Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1982
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1982
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,161
- AB
- 7,617
- R
- 1,300
- H
- 2,023
- HR
- 160
- RBI
- 819
- SB
- 177
- AVG
- .266
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ATH | 40 | 81 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .210 |
| 1983 | ATH | 148 | 412 | 54 | 102 | 4 | 35 | 16 | .248 |
| 1984 | ATH | 154 | 451 | 62 | 120 | 4 | 37 | 10 | .266 |
| 1985 | ATH | 42 | 161 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 17 | 3 | .280 |
| 1986 | ATH | 118 | 441 | 76 | 113 | 5 | 52 | 15 | .256 |
| 1987 | ATH | 111 | 379 | 48 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 7 | .240 |
| 1988 | ATH | 79 | 212 | 32 | 43 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .203 |
| 1989 | ATH | 143 | 451 | 48 | 118 | 4 | 47 | 3 | .262 |
| 1990 | DET | 152 | 573 | 97 | 144 | 8 | 55 | 19 | .251 |
| 1991 | DET | 146 | 564 | 87 | 160 | 17 | 72 | 10 | .284 |
| 1992 | DET | 159 | 606 | 114 | 167 | 10 | 64 | 12 | .276 |
| 1993 | DET | 151 | 566 | 113 | 177 | 7 | 57 | 16 | .313 |
| 1994 | DET | 114 | 438 | 91 | 123 | 19 | 61 | 13 | .281 |
| 1995 | LAA | 139 | 525 | 119 | 137 | 27 | 61 | 13 | .261 |
| 1996 | CHW | 153 | 581 | 119 | 161 | 12 | 63 | 13 | .277 |
| 1997 |  CHW/LAA | 141 | 534 | 96 | 147 | 8 | 57 | 13 | .275 |
| 1998 |  NYM/TOR | 65 | 236 | 34 | 59 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .250 |
| 1999 | ATH | 106 | 406 | 76 | 99 | 15 | 49 | 11 | .244 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 13
- AB
- 46
- R
- 4
- H
- 10
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .217
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,110
- TB
- 2,963
- XBH
- 570
- HBP
- 42
- IBB
- 44
- GIDP
- 127
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ATH | 100 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 476 | 132 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 505 | 162 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 178 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | 532 | 152 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 441 | 141 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 251 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 524 | 157 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 687 | 201 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | 655 | 247 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET | 733 | 235 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | DET | 707 | 225 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | DET | 538 | 205 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAA | 643 | 241 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHW | 719 | 232 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHW/LAA | 648 | 209 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYM/TOR | 289 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 484 | 176 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 48.2
- RC
- 1190.5
- RC/27
- 5.40
- ISOP
- .123
- SECA
- .305
- BB/K
- 0.88
- AB/HR
- 47.6
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ATH | 0.5 | 8.2 | 3.1 | .074 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 1.2 | 47.9 | 3.9 | .073 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 103 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 1.7 | 54.7 | 4.2 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 112.8 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 1.7 | 24.4 | 5.4 | .174 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 40.3 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATH | 4.3 | 63.4 | 4.9 | .088 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 88.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 1.7 | 48.5 | 4.2 | .132 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37.9 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | -0.4 | 21 | 3.2 | .104 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 106 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 2.2 | 52.6 | 3.8 | .086 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 112.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 4.6 | 81.1 | 4.8 | .099 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 71.6 | 0 |
| 1991 | DET | 5.1 | 95.4 | 6 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 33.2 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET | 4.9 | 97.5 | 5.6 | .112 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 60.6 | 0 |
| 1993 | DET | 5.4 | 110.7 | 7.2 | .085 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 80.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | DET | 4.5 | 88.5 | 7.2 | .187 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAA | 4.1 | 100.1 | 6.7 | .198 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 0 |
| 1996 | CHW | 3.1 | 105.1 | 6.4 | .122 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 48.4 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHW/LAA | 1.7 | 87.5 | 5.7 | .116 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 66.8 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYM/TOR | 0.4 | 36.7 | 5.4 | .119 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 59 | 0 |
| 1999 | ATH | 1.5 | 67.8 | 5.7 | .190 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 27.1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Tony Phillips's career stats?
Tony Phillips played 18 seasons for the Athletics, the Tigers, the Angels and the White Sox. He was a career .266 hitter with 2,023 hits, 160 home runs and 819 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .313 batting average, 7 home runs and 57 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1982 to 1999
Championships
All-time career rank
- 277th in hits (2,023)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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