Chris Davis

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2020)

Chris Davis was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020 for the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,417 career games, he hit .233 with 1,160 hits, 295 home runs, and 780 RBI. Chris Davis was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,994.

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

AVG .233
HR 295
RBI 780
H 1,160
OPS .774
PIV 6,994
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 255 lb
Born
3/17/1986 in Longview, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2008-06-26
Last Game
2020-09-11
Awards
All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Christopher Lyn Davis

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Career Batting Statistics

Chris Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,417 4,978 707 1,160 228 5 295 780 19 555 1,852 .233 .315 .459 .774 6,994

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 8.6% below league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .459 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +11.9% above league average.

Career OPS .774 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Davis 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
2008 TEX AL 80 295 51 84 23 2 17 55 1 20 88 .285 .263 (+8%) .333 (-1%) .416 (+32%) .749 (+17%) 848.7
2009 TEX AL 113 391 48 93 15 1 21 59 0 24 150 .238 .262 (-9%) .332 (-15%) .417 (+6%) .750 (-3%) -308.3
2010 TEX AL 45 120 7 23 9 0 1 4 3 15 40 .192 .257 (-26%) .325 (-14%) .402 (-28%) .728 (-22%) -415.4
2011 TEX AL 28 76 9 19 3 0 3 6 0 5 24 .250 .255 (-2%) .320 (-8%) .399 (+2%) .719 (-2%) -32.2
2011 BAL AL 31 123 16 34 9 0 2 13 1 6 39 .276 .255 (+8%) .320 (-3%) .399 (avg) .719 (-2%) -32.2
2012 BAL AL 139 515 75 139 20 0 33 85 2 37 169 .270 .254 (+6%) .318 (+2%) .405 (+24%) .724 (+14%) 1381.7
2013 BAL AL 160 584 103 167 42 1 53 138 4 72 199 .286 .253 (+13%) .317 (+16%) .396 (+60%) .714 (+41%) 4728.1
2014 BAL AL 127 450 65 88 16 0 26 72 2 60 173 .196 .251 (-22%) .313 (-4%) .386 (+5%) .700 (+1%) 96.1
2015 BAL AL 160 573 100 150 31 0 47 117 2 84 208 .262 .254 (+3%) .316 (+14%) .404 (+39%) .721 (+28%) 3395.0
2016 BAL AL 157 566 99 125 21 0 38 84 1 88 219 .221 .255 (-14%) .321 (+3%) .417 (+10%) .738 (+7%) 999.1
2017 BAL AL 128 456 65 98 15 1 26 61 1 61 195 .215 .254 (-16%) .324 (-5%) .425 (-1%) .750 (-2%) -172.5
2018 BAL AL 128 470 40 79 12 0 16 49 2 41 192 .168 .247 (-32%) .318 (-24%) .409 (-28%) .727 (-26%) -1975.2
2019 BAL AL 105 307 26 55 9 0 12 36 0 39 139 .179 .252 (-29%) .322 (-15%) .434 (-25%) .757 (-21%) -1038.5
2020 BAL AL 16 52 3 6 3 0 0 1 0 3 17 .115 .244 (-53%) .321 (-49%) .417 (-59%) .739 (-54%) -467.4
Career · 14 seasons 1,417 4,978 707 1,160 228 5 295 780 19 555 1,852 .233 — — — — 7,007

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

Chris Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 3.00 0.0

Career ERA 3.00 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 29.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Davis — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2012 BAL AL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
2019 BAL AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 3 3.00 — 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

Chris Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 27 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 11 .185

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2016 ALWC BAL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2012 ALDS1 BAL 5 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 .200
2012 ALWC BAL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1419 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Davis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7172462374587160408.238
Away7002516333573135372.228

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.021019.00
Away12.020120.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Chris Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-09-11 BALNYYL 300000001
2020-08-19 BALTORL 400000003
2020-08-18 BALTORL 000000000
2020-08-16 BALWASL 100000001
2020-08-14 BALWASL 400000000
2020-08-12 BALPHIW 401000002
2020-08-11 BALPHIW 411000011
2020-08-08 BALWASW 400000002
2020-08-07 BALWASW 512100001
2020-08-06 BALMIAL 411100001

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Chris Davis — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2019-04-20 BALMIN — 1.0211011
2012-05-06 BALBOS W 2.0200120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1147 1086 9204 573 52 1002
3B 93 86 63 110 17 14
OF 75 72 127 5 3 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2008 TEX 1B 51 46 358 34 1 52
2008 TEX 3B 32 31 31 44 3 5
2009 TEX 1B 100 92 845 47 3 82
2009 TEX 3B 11 10 9 8 2 1
2010 TEX 1B 41 30 269 22 2 27
2010 TEX 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2011 TEX 1B 15 10 87 1 0 11
2011 TEX 3B 9 8 4 17 3 2
2011 BAL 1B 16 14 144 8 0 14
2011 BAL 3B 17 17 10 18 5 3
2012 BAL 1B 38 38 342 28 4 37
2012 BAL OF 41 39 82 3 2 0
2012 BAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 BAL 1B 155 155 1339 75 6 153
2014 BAL 1B 115 104 909 52 4 97
2014 BAL 3B 21 19 9 22 4 3
2015 BAL 1B 111 108 882 53 3 77
2015 BAL OF 30 29 39 2 0 0
2016 BAL 1B 152 152 1325 62 10 138
2016 BAL OF 3 3 5 0 0 0
2017 BAL 1B 125 124 1015 80 7 122
2017 BAL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0
2018 BAL 1B 116 115 913 67 5 98
2019 BAL 1B 97 85 671 37 4 86
2019 BAL OF 1 1 1 0 1 0
2019 BAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 BAL 1B 15 13 105 7 3 8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Davis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 1147
Third Base 93
Left Field 11
Right Field 64
Designated Hitter 114

Awards & Honors

Chris Davis — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2016 Player of the Week Week of 2016-06-11
2013 Player of the Month April
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-04-07
2013 Player of the Week Week of 2013-06-02
2013 Silver Slugger 1B
2013 This Year in Baseball Breakout Hitter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-09-28
2008 Rookie of the Month July

Salary History

Chris Davis — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 BAL AL $21,268,890
2015 BAL AL $12,000,000
2014 BAL AL $10,350,000
2013 BAL AL $3,300,000
2012 BAL AL $488,000
2010 TEX AL $414,120
2009 TEX AL $406,620
Total Career Earnings $48,227,630

College History

Chris Davis — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Navarro College Corsicana TX 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Chris Davis — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2015 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 32.0 420 0
2013 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 232.0 420 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Chris Davis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mark Reynolds
    .236 avg, 298 HR
  2. 86
    Eugenio Suarez
    .244 avg, 351 HR
  3. 79
    Dean Palmer
    .251 avg, 275 HR
  4. 76
    Dan Uggla
    .241 avg, 235 HR
  5. 73
    Carlos Peña
    .232 avg, 286 HR
  6. 68
    Mike Napoli
    .246 avg, 267 HR

Chris Davis: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 26, 2008 and the final game on September 11, 2020, Chris Davis built the record summarized on this page. Davis played for the Texas Rangers (2008 through 2011) and the Baltimore Orioles (2011 through 2020). Davis, born on March 17, 1986, in Longview, TX, USA, is listed as a first baseman and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'4" and 255 pounds. Davis's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Lyn Davis.

Across 1,417 games at the plate, Davis's career line reads 1,160 hits in 4,978 at bats for a .233 average, along with 295 homers and 780 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .315 clip and slugging .459, Davis finished with a .774 OPS. The league as a whole hit .255 across Davis's seasons, which puts the .233 career mark 8.6% below average. For power, 2013 stands out: 53 home runs with the Baltimore Orioles. The highest hit total in a season was 167, in 2013.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Davis

What years did Chris Davis play?
Chris Davis played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.
Was Chris Davis a pitcher?
No. Chris Davis was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Chris Davis hit?
Chris Davis hit 295 career home runs with 1160 hits.
What was Chris Davis's career batting average?
Chris Davis batted .233 over his career, with 1,160 hits in 4,978 at bats.
How many RBI did Chris Davis have?
Chris Davis drove in 780 runs in his career.
What was Chris Davis's career ERA?
Chris Davis finished with a 3.00 career ERA, going 1-0 with 3 strikeouts.