Eric Davis

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1626 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8052547452686132463.269
Away8212774486744150471.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2001-10-07 SFGLADW 100000000
2001-10-06 SFGLADL 300000000
2001-10-05 SFGLADL 101100300
2001-09-30 SFGSDPL 101000000
2001-09-28 SFGSDPW 100000001
2001-09-26 SFGLADW 100000000
2001-09-21 SFGSDPW 100000000
2001-09-20 SFGHOUL 100000000
2001-09-19 SFGHOUL 100000000
2001-09-09 SFGCOLW 010000010

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1
Left Field 352
Center Field 844
Right Field 304
Designated Hitter 78

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

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

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 2.0 392 0
1990 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 12.0 336 0
1989 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 44.0 336 0
1988 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 14.0 336 0
1987 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 73.0 336 0
1986 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 21.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Kirk Gibson
    .268 avg, 255 HR
  2. 91
    Ray Lankford
    .272 avg, 238 HR
  3. 89
    Darryl Strawberry
    .259 avg, 335 HR
  4. 88
    Reggie Sanders
    .267 avg, 305 HR
  5. 82
    George Springer
    .265 avg, 307 HR
  6. 77
    Cliff Floyd
    .278 avg, 233 HR

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.