Hector Lopez
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1966)
Hector Lopez was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1966 for the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,450 career games, he hit .269 with 1,251 hits, 136 home runs, and 591 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,956.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 182 lb
- Died
- 9/29/2022 in Hudson, FL, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1955-05-12
- Last Game
- 1966-09-30
Full name: Hector Headley Lopez
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,450 | 4,644 | 623 | 1,251 | 193 | 37 | 136 | 591 | 16 | 418 | 696 | .269 | .330 | .415 | .745 | 3,956 |
Career AVG .269 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.
Career OBP .330 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .415 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.
Career OPS .745 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | KC1 | AL | 128 | 483 | 50 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 33 | 58 | .290 | .258 (+12%) | .332 (+1%) | .393 (+7%) | .726 (+5%) | 377.3 |
| 1956 | KC1 | AL | 151 | 561 | 91 | 153 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 4 | 63 | 73 | .273 | .258 (+6%) | .331 (+5%) | .397 (+8%) | .728 (+6%) | 764.8 |
| 1957 | KC1 | AL | 121 | 391 | 51 | 115 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 1 | 41 | 66 | .294 | .257 (+14%) | .323 (+10%) | .391 (+14%) | .715 (+13%) | 938.7 |
| 1958 | KC1 | AL | 151 | 564 | 84 | 147 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 2 | 49 | 61 | .261 | .257 (+1%) | .324 (-2%) | .394 (+5%) | .719 (+2%) | 71.2 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 35 | 135 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .281 | .256 (+10%) | .323 (avg) | .392 (+36%) | .715 (+20%) | 372.5 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 112 | 406 | 60 | 115 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 69 | 3 | 28 | 54 | .283 | .256 (+10%) | .323 (+4%) | .392 (+15%) | .715 (+10%) | 372.5 |
| 1960 | NYA | AL | 131 | 408 | 66 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 46 | 64 | .284 | .255 (+11%) | .323 (+11%) | .387 (+7%) | .711 (+9%) | 809.2 |
| 1961 | NYA | AL | 93 | 243 | 27 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 38 | .222 | .258 (-14%) | .328 (-11%) | .399 (-24%) | .727 (-18%) | -706.4 |
| 1962 | NYA | AL | 106 | 335 | 45 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 33 | 53 | .275 | .257 (+7%) | .326 (+4%) | .393 (-1%) | .719 (+1%) | 98.0 |
| 1963 | NYA | AL | 130 | 433 | 54 | 108 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 35 | 71 | .249 | .246 (+1%) | .308 (-2%) | .371 (+6%) | .680 (+3%) | 148.7 |
| 1964 | NYA | AL | 127 | 285 | 34 | 74 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 24 | 54 | .260 | .250 (+4%) | .312 (+2%) | .377 (+10%) | .690 (+6%) | 312.1 |
| 1965 | NYA | AL | 111 | 283 | 25 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 61 | .261 | .245 (+6%) | .310 (+3%) | .371 (+6%) | .682 (+5%) | 212.0 |
| 1966 | NYA | AL | 54 | 117 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 20 | .214 | .248 (-14%) | .309 (-14%) | .376 (-2%) | .685 (-7%) | -154.3 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 1,450 | 4,644 | 623 | 1,251 | 193 | 37 | 136 | 591 | 16 | 418 | 696 | .269 | — | — | — | — | 3,616 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1450 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 744 | 2323 | 314 | 628 | 61 | 293 | .270 |
| Away | 706 | 2321 | 310 | 623 | 75 | 298 | .268 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-09-30 | NYY | CHW | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966-09-22 | NYY | CHW | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-17 | NYY | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-15 | NYY | TEX | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-06 | NYY | BAL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-09-04 | NYY | MIN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966-09-03 | NYY | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-25 | NYY | LAA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-19 | NYY | KC1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966-08-17 | NYY | DET | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2B | 184 | 165 | 455 | 473 | 33 | 133 |
| 3B | 459 | 431 | 496 | 959 | 98 | 92 |
| OF | 652 | 561 | 1063 | 39 | 38 | 6 |
| SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | KC1 | 2B | 36 | 35 | 93 | 98 | 6 | 32 |
| 1955 | KC1 | 3B | 93 | 90 | 104 | 233 | 23 | 26 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 2B | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 3B | 121 | 114 | 152 | 254 | 26 | 23 |
| 1956 | KC1 | OF | 20 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | KC1 | SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 2B | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | KC1 | 3B | 111 | 97 | 117 | 227 | 23 | 20 |
| 1957 | KC1 | OF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 2B | 96 | 88 | 251 | 282 | 14 | 78 |
| 1958 | KC1 | 3B | 55 | 56 | 56 | 95 | 7 | 8 |
| 1958 | KC1 | OF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | KC1 | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 2B | 33 | 33 | 81 | 71 | 11 | 15 |
| 1959 | NYA | 3B | 76 | 73 | 66 | 147 | 17 | 15 |
| 1959 | NYA | OF | 35 | 35 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | NYA | 2B | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYA | OF | 106 | 98 | 199 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 1961 | NYA | OF | 72 | 58 | 123 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYA | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYA | OF | 84 | 78 | 176 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NYA | OF | 124 | 111 | 187 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 1964 | NYA | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NYA | OF | 103 | 60 | 130 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1965 | NYA | 1B | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | NYA | OF | 75 | 71 | 94 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYA | OF | 29 | 26 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 2 |
| Second Base | 182 |
| Third Base | 462 |
| Shortstop | 5 |
| Left Field | 471 |
| Center Field | 21 |
| Right Field | 178 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Hector Lopez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Hector Lopez: the record in brief
The profile opens with Hector Lopez's first major league game on May 12, 1955; the last one listed came on September 30, 1966. The team column moves through the Kansas City Athletics (1955 through 1959) and the New York Yankees (1959 through 1966). Lopez played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on July 8, 1929, in Colon, Colón, Panama, Lopez was listed at 5-foot-11 and 182 pounds. Lopez's death is recorded on September 29, 2022, in Hudson, FL, USA. Lopez's full given name, per the bio, is Hector Headley Lopez.
The batting record for Lopez: 1,450 games, 1,251 hits in 4,644 at bats, and a .269 average, along with 136 homers and 591 runs batted in. Lopez got on base at a .330 rate and slugged .415 (.745 OPS). Over the seasons Lopez played, league hitters batted .254; the .269 career figure is 6.1% above that. In OPS terms, Lopez's .745 stands 5.3% above the league's .707.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hector Lopez
- What years did Hector Lopez play?
- Hector Lopez played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1966.
- Was Hector Lopez a pitcher?
- No. Hector Lopez was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Hector Lopez hit?
- Hector Lopez hit 136 career home runs with 1,251 hits.
- What teams did Hector Lopez play for?
- Hector Lopez played for 2 teams: the Kansas City Athletics (1955–1959) and the New York Yankees (1959–1966).
- What were Hector Lopez's career stats?
- In 1,450 games, Hector Lopez had 1,251 hits, 136 home runs, 591 RBI, 623 runs, and 16 stolen bases, with a .269 batting average.
- What position did Hector Lopez play?
- Hector Lopez played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Hector Lopez and how much did he weigh?
- Hector Lopez was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 182 pounds.
- How many home runs did Hector Lopez hit each season?
- Hector Lopez's home runs by season: 15 in 1955, 18 in 1956, 11 in 1957, 17 in 1958, 22 in 1959, 9 in 1960, 3 in 1961, 6 in 1962, 14 in 1963, 10 in 1964, 7 in 1965, and 4 in 1966. His most in one season was 22, in 1959.
- What was Hector Lopez's career batting average?
- Hector Lopez batted .269 over his career, with 1,251 hits in 4,644 at bats.
- How many RBI did Hector Lopez have?
- Hector Lopez drove in 591 runs in his career.
- Is Hector Lopez in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Hector Lopez has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.