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Rick
Dempsey		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 13, 1949 in Usa, TN, FAYETTEVILLE
 
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
1969 19 TOR AL     3 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6
1970 20 TOR AL     3 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 7
1971 21 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 4 4 6 5 6 8 6 7 8 7 7
1972 22 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 5 4 5 7 6 6 8 7 7 8 7 7
1973 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 4 5 7 6 6 9 8 9 8 7 7
1974 24 SDP NL $ 1,450,000   5 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 7 10 9 9 7 6 6
1975 25 SDP NL $ 1,450,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 10 8 9 7 6 6
1976 26 SDP NL $ 1,450,000   5 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 7 9 8 9 7 6 6
1977 27 MIL NL $ 1,450,000   5 5 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 6
1978 28 MIL NL $ 3,150,000   5 5 6 6 5 5 7 6 7 9 7 8 6 5 6
1979 29 MIL NL $ 3,150,000   5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 8 7 7 6 5 5
1980 30 MIL NL $ 1,070,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 7 8 6 5 5
1981 31 MIL NL $ 1,070,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 7 8 5 5 5
1982 32 MIL NL $ 1,070,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 8 7 8 5 5 5
1983 33 MIL NL     3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 8 7 7 4 3 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 7 6 6 4 3 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,150,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 7 10 9 9 8 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
1969 19 AA   54 192 20 48 10 1 5 25 0 0 33 30 .250 .360 .391 .751 28.8  
    A   83 311 52 91 23 1 12 42 1 0 54 43 .293 .397 .489 .886 59.8  
1970 20 AA   53 179 17 36 9 0 5 16 0 0 20 12 .201 .281 .335 .617 17.8  
    A   84 279 42 95 18 3 14 45 1 1 66 31 .341 .467 .577 1.044 70.9  
1971 21 SDP NL 133 446 33 91 13 4 9 37 0 0 44 64 .204 .276 .312 .588 40.7 2.8
1972 22 SDP NL 125 387 36 71 13 1 6 40 0 0 45 54 .183 .268 .269 .536 29.5 0.0
1973 23 SDP NL 137 447 61 122 25 2 6 46 0 2 57 49 .273 .357 .378 .735 59.0 11.7
1974 24 SDP NL 130 414 57 100 20 0 11 59 0 0 77 49 .242 .359 .370 .728 58.2 10.1
1975 25 SDP NL 70 166 27 50 7 2 5 22 0 0 31 22 .301 .411 .458 .869 30.6 7.3
1976 26 SDP NL 75 207 32 55 12 0 7 39 0 0 35 35 .266 .370 .425 .795 31.8 6.1
    AAA   29 115 18 37 7 0 6 28 0 1 15 17 .322 .400 .539 .939 23.0  
1977 27 MIL NL 72 219 24 51 9 3 3 32 0 0 40 39 .233 .350 .342 .692 27.0 5.5
    AAA   80 300 51 87 20 1 10 36 1 1 43 52 .290 .379 .463 .842 51.9  
1978 28 MIL NL 111 289 24 55 11 0 3 31 0 0 34 50 .190 .277 .260 .536 19.8 0.0
1979 29 MIL NL 101 387 42 88 15 3 7 38 0 0 26 82 .227 .280 .336 .615 33.1 2.6
1980 30 MIL NL 129 462 44 103 15 2 8 41 0 0 45 104 .223 .294 .316 .610 41.6 3.9
1981 31 MIL NL 136 480 54 114 16 2 5 48 1 1 46 110 .238 .304 .310 .614 45.1 6.9
1982 32 MIL NL 103 318 23 66 5 2 5 29 0 3 32 74 .208 .278 .283 .561 23.8 0.0
1983 33 MIL NL 19 45 4 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 .200 .280 .244 .524 2.2 0.0
13 Years Sim 1341 4267 461 975 163 21 75 464 1 6 517 742 .228 .312 .329 .641 442.3 56.9
2 Years AAA 109 415 69 124 27 1 16 64 1 2 58 69 .299 .382 .484 .866 74.8  
2 Years AA 107 371 37 84 19 1 10 41 0 0 53 42 .226 .324 .364 .688 46.6  
2 Years A 167 590 94 186 41 4 26 87 2 1 120 74 .315 .431 .531 .962 130.7  
6 Years Minors 383 1376 200 394 87 6 52 192 3 3 231 185 .286 .388 .472 .860 252.1  
162 Game Average 515 55 117 19 2 9 56 0 0 62 89 .228 .312 .329 .641 53.4  
Career Highs 137 480 61 122 25 4 11 59 1 3 77 110 .301 .411 .458 .869 59.0  
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   2646 263 546 93 10 39 265 0 3 262 506 .206 .278 .293 .572 222.0
vs LH   1621 198 429 70 11 36 199 1 3 255 236 .265 .364 .388 .752 241.2
Home 663 2069 221 478 78 13 39 223 1 2 255 357 .231 .317 .338 .655 233.3
Away 678 2198 240 497 85 8 36 241 0 4 262 385 .226 .308 .321 .629 229.9
RISP   1008 0 241 44 5 19 355 0 0 151 179 .239 .333 .349 .682 128.4
Pinch Hitting   119 15 34 6 0 2 16 0 0 24 20 .286 .406 .387 .792 20.2
Close/Late   510 60 124 22 2 12 58 0 0 81 92 .243 .347 .365 .712 69.7
Mar/Apr 213 704 88 176 42 5 16 81 0 2 88 106 .250 .335 .392 .727 93.6
May 218 693 76 152 22 2 14 76 0 0 86 113 .219 .305 .317 .622 72.4
June 232 744 85 168 26 4 13 78 0 2 75 139 .226 .295 .324 .619 73.7
July 249 790 76 170 29 2 10 74 0 0 96 144 .215 .301 .295 .596 75.0
August 207 689 72 167 23 3 14 83 0 2 74 123 .242 .317 .345 .662 77.7
Sep/Oct 222 647 64 142 21 5 8 72 1 0 98 117 .219 .322 .304 .627 70.9
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
1971 21 SDP NL C 125 125 1082.3 722 63 5 1 .994 6.53 87 38 .437 1 7.7
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 4 0 3.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 15.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1972 22 SDP NL C 113 111 954.0 561 42 3 1 .995 5.69 78 22 .282 5 3.8
    1B 6 1 14.7 13 3 0 1 1.000 9.82 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1973 23 SDP NL C 125 114 1018.7 568 43 5 0 .992 5.40 82 26 .317 1 3.9
    1B 5 0 11.0 18 0 0 0 1.000 14.73 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 24 SDP NL C 120 112 1011.0 550 41 5 1 .992 5.26 77 25 .325 1 4.8
    1B 4 0 9.0 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 25 SDP NL C 48 37 346.3 140 17 3 1 .981 4.08 30 10 .333 2 1.1
    1B 13 1 27.3 28 5 0 2 1.000 10.87 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1976 26 SDP NL C 53 52 441.3 184 21 0 0 1.000 4.18 34 11 .324 0 2.7
    1B 21 7 83.7 100 9 1 14 .991 11.73 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 27 MIL NL C 65 63 564.0 227 23 2 1 .992 3.99 57 18 .316 1 2.8
    1B 2 0 5.0 8 0 0 1 1.000 14.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1978 28 MIL NL C 59 53 444.3 212 20 1 0 .996 4.70 50 12 .240 3 2.5
    1B 20 12 118.7 160 15 2 14 .989 13.27 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1979 29 MIL NL C 90 90 787.0 372 35 1 1 .998 4.65 76 20 .263 4 2.7
1980 30 MIL NL C 129 128 1108.7 624 37 2 0 .997 5.37 69 19 .275 1 5.9
1981 31 MIL NL C 124 123 1070.0 573 54 7 0 .989 5.27 116 29 .250 2 2.6
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1982 32 MIL NL C 98 93 838.3 469 36 4 1 .992 5.42 71 22 .310 4 5.8
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 27.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1983 33 MIL NL C 11 8 75.0 41 4 2 0 .957 5.40 9 3 .333 0 0.1
    1B 5 4 36.0 44 3 0 3 1.000 11.75 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 1160 1109 9741.0 5243 436 40 7 .993 5.25 836 255 .305 25 46.4
  1B 81 25 309.3 385 37 3 36 .993 12.28 0 0 .000 0 0.5
  LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1246 1134 10057.3 5629 473 43 43 .993 5.46 836 255 .305 25 46.9
Career Highs   131 128 1108.7 726 64 7 14 .998 7.46 116 38 .437 5  
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
1974 24 SDP NL 6 26 6 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 5 .462 .517 .538 1.056
1976 26 SDP NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 8 29 6 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 .414 .500 .483 .983
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.
Walks
1974-10-77
 Strikeouts
1981-9-110
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Sammy Taylor (922)
  5. Ellie Rodriguez (911)
  6. Ernie Whitt (906)
  7. Dave Roberts (904)
  8. Gene Oliver (903)
  9. Lance Parrish (899)
  10. Russ Nixon (896)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by Toronto in 1969
Injured on 8/27/1969 with a Bruised Neck, out for 4 days
Injured on 6/19/1970 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Toronto to San Diego on 2/1/1971 (Going to TOR: P Dennis Bennett, P Frank Carpin. Going to SDP: C Rick Dempsey, 2B Luis Alvarado)
Had first career hit on 4/3/1971, off Fred Lasher (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1971, off Bill Wilson (COL)
Injured on 6/23/1973 with a Broken Nose, out for one week
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1974 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 10/10/1974 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Milwaukee on 7/1/1977 (Going to SDP: 3B Steve Braun. Going to MIL: LF Greg Gross, C Rick Dempsey)
9/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $3,150,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 4/20/1979 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3 weeks
7/1/1979: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $1,070,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/1/1979 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 9/30/1979 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 7/7/1980
 
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