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Dave Parker   |   Major Leaguer   1973-1991

Full Name:  David Gene Parker
Born:  June 9,1951  in  Calhoun, Mississippi
Height:  6-5  Weight:  225  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Courter Tech (Cincinnati,OH)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  MLB All-Star Game History ... NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Home Run Derby Participants

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Drafted:  Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 14th Round (325th overall) of 1970 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 7,1983] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 7,1983] - Signed as Free Agent by Reds.  [Dec 8,1987] - Traded by Reds to Athletics for Tim Birtsas and Jose Rijo.  [Nov 13,1989] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 3,1989] - Signed as Free Agent by Brewers.  [Mar 14,1991] - Traded by Brewers to Angels for Dante Bichette.  [Sep 7,1991] - Released by Angels.  [Sep 14,1991] - Signed as Free Agent by Blue Jays.  [Nov 4,1991] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1970GCL PirtesGCL19PitRk   61239347583641          .314---.448-----
1971MonroeWcar20PitA   7126849961641148          .358---.571-----
 WaterburyEast20PitAA   3011410264107          .228---.281-----
1972SalemCaro21PitA+   1355239116230622101          .310---.516-----
1973CharlestonIL22PitAAA   843094498207957          .317---.515-----
 PittsburghNL22PitMLB of2541391740914141122721102 .288.308.45376160%
1974PittsburghNL23PitMLB of573220276210342933105331003 .282.322.40973150%
1975PittsburghNL24PitMLB of6,514855875172351025101863889540118 .308.357.54189852%
1976PittsburghNL25PitMLB of513853782168281013901973080260416 .313.349.47582457%
1977PittsburghNL26PitMLB of31596371072154482188171958107713047 .338.397.53192852%
1978PittsburghNL27PitMLB of31485811021943212301172075792223028 .334.394.58597957%
1979PittsburghNL28PitMLB of3158622109193457259420467101914097 .310.380.52690657%
1980PittsburghNL29PitMLB of3139518711533111779107256925058 .295.327.45878553%
1981PittsburghNL30PitMLB of36724029621439486292523035 .258.287.45474152%
1982PittsburghNL31PitMLB of5,373244416619362975224512037 .270.330.44777755%
1983PittsburghNL32PitMLB of51445526815429412691292889060611 .279.311.41172247%
1984CincinnatiNL33CinMLB of415660773173280169411104189110068 .285.328.41073850%
1985CincinnatiNL34CinMLB of3160635881984243412551352803240426 .312.365.55191652%
1986CincinnatiNL35CinMLB of3162637891743133111616561261160618 .273.330.47780749%
1987CincinnatiNL36CinMLB of415358977149280269773441048130614 .253.311.43374448%
1988OaklandAL37OakMLB dh-of41013774397181125501327002023 .257.314.40672045%
1989OaklandAL38OakMLB dh3,41445535614627022970038911130821 .264.308.43274045%
1990MilwaukeeAL39MilMLB dh4157610711763032192474110241101418 .289.330.45178145%
1991TorontoAL40TorMLB dh713362124003014700000 .333.400.44484440%
 CaliforniaAL40CalMLB dh5,411946645108222115632299133039 .232.279.35863745%
 
Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)2466935812722712526753391493154113683153756170186209 .290.339.47181051%
Minor League Totals - 4 Season(s)3811453228457782148254 .315---.496-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1974PittsburghNL23PitCh38010000000100000 .125.125.125250--
1975PittsburghNL24PitCh310200000001300000 .000.091.000091--
1979PittsburghNL28PitCh312240002102300000 .333.429.333762--
 PittsburghNL28PitWs7292103004002700000 .345.387.448835--
1988OaklandAL37OakCh412131000000400000 .250.250.333583--
 OaklandAL37OakWs415030000002400000 .200.294.200494--
1989OaklandAL38OakCh416230023000000000 .188.188.563751--
 OaklandAL38OakWs39221012000200000 .222.222.667889--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)311111126503111072400000 .234.280.360640--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1973PittsburghNL22PitMLBOF397733831---.964--
 
1974PittsburghNL23PitMLB1B65330569---1.000--
1974PittsburghNL23PitMLBOF49101541101---.964--
 
1975PittsburghNL24PitMLBOF141311793272---.972--
 
1976PittsburghNL25PitMLBOF13429412143200---.956--
 
1977PittsburghNL26PitMLB2B100000--------
1977PittsburghNL26PitMLBOF15838926154309---.965--
 
1978PittsburghNL27PitMLBOF14730212133273---.960--
 
1979PittsburghNL28PitMLBOF15834115153711---.960--
 
1980PittsburghNL29PitMLBOF1302351492580---.965--
 
1981PittsburghNL30PitMLBOF60110171180---.941--
 
1982PittsburghNL31PitMLBOF63108251151---.957--
 
1983PittsburghNL32PitMLBOF142282382932---.973--
 
1984CincinnatiNL33CinMLBOF151296683101---.974--
 
1985CincinnatiNL34CinMLBOF15932912103511---.972--
 
1986CincinnatiNL35CinMLBOF159278992962---.970--
 
1987CincinnatiNL36CinMLB1B97641817---.988--
1987CincinnatiNL36CinMLBOF14227813103013---.967--
 
1988OaklandAL37OakMLB1B152070---1.000--
1988OaklandAL37OakMLBOF345833640---.953--
1988OaklandAL37OakMLBDH61--------
 
1989OaklandAL38OakMLBOF120020---1.000--
1989OaklandAL38OakMLBDH140--------
 
1990MilwaukeeAL39MilMLB1B32401254---.960--
1990MilwaukeeAL39MilMLBDH153--------
 
1991CaliforniaAL40CalMLBDH119--------
1991TorontoAL40TorMLBDH11--------
 


 Awards
[1975] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)  [1976] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #20)  [1977] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1978] - National League Most Valuable Player, NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1979] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (OF), All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #10)  [1980] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1981] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1985] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (OF)  [1986] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #5), NL Silver Slugger Award (OF)  [1989] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #11)  [1990] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, AL Silver Slugger Award (DH), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16)  [1997] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (83 votes - 17.55%)  [1998] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (116 votes - 24.52%)  [1999] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (80 votes - 16.1%)  [2000] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (104 votes - 20.84%)  [2001] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (84 votes - 16.31%)  [2002] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (66 votes - 13.98%)  [2003] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (51 votes - 10.28%)  [2004] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (53 votes - 10.47%)  [2005] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (65 votes - 12.6%)  [2006] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (75 votes - 14.4%), Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (75 votes - 14.4%)  [2007] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (62 votes - 11.4%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985970,00050  299,1086
19861,100,00041  325,4665
19871,100,00048  292,8536
19881,000,00070  325,3058
19891,125,00090  375,2579
19901,200,000  426,35811
19911,600,000  617,62716
 
Career:  $8,095,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 and the Oakland Athletics in 1989.

Parker was the winner of the Home Run Derby at the 1985 all-star game and he placed 3rd in 1986.

Notes: Played in 7 All-Star games during his career (1977, 1979-1981, 1985-1986, 1990)
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