Designated Hitters
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1986 1988 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 Paul Molitor BBW 5 S MIL 3E R 30 3B   58 237 83 18 4 9 55 42 38 0 38 1 2 1 23 3 1 .350 .440 .574 1.014 68     15.6 .269   27.43 1 Paul Molitor
2 1 Brian Downing CAL T6W R 36 LF   118 441 121 22 3 24 85 63 84 4 62 12 2 2 2 4 10 .274 .403 .501 .904 93     18.2 .154   24.23 2 1 Brian Downing
3 2 Ken Phelps SEA 4W L 32   114 316 83 12 1 26 67 66 77 5 70 8 0 4 1 1 7 .263 .415 .554 .969 74     14.5 .127   17.53 3 2 Ken Phelps
4 3 Harold Baines a(OF) CHI 5W L 28   117 464 134 23 4 19 56 88 42 1 75 1 0 2 0 0 10 .289 .348 .478 .826 77     11.6 .099   12.38 4 3 Harold Baines
5 4   Larry Parrish     a(3B)       TEX T6W R 33 3B     122 455 123 20 1 26 61 84 39 5 123 1 0 4 2 1 10 .270 .327 .490 .817 72       10.9 .089   11.05 5 4   Larry Parrish
6 5 Fred McGriff R TOR 2E L 23   90 245 65 15 0 18 50 39 47 2 83 1 0 0 3 2 3 .265 .386 .547 .933 54      9.7 .108   10.80 6 5 Fred McGriff
7 6 Pat Tabler a(1B) CLE 7E R 29 1B   66 247 75 17 1 3 36 33 23 2 41 4 1 2 4 1 2 .304 .370 .417 .787 40      6.5 .098    6.92 7 6 Pat Tabler
8 Darrell Evans 12 DET 1E L 40 1B   44 141 33 6 0 11 26 27 27 1 28 0 1 3 2 1 1 .234 .351 .511 .862 28      5.6 .127    6.77 8 Darrell Evans
9 Rickey Henderson BBW A(OF) NY 4E R 28 LF,CF   24 98 25 4 1 5 18 9 21 0 17 0 0 0 12 3 2 .255 .387 .469 .856 20      4.4 .183    6.39 9 Rickey Henderson
10 Sam Horn R BOS 5E L 23   40 152 43 7 0 14 31 33 17 0 53 2 0 0 0 1 5 .283 .363 .605 .968 31      5.0 .125    5.99 10 Sam Horn
                             
11 8 Don Baylor BOS/MIN 5E/1W R 38   111 371 89 8 0 16 64 59 43 3 55 27 0 4 5 3 13 .240 .357 .391 .748 54      7.0 .063    5.96 11 8 Don Baylor
12 7 Roy Smalley III MIN 1W B 34   73 243 66 11 1 7 25 28 28 1 41 1 0 1 1 0 6 .272 .348 .412 .760 35      6.0 .082    5.83 12 7 Roy Smalley III
13 9 Bill Madlock DET 1E R 36 1B   64 247 65 11 0 10 39 38 19 1 36 8 7 1 2 3 9 .263 .335 .429 .764 33      5.5 .086    5.47 13 9 Bill Madlock
14 Jim Dwyer BAL 6E L 37 RF   41 119 34 4 0 8 30 15 15 1 25 1 1 0 1 1 2 .286 .370 .521 .891 23      4.4 .107    4.89 14 Jim Dwyer
15 10   Ron Kittle             NY 4E R 29       49 142 42 5 0 12 20 27 6 0 31 0 0 3 0 1 3 .296 .318 .585 .903 25        4.4 .090    4.47 15 10   Ron Kittle
16 Cecil Fielder TOR 2E R 23   55 115 35 6 1 11 20 23 8 1 24 1 0 1 0 0 3 .304 .352 .661 1.013 26      4.5 .082    4.36 16 Cecil Fielder
17 George Brett BBW KC 2W L 34 1B   21 80 23 8 1 5 17 14 11 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .370 .600 .970 18      3.1 .148    4.04 17 George Brett
18 Bill Buckner CAL T6W L 37 1B   39 149 41 10 0 3 14 23 9 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 3 .275 .314 .403 .717 19      3.5 .090    3.55 18 Bill Buckner
19 Darrell Porter TEX T6W L 35   35 85 21 2 0 4 14 12 22 1 28 2 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .409 .412 .821 17      2.8 .080    2.68 19 Darrell Porter
20 Jose Canseco 23 OAK 3W R 22 LF   30 117 30 6 1 5 16 19 8 0 30 1 0 3 0 0 4 .256 .302 .453 .755 15      2.5 .083    2.45 20 Jose Canseco
                             
21 Carmelo Castillo CLE 7E R 29 RF   43 134 33 13 0 5 17 18 10 0 33 0 1 3 1 1 0 .246 .293 .455 .748 19      2.6 .060    2.17 21 Carmelo Castillo
22 Gene Larkin R MIN 1W B 24 1B   40 139 36 9 0 2 14 12 17 2 17 1 0 2 1 4 2 .259 .340 .367 .707 17      2.5 .063    2.12 22 Gene Larkin
23 11 Reggie Jackson BBW OAK 3W L 41 RF   79 237 43 7 0 10 28 29 25 0 73 2 0 1 2 1 2 .181 .264 .338 .602 22      3.1 .039    2.08 23 11 Reggie Jackson
24 12 Mike Young BAL 6E B 27 LF   47 158 34 2 1 7 18 18 24 1 40 0 0 1 3 5 4 .215 .317 .373 .690 18      2.5 .053    1.95 24 12 Mike Young
25 13   Cecil Cooper             MIL 3E L 37       62 249 62 13 0 6 26 36 17 2 50 0 0 3 1 1 4 .249 .294 .373 .667 27        2.5 .040    1.70 25 13   Cecil Cooper
26 Larry Herndon DET 1E R 33 LF,RF   23 56 17 2 0 3 9 12 8 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 5 .304 .385 .500 .885 9      1.7 .074    1.57 26 Larry Herndon
27 Rick Leach TOR 2E L 30 LF,RF   30 64 19 4 1 2 8 10 6 0 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .370 .484 .854 12      1.8 .060    1.49 27 Rick Leach
28 Gary Ward NY 4E R 33 LF,CF   36 133 36 9 1 8 23 19 7 0 21 1 0 0 3 0 4 .271 .312 .534 .846 21      1.9 .053    1.48 28 Gary Ward
29 Ron Cey OAK 3W R 39   30 72 14 4 0 3 9 6 15 1 28 1 0 1 0 0 3 .194 .337 .375 .712 10      1.7 .057    1.37 29 Ron Cey
30 Mike Easler NY 4E L 36 NL-LF   32 95 25 3 0 1 7 4 9 0 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 .263 .333 .326 .659 11      1.4 .044    0.99 30 Mike Easler
                             
31 14 Steve Balboni KC 2W R 30 1B,CF   52 179 34 5 1 11 24 25 19 1 55 0 0 2 0 0 4 .190 .265 .413 .678 20      1.6 .031    0.95 31 14 Steve Balboni
32 Dan Pasqua NY 4E L 25 LF   20 53 12 1 1 2 7 5 5 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .293 .396 .689 7      1.0 .050    0.76 32 Dan Pasqua
33 Rance Mulliniks TOR 2E L 31 3B   22 51 13 4 0 2 5 8 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .283 .451 .734 6      1.0 .045    0.72 33 Rance Mulliniks
34 Jim Eisenreich KC 2W L 28   26 89 19 4 2 3 8 16 4 1 11 0 0 3 1 1 2 .213 .240 .404 .644 8      0.9 .035    0.57 34 Jim Eisenreich
35     Juan Beniquez             KC/TOR 2W/2E R 37 LF     30 85 18 4 0 3 8 16 8 0 13 1 1 1 0 0 6 .212 .284 .365 .649 8        0.7 .023    0.36 35     Juan Beniquez
36 Gary Matthews SEA 4W R 36   39 107 26 1 0 3 8 11 11 0 20 0 0 1 0 1 6 .243 .311 .336 .647 10      0.6 .015    0.25 36 Gary Matthews
37 Alan Wiggins BAL 6E B 29 2B   44 149 35 2 0 0 19 7 13 0 26 1 4 1 8 4 3 .235 .299 .248 .547 12      0.3 .007    0.08 37 Alan Wiggins
38 Andre Thornton CLE 7E R 37   21 70 8 2 0 0 7 3 9 0 17 0 0 1 1 0 1 .114 .213 .143 .356 1      -   .000     -   38 Andre Thornton
League Average Age 32.1
League Average per 600 PA 524.3 136.6 24.2 2.1 24.4 78.8 79.4 63.1 3.1 107.3 6.4 1.7 4.5 6.4 3.4 11.5 .260 .345 .454 .799 84.4
League Avg WS/G .087
Average WS/Team  14.46
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   40.1%   812 2589 670 123 10 134 394 425 335 17 572 20 3 20 13 9 43 .259 .346 .469 .815 434       71.9 .089 Bats Left
Bats Right 49.5%   971 3306 874 157 14 157 519 507 376 18 651 58 14 31 55 21 86 .264 .347 .463 .810 544     90.3 .093 Bats Right
Sources: Bats Both   10.3%     204 689 171 24 2 16 76 65 82 4 124 3 4 5 13 13 15 .248 .329 .358 .687 82       11.3 .055 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.3%   255 768 209 43 2 50 131 126 97 5 207 6 0 6 4 7 17 .272 .356 .529 .885 143     24.2 .095 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 22.3%   436 1534 409 71 10 56 199 221 148 5 295 6 6 15 29 16 26 .267 .331 .435 .766 226     34.2 .078 Age 25-29
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 27.7%   551 1814 497 93 11 99 294 308 235 14 388 14 2 15 30 5 39 .274 .359 .501 .860 335     58.1 .105 Age 30-34
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   37.8%   745 2468 600 97 3 102 365 342 313 15 457 55 13 20 18 15 62 .243 .339 .409 .748 356     57.0 .077 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     8.4%     170 536 144 31 0 34 95 84 81 4 153 4 0 2 4 7 10 .269 .368 .517 .885 102       17.2 .101 Rookie  
Starter 59.0%   1150 3949 1024 170 13 195 597 628 489 28 824 61 10 30 26 22 84 .259 .348 .457 .805 639    103.4 .090 Starter  
Reserve     41.0%     837 2635 691 134 13 112 392 369 304 11 523 20 11 26 55 21 60 .262 .340 .450 .790 421       70.1 .084 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   40.1%   812 523.6 135.5 24.9 2.0 27.1 79.7 85.9 67.8 3.4 115.7 4.0 0.6 4.0 2.6 1.8 8.7 .259 .346 .469 .815 87.8       14.5 .089 Bats Left
Bats Right 49.5%   971 524.1 138.5 24.9 2.2 24.9 82.3 80.4 59.6 2.9 103.2 9.2 2.2 4.9 8.7 3.3 13.6 .264 .347 .463 .810 86.2     14.3 .093 Bats Right
Bats Both   10.3%     204 528.0 131.0 18.4 1.5 12.3 58.2 49.8 62.8 3.1 95.0 2.3 3.1 3.8 10.0 10.0 11.5 .248 .329 .358 .687 62.8        8.7 .055 Bats Both
Age 24 & under 12.3%   255 525.4 143.0 29.4 1.4 34.2 89.6 86.2 66.4 3.4 141.6 4.1 0.0 4.1 2.7 4.8 11.6 .272 .356 .529 .885 97.8     16.6 .095 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 22.3%   436 538.6 143.6 24.9 3.5 19.7 69.9 77.6 51.9 1.8 103.6 2.1 2.1 5.3 10.2 5.6 9.1 .267 .331 .435 .766 79.3     12.0 .078 Age 25-29
Age 30-34 27.7%   551 523.3 143.4 26.8 3.2 28.6 84.8 88.8 67.8 4.0 111.9 4.0 0.6 4.3 8.7 1.4 11.3 .274 .359 .501 .860 96.6     16.8 .105 Age 30-34
Age 35 & over   37.8%   745 516.1 125.5 20.3 0.6 21.3 76.3 71.5 65.5 3.1 95.6 11.5 2.7 4.2 3.8 3.1 13.0 .243 .339 .409 .748 74.5     11.9 .077 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.4%     170 516.2 138.7 29.9 0.0 32.7 91.5 80.9 78.0 3.9 147.4 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 6.7 9.6 .269 .368 .517 .885 98.2       16.6 .101 Rookie  
Starter 59.0%   1150 522.0 135.4 22.5 1.7 25.8 78.9 83.0 64.6 3.7 108.9 8.1 1.3 4.0 3.4 2.9 11.1 .259 .348 .457 .805 84.5     13.7 .090 Starter  
Reserve     41.0%     837 527.7 138.4 26.8 2.6 22.4 78.5 73.9 60.9 2.2 104.7 4.0 2.2 5.2 11.0 4.2 12.0 .262 .340 .450 .790 84.3       14.0 .084 Reserve