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Davey
Lopes		  
Nickname: Right Eye
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: May 3, 1945 in Usa, RI, EAST PROVIDEN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1974   
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
1972 27 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1973 28 COL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 7 7
1974 29 COL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1975 30 COL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1976 31 COL NL $ 1,900,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 7 7
1977 32 SEM AL $ 1,900,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 7 7
1978 33 SEM AL $ 1,900,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 7
1979 34 TOR AL $ 4,500,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,500,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 7 7 7 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
1972 27 COL NL 112 373 64 87 14 5 3 25 58 15 42 56 .233 .310 .322 .632 42.5 4.9
    AAA   26 108 19 31 5 4 6 15 7 4 18 18 .287 .389 .574 .963 23.1  
1973 28 COL NL 137 419 64 87 16 5 5 49 48 18 34 69 .208 .265 .305 .570 36.4 0.6
1974 29 COL NL 143 417 82 125 19 9 6 43 55 22 47 50 .300 .369 .432 .801 65.7 11.1
1975 30 COL NL 147 509 76 126 18 7 5 60 71 19 47 73 .248 .308 .340 .648 60.6 7.4
1976 31 COL NL 153 510 80 142 21 4 10 73 66 31 54 66 .278 .348 .394 .742 70.7 12.6
1977 32 COL NL 73 242 39 68 9 1 6 33 28 16 33 39 .281 .366 .401 .767 34.0 6.4
  SEM AL 77 285 39 70 8 6 7 29 33 18 22 57 .246 .301 .389 .690 31.0 2.9
  TOT   150 527 78 138 17 7 13 62 61 34 55 96 .262 .332 .395 .726 65.0 9.2
1978 33 SEM AL 147 506 55 116 17 5 3 56 53 24 42 80 .229 .291 .300 .592 46.0 2.5
1979 34 AAA   137 531 110 155 21 4 23 73 32 9 74 57 .292 .379 .476 .855 97.8  
7 Years Sim 989 3261 499 821 122 42 45 368 412 163 321 490 .252 .318 .356 .675 387.0 48.4
2 Years AAA 163 639 129 186 26 8 29 88 39 13 92 75 .291 .382 .493 .875 121.0  
162 Game Average 534 81 134 19 6 7 60 67 26 52 80 .252 .318 .356 .675 63.4  
Career Highs 153 527 82 142 21 9 13 73 71 34 55 96 .300 .369 .432 .801 70.7  
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   2081 299 524 76 30 28 239 233 106 180 333 .252 .311 .358 .668 241.0
vs LH   1180 200 297 46 12 17 129 179 57 141 157 .252 .331 .354 .685 158.2
Home 484 1561 239 399 51 26 19 167 185 77 154 231 .256 .322 .358 .680 192.1
Away 505 1700 260 422 71 16 26 201 227 86 167 259 .248 .315 .355 .669 207.1
RISP   859 0 221 33 10 13 308 0 0 92 135 .257 .324 .364 .688 105.4
Pinch Hitting   25 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .240 .269 .240 .509 1.5
Close/Late   287 55 77 10 5 5 34 0 1 40 52 .268 .358 .390 .748 41.2
Mar/Apr 131 422 56 104 14 0 8 50 59 23 54 69 .246 .331 .336 .667 53.7
May 179 563 104 144 21 9 3 60 84 20 62 83 .256 .329 .341 .670 73.9
June 168 545 84 131 21 12 7 67 65 31 70 82 .240 .325 .361 .686 69.0
July 167 589 103 164 19 7 9 67 86 26 50 87 .278 .334 .380 .714 81.8
August 187 688 92 170 34 6 11 78 77 38 55 98 .247 .304 .362 .666 76.7
Sep/Oct 157 454 60 108 13 8 7 46 41 25 30 71 .238 .285 .348 .633 44.1
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
1972 27 COL NL 2B 105 87 786.7 170 323 14 73 .972 5.64   3.1
1973 28 COL NL 2B 137 133 1120.0 213 456 24 94 .965 5.38   4.0
1974 29 COL NL 2B 125 114 1010.7 191 393 20 72 .967 5.20   3.6
1975 30 COL NL 2B 143 135 1179.0 243 509 13 100 .983 5.74   5.3
1976 31 COL NL 2B 148 141 1238.3 225 531 17 118 .978 5.49   6.8
1977 32 COL NL 2B 73 70 589.2 130 245 6 57 .984 5.73   2.5
  SEM AL 2B 76 74 661.8 145 275 6 65 .986 5.71   4.2
  TOT   2B 149 144 1251.0 275 520 12 122 .985 5.72   6.7
1978 33 SEM AL 2B 147 146 1193.7 252 463 16 101 .978 5.39   4.8
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  2B 954 900 7779.3 1569 3195 116 680 .976 5.51   34.4
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   955 900 7780.3 1569 3195 116 680 .976 5.51   34.4
Career Highs   149 146 1251.0 275 531 24 122 .985 5.74    
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
1973 28 COL NL 11 22 2 7 2 0 0 4 2 2 2 3 .318 .375 .409 .784
1974 29 COL NL 18 69 15 22 5 2 0 10 9 2 14 18 .319 .429 .449 .878
1975 30 COL NL 11 40 6 9 0 0 0 3 5 2 2 8 .225 .262 .225 .487
1976 31 COL NL 18 72 15 21 3 2 2 11 9 3 5 10 .292 .333 .472 .806
1977 32 SEM AL 13 49 4 11 2 0 0 2 4 4 4 8 .224 .283 .265 .548
1978 33 SEM AL 17 55 7 12 2 0 0 3 7 3 7 7 .218 .306 .255 .561
Career Post-Season Batting 88 307 49 82 14 4 2 33 36 16 34 54 .267 .338 .358 .696
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.
Triples
1973-10-5
1974-1-9
1975-2-7
 Stolen Bases
1972-1-58
1973-1-48
1974-1-55
1975-1-71
1976-3-66
1977-8-33
1977-8-28
1978-4-53
CAR-24-412
 Caught Stealing
1972-2-15
1973-2-18
1974-1-22
1975-1-19
1976-2-31
1977-7-18
1977-8-16
1978-4-24
CAR-27-163
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Stu Martin (930)
  2. George Strickland (929)
  3. Rudy Meoli (926)
  4. Frank Bolling (925)
  5. Lenn Sakata (924)
  6. Bert Campaneris (911)
  7. Robby Thompson (908)
  8. Derrel Thomas (908)
  9. Bernie James (908)
  10. Fresco Thompson (907)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Colorado in 1972
Had first career hit on 5/1/1972, off Bill Lee (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/9/1972, off Dave Boswell (DET)
Injured on 4/14/1973 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 3/11/1974 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks
Won World Championship with Colorado in 1974
9/22/1975: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $1,900,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Colorado to Seattle on 7/1/1977 (Going to COL: C Bob Davis. Going to SEM: 2B Davey Lopes)
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/15/1979 to a 2-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
Injured on 6/13/1979 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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