What years did Danny Tartabull play?

Danny Tartabull played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997.

Was Danny Tartabull a pitcher?

No. Danny Tartabull was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Danny Tartabull hit?

Danny Tartabull hit 262 career home runs with 1,366 hits.

What teams did Danny Tartabull play for?

Danny Tartabull played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1984–1986), the Kansas City Royals (1987–1991), the New York Yankees (1992–1995), the Oakland Athletics (1995), the Chicago White Sox (1996), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1997).

Did Danny Tartabull win an MVP award?

No. Danny Tartabull did not win the MVP award.

What awards did Danny Tartabull win?

Danny Tartabull was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Danny Tartabull's career stats?

In 1,406 games, Danny Tartabull had 1,366 hits, 262 home runs, 925 RBI, 756 runs, and 37 stolen bases, with a .273 batting average.

What was Danny Tartabull's salary?

Danny Tartabull's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $5,300,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $85,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1997.

What position did Danny Tartabull play?

Danny Tartabull played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Danny Tartabull and how much did he weigh?

Danny Tartabull was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.

How many home runs did Danny Tartabull hit each season?

Danny Tartabull's home runs by season: 2 in 1984, 1 in 1985, 25 in 1986, 34 in 1987, 26 in 1988, 18 in 1989, 15 in 1990, 31 in 1991, 25 in 1992, 31 in 1993, 19 in 1994, 8 in 1995, 27 in 1996, and 0 in 1997. His most in one season was 34, in 1987.

What was Danny Tartabull's career batting average?

Danny Tartabull batted .273 over his career, with 1,366 hits in 5,011 at bats.

How many RBI did Danny Tartabull have?

Danny Tartabull drove in 925 runs in his career.

Danny Tartabull

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1997)

Danny Tartabull was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,406 career games, he hit .273 with 1,366 hits, 262 home runs, and 925 RBI. Danny Tartabull was an All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 19,866.

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 15, 2026

AVG .273

HR 262

RBI 925

H 1,366

OPS .864

PIV 19,866

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 10/30/1962 in San Juan, P.R.
MLB Debut: 1984-09-07
Last Game: 1997-04-07
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Danilo Tartabull

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Career Batting Statistics

Danny Tartabull — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,406	5,011	756	1,366	289	22	262	925	37	768	1,362	.273	.368	.496	.864	19,866

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .368 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Career SLG .496 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — +24.5% above league average.

Career OPS .864 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — +18.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Danny Tartabull 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
1984	SEA	AL	10	20	3	6	1	0	2	7	0	2	3	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SEA	AL	19	61	8	20	7	1	1	7	1	8	14	.328	.257 (+28%)	.323 (+26%)	.390 (+34%)	.714 (+30%)	306.2
1986	SEA	AL	137	511	76	138	25	6	25	96	4	61	157	.270	.257 (+5%)	.325 (+7%)	.395 (+24%)	.720 (+16%)	1584.2
1987	KCA	AL	158	582	95	180	27	3	34	101	9	79	136	.309	.262 (+18%)	.331 (+18%)	.415 (+30%)	.746 (+25%)	3154.7
1988	KCA	AL	146	507	80	139	38	3	26	102	8	76	119	.274	.254 (+8%)	.317 (+16%)	.377 (+36%)	.695 (+27%)	2753.6
1989	KCA	AL	133	441	54	118	22	0	18	62	4	69	123	.268	.254 (+5%)	.319 (+15%)	.375 (+17%)	.694 (+16%)	1603.3
1990	KCA	AL	88	313	41	84	19	0	15	60	1	36	93	.268	.257 (+4%)	.324 (+5%)	.385 (+23%)	.710 (+15%)	805.3
1991	KCA	AL	132	484	78	153	35	3	31	100	6	65	121	.316	.255 (+24%)	.323 (+23%)	.384 (+54%)	.708 (+40%)	3750.4
1992	NYA	AL	123	421	72	112	19	0	25	85	2	103	115	.266	.255 (+4%)	.322 (+27%)	.377 (+30%)	.699 (+28%)	2737.3
1993	NYA	AL	138	513	87	128	33	2	31	102	0	92	156	.250	.265 (-6%)	.332 (+9%)	.403 (+25%)	.735 (+18%)	1966.0
1994	NYA	AL	104	399	68	102	24	1	19	67	1	66	111	.256	.269 (-5%)	.338 (+6%)	.424 (+9%)	.763 (+8%)	706.6
1995	NYA	AL	59	192	25	43	12	0	6	28	0	33	54	.224	.266 (-16%)	.337 (-1%)	.417 (-9%)	.755 (-5%)	-151.5
1995	OAK	AL	24	88	9	23	4	0	2	7	0	10	28	.261	.266 (-2%)	.337 (avg)	.417 (-10%)	.755 (-6%)	-151.5
1996	CHA	AL	132	472	58	120	23	3	27	101	1	64	128	.254	.269 (-6%)	.340 (avg)	.426 (+14%)	.767 (+8%)	717.1
1997	PHI	NL	3	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			1,406	5,011	756	1,366	289	22	262	925	37	768	1,362	.273	—	—	—	—	19,782

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Danny Tartabull — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	683	2381	356	643	117	420	.270
Away	723	2630	400	723	145	505	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Danny Tartabull — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1997-04-07	PHI	SFG	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	2
1997-04-05	PHI	SDP	L	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
1997-04-01	PHI	LAD	W	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
1996-09-28	CHW	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	1
1996-09-27	CHW	MIN	W	4	1	2	1	1	0	1
1996-09-25	CHW	KCR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	3
1996-09-24	CHW	KCR	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
1996-09-22	CHW	MIN	W	2	1	0	0	0	1	1
1996-09-21	CHW	MIN	L	4	1	2	1	2	0	0
1996-09-20	CHW	MIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danny Tartabull — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	32	31	77	102	10	29
3B	5	5	2	9	0	0
OF	916	912	1547	46	47	7
SS	24	17	33	57	6	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danny Tartabull — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	SEA	2B	1	0	1	1	0	1
1984	SEA	SS	8	5	7	20	2	4
1985	SEA	3B	4	4	2	6	0	0
1985	SEA	SS	16	12	26	37	4	11
1986	SEA	2B	31	31	76	101	10	28
1986	SEA	3B	1	1	0	3	0	0
1986	SEA	OF	101	100	157	7	8	0
1987	KCA	OF	149	149	228	11	6	1
1988	KCA	OF	130	130	227	8	9	1
1989	KCA	OF	71	73	108	3	2	0
1990	KCA	OF	52	52	81	1	3	0
1991	KCA	OF	124	124	190	4	7	0
1992	NYA	OF	69	68	142	3	3	1
1993	NYA	OF	50	49	88	3	2	2
1994	NYA	OF	26	26	43	1	0	0
1995	NYA	OF	18	16	27	1	0	1
1995	OAK	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1996	CHA	OF	122	121	253	4	7	1
1997	PHI	OF	3	3	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Danny Tartabull Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	32
Third Base	5
Shortstop	24
Left Field	15
Right Field	903
Designated Hitter	403

Awards & Honors

Danny Tartabull — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-07-06
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-06-15

Salary History

Danny Tartabull's recorded salaries total $32,995,000 over 12 seasons, 1986 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tartabull's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.

Danny Tartabull — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	PHI	NL	$2,000,000
1996	CHA	AL	$5,300,000
1995	NYA	AL	$5,300,000
1994	NYA	AL	$4,550,000
1993	NYA	AL	$5,050,000
1992	NYA	AL	$5,300,000
1991	KCA	AL	$2,250,000
1990	KCA	AL	$1,650,000
1989	KCA	AL	$1,035,000
1988	KCA	AL	$330,000
1987	KCA	AL	$145,000
1986	SEA	AL	$85,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$32,995,000

Award Voting History

Danny Tartabull — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1991	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	32.0	392
1987	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	10.0	392
1986	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	4.0	140

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Danny Tartabull: the record in brief

September 7, 1984 and April 7, 1997 bracket Danny Tartabull's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (1984 through 1986), the Kansas City Royals (1987 to 1991), the New York Yankees (1992 through 1995), the Oakland Athletics (1995), the Chicago White Sox (1996), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1997). Tartabull is listed as an outfielder at 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The bio says Tartabull batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is October 30, 1962, in San Juan, P.R. Danny Tartabull was the playing name; the full given name is Danilo.

In 1,406 games and 5,011 at bats, Tartabull batted .273 with 1,366 hits, plus 262 homers, 925 RBI, and 37 stolen bases. Tartabull's career OPS of .864 combines a .368 on-base mark with .496 slugging. Tartabull hit .273 while the league hit .261 over the same span, a figure close to average. In OPS terms, Tartabull's .864 stands 18.9% above the league's .727.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Tartabull

What years did Danny Tartabull play?: Danny Tartabull played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997.
Was Danny Tartabull a pitcher?: No. Danny Tartabull was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Danny Tartabull hit?: Danny Tartabull hit 262 career home runs with 1,366 hits.
What teams did Danny Tartabull play for?: Danny Tartabull played for 6 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1984–1986), the Kansas City Royals (1987–1991), the New York Yankees (1992–1995), the Oakland Athletics (1995), the Chicago White Sox (1996), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1997).
Did Danny Tartabull win an MVP award?: No. Danny Tartabull did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Danny Tartabull win?: Danny Tartabull was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Danny Tartabull's career stats?: In 1,406 games, Danny Tartabull had 1,366 hits, 262 home runs, 925 RBI, 756 runs, and 37 stolen bases, with a .273 batting average.
How much did Danny Tartabull earn in his career?: Danny Tartabull's recorded salaries total $32,995,000 over 12 seasons, 1986 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Tartabull's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985.
What was Danny Tartabull's salary?: Danny Tartabull's last recorded salary was $2,000,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $5,300,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $85,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1997.
What position did Danny Tartabull play?: Danny Tartabull played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Danny Tartabull and how much did he weigh?: Danny Tartabull was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
How many home runs did Danny Tartabull hit each season?: Danny Tartabull's home runs by season: 2 in 1984, 1 in 1985, 25 in 1986, 34 in 1987, 26 in 1988, 18 in 1989, 15 in 1990, 31 in 1991, 25 in 1992, 31 in 1993, 19 in 1994, 8 in 1995, 27 in 1996, and 0 in 1997. His most in one season was 34, in 1987.
What was Danny Tartabull's career batting average?: Danny Tartabull batted .273 over his career, with 1,366 hits in 5,011 at bats.
How many RBI did Danny Tartabull have?: Danny Tartabull drove in 925 runs in his career.