Dave LaPoint

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1991)

Dave LaPoint was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1991 for 9 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 294 career appearances, he went 80-86 with a 4.02 ERA and 802 strikeouts. He also batted .104 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 552.2.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 80–86
ERA 4.02
WHIP 1.45
SO 802
Pitcher PIV 552.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
7/29/1959 in Glens Falls, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1980-09-10
Last Game
1991-04-20

Full name: David Jeffrey LaPoint

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave LaPoint — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
80 86 294 227 11 4 1 1486.2 1,598 664 117 559 802 4.02 552.2

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave LaPoint Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1980 ML4 AL 1 0 5 3 0 0 1 15.0 17 10 13 5 6.00 3.84 (-56%) -966.5
1981 SLN NL 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 10.2 12 5 2 4 4.22 3.58 (-18%) -87.8
1982 SLN NL 9 3 42 21 0 0 0 152.2 170 58 52 81 3.42 3.86 (+11%) 1753.7
1983 SLN NL 12 9 37 29 1 0 0 191.1 191 84 84 113 3.95 3.87 (-2%) 514.0
1984 SLN NL 12 10 33 33 2 1 0 193.0 205 85 77 130 3.96 3.81 (-4%) 2865.9
1985 SFN NL 7 17 31 31 2 1 0 206.2 215 82 74 122 3.57 3.89 (+8%) 987.6
1986 DET AL 3 6 16 8 0 0 0 67.2 85 43 32 36 5.72 3.97 (-44%) -2142.5
1986 SDN NL 1 4 24 4 0 0 0 61.1 67 29 24 41 4.26 3.97 (-7%) -582.7
1987 SLN NL 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 16.0 26 12 5 8 6.75 4.29 (-57%) -706.0
1987 CHA AL 6 3 14 12 2 1 0 82.2 69 27 31 43 2.94 4.29 (+32%) 421.8
1988 CHA AL 10 11 25 25 1 1 0 161.1 151 61 47 79 3.40 3.73 (+9%) 946.1
1988 PIT NL 4 2 8 8 1 0 0 52.0 54 16 10 19 2.77 3.73 (+26%) 155.7
1989 NYA AL 6 9 20 20 0 0 0 113.2 146 71 45 51 5.62 3.71 (-51%) -2182.6
1990 NYA AL 7 10 28 27 2 0 0 157.2 180 72 57 67 4.11 3.86 (-6%) -424.5
1991 PHI NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 10 9 6 3 16.20 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 80 86 294 227 11 4 1 1,486.2 1,598 664 559 802 4.02 — 552

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 Batting Statistics

Dave LaPoint — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
294 251 13 26 1 0 0 15 0 16 82 .104 .157 .108 .264 -1,481

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career SLG .108 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 72.2% below league average.

Career OPS .264 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 62.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave LaPoint 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
1980 ML4 AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 SLN NL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 SLN NL 42 38 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 18 .053 — — — — 0.0
1983 SLN NL 37 59 4 9 0 0 0 5 0 7 20 .153 .260 (-42%) .324 (-25%) .389 (-61%) .714 (-45%) -395.6
1984 SLN NL 33 59 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 19 .068 .259 (-74%) .322 (-70%) .384 (-82%) .707 (-77%) -717.2
1985 SFN NL 31 60 4 10 1 0 0 6 0 6 11 .167 .257 (-35%) .323 (-25%) .390 (-53%) .714 (-40%) -368.2
1986 DET AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 SDN NL 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 SLN NL 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CHA AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 CHA AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 PIT NL 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .062 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYA AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 NYA AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 PHI NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 294 251 13 26 1 0 0 15 0 16 82 .104 — — — — -1,481

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

Dave LaPoint — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave LaPoint — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1982 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave LaPoint — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 1 0 8.1 10 3 2 3 3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave LaPoint — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1982 WS SLN 0 0 2 1 0 8.1 10 3 2 3 3.24

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave LaPoint — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14411451206.105
Away15013781409.102

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave LaPoint — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home144771.17683012904103.51
Away150715.18303632693924.57

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave LaPoint — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1991-04-20 PHISTLW 200000001
1991-04-14 PHISTLL 000000000
1990-09-19 NYYTORL 000000000
1990-09-05 NYYLAAW 000000000
1990-08-30 NYYBALL 000000000
1990-08-25 NYYMILL 000000000
1990-08-20 NYYTORW 000000000
1990-08-15 NYYLAAL 000000000
1990-08-10 NYYOAKL 000000000
1990-08-05 NYYCLEW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave LaPoint — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-04-20 PHISTL — 3.2543320
1991-04-14 PHISTL L 1.1566310
1990-09-19 NYYTOR — 2.2411000
1990-09-05 NYYLAA W 8.1511210
1990-08-30 NYYBAL L 3.1953021
1990-08-25 NYYMIL — 8.0311340
1990-08-20 NYYTOR — 3.1953100
1990-08-15 NYYLAA L 5.01076330
1990-08-10 NYYOAK L 4.1633530
1990-08-05 NYYCLE — 7.0321411

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave LaPoint — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 294 227 46 186 9 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave LaPoint — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1980 ML4 P 5 3 0 0 0 0
1981 SLN P 3 2 1 2 0 0
1982 SLN P 42 21 2 13 1 0
1983 SLN P 37 29 11 24 0 1
1984 SLN P 33 33 2 23 1 4
1985 SFN P 31 31 8 23 1 1
1986 DET P 16 8 2 8 0 1
1986 SDN P 24 4 3 8 1 1
1987 SLN P 6 2 0 3 0 0
1987 CHA P 14 12 2 23 1 0
1988 CHA P 25 25 2 16 1 1
1988 PIT P 8 8 5 8 0 0
1989 NYA P 20 20 2 10 0 1
1990 NYA P 28 27 6 23 2 3
1991 PHI P 2 2 0 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Dave LaPoint Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 294

Salary History

Dave LaPoint — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1990 NYA AL $850,000
1989 NYA AL $825,000
1988 CHA AL $425,000
1987 CHA AL $65,000
1986 DET AL $550,000
1985 DET AL $380,000
Total Career Earnings $3,095,000

Award Voting History

Dave LaPoint — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1982 Rookie of the Year NL 8th 1.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dave LaPoint (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lynn McGlothen
    86-93, 3.98 ERA
  2. 92
    Jim Abbott
    87-108, 4.25 ERA
  3. 88
    Andy Hawkins
    84-91, 4.22 ERA
  4. 87
    Steve Trout
    88-92, 4.18 ERA
  5. 83
    Tim Leary
    78-105, 4.36 ERA
  6. 83
    Bill Voiselle
    74-84, 3.83 ERA

Dave LaPoint: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 10, 1980 and the final game on April 20, 1991, Dave LaPoint built the record summarized on this page. By club, LaPoint's seasons break down as the Milwaukee Brewers (1980), the St. Louis Cardinals (1981 to 1987), the San Francisco Giants (1985), the Detroit Tigers (1986), the San Diego Padres (1986), the Chicago White Sox (1987 to 1988), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988), and the New York Yankees (1989 through 1990), among other clubs in the table. At 205 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame, LaPoint is listed as a pitcher. LaPoint batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is July 29, 1959, in Glens Falls, NY, USA. The bio lists the given name David Jeffrey.

LaPoint pitched in 294 games, starting 227, and finished with a 80-86 record and 4.02 ERA. LaPoint had 802 strikeouts and 11 complete games. LaPoint's 4.02 ERA was close to the 3.87 league figure for those seasons. 1983 brought LaPoint a season-high 12 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave LaPoint

What years did Dave LaPoint play?
Dave LaPoint played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1991.
Was Dave LaPoint a pitcher?
Yes. Dave LaPoint pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 802 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave LaPoint hit?
Dave LaPoint hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.
What was Dave LaPoint's career batting average?
Dave LaPoint batted .104 over his career, with 26 hits in 251 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave LaPoint have?
Dave LaPoint drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Dave LaPoint's career ERA?
Dave LaPoint finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 80-86 with 802 strikeouts.