Carney Lansford

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1992)

AVG .290
HR 151
RBI 874
H 2,074
OPS .753
PIV 8,562
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
2/7/1957 in San Jose, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1978-04-08
Last Game
1992-10-04
Awards
All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Carney Ray Lansford

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,862 7,158 1,007 2,074 332 40 151 874 224 553 719 .290 .343 .411 .753 8,562

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career SLG .411 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career OPS .753 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +6.0% 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
1978 CAL AL 121 453 63 133 23 2 8 52 20 31 67 .294 .257 (+14%) .323 (+5%) .378 (+7%) .702 (+6%) 475.9
1979 CAL AL 157 654 114 188 30 5 19 79 20 39 115 .287 .265 (+8%) .329 (avg) .397 (+10%) .727 (+5%) 560.0
1980 CAL AL 151 602 87 157 27 3 15 80 14 50 93 .261 .264 (-1%) .326 (-4%) .387 (+1%) .714 (-2%) -254.8
1981 BOS AL 102 399 61 134 23 3 4 52 15 34 28 .336 .255 (+31%) .320 (+22%) .368 (+19%) .688 (+20%) 1509.1
1982 BOS AL 128 482 65 145 28 4 11 63 9 46 48 .301 .261 (+15%) .324 (+11%) .388 (+14%) .712 (+13%) 1156.7
1983 OAK AL 80 299 43 92 16 2 10 45 3 22 33 .308 .260 (+18%) .324 (+10%) .389 (+22%) .714 (+16%) 846.2
1984 OAK AL 151 597 70 179 31 5 14 74 9 40 62 .300 .259 (+15%) .322 (+6%) .384 (+14%) .707 (+10%) 1100.5
1985 OAK AL 98 401 51 111 18 2 13 46 2 18 27 .277 .257 (+8%) .323 (-4%) .390 (+10%) .714 (+4%) 142.5
1986 OAK AL 151 591 80 168 16 4 19 72 16 39 51 .284 .257 (+10%) .325 (+2%) .395 (+7%) .720 (+4%) 490.1
1987 OAK AL 151 554 89 160 27 4 19 76 27 60 44 .289 .262 (+10%) .331 (+10%) .415 (+10%) .746 (+10%) 1273.5
1988 OAK AL 150 556 80 155 20 2 7 57 29 35 35 .279 .254 (+10%) .317 (+3%) .377 (-5%) .695 (-1%) -70.5
1989 OAK AL 148 551 81 185 28 2 2 52 37 51 25 .336 .254 (+32%) .319 (+25%) .375 (+8%) .694 (+16%) 1933.1
1990 OAK AL 134 507 58 136 15 1 3 50 16 45 50 .268 .257 (+4%) .324 (+3%) .385 (-17%) .710 (-8%) -524.9
1991 OAK AL 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .062 — — — — 0.0
1992 OAK AL 135 496 65 130 30 1 7 75 7 43 39 .262 .255 (+2%) .322 (+1%) .377 (-2%) .699 (-1%) -75.4
Career · 15 seasons 1,862 7,158 1,007 2,074 332 40 151 874 224 553 719 .290 — — — — 8,562

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
33 128 17 39 3 0 2 18 10 10 .305

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 ALCS OAK 5 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .167
1990 ALCS OAK 4 16 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 .438
1990 WS OAK 4 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
1989 ALCS OAK 3 11 2 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 .455
1989 WS OAK 4 16 5 7 1 0 1 4 3 1 .438
1988 ALCS OAK 4 17 4 5 1 0 1 2 0 2 .294
1988 WS OAK 5 18 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .167
1979 ALCS CAL 4 17 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 .294

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9113405483101166441.297
Away9513753524106385433.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-10-04 OAKMILW 100000001
1992-10-03 OAKMILW 401100000
1992-10-01 OAKTEXL 100000001
1992-09-30 OAKTEXL 100000020
1992-09-27 OAKMILL 401000100
1992-09-26 OAKMILL 401000001
1992-09-25 OAKMILL 400000001
1992-09-24 OAKCHWW 221000020
1992-09-23 OAKCHWL 301000000
1992-09-22 OAKCHWL 301000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 124 85 714 43 4 55
2B 2 0 0 1 0 0
3B 1720 1680 1382 2799 148 256
SS 4 0 2 4 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 CAL 3B 117 115 93 182 17 18
1978 CAL SS 2 0 1 4 1 0
1979 CAL 3B 157 157 135 263 7 29
1980 CAL 3B 150 150 151 250 19 29
1981 BOS 3B 86 85 70 180 13 17
1982 BOS 3B 114 114 83 216 10 19
1983 OAK 3B 78 76 60 163 10 19
1983 OAK SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 OAK 3B 151 151 137 268 18 27
1985 OAK 3B 97 97 85 119 5 11
1986 OAK 1B 60 52 413 22 2 24
1986 OAK 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1986 OAK 3B 100 94 67 147 4 13
1987 OAK 1B 17 6 58 9 0 5
1987 OAK 3B 142 139 98 249 7 15
1988 OAK 1B 9 0 12 1 0 2
1988 OAK 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 OAK 3B 143 134 113 220 7 16
1989 OAK 1B 15 11 91 5 0 9
1989 OAK 3B 136 130 104 183 13 11
1990 OAK 1B 5 2 28 1 0 2
1990 OAK 3B 126 123 100 194 9 22
1991 OAK 3B 4 3 0 3 0 0
1992 OAK 1B 18 14 112 5 2 13
1992 OAK 3B 119 112 86 162 9 10
1992 OAK SS 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 123
Second Base 2
Third Base 1719
Shortstop 4
Designated Hitter 49

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1992 Hutch Award
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-07-18
1989 TSN All-Star 3B
1988 Player of the Month May
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-08-29
1981 Silver Slugger 3B

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1992 OAK AL $1,150,000
1991 OAK AL $1,275,000
1990 OAK AL $1,275,000
1989 OAK AL $1,375,000
1988 OAK AL $1,300,000
1987 OAK AL $1,300,000
1986 OAK AL $1,200,000
1985 OAK AL $900,000
Total Career Earnings $9,775,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1989 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 20.0 392 1
1982 Most Valuable Player AL 32th 1.0 392 0
1981 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 109.0 392 0
1978 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 2.0 28 2

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Carney Lansford (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Edgar Renteria
    .286 avg, 140 HR
  2. 97
    Placido Polanco
    .297 avg, 104 HR
  3. 97
    Alan Trammell HOF
    .285 avg, 185 HR
  4. 97
    Gregg Jefferies
    .289 avg, 126 HR
  5. 96
    Howie Kendrick
    .294 avg, 127 HR
  6. 96
    DJ LeMahieu
    .289 avg, 126 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Carney Lansford

What years did Carney Lansford play?
Carney Lansford played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992.
Was Carney Lansford a pitcher?
No. Carney Lansford was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Carney Lansford hit?
Carney Lansford hit 151 career home runs with 2074 hits.