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Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut September 23, 1969
Final Game September 27, 1992
Born September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1972 22 MNA AL   10   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .231  .333  .308  .641    97     4   0   0   0   0   0  
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 24 NYA AL   43   94    9   22   1   0   2   14   1   0    4    7  .234  .265  .309  .574    80    29   0   0   0   0   4  
 1975 25 NYA AL   42   93   11   29  11   0   1   21   0   0    8    8  .312  .359  .462  .822   120    43   1   2   0   0   2  
 1976 26 DEA AL   71  222   18   44   2   1   0   15   0   0   15   18  .198  .251  .216  .467    68    48   2   1   0   1   3  
 1977 27 DEA AL   93  234   34   49   7   4   3   26   1   0   31   29  .209  .307  .312  .619    81    73   2   0   0   2  10  
 1978 28 DEA AL  127  376   41   94  26   1   5   41   6   1   36   48  .250  .312  .364  .677    89   137   2   4   0   0  12  
 1979 29 DEA AL  101  283   41   63  18   0   3   27   0   1   44   27  .223  .324  .318  .642    81    90   1   3   1   0   4  
 1980 30 BAA AL   66  163   18   47  14   4   6   29   0   0   23   16  .288  .378  .534  .911   127    87   2   1   3   1  14  
 1981 31 BAA AL   94  261   48   80  18   1   9   46   0   0   34   17  .307  .389  .487  .876   122   127   2   1   2   2   5  
 1982 32 BAA AL   85  216   31   60  13   0   7   29   0   0   25   17  .278  .350  .435  .785   105    94   6   2   0   0   5  
 1983 33 BAA AL   73  218   21   51   4   0   2   28   0   0   18   33  .234  .298  .280  .577    80    61   3   3   0   3   4  
 1984 34 BAA AL   79  243   32   67  12   0  11   36   4   3   38   45  .276  .373  .461  .834   120   112   3   2   1   1   4  
 1985 35 BAA AL   80  242   30   73   8   1   9   32   0   0   27   51  .302  .370  .455  .825   114   110   8   1   4   0   2  
 1986 36 BAA AL  107  324   36   59  14   1   7   32   3   0   40   81  .182  .273  .296  .570    80    96   8   1   1   1   6  
 1987 37 MNA AL   42   99   10   20   5   0   1   14   0   0   23   25  .202  .352  .283  .635    78    28   3   0   0   0   2  
 1988 38 BOA AL   54  154   22   33  11   0   4   20   1   0   45   45  .214  .390  .364  .754    98    56   0   1   5   0   7  
 1989 39 BOA AL   43  112   14   28  10   0   3   27   1   0   23   32  .250  .375  .420  .795   105    47   1   1   0   0   3  
         LAN NL   11   31    2    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    5    6  .161  .278  .355  .633    90    11   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      54  143   16   33  13   0   4   32   1   0   28   38  .231  .355  .406  .760          58   1   1   0   0   3 
 1990 40 LAN NL   31   55    4   11   0   0   0    5   0   0    4   18  .200  .254  .200  .454    66    11   0   0   0   0   0  
 1991 41 SLN NL   59  140   16   26   2   0   3   15   0   0   19   21  .186  .283  .264  .547    81    37   0   0   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons     1311 3573  440  864 180  13  77  463  17   5  464  548  .242  .329  .364  .693        1301  44  23  17  11  92
 Per 600 PA           521   64  126  26   2  11   68   2   1   68   80                                 190   6   3   2   2  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      584 1667  216  437  83   7  51  232   7   3  205  260  .262  .344  .412  .756         687  32  11  11   8  40
   With DEA      392 1115  134  250  53   6  11  109   7   2  126  122  .224  .303  .312  .615         348   7   8   1   3  29
   With BOA       97  266   36   61  21   0   7   47   2   0   68   77  .229  .384  .387  .771         103   1   2   5   0  10
   With NYA       85  187   20   51  12   0   3   35   1   0   12   15  .273  .313  .385  .698          72   1   2   0   0   6
   With SLN       59  140   16   26   2   0   3   15   0   0   19   21  .186  .283  .264  .547          37   0   0   0   0   5
   With MNA       52  112   12   23   6   0   1   15   0   0   25   29  .205  .350  .286  .636          32   3   0   0   0   2
   With LAN       42   86    6   16   3   0   1   10   0   0    9   24  .186  .263  .256  .519          22   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1766 4692  525 1093 223  12  96  471  20  19  592  736  .233  .319  .347  .666        1628  63  42  13  18 131
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1972 22 MNA AL  73    1   4.1   3   1   0  .333   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  C    4(-1)e4   112   
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 24 NYA AL  35    6   2.4  15   2   1  .133   4   15   11  .733    7    8  .467  C    4(-1)e10  -35   
 1975 25 NYA AL  88   15   6.1   8   4   0  .500   4    9    3  .333    3    0 1.000  C    4(+2)e12  130   
 1976 26 DEA AL  29   12   1.9   0   0   0  .000   8   36   21  .583   45   19  .703  C    3(-1)e5     1   
 1977 27 DEA AL  46   22   3.0   6   1   0  .167   4   40   34  .850   11    6  .647  C    2(-3)e6   -10   
 1978 28 DEA AL  29   42   3.8   3   0   0  .000   8   50   41  .820   27   15  .643  C    2(-2)e7    -6   
 1979 29 DEA AL  42   31   3.8   2   0   0  .000   5   36   28  .778   13    8  .619  C    2(-3)e3   -16   
 1980 30 BAA AL  70   28   5.7   3   1   0  .333   7   36   25  .694    5    5  .500  C    2(-3)e5   153   
 1981 31 BAA AL  71   50   7.3   1   0   0  .000   2   45   36  .800   28   18  .609  C    1(-4)e2   235   
 1982 32 BAA AL  70   33   5.4   1   0   0  .000   2   32   26  .812   19    8  .704  C    2(-3)e3    97   
 1983 33 BAA AL  75   19   2.9   3   1   0  .333   2   29   27  .931    5    5  .500  C    1(-3)e1   -57   
 1984 34 BAA AL  41   43   6.3   1   1   0 1.000   3   33   26  .788   31   25  .554  C    1(0)e3    159   
 1985 35 BAA AL  43   42   6.4   2   0   0  .000   4   32   26  .812   54   24  .692  C    2(0)e7     74   
 1986 36 BAA AL  39   28   2.7   0   0   0  .000  11   38   31  .816   68   24  .739  C    2(0)e7   -119   
 1987 37 MNA AL   7   11   3.7   0   0   0  .000   0   17   15  .882   16    8  .667  C    3(+1)e13   71   
 1988 38 BOA AL  36   23   5.0   1   0   0  .000   4   39   33  .846   47   15  .758  C    3(0)e4    -40   
 1989 39 BOA AL   7   19   5.8   3   0   0  .000   2   14   11  .786   16    8  .667  C    3(0)e3    171   
         LAN NL  14    3   3.5   2   0   0  .000   0    7    7 1.000    5    2  .714  C    3(0)e3      9   
         TOT                     5   0   0  .000   2   21   18  .857   21   10  .677
 1990 40 LAN NL  14    3   1.9   8   3   0  .375   1    3    3 1.000    9    2  .818  C    3(0)e1   -145   
 1991 41 SLN NL  39   10   2.4   6   2   0  .333   3    9    8  .889   41   11  .788  C    3(0)e1   -129   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 19 Seasons          451   4.2  68  16   1  .235  74  522  414  .793  450  211  .681                  31   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 26.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1972 22 MNA AL  C      9    22     1    0    0  1.000     2    31.2   6.54
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 24 NYA AL  C     24   115    13    3    3   .977    17   163.1   7.05
                 1B     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    13.0   3.46
                 3B     1     0     2    1    0   .667     1     6.0   3.00
                 LF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1975 25 NYA AL  RF    27    46     0    4    0   .920    27   219.0   1.89
                 C      5     5     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   5.62
 1976 26 DEA AL  C     39   185    32    7    3   .969    38   321.2   6.07
                 RF    33    65     1    1    0   .985    32   281.2   2.11
 1977 27 DEA AL  C     88   313    27    4    2   .988    67   618.0   4.95
 1978 28 DEA AL  C    125   459    32    8    2   .984   105   955.0   4.63
 1979 29 DEA AL  C     99   417    24    5    4   .989    84   767.2   5.17
 1980 30 BAA AL  C     62   249    15    7    1   .974    44   417.2   5.69
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1981 31 BAA AL  C     92   375    38    2    3   .995    73   670.0   5.55
 1982 32 BAA AL  C     85   335    22    2    3   .994    58   563.0   5.71
 1983 33 BAA AL  C     70   373    14    2    3   .995    63   551.0   6.32
 1984 34 BAA AL  C     78   403    39    3    2   .993    74   655.0   6.07
 1985 35 BAA AL  C     77   417    35    4    3   .991    71   623.1   6.53
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1986 36 BAA AL  C    107   636    47   11    3   .984   101   906.1   6.78
 1987 37 MNA AL  C     42   246    13    0    0  1.000    36   301.1   7.74
 1988 38 BOA AL  C     53   371    28    4    2   .990    49   431.0   8.33
 1989 39 BOA AL  C     41   183    13    2    0   .990    33   284.0   6.21
         LAN NL  C      9    65     3    0    0  1.000     9    80.0   7.65
 1990 40 LAN NL  C     20   105     7    1    0   .991    14   124.2   8.09
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1991 41 SLN NL  C     52   248    23    3    2   .989    39   352.0   6.93
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C   1177  5522   426   68   36   .989   977  8824.2   6.07
                 RF    60   111     1    5    0   .957    59   500.2   2.01
                 1B     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    13.0   3.46
                 LF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.0   3.00
                 3B     2     0     2    1    0   .667     1     7.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1972  MNA   75-87   Rick Ramacier
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1975  NYA   89-73   Chris Kohlwes
 1976  DEA   54-108  Dennis Van Langen
 1977  DEA   68-94   Dennis Van Langen
 1978  DEA   81-81   Dennis Van Langen
 1979  DEA   76-86   Dennis Van Langen
 1980  BAA   93-69   Mike Rescigno
 1981  BAA   88-74   Mike Rescigno
 1982  BAA   90-72   Mike Rescigno, Charlie Steinhice
 1983  BAA   74-88   Charlie Steinhice
 1984  BAA   78-84   Charlie Steinhice
 1985  BAA   86-76   Charlie Steinhice
 1986  BAA   77-85   Charlie Steinhice
 1987  MNA   86-76   Tom Austad
 1988  BOA  100-62   Mike Tomeo
 1989  BOA   92-70   Mike Tomeo
 1989  LAN   65-97   Billy Vanson
 1990  LAN   76-86   Billy Vanson
 1991  SLN   65-97   Mike Rescigno

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