Tommy Davis

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1976)

Tommy Davis was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1976 for 10 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,999 career games, he hit .294 with 2,121 hits, 153 home runs, and 1,052 RBI. Tommy Davis was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,373.

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 .294
HR 153
RBI 1,052
H 2,121
OPS .733
PIV 7,373
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
3/21/1939 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died
4/3/2022 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1959-09-22
Last Game
1976-10-02
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Herman Thomas Davis

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Career Batting Statistics

Tommy Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,999 7,223 811 2,121 272 35 153 1,052 136 381 754 .294 .329 .405 .733 7,373

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +16.9% above league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .405 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career OPS .733 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy Davis (b. 1939) 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
1959 LAN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 LAN NL 110 352 43 97 18 1 11 44 6 13 35 .276 .255 (+8%) .323 (-7%) .387 (+10%) .711 (+2%) 12.8
1961 LAN NL 132 460 60 128 13 2 15 58 10 32 53 .278 .258 (+8%) .328 (-1%) .399 (+3%) .727 (+1%) 68.2
1962 LAN NL 163 665 120 230 27 9 27 153 18 33 65 .346 .257 (+34%) .326 (+15%) .393 (+36%) .719 (+26%) 3336.3
1963 LAN NL 146 556 69 181 19 3 16 88 15 29 59 .326 .246 (+32%) .308 (+16%) .371 (+23%) .680 (+20%) 2022.3
1964 LAN NL 152 592 70 163 20 5 14 86 11 29 68 .275 .250 (+10%) .312 (avg) .377 (+5%) .690 (+3%) 170.2
1965 LAN NL 17 60 3 15 1 1 0 9 2 2 4 .250 .245 (+2%) .310 (-13%) .371 (-19%) .682 (-17%) -165.4
1966 LAN NL 100 313 27 98 11 1 3 27 3 16 36 .313 .248 (+26%) .309 (+12%) .376 (+2%) .685 (+6%) 364.0
1967 NYN NL 154 577 72 174 32 0 16 73 9 31 71 .302 .242 (+24%) .306 (+12%) .357 (+23%) .663 (+18%) 1838.6
1968 CHA AL 132 456 30 122 5 3 8 50 4 16 48 .268 .236 (+13%) .298 (-3%) .340 (+1%) .638 (-1%) -171.5
1969 SE1 AL 123 454 52 123 29 1 6 80 19 30 46 .271 .248 (+9%) .320 (avg) .369 (+3%) .689 (+1%) -2.6
1969 HOU NL 24 79 2 19 3 0 1 9 1 8 9 .241 .248 (-3%) .320 (-1%) .369 (-14%) .689 (-8%) -2.6
1970 HOU NL 57 213 24 60 12 2 3 30 8 7 25 .282 .253 (+11%) .325 (-7%) .385 (+4%) .711 (-1%) -97.5
1970 OAK AL 66 200 17 58 9 1 1 27 2 8 18 .290 .253 (+14%) .325 (-3%) .385 (-7%) .711 (-5%) -97.5
1970 CHN NL 11 42 4 11 2 0 2 8 0 1 1 .262 — — — — -97.5
1971 OAK AL 79 219 26 71 8 1 3 42 7 15 19 .324 .249 (+30%) .316 (+15%) .365 (+13%) .682 (+13%) 493.0
1972 CHN NL 15 26 3 7 1 0 0 6 0 2 3 .269 — — — — 0.0
1972 BAL AL 26 82 9 21 3 0 0 6 2 6 18 .256 .243 (+5%) .310 (-1%) .353 (-17%) .664 (-10%) 0.0
1973 BAL AL 137 552 53 169 20 3 7 89 11 30 56 .306 .256 (+19%) .325 (+5%) .378 (+3%) .703 (+4%) 361.4
1974 BAL AL 158 626 67 181 20 1 11 84 6 34 49 .289 .256 (+13%) .324 (avg) .369 (+2%) .693 (+1%) 58.6
1975 BAL AL 116 460 43 130 14 1 6 57 2 23 52 .283 .257 (+10%) .327 (-4%) .374 (-5%) .701 (-4%) -358.7
1976 CAL AL 72 219 16 58 5 0 3 26 0 15 18 .265 .255 (+4%) .320 (-2%) .360 (-9%) .681 (-6%) -187.5
1976 KCA AL 8 19 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 — — — — -187.5
Career · 23 seasons 1,999 7,223 811 2,121 272 35 153 1,052 136 381 754 .294 — — — — 7,357

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

Tommy Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 67 2 21 2 2 0 5 2 4 .313

Playoff Batting by Year

Tommy Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 ALCS BAL 4 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267
1973 ALCS BAL 5 21 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 .286
1971 ALCS OAK 3 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375
1966 WS LAN 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
1963 WS LAN 4 15 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 .400

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tommy Davis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9913472393103975528.299
Away10053740417107977521.289

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1976-10-02 KCRMINL 402000000
1976-10-01 KCRMINL 100000000
1976-09-28 KCROAKL 100000000
1976-09-27 KCROAKL 411000000
1976-09-26 KCRTEXL 000000010
1976-09-25 KCRTEXL 100000000
1976-09-24 KCRTEXW 701000000
1976-09-22 KCROAKL 101000000
1976-09-15 LAAKCRW 101000100
1976-09-13 LAATEXW 100000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 62 53 443 43 9 39
2B 3 0 0 3 0 0
3B 147 128 86 217 32 20
OF 1233 1142 1900 63 61 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 LAN 3B 5 3 2 10 0 0
1960 LAN OF 87 76 151 7 4 2
1961 LAN 3B 59 57 30 88 13 6
1961 LAN OF 86 60 143 3 4 2
1962 LAN 3B 39 31 29 51 10 7
1962 LAN OF 146 130 240 9 10 0
1963 LAN 3B 40 36 23 60 9 7
1963 LAN OF 129 107 181 7 6 3
1964 LAN OF 148 148 264 9 5 1
1965 LAN OF 16 16 21 1 0 1
1966 LAN 3B 2 0 1 4 0 0
1966 LAN OF 79 76 98 5 3 1
1967 NYN 1B 1 1 5 2 1 0
1967 NYN OF 149 149 231 5 6 0
1968 CHA 1B 6 6 40 1 1 3
1968 CHA OF 116 112 171 8 7 2
1969 SE1 1B 1 1 9 0 1 0
1969 SE1 OF 112 108 174 3 6 0
1969 HOU OF 21 20 27 1 0 0
1970 HOU OF 53 51 71 4 4 1
1970 OAK 1B 8 5 59 3 2 9
1970 OAK OF 45 45 51 1 2 0
1970 CHN OF 10 10 15 0 1 0
1971 OAK 1B 35 30 247 30 3 24
1971 OAK 2B 3 0 0 3 0 0
1971 OAK 3B 2 1 1 4 0 0
1971 OAK OF 16 14 27 0 2 0
1972 CHN 1B 3 3 27 1 0 0
1972 CHN OF 2 2 4 0 1 0
1972 BAL 1B 3 2 20 4 0 0
1972 BAL OF 18 18 31 0 0 0
1973 BAL 1B 4 4 32 2 1 3
1976 CAL 1B 1 1 4 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tommy Davis (b. 1939) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 62
Second Base 3
Third Base 146
Left Field 1103
Center Field 125
Right Field 57
Designated Hitter 451

Awards & Honors

Tommy Davis — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1974 Outstanding DH Award
1974 TSN All-Star DH
1963 TSN All-Star OF
1962 TSN All-Star OF

Award Voting History

Tommy Davis — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 6.0 336 0
1973 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 47.0 336 0
1967 Most Valuable Player NL 26th 3.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 4.0 280 0
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 41.0 280 0
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 175.0 280 3
1960 Rookie of the Year NL 5th 1.0 24 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Melky Cabrera
    .285 avg, 144 HR
  2. 94
    Felipe Alou
    .286 avg, 206 HR
  3. 89
    Lou Piniella
    .291 avg, 102 HR
  4. 88
    Gee Walker
    .294 avg, 124 HR
  5. 87
    Garry Maddox
    .285 avg, 117 HR
  6. 86
    Darin Erstad
    .282 avg, 124 HR

Tommy Davis: the record in brief

Tommy Davis's major league career runs from a debut on September 22, 1959 to a final game on October 2, 1976. By club, Davis's seasons break down as the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959 to 1966), the New York Mets (1967), the Chicago White Sox (1968), the Seattle Pilots (1969), the Houston Astros (1969 through 1970), the Oakland Athletics (1970 through 1971), the Chicago Cubs (1970 through 1972), and the Baltimore Orioles (1972 through 1975), with further stops in the season rows. Listed as an outfielder, Davis both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. The birth record reads March 21, 1939, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Davis's death is recorded on April 3, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Across 1,999 games at the plate, Davis's career line reads 2,121 hits in 7,223 at bats for a .294 average, adding 153 home runs, 1,052 runs batted in, and 136 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .329 and the slugging percentage .405, for an OPS of .733.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Davis

What years did Tommy Davis play?
Tommy Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1976.
Was Tommy Davis a pitcher?
No. Tommy Davis was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Tommy Davis hit?
Tommy Davis hit 153 career home runs with 2,121 hits.
What teams did Tommy Davis play for?
Tommy Davis played for 10 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1966), the New York Mets (1967), the Chicago White Sox (1968), the Seattle Pilots (1969), the Houston Astros (1969–1970), the Oakland Athletics (1970–1971), the Chicago Cubs (1970, 1972), the Baltimore Orioles (1972–1975), the California Angels (1976), and the Kansas City Royals (1976).
Did Tommy Davis win an MVP award?
No. Tommy Davis did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Tommy Davis win?
Tommy Davis was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Tommy Davis's career stats?
In 1,999 games, Tommy Davis had 2,121 hits, 153 home runs, 1,052 RBI, 811 runs, and 136 stolen bases, with a .294 batting average.
What position did Tommy Davis play?
Tommy Davis played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tommy Davis and how much did he weigh?
Tommy Davis was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Tommy Davis hit each season?
Tommy Davis's home runs by season: 0 in 1959, 11 in 1960, 15 in 1961, 27 in 1962, 16 in 1963, 14 in 1964, 0 in 1965, 3 in 1966, 16 in 1967, 8 in 1968, 7 in 1969, 6 in 1970, 3 in 1971, 0 in 1972, 7 in 1973, 11 in 1974, 6 in 1975, and 3 in 1976. His most in one season was 27, in 1962.
What was Tommy Davis's career batting average?
Tommy Davis batted .294 over his career, with 2,121 hits in 7,223 at bats.
How many RBI did Tommy Davis have?
Tommy Davis drove in 1,052 runs in his career.
Is Tommy Davis in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tommy Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Tommy Davis make?
Tommy Davis was selected to 2 All-Star Games.