Jody
Davis
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 12, 1956 in Usa, GA, GAINESVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 24 NYG NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5
1982 25 NYG NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1983 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 7 6 6
1984 27 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 7 6 6
1985 28 KCR AL $ 300,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6
1986 29 KCR AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 30 KCR AL $ 997,143   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6
1988 31 KCR AL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6
1989 32 KCR AL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 6 5 6
1990 33 CLN NL $ 5,550,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,550,000   7 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 7 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
1981 24 AA   137 510 75 120 16 0 28 77 1 0 61 64 .235 .317 .431 .748 73.3  
1982 25 AAA   124 530 80 157 21 1 31 89 1 3 49 85 .296 .356 .515 .871 92.9  
1983 26 NYG NL 104 366 40 81 17 0 12 35 2 2 30 66 .221 .276 .366 .642 37.1 4.1
    AAA   25 116 20 40 4 1 4 14 0 0 11 22 .345 .402 .500 .902 21.6  
1984 27 NYG NL 139 519 72 137 25 4 14 71 0 3 37 82 .264 .310 .408 .719 61.1 11.5
1985 28 KCR AL 42 116 14 35 10 0 4 14 0 0 14 15 .302 .360 .491 .852 22.4 4.6
1986 29 KCR AL 37 113 13 34 9 0 2 10 0 0 17 16 .301 .389 .434 .823 17.9 4.1
1987 30 KCR AL 145 551 81 168 29 1 22 71 1 1 48 84 .305 .359 .481 .840 87.0 16.1
1988 31 KCR AL 138 542 71 149 32 1 11 72 0 1 44 80 .275 .328 .399 .726 65.5 11.2
1989 32 KCR AL 99 361 46 102 26 2 7 57 0 0 25 58 .283 .332 .424 .755 42.7 7.2
1990 33 CLN NL 60 216 20 64 15 0 5 34 0 0 17 34 .296 .347 .435 .783 30.4 6.3
8 Years Sim 764 2784 357 770 163 8 77 364 3 7 232 435 .277 .330 .424 .754 364.1 64.9
2 Years AAA 149 646 100 197 25 2 35 103 1 3 60 107 .305 .362 .512 .874 114.5  
1 Years AA 137 510 75 120 16 0 28 77 1 0 61 64 .235 .315 .431 .746 73.3  
3 Years Minors 286 1156 175 317 41 2 63 180 2 3 121 171 .274 .341 .477 .817 187.8  
162 Game Average 590 75 163 34 1 16 77 0 1 49 92 .277 .330 .424 .754 77.2  
Career Highs 145 551 81 168 32 4 22 72 2 3 48 84 .305 .389 .491 .852 87.0  
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   2001 230 523 117 6 50 249 2 7 164 351 .261 .316 .401 .717 249.5
vs LH   783 127 247 46 2 27 115 1 0 68 84 .315 .366 .483 .849 131.9
Home 372 1319 180 379 76 5 44 177 2 3 118 207 .287 .344 .453 .797 199.6
Away 392 1465 177 391 87 3 33 187 1 4 114 228 .267 .317 .398 .715 181.8
RISP   691 0 182 46 3 19 277 0 0 58 119 .263 .311 .421 .733 91.5
Pinch Hitting   42 5 12 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 4 .286 .348 .381 .729 5.3
Close/Late   354 35 106 23 1 14 52 0 0 31 51 .299 .354 .489 .843 58.5
Mar/Apr 114 425 61 136 26 2 12 73 0 0 32 57 .320 .365 .475 .840 69.2
May 134 498 61 124 20 0 14 68 2 1 51 77 .249 .315 .373 .689 61.0
June 105 377 50 105 22 2 10 47 0 3 28 65 .279 .328 .427 .755 50.3
July 119 437 50 121 25 3 14 49 0 3 28 73 .277 .319 .444 .763 59.0
August 139 517 70 138 33 1 15 67 0 0 38 78 .267 .316 .422 .738 67.4
Sep/Oct 153 530 65 146 37 0 12 60 1 0 55 85 .275 .339 .413 .753 74.4
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
1983 26 NYG NL C 104 99 888.0 610 38 4 1 .994 6.57 77 24 .312 1 6.5
1984 27 NYG NL C 131 128 1144.7 750 67 7 1 .992 6.42 119 47 .395 3 9.0
    1B 2 0 3.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1985 28 KCR AL C 26 24 208.7 103 5 5 0 .956 4.66 27 3 .111 0 0.6
    1B 2 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1986 29 KCR AL C 18 15 143.0 70 5 2 1 .974 4.72 12 2 .167 0 0.6
    1B 14 11 106.0 142 5 1 10 .993 12.48 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1987 30 KCR AL C 140 138 1264.0 695 71 5 3 .994 5.45 142 55 .387 3 8.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1988 31 KCR AL C 137 135 1193.7 607 63 10 2 .985 5.05 138 45 .326 1 5.0
1989 32 KCR AL C 96 93 832.0 444 45 8 0 .984 5.29 83 27 .325 4 7.0
    1B 1 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 33 CLN NL C 59 53 472.0 366 19 3 0 .992 7.34 52 14 .269 0 1.8
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 711 685 6146.0 3645 313 44 8 .989 5.80 650 217 .334 12 38.6
  1B 21 11 120.0 156 5 1 11 .994 12.08 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  SS 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   733 696 6267.6 3801 318 45 19 .989 5.91 650 217 .334 12 38.7
Career Highs   141 138 1265.0 753 71 10 11 .994 8.02 142 55 .395 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
1983 26 NYG NL 5 18 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .368 .500 .868
1984 27 NYG NL 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .053 .000 .053
1986 29 KCR AL 10 26 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .269 .345 .346 .691
1987 30 KCR AL 7 26 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 8 .154 .241 .269 .511
Career Post-Season Batting 27 88 5 17 3 1 1 5 0 0 8 16 .193 .260 .284 .545
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 40th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1981
Injured on 3/24/1982 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/1/1983, off David Clyde (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1983, off Karl Best (MIL)
Injured on 6/10/1983 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Traded from New York (N) to Kansas City on 3/4/1985 (Going to NYG: P Rick Camp, SS Dave Hilton. Going to KCR: 3B Jeff Burroughs, 1B Steve Kemp, C Jody Davis, LF Tito Landrum)
Injured on 7/28/1985 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week
Injured on 3/21/1986 with a Broken Wrist, out for 11 weeks
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $997,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/6/1989 with a Fractured Hip, out for 7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/12/1990 to a 3-year deal worth $5,550,000 per year
Drove in 7 runs against Los Angeles on 5/12/1990
Injured on 6/15/1990 with a Broken Hip, out for full season