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Darren
Daulton		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 3, 1962 in Usa, KS, ARKANSAS CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1988    1990   
All-Star Selections 1987    1988    1989    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 21 SDP NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10 5 6 6
1984 22 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 10 10 10 4 5 5
1985 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 5 6 6
1986 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7 10 10 10 6 7 7
1987 25 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 6
1988 26 SDP NL $ 4,642,857   8 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 6
1989 27 SDP NL $ 5,864,286   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 6
1990 28 SDP NL $ 5,864,286   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 10 10 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,864,286   8 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 6 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 21 AA   137 485 93 141 33 2 35 86 12 4 115 74 .291 .427 .584 1.010 118.7  
1984 22 SDP NL 19 60 5 9 2 0 2 6 2 0 9 10 .150 .268 .283 .551 6.2 0.7
    AAA   33 105 21 30 3 1 6 19 1 2 39 15 .286 .479 .505 .984 27.4  
1985 23 SDP NL 106 375 60 90 23 2 10 49 11 0 54 81 .240 .333 .392 .725 51.6 10.8
1986 24 SDP NL 146 499 85 107 22 1 17 66 12 3 97 85 .214 .343 .365 .708 70.3 11.3
1987 25 SDP NL 149 521 97 142 31 5 31 106 12 3 77 91 .273 .363 .530 .893 101.2 23.4
1988 26 SDP NL 151 493 107 143 38 4 32 111 13 1 99 97 .290 .406 .578 .984 111.7 27.9
1989 27 SDP NL 152 511 108 134 34 2 28 113 21 1 111 100 .262 .394 .501 .895 102.2 26.0
1990 28 SDP NL 150 510 110 150 31 1 31 107 21 2 100 100 .294 .411 .541 .952 110.8 27.9
7 Years Sim 873 2969 572 775 181 15 151 558 92 10 547 564 .261 .375 .485 .860 554.0 128.1
1 Years AAA 33 105 21 30 3 1 6 19 1 2 39 15 .286 .483 .505 .988 27.4  
1 Years AA 137 485 93 141 33 2 35 86 12 4 115 74 .291 .427 .584 1.011 118.7  
2 Years Minors 170 590 114 171 36 3 41 105 13 6 154 89 .290 .438 .569 1.008 146.1  
162 Game Average 550 106 143 33 2 28 103 17 1 101 104 .261 .375 .485 .860 102.8  
Career Highs 152 521 110 150 38 5 32 113 21 3 111 100 .294 .411 .578 .984 111.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2149 425 585 124 9 112 418 72 9 404 383 .272 .386 .495 .881 427.2
vs LH   820 147 190 57 6 39 140 20 1 143 181 .232 .346 .459 .805 138.9
Home 428 1402 284 379 67 5 86 286 47 8 244 258 .270 .377 .509 .886 278.4
Away 445 1567 288 396 114 10 65 272 45 2 303 306 .253 .373 .463 .836 287.6
RISP   778 0 210 47 4 45 387 0 0 173 134 .270 .392 .514 .907 164.1
Pinch Hitting   94 21 27 8 0 7 23 0 2 20 17 .287 .412 .596 1.008 21.6
Close/Late   379 61 104 21 3 20 85 0 0 92 75 .274 .420 .504 .924 81.9
Mar/Apr 157 555 102 147 40 2 21 101 21 1 100 112 .265 .376 .458 .834 101.4
May 139 484 100 122 27 4 28 87 14 1 89 98 .252 .369 .498 .866 93.1
June 128 414 91 116 30 1 22 83 12 2 79 71 .280 .396 .517 .913 85.6
July 142 461 88 119 33 4 21 89 15 0 97 87 .258 .386 .484 .870 91.5
August 154 546 107 157 35 4 32 103 19 4 96 90 .288 .392 .542 .934 115.9
Sep/Oct 153 509 84 114 16 0 27 95 11 2 86 106 .224 .335 .415 .750 78.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1984 22 SDP NL C 18 16 147.0 83 9 0 0 1.000 5.63 7 4 .571 0 1.3
1985 23 SDP NL C 99 89 833.3 463 47 7 0 .986 5.51 90 36 .400 0 3.8
1986 24 SDP NL C 136 125 1133.3 631 53 9 0 .987 5.43 131 35 .267 3 5.0
1987 25 SDP NL C 146 130 1210.0 692 56 8 0 .989 5.56 131 35 .267 2 5.6
1988 26 SDP NL C 144 126 1150.3 609 65 4 4 .994 5.27 110 43 .391 1 7.7
1989 27 SDP NL C 150 131 1211.7 675 51 7 2 .990 5.39 104 24 .231 0 4.5
1990 28 SDP NL C 149 129 1184.0 722 51 9 0 .988 5.88 110 32 .291 4 5.6
Career Totals   842 746 6869.7 3875 332 44 6 .990 5.51 683 209 .306 10 33.5
Career Highs   150 131 1211.7 722 65 9 4 1.000 5.88 131 43 .571 4  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 23 SDP NL 5 13 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 3 .462 .588 .538 1.127
1987 25 SDP NL 18 59 9 15 4 0 1 9 1 0 12 10 .254 .380 .373 .753
1989 27 SDP NL 5 18 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .222 .333 .278 .611
1990 28 SDP NL 12 47 12 12 3 0 3 6 3 0 8 10 .255 .364 .511 .874
Career Post-Season Batting 40 137 24 37 9 0 4 18 6 0 27 26 .270 .390 .423 .814
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1988-1-.406
1989-3-.394
1990-2-.411
 Slugging Pct
1987-7-.530
1988-1-.578
1989-4-.501
1990-5-.541
 OPS
1987-7-.893
1988-1-.984
1989-3-.895
1990-4-.952
 XR
1987-8-101.2
1988-2-111.7
1989-3-102.2
1990-3-110.8
 Runs
1987-9-97
1988-2-107
1989-3-108
1990-3-110
 Total Bases
1988-5-285
1990-9-276
Homeruns
1987-6-31
1988-3-32
1989-4-28
1990-4-31
 RBIs
1987-8-106
1988-2-111
1989-3-113
1990-4-107
 Walks
1986-2-97
1987-10-77
1988-1-99
1989-1-111
1990-2-100
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 66    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 44    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  5. Roy Campanella (870)
  6. Johnny Roseboro (867)
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  8. Frankie Hayes (862)
  9. Andy Seminick (859)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1983
Had first career hit on 4/8/1984, off Mark Eichhorn (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1984, off David Palmer (NYG)
Injured on 4/25/1984 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1985 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Minnesota, driving in 6 runs on 8/4/1987
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1987, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,642,857 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 6/11/1988
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1988, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1988, hitting .375 with 6 HR, 29 RBI
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,864,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland (A) on 7/27/1989
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,864,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1990, hitting .450 with 2 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1990, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 4 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1990, hitting .385 with 10 HR, 24 RBI
7/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $9,250,000 per year, for 6 years
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland (N) on 8/25/1990
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 8/31/1990
Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/1990, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
 
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