What years did Ron Fairly play?

Ron Fairly played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1978.

Was Ron Fairly a pitcher?

No. Ron Fairly was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Ron Fairly hit?

Ron Fairly hit 215 career home runs with 1913 hits.

What was Ron Fairly's career batting average?

Ron Fairly batted .266 over his career, with 1,913 hits in 7,184 at bats.

How many RBI did Ron Fairly have?

Ron Fairly drove in 1,044 runs in his career.

Is Ron Fairly in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ron Fairly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ron Fairly

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1978)

Ron Fairly was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1978 for 6 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 21 seasons. In 2,442 career games, he hit .266 with 1,913 hits, 215 home runs, and 1,044 RBI. Ron Fairly was a 2-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 18,305.

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 .266

HR 215

RBI 1,044

H 1,913

OPS .768

PIV 18,305

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 7/12/1938 in Macon, GA, USA
Died: 10/30/2019 in Palm Desert, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-09-09
Last Game: 1978-09-23
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Ronald Ray Fairly

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Career Batting Statistics

Ron Fairly — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,442	7,184	931	1,913	307	33	215	1,044	35	1,052	877	.266	.360	.408	.768	18,305

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +12.9% above league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.

Career OPS .768 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — +10.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ron Fairly 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
1958	LAN	NL	15	53	6	15	1	0	2	8	0	6	7	.283	.257 (+10%)	.324 (+8%)	.394 (+5%)	.719 (+6%)	61.0
1959	LAN	NL	118	244	27	58	12	1	4	23	0	31	29	.238	.256 (-7%)	.323 (avg)	.392 (-12%)	.715 (-7%)	-218.7
1960	LAN	NL	14	37	6	4	0	3	1	3	0	7	12	.108	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	LAN	NL	111	245	42	79	15	2	10	48	0	48	22	.322	.258 (+25%)	.328 (+32%)	.399 (+31%)	.727 (+31%)	1691.4
1962	LAN	NL	147	460	80	128	15	7	14	71	1	75	59	.278	.257 (+8%)	.326 (+16%)	.393 (+10%)	.719 (+13%)	1384.5
1963	LAN	NL	152	490	62	133	21	0	12	77	5	58	69	.271	.246 (+10%)	.308 (+12%)	.371 (+4%)	.680 (+8%)	909.9
1964	LAN	NL	150	454	62	116	19	5	10	74	4	65	59	.256	.250 (+2%)	.312 (+12%)	.377 (+2%)	.690 (+6%)	727.2
1965	LAN	NL	158	555	73	152	28	1	9	70	2	76	72	.274	.245 (+12%)	.310 (+16%)	.371 (+1%)	.682 (+8%)	1139.4
1966	LAN	NL	117	351	53	101	20	0	14	61	3	52	38	.288	.248 (+16%)	.309 (+23%)	.376 (+23%)	.685 (+23%)	1662.8
1967	LAN	NL	153	486	45	107	19	0	10	55	1	54	51	.220	.242 (-9%)	.306 (-4%)	.357 (-10%)	.663 (-7%)	-493.8
1968	LAN	NL	141	441	32	103	15	1	4	43	0	41	61	.234	.236 (-1%)	.298 (+1%)	.340 (-12%)	.638 (-6%)	-327.1
1969	LAN	NL	30	64	3	14	3	2	0	8	0	9	6	.219	.248 (-12%)	.320 (-2%)	.369 (-11%)	.689 (-7%)	-63.5
1969	MON	NL	70	253	35	73	13	4	12	39	1	28	22	.289	.248 (+16%)	.320 (+12%)	.369 (+39%)	.689 (+27%)	-63.5
1970	MON	NL	119	385	54	111	19	0	15	61	10	72	64	.288	.253 (+14%)	.325 (+23%)	.385 (+18%)	.711 (+20%)	1802.3
1971	MON	NL	146	447	58	115	23	0	13	71	1	81	65	.257	.249 (+3%)	.316 (+18%)	.365 (+8%)	.682 (+13%)	1411.0
1972	MON	NL	140	446	51	124	15	1	17	68	3	46	45	.278	.243 (+14%)	.310 (+12%)	.353 (+22%)	.664 (+17%)	1470.0
1973	MON	NL	142	413	70	123	13	1	17	49	2	86	33	.298	.256 (+16%)	.325 (+30%)	.378 (+21%)	.703 (+25%)	2515.9
1974	MON	NL	101	282	35	69	9	1	12	43	2	57	28	.245	.256 (-5%)	.324 (+15%)	.369 (+11%)	.693 (+13%)	873.5
1975	SLN	NL	107	229	32	69	13	2	7	37	0	45	22	.301	.257 (+17%)	.327 (+29%)	.374 (+25%)	.701 (+27%)	1339.5
1976	SLN	NL	73	110	13	29	4	0	0	21	0	23	12	.264	.255 (+3%)	.320 (+20%)	.360 (-17%)	.681 (+1%)	127.0
1976	OAK	AL	15	46	9	11	1	0	3	10	0	9	12	.239	—	—	—	—	127.0
1977	TOR	AL	132	458	60	128	24	2	19	64	0	58	58	.279	.264 (+6%)	.329 (+10%)	.401 (+16%)	.730 (+13%)	1295.8
1978	CAL	AL	91	235	23	51	5	0	10	40	0	25	31	.217	.257 (-16%)	.323 (-11%)	.378 (-3%)	.702 (-7%)	-272.4
Career · 23 seasons			2,442	7,184	931	1,913	307	33	215	1,044	35	1,052	877	.266	—	—	—	—	17,099

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

Ron Fairly — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	40	7	12	3	0	2	6	5	6	.300

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Fairly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1966	WS	LAN	3	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	.143
1965	WS	LAN	7	29	7	11	3	2	6	0	1	.379
1963	WS	LAN	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
1959	WS	LAN	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Fairly — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1218	3514	478	963	112	518	.274
Away	1220	3667	453	949	103	525	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ron Fairly — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1978-09-23	LAA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978-09-19	LAA	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978-09-13	LAA	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978-09-12	LAA	TEX	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	0
1978-09-11	LAA	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978-09-10	LAA	KCR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978-09-09	LAA	KCR	W	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1978-09-09	LAA	KCR	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1978-09-07	LAA	TEX	W	4	1	1	1	2	0	0
1978-09-06	LAA	TEX	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Fairly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1218	1044	9294	704	92	854
OF	1037	807	1475	69	30	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Fairly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	LAN	OF	15	15	33	0	1	0
1959	LAN	OF	88	58	97	8	4	1
1960	LAN	OF	13	12	15	1	0	0
1961	LAN	1B	23	21	157	11	2	16
1961	LAN	OF	71	45	85	7	1	1
1962	LAN	1B	120	117	968	43	11	76
1962	LAN	OF	48	12	39	2	0	0
1963	LAN	1B	119	99	884	45	5	74
1963	LAN	OF	45	34	62	3	2	0
1964	LAN	1B	141	123	1081	82	15	89
1965	LAN	1B	13	12	99	6	1	6
1965	LAN	OF	148	141	262	7	5	1
1966	LAN	1B	25	19	154	12	1	20
1966	LAN	OF	98	74	110	2	3	0
1967	LAN	1B	68	62	598	47	9	54
1967	LAN	OF	97	63	129	8	2	1
1968	LAN	1B	36	31	247	13	1	20
1968	LAN	OF	105	84	159	13	2	7
1969	LAN	1B	12	11	92	9	2	5
1969	LAN	OF	10	4	10	0	0	0
1969	MON	1B	52	47	409	36	4	53
1969	MON	OF	21	20	32	1	1	0
1970	MON	1B	118	105	944	90	5	112
1970	MON	OF	4	0	1	0	0	0
1971	MON	1B	135	116	1108	104	10	110
1971	MON	OF	10	6	8	0	0	0
1972	MON	1B	68	50	521	38	4	37
1972	MON	OF	70	69	125	8	2	2
1973	MON	1B	5	2	20	1	0	4
1973	MON	OF	121	108	182	4	5	0
1974	MON	1B	67	64	572	42	7	41
1974	MON	OF	20	17	31	1	0	0
1975	SLN	1B	56	38	351	33	8	33
1975	SLN	OF	20	15	32	0	0	0
1976	SLN	1B	27	19	174	21	1	19
1976	OAK	1B	15	14	121	10	0	10
1977	TOR	1B	40	36	312	30	5	28
1977	TOR	OF	33	30	63	4	2	0
1978	CAL	1B	78	58	482	31	1	47

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ron Fairly Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1222
Left Field	213
Center Field	123
Right Field	731
Designated Hitter	63

College History

Ron Fairly — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1958

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Career Spans

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Ron Fairly: the record in brief

Ron Fairly's major league career runs from a debut on September 9, 1958 to a final game on September 23, 1978. Club by club, the record runs the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 to 1969), the Montreal Expos (1969 to 1974), the St. Louis Cardinals (1975 to 1976), the Oakland Athletics (1976), the Toronto Blue Jays (1977), and the California Angels (1978). Fairly played primarily as a first baseman and threw and hit left-handed. Born on July 12, 1938, in Macon, GA, USA, Fairly was listed at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds. Fairly's death is recorded on October 30, 2019, in Palm Desert, CA, USA. Ron Fairly was the playing name; the full given name is Ronald Ray.

Across 2,442 games at the plate, Fairly's career line reads 1,913 hits in 7,184 at bats for a .266 average, adding 215 home runs, 1,044 runs batted in, and 35 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .360 clip and slugging .408, Fairly finished with a .768 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Fairly

What years did Ron Fairly play?: Ron Fairly played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1978.
Was Ron Fairly a pitcher?: No. Ron Fairly was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Ron Fairly hit?: Ron Fairly hit 215 career home runs with 1913 hits.
What was Ron Fairly's career batting average?: Ron Fairly batted .266 over his career, with 1,913 hits in 7,184 at bats.
How many RBI did Ron Fairly have?: Ron Fairly drove in 1,044 runs in his career.
Is Ron Fairly in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ron Fairly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.