Dave Parker

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: June 9, 1951 in Grenada, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Courter Tech HS (Cincinnati, OH).

High School: Courter Tech HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: July 12, 1973 (Age 22-033d, 13,379th in major league history)
vs. SDP 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1991 (Age 40-115d)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Bill Landman, Tom Reich

Full Name: David Gene Parker

Nicknames: Cobra

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MVP
7x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
2x World Series
3x Gold Glove
3x Silver Slugger
2x Batting Title
AS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.1

9358

2712

339

.290

1272

RBI

1493

154

OBP

.339

SLG

.471

OPS

.810

OPS+

121

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

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	PIT		MON	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 7	PIT		MON	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 8	PIT		MON	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 11	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
6	6	Apr 12	PIT		STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
7	7	Apr 13	PIT		STL	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 14	PIT		STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
9	9	Apr 15	PIT		STL	L,4-9	CG	50	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	10	Apr 17	PIT		PHI	L,2-13	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	11	Apr 18	PIT		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	12	Apr 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	13	Apr 21	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	49	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	Apr 22	PIT	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	15	Apr 24	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	16	Apr 25	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	17	Apr 27	PIT		HOU	L,8-9	CG	52	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	18	Apr 29	PIT		HOU	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
20	20	May 2	PIT		ATL	W,10-2	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	21	May 4	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
22	22	May 5	PIT	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	23	May 6	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
24	24	May 7	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
25	25	May 8	PIT	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	26	May 9	PIT	@	ATL	W,17-9	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 11	PIT		CIN	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	29	May 13	PIT		CIN	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
30	30	May 15	PIT		NYM	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	31	May 16	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	32	May 17	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	33	May 18	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	34	May 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	35	May 20	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	36	May 21	PIT	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	37	May 22	PIT	@	MON	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	38	May 23	PIT	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	39	May 25	PIT	@	NYM	T,3-3	CG	37	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
40	40	May 26	PIT	@	NYM	L,8-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	41	May 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	42	May 28	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
43	43	May 29	PIT		CHC	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
44	44	May 30	PIT		CHC	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	45	May 31	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	PIT		SDP	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
47	47	Jun 2	PIT		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	48	Jun 3	PIT		SDP	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	49	Jun 4	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	50	Jun 5	PIT		LAD	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	51	Jun 6	PIT		LAD	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	52	Jun 8	PIT		SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	53	Jun 9	PIT		SFG	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	54	Jun 10	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	55	Jun 12	PIT	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	56	Jun 13	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	57	Jun 14	PIT	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	58	13.2	6	0	0	6	0	RF
58	58	Jun 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
59	59	Jun 16	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
60	60	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	61	Jun 19	PIT	@	SFG	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
62	62	Jun 20	PIT	@	SFG	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
63	63	Jun 22	PIT		CHC	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
64	64	Jun 23	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
65	65	Jun 24	PIT		CHC	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
66	66	Jun 25 (1)	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	67	Jun 25 (2)	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
68	68	Jun 26	PIT	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	69	Jun 27	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	CG	50	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
70	70	Jun 28	PIT		NYM	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	71	Jun 29	PIT		MON	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
72	72	Jun 30	PIT		MON	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
74	74	Jul 3	PIT	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
75	75	Jul 4	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
76	76	Jul 5	PIT	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	77	Jul 6	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	78	Jul 7	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
79	79	Jul 8 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	80	Jul 8 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
81	81	Jul 10	PIT	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	82	Jul 11	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
83	83	Jul 12	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	84	Jul 13	PIT	@	ATL	L,4-13	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	85	Jul 14	PIT	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	86	Jul 15	PIT	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	87	Jul 19 (1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
88	88	Jul 19 (2)	PIT		HOU	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	89	Jul 20	PIT		HOU	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	90	Jul 21	PIT		HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
91	91	Jul 22 (1)	PIT		ATL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
92	92	Jul 22 (2)	PIT		ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
93	93	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		ATL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
94	94	Jul 23 (2)	PIT		ATL	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
95	95	Jul 24	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	96	Jul 25	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
97	97	Jul 26	PIT		CIN	L,7-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	98	Jul 27 (1)	PIT	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	99	Jul 27 (2)	PIT	@	MON	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	100	Jul 28	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
101	101	Jul 29	PIT	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	102	Jul 30	PIT		NYM	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
103	103	Jul 31	PIT		NYM	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	PIT		STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
105	105	Aug 2	PIT		STL	L,4-5	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
106	106	Aug 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	107	Aug 3 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
108	108	Aug 4	PIT		PHI	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	109	Aug 5 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,12-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	110	Aug 5 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	111	Aug 7	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-15	CG	51	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
112	112	Aug 8	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	113	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
114	114	Aug 10 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	50	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	115	Aug 10 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
116	116	Aug 11	PIT	@	PHI	W,14-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
117	117	Aug 13	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	118	Aug 14	PIT		SDP	W,7-1	GS	21	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
119	119	Aug 15	PIT		SDP	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	120	Aug 16	PIT		SDP	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
121	121	Aug 17	PIT		LAD	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	122	Aug 18	PIT		LAD	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
123	123	Aug 19	PIT		LAD	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
124	124	Aug 20	PIT		SFG	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
125	125	Aug 21	PIT		SFG	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
126	126	Aug 22	PIT		SFG	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
127	127	Aug 24	PIT	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	86	19.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
129	129	Aug 26	PIT	@	SDP	W,9-2	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	130	Aug 27	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	36	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
131	131	Aug 28	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
132	132	Aug 29	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	137 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
134	139 (1)	Sep 5	PIT	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	47	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
135	140	Sep 6	PIT	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	141	Sep 7	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-4	CG	53	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
137	142	Sep 8	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	61	14.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
138	143	Sep 9	PIT	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
139	144	Sep 11	PIT		STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
140	145	Sep 12	PIT		STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
141	146	Sep 15	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
142	147	Sep 16	PIT		NYM	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
143	148	Sep 17	PIT	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
144	149	Sep 18	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	43	11.0	5	1	1	7	1	RF
145	150	Sep 19 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
146	151	Sep 19 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
147	152	Sep 20	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
148	153	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
149	154	Sep 22	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
150	155	Sep 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
151	156	Sep 24 (1)	PIT		MON	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
152	157	Sep 24 (2)	PIT		MON	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
153	158	Sep 25	PIT		MON	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
154	159	Sep 26	PIT		MON	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
155	160	Sep 27	PIT		STL	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	RF
156	161	Sep 28	PIT		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
157	162	Sep 29	PIT		CHC	L,6-7	CG	55	13.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
158	163	Sep 30	PIT		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							158gm		1432.1	343	15	15	373	1