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 2121 hits.

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.

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 September 8, 2026

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	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1974	ALCS	BAL	4	15	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.267
1973	ALCS	BAL	5	21	1	6	1	0	2	1	0	.286
1971	ALCS	OAK	3	8	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.375
1966	WS	LAN	4	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.250
1963	WS	LAN	4	15	0	6	0	2	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
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	991	3472	393	1039	75	528	.299
Away	1005	3740	417	1079	77	521	.289

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1976-10-02	KCR	MIN	L	4	0	2	0	0
1976-10-01	KCR	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1976-09-28	KCR	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0
1976-09-27	KCR	OAK	L	4	1	1	0	0
1976-09-26	KCR	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	1
1976-09-25	KCR	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0
1976-09-24	KCR	TEX	W	7	0	1	0	0
1976-09-22	KCR	OAK	L	1	0	1	0	0
1976-09-15	LAA	KCR	W	1	0	1	1	0
1976-09-13	LAA	TEX	W	1	0	0	1	0

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

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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

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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 2121 hits.
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.