What years did Eric Davis play?

Eric Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2001.

Was Eric Davis a pitcher?

No. Eric Davis was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Eric Davis hit?

Eric Davis hit 282 career home runs with 1430 hits.

What was Eric Davis's career batting average?

Eric Davis batted .269 over his career, with 1,430 hits in 5,321 at bats.

How many RBI did Eric Davis have?

Eric Davis drove in 934 runs in his career.

Is Eric Davis in the Hall of Fame?

No. Eric Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eric Davis

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-2001)

Eric Davis was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2001 for 6 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,626 career games, he hit .269 with 1,430 hits, 282 home runs, and 934 RBI. Eric Davis was a 2-time All-Star, a 3-time Gold Glove, a 2-time Silver Slugger, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 16,791.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .269

HR 282

RBI 934

H 1,430

OPS .841

PIV 16,791

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 165 lb
Born: 5/29/1962 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-05-19
Last Game: 2001-10-07
Awards: 2× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove · 2× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Eric Keith Davis

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Career Batting Statistics

Eric Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,626	5,321	938	1,430	239	26	282	934	349	740	1,398	.269	.359	.482	.841	16,791

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +8.4% above league average.

Career SLG .482 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — +19.0% above league average.

Career OPS .841 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — +14.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Eric 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
1984	CIN	NL	57	174	33	39	10	1	10	30	10	24	48	.224	.259 (-14%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (+21%)	.707 (+11%)	320.8
1985	CIN	NL	56	122	26	30	3	3	8	18	16	7	39	.246	.257 (-4%)	.323 (-11%)	.390 (+32%)	.714 (+12%)	196.4
1986	CIN	NL	132	415	97	115	15	3	27	71	80	68	100	.277	.257 (+8%)	.325 (+16%)	.395 (+32%)	.720 (+25%)	2162.4
1987	CIN	NL	129	474	120	139	23	4	37	100	50	84	134	.293	.262 (+12%)	.331 (+20%)	.415 (+43%)	.746 (+33%)	3298.1
1988	CIN	NL	135	472	81	129	18	3	26	93	35	65	124	.273	.254 (+8%)	.317 (+14%)	.377 (+30%)	.695 (+23%)	2145.0
1989	CIN	NL	131	462	74	130	14	2	34	101	21	68	116	.281	.254 (+11%)	.319 (+15%)	.375 (+44%)	.694 (+31%)	2708.0
1990	CIN	NL	127	453	84	118	26	2	24	86	21	60	100	.260	.257 (+1%)	.324 (+7%)	.385 (+26%)	.710 (+17%)	1524.9
1991	CIN	NL	89	285	39	67	10	0	11	33	14	48	92	.235	.255 (-8%)	.323 (+9%)	.384 (avg)	.708 (+4%)	392.9
1992	LAN	NL	76	267	21	61	8	1	5	32	19	36	71	.228	.255 (-11%)	.322 (+1%)	.377 (-15%)	.699 (-8%)	-227.5
1993	LAN	NL	108	376	57	88	17	0	14	53	33	41	88	.234	.265 (-12%)	.332 (-7%)	.403 (-3%)	.735 (-5%)	-323.7
1993	DET	AL	23	75	14	19	1	1	6	15	2	14	18	.253	.265 (-4%)	.332 (+12%)	.403 (+32%)	.735 (+23%)	-323.7
1994	DET	AL	37	120	19	22	4	0	3	13	5	18	45	.183	.269 (-32%)	.338 (-14%)	.424 (-31%)	.763 (-24%)	-453.5
1996	CIN	NL	129	415	81	119	20	0	26	83	23	70	121	.287	.269 (+6%)	.340 (+16%)	.426 (+23%)	.767 (+20%)	1869.0
1997	BAL	AL	42	158	29	48	11	0	8	25	6	14	47	.304	.266 (+14%)	.336 (+6%)	.419 (+25%)	.756 (+17%)	436.6
1998	BAL	AL	131	452	81	148	29	1	28	89	7	44	108	.327	.266 (+23%)	.335 (+16%)	.420 (+38%)	.755 (+28%)	2579.2
1999	SLN	NL	58	191	27	49	9	2	5	30	5	30	49	.257	.271 (-5%)	.344 (+4%)	.433 (-7%)	.778 (-2%)	-24.4
2000	SLN	NL	92	254	38	77	14	0	6	40	1	36	60	.303	.270 (+12%)	.344 (+13%)	.437 (-2%)	.782 (+5%)	339.7
2001	SFN	NL	74	156	17	32	7	3	4	22	1	13	38	.205	.263 (-22%)	.332 (-19%)	.426 (-14%)	.758 (-16%)	-464.1
Career · 18 seasons			1,626	5,321	938	1,430	239	26	282	934	349	740	1,398	.269	—	—	—	—	16,156

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

Eric Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	73	7	14	2	0	2	12	2	21	.192

Playoff Batting by Year

Eric Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	SLN	4	10	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	.200
2000	NLDS1	SLN	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
1997	ALCS	BAL	6	13	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	.154
1997	ALDS2	BAL	3	9	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	.222
1990	NLCS	CIN	6	23	2	4	1	0	2	1	9	.174
1990	WS	CIN	4	14	3	4	0	1	5	0	0	.286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eric Davis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	805	2547	452	686	132	463	.269
Away	821	2774	486	744	150	471	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eric Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2001-10-07	SFG	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-10-06	SFG	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-10-05	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	1	1	3	0	0
2001-09-30	SFG	SDP	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
2001-09-28	SFG	SDP	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001-09-26	SFG	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-21	SFG	SDP	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-20	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-19	SFG	HOU	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-09	SFG	COL	W	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eric Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	1	7	0	0	0
OF	1431	1330	3097	60	50	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eric Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	CIN	OF	51	44	125	4	1	2
1985	CIN	OF	47	24	75	3	1	1
1986	CIN	OF	121	109	274	2	7	0
1987	CIN	OF	128	127	380	10	4	4
1988	CIN	OF	130	130	300	2	6	0
1989	CIN	OF	125	123	298	2	5	1
1990	CIN	OF	122	121	257	11	2	1
1991	CIN	OF	81	79	190	5	3	2
1992	LAN	OF	74	73	123	0	5	0
1993	LAN	OF	103	95	221	7	2	2
1993	DET	OF	18	17	52	0	1	0
1994	DET	OF	35	33	85	1	1	0
1996	CIN	1B	1	1	7	0	0	0
1996	CIN	OF	126	114	272	3	3	0
1997	BAL	OF	30	29	39	0	1	0
1998	BAL	OF	72	69	119	4	1	0
1999	SLN	OF	51	48	93	4	0	0
2000	SLN	OF	69	61	120	1	4	0
2001	SFN	OF	48	34	74	1	3	0

Career Games by Position

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Eric Davis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Left Field	352
Center Field	844
Right Field	304
Designated Hitter	78

Awards & Honors

Eric Davis — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	MLB Players Choice Man of the Year
1998	MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
1997	Hutch Award
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-04-26
1997	Roberto Clemente Award
1996	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-06-23
1989	Gold Glove	OF
1989	Player of the Week	Week of 1989-06-03
1989	Silver Slugger	OF
1989	TSN All-Star	OF
1988	Gold Glove	OF
1988	Player of the Month	August
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-08-19
1987	Gold Glove	OF
1987	Player of the Month	April
1987	Player of the Month	May
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-05-01
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-07-31
1987	Silver Slugger	OF
1987	TSN All-Star	OF
1986	Player of the Month	July

Salary History

Eric Davis — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	SFN	NL	$1,500,000
2000	SLN	NL	$4,420,840
1999	SLN	NL	$3,420,840
1998	BAL	AL	$2,500,000
1997	BAL	AL	$2,200,000
1996	CIN	NL	$750,000
1994	DET	AL	$3,000,000
1993	LAN	NL	$2,000,000
1992	LAN	NL	$3,600,000
1991	CIN	NL	$3,600,000
1990	CIN	NL	$2,100,000
1989	CIN	NL	$1,515,000
1988	CIN	NL	$899,000
1987	CIN	NL	$330,000
1986	CIN	NL	$90,000
Total Career Earnings			$31,925,680

Award Voting History

Eric Davis — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1998	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	2.0	392
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	12.0	336
1989	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	44.0	336
1988	Most Valuable Player	NL	13th	14.0	336
1987	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	73.0	336
1986	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	21.0	336

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Career Spans

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Eric Davis: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 19, 1984 and the final game on October 7, 2001, Eric Davis built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1984 through 1996), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992 to 1993), the Detroit Tigers (1993 to 1994), the Baltimore Orioles (1997 through 1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 to 2000), and the San Francisco Giants (2001). At 6 feet, 2 inches and 165 pounds, Davis is listed as an outfielder. Davis threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Davis was born on May 29, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Eric Keith.

The batting record for Davis: 1,626 games, 1,430 hits in 5,321 at bats, and a .269 average, adding 282 home runs, 934 RBI, and 349 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .359 clip and slugging .482, Davis finished with a .841 OPS. Davis hit .269 while the league hit .262 over the same span, a figure close to average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eric Davis

What years did Eric Davis play?: Eric Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2001.
Was Eric Davis a pitcher?: No. Eric Davis was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Eric Davis hit?: Eric Davis hit 282 career home runs with 1430 hits.
What was Eric Davis's career batting average?: Eric Davis batted .269 over his career, with 1,430 hits in 5,321 at bats.
How many RBI did Eric Davis have?: Eric Davis drove in 934 runs in his career.
Is Eric Davis in the Hall of Fame?: No. Eric Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.