Dave Stapleton
1980–1986 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox
582G
.271AVG
.310OBP
.398SLG
More career statistics
550H
41HR
224RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582 | 2,189 | 2,028 | 238 | 550 | 118 | 8 | 41 | 224 | 114 | 162 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 807 | .271 | .310 | .398 | .708 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1980-08-03 to 1980-08-24
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1980-09-16 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1980-09-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1981-09-29 | 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 | 285 | 1076 | 287 | 21 | 115 | 61 | 92 | .289 | .323 | .429 |
| Away | 297 | 1113 | 263 | 20 | 109 | 53 | 70 | .254 | .284 | .368 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 67 | 248 | 50 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 13 | .218 | .262 | .293 |
| May | 91 | 353 | 86 | 9 | 48 | 20 | 24 | .265 | .300 | .412 |
| June | 77 | 272 | 65 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 22 | .257 | .283 | .336 |
| July | 90 | 348 | 97 | 7 | 40 | 11 | 28 | .296 | .310 | .433 |
| August | 119 | 450 | 111 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 33 | .267 | .296 | .401 |
| September | 120 | 452 | 128 | 10 | 45 | 29 | 35 | .305 | .347 | .458 |
| October | 18 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | .224 | .273 | .345 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seattle-mariners | 56 | 211 | 60 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 13 | .305 | .336 | .442 |
| athletics | 54 | 201 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | .289 | .303 | .412 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 53 | 207 | 55 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 15 | .284 | .304 | .454 |
| minnesota-twins | 46 | 174 | 45 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 13 | .281 | .310 | .456 |
| new-york-yankees | 46 | 167 | 40 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | .255 | .281 | .389 |
| california-angels | 45 | 176 | 46 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 6 | .287 | .335 | .469 |
| cleveland-guardians | 45 | 161 | 45 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 14 | .306 | .354 | .449 |
| baltimore-orioles | 44 | 175 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 13 | .253 | .269 | .337 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Boston Red Sox | 106 | 449 | 144 | 7 | 45 | 3 | .321 | – | – |
| 1981 | Boston Red Sox | 93 | 355 | 101 | 10 | 42 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1982 | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 538 | 142 | 14 | 65 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1983 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 542 | 134 | 10 | 66 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1984 | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 39 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1985 | Boston Red Sox | 30 | 66 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 39 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .128 | – | – |