Dave Winfield

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1973-1995)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2001
AVG .283
HR 465
RBI 1,833
H 3,110
OPS .827
PIV 34,842
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 220 lb
Born
10/3/1951 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut
1973-06-19
Last Game
1995-10-01
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2001 (BBWAA)
Awards
12× All-Star · 7× Gold Glove · 6× Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: David Mark Winfield

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,973 11,003 1,669 3,110 540 88 465 1,833 223 1,216 1,686 .283 .353 .475 .827 34,842

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Career OBP .353 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +8.1% above league average.

Career SLG .475 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — +22.0% above league average.

Career OPS .827 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — +15.7% 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
1973 SDN NL 56 141 9 39 4 1 3 12 0 12 19 .277 .256 (+8%) .325 (+2%) .378 (+1%) .703 (+1%) 31.4
1974 SDN NL 145 498 57 132 18 4 20 75 9 40 96 .265 .256 (+3%) .324 (-2%) .369 (+19%) .693 (+9%) 708.6
1975 SDN NL 143 509 74 136 20 2 15 76 23 69 82 .267 .257 (+4%) .327 (+8%) .374 (+8%) .701 (+8%) 890.9
1976 SDN NL 137 492 81 139 26 4 13 69 26 65 78 .283 .255 (+11%) .320 (+14%) .360 (+19%) .681 (+17%) 1700.4
1977 SDN NL 157 615 104 169 29 7 25 92 16 58 75 .275 .264 (+4%) .329 (+2%) .401 (+16%) .730 (+10%) 1123.2
1978 SDN NL 158 587 88 181 30 5 24 97 21 55 81 .308 .257 (+20%) .323 (+13%) .378 (+32%) .702 (+23%) 2673.4
1979 SDN NL 159 597 97 184 27 10 34 118 15 85 71 .308 .265 (+16%) .329 (+20%) .397 (+40%) .727 (+31%) 3945.1
1980 SDN NL 162 558 89 154 25 6 20 87 23 79 83 .276 .264 (+4%) .326 (+12%) .387 (+16%) .714 (+14%) 1774.1
1981 NYA AL 105 388 52 114 25 1 13 68 11 43 41 .294 .255 (+15%) .320 (+12%) .368 (+26%) .688 (+20%) 1363.4
1982 NYA AL 140 539 84 151 24 8 37 106 5 45 64 .280 .261 (+7%) .324 (+2%) .388 (+44%) .712 (+25%) 2358.7
1983 NYA AL 152 598 99 169 26 8 32 116 15 58 77 .283 .260 (+8%) .324 (+6%) .389 (+32%) .714 (+20%) 2275.6
1984 NYA AL 141 567 106 193 34 4 19 100 6 53 71 .340 .259 (+31%) .322 (+22%) .384 (+34%) .707 (+28%) 3144.5
1985 NYA AL 155 633 105 174 34 6 26 114 19 52 96 .275 .257 (+7%) .323 (+1%) .390 (+20%) .714 (+12%) 1338.0
1986 NYA AL 154 565 90 148 31 5 24 104 6 77 106 .262 .257 (+2%) .325 (+7%) .395 (+17%) .720 (+13%) 1460.2
1987 NYA AL 156 575 83 158 22 1 27 97 5 76 96 .275 .262 (+4%) .331 (+8%) .415 (+10%) .746 (+9%) 1246.3
1988 NYA AL 149 559 96 180 37 2 25 107 9 69 88 .322 .254 (+27%) .317 (+25%) .377 (+40%) .695 (+33%) 3783.7
1990 NYA AL 20 61 7 13 3 0 2 6 0 4 13 .213 .257 (-17%) .324 (-17%) .385 (-6%) .710 (-11%) -124.5
1990 CAL AL 112 414 63 114 18 2 19 72 0 48 68 .275 .257 (+7%) .324 (+7%) .385 (+21%) .710 (+15%) -124.5
1991 CAL AL 150 568 75 149 27 4 28 86 7 56 109 .262 .255 (+3%) .323 (+1%) .384 (+23%) .708 (+13%) 1296.4
1992 TOR AL 156 583 92 169 33 3 26 108 2 82 89 .290 .255 (+13%) .322 (+17%) .377 (+30%) .699 (+24%) 2916.1
1993 MIN AL 143 547 72 148 27 2 21 76 2 45 106 .271 .265 (+2%) .332 (-2%) .403 (+10%) .735 (+4%) 402.1
1994 MIN AL 77 294 35 74 15 3 10 43 2 31 51 .252 .269 (-7%) .338 (-5%) .424 (avg) .763 (-2%) -139.4
1995 CLE AL 46 115 11 22 5 0 2 4 1 14 26 .191 .266 (-28%) .337 (-16%) .417 (-31%) .755 (-24%) -447.4
Career · 23 seasons 2,973 11,003 1,669 3,110 540 88 465 1,833 223 1,216 1,686 .283 — — — — 33,596

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
26 101 11 21 5 1 2 9 14 16 .208

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 ALCS TOR 6 24 7 6 1 0 2 3 4 2 .250
1992 WS TOR 6 22 0 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 .227
1981 AEDIV NYA 5 20 2 7 2 1 0 0 1 5 .350
1981 ALCS NYA 3 13 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .154
1981 WS NYA 6 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 .045

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home147252898051460218892.276
Away150157148641650247941.289

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1995-10-01 CLEKCRW 100000000
1995-09-30 CLEKCRW 401000002
1995-09-28 CLEMINW 101000000
1995-09-22 CLEKCRW 100000001
1995-09-18 CLECHWW 500000000
1995-09-16 CLEBOSW 000000010
1995-09-14 CLEBOSW 400000000
1995-09-09 CLEBALW 210000010
1995-09-06 CLEMILW 010000010
1995-09-01 CLEDETW 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 8 5 37 2 0 3
3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
OF 2469 2417 4975 166 95 35

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 SDN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1973 SDN OF 36 36 64 1 3 0
1974 SDN OF 131 121 276 11 12 2
1975 SDN OF 138 137 302 9 9 1
1976 SDN OF 134 134 304 15 6 4
1977 SDN OF 156 154 368 15 11 3
1978 SDN 1B 2 1 7 1 0 0
1978 SDN OF 154 151 321 7 7 1
1979 SDN OF 157 155 344 14 5 3
1980 SDN OF 159 143 273 20 4 4
1981 NYA OF 102 101 196 1 3 0
1982 NYA OF 135 135 279 17 8 2
1983 NYA OF 151 149 313 5 7 2
1984 NYA OF 140 139 306 3 2 1
1985 NYA OF 152 152 316 13 3 3
1986 NYA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1986 NYA OF 145 142 292 9 5 5
1987 NYA OF 145 142 253 6 3 1
1988 NYA OF 141 141 276 3 3 1
1990 NYA OF 12 9 12 0 0 0
1990 CAL OF 108 105 165 7 2 1
1991 CAL OF 115 115 198 7 2 1
1992 TOR OF 26 26 52 1 0 0
1993 MIN 1B 5 4 29 1 0 3
1993 MIN OF 31 29 62 2 0 0
1994 MIN OF 1 1 3 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 8
Third Base 2
Left Field 465
Center Field 223
Right Field 1883
Designated Hitter 419

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2024 MLB Players Curt Flood Award
1994 Roberto Clemente Award
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-05-15
1992 Babe Ruth Award OF
1992 Branch Rickey Award
1992 Outstanding DH Award
1992 Silver Slugger DH
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-04-13
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-06-01
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-10-05
1990 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1988 Player of the Month April
1987 Gold Glove OF
1985 Gold Glove OF
1985 Silver Slugger OF
1984 Gold Glove OF
1984 Silver Slugger OF
1984 TSN All-Star OF
1983 Gold Glove OF
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-08-05
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-08-12
1983 Silver Slugger OF
1983 TSN All-Star OF
1982 Gold Glove OF
1982 Player of the Month September
1982 Silver Slugger OF
1982 TSN All-Star OF
1981 Silver Slugger OF
1980 Gold Glove OF
1979 Gold Glove OF
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-06-01
1979 TSN All-Star OF
1978 Player of the Month June

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1995 CLE AL $600,000
1994 MIN AL $2,725,000
1993 MIN AL $2,700,000
1992 TOR AL $2,300,000
1991 CAL AL $3,300,000
1990 NYA AL $1,958,652
1989 NYA AL $1,958,652
1988 NYA AL $1,958,652
1987 NYA AL $1,911,714
1986 NYA AL $1,886,714
1985 NYA AL $1,795,704
Total Career Earnings $23,095,088

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 1971, 1972, 1973

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 141.0 392 2
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 164.0 392 0
1985 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 35.0 392 0
1984 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 83.0 392 0
1983 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 85.0 392 0
1982 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 33.0 392 0
1981 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 98.0 392 0
1979 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 155.0 336 4
1978 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 37.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Dave Winfield (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Carlos Beltran
    .279 avg, 435 HR
  2. 80
    Al Kaline HOF
    .297 avg, 399 HR
  3. 76
    Billy Williams HOF
    .290 avg, 426 HR
  4. 74
    Carl Yastrzemski HOF
    .285 avg, 452 HR
  5. 74
    Luis Gonzalez
    .283 avg, 354 HR
  6. 73
    Andre Dawson HOF
    .279 avg, 438 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Winfield

What years did Dave Winfield play?
Dave Winfield played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1995.
Was Dave Winfield a pitcher?
No. Dave Winfield was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Dave Winfield hit?
Dave Winfield hit 465 career home runs with 3110 hits.
Is Dave Winfield in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Dave Winfield was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.