Rick Dempsey
1969–1992 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees
1,766G
.233AVG
.319OBP
.347SLG
More career statistics
1,093H
96HR
471RBI
20SB
2.0IP
0K
4.50ERA
0GS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,766 | 5,407 | 4,692 | 525 | 1,093 | 223 | 12 | 96 | 471 | 592 | 736 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 42 | 1,628 | .233 | .319 | .347 | .666 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.000 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1980-07-01 to 1980-07-16
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1974-06-05 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1980-07-16 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1981-05-16 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 875 | 2601 | 507 | 48 | 227 | 293 | 351 | .226 | .308 | .340 |
| Away | 891 | 2806 | 586 | 48 | 244 | 299 | 385 | .239 | .315 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 218 | 734 | 142 | 17 | 76 | 93 | 91 | .229 | .320 | .360 |
| May | 323 | 984 | 195 | 17 | 80 | 116 | 128 | .231 | .316 | .340 |
| June | 311 | 933 | 173 | 15 | 71 | 93 | 138 | .210 | .285 | .318 |
| July | 279 | 884 | 194 | 14 | 83 | 82 | 132 | .249 | .312 | .367 |
| August | 278 | 881 | 195 | 17 | 76 | 98 | 116 | .255 | .333 | .376 |
| September | 331 | 921 | 179 | 15 | 81 | 105 | 123 | .224 | .308 | .330 |
| October | 26 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .246 | .286 | .311 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 140 | 435 | 85 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 41 | .219 | .271 | .316 |
| new-york-yankees | 133 | 433 | 87 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 60 | .231 | .309 | .332 |
| chicago-white-sox | 131 | 420 | 96 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 48 | .265 | .338 | .412 |
| detroit-tigers | 128 | 368 | 73 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 56 | .228 | .326 | .334 |
| kansas-city-royals | 121 | 370 | 81 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 55 | .244 | .300 | .373 |
| boston-red-sox | 121 | 359 | 64 | 9 | 34 | 40 | 56 | .206 | .290 | .332 |
| cleveland-guardians | 118 | 377 | 80 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 49 | .239 | .300 | .364 |
| california-angels | 117 | 387 | 69 | 8 | 37 | 47 | 49 | .210 | .300 | .320 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 6 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | .308 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 25 | 40 | 8 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 6 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .182 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 43 | 109 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .239 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 71 | 145 | 38 | 1 | 11 | – | .262 | – | – | |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees | 80 | 216 | 42 | – | 12 | 1 | .194 | – | – |
| 1977 | 91 | 270 | 61 | 3 | 34 | 2 | .226 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 136 | 441 | 114 | 6 | 32 | 7 | .259 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 124 | 368 | 88 | 6 | 41 | – | .239 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 119 | 362 | 95 | 9 | 40 | 3 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 92 | 251 | 54 | 6 | 15 | – | .215 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 125 | 344 | 88 | 5 | 36 | – | .256 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 128 | 347 | 80 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .231 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 109 | 330 | 76 | 11 | 34 | 1 | .230 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 132 | 362 | 92 | 12 | 52 | – | .254 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 122 | 327 | 68 | 13 | 29 | 1 | .208 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 60 | 141 | 25 | 1 | 9 | – | .177 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 77 | 167 | 42 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 79 | 151 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .179 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 62 | 128 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .195 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 61 | 147 | 34 | 4 | 21 | – | .231 | 2 | – | |
| 1992 | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | – | – |