What years did Don Slaught play?

Don Slaught played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1997.

Was Don Slaught a pitcher?

No. Don Slaught was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Don Slaught hit?

Don Slaught hit 77 career home runs with 1151 hits.

What was Don Slaught's career batting average?

Don Slaught batted .283 over his career, with 1,151 hits in 4,063 at bats.

How many RBI did Don Slaught have?

Don Slaught drove in 476 runs in his career.

Is Don Slaught in the Hall of Fame?

No. Don Slaught has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Don Slaught

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1997)

Don Slaught was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1997 for 7 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,327 career games, he hit .283 with 1,151 hits, 77 home runs, and 476 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,345.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 8, 2026

AVG .283

HR 77

RBI 476

H 1,151

OPS .749

PIV 3,345

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 9/11/1958 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-07-06
Last Game: 1997-05-19

Full name: Donald Martin Slaught

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Career Batting Statistics

Don Slaught — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,327	4,063	415	1,151	235	28	77	476	18	311	559	.283	.338	.412	.749	3,345

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .412 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .749 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Don Slaught Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	KCA	AL	43	115	14	32	6	0	3	8	0	9	12	.278	.261 (+7%)	.324 (+2%)	.388 (+5%)	.712 (+4%)	75.1
1983	KCA	AL	83	276	21	86	13	4	0	28	3	11	27	.312	.260 (+19%)	.324 (+3%)	.389 (avg)	.714 (+1%)	11.5
1984	KCA	AL	124	409	48	108	27	4	4	42	0	20	55	.264	.259 (+2%)	.322 (-8%)	.384 (-2%)	.707 (-4%)	-421.4
1985	TEX	AL	102	343	34	96	17	4	8	35	5	20	41	.280	.257 (+9%)	.323 (+2%)	.390 (+8%)	.714 (+5%)	327.2
1986	TEX	AL	95	314	39	83	17	1	13	46	3	16	59	.264	.257 (+3%)	.325 (-6%)	.395 (+14%)	.720 (+5%)	190.9
1987	TEX	AL	95	237	25	53	15	2	8	16	0	24	51	.224	.262 (-15%)	.331 (-10%)	.415 (-2%)	.746 (-6%)	-255.3
1988	NYA	AL	97	322	33	91	25	1	9	43	1	24	54	.283	.254 (+11%)	.317 (+5%)	.377 (+19%)	.695 (+13%)	673.0
1989	NYA	AL	117	350	34	88	21	3	5	38	1	30	57	.251	.254 (-1%)	.319 (-1%)	.375 (-1%)	.694 (-1%)	-92.8
1990	PIT	NL	84	230	27	69	18	3	4	29	0	27	27	.300	.257 (+16%)	.324 (+16%)	.385 (+18%)	.710 (+17%)	723.2
1991	PIT	NL	77	220	19	65	17	1	1	29	1	21	32	.295	.255 (+16%)	.323 (+12%)	.384 (+3%)	.708 (+7%)	323.4
1992	PIT	NL	87	255	26	88	17	3	4	37	2	17	23	.345	.255 (+35%)	.322 (+19%)	.377 (+28%)	.699 (+24%)	1027.9
1993	PIT	NL	116	377	34	113	19	2	10	55	2	29	56	.300	.265 (+13%)	.332 (+7%)	.403 (+9%)	.735 (+8%)	610.9
1994	PIT	NL	76	240	21	69	7	0	2	21	0	34	31	.287	.269 (+7%)	.338 (+13%)	.424 (-19%)	.763 (-5%)	-59.2
1995	PIT	NL	35	112	13	34	6	0	0	13	0	9	8	.304	.266 (+14%)	.337 (+7%)	.417 (-14%)	.755 (-5%)	-62.0
1996	CAL	AL	62	207	23	67	9	0	6	32	0	13	20	.324	.269 (+20%)	.340 (+8%)	.426 (+6%)	.767 (+7%)	272.4
1996	CHA	AL	14	36	2	9	1	0	0	4	0	2	2	.250	—	—	—	—	272.4
1997	SDN	NL	20	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,327	4,063	415	1,151	235	28	77	476	18	311	559	.283	—	—	—	—	3,617

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

Don Slaught — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	51	5	13	2	0	1	7	9	10	.255

Playoff Batting by Year

Don Slaught — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1992	NLCS	PIT	5	12	5	4	1	1	5	6	3	.333
1991	NLCS	PIT	6	17	0	4	0	0	1	1	4	.235
1990	NLCS	PIT	4	11	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	.091
1984	ALCS	KCA	3	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.364

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Don Slaught — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	679	2027	229	595	33	238	.294
Away	648	2036	186	556	44	238	.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Don Slaught — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1997-05-19	SDP	CIN	W	1	0	0	0
1997-05-18	SDP	CIN	L	1	0	0	1
1997-05-17	SDP	CIN	W	0	0	1	0
1997-05-16	SDP	CHC	L	1	1	1	0
1997-05-13	SDP	WSN	L	1	1	0	0
1997-05-09	SDP	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1997-05-08	SDP	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
1997-05-07	SDP	CHC	W	1	0	0	0
1997-05-04	SDP	WSN	L	3	0	1	0
1997-04-30	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Slaught — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	1237	1083	6158	477	87	71

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Slaught — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	KCA	C	43	32	156	7	1	1
1983	KCA	C	79	74	299	18	12	7
1984	KCA	C	123	112	547	44	11	8
1985	TEX	C	102	99	550	33	6	4
1986	TEX	C	91	85	533	40	4	1
1987	TEX	C	85	55	429	39	7	5
1988	NYA	C	94	87	496	24	11	4
1989	NYA	C	105	93	493	44	5	8
1990	PIT	C	78	61	345	36	8	4
1991	PIT	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991	PIT	C	69	53	338	31	5	4
1992	PIT	C	79	65	365	35	5	4
1993	PIT	C	105	99	539	51	4	10
1994	PIT	C	74	72	425	36	3	7
1995	PIT	C	33	30	220	9	1	2
1996	CAL	C	59	53	338	27	3	2
1996	CHA	C	12	11	70	0	1	0
1997	SDN	C	6	2	15	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Don Slaught Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1238
Third Base	1
Designated Hitter	15

Salary History

Don Slaught — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	CAL	AL	$350,000
1995	PIT	NL	$2,025,000
1994	PIT	NL	$1,475,000
1993	PIT	NL	$1,116,667
1992	PIT	NL	$1,691,667
1991	PIT	NL	$766,667
1990	PIT	NL	$650,000
1989	NYA	AL	$650,000
1988	NYA	AL	$531,500
1986	TEX	AL	$331,500
1985	TEX	AL	$215,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,803,001

College History

Don Slaught — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
El Camino College	Torrance	CA	1978
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1977, 1979, 1980

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Frequently Asked Questions about Don Slaught

What years did Don Slaught play?: Don Slaught played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1997.
Was Don Slaught a pitcher?: No. Don Slaught was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Don Slaught hit?: Don Slaught hit 77 career home runs with 1151 hits.
What was Don Slaught's career batting average?: Don Slaught batted .283 over his career, with 1,151 hits in 4,063 at bats.
How many RBI did Don Slaught have?: Don Slaught drove in 476 runs in his career.
Is Don Slaught in the Hall of Fame?: No. Don Slaught has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.