Ron Fairly

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12183514478963112518.274
Away12203667453949103525.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1978-09-23 LAACHWL 100000000
1978-09-19 LAAMINW 100000000
1978-09-13 LAATEXL 100000001
1978-09-12 LAATEXL 411001200
1978-09-11 LAATEXL 300000001
1978-09-10 LAAKCRW 000000000
1978-09-09 LAAKCRW 200000110
1978-09-09 LAAKCRW 310000010
1978-09-07 LAATEXW 411001200
1978-09-06 LAATEXL 401000001

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1222
Left Field 213
Center Field 123
Right Field 731
Designated Hitter 63

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 1958

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Ron Fairly (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Sal Bando
    .254 avg, 242 HR
  2. 89
    Todd Zeile
    .265 avg, 253 HR
  3. 86
    Bobby Grich
    .266 avg, 224 HR
  4. 79
    Robin Ventura
    .267 avg, 294 HR
  5. 75
    Bob Bailey
    .257 avg, 189 HR
  6. 75
    Toby Harrah
    .264 avg, 195 HR

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.