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Eric
Davis		  
Nickname: Eric the Red
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 185
 
Born: May 29, 1962 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1986    1988   
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
1984 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1985 23 NYA AL     6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 7 8 7 4 4 4
1986 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 5 5
1987 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
1988 26 NYA AL $ 2,078,571   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6
1989 27 NYA AL $ 3,364,286   7 7 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1990 28 NYA AL $ 3,364,286   6 6 6 8 8 8 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 7 8 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,364,286   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 7 7 7 8 7 5 6 6
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
1984 22 NYA AL 144 499 65 104 22 2 18 62 36 8 64 147 .208 .300 .369 .669 58.7 7.2
1985 23 AAA   137 539 122 174 23 5 45 114 30 5 83 114 .323 .413 .635 1.048 134.0  
1986 24 NYA AL 146 563 78 152 30 4 27 86 36 7 59 147 .270 .337 .481 .818 91.9 18.4
1987 25 NYA AL 153 566 82 130 26 3 20 72 34 5 58 121 .230 .301 .392 .694 69.8 10.8
1988 26 NYA AL 156 577 82 157 31 3 26 101 28 11 55 110 .272 .337 .471 .808 85.8 15.8
1989 27 NYA AL 135 502 78 127 24 3 20 79 24 12 57 97 .253 .330 .432 .763 69.2 10.5
1990 28 NYA AL 155 588 80 157 32 4 27 100 27 10 44 124 .267 .316 .473 .788 86.7 15.1
6 Years Sim 889 3295 465 827 165 19 138 500 185 53 337 746 .251 .320 .438 .759 462.1 78.0
1 Years AAA 137 539 122 174 23 5 45 114 30 5 83 114 .323 .411 .635 1.045 134.0  
162 Game Average 600 84 150 30 3 25 91 33 9 61 135 .251 .320 .438 .759 84.2  
Career Highs 156 588 82 157 32 4 27 101 36 12 64 147 .272 .337 .481 .818 91.9  
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   2464 338 601 115 13 102 367 141 35 234 571 .244 .310 .425 .735 343.6
vs LH   831 127 226 50 6 36 133 44 18 103 175 .272 .350 .477 .827 140.2
Home 454 1643 239 438 101 7 71 261 90 27 169 361 .267 .334 .466 .800 261.1
Away 435 1652 226 389 64 12 67 239 95 26 168 385 .235 .307 .410 .718 222.7
RISP   855 0 213 36 3 35 341 0 0 133 189 .249 .345 .421 .766 132.5
Pinch Hitting   24 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .167 .231 .208 .439 1.0
Close/Late   353 52 93 16 3 14 57 0 0 53 78 .263 .356 .445 .801 57.9
Mar/Apr 127 473 65 120 20 2 24 72 29 4 55 105 .254 .331 .457 .788 76.8
May 160 599 79 153 34 3 18 93 36 9 60 144 .255 .323 .412 .735 83.7
June 160 577 84 138 37 4 28 99 22 8 54 135 .239 .302 .463 .765 83.2
July 147 566 77 141 23 5 21 76 40 10 58 122 .249 .317 .419 .736 80.9
August 161 589 84 146 28 3 27 76 28 12 56 135 .248 .315 .443 .758 83.9
Sep/Oct 134 491 76 129 23 2 20 84 30 10 54 105 .263 .337 .440 .777 75.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1984 22 NYA AL CF 40 39 346.0 91 4 3 1 .969 2.47   1.0
    RF 4 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1986 24 NYA AL CF 30 28 250.7 67 0 1 0 .985 2.41   0.5
    LF 4 1 15.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.40    
    1B 2 0 8.7 10 2 0 1 1.000 12.47   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 25 NYA AL 1B 18 18 156.0 186 7 0 16 1.000 11.13   0.5
    LF 3 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57   0.0
    CF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1988 26 NYA AL CF 24 23 208.7 54 2 0 0 1.000 2.42   1.1
    1B 3 0 7.0 7 1 0 2 1.000 10.29   0.0
    RF 2 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 27 NYA AL RF 53 50 449.7 101 5 1 1 .991 2.12   2.1
    CF 27 27 235.7 62 2 2 1 .970 2.44    
    1B 2 0 7.0 10 2 0 1 1.000 15.43   0.0
    LF 2 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20    
1990 28 NYA AL CF 13 12 109.3 31 1 1 1 .970 2.63   0.3
    LF 6 4 41.3 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.74    
    RF 2 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    1B 1 0 7.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 14.14   0.0
  CF 136 129 1153.3 306 9 7 3 .978 2.46   2.9
  RF 62 51 474.7 104 5 1 1 .991 2.07   2.1
  1B 26 18 185.7 224 12 0 20 1.000 11.44   0.5
  LF 17 5 70.3 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.30   0.0
Career Totals   241 203 1884.0 652 26 8 24 .988 3.24   5.6
Career Highs   84 77 697.3 189 9 3 16 1.000 10.63    
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
1988 26 NYA AL 9 36 3 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 .222 .243 .333 .577
Career Post-Season Batting 9 36 3 8 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 .222 .243 .333 .577
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.
Slugging Pct
1986-7-.481
 OPS
1986-10-.818
 XR
1986-10-91.9
 Games
1988-6-156
1990-7-155
 At-Bats
1990-9-588
 Homeruns
1986-7-27
1988-10-26
1990-7-27
RBIs
1988-10-101
1990-9-100
 Stolen Bases
1984-7-36
1986-5-36
1987-8-34
1988-9-28
1990-10-27
 Caught Stealing
1988-8-11
1989-7-12
 Strikeouts
1984-3-147
1986-4-147
1987-9-121
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 36    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Eddie Robinson (954)
  2. Glenn Davis (939)
  3. Fred Whitfield (927)
  4. Max West (920)
  5. Len Matuszek (918)
  6. Andre Dawson (918)
  7. Gary Gray (916)
  8. Ron Jackson (915)
  9. Andres Galarraga (913)
  10. Mike Brown (910)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1984
Had first career hit on 4/7/1984, off David Clyde (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1984, off Rick Camp (KCR)
Was selected to the 1986 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 9/29/1987
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (A) on 8/26/1988
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,364,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/31/1989 with a Fractured Finger, out for 3-4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1989, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,364,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/18/1990 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 5/6/1990, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 13 RBI
10/29/1990: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years
 
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