Darrell Porter
1971–1987 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
1,782G
.247AVG
.354OBP
.409SLG
More career statistics
1,369H
188HR
826RBI
39SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,782 | 6,570 | 5,539 | 765 | 1,369 | 237 | 48 | 188 | 826 | 905 | 1,025 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 63 | 2,266 | .247 | .354 | .409 | .763 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1977-10-02 to 1978-04-24
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1977-04-22 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1972-05-12 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1978-06-04 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 886 | 3176 | 662 | 77 | 412 | 442 | 476 | .248 | .348 | .399 |
| Away | 896 | 3394 | 707 | 111 | 414 | 463 | 549 | .247 | .345 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 204 | 762 | 166 | 15 | 87 | 107 | 124 | .260 | .358 | .405 |
| May | 299 | 1113 | 227 | 43 | 153 | 141 | 167 | .238 | .331 | .425 |
| June | 277 | 1037 | 219 | 20 | 120 | 154 | 160 | .255 | .360 | .383 |
| July | 278 | 1031 | 223 | 28 | 139 | 140 | 157 | .256 | .352 | .428 |
| August | 331 | 1207 | 254 | 38 | 165 | 154 | 206 | .245 | .338 | .414 |
| September | 367 | 1347 | 264 | 40 | 154 | 197 | 201 | .235 | .342 | .391 |
| October | 26 | 73 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | .271 | .384 | .542 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 114 | 424 | 79 | 15 | 52 | 44 | 69 | .216 | .290 | .391 |
| new-york-yankees | 109 | 416 | 104 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 36 | .297 | .380 | .477 |
| athletics | 108 | 408 | 78 | 8 | 38 | 59 | 61 | .229 | .336 | .346 |
| cleveland-guardians | 106 | 402 | 91 | 9 | 48 | 55 | 63 | .266 | .363 | .404 |
| minnesota-twins | 103 | 383 | 65 | 10 | 39 | 47 | 72 | .196 | .292 | .347 |
| california-angels | 99 | 353 | 65 | 8 | 49 | 58 | 69 | .227 | .348 | .364 |
| chicago-white-sox | 97 | 348 | 96 | 16 | 56 | 47 | 46 | .328 | .411 | .573 |
| detroit-tigers | 97 | 367 | 80 | 13 | 46 | 53 | 57 | .258 | .362 | .448 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 22 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .214 | – | – |
| 1972 | Milwaukee Brewers | 18 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers | 117 | 350 | 89 | 16 | 67 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers | 131 | 432 | 104 | 12 | 56 | 8 | .241 | – | – |
| 1975 | Milwaukee Brewers | 130 | 409 | 95 | 18 | 60 | 2 | .232 | – | – |
| 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers | 119 | 389 | 81 | 5 | 32 | 2 | .208 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Kansas City Royals | 130 | 425 | 117 | 16 | 60 | 1 | .275 | – | – |
| 1978 | Kansas City Royals | 150 | 520 | 138 | 18 | 78 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1979 | Kansas City Royals | 157 | 533 | 155 | 20 | 112 | 3 | .291 | – | – |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | 118 | 418 | 104 | 7 | 51 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1981 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 174 | 39 | 6 | 31 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 120 | 373 | 86 | 12 | 48 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 443 | 116 | 15 | 66 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 127 | 422 | 98 | 11 | 68 | 5 | .232 | – | – |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 240 | 53 | 10 | 36 | 6 | .221 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Texas Rangers | 68 | 155 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 1 | .265 | – | – |
| 1987 | Texas Rangers | 85 | 130 | 31 | 7 | 21 | – | .238 | – | – |