Darrell Porter

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: January 17, 1952 in Joplin, MO us

Died: August 5, 2002 in Sugar Creek, MO

Buried: Longview Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (4th) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK).

High School: Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: September 2, 1971 (Age 19-228d, 13,162nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 35-260d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Bill Katzbeck • Previously: Frank Knisley

Full Name: Darrell Ray Porter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.9

5539

1369

188

.247

765

RBI

826

OBP

.354

SLG

.409

OPS

.763

OPS+

113

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	KCR	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	2	Apr 9	KCR	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
3	3	Apr 10	KCR		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
4	4	Apr 12	KCR		BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
5	5	Apr 14	KCR		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 15	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
7	7	Apr 16	KCR		CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
8	8	Apr 17	KCR	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
9	9	Apr 18	KCR	@	TOR	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
10	10	Apr 21	KCR	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
11	11	Apr 22	KCR	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
12	12	Apr 23	KCR	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
13	13	Apr 24	KCR	@	TEX	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
14	14	Apr 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
15	15	Apr 26	KCR		TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
16	16	Apr 27	KCR		TOR	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
17	17	Apr 28	KCR		MIL	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
18	18	Apr 29	KCR		MIL	W,11-2	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	20 (1)	May 1	KCR	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
20	21	May 2	KCR	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	22	May 3	KCR	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
22	23	May 5	KCR	@	MIL	L,0-9	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	24	May 6	KCR	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
24	25	May 7	KCR	@	MIL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	26	May 8	KCR	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	27	May 9	KCR	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
27	28	May 12	KCR		NYY	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
28	29	May 13	KCR		NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	30	May 14	KCR		NYY	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	33 (2)	May 18	KCR		MIN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
31	34	May 19	KCR		MIN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
32	35	May 20	KCR		MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
33	36	May 21	KCR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	37	May 22	KCR	@	SEA	L,1-10	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
35	38	May 23 (1)	KCR	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
36	40 (1)	May 24	KCR	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	41	May 25	KCR	@	SEA	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
38	42	May 28	KCR	@	MIN	W,8-7	CG	54	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
39	43	May 29	KCR		SEA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
40	44	May 31	KCR		SEA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	45	Jun 1	KCR		SEA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
42	46	Jun 2	KCR		CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	C
43	47	Jun 3	KCR		CHW	L,5-9	GS	35	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	48	Jun 4	KCR		CHW	W,13-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
45	49	Jun 6	KCR	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
46	50	Jun 8 (1)	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
47	51	Jun 8 (2)	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	51	12.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	52	Jun 9	KCR	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
49	54 (1)	Jun 11	KCR	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
50	55	Jun 12	KCR		TEX	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
51	56	Jun 13	KCR		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
52	57	Jun 14	KCR		DET	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
53	58	Jun 15	KCR		DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
54	59	Jun 16	KCR	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
55	60	Jun 17	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	35	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
56	61	Jun 18 (1)	KCR	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	62	Jun 18 (2)	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-11	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
58	63	Jun 19	KCR		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	C
59	64	Jun 20	KCR		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	C
60	65	Jun 21	KCR		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
61	66	Jun 23 (1)	KCR		OAK	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
62	67	Jun 23 (2)	KCR		OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
63	68	Jun 24	KCR		OAK	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
64	69	Jun 25	KCR		OAK	L,3-6	GS	19	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
65	71 (1)	Jun 27	KCR	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
66	72	Jun 28	KCR	@	CAL	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
67	73	Jun 29	KCR	@	CAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
68	74	Jun 30	KCR	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	75	Jul 1	KCR	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
70	76	Jul 2 (1)	KCR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
71	78 (1)	Jul 3	KCR		CAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
72	79	Jul 4	KCR		CAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
73	80	Jul 5	KCR		CAL	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
74	81	Jul 6	KCR		CAL	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	82	Jul 7	KCR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
76	83	Jul 8	KCR		BAL	W,11-3	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
77	84	Jul 9	KCR		BAL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
78	85	Jul 13	KCR	@	MIL	L,2-13	GS	27	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	86	Jul 14	KCR	@	MIL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
80	87	Jul 15	KCR	@	NYY	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
81	88	Jul 16	KCR	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
82	89	Jul 17	KCR	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	49	11.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
83	90	Jul 19	KCR		TEX	W,11-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
84	91	Jul 20	KCR		TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
85	92	Jul 21	KCR		BOS	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	93	Jul 22	KCR		BOS	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	94	Jul 23	KCR		BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
88	95	Jul 24	KCR		NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
89	96	Jul 25	KCR		NYY	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	97	Jul 26	KCR		SEA	W,12-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
91	98	Jul 27	KCR		SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
92	99	Jul 28	KCR	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
93	100	Jul 29	KCR	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
94	101	Jul 30	KCR	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	102	Jul 31	KCR	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	103	Aug 1	KCR	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
97	104	Aug 2	KCR	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
98	105	Aug 4	KCR		TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
99	106	Aug 5	KCR		TOR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
100	108 (1)	Aug 7	KCR		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
101	109	Aug 8	KCR		CHW	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
102	111 (1)	Aug 10	KCR	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
103	112	Aug 11	KCR	@	TOR	W,9-8	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
104	113	Aug 12	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
105	114	Aug 13	KCR	@	TOR	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
106	115	Aug 14	KCR	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	50	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
107	116	Aug 15	KCR	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
108	118 (1)	Aug 16 (2)	KCR	@	MIN	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
109	119	Aug 17	KCR	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
110	120	Aug 18	KCR		TEX	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
111	121	Aug 19	KCR		TEX	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
112	123 (1)	Aug 22	KCR	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
113	124	Aug 23	KCR	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
114	125	Aug 24	KCR	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
115	126	Aug 25	KCR	@	TEX	L,2-7	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
116	127	Aug 26	KCR	@	TEX	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
117	128	Aug 27	KCR	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
118	129	Aug 28	KCR		CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
119	130	Aug 29	KCR		CHW	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
120	131	Aug 30	KCR		CHW	W,12-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	132	Sep 1	KCR		DET	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
122	133	Sep 2	KCR		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
123	134	Sep 3	KCR		DET	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
124	135	Sep 4	KCR	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
125	136	Sep 5	KCR	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
126	137	Sep 6	KCR	@	OAK	W,11-8	CG	55	12.0	9	2	1	12	0	C
127	138	Sep 8	KCR	@	CAL	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
128	139	Sep 9 (1)	KCR	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
129	141 (1)	Sep 10	KCR	@	CAL	L,3-13	GS	35	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
130	142	Sep 11	KCR		OAK	W,7-2	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
131	143	Sep 12	KCR		OAK	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
132	144	Sep 13	KCR		OAK	W,9-1	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
133	145	Sep 14	KCR		OAK	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
134	146	Sep 15	KCR		CAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
135	147	Sep 16	KCR		CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
136	148	Sep 17	KCR		CAL	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
137	149	Sep 18	KCR	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
138	150	Sep 19	KCR	@	SEA	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
139	151	Sep 20	KCR		MIL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
140	152	Sep 21	KCR		MIL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
141	155 (2)	Sep 23	KCR	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
142	156	Sep 24	KCR	@	MIN	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
143	157	Sep 25	KCR		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
144	158	Sep 26	KCR		SEA	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
145	162 (3)	Oct 1	KCR		MIN	W,1-0	GS	8	2.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
							145gm		1229.2	608	62	8	678	10