What years did Dave Skaggs play?

Dave Skaggs played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1980.

Was Dave Skaggs a pitcher?

No. Dave Skaggs was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Dave Skaggs hit?

Dave Skaggs hit 3 career home runs with 123 hits.

Dave Skaggs

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1980)

AVG .241

HR 3

RBI 49

H 123

OPS .610

PIV -1,144

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 6/12/1951 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-04-17
Last Game: 1980-10-04

Full name: David Lindsey Skaggs

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
205	510	44	123	18	2	3	49	0	51	76	.241	.309	.302	.610	-1,144

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 8.3% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 5.7% below league average.

Career SLG .302 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career OPS .610 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 15.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	BAL	AL	80	216	22	62	9	1	1	24	20	34	.287	.264 (+9%)	.329 (+5%)	.401 (-12%)	.730 (-5%)	-126.6
1978	BAL	AL	36	86	6	13	1	1	0	2	9	14	.151	.257 (-41%)	.323 (-28%)	.378 (-51%)	.702 (-41%)	-531.5
1979	BAL	AL	63	137	9	34	8	0	1	14	13	14	.248	.265 (-7%)	.329 (-5%)	.397 (-17%)	.727 (-12%)	-239.0
1980	BAL	AL	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CAL	AL	24	66	7	13	0	0	1	9	9	13	.197	.264 (-26%)	.326 (-11%)	.387 (-37%)	.714 (-26%)	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			205	510	44	123	18	2	3	49	51	76	.241	—	—	—	—	-897

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
2	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	ALCS	BAL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	WS	BAL	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

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	99	232	20	55	0	18	.237
Away	106	278	24	68	3	31	.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1980-10-04	LAA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	1
1980-10-03	LAA	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0
1980-10-01	LAA	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1980-09-30	LAA	MIL	L	4	0	1	0	0
1980-09-28	LAA	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	1
1980-09-27	LAA	CHW	L	2	1	1	0	1
1980-09-26	LAA	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	2
1980-09-24	LAA	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1980-09-23	LAA	MIL	W	3	0	0	1	0
1980-09-22	LAA	MIL	W	2	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	204	171	809	81	11	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	BAL	C	80	71	344	34	2	4
1978	BAL	C	35	28	149	17	2	2
1979	BAL	C	63	46	222	24	4	1
1980	BAL	C	2	2	8	1	0	1
1980	CAL	C	24	24	86	5	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	204

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Skaggs

What years did Dave Skaggs play?: Dave Skaggs played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1980.
Was Dave Skaggs a pitcher?: No. Dave Skaggs was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Dave Skaggs hit?: Dave Skaggs hit 3 career home runs with 123 hits.