Dan Driessen
1973–1987 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,732G
.267AVG
.356OBP
.411SLG
More career statistics
1,464H
153HR
763RBI
154SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,732 | 6,344 | 5,479 | 746 | 1,464 | 282 | 23 | 153 | 763 | 761 | 719 | 154 | 63 | 28 | 65 | 2,251 | .267 | .356 | .411 | .767 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1983-07-08 to 1983-07-22
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1978-04-06 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-05-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1983-07-21 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 865 | 3095 | 725 | 86 | 399 | 391 | 352 | .273 | .361 | .434 |
| Away | 867 | 3249 | 739 | 67 | 364 | 370 | 367 | .262 | .341 | .389 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 227 | 836 | 183 | 20 | 112 | 119 | 105 | .260 | .361 | .404 |
| May | 261 | 933 | 222 | 27 | 126 | 116 | 87 | .279 | .362 | .450 |
| June | 280 | 1054 | 260 | 24 | 122 | 124 | 119 | .285 | .364 | .415 |
| July | 298 | 1102 | 259 | 30 | 130 | 136 | 127 | .273 | .358 | .428 |
| August | 309 | 1170 | 258 | 27 | 131 | 117 | 143 | .249 | .321 | .391 |
| September | 333 | 1174 | 268 | 23 | 134 | 139 | 131 | .263 | .347 | .388 |
| October | 24 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | .222 | .320 | .381 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 201 | 746 | 163 | 19 | 90 | 104 | 77 | .258 | .358 | .400 |
| houston-astros | 189 | 719 | 153 | 11 | 65 | 91 | 81 | .248 | .339 | .345 |
| san-francisco-giants | 182 | 718 | 182 | 17 | 96 | 76 | 87 | .287 | .359 | .424 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 178 | 626 | 138 | 17 | 66 | 70 | 75 | .253 | .332 | .414 |
| san-diego-padres | 172 | 589 | 137 | 10 | 70 | 74 | 63 | .270 | .358 | .396 |
| new-york-mets | 140 | 555 | 128 | 18 | 77 | 79 | 66 | .272 | .373 | .459 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 138 | 467 | 134 | 13 | 66 | 42 | 53 | .325 | .377 | .502 |
| montreal-expos | 138 | 514 | 129 | 13 | 68 | 50 | 52 | .285 | .348 | .422 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 102 | 366 | 110 | 4 | 47 | 8 | .301 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 150 | 470 | 132 | 7 | 56 | 10 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 88 | 210 | 59 | 7 | 38 | 10 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 98 | 219 | 54 | 7 | 44 | 14 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 151 | 536 | 161 | 17 | 91 | 31 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 153 | 524 | 131 | 16 | 70 | 28 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 150 | 515 | 129 | 18 | 75 | 11 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 154 | 524 | 139 | 14 | 74 | 19 | .265 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 82 | 233 | 55 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 149 | 516 | 139 | 17 | 57 | 11 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 122 | 386 | 107 | 12 | 57 | 6 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1984 | Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos | 132 | 387 | 104 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1985 | Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants | 145 | 493 | 120 | 9 | 47 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1986 | Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants | 32 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1987 | 24 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 11 | – | .233 | – | – |