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Dave Parker

Birthdate:

6/9/1951

Height / Weight:

6' 5" / 230 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Calhoun, MS, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

At age 24 in 1975, Dave Parker led the National League in slugging pct and drove in 101 runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates. By 1977, his 3rd full season, Parker was putting-up some impressive numbers. He led the NL with 44 doubles, 215 hits, along with a .338 batting average and led the league in putouts and assists. In 1978, Dave Parker captured his second consecutive batting title, .334 and won another slugging title, .585, becoming the first player to win both since Billy Williams in 1972.

His' 1978 season which included 32 D, 12 T, 30 HR's with 102 R and 117 RBI's made him the highest paid ball player in history to this time, $900,000 per/year. Parker in the late 1970s & 1980s was ranked as one of the best fielders and possessed a cannon for a throwing arm. In 1984 as a free agent, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds and drove in 94 runs. In 1985 Dave Parker led the NL with 42 doubles, in RBI's with 125 and ended second in the MVP voting. In 1986, Parker topped all NL batters in total bases, was 2nd in RBI's with 116 and whacked 31 homers. Dave Parker career stats: .290 BA, 2712 hits, 526 D, 75 T, hit 339 HR's, 1272 Runs, 1493 RBIs and stole 154 bases. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
20 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1973	PIT (NL)	54	139	17	40	9	1	4	14	2	27	1	1	1	2	1	0	.288	.308	SLG
1974	PIT (NL)	73	220	27	62	10	3	4	29	10	53	3	3	1	3	0	0	.282	.322	SLG
1975	PIT (NL)	148	558	75	172	35	10	25	101	38	89	8	6	4	5	0	1	.308	.357	SLG
1976	PIT (NL)	138	537	82	168	28	10	13	90	30	80	19	7	6	2	0	4	.313	.349	SLG
1977	PIT (NL)	159	637	107	215	44	8	21	88	58	107	17	19	13	7	0	4	.338	.397	SLG
1978	PIT (NL)	148	581	102	194	32	12	30	117	57	92	20	7	23	2	0	2	.334	.394	SLG
1979	PIT (NL)	158	622	109	193	45	7	25	94	67	101	20	4	14	9	0	9	.310	.380	SLG
1980	PIT (NL)	139	518	71	153	31	1	17	79	25	69	10	7	5	2	0	5	.295	.327	SLG
1981	PIT (NL)	67	240	29	62	14	3	9	48	9	25	6	2	3	2	0	3	.258	.287	SLG
1982	PIT (NL)	73	244	41	66	19	3	6	29	22	45	7	5	2	1	0	3	.270	.330	SLG
1983	PIT (NL)	144	552	68	154	29	4	12	69	28	89	12	9	6	0	0	6	.279	.311	SLG
1984	CIN (NL)	156	607	73	173	28	0	16	94	41	89	11	10	10	1	0	6	.285	.328	SLG
1985	CIN (NL)	160	635	88	198	42	4	34	125	52	80	5	13	24	3	0	4	.312	.365	SLG
1986	CIN (NL)	162	637	89	174	31	3	31	116	56	126	1	6	16	1	0	6	.273	.330	SLG
1987	CIN (NL)	153	589	77	149	28	0	26	97	44	104	7	3	13	8	0	6	.253	.311	SLG
1988	OAK (AL)	101	377	43	97	18	1	12	55	32	70	0	1	2	0	0	2	.257	.314	SLG
1989	OAK (AL)	144	553	56	146	27	0	22	97	38	91	0	0	13	1	0	8	.264	.308	SLG
1990	MIL (AL)	157	610	71	176	30	3	21	92	41	102	4	7	11	4	0	14	.289	.330	SLG
1991	TOR (AL)	13	36	2	12	4	0	0	3	4	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	SLG
1991	CAL (AL)	119	466	45	108	22	2	11	56	29	91	3	2	3	3	0	3	.232	.279	SLG
20 years		2466	9358	1272	2712	526	75	339	1493	683	1537	154	113	170	56	1	86	.290	.339	.SLG

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