Ryan Dempster
1998–2013 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, NLS, Texas Rangers
574G
.099AVG
.118OBP
.121SLG
More career statistics
58H
0HR
17RBI
0SB
132–133W–L
2,387.0IP
2,075K
4.35ERA
351GS
87SV
6Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 574 | 586 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 574 | 688 | 588 | 23 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | .099 | .118 | .121 | .239 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,387.0 | 579 | 351 | 11 | 132 | 133 | 87 | 2,347 | 1,250 | 1,154 | 267 | 1,071 | 2,075 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 1.432 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1999-09-14 to 1999-09-19
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Four-Strikeout Inning | 2009-10-04 | 1 in 1,082 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 2001-07-19 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1999-05-22 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 293 | 333 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 112 | .093 | .105 | .121 |
| Away | 293 | 355 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 109 | .104 | .101 | .120 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | .039 | .042 | .039 |
| May | 100 | 140 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 45 | .158 | .164 | .233 |
| June | 94 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | .081 | .099 | .116 |
| July | 91 | 113 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | .063 | .071 | .074 |
| August | 102 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | .132 | .142 | .132 |
| September | 109 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .115 | .099 | .115 |
| October | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 54 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .087 | .103 | .087 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 52 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .151 | .131 | .189 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 50 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .083 | .075 | .083 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 50 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .095 | .099 | .111 |
| cincinnati-reds | 43 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .075 | .130 | .075 |
| atlanta-braves | 30 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .028 | .073 | .028 |
| new-york-mets | 27 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .071 | .077 | .107 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .032 | .029 | .032 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | FMFlorida Marlins | 14 | 13 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 54 | 35 |
| 1999 | FMFlorida Marlins | 26 | 49 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .102 | 147 | 126 |
| 2000 | FMFlorida Marlins | 33 | 77 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .078 | 226 | 209 |
| 2001 | FMFlorida Marlins | 34 | 61 | 3 | – | – | – | .049 | 211 | 171 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins | 35 | 63 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .127 | 209 | 153 |
| 2003 |  Cincinnati Reds | 24 | 33 | 1 | – | – | – | .030 | 115 | 84 |
| 2004 |  Chicago Cubs | 23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 20 | 18 |
| 2005 | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | .071 | 92 | 89 |
| 2006 | Chicago Cubs | 74 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 75 | 67 |
| 2007 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 66 | 55 |
| 2008 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 61 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .164 | 206 | 187 |
| 2009 | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 64 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .125 | 200 | 172 |
| 2010 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 59 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .136 | 215 | 208 |
| 2011 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 58 | 5 | – | – | – | .086 | 202 | 191 |
| 2012 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 28 | 32 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .094 | 173 | 153 |
| 2013 |  Boston Red Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 171 | 157 |