Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	BAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
2	2	Apr 9	BAL		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
3	3	Apr 10	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
4	4	Apr 11	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	4	0	1	5	0	C
5	5	Apr 12	BAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
6	6	Apr 13	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
7	7	Apr 14	BAL	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
8	8	Apr 17 (1)	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	10 (1)	Apr 18	BAL		TEX	L,3-12	GS	39	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
10	11	Apr 19	BAL		TEX	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
11	12	Apr 20	BAL		TEX	W,6-1	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
12	13	Apr 21	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
13	14	Apr 22	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
14	15	Apr 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
15	16	Apr 25	BAL		TOR	L,1-2	CG	43	10.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
16	17	Apr 26	BAL		TOR	W,11-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
17	19 (1)	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
18	20	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	22 (1)	May 3	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	23	May 4	BAL	@	KCR	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
21	24	May 6	BAL	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
22	25	May 7	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
23	26	May 9	BAL		KCR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	9	2	1	12	1	C
24	28 (1)	May 11	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
25	29	May 12	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
26	30	May 13	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
27	31	May 14	BAL		MIN	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
28	32	May 15	BAL		MIN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
29	33	May 16	BAL		OAK	L,4-8	GS	34	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
30	34	May 17	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
31	36 (1)	May 20	BAL		CAL	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
32	38 (1)	May 22	BAL		CAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	40 (1)	May 24	BAL	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
34	41	May 25	BAL	@	SEA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
35	42	May 26	BAL	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
36	43	May 28	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
37	44	May 29	BAL	@	OAK	W,8-6	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	45	May 30	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
39	46	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	48 (1)	Jun 3	BAL		SEA	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
41	49	Jun 4	BAL		SEA	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
42	50	Jun 5	BAL		SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
43	51	Jun 6	BAL	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	52	Jun 7	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
45	53	Jun 8	BAL	@	NYY	W,18-9	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR C
46	54	Jun 9	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	55	Jun 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
48	56	Jun 11	BAL	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	57	Jun 12	BAL		NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
50	58	Jun 13	BAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
51	59	Jun 14	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
52	60	Jun 15	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
53	61	Jun 16	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
54	62	Jun 17	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	7	2	1	10	0	C
55	65 (2)	Jun 20	BAL	@	BOS	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
56	66	Jun 21	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	67	Jun 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
58	70 (2)	Jun 26	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
59	71	Jun 27	BAL		BOS	L,3-5	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
60	73 (1)	Jun 29	BAL		BOS	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	75 (1)	Jul 1	BAL		MIL	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
62	76	Jul 2	BAL		MIL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
63	78 (1)	Jul 4	BAL	@	MIN	W,12-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
64	79	Jul 5	BAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
65	80	Jul 6	BAL	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
66	81	Jul 7	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
67	82	Jul 8	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-4	GF	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
68	83	Jul 9	BAL	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
69	85 (1)	Jul 11	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
70	88 (2)	Jul 17	BAL		MIN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
71	90 (1)	Jul 19	BAL		MIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
72	91	Jul 20	BAL		MIN	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
73	92	Jul 21	BAL		KCR	L,1-6	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
74	93	Jul 22	BAL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
75	94	Jul 23	BAL		KCR	L,3-7	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
76	95	Jul 24	BAL		CHW	W,12-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
77	96	Jul 25	BAL		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
78	97	Jul 26	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	GS	26	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
79	98	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,11-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
80	99	Jul 28	BAL	@	TEX	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
81	100	Jul 29	BAL	@	TEX	L,5-6	GS	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
82	101	Jul 30	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-5	CG	44	10.1	8	1	0	9	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	102	Aug 1	BAL	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
84	103	Aug 2	BAL	@	TOR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
85	104	Aug 3	BAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	GF	12	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
86	105	Aug 4	BAL	@	TOR	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
87	106	Aug 5	BAL		TEX	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
88	107	Aug 6	BAL		TEX	L,11-13	CG	48	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	C
89	109 (1)	Aug 8	BAL		CLE	L,0-3	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
90	111 (1)	Aug 10	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
91	112	Aug 11	BAL		TOR	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
92	113	Aug 12	BAL		TOR	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
93	114	Aug 13	BAL		TOR	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
94	116 (1)	Aug 15	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
95	120 (3)	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	W,8-7	GS	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
96	121	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
97	122	Aug 24	BAL		CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
98	123	Aug 26	BAL	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
99	125 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	7	0	0	7	0	C
100	126	Aug 28 (2)	BAL	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
101	129 (2)	Aug 30	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	131 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,9-3	GF	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
103	134 (2)	Sep 5	BAL		SEA	L,2-8	GS	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
104	136 (1)	Sep 7	BAL		SEA	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
105	137	Sep 8	BAL		BOS	L,3-9	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
106	138	Sep 9	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
107	142 (3)	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	L,2-7	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
108	144 (1)	Sep 15	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
109	145	Sep 16	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-8	GF	18	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
110	146	Sep 17	BAL	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
111	147	Sep 19	BAL		MIL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
112	148	Sep 20	BAL		MIL	W,4-3		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
113	149	Sep 21	BAL		MIL	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	14	0	1	15	0	C
114	150	Sep 22	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
115	151	Sep 23	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	GF	17	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
116	152	Sep 24	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
117	153	Sep 25	BAL	@	MIL	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
118	156 (2)	Sep 28	BAL	@	MIL	L,2-10	GF	18	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
119	157	Sep 29	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-7		24	5.1	0	0	1	1	0	C
120	158	Sep 30	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	30	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
121	159	Oct 1	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-11		18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
							121gm		922.1	659	53	7	719	9