Dave Parker
1973–1991 · bats L / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
2,466G
.290AVG
.339OBP
.471SLG
More career statistics
2,712H
339HR
1,493RBI
154SB
5Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,466 | 10,184 | 9,358 | 1,272 | 2,712 | 526 | 75 | 339 | 1,493 | 683 | 1,537 | 154 | 113 | 56 | 86 | 4,405 | .290 | .339 | .471 | .810 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1977-04-15 to 1977-05-11
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1987-09-15 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1974-04-16 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1979-09-29 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1209 | 4896 | 1362 | 170 | 785 | 334 | 691 | .303 | .346 | .497 |
| Away | 1257 | 5288 | 1350 | 169 | 708 | 349 | 846 | .278 | .321 | .446 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 320 | 1353 | 360 | 43 | 183 | 68 | 220 | .284 | .316 | .454 |
| May | 407 | 1700 | 466 | 58 | 261 | 110 | 262 | .297 | .339 | .490 |
| June | 416 | 1757 | 453 | 64 | 255 | 132 | 246 | .283 | .333 | .467 |
| July | 400 | 1657 | 435 | 58 | 248 | 108 | 234 | .284 | .328 | .472 |
| August | 443 | 1799 | 462 | 54 | 251 | 132 | 263 | .282 | .330 | .451 |
| September | 448 | 1795 | 509 | 54 | 278 | 121 | 289 | .310 | .351 | .487 |
| October | 32 | 123 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 23 | .243 | .317 | .486 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 206 | 842 | 230 | 29 | 128 | 52 | 127 | .294 | .335 | .475 |
| chicago-cubs | 200 | 815 | 241 | 27 | 123 | 69 | 122 | .329 | .380 | .517 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 195 | 800 | 224 | 27 | 117 | 44 | 130 | .299 | .335 | .503 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 190 | 799 | 231 | 29 | 126 | 50 | 92 | .314 | .352 | .510 |
| new-york-mets | 182 | 750 | 192 | 17 | 96 | 53 | 119 | .280 | .327 | .426 |
| atlanta-braves | 173 | 743 | 210 | 24 | 122 | 52 | 93 | .309 | .353 | .511 |
| houston-astros | 168 | 680 | 172 | 20 | 106 | 48 | 122 | .277 | .324 | .427 |
| san-diego-padres | 166 | 692 | 182 | 38 | 113 | 46 | 108 | .287 | .329 | .531 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 54 | 139 | 40 | 4 | 14 | 1 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 73 | 220 | 62 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 148 | 558 | 172 | 25 | 101 | 8 | .308 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 138 | 537 | 168 | 13 | 90 | 19 | .313 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 159 | 637 | 215 | 21 | 88 | 17 | .338 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 148 | 581 | 194 | 30 | 117 | 20 | .334 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 158 | 622 | 193 | 25 | 94 | 20 | .310 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 139 | 518 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 10 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 67 | 240 | 62 | 9 | 48 | 6 | .258 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 73 | 244 | 66 | 6 | 29 | 7 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 144 | 552 | 154 | 12 | 69 | 12 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 156 | 607 | 173 | 16 | 94 | 11 | .285 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 160 | 635 | 198 | 34 | 125 | 5 | .312 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 162 | 637 | 174 | 31 | 116 | 1 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 153 | 589 | 149 | 26 | 97 | 7 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 101 | 377 | 97 | 12 | 55 | – | .257 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 144 | 553 | 146 | 22 | 97 | – | .264 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 157 | 610 | 176 | 21 | 92 | 4 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1991 | California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays | 132 | 502 | 120 | 11 | 59 | 3 | .239 | – | – |