What years did Champ Summers play?

Champ Summers played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1984.

Was Champ Summers a pitcher?

No. Champ Summers was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Champ Summers hit?

Champ Summers hit 54 career home runs with 350 hits.

What teams did Champ Summers play for?

Champ Summers played for 6 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1974), the Chicago Cubs (1975–1976), the Cincinnati Reds (1977–1979), the Detroit Tigers (1979–1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982–1983), and the San Diego Padres (1984).

What were Champ Summers's career stats?

In 698 games, Champ Summers had 350 hits, 54 home runs, 218 RBI, 199 runs, and 15 stolen bases, with a .255 batting average.

What position did Champ Summers play?

Champ Summers played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Champ Summers and how much did he weigh?

Champ Summers was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.

How many home runs did Champ Summers hit each season?

Champ Summers's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 1 in 1975, 3 in 1976, 3 in 1977, 1 in 1978, 21 in 1979, 17 in 1980, 3 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 0 in 1983, and 1 in 1984. His most in one season was 21, in 1979.

What was Champ Summers's career batting average?

Champ Summers batted .255 over his career, with 350 hits in 1,371 at bats.

How many RBI did Champ Summers have?

Champ Summers drove in 218 runs in his career.

Is Champ Summers in the Hall of Fame?

No. Champ Summers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Champ Summers

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1984)

Champ Summers was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1984 for 6 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 11 seasons. In 698 career games, he hit .255 with 350 hits, 54 home runs, and 218 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,151.

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 October 23, 2026

AVG .255

HR 54

RBI 218

H 350

OPS .776

PIV 3,151

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 6/15/1946 in Bremerton, WA, USA
Died: 10/11/2012 in Ocala, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-05-04
Last Game: 1984-09-30

Full name: John Junior Summers

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Career Batting Statistics

Champ Summers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
698	1,371	199	350	63	4	54	218	15	188	244	.255	.350	.425	.776	3,151

Career AVG .255 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +7.8% above league average.

Career SLG .425 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — +11.1% above league average.

Career OPS .776 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — +9.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Champ Summers 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
1974	OAK	AL	20	24	2	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	5	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	76	91	14	21	5	1	1	16	0	10	13	.231	.257 (-10%)	.327 (-5%)	.374 (-9%)	.701 (-7%)	-104.4
1976	CHN	NL	83	126	11	26	2	0	3	13	1	13	31	.206	.255 (-19%)	.320 (-11%)	.360 (-19%)	.681 (-15%)	-275.3
1977	CIN	NL	59	76	11	13	4	0	3	6	0	6	16	.171	.264 (-35%)	.329 (-28%)	.401 (-15%)	.730 (-21%)	-274.4
1978	CIN	NL	13	35	4	9	2	0	1	3	2	7	4	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CIN	NL	27	60	10	12	2	1	1	11	0	13	15	.200	.265 (-25%)	.329 (+7%)	.397 (-20%)	.727 (-8%)	-35.3
1979	DET	AL	90	246	47	77	12	1	20	51	7	40	33	.313	.265 (+18%)	.329 (+25%)	.397 (+54%)	.727 (+41%)	-35.3
1980	DET	AL	120	347	61	103	19	1	17	60	4	52	52	.297	.264 (+12%)	.326 (+20%)	.387 (+30%)	.714 (+26%)	1873.1
1981	DET	AL	64	165	16	42	8	0	3	21	1	19	35	.255	.255 (avg)	.320 (+6%)	.368 (-3%)	.688 (+1%)	77.2
1982	SFN	NL	70	125	15	31	5	0	4	19	0	16	17	.248	.261 (-5%)	.324 (+6%)	.388 (-1%)	.712 (+2%)	82.9
1983	SFN	NL	29	22	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	7	8	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SDN	NL	47	54	5	10	3	0	1	12	0	4	15	.185	.259 (-29%)	.322 (-21%)	.384 (-23%)	.707 (-22%)	-187.6
Career · 12 seasons			698	1,371	199	350	63	4	54	218	15	188	244	.255	—	—	—	—	1,121

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

Champ Summers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Champ Summers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1984	NLCS	SDN	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1984	WS	SDN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Champ Summers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	366	693	120	183	36	135	.264
Away	332	678	79	167	18	83	.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Champ Summers — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1984-09-30	SDP	ATL	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1984-09-28	SDP	ATL	W	2	0	1	2	0	0
1984-09-25	SDP	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	1	0
1984-09-24	SDP	SFG	W	3	1	1	0	1	0
1984-09-23	SDP	ATL	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1984-09-22	SDP	ATL	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1984-09-21	SDP	ATL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1984-09-05	SDP	CIN	W	2	1	1	1	0	1
1984-09-01	SDP	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1984-08-31	SDP	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Champ Summers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	32	18	192	12	1	23
3B	1	0	1	1	0	1
C	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	263	189	315	10	14	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Champ Summers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	OAK	OF	12	1	6	0	0	0
1975	CHN	OF	18	9	16	0	2	0
1976	CHN	1B	10	7	69	4	0	10
1976	CHN	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
1976	CHN	OF	26	12	26	1	1	0
1977	CIN	3B	1	0	1	1	0	1
1977	CIN	OF	16	9	23	1	0	0
1978	CIN	OF	12	11	14	0	1	0
1979	CIN	1B	6	6	41	5	1	4
1979	CIN	OF	13	11	15	1	1	0
1979	DET	1B	4	2	23	1	0	1
1979	DET	OF	69	60	87	3	1	0
1980	DET	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	DET	OF	47	33	60	1	3	0
1981	DET	OF	18	15	26	1	1	0
1982	SFN	1B	3	2	6	1	0	0
1982	SFN	OF	31	27	40	2	4	0
1983	SFN	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1984	SDN	1B	8	1	53	1	0	8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Champ Summers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1
First Base	33
Third Base	1
Left Field	104
Right Field	161
Designated Hitter	113

College History

Champ Summers — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	IL	1971

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Career Spans

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Champ Summers: the record in brief

May 4, 1974 and September 30, 1984 bracket Champ Summers's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Oakland Athletics (1974), the Chicago Cubs (1975 to 1976), the Cincinnati Reds (1977 through 1979), the Detroit Tigers (1979 to 1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982 to 1983), and the San Diego Padres (1984). At 6'2" and 205 pounds, Summers is listed as an outfielder. The bio says Summers batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Summers was born on June 15, 1946, in Bremerton, WA, USA. The bio records the death on October 11, 2012, in Ocala, FL, USA. The given name on file is John Junior Summers.

The batting record for Summers: 698 games, 350 hits in 1,371 at bats, and a .255 average, along with 54 homers and 218 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .350 and the slugging percentage .425, for an OPS of .776. The .255 career average is close to the .260 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Champ Summers

What years did Champ Summers play?: Champ Summers played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1984.
Was Champ Summers a pitcher?: No. Champ Summers was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Champ Summers hit?: Champ Summers hit 54 career home runs with 350 hits.
What teams did Champ Summers play for?: Champ Summers played for 6 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1974), the Chicago Cubs (1975–1976), the Cincinnati Reds (1977–1979), the Detroit Tigers (1979–1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982–1983), and the San Diego Padres (1984).
What were Champ Summers's career stats?: In 698 games, Champ Summers had 350 hits, 54 home runs, 218 RBI, 199 runs, and 15 stolen bases, with a .255 batting average.
What position did Champ Summers play?: Champ Summers played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Champ Summers and how much did he weigh?: Champ Summers was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 205 pounds.
How many home runs did Champ Summers hit each season?: Champ Summers's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 1 in 1975, 3 in 1976, 3 in 1977, 1 in 1978, 21 in 1979, 17 in 1980, 3 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 0 in 1983, and 1 in 1984. His most in one season was 21, in 1979.
What was Champ Summers's career batting average?: Champ Summers batted .255 over his career, with 350 hits in 1,371 at bats.
How many RBI did Champ Summers have?: Champ Summers drove in 218 runs in his career.
Is Champ Summers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Champ Summers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.