Designated Hitters
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1984 1986 Chronology Home DH Index Guide
Pos St All- Other Batting Statistics as Designated Hitter Win Shares Pos St
Rank Rank Name HOF MVP Star Rookie GG SS Team Stdg Bats Age Pos Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G WSQ Rank Rank Name
1 1 Gorman Thomas SEA 6W R 34   133 482 104 16 1 32 76 87 83 6 126 1 2 3 3 2 10 .216 .330 .452 .782 72     12.8 .096   15.12 1 1 Gorman Thomas
2 2 Dave Kingman OAK T4W R 36   149 567 132 13 0 28 61 84 57 6 110 2 2 8 2 2 17 .233 .301 .404 .705 67     11.4 .077   12.00 2 2 Dave Kingman
3 3 Don Baylor S NY 2E R 36   140 464 105 23 1 21 67 85 50 5 89 23 1 10 0 4 10 .226 .325 .416 .741 65     11.1 .079   11.90 3 3 Don Baylor
4 4 Hal McRae KC 1W R 39   106 295 79 19 0 13 40 67 40 2 39 1 2 1 0 1 11 .268 .356 .464 .820 47      8.0 .075    8.37 4 4 Hal McRae
5 5   Ted Simmons             MIL 6E B 35 1B     99 374 99 19 2 8 40 53 35 8 24 1 0 5 1 0 11 .265 .325 .390 .715 47        7.8 .079    8.33 5 5   Ted Simmons
6 6 Mike Easler BOS 5E L 34   130 494 128 27 3 14 69 68 43 1 114 3 0 6 0 1 12 .259 .319 .411 .730 64      8.2 .063    7.84 6 6 Mike Easler
7 7 Cliff Johnson TEX/TOR 7W/1E R 37   103 352 92 17 1 13 35 62 39 2 55 3 1 3 0 0 4 .261 .338 .426 .764 51      6.7 .065    6.51 7 7 Cliff Johnson
8 8 Andre Thornton CLE 7E R 35   122 459 108 13 0 21 47 87 46 1 75 0 0 6 3 2 14 .235 .301 .401 .702 54      7.0 .057    6.38 8 8 Andre Thornton
9 9 Darrell Evans 14 DET 3E L 38 1B   33 114 28 3 0 10 19 24 23 3 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246 .370 .535 .905 24      4.5 .136    6.33 9 9 Darrell Evans
10 Ruppert Jones CAL 2W L 30 LF,RF   43 128 34 8 2 6 27 30 19 0 29 0 1 1 1 1 0 .266 .358 .500 .858 25      4.6 .107    5.73 10 Ruppert Jones
                             
11 10 Larry Sheets R BAL 4E L 25   93 289 76 7 0 13 40 41 23 2 44 2 1 1 0 1 12 .263 .321 .422 .743 36      5.4 .058    4.95 11 10 Larry Sheets
12 11 Reggie Jackson BBW CAL 2W L 39 RF   52 165 33 8 0 8 24 25 32 9 63 1 0 2 0 2 6 .200 .330 .394 .724 21      4.4 .085    4.87 12 11 Reggie Jackson
13 12 Ron Kittle CHI 3W R 27 LF   57 186 48 5 0 16 28 35 13 0 49 3 0 2 0 2 6 .258 .314 .543 .857 29      4.4 .077    4.65 13 12 Ron Kittle
14 13 Jeff Burroughs TOR 1E R 34   75 162 46 9 3 4 16 22 33 1 29 0 0 1 0 1 4 .284 .403 .451 .854 29      4.8 .064    4.62 14 13 Jeff Burroughs
15 14   Roy Smalley III             MIN T4W B 32 SS     56 170 42 11 0 4 22 21 29 0 26 0 0 1 0 1 2 .247 .355 .382 .737 25        4.3 .077    4.54 15 14   Roy Smalley III
16 Mike Young BAL 4E B 25 LF,RF   37 115 29 5 0 8 18 22 11 0 27 1 0 1 1 4 3 .252 .320 .504 .824 17      3.3 .089    3.75 16 Mike Young
17 Ken Phelps SEA 6W L 30   25 74 16 2 0 6 15 16 15 1 19 0 0 0 2 0 1 .216 .348 .486 .834 14      2.7 .108    3.38 17 Ken Phelps
18 Jorge Orta KC 1W L 34   85 271 72 19 1 4 28 40 18 3 25 2 2 4 2 1 7 .266 .312 .387 .699 32      4.0 .047    3.30 18 Jorge Orta
19 Oscar Gamble CHI 3W L 35   48 124 27 5 0 4 22 16 31 3 20 1 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .376 .355 .731 20      3.3 .069    3.29 19 Oscar Gamble
20 Dave Engle MIN T4W R 28   38 111 29 6 0 4 18 14 14 0 20 0 0 2 1 0 1 .261 .339 .423 .762 17      2.9 .076    3.05 20 Dave Engle
                             
21 Brian Downing CAL 2W R 34 LF   25 79 18 3 0 3 12 15 13 1 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 .228 .347 .380 .727 11      2.3 .092    2.66 21 Brian Downing
22 Daryl Sconiers CAL 2W L 26   20 67 17 2 1 2 10 8 10 0 14 0 0 2 2 1 2 .254 .342 .403 .745 10      2.1 .105    2.59 22 Daryl Sconiers
23 Randy Bush MIN T4W L 26 LF   28 89 21 4 2 5 14 15 7 0 12 2 0 1 0 0 1 .236 .303 .494 .797 14      2.3 .082    2.51 23 Randy Bush
24 Lance Parrish A-INJ(C) G(C) DET 3E R 29 C   22 84 25 4 0 3 7 12 6 1 19 0 0 0 1 3 0 .298 .344 .452 .796 12      1.9 .086    2.13 24 Lance Parrish
25     Carlton Fisk BBW 13 A(C)     S(C) CHI 3W R 37 C     28 105 22 7 0 4 14 22 8 3 13 1 0 1 2 1 1 .210 .270 .390 .660 11        2.0 .071    2.03 25     Carlton Fisk
26 Cecil Cooper a(1B) MIL 6E L 35 1B   30 127 31 6 0 2 10 13 5 1 25 1 0 1 1 0 4 .244 .276 .339 .615 11      1.9 .063    1.82 26 Cecil Cooper
27 John Grubb DET 3E L 36   33 90 23 1 1 3 13 9 14 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .356 .389 .745 13      1.9 .058    1.74 27 John Grubb
28 Mike Stenhouse MIN T4W L 27   27 89 22 5 0 3 11 12 13 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 .247 .343 .404 .747 13      1.7 .063    1.62 28 Mike Stenhouse
29 Al Oliver TOR 1E L 38   59 176 45 5 1 5 22 22 5 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 7 .256 .280 .381 .661 17      2.1 .036    1.51 29 Al Oliver
30 Jerry Hairston CHI 3W B 33   29 76 16 4 0 1 4 11 13 2 11 2 0 2 0 0 2 .211 .333 .303 .636 9      1.6 .055    1.43 30 Jerry Hairston
                             
31 Len Matuszek TOR 1E L 30   54 132 29 6 1 2 18 13 7 0 19 0 0 3 2 1 3 .220 .254 .326 .580 11      1.8 .033    1.25 31 Len Matuszek
32 Larry Parrish TEX 7W R 31 RF   22 83 23 4 0 4 12 13 9 0 18 0 0 1 0 0 3 .277 .344 .470 .814 13      1.2 .055    1.07 32 Larry Parrish
33 Nelson Simmons R DET 3E B 22 LF   31 115 24 3 0 3 12 12 8 1 19 0 0 2 0 0 2 .209 .256 .313 .569 9      1.1 .035    0.79 33 Nelson Simmons
34 Alex Sanchez R DET 3E L 19 RF   28 51 15 2 2 3 9 6 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .588 .882 8      0.7 .025    0.42 34 Alex Sanchez
35     Barbaro Garbey             DET 3E R 28 1B     21 57 13 3 0 2 7 6 4 1 9 1 0 2 0 0 1 .228 .281 .386 .667 6        0.6 .029    0.39 35     Barbaro Garbey
36 Alan Bannister TEX 7W R 33   21 50 14 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 3 1 1 .280 .308 .320 .628 5      0.5 .024    0.29 36 Alan Bannister
37 Dan Ford BAL 4E R 33   28 66 13 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 14 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 .254 .258 .512 3      -   .000     -   37 Dan Ford
League Average Age 33.2
League Average per 600 PA 529.4 129.7 22.7 1.7 21.6 68.1 83.3 59.8 4.8 93.5 4.1 1.0 5.7 2.2 2.6 13.0 .245 .323 .417 .740 71.2
League Avg WS/G .069
Average WS/Team  12.28
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G
Copyright © 2009-2010 by Andre Lower Bats Left   36.3%   788 2480 617 110 14 90 351 358 265 23 437 13 5 23 11 9 60 .249 .322 .413 .735 333       51.6 .065 Bats Left
Bats Right 51.7%   1090 3602 871 145 6 169 445 614 422 29 680 37 8 41 16 20 90 .242 .324 .426 .750 492     77.6 .071 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   12.0%     252 850 210 42 2 24 96 119 96 11 107 4 0 11 2 5 20 .247 .323 .386 .709 107       18.1 .072 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 2.5%   59 166 39 5 2 6 21 18 8 1 31 0 0 2 0 1 2 .235 .267 .398 .665 17      1.8 .031 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 15.8%   343 1087 280 41 3 56 153 165 101 4 201 9 1 11 6 11 28 .258 .323 .455 .778 154     24.6 .072 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 33.6%   726 2267 555 112 11 81 304 339 289 15 445 10 5 23 14 10 52 .245 .330 .411 .741 313     48.8 .067 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   48.2%   1002 3412 824 139 6 140 414 569 385 43 547 35 7 39 9 12 88 .242 .321 .409 .730 448     72.1 .072 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     6.7%     152 455 115 12 2 19 61 59 31 3 75 2 1 3 0 2 14 .253 .301 .413 .714 53        7.2 .047 Rookie  
Starter 63.9%   1327 4516 1103 190 11 204 580 755 538 46 843 40 10 50 9 19 119 .244 .327 .427 .754 623     99.7 .075 Starter  
Reserve     36.1%     803 2416 595 107 11 79 312 336 245 17 381 14 3 25 20 15 51 .246 .316 .398 .714 309       47.6 .059 Reserve  
Splits per 600 Plate Appearances Splits per 600 Plate Appearances
Pct of Total
Playing Time Games At Bats Hits 2B 3B HR Runs RBI BB IBB SO HP SH SF SB CS GDP BA OBA SA OPS RC B WS WS/G
Bats Left   36.3%   788 534.1 132.9 23.7 3.0 19.4 75.6 77.1 57.1 5.0 94.1 2.8 1.1 4.9 2.4 1.9 12.9 .249 .322 .413 .735 71.7       11.1 .065 Bats Left
Bats Right 51.7%   1090 525.8 127.2 21.2 0.9 24.7 65.0 89.6 61.6 4.2 99.3 5.4 1.2 6.0 2.3 2.9 13.1 .242 .324 .426 .750 71.8     11.3 .071 Bats Right
Bats Both   12.0%     252 530.7 131.1 26.2 1.2 15.0 59.9 74.3 59.9 6.9 66.8 2.5 0.0 6.9 1.2 3.1 12.5 .247 .323 .386 .709 66.8       11.3 .072 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 2.5%   59 565.9 133.0 17.0 6.8 20.5 71.6 61.4 27.3 3.4 105.7 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 3.4 6.8 .235 .267 .398 .665 58.0      6.1 .031 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.8%   343 539.4 139.0 20.3 1.5 27.8 75.9 81.9 50.1 2.0 99.8 4.5 0.5 5.5 3.0 5.5 13.9 .258 .323 .455 .778 76.4     12.2 .072 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 33.6%   726 524.4 128.4 25.9 2.5 18.7 70.3 78.4 66.8 3.5 102.9 2.3 1.2 5.3 3.2 2.3 12.0 .245 .330 .411 .741 72.4     11.3 .067 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   48.2%   1002 527.9 127.5 21.5 0.9 21.7 64.1 88.0 59.6 6.7 84.6 5.4 1.1 6.0 1.4 1.9 13.6 .242 .321 .409 .730 69.3     11.2 .072 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.7%     152 554.9 140.2 14.6 2.4 23.2 74.4 72.0 37.8 3.7 91.5 2.4 1.2 3.7 0.0 2.4 17.1 .253 .301 .413 .714 64.6        8.8 .047 Rookie  
Starter 63.9%   1327 525.7 128.4 22.1 1.3 23.7 67.5 87.9 62.6 5.4 98.1 4.7 1.2 5.8 1.0 2.2 13.9 .244 .327 .427 .754 72.5     11.6 .075 Starter  
Reserve     36.1%     803 536.3 132.1 23.8 2.4 17.5 69.3 74.6 54.4 3.8 84.6 3.1 0.7 5.5 4.4 3.3 11.3 .246 .316 .398 .714 68.6       10.6 .059 Reserve