Larry Parrish

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1988)

AVG .263
HR 256
RBI 992
H 1,789
OPS .757
PIV 7,610
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 190 lb
Born
11/10/1953 in Winter Haven, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1974-09-06
Last Game
1988-10-02
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Larry Alton Parrish

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,891 6,792 850 1,789 360 33 256 992 30 529 1,359 .263 .318 .439 .757 7,610

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .439 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +13.8% above league average.

Career OPS .757 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +6.5% 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
1974 MON NL 25 69 9 14 5 0 0 4 0 6 19 .203 .256 (-21%) .324 (-12%) .369 (-25%) .693 (-19%) -193.4
1975 MON NL 145 532 50 146 32 5 10 65 4 28 74 .274 .257 (+7%) .327 (-4%) .374 (+10%) .701 (+3%) 157.5
1976 MON NL 154 543 65 126 28 5 11 61 2 41 91 .232 .255 (-9%) .320 (-11%) .360 (+1%) .681 (-5%) -535.6
1977 MON NL 123 402 50 99 19 2 11 46 2 37 71 .246 .264 (-7%) .329 (-5%) .401 (-4%) .730 (-4%) -275.6
1978 MON NL 144 520 68 144 39 4 15 70 2 32 103 .277 .257 (+7%) .323 (-1%) .378 (+20%) .702 (+10%) 868.1
1979 MON NL 153 544 83 167 39 2 30 82 5 41 101 .307 .265 (+16%) .329 (+8%) .397 (+39%) .727 (+25%) 2625.1
1980 MON NL 126 452 55 115 27 3 15 72 2 36 80 .254 .264 (-4%) .326 (-5%) .387 (+10%) .714 (+3%) 134.6
1981 MON NL 97 349 41 85 19 3 8 44 0 28 73 .244 .255 (-5%) .320 (-7%) .368 (+4%) .688 (-1%) -133.2
1982 TEX AL 128 440 59 116 15 0 17 62 5 30 84 .264 .261 (+1%) .324 (-3%) .388 (+6%) .712 (+2%) 131.5
1983 TEX AL 145 555 76 151 26 4 26 88 0 46 91 .272 .260 (+4%) .324 (avg) .389 (+22%) .714 (+12%) 1151.9
1984 TEX AL 156 613 72 175 42 1 22 101 2 42 116 .285 .259 (+10%) .322 (+4%) .384 (+21%) .707 (+13%) 1508.3
1985 TEX AL 94 346 44 86 11 1 17 51 0 33 77 .249 .257 (-3%) .323 (-3%) .390 (+11%) .714 (+5%) 270.3
1986 TEX AL 129 464 67 128 22 1 28 94 3 52 114 .276 .257 (+7%) .325 (+7%) .395 (+29%) .720 (+19%) 1643.9
1987 TEX AL 152 557 79 149 22 1 32 100 3 49 154 .268 .262 (+2%) .331 (-1%) .415 (+16%) .746 (+9%) 917.0
1988 TEX AL 68 248 22 47 9 1 7 26 0 20 79 .190 .254 (-25%) .317 (-20%) .377 (-16%) .695 (-18%) -725.2
1988 BOS AL 52 158 10 41 5 0 7 26 0 8 32 .259 .254 (+2%) .317 (-6%) .377 (+12%) .695 (+4%) -725.2
Career · 16 seasons 1,891 6,792 850 1,789 360 33 256 992 30 529 1,359 .263 — — — — 6,820

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
14 45 5 8 3 0 0 3 2 6 .178

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1988 ALCS BOS 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1981 NEDIV MON 5 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .150
1981 NLCS MON 5 19 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 .263

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home9613393424916112490.270
Away9303399426873144502.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1988-10-02 BOSCLEL 100000000
1988-10-01 BOSCLEL 100000000
1988-09-30 BOSCLEL 000000010
1988-09-28 BOSTORL 301000000
1988-09-27 BOSTORL 412001200
1988-09-26 BOSTORL 401100001
1988-09-24 BOSNYYL 100000000
1988-09-23 BOSNYYW 201000100
1988-09-21 BOSTORL 300000000
1988-09-20 BOSTORW 200000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 36 32 221 25 3 18
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 1021 990 810 1918 171 160
OF 407 398 669 35 21 8
SS 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1974 MON 3B 24 21 20 51 1 3
1975 MON 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MON 3B 143 135 105 291 35 33
1975 MON SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1976 MON 3B 153 145 122 310 25 35
1977 MON 3B 115 108 81 225 21 11
1978 MON 3B 139 139 122 288 23 20
1979 MON 3B 153 153 119 290 23 25
1980 MON 3B 124 124 106 231 18 15
1981 MON 3B 95 94 91 141 16 7
1982 TEX 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1982 TEX OF 124 117 190 12 8 4
1983 TEX OF 132 132 215 11 9 1
1984 TEX 3B 12 12 2 27 1 3
1984 TEX OF 81 80 153 8 3 3
1985 TEX 3B 2 1 0 3 0 0
1985 TEX OF 69 69 111 4 1 0
1986 TEX 3B 30 30 23 35 4 2
1987 TEX 3B 28 28 19 26 4 6
1987 TEX OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 BOS 1B 36 32 221 25 3 18

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 36
Third Base 1021
Shortstop 1
Left Field 3
Right Field 404
Designated Hitter 402

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Month May
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-06-15
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-09-21

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1988 TEX AL $550,131
1986 TEX AL $560,619
1985 TEX AL $560,000
Total Career Earnings $1,670,750

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Seminole Community College Sanford FL 1972

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1979 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 128.0 336 0
1975 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 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

Larry Parrish (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bret Boone
    .266 avg, 252 HR
  2. 80
    Eric Karros
    .268 avg, 284 HR
  3. 77
    Jhonny Peralta
    .267 avg, 202 HR
  4. 71
    Travis Fryman
    .274 avg, 223 HR
  5. 70
    Asdrubal Cabrera
    .266 avg, 195 HR
  6. 68
    George Scott
    .268 avg, 271 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Parrish

What years did Larry Parrish play?
Larry Parrish played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988.
Was Larry Parrish a pitcher?
No. Larry Parrish was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Larry Parrish hit?
Larry Parrish hit 256 career home runs with 1789 hits.