Tony Perez stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1986

First Baseman

Age 84 · 6' 2"

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Tony Perez played 23 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1986.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,777
AB
9,778
R
1,272
H
2,732
HR
379
RBI
1,652
SB
49
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.
1964CIN122512010.080
1965CIN104281407312470.260
1966CIN9925725684391.265
1967CIN15660078174261020.290
1968CIN1606259317618923.282
1969CIN160629103185371224.294
1970CIN158587107186401298.317
1971CIN1586097216425914.269
1972CIN1365156414621904.283
1973CIN15156473177271013.314
1974CIN15859681158281011.265
1975CIN13751174144201091.282
1976CIN13952777137199110.260
1977WSH1545597115819914.283
1978WSH1485446315814782.290
1979WSH1324895813213732.270
1980BOS15158573161251051.275
1981BOS8430635779390.252
1982BOS6919618516310.260
1983PHI9125318616431.241
1984CIN711379332150.241
1985CIN7218325606330.328
1986CIN7720014512290.255

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

Career Postseason

GP
47
AB
172
R
16
H
41
HR
6
RBI
24
SB
1
AVG
.238

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,861
TB
4,532
XBH
963
HBP
43
IBB
150
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.
1964CIN28310000
1965CIN307131302500
1966CIN27898182200
1967CIN6442946141000
1968CIN6902695061300
1969CIN704331702700
1970CIN6813467441300
1971CIN664267501500
1972CIN5762566101500
1973CIN6472976331000
1974CIN667274582700
1975CIN574238513600
1976CIN586238575900
1977WSH6332595721500
1978WSH590244552900
1979WSH537208463400
1980BOS6352735911100
1981BOS336121230000
1982BOS21587220300
1983PHI28594191100
1984CIN1494790200
1985CIN20786140100
1986CIN22871150200

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
50.1
RC
1,602.4
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.184
SECA
.280
BB/K
0.50
AB/HR
25.8
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.
1964CIN-0.3-0.1-0.1.0400.20.300
1965CIN0.541.75.3.2060.30.323.40
1966CIN-0.531.54.4.1170.20.364.30
1967CIN3.0976.2000.30.323.10
1968CIN5.895.35.6.1490.20.634.70
1969CIN6.0119.97.1.2320.30.5170
1970CIN6.8137.99.1.2730.40.614.70
1971CIN3.790.35.4.1690.30.424.40
1972CIN4.591.86.6.2140.30.524.50
1973CIN5.1118.48.1.2130.30.620.90
1974CIN2.394.45.7.1950.30.521.30
1975CIN2.986.36.2.1840.30.525.60
1976CIN2.481.75.5.1920.30.627.70
1977WSH2.695.56.2.1810.30.629.40
1978WSH3.184.75.8.1580.20.438.90
1979WSH0.370.55.2.1550.20.537.60
1980BOS0.490.65.7.1910.30.423.40
1981BOS0.339.54.6.1440.20.4340
1982BOS0.328.95.3.1840.30.432.70
1983PHI0.232.34.5.1300.20.542.20
1984CIN-0.714.73.8.1020.20.568.50
1985CIN1.634.57.3.1420.3130.50
1986CIN-0.226.34.7.1000.211000

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

Bio

Age
84 yearsMay 14, 1942
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1964
Birthplace
Camaguey, Cuba

Father of Eduardo Pérez · All MLB fathers and sons

What were Tony Perez's career stats?

Tony Perez played 23 seasons for the Reds, the Nationals, the Red Sox and the Phillies. He was a career .279 hitter with 2,732 hits, 379 home runs and 1,652 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .328 batting average, 6 home runs and 33 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

23 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1964 to 1986

Tony Perez finished top 10 in a stat 16 times.

Championships ×2

All-time career rank

  • 81st in home runs (379)
  • 59th in hits (2,732)
  • 29th in rbi (1,652)

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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