Darryl Motley
1981–1987 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals
413G
.243AVG
.280OBP
.402SLG
More career statistics
324H
44HR
159RBI
19SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413 | 1,420 | 1,333 | 156 | 324 | 60 | 10 | 44 | 159 | 67 | 186 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 536 | .243 | .280 | .402 | .682 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1984-04-05 to 1984-04-27
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1984-09-24 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1984-06-03 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1986-05-09 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 202 | 670 | 146 | 16 | 79 | 35 | 72 | .235 | .270 | .384 |
| Away | 211 | 750 | 178 | 28 | 80 | 32 | 114 | .250 | .280 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 187 | 42 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 20 | .239 | .267 | .398 |
| May | 73 | 260 | 55 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 41 | .226 | .262 | .391 |
| June | 41 | 153 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 15 | .317 | .340 | .483 |
| July | 60 | 197 | 44 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 32 | .233 | .259 | .333 |
| August | 85 | 274 | 57 | 12 | 36 | 14 | 39 | .222 | .259 | .416 |
| September | 93 | 318 | 74 | 10 | 42 | 18 | 34 | .252 | .289 | .422 |
| October | 9 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .207 | .226 | .241 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 37 | 124 | 37 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 14 | .308 | .315 | .475 |
| seattle-mariners | 36 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 9 | .252 | .291 | .393 |
| baltimore-orioles | 35 | 127 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 24 | .183 | .220 | .292 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 34 | 115 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 15 | .222 | .252 | .389 |
| detroit-tigers | 33 | 106 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | .228 | .255 | .347 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 32 | 114 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | .321 | .368 | .594 |
| minnesota-twins | 32 | 117 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 16 | .232 | .256 | .420 |
| boston-red-sox | 31 | 107 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 21 | .200 | .271 | .400 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Kansas City Royals | 42 | 125 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 19 | 68 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 146 | 522 | 148 | 15 | 70 | 10 | .284 | – | – |
| 1985 | Kansas City Royals | 123 | 383 | 85 | 17 | 49 | 6 | .222 | – | – |
| 1986 | Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals | 77 | 227 | 46 | 7 | 20 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Atlanta Braves | 6 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – |