Del Unser

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1982)

AVG .258
HR 87
RBI 481
H 1,344
OPS .677
PIV -498
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
12/9/1944 in Decatur, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1968-04-10
Last Game
1982-06-06

Full name: Delbert Bernard Unser

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,799 5,215 617 1,344 179 42 87 481 64 481 675 .258 .319 .358 .677 -498

Career AVG .258 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .358 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .677 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — near 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
1968 WS2 AL 156 635 66 146 13 7 1 30 11 46 66 .230 .236 (-3%) .298 (-5%) .340 (-19%) .638 (-12%) -1105.8
1969 WS2 AL 153 581 69 166 19 8 7 57 8 58 54 .286 .248 (+15%) .320 (+9%) .369 (+3%) .689 (+6%) 718.3
1970 WS2 AL 119 322 37 83 5 1 5 30 1 30 29 .258 .253 (+2%) .325 (-2%) .385 (-15%) .711 (-9%) -429.0
1971 WS2 AL 153 581 63 148 19 6 9 41 11 59 68 .255 .249 (+2%) .316 (+2%) .365 (-3%) .682 (avg) 8.2
1972 CLE AL 132 383 29 91 12 0 1 17 5 28 46 .238 .243 (-3%) .310 (-7%) .353 (-22%) .664 (-15%) -834.6
1973 PHI NL 136 440 64 127 20 4 11 52 5 47 55 .289 .256 (+12%) .325 (+9%) .378 (+13%) .703 (+11%) 910.2
1974 PHI NL 142 454 72 120 18 5 11 61 6 50 62 .264 .256 (+3%) .324 (+4%) .369 (+8%) .693 (+6%) 550.5
1975 NYN NL 147 531 65 156 18 2 10 53 4 37 76 .294 .257 (+14%) .327 (+3%) .374 (+5%) .701 (+4%) 361.2
1976 NYN NL 77 276 28 63 13 2 5 25 4 18 40 .228 .255 (-11%) .320 (-14%) .360 (-5%) .681 (-9%) -449.1
1976 MON NL 69 220 29 50 6 2 7 15 3 11 44 .227 .255 (-11%) .320 (-19%) .360 (+2%) .681 (-8%) -449.1
1977 MON NL 113 289 33 79 14 1 12 40 2 33 41 .273 .264 (+3%) .329 (+5%) .401 (+13%) .730 (+9%) 540.1
1978 MON NL 130 179 16 35 5 0 2 15 2 24 29 .196 .257 (-24%) .323 (-10%) .378 (-32%) .702 (-22%) -549.5
1979 PHI NL 95 141 26 42 8 0 6 29 2 14 33 .298 .265 (+12%) .329 (+7%) .397 (+21%) .727 (+15%) 376.5
1980 PHI NL 96 110 15 29 6 4 0 10 0 10 21 .264 .264 (avg) .326 (-2%) .387 (+1%) .714 (avg) -44.3
1981 PHI NL 62 59 5 9 3 0 0 6 0 13 9 .153 .255 (-40%) .320 (-6%) .368 (-45%) .688 (-27%) -208.6
1982 PHI NL 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,799 5,215 617 1,344 179 42 87 481 64 481 675 .258 — — — — -605

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
8 11 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 3 .455

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1980 NLCS PHI 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .400
1980 WS PHI 3 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home899251731365934230.262
Away900269830468553250.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1982-06-06 PHIHOUL 100000000
1982-06-04 PHIHOUL 100000000
1982-06-01 PHICINL 000000010
1982-05-31 PHICINW 100000000
1982-05-30 PHIATLW 100000000
1982-05-24 PHICINW 000000000
1982-05-19 PHIHOUL 100000000
1982-05-13 PHISFGW 000000000
1982-05-12 PHILADW 000000000
1982-05-10 PHILADW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 168 27 520 45 3 49
OF 1407 1205 3123 112 52 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 WS2 1B 1 0 4 0 0 0
1968 WS2 OF 156 154 388 22 5 10
1969 WS2 OF 149 139 339 8 10 3
1970 WS2 OF 103 71 173 8 3 2
1971 WS2 OF 151 143 394 10 8 2
1972 CLE OF 119 91 248 10 3 1
1973 PHI OF 132 113 329 14 4 4
1974 PHI OF 135 120 300 13 6 0
1975 NYN OF 144 129 362 13 5 2
1976 NYN OF 77 73 180 5 1 0
1976 MON OF 65 54 108 5 2 2
1977 MON 1B 27 12 160 11 0 15
1977 MON OF 72 57 120 2 3 0
1978 MON 1B 64 9 162 10 1 16
1978 MON OF 33 24 70 2 1 0
1979 PHI 1B 22 5 74 5 2 6
1979 PHI OF 30 17 44 0 1 0
1980 PHI 1B 31 1 67 13 0 7
1980 PHI OF 23 16 49 0 0 0
1981 PHI 1B 18 0 44 5 0 4
1981 PHI OF 16 4 19 0 0 0
1982 PHI 1B 5 0 9 1 0 1
1982 PHI OF 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 168
Left Field 118
Center Field 1117
Right Field 232

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1968 TSN Rookie Player of the Year

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Mississippi State University Mississippi State MS 1964, 1965, 1966

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1969 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 5.0 336 0
1968 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 3.0 20 3

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Del Unser (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Kennedy
    .254 avg, 63 HR
  2. 97
    Rick Manning
    .257 avg, 56 HR
  3. 94
    Jerry Morales
    .259 avg, 95 HR
  4. 91
    Cesar Geronimo
    .258 avg, 51 HR
  5. 89
    Jim Busby
    .262 avg, 48 HR
  6. 86
    Bill Virdon
    .267 avg, 91 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Unser

What years did Del Unser play?
Del Unser played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1982.
Was Del Unser a pitcher?
No. Del Unser was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Del Unser hit?
Del Unser hit 87 career home runs with 1344 hits.