What years did Darryl Motley play?

Darryl Motley played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1987.

Was Darryl Motley a pitcher?

No. Darryl Motley was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Darryl Motley hit?

Darryl Motley hit 44 career home runs with 324 hits.

Darryl Motley

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1987)

AVG .243

HR 44

RBI 159

H 324

OPS .682

PIV -973

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 196 lb
Born: 1/21/1960 in Muskogee, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-08-10
Last Game: 1987-05-17

Full name: Darryl DeWayne Motley

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
413	1,333	156	324	60	10	44	159	19	67	186	.243	.280	.402	.682	-973

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Career OBP .280 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 13.9% below league average.

Career SLG .402 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .682 vs. league average .717 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
1981	KCA	AL	42	125	15	29	4	0	2	8	1	7	15	.232	.255 (-9%)	.320 (-14%)	.368 (-15%)	.688 (-15%)	-286.8
1983	KCA	AL	19	68	9	16	1	2	3	11	2	2	8	.235	.260 (-10%)	.324 (-19%)	.389 (+13%)	.714 (-1%)	-52.0
1984	KCA	AL	146	522	64	148	25	6	15	70	10	28	73	.284	.259 (+9%)	.322 (-1%)	.384 (+15%)	.707 (+7%)	577.8
1985	KCA	AL	123	383	45	85	20	1	17	49	6	18	57	.222	.257 (-14%)	.323 (-20%)	.390 (+6%)	.714 (-6%)	-540.3
1986	KCA	AL	72	217	22	44	9	1	7	20	0	11	31	.203	.257 (-21%)	.325 (-26%)	.395 (-11%)	.720 (-18%)	-671.7
1986	ATL	NL	5	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	-671.7
1987	ATL	NL	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			413	1,333	156	324	60	10	44	159	19	67	186	.243	—	—	—	—	-1,645

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
10	26	2	7	0	0	1	5	2	6	.269

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	KCA	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.333
1985	WS	KCA	5	11	1	4	1	3	0	1	.364
1984	ALCS	KCA	3	12	0	2	0	1	1	3	.167

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	622	65	146	16	79	.235
Away	211	711	91	178	28	80	.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1987-05-17	ATL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-05-16	ATL	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-11	ATL	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1987-05-10	ATL	NYN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-09	ATL	NYN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-05-06	ATL	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986-10-04	ATL	HOU	L	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
1986-10-02	ATL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1986-10-01	ATL	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1986-09-25	ATL	CIN	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	380	332	728	18	18	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	KCA	OF	39	36	88	3	3	1
1983	KCA	OF	18	17	42	2	1	0
1984	KCA	OF	138	127	301	7	5	2
1985	KCA	OF	114	93	198	4	7	1
1986	KCA	OF	66	55	92	2	2	1
1986	ATL	OF	3	3	5	0	0	0
1987	ATL	OF	2	1	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	159
Center Field	7
Right Field	239
Designated Hitter	10

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	ATL	NL	$210,000
1986	ATL	NL	$257,500
1985	KCA	AL	$155,500
Total Career Earnings			$623,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Darryl Motley

What years did Darryl Motley play?: Darryl Motley played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1987.
Was Darryl Motley a pitcher?: No. Darryl Motley was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Darryl Motley hit?: Darryl Motley hit 44 career home runs with 324 hits.