What years did Dan Gladden play?

Dan Gladden played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.

Was Dan Gladden a pitcher?

No. Dan Gladden was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Dan Gladden hit?

Dan Gladden hit 74 career home runs with 1215 hits.

What was Dan Gladden's career batting average?

Dan Gladden batted .270 over his career, with 1,215 hits in 4,501 at bats.

How many RBI did Dan Gladden have?

Dan Gladden drove in 446 runs in his career.

What was Dan Gladden's career ERA?

Dan Gladden finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Dan Gladden

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1993)

Dan Gladden was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993 for the San Francisco Giants, the Minnesota Twins, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,197 career games, he hit .270 with 1,215 hits, 74 home runs, and 446 RBI.

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 .270

HR 74

RBI 446

H 1,215

OPS .707

PIV -316

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 7/7/1957 in San Jose, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-09-05
Last Game: 1993-10-03

Full name: Clinton Daniel Gladden

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Career Batting Statistics

Dan Gladden — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,197	4,501	663	1,215	203	40	74	446	222	337	625	.270	.324	.382	.707	-316

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .324 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .382 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dan Gladden 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
1983	SFN	NL	18	63	6	14	2	0	1	9	4	5	11	.222	.260 (-15%)	.324 (-15%)	.389 (-23%)	.714 (-19%)	-195.5
1984	SFN	NL	86	342	71	120	17	2	4	31	31	33	37	.351	.259 (+35%)	.322 (+27%)	.384 (+16%)	.707 (+21%)	1435.4
1985	SFN	NL	142	502	64	122	15	8	7	41	32	40	78	.243	.257 (-5%)	.323 (-5%)	.390 (-11%)	.714 (-9%)	-664.0
1986	SFN	NL	102	351	55	97	16	1	4	29	27	39	59	.276	.257 (+7%)	.325 (+10%)	.395 (-8%)	.720 (avg)	134.4
1987	MIN	AL	121	438	69	109	21	2	8	38	25	38	72	.249	.262 (-5%)	.331 (-6%)	.415 (-13%)	.746 (-10%)	-697.0
1988	MIN	AL	141	576	91	155	32	6	11	62	28	46	74	.269	.254 (+6%)	.317 (+2%)	.377 (+7%)	.695 (+5%)	441.3
1989	MIN	AL	121	461	69	136	23	3	8	46	23	23	53	.295	.254 (+16%)	.319 (+3%)	.375 (+9%)	.694 (+7%)	457.6
1990	MIN	AL	136	534	64	147	27	6	5	40	25	26	67	.275	.257 (+7%)	.324 (-3%)	.385 (-2%)	.710 (-3%)	-315.1
1991	MIN	AL	126	461	65	114	14	9	6	52	15	36	60	.247	.255 (-3%)	.323 (-5%)	.384 (-8%)	.708 (-6%)	-511.8
1992	DET	AL	113	417	57	106	20	1	7	42	4	30	64	.254	.255 (-1%)	.322 (-6%)	.377 (-5%)	.699 (-5%)	-401.1
1993	DET	AL	91	356	52	95	16	2	13	56	8	21	50	.267	.265 (+1%)	.332 (-6%)	.403 (+7%)	.735 (+1%)	0.1
Career · 11 seasons			1,197	4,501	663	1,215	203	40	74	446	222	337	625	.270	—	—	—	—	-316

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Dan Gladden — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	0	1	0	4.50	0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 20.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dan Gladden — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	MIN	AL	1	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	1	1.0	2	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	2.0	2	1	1	4.50	—	0

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

Dan Gladden — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
24	104	17	29	6	3	1	15	9	12	.279

Playoff Batting by Year

Dan Gladden — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1991	ALCS	MIN	5	23	4	6	0	0	0	3	1	3	.261
1991	WS	MIN	7	30	5	7	2	2	0	0	3	4	.233
1987	ALCS	MIN	5	20	5	7	2	0	0	5	2	1	.350
1987	WS	MIN	7	31	3	9	2	1	1	7	3	4	.290

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dan Gladden — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	599	2190	356	611	44	224	.279
Away	598	2311	307	604	30	222	.261

Pitching — Home / Away

Dan Gladden — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	2	2.0	2	1	1	0	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dan Gladden — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1993-10-03	DET	NYY	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1993-10-02	DET	NYY	W	5	0	4	0	1	0	0
1993-10-01	DET	NYY	L	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
1993-09-28	DET	BOS	W	6	0	1	0	2	0	1
1993-09-26	DET	BAL	W	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-09-24	DET	BAL	W	4	1	1	1	0	0	2
1993-09-21	DET	MIL	L	5	1	2	1	1	0	3
1993-09-20	DET	MIL	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993-09-17	DET	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993-09-15	DET	TOR	L	4	1	2	0	2	0	0

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Dan Gladden — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-05-07	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1988-06-27	MIN	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dan Gladden — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1137	1062	2520	81	43	20
P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dan Gladden — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	SFN	OF	18	16	53	0	0	0
1984	SFN	OF	85	82	232	8	3	1
1985	SFN	OF	124	118	273	3	7	0
1986	SFN	OF	89	82	226	7	3	2
1987	MIN	OF	111	101	223	9	3	2
1988	MIN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988	MIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988	MIN	OF	140	134	319	12	3	5
1988	MIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1989	MIN	OF	117	110	245	8	9	3
1989	MIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990	MIN	OF	133	127	286	12	6	3
1991	MIN	OF	126	110	240	4	3	1
1992	DET	OF	108	98	227	9	3	2
1993	DET	OF	86	84	196	9	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dan Gladden Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
Second Base	1
Third Base	1
Left Field	798
Center Field	349
Right Field	4
Designated Hitter	15

Awards & Honors

Dan Gladden — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-08-14
1989	Player of the Week	Week of 1989-06-23
1988	Player of the Week	Week of 1988-08-12

Salary History

Dan Gladden — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	DET	AL	$1,150,000
1992	DET	AL	$1,050,000
1991	MIN	AL	$1,100,000
1990	MIN	AL	$700,000
1989	MIN	AL	$610,000
1988	MIN	AL	$360,000
1986	SFN	NL	$175,000
1985	SFN	NL	$135,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,280,000

College History

Dan Gladden — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
DeAnza College	Cupertino	CA	1976, 1977
California State University Fresno	Fresno	CA	1978, 1979

Award Voting History

Dan Gladden — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1984	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	9.0	120	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Gladden

What years did Dan Gladden play?: Dan Gladden played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993.
Was Dan Gladden a pitcher?: No. Dan Gladden was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Dan Gladden hit?: Dan Gladden hit 74 career home runs with 1215 hits.
What was Dan Gladden's career batting average?: Dan Gladden batted .270 over his career, with 1,215 hits in 4,501 at bats.
How many RBI did Dan Gladden have?: Dan Gladden drove in 446 runs in his career.
What was Dan Gladden's career ERA?: Dan Gladden finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.