 81 | 152 | 4 | 38 | 23 | .272 |
| 1992 | SD | 155 | 622 | 84 | 171 | 4 | 37 | 20 | .275 |
| 1993 |  TOR/NYM | 142 | 526 | 65 | 147 | 5 | 64 | 21 | .279 |
| 1994 | CIN | 104 | 366 | 50 | 102 | 8 | 50 | 12 | .279 |
| 1995 | NYY | 108 | 384 | 57 | 94 | 5 | 45 | 6 | .245 |
| 1997 | CLE | 120 | 409 | 55 | 117 | 11 | 44 | 6 | .286 |
| 1998 | TOR | 138 | 486 | 71 | 156 | 9 | 72 | 13 | .321 |
| 1999 | TOR | 142 | 485 | 73 | 159 | 6 | 75 | 6 | .328 |
| 2001 |  MIL/TOR | 76 | 123 | 11 | 36 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .293 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 43
- AB
- 150
- R
- 13
- H
- 49
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 23
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .327
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 8,793
- TB
- 3,156
- XBH
- 600
- HBP
- 64
- IBB
- 48
- GIDP
- 161
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TOR | 38 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 254 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 618 | 220 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 727 | 294 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | TOR | 642 | 246 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | TOR | 704 | 250 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | TOR | 617 | 223 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | TOR | 721 | 248 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | SD | 621 | 201 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | SD | 694 | 223 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR/NYM | 594 | 207 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 422 | 156 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | 438 | 133 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 442 | 173 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | TOR | 551 | 223 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | TOR | 576 | 218 | 47 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL/TOR | 134 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 42.0
- RC
- 1101.4
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .111
- SECA
- .212
- BB/K
- 0.88
- AB/HR
- 84.2
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TOR | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | .088 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 1.0 | 25.4 | 3.7 | .086 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 77.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 3.7 | 74.8 | 4.7 | .101 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 282 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 4.8 | 98.6 | 5.3 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 68.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | TOR | 4.8 | 94.1 | 6 | .104 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 115.6 | 0 |
| 1988 | TOR | 4.3 | 85.9 | 4.8 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 129.6 | 0 |
| 1989 | TOR | 4.0 | 67.1 | 4 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 52.1 | 0 |
| 1990 | TOR | 4.3 | 88.6 | 4.8 | .115 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 158.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | SD | 1.9 | 69.5 | 4.3 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 139.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | SD | 1.0 | 75.6 | 4.2 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 155.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | TOR/NYM | 2.9 | 71.8 | 4.7 | .114 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 105.2 | 0 |
| 1994 | CIN | 1.3 | 58.4 | 5.6 | .148 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 45.8 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYY | 0.6 | 41.3 | 3.5 | .102 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 76.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 2.0 | 52.7 | 4.5 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 37.2 | 0 |
| 1998 | TOR | 2.5 | 85.3 | 6.4 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | TOR | 3.1 | 94.8 | 7.4 | .122 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 80.8 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL/TOR | -0.3 | 14.4 | 4.1 | .081 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 61.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Tony Fernandez's career stats?
Tony Fernandez played 17 seasons for the Blue Jays, the Padres, the Reds, the Yankees and the Guardians. He was a career .288 hitter with 2,276 hits, 94 home runs and 844 RBI. His best season was 1999: a .328 batting average, 6 home runs and 75 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1983 to 2001
Tony Fernandez finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×4: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
All-time career rank
- 163rd in hits (2,276)
- 245th in stolen bases (246)
Among the 10,340 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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