Wade Boggs stats

Last played for the Tampa Bay Rays, 1999

Third Baseman · #12

Age 68 · 6' 2"

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Wade Boggs played 18 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1999.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,440
AB
9,180
R
1,513
H
3,010
HR
118
RBI
1,014
SB
24
AVG
.328

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.
1982BOS104338511185441.349
1983BOS1535821002105743.361
1984BOS1586251092036553.325
1985BOS1616531072408782.368
1986BOS1495801072078710.357
1987BOS14755110820024891.363
1988BOS1555841282145582.366
1989BOS1566211132053542.330
1990BOS155619891876630.302
1991BOS144546931818511.332
1992BOS143514621337501.259
1993NYY143560831692590.302
1994NYY973666112511552.342
1995NYY126460761495631.324
1996NYY132501801562411.311
1997NYY104353551034280.292
1998TB123435511227523.280
1999TB9029240882291.301

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

Career Postseason

GP
39
AB
154
R
15
H
42
HR
2
RBI
16
SB
0
AVG
.273

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,740
TB
4,064
XBH
757
HBP
23
IBB
180
GIDP
236
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.
1982BOS381149200490
1983BOS6852835612150
1984BOS7262604106130
1985BOS7583125345200
1986BOS69328257014110
1987BOS66732470219130
1988BOS71928656318230
1989BOS74227961719190
1990BOS71325955119140
1991BOS64125152025160
1992BOS59818433419100
1993NYY6442032904100
1994NYY4341793113100
1995NYY5411943105130
1996NYY5741953307100
1997NYY407140280330
1998TB4831743406130
1999TB3341101702140

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
88.3
RC
1,710.5
RC/27
7.00
ISOP
.115
SECA
.267
BB/K
1.90
AB/HR
77.8
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.
1982BOS3.8606.8.0920.21.767.60
1983BOS7.6124.58.4.1250.32.6116.40
1984BOS6.1109.46.6.0910.22.0104.20
1985BOS9.0137.18.4.1100.31.681.60
1986BOS7.9127.88.7.1290.32.472.50
1987BOS8.2142.410.2.2250.42.2230
1988BOS8.2135.49.1.1230.33.7116.80
1989BOS8.3120.87.3.1190.32.12070
1990BOS3.1102.76.1.1160.31.3103.20
1991BOS6.3105.97.3.1280.32.868.30
1992BOS1.869.14.7.0990.22.473.40
1993NYY4.082.35.4.0610.21.52800
1994NYY4.377.28.1.1480.32.133.30
1995NYY3.982.56.7.0980.31.5920
1996NYY3.179.15.9.0780.22.1250.50
1997NYY1.955.75.8.1050.21.388.30
1998TB1.259.24.8.1200.20.962.10
1999TB-0.4415.0750.21.71460

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

Bio

Age
68 yearsJun 15, 1958
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Omaha, NE
AL Silver Slugger
8x
AL Gold Glove
2x

What were Wade Boggs's career stats?

Wade Boggs played 18 seasons for the Red Sox, the Yankees and the Rays. He was a career .328 hitter with 3,010 hits, 118 home runs and 1,014 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .368 batting average, 8 home runs and 78 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1982 to 1999

Wade Boggs led MLB in batting average (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988), hits (1985) and OPS (1988); finished top 10 in a stat 25 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 30th in hits (3,010)
  • 259th in rbi (1,014)

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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