Don Money

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1983)

AVG .261
HR 176
RBI 729
H 1,623
OPS .734
PIV 6,167
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 170 lb
Born
6/7/1947 in Washington, DC, USA
MLB Debut
1968-04-10
Last Game
1983-09-17
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Donald Wayne Money

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,720 6,215 798 1,623 302 36 176 729 80 600 866 .261 .328 .406 .734 6,167

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .406 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +7.9% above league average.

Career OPS .734 vs. league average .699 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
1968 PHI NL 4 13 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 .231 — — — — 0.0
1969 PHI NL 127 450 41 103 22 2 6 42 1 43 83 .229 .248 (-8%) .320 (-8%) .369 (-12%) .689 (-10%) -695.0
1970 PHI NL 120 447 66 132 25 4 14 66 4 43 68 .295 .253 (+16%) .325 (+11%) .385 (+20%) .711 (+16%) 1322.5
1971 PHI NL 121 439 40 98 22 8 7 38 4 31 80 .223 .249 (-10%) .316 (-13%) .365 (-2%) .682 (-7%) -621.5
1972 PHI NL 152 536 54 119 16 2 15 52 5 41 92 .222 .243 (-9%) .310 (-11%) .353 (-3%) .664 (-7%) -593.6
1973 ML4 AL 145 556 75 158 28 2 11 61 22 53 53 .284 .256 (+11%) .325 (+7%) .378 (+6%) .703 (+6%) 723.2
1974 ML4 AL 159 629 85 178 32 3 15 65 19 62 80 .283 .256 (+10%) .324 (+7%) .369 (+12%) .693 (+10%) 1195.4
1975 ML4 AL 109 405 58 112 16 1 15 43 7 31 51 .277 .257 (+7%) .327 (+1%) .374 (+16%) .701 (+9%) 607.4
1976 ML4 AL 117 439 51 117 18 4 12 62 6 47 50 .267 .255 (+4%) .320 (+4%) .360 (+13%) .681 (+9%) 672.6
1977 ML4 AL 152 570 86 159 28 3 25 83 8 57 70 .279 .264 (+6%) .329 (+6%) .401 (+17%) .730 (+12%) 1410.2
1978 ML4 AL 137 518 88 152 30 2 14 54 3 48 70 .293 .257 (+14%) .323 (+11%) .378 (+16%) .702 (+14%) 1487.1
1979 ML4 AL 92 350 52 83 20 1 6 38 1 40 47 .237 .265 (-11%) .329 (-4%) .397 (-12%) .727 (-8%) -445.0
1980 ML4 AL 86 289 39 74 17 1 17 46 0 40 36 .256 .264 (-3%) .326 (+7%) .387 (+28%) .714 (+19%) 1005.7
1981 ML4 AL 60 185 17 40 7 0 2 14 0 19 27 .216 .255 (-15%) .320 (-10%) .368 (-22%) .688 (-17%) -457.1
1982 ML4 AL 96 275 40 78 14 3 16 55 0 32 38 .284 .261 (+9%) .324 (+11%) .388 (+37%) .712 (+25%) 1265.9
1983 ML4 AL 43 114 5 17 5 0 1 8 0 11 17 .149 .260 (-43%) .324 (-32%) .389 (-44%) .714 (-38%) -710.4
Career · 16 seasons 1,720 6,215 798 1,623 302 36 176 729 80 600 866 .261 — — — — 6,167

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
11 27 6 5 1 0 0 2 5 4 .185

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1982 ALCS ML4 4 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 .182
1982 WS ML4 5 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .231
1981 AEDIV ML4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home850303641781594352.268
Away870317938180882377.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1983-09-17 MILBALL 100000000
1983-08-02 MILKCRW 300000000
1983-08-01 MILBOSW 301000112
1983-07-31 MILBOSW 200000011
1983-07-19 MILTEXL 300000000
1983-07-16 MILMINW 401000000
1983-07-12 MILTEXW 401000011
1983-07-09 MILCHWL 411100001
1983-06-24 MILCLEW 100000001
1983-06-19 MILNYYL 300000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 108 98 1021 68 6 96
2B 192 178 392 582 19 127
3B 1025 983 897 2061 97 224
OF 63 63 115 5 2 2
SS 165 155 272 526 26 105

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 PHI SS 4 4 6 8 0 3
1969 PHI SS 126 126 212 443 21 82
1970 PHI 3B 119 119 131 236 15 27
1970 PHI SS 2 0 2 0 0 1
1971 PHI 2B 20 20 41 64 2 6
1971 PHI 3B 68 55 52 130 9 13
1971 PHI OF 40 40 74 3 0 2
1972 PHI 3B 151 146 139 316 10 31
1972 PHI SS 2 0 1 0 0 0
1973 ML4 3B 124 125 112 224 10 24
1973 ML4 SS 21 18 34 52 3 17
1974 ML4 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 ML4 3B 157 155 131 336 5 42
1975 ML4 3B 99 98 95 179 14 22
1975 ML4 SS 7 5 14 15 1 2
1976 ML4 3B 103 103 96 202 13 21
1976 ML4 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1977 ML4 2B 116 106 256 357 12 82
1977 ML4 3B 15 14 9 31 2 1
1977 ML4 OF 23 23 41 2 2 0
1978 ML4 1B 61 59 615 37 4 49
1978 ML4 2B 36 35 66 116 3 30
1978 ML4 3B 25 22 21 55 1 9
1978 ML4 SS 2 2 3 8 1 0
1979 ML4 1B 19 19 196 11 0 20
1979 ML4 2B 16 16 26 42 2 7
1979 ML4 3B 26 21 18 64 0 6
1980 ML4 1B 14 12 132 9 2 15
1980 ML4 2B 2 1 3 3 0 2
1980 ML4 3B 55 54 41 117 10 18
1981 ML4 1B 1 0 6 0 0 1
1981 ML4 3B 56 48 27 100 3 8
1982 ML4 1B 11 7 62 11 0 9
1982 ML4 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 ML4 3B 16 13 10 38 4 2
1983 ML4 1B 2 1 10 0 0 2
1983 ML4 3B 11 10 15 33 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 108
Second Base 192
Third Base 1029
Shortstop 161
Left Field 63
Designated Hitter 178

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-07-14
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-07-05

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Most Valuable Player AL 29th 5.0 392 0
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 29th 5.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Don Money (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Aaron Hill
    .266 avg, 162 HR
  2. 98
    Damion Easley
    .253 avg, 163 HR
  3. 87
    Pete O'Brien
    .261 avg, 169 HR
  4. 85
    Hubie Brooks
    .269 avg, 149 HR
  5. 85
    Willie Montanez
    .275 avg, 139 HR
  6. 82
    Roy Smalley
    .257 avg, 163 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Money

What years did Don Money play?
Don Money played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1983.
Was Don Money a pitcher?
No. Don Money was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Don Money hit?
Don Money hit 176 career home runs with 1623 hits.