Wade Boggs

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1982-1999)

Wade Boggs was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1999 for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,440 career games, he hit .328 with 3,010 hits, 118 home runs, and 1,014 RBI. Wade Boggs was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 and was a 12-time All-Star, a 2-time Gold Glove, and a 8-time Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 39,879.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

⭐ Hall of Fame 2005
AVG .328
HR 118
RBI 1,014
H 3,010
OPS .858
PIV 39,879
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
6/15/1958 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut
1982-04-10
Last Game
1999-08-27
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2005 (BBWAA)
Awards
12× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove · 8× Silver Slugger

Full name: Wade Anthony Boggs

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Career Batting Statistics

Wade Boggs — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,440 9,180 1,513 3,010 578 61 118 1,014 24 1,412 745 .328 .415 .443 .858 39,879

Career AVG .328 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +25.2% above league average.

Career OBP .415 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +26.0% above league average.

Career SLG .443 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career OPS .858 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Wade Boggs Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1982 BOS AL 104 338 51 118 14 1 5 44 1 35 21 .349 .261 (+34%) .324 (+25%) .388 (+13%) .712 (+19%) 1307.7
1983 BOS AL 153 582 100 210 44 7 5 74 3 92 36 .361 .260 (+38%) .324 (+37%) .389 (+25%) .714 (+30%) 3984.8
1984 BOS AL 158 625 109 203 31 4 6 55 3 89 44 .325 .259 (+25%) .322 (+26%) .384 (+8%) .707 (+16%) 2473.6
1985 BOS AL 161 653 107 240 42 3 8 78 2 96 61 .368 .257 (+43%) .323 (+39%) .390 (+22%) .714 (+30%) 4588.1
1986 BOS AL 149 580 107 207 47 2 8 71 0 105 44 .357 .257 (+38%) .325 (+39%) .395 (+23%) .720 (+30%) 4128.7
1987 BOS AL 147 551 108 200 40 6 24 89 1 105 48 .363 .262 (+38%) .331 (+39%) .415 (+42%) .746 (+41%) 5096.4
1988 BOS AL 155 584 128 214 45 6 5 58 2 125 34 .366 .254 (+44%) .317 (+50%) .377 (+30%) .695 (+39%) 5360.3
1989 BOS AL 156 621 113 205 51 7 3 54 2 107 51 .330 .254 (+30%) .319 (+35%) .375 (+20%) .694 (+27%) 3815.8
1990 BOS AL 155 619 89 187 44 5 6 63 0 87 68 .302 .257 (+17%) .324 (+19%) .385 (+9%) .710 (+13%) 1894.6
1991 BOS AL 144 546 93 181 42 2 8 51 1 89 32 .332 .255 (+30%) .323 (+30%) .384 (+20%) .708 (+24%) 3004.0
1992 BOS AL 143 514 62 133 22 4 7 50 1 74 31 .259 .255 (+1%) .322 (+9%) .377 (-5%) .699 (+2%) 378.2
1993 NYA AL 143 560 83 169 26 1 2 59 0 74 49 .302 .265 (+14%) .332 (+14%) .403 (-10%) .735 (+1%) 331.1
1994 NYA AL 97 366 61 125 19 1 11 55 2 61 29 .342 .269 (+27%) .338 (+28%) .424 (+15%) .763 (+21%) 1762.1
1995 NYA AL 126 460 76 149 22 4 5 63 1 74 50 .324 .266 (+21%) .337 (+22%) .417 (+1%) .755 (+10%) 1254.1
1996 NYA AL 132 501 80 156 29 2 2 41 1 67 32 .311 .269 (+15%) .340 (+14%) .426 (-9%) .767 (+1%) 376.6
1997 NYA AL 104 353 55 103 23 1 4 28 0 48 38 .292 .266 (+9%) .336 (+11%) .419 (-5%) .756 (+2%) 231.0
1998 TBA AL 123 435 51 122 23 4 7 52 3 46 54 .280 .266 (+5%) .335 (+4%) .420 (-5%) .755 (-1%) -33.4
1999 TBA AL 90 292 40 88 14 1 2 29 1 38 23 .301 .271 (+11%) .344 (+9%) .433 (-13%) .778 (-3%) -74.7
Career · 18 seasons 2,440 9,180 1,513 3,010 578 61 118 1,014 24 1,412 745 .328 — — — — 39,879

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Wade Boggs — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 1 0 1 2 3.86 0.0

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.55 across their career seasons — 15.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Wade Boggs — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1997 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00 — 0.0
1999 TBA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 1 0 1 6.75 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 2 3.86 — 0

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

Wade Boggs — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
39 154 15 42 9 1 2 16 16 20 .273

Playoff Batting by Year

Wade Boggs — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALDS1 NYA 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .429
1996 ALCS NYA 3 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133
1996 ALDS2 NYA 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .083
1996 WS NYA 4 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .273
1995 ALDS2 NYA 4 19 4 5 2 0 1 3 3 5 .263
1990 ALCS BOS 4 16 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 3 .438
1988 ALCS BOS 4 13 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 4 .385
1986 ALCS BOS 7 30 3 7 1 1 0 2 4 1 .233
1986 WS BOS 7 31 3 9 3 0 0 3 4 2 .290

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Wade Boggs — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12424590849162370532.354
Away11984590664138748482.302

Pitching — Home / Away

Wade Boggs — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.131016.75
Away11.000110.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Wade Boggs — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1999-08-27 TBRCLEL 300000010
1999-08-26 TBRCHWW 412100200
1999-08-25 TBRCHWL 313000010
1999-08-22 TBRKCRW 301000000
1999-08-18 TBRDETW 501000001
1999-08-13 TBRKCRL 100000000
1999-08-12 TBRKCRW 400000010
1999-08-11 TBRBALL 402100100
1999-08-10 TBRBALL 100000000
1999-08-08 TBRCLEW 101100000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Wade Boggs — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-08-10 TBRBAL — 1.1311010
1997-08-19 NYYLAA — 1.0000110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Wade Boggs — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 67 55 564 58 3 49
3B 2215 2168 1550 4246 229 423
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Wade Boggs — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1982 BOS 1B 49 44 460 49 3 40
1982 BOS 3B 44 39 28 119 5 11
1982 BOS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983 BOS 3B 153 153 118 368 27 40
1984 BOS 3B 156 156 141 330 20 30
1985 BOS 3B 161 160 134 335 17 30
1986 BOS 3B 149 148 121 267 19 30
1987 BOS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1987 BOS 3B 145 145 111 277 14 37
1988 BOS 3B 151 151 122 250 11 17
1989 BOS 3B 152 152 123 264 17 29
1990 BOS 3B 152 152 108 241 20 18
1991 BOS 3B 140 140 89 276 12 34
1992 BOS 3B 117 114 70 229 15 23
1993 NYA 3B 134 129 75 311 12 29
1994 NYA 1B 4 2 26 4 0 2
1994 NYA 3B 93 87 40 214 10 19
1995 NYA 1B 9 6 45 5 0 4
1995 NYA 3B 117 105 69 193 5 11
1996 NYA 3B 123 120 62 201 7 24
1997 NYA 3B 76 70 42 140 4 15
1997 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 TBA 3B 78 75 52 131 5 12
1999 TBA 1B 4 3 32 0 0 3
1999 TBA 3B 74 72 45 100 9 14
1999 TBA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Wade Boggs Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 67
Third Base 2213
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 107

Awards & Honors

Wade Boggs — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-08-07
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-09-13
1995 Gold Glove 3B
1994 Gold Glove 3B
1994 Silver Slugger 3B
1994 TSN All-Star 3B
1993 Silver Slugger 3B
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-05-23
1991 Silver Slugger 3B
1991 TSN All-Star 3B
1989 Player of the Week Week of 1989-05-05
1989 Silver Slugger 3B
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-08-26
1988 Silver Slugger 3B
1988 TSN All-Star 3B
1987 Player of the Month June
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-06-20
1987 Silver Slugger 3B
1987 TSN All-Star 3B
1986 Player of the Month May
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-05-30
1986 Silver Slugger 3B
1986 TSN All-Star 3B
1985 TSN All-Star 3B
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-07-15
1983 Silver Slugger 3B
1983 TSN All-Star 3B

Salary History

Wade Boggs — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1999 TBA AL $750,000
1998 TBA AL $1,150,000
1997 NYA AL $2,000,000
1996 NYA AL $2,050,000
1995 NYA AL $4,724,316
1994 NYA AL $3,200,000
1993 NYA AL $2,950,000
1992 BOS AL $2,700,000
1991 BOS AL $2,750,000
1990 BOS AL $1,900,000
1989 BOS AL $1,850,000
1988 BOS AL $1,650,000
1987 BOS AL $1,675,000
1986 BOS AL $1,350,000
1985 BOS AL $1,000,000
Total Career Earnings $31,699,316

Award Voting History

Wade Boggs — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 5.0 392 0
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 19.0 392 0
1990 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 5.0 392 0
1989 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 392 0
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 107.0 392 0
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 64.0 392 0
1986 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 87.0 392 0
1985 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 159.0 392 0
1983 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 25.0 392 0
1982 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 10.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Wade Boggs (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Grace
    .303 avg, 173 HR
  2. 95
    Luke Appling HOF
    .310 avg, 45 HR
  3. 90
    Charlie Gehringer HOF
    .320 avg, 184 HR
  4. 90
    Keith Hernandez
    .296 avg, 162 HR
  5. 89
    Joe Cronin HOF
    .301 avg, 170 HR
  6. 88
    John Olerud
    .295 avg, 255 HR

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Wade Boggs: the record in brief

The profile opens with Wade Boggs's first major league game on April 10, 1982; the last one listed came on August 27, 1999. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1982 to 1992), the New York Yankees (1993 to 1997), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 through 1999). Boggs is listed as a third baseman at 6'2" and 190 pounds. The bio says Boggs hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Boggs was born on June 15, 1958, in Omaha, NE, USA. Boggs's full given name, per the bio, is Wade Anthony Boggs.

Boggs finished with 3,010 hits from 9,180 at bats in 2,440 games, which works out to .328, plus 118 home runs, 1,014 runs batted in, and 24 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .415 clip and slugging .443, Boggs finished with a .858 OPS. Over the seasons Boggs played, league hitters batted .262; the .328 career figure is 25.2% above that. The OPS comparison is .858 to a league .730, 17.4% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wade Boggs

What years did Wade Boggs play?
Wade Boggs played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1999.
Was Wade Boggs a pitcher?
No. Wade Boggs was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Wade Boggs hit?
Wade Boggs hit 118 career home runs with 3010 hits.
Is Wade Boggs in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Wade Boggs was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
What was Wade Boggs's career batting average?
Wade Boggs batted .328 over his career, with 3,010 hits in 9,180 at bats.
How many RBI did Wade Boggs have?
Wade Boggs drove in 1,014 runs in his career.