Davey Lopes

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1987)

AVG .263
HR 155
RBI 614
H 1,671
OPS .737
PIV 7,106
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 170 lb
Born
5/3/1945 in East Providence, RI, USA
MLB Debut
1972-09-22
Last Game
1987-10-04
Awards
4× All-Star · Gold Glove

Full name: David Earl Lopes

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,812 6,354 1,023 1,671 232 50 155 614 557 833 852 .263 .349 .388 .737 7,106

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .737 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — near 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
1972 LAN NL 11 42 6 9 4 0 0 1 4 7 6 .214 — — — — 0.0
1973 LAN NL 142 535 77 147 13 5 6 37 36 62 77 .275 .256 (+7%) .325 (+8%) .378 (-7%) .703 (avg) 157.5
1974 LAN NL 145 530 95 141 26 3 10 35 59 66 71 .266 .256 (+4%) .324 (+8%) .369 (+4%) .693 (+6%) 718.9
1975 LAN NL 155 618 108 162 24 6 8 41 77 91 93 .262 .257 (+2%) .327 (+9%) .374 (-4%) .701 (+2%) 547.8
1976 LAN NL 117 427 72 103 17 7 4 20 63 56 49 .241 .255 (-6%) .320 (+4%) .360 (-5%) .681 (-1%) 49.2
1977 LAN NL 134 502 85 142 19 5 11 53 47 73 69 .283 .264 (+7%) .329 (+13%) .401 (+1%) .730 (+7%) 874.6
1978 LAN NL 151 587 93 163 25 4 17 58 45 71 70 .278 .257 (+8%) .323 (+10%) .378 (+11%) .702 (+11%) 1353.8
1979 LAN NL 153 582 109 154 20 6 28 73 44 97 88 .265 .265 (avg) .329 (+13%) .397 (+17%) .727 (+15%) 2042.7
1980 LAN NL 141 553 79 139 15 3 10 49 23 58 71 .251 .264 (-5%) .326 (-2%) .387 (-11%) .714 (-7%) -515.3
1981 LAN NL 58 214 35 44 2 0 5 17 20 22 35 .206 .255 (-20%) .320 (-10%) .368 (-23%) .688 (-17%) -485.8
1982 OAK AL 128 450 58 109 19 3 11 42 28 40 51 .242 .261 (-7%) .324 (-6%) .388 (-5%) .712 (-5%) -400.6
1983 OAK AL 147 494 64 137 13 4 17 67 22 51 61 .277 .260 (+6%) .324 (+5%) .389 (+9%) .714 (+7%) 675.7
1984 OAK AL 72 230 32 59 11 1 9 36 12 31 36 .257 .259 (-1%) .322 (+6%) .384 (+12%) .707 (+9%) 409.0
1984 CHN NL 16 17 5 4 1 0 0 0 3 6 5 .235 — — — — 409.0
1985 CHN NL 99 275 52 78 11 0 11 44 47 46 37 .284 .257 (+10%) .323 (+18%) .390 (+13%) .714 (+16%) 952.3
1986 CHN NL 59 157 38 47 8 2 6 22 17 31 16 .299 .257 (+16%) .325 (+29%) .395 (+24%) .720 (+26%) 846.4
1986 HOU NL 37 98 11 23 2 1 1 13 8 12 9 .235 .257 (-9%) .325 (-3%) .395 (-23%) .720 (-14%) 846.4
1987 HOU NL 47 43 4 10 2 0 1 6 2 13 8 .233 — — — — 78.2
Career · 18 seasons 1,812 6,354 1,023 1,671 232 50 155 614 557 833 852 .263 — — — — 8,560

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
50 181 29 43 3 3 6 22 25 23 .238

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1986 NLCS HOU 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1984 NLCS CHN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NLCS LAN 5 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
1981 NWDIV LAN 5 20 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 7 .200
1981 WS LAN 6 22 6 5 1 0 0 2 4 3 .227
1978 NLCS LAN 4 18 3 7 1 1 2 5 0 1 .389
1978 WS LAN 6 26 7 8 0 0 3 7 2 1 .308
1977 NLCS LAN 4 17 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 .235
1977 WS LAN 6 24 3 4 0 1 1 2 4 3 .167
1974 NLCS LAN 4 15 4 4 0 1 0 3 5 1 .267
1974 WS LAN 5 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 .111

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home901309953182881298.267
Away910325149284374316.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1987-10-04 HOUCINL 100000000
1987-10-02 HOUCINL 100000000
1987-09-30 HOUATLL 000000010
1987-09-27 HOUCINL 100000000
1987-09-25 HOUCINL 100000000
1987-09-22 HOUATLL 100000100
1987-09-20 HOUSDPW 000000010
1987-09-19 HOUSDPL 100000000
1987-09-16 HOUSFGL 100000000
1987-09-09 HOUSFGW 000000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1418 1378 3142 3829 162 811
3B 52 44 28 82 8 6
OF 239 185 379 14 6 4
SS 16 0 9 6 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1972 LAN 2B 11 11 27 27 2 5
1973 LAN 2B 135 133 319 379 11 90
1973 LAN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1973 LAN OF 5 0 3 0 0 0
1973 LAN SS 2 0 1 0 0 0
1974 LAN 2B 143 133 309 360 24 71
1975 LAN 2B 137 135 307 377 15 58
1975 LAN OF 24 20 45 3 0 1
1975 LAN SS 14 0 8 6 1 1
1976 LAN 2B 100 99 218 266 18 56
1976 LAN OF 19 14 36 2 1 0
1977 LAN 2B 130 129 287 380 14 74
1978 LAN 2B 147 143 337 424 20 88
1978 LAN OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1979 LAN 2B 152 152 341 384 14 82
1980 LAN 2B 140 139 304 416 15 85
1981 LAN 2B 55 54 129 161 2 30
1982 OAK 2B 125 125 289 338 15 82
1982 OAK OF 6 2 6 0 0 0
1983 OAK 2B 123 109 254 278 9 81
1983 OAK 3B 5 5 5 9 0 2
1983 OAK OF 7 6 8 0 0 0
1984 OAK 2B 17 15 20 35 3 8
1984 OAK 3B 5 4 1 8 0 0
1984 OAK OF 42 39 78 4 3 2
1984 CHN 2B 2 1 0 2 0 0
1984 CHN OF 9 2 6 0 0 0
1985 CHN 2B 1 0 1 2 0 1
1985 CHN 3B 4 2 1 2 0 0
1985 CHN OF 79 65 113 2 1 0
1986 CHN 3B 32 29 20 54 8 3
1986 CHN OF 22 12 31 0 0 0
1986 HOU 3B 5 4 1 8 0 1
1986 HOU OF 19 18 44 3 0 1
1987 HOU OF 5 5 6 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1418
Third Base 51
Shortstop 16
Left Field 88
Center Field 99
Right Field 66
Designated Hitter 21

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1979 TSN All-Star 2B
1978 Gold Glove 2B
1978 TSN All-Star 2B
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-08-23

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1987 HOU NL $550,000
1986 CHN NL $490,000
1985 CHN NL $490,000
Total Career Earnings $1,530,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant IA 1965, 1966
Washburn University Topeka KS 1967

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 12.0 336 0
1973 Rookie of the Year NL 6th 1.0 24 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Davey Lopes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Delino DeShields
    .268 avg, 80 HR
  2. 87
    Eric Young
    .283 avg, 79 HR
  3. 77
    Steve Sax
    .281 avg, 54 HR
  4. 76
    Rafael Furcal
    .281 avg, 113 HR
  5. 74
    Chuck Knoblauch
    .289 avg, 98 HR
  6. 73
    Herman Long
    .277 avg, 91 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Davey Lopes

What years did Davey Lopes play?
Davey Lopes played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1987.
Was Davey Lopes a pitcher?
No. Davey Lopes was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Davey Lopes hit?
Davey Lopes hit 155 career home runs with 1671 hits.