What years did Alan Ashby play?

Alan Ashby played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989.

Was Alan Ashby a pitcher?

No. Alan Ashby was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Alan Ashby hit?

Alan Ashby hit 90 career home runs with 1010 hits.

Alan Ashby

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1989)

AVG .245

HR 90

RBI 513

H 1,010

OPS .681

PIV -2,214

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 7/8/1951 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-07-03
Last Game: 1989-05-09

Full name: Alan Dean Ashby

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,370	4,123	397	1,010	183	13	90	513	7	461	622	.245	.320	.361	.681	-2,214

Career AVG .245 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Career OPS .681 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	CLE	AL	11	29	4	5	1	0	1	3	0	2	11	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CLE	AL	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CLE	AL	90	254	32	57	10	1	5	32	3	30	42	.224	.257 (-13%)	.327 (-6%)	.374 (-12%)	.701 (-9%)	-315.8
1976	CLE	AL	89	247	26	59	5	1	4	32	0	27	49	.239	.255 (-6%)	.320 (-3%)	.360 (-13%)	.681 (-8%)	-272.9
1977	TOR	AL	124	396	25	83	16	3	2	29	0	50	51	.210	.264 (-21%)	.329 (-9%)	.401 (-30%)	.730 (-20%)	-1211.0
1978	TOR	AL	81	264	27	69	15	0	9	29	1	28	32	.261	.257 (+1%)	.323 (+3%)	.378 (+11%)	.702 (+7%)	357.7
1979	HOU	NL	108	336	25	68	15	2	2	35	0	26	70	.202	.265 (-24%)	.329 (-21%)	.397 (-30%)	.727 (-26%)	-1422.4
1980	HOU	NL	116	352	30	90	19	2	3	48	0	35	40	.256	.264 (-3%)	.326 (-2%)	.387 (-11%)	.714 (-7%)	-377.2
1981	HOU	NL	83	255	20	69	13	0	4	33	0	35	33	.271	.255 (+6%)	.320 (+11%)	.368 (avg)	.688 (+5%)	333.3
1982	HOU	NL	100	339	40	87	14	2	12	49	2	27	53	.257	.261 (-2%)	.324 (-4%)	.388 (+7%)	.712 (+2%)	66.2
1983	HOU	NL	87	275	31	63	18	1	8	34	0	31	38	.229	.260 (-12%)	.324 (-7%)	.389 (avg)	.714 (-3%)	-172.8
1984	HOU	NL	66	191	16	50	7	0	4	27	0	20	22	.262	.259 (+1%)	.322 (+2%)	.384 (-6%)	.707 (-2%)	-44.6
1985	HOU	NL	65	189	20	53	8	0	8	25	0	24	27	.280	.257 (+9%)	.323 (+12%)	.390 (+15%)	.714 (+14%)	508.8
1986	HOU	NL	120	315	24	81	15	0	7	38	1	39	56	.257	.257 (avg)	.325 (+2%)	.395 (-6%)	.720 (-2%)	-89.8
1987	HOU	NL	125	386	53	111	16	0	14	63	0	50	52	.288	.262 (+9%)	.331 (+11%)	.415 (+5%)	.746 (+8%)	722.7
1988	HOU	NL	73	227	19	54	10	0	7	33	0	29	36	.238	.254 (-6%)	.317 (avg)	.377 (-1%)	.695 (avg)	4.5
1989	HOU	NL	22	61	4	10	1	1	0	3	0	7	8	.164	.254 (-35%)	.319 (-20%)	.375 (-43%)	.694 (-32%)	-300.2
Career · 17 seasons			1,370	4,123	397	1,010	183	13	90	513	7	461	622	.245	—	—	—	—	-2,214

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	40	3	5	1	0	2	5	4	1	.125

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1986	NLCS	HOU	6	23	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	.130
1981	NWDIV	HOU	3	9	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	.111
1980	NLCS	HOU	2	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	690	1991	177	473	33	254	.238
Away	679	2128	220	536	57	259	.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1989-05-09	HOU	WSN	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1989-05-08	HOU	WSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-05-03	HOU	WSN	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989-05-02	HOU	PHI	W	6	1	1	0	0	0	0
1989-04-30	HOU	NYN	W	4	0	2	0	1	0	0
1989-04-29	HOU	NYN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989-04-26	HOU	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-04-25	HOU	PHI	W	3	1	1	1	0	0	1
1989-04-24	HOU	PHI	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1989-04-22	HOU	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	4	0	9	1	0	1
3B	2	1	1	0	1	0
C	1299	1191	7086	684	113	74

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	CLE	C	11	8	45	0	1	0
1974	CLE	C	9	0	12	0	0	0
1975	CLE	1B	2	0	8	0	0	1
1975	CLE	3B	1	1	1	0	1	0
1975	CLE	C	87	82	441	43	5	6
1976	CLE	1B	2	0	1	1	0	0
1976	CLE	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	CLE	C	86	75	475	51	7	7
1977	TOR	C	124	120	619	71	11	11
1978	TOR	C	81	80	399	38	6	6
1979	HOU	C	105	104	548	57	8	5
1980	HOU	C	114	104	608	60	6	10
1981	HOU	C	81	74	434	58	9	6
1982	HOU	C	95	90	530	55	14	5
1983	HOU	C	85	78	435	56	13	2
1984	HOU	C	63	53	303	42	5	3
1985	HOU	C	60	55	312	37	8	1
1986	HOU	C	103	86	632	43	10	2
1987	HOU	C	110	105	778	46	6	6
1988	HOU	C	66	60	414	23	4	4
1989	HOU	C	19	17	101	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	1298
First Base	4
Third Base	2
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	HOU	NL	$450,000
1987	HOU	NL	$575,000
1986	HOU	NL	$525,000
1985	HOU	NL	$416,667
Total Career Earnings			$1,966,667

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alan Ashby

What years did Alan Ashby play?: Alan Ashby played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1989.
Was Alan Ashby a pitcher?: No. Alan Ashby was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Alan Ashby hit?: Alan Ashby hit 90 career home runs with 1010 hits.