Dave Parker

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1973-1991 (1973-1991)
Proper Name
David Gene Parker
Nickname
Cobra
Positions
OF (1867) ... RF (1745) ... DH (484) ... LF (34) ... 1B (19) ... 2B (1)
Height / Weight
6-5 / 230
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
June 28,2025   Age:  74.019
High School
Courter Tech (Cincinnati,OH)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
parkd001
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[1979] World Series Champion with Pittsburgh Pirates   [1985] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby (Winner)   [1986] Participated in All-Star Game Home Run Derby   [1989] World Series Champion with Oakland Athletics   [2014] Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum   [2022] Inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Athletics Hall of Fame   [2025] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Classic Baseball Era Committee)
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Batting Statistics

CSV
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1973Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3922OF106*541391740914141122721012631441426.288.308.453.761.180.165.3331.3918.7513.5034.75
1974Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3923OF10473220276210342933105330013902331745.282.322.409.731.173.127.3564.2922.755.3055.00
1975Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3924OF1251485587517235102510186388950141830260270102.308.357.541.898.305.233.3306.3114.782.3422.32
1976Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3925OF1181385378216828101390197308020461625557351117.313.349.475.824.240.162.3465.2413.962.6741.31
1977Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3926OF122159637107215448218817195810770413733870673142.338.397.531.928.281.193.3788.2215.161.8430.33
1978Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3927OF134148581102194321230117207579220223834064274120.334.394.585.979.372.251.3568.8814.331.6119.37
1979Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3928OF12215862210919345725942046710190914732770777116.310.380.526.906.349.216.3339.4814.291.5124.88
1980Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3929OF10813951871153311177910725692055823755049104.295.327.458.785.216.163.3114.5512.552.7630.47
1981Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3930OF10567240296214394862925203351092542636.258.287.454.741.250.196.2543.549.842.7826.67
1982Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3931OF107732444166193629752245103271092702838.270.330.447.777.275.177.3068.1516.672.0540.67
1983Pittsburgh PiratesNLMLBPIT3932OF99144552681542941269129288900661122758645109.279.311.411.722.188.132.3114.7815.193.1846.00
1984Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN3933OF1021566077317328016941110418910610824965544129.285.328.410.738.194.125.3096.2613.592.1737.94
1985Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN3934OF12116063588198424341255135280304242635069480118.312.365.551.916.309.239.3127.4911.531.5418.68
1986Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN3935OF10716263789174313311161656126106161830470065109.273.330.477.807.284.204.2948.0018.002.2520.55
1987Cincinnati RedsNLMLBCIN3936OF97153589771492802697734410480613142556475495.253.311.433.744.261.180.2656.8016.072.3622.65
1988Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK3937DH-OF10310137743971811255013270002231534113166.257.314.406.720.231.149.2867.7917.032.1931.42
1989Oakland AthleticsALMLBOAK3938DH10314455356146270229700389110813212396004997.264.308.432.740.237.168.2776.3315.172.3925.14
1990Milwaukee BrewersALMLBMIL3939DH10615761071176303219247411024014111827566954122.289.330.451.781.225.162.3096.1315.252.4929.05
1991California AngelsALMLBCAL3940DH92119466451082221156322991303391675013573.232.279.358.637.191.126.2645.7918.163.1442.36
1991Toronto Blue JaysALMLBTOR3940DH9213362124003014700000164048.333.400.444.844.194.111.41410.0017.501.750.00
Tot:MLB (19 yrs) MLB     24669358127227125267533914931541136831537561861702094405101849401772.290.339.471.810.258.181.3146.7115.092.2527.60
Tot:AL (4 yrs) AL     5342042217539101666303711144361802729518502221173366.264.311.416.727.221.152.2886.4816.252.5130.94
Tot:NL (15 yrs) NL     1932731610552173425692731190147102539117648159141158355579637671406.297.347.486.833.269.189.3216.7714.772.1826.80
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1974Pittsburgh PiratesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs23380100000001000001801.125.125.125.250.000.000.1430.0012.500.000.00
1975Pittsburgh PiratesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2431020000000130000001100.000.091.000.091.100.000.0009.0927.273.000.00
1977National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar26131100000001000001301.333.333.333.666.000.000.5000.0033.330.000.00
1979National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar28130100010011001001501.333.400.333.733.333.000.33320.0020.001.000.00
1979Pittsburgh PiratesChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2831224000210230000041404.333.429.333.762.250.000.44414.2921.431.500.00
1979Pittsburgh PiratesWorld SeriesPlayoffs287292103004002700000133137.345.387.448.835.172.103.4556.4522.583.500.00
1980National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar29120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1981National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar30131100110001000004310.333.3331.3331.6661.0001.000.0000.0033.330.003.00
1985National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar34120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1986National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar35120100000000000001201.500.500.5001.000.000.000.5000.000.000.000.00
1988Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3741213100000040000041212.250.250.333.583.083.083.3750.0033.330.000.00
1988Oakland AthleticsWorld SeriesPlayoffs3741503000000240000031703.200.294.200.494.133.000.27311.7623.532.000.00
1989Oakland AthleticsChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3841623002300000000091621.188.188.563.751.375.375.0710.000.000.0012.50
1989Oakland AthleticsWorld SeriesPlayoffs38392210120002000006920.222.222.667.889.444.445.1670.0022.220.0011.11
Tot:AllStar (6 Yrs) AllStar 61524001200150010071713.267.294.467.761.267.200.3005.8829.415.0015.00
Tot:Playoffs (5 Yrs) Playoffs 31111112650311107240000040118818.234.280.360.640.198.126.2745.9320.343.4337.00

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