Tony Peña

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1997)

AVG .260
HR 107
RBI 708
H 1,687
OPS .673
PIV -6,029
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
6/4/1957 in Monte Cristi, Monte Cristi, D.R.
MLB Debut
1980-09-01
Last Game
1997-09-28
Awards
5× All-Star · 4× Gold Glove

Full name: Antonio Francesco Peña

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,988 6,489 667 1,687 298 27 107 708 80 455 846 .260 .309 .364 .673 -6,029

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 5.6% below league average.

Career SLG .364 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OPS .673 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 7.0% below 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
1980 PIT NL 8 21 1 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 .429 — — — — 0.0
1981 PIT NL 66 210 16 63 9 1 2 17 1 8 23 .300 .255 (+17%) .320 (+2%) .368 (+3%) .688 (+3%) 54.1
1982 PIT NL 138 497 53 147 28 4 11 63 2 17 57 .296 .261 (+13%) .324 (avg) .388 (+12%) .712 (+6%) 471.8
1983 PIT NL 151 542 51 163 22 3 15 70 6 31 73 .301 .260 (+15%) .324 (+4%) .389 (+12%) .714 (+8%) 838.2
1984 PIT NL 147 546 77 156 27 2 15 78 12 36 79 .286 .259 (+10%) .322 (+3%) .384 (+10%) .707 (+7%) 736.2
1985 PIT NL 147 546 53 136 27 2 10 59 12 29 67 .249 .257 (-3%) .323 (-12%) .390 (-8%) .714 (-10%) -941.5
1986 PIT NL 144 510 56 147 26 2 10 52 9 53 69 .288 .257 (+12%) .325 (+9%) .395 (+3%) .720 (+6%) 683.3
1987 SLN NL 116 384 40 82 13 4 5 44 6 36 54 .214 .262 (-19%) .331 (-15%) .415 (-26%) .746 (-21%) -1336.8
1988 SLN NL 149 505 55 133 23 1 10 51 6 33 60 .263 .254 (+4%) .317 (-3%) .377 (-1%) .695 (-2%) -222.0
1989 SLN NL 141 424 36 110 17 2 4 37 5 35 33 .259 .254 (+2%) .319 (avg) .375 (-10%) .694 (-6%) -326.6
1990 BOS AL 143 491 62 129 19 1 7 56 8 43 71 .263 .257 (+2%) .324 (-1%) .385 (-10%) .710 (-6%) -395.7
1991 BOS AL 141 464 45 107 23 2 5 48 8 37 53 .231 .255 (-10%) .323 (-10%) .384 (-17%) .708 (-13%) -988.4
1992 BOS AL 133 410 39 99 21 1 1 38 3 24 61 .241 .255 (-6%) .322 (-12%) .377 (-19%) .699 (-16%) -1032.5
1993 BOS AL 126 304 20 55 11 0 4 19 1 25 46 .181 .265 (-32%) .332 (-26%) .403 (-36%) .735 (-32%) -1583.3
1994 CLE AL 40 112 18 33 8 1 2 10 0 9 11 .295 .269 (+9%) .338 (+1%) .424 (+3%) .763 (+2%) 16.6
1995 CLE AL 91 263 25 69 15 0 5 28 1 14 44 .262 .266 (-2%) .337 (-11%) .417 (-10%) .755 (-10%) -460.8
1996 CLE AL 67 174 14 34 4 0 1 27 0 15 25 .195 .269 (-28%) .340 (-25%) .426 (-45%) .767 (-36%) -1065.5
1997 CHA AL 31 67 4 11 1 0 0 8 0 8 13 .164 .266 (-38%) .336 (-26%) .419 (-57%) .756 (-43%) -476.0
1997 HOU NL 9 19 2 4 3 0 0 2 0 2 3 .211 — — — — -476.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,988 6,489 667 1,687 298 27 107 708 80 455 846 .260 — — — — -6,505

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
29 71 9 24 2 1 1 5 7 6 .338

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 NLDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 4 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
1995 ALDS1 CLE 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1995 WS CLE 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1990 ALCS BOS 4 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
1987 NLCS SLN 7 21 5 8 0 1 0 0 3 4 .381
1987 WS SLN 7 22 2 9 1 0 0 4 3 2 .409

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1004317834382146329.258
Away984331132486661379.262

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1997-09-28 HOUPITL 300000000
1997-09-27 HOUPITW 200000001
1997-09-26 HOUPITW 100000000
1997-09-22 HOUCINW 302100000
1997-09-16 HOUSDPW 321100010
1997-09-05 HOUSFGL 201100110
1997-08-31 HOUCHWL 300000001
1997-08-26 HOUATLL 100000001
1997-08-17 HOUPHIW 100000100
1997-08-13 CHWLAAW 210000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 13 4 45 4 1 1
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 1950 1779 11212 1045 117 156
OF 3 2 3 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1980 PIT C 6 5 38 2 2 0
1981 PIT C 64 54 286 41 5 10
1982 PIT C 137 127 763 89 16 6
1983 PIT C 149 144 976 90 9 9
1984 PIT C 146 139 895 95 9 15
1985 PIT 1B 1 0 3 2 0 0
1985 PIT C 146 141 922 100 12 9
1986 PIT 1B 4 2 14 0 0 0
1986 PIT C 139 133 810 99 18 13
1987 SLN 1B 4 0 7 0 0 0
1987 SLN C 112 103 615 51 8 8
1987 SLN OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
1988 SLN 1B 3 2 19 2 1 1
1988 SLN C 142 133 777 70 5 8
1989 SLN C 134 125 674 70 2 13
1989 SLN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1990 BOS 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1990 BOS C 142 133 864 74 5 13
1991 BOS C 140 132 864 60 5 15
1992 BOS C 132 122 786 57 6 12
1993 BOS C 125 102 698 53 4 8
1994 CLE C 40 31 209 17 1 2
1995 CLE C 91 78 508 36 7 6
1996 CLE C 67 50 336 27 3 6
1997 CHA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CHA C 30 21 143 8 0 2
1997 HOU C 8 6 48 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1950
First Base 13
Third Base 1
Right Field 3
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1991 Gold Glove C
1985 Gold Glove C
1984 Gold Glove C
1983 Gold Glove C
1983 TSN All-Star C
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-07-02

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1997 CHA AL $425,000
1996 CLE AL $558,333
1995 CLE AL $516,666
1994 CLE AL $400,000
1993 BOS AL $2,200,000
1992 BOS AL $2,400,000
1991 BOS AL $2,300,000
1990 BOS AL $1,700,000
1989 SLN NL $1,220,000
1988 SLN NL $1,100,000
1987 SLN NL $1,150,500
1986 PIT NL $1,225,000
1985 PIT NL $1,075,000
Total Career Earnings $16,270,499

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1990 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 6.0 392 0
1983 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 25.0 336 0
1981 Rookie of the Year NL 6th 4.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tony Peña (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Brad Ausmus
    .251 avg, 80 HR
  2. 94
    Bob Boone
    .254 avg, 105 HR
  3. 85
    Kurt Suzuki
    .255 avg, 143 HR
  4. 85
    Al Lopez HOF
    .261 avg, 51 HR
  5. 85
    Jim Sundberg
    .248 avg, 95 HR
  6. 79
    John Roseboro
    .249 avg, 104 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Peña

What years did Tony Peña play?
Tony Peña played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997.
Was Tony Peña a pitcher?
No. Tony Peña was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Tony Peña hit?
Tony Peña hit 107 career home runs with 1687 hits.