Rusty Staub

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1985)

AVG .279
HR 292
RBI 1,466
H 2,716
OPS .793
PIV 30,346
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
4/1/1944 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
3/29/2018 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1963-04-09
Last Game
1985-10-06
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: Daniel Joseph Staub

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,951 9,720 1,189 2,716 499 47 292 1,466 47 1,255 888 .279 .362 .431 .793 30,346

Career AVG .279 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.

Career OBP .362 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Career SLG .431 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +14.3% above league average.

Career OPS .793 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — +13.8% 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
1963 HOU NL 150 513 43 115 17 4 6 45 0 59 58 .224 .246 (-9%) .308 (avg) .371 (-17%) .680 (-9%) -588.6
1964 HOU NL 89 292 26 63 10 2 8 35 1 21 31 .216 .250 (-14%) .312 (-13%) .377 (-8%) .690 (-11%) -520.1
1965 HOU NL 131 410 43 105 20 1 14 63 3 52 57 .256 .245 (+4%) .310 (+9%) .371 (+11%) .682 (+10%) 837.9
1966 HOU NL 153 554 60 155 28 3 13 81 2 58 61 .280 .248 (+13%) .309 (+11%) .376 (+9%) .685 (+10%) 1145.4
1967 HOU NL 149 546 71 182 44 1 10 74 0 60 47 .333 .242 (+38%) .306 (+30%) .357 (+32%) .663 (+31%) 3320.4
1968 HOU NL 161 591 54 172 37 1 6 72 2 73 57 .291 .236 (+23%) .298 (+25%) .340 (+14%) .638 (+19%) 2398.4
1969 MON NL 158 549 89 166 26 5 29 79 3 110 61 .302 .248 (+22%) .320 (+33%) .369 (+43%) .689 (+38%) 4666.9
1970 MON NL 160 569 98 156 23 7 30 94 12 112 93 .274 .253 (+8%) .325 (+21%) .385 (+29%) .711 (+25%) 3267.9
1971 MON NL 162 599 94 186 34 6 19 97 9 74 42 .311 .249 (+25%) .316 (+24%) .365 (+32%) .682 (+28%) 3471.3
1972 NYN NL 66 239 32 70 11 0 9 38 0 31 13 .293 .243 (+20%) .310 (+20%) .353 (+28%) .664 (+24%) 995.0
1973 NYN NL 152 585 77 163 36 1 15 76 1 74 52 .279 .256 (+8%) .325 (+11%) .378 (+11%) .703 (+11%) 1416.0
1974 NYN NL 151 561 65 145 22 2 19 78 2 77 39 .258 .256 (+1%) .324 (+7%) .369 (+10%) .693 (+9%) 1064.0
1975 NYN NL 155 574 93 162 30 4 19 105 2 77 55 .282 .257 (+10%) .327 (+13%) .374 (+20%) .701 (+17%) 2027.5
1976 DET AL 161 589 73 176 28 3 15 96 3 83 49 .299 .255 (+17%) .320 (+20%) .360 (+20%) .681 (+20%) 2586.0
1977 DET AL 158 623 84 173 34 3 22 101 1 59 47 .278 .264 (+5%) .329 (+2%) .401 (+12%) .730 (+7%) 841.6
1978 DET AL 162 642 75 175 30 1 24 121 3 76 35 .273 .257 (+6%) .323 (+7%) .378 (+15%) .702 (+11%) 1492.3
1979 DET AL 68 246 32 58 12 1 9 40 1 32 18 .236 .265 (-11%) .329 (avg) .397 (+1%) .727 (+1%) 65.2
1979 MON NL 38 86 9 23 3 0 3 14 0 14 10 .267 .265 (+1%) .329 (+11%) .397 (+2%) .727 (+6%) 65.2
1980 TEX AL 109 340 42 102 23 2 9 55 1 39 18 .300 .264 (+13%) .326 (+13%) .387 (+18%) .714 (+16%) 1046.8
1981 NYN NL 70 161 9 51 9 0 5 21 1 22 12 .317 .255 (+24%) .320 (+24%) .368 (+26%) .688 (+25%) 768.2
1982 NYN NL 112 219 11 53 9 0 3 27 0 24 10 .242 .261 (-7%) .324 (-5%) .388 (-17%) .712 (-11%) -387.6
1983 NYN NL 104 115 5 34 6 0 3 28 0 14 10 .296 .260 (+13%) .324 (+14%) .389 (+9%) .714 (+12%) 282.5
1984 NYN NL 78 72 2 19 4 0 1 18 0 4 9 .264 .259 (+2%) .322 (-10%) .384 (-6%) .707 (-8%) -120.0
1985 NYN NL 54 45 2 12 3 0 1 8 0 10 4 .267 — — — — 138.6
Career · 24 seasons 2,951 9,720 1,189 2,716 499 47 292 1,466 47 1,255 888 .279 — — — — 30,281

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
11 41 5 14 2 0 4 11 5 4 .341

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1973 NLCS NYN 4 15 4 3 0 0 3 5 3 2 .200
1973 WS NYN 7 26 1 11 2 0 1 6 2 2 .423

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home149748305981345144766.278
Away145448905911371148700.280

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1985-10-06 NYNWSNL 100000000
1985-10-05 NYNWSNL 100000000
1985-09-28 NYNPITW 000000010
1985-09-27 NYNPITL 000000000
1985-09-21 NYNPITW 101000000
1985-09-20 NYNPITL 101000100
1985-09-18 NYNCHCW 100000000
1985-09-08 NYNLADW 100000000
1985-09-07 NYNLADL 100000000
1985-09-06 NYNLADW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 426 400 3554 237 37 271
OF 1675 1634 3018 165 103 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1963 HOU 1B 109 94 881 58 10 52
1963 HOU OF 49 46 82 5 1 0
1964 HOU 1B 49 47 442 27 4 34
1964 HOU OF 38 32 70 3 5 0
1965 HOU 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1965 HOU OF 112 105 202 12 11 1
1966 HOU 1B 1 0 2 2 0 1
1966 HOU OF 148 147 289 13 12 2
1967 HOU OF 144 144 269 10 11 2
1968 HOU 1B 147 146 1313 93 11 100
1968 HOU OF 15 14 23 1 2 0
1969 MON OF 156 154 265 16 10 2
1970 MON OF 160 156 308 14 5 4
1971 MON OF 162 155 290 20 18 5
1972 NYN OF 65 65 108 4 2 2
1973 NYN OF 152 150 297 17 7 5
1974 NYN OF 147 146 262 19 5 5
1975 NYN OF 153 153 267 15 4 3
1976 DET OF 126 125 218 8 7 3
1979 MON 1B 22 22 155 7 1 11
1979 MON OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1980 TEX 1B 30 27 243 10 6 27
1980 TEX OF 14 9 19 4 0 1
1981 NYN 1B 41 40 339 20 4 26
1982 NYN 1B 18 18 129 15 0 12
1982 NYN OF 27 27 43 4 2 0
1983 NYN 1B 5 5 36 5 1 6
1983 NYN OF 5 5 4 0 1 0
1984 NYN 1B 3 1 13 0 0 2
1985 NYN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 425
Left Field 77
Center Field 10
Right Field 1605
Designated Hitter 478

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-06-17
1978 Outstanding DH Award
1978 TSN All-Star DH

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1985 NYN NL $300,000
Total Career Earnings $300,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 88.0 392 0
1975 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 20.0 336 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 2.0 336 0
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 11.0 336 0
1969 Most Valuable Player NL 36th 1.0 336 0
1967 Most Valuable Player NL 16th 12.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 4.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Rusty Staub (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Luis Gonzalez
    .283 avg, 354 HR
  2. 96
    Chili Davis
    .274 avg, 350 HR
  3. 92
    Dwight Evans
    .272 avg, 385 HR
  4. 90
    Al Kaline HOF
    .297 avg, 399 HR
  5. 89
    Nick Markakis
    .288 avg, 189 HR
  6. 87
    Paul O'Neill
    .288 avg, 281 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rusty Staub

What years did Rusty Staub play?
Rusty Staub played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1985.
Was Rusty Staub a pitcher?
No. Rusty Staub was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Rusty Staub hit?
Rusty Staub hit 292 career home runs with 2716 hits.