Rick Monday

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1984)

AVG .264
HR 241
RBI 775
H 1,619
OPS .804
PIV 21,071
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 193 lb
Born
11/20/1945 in Batesville, AR, USA
MLB Debut
1966-09-03
Last Game
1984-06-20
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Robert James Monday

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,986 6,136 950 1,619 248 64 241 775 98 924 1,513 .264 .361 .443 .804 21,071

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — +12.4% above league average.

Career SLG .443 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Career OPS .804 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +15.3% 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
1966 KC1 AL 17 41 4 4 1 1 0 2 1 6 16 .098 — — — — 0.0
1967 KC1 AL 124 406 52 102 14 6 14 58 3 42 107 .251 .242 (+4%) .306 (+5%) .357 (+17%) .663 (+12%) 804.1
1968 OAK AL 148 482 56 132 24 7 8 49 14 72 143 .274 .236 (+16%) .298 (+24%) .340 (+18%) .638 (+21%) 2099.8
1969 OAK AL 122 399 57 108 17 4 12 54 12 72 100 .271 .248 (+9%) .320 (+21%) .369 (+15%) .689 (+18%) 1608.5
1970 OAK AL 112 376 63 109 19 7 10 37 17 58 99 .290 .253 (+14%) .325 (+19%) .385 (+19%) .711 (+19%) 1461.0
1971 OAK AL 116 355 53 87 9 3 18 56 6 49 93 .245 .249 (-2%) .316 (+6%) .365 (+20%) .682 (+14%) 908.5
1972 CHN NL 138 434 68 108 22 5 11 42 12 78 102 .249 .243 (+2%) .310 (+16%) .353 (+13%) .664 (+14%) 1385.3
1973 CHN NL 149 554 93 148 24 5 26 56 5 92 124 .267 .256 (+4%) .325 (+14%) .378 (+24%) .703 (+20%) 2344.5
1974 CHN NL 142 538 84 158 19 7 20 58 7 70 94 .294 .256 (+14%) .324 (+16%) .369 (+26%) .693 (+21%) 2320.9
1975 CHN NL 136 491 89 131 29 4 17 60 8 83 95 .267 .257 (+4%) .327 (+14%) .374 (+19%) .701 (+17%) 1791.4
1976 CHN NL 137 534 107 145 20 5 32 77 5 60 125 .272 .255 (+6%) .320 (+8%) .360 (+41%) .681 (+25%) 2465.6
1977 LAN NL 118 392 47 90 13 1 15 48 1 60 109 .230 .264 (-13%) .329 (avg) .401 (-5%) .730 (-2%) -51.8
1978 LAN NL 119 342 54 87 14 1 19 57 2 49 100 .254 .257 (-1%) .323 (+7%) .378 (+24%) .702 (+16%) 1098.8
1979 LAN NL 12 33 2 10 0 0 0 2 0 5 6 .303 — — — — 0.0
1980 LAN NL 96 194 35 52 7 1 10 25 2 28 49 .268 .264 (+1%) .326 (+11%) .387 (+21%) .714 (+17%) 659.7
1981 LAN NL 66 130 24 41 1 2 11 25 1 24 42 .315 .255 (+23%) .320 (+32%) .368 (+65%) .688 (+50%) 1176.2
1982 LAN NL 104 210 37 54 6 4 11 42 2 39 51 .257 .261 (-2%) .324 (+15%) .388 (+24%) .712 (+20%) 846.1
1983 LAN NL 99 178 21 44 7 1 6 20 0 29 42 .247 .260 (-5%) .324 (+8%) .389 (+2%) .714 (+5%) 237.6
1984 LAN NL 31 47 4 9 2 0 1 7 0 8 16 .191 — — — — -85.6
Career · 19 seasons 1,986 6,136 950 1,619 248 64 241 775 98 924 1,513 .264 — — — — 21,071

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
30 81 9 17 3 1 1 2 13 28 .210

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 NLCS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NLCS LAN 3 9 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 .333
1981 NWDIV LAN 5 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .214
1981 WS LAN 5 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 6 .231
1978 NLCS LAN 3 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200
1978 WS LAN 5 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 .154
1977 NLCS LAN 3 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 .286
1977 WS LAN 4 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
1971 ALCS OAK 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9943009485804125393.267
Away9913123465814116381.261

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1984-06-20 LADCINL 100000001
1984-06-19 LADCINL 100000001
1984-06-17 LADHOUL 100000001
1984-06-16 LADHOUL 100000001
1984-06-14 LADHOUL 100000001
1984-06-12 LADSFGW 100000001
1984-06-09 LADATLW 000000010
1984-06-08 LADATLW 010000010
1984-06-06 LADCINW 400000012
1984-06-04 LADCINL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 54 42 444 32 5 24
OF 1688 1574 3534 86 76 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1966 KC1 OF 15 11 26 1 1 0
1967 KC1 OF 113 107 260 14 8 6
1968 OAK OF 144 134 299 11 7 3
1969 OAK OF 119 111 262 3 10 0
1970 OAK OF 109 99 257 3 5 2
1971 OAK OF 111 95 238 6 4 1
1972 CHN OF 134 123 268 6 1 2
1973 CHN OF 148 144 317 9 9 2
1974 CHN OF 139 135 302 10 5 5
1975 CHN OF 131 131 315 6 9 0
1976 CHN 1B 32 31 309 22 3 17
1976 CHN OF 103 100 278 4 2 0
1977 LAN 1B 3 0 13 2 0 0
1977 LAN OF 115 112 208 3 2 0
1978 LAN 1B 1 0 8 0 0 1
1978 LAN OF 103 96 209 3 1 0
1979 LAN OF 10 10 27 0 1 0
1980 LAN OF 50 45 92 1 3 0
1981 LAN OF 41 31 50 1 2 0
1982 LAN 1B 4 3 24 3 0 2
1982 LAN OF 57 49 62 4 4 0
1983 LAN 1B 4 1 18 1 1 1
1983 LAN OF 44 39 62 1 2 0
1984 LAN 1B 10 7 72 4 1 3
1984 LAN OF 2 2 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 54
Left Field 60
Center Field 1489
Right Field 173

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1978 Player of the Month April
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-04-21

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Arizona State University Tempe AZ 1965

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1976 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 11.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Rick Monday (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jayson Werth
    .267 avg, 229 HR
  2. 94
    Jeff Burroughs
    .261 avg, 240 HR
  3. 92
    Shin-Soo Choo
    .275 avg, 218 HR
  4. 89
    Chet Lemon
    .273 avg, 215 HR
  5. 88
    Bob Allison
    .255 avg, 256 HR
  6. 88
    Gary Matthews
    .281 avg, 234 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Monday

What years did Rick Monday play?
Rick Monday played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1984.
Was Rick Monday a pitcher?
No. Rick Monday was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Rick Monday hit?
Rick Monday hit 241 career home runs with 1619 hits.