Dave Rader
1971–1980 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
846G
.257AVG
.326OBP
.349SLG
More career statistics
619H
30HR
235RBI
8SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 846 | 2,702 | 2,405 | 254 | 619 | 107 | 12 | 30 | 235 | 245 | 180 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 840 | .257 | .326 | .349 | .675 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1975-08-03 to 1975-08-22
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1975-07-19 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1977-05-15 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1973-06-27 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 433 | 1377 | 319 | 15 | 133 | 127 | 88 | .260 | .324 | .352 |
| Away | 413 | 1325 | 300 | 15 | 102 | 118 | 92 | .255 | .315 | .347 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 100 | 304 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 28 | .221 | .273 | .279 |
| May | 135 | 428 | 99 | 3 | 37 | 41 | 28 | .261 | .327 | .363 |
| June | 153 | 520 | 134 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 28 | .288 | .346 | .411 |
| July | 149 | 492 | 106 | 6 | 40 | 52 | 31 | .248 | .321 | .330 |
| August | 147 | 455 | 110 | 5 | 44 | 41 | 32 | .270 | .332 | .355 |
| September | 149 | 461 | 96 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 30 | .232 | .291 | .322 |
| October | 13 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .361 | .429 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 87 | 290 | 66 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 19 | .254 | .310 | .346 |
| houston-astros | 85 | 269 | 55 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 26 | .228 | .283 | .299 |
| atlanta-braves | 85 | 283 | 65 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 16 | .258 | .325 | .389 |
| cincinnati-reds | 81 | 238 | 57 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 15 | .271 | .345 | .362 |
| montreal-expos | 71 | 212 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 17 | .269 | .344 | .412 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 67 | 237 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 11 | .274 | .329 | .354 |
| san-diego-padres | 67 | 219 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 11 | .237 | .292 | .289 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 66 | 206 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 13 | .223 | .282 | .261 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  San Francisco Giants | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1972 | San Francisco Giants | 133 | 459 | 119 | 6 | 41 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1973 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 462 | 106 | 9 | 41 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1974 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 323 | 94 | 1 | 26 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 1975 | San Francisco Giants | 98 | 292 | 85 | 5 | 31 | 1 | .291 | – | – |
| 1976 | San Francisco Giants | 88 | 255 | 67 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1977 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 66 | 114 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Chicago Cubs | 116 | 305 | 62 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .203 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 54 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Boston Red Sox | 50 | 137 | 45 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .328 | – | – |