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Alan Ashby

Alan Ashby

1973–1989  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 185 lb  ·  b. 1951 Long Beach, CA

Career 1,370 G · 1,010 H · 90 HR · 513 RBI · .245 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
19 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1987 Best season

Spanning 1981–1987, peaking at 2 titles in 1987.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,598th Top-5 finishes 19

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Catcher Range Factor 2 1st — 1981 6.07 1987 7.49 1976 #2
Catcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1987 NL .993 1980 #2
Catcher Double Plays — #3 — 1977 #3
Catcher Assists — #3 — 1981 #3
Catcher Putouts — #3 — 1980 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1987 2 C FPCT .993 C RF 7.49
1981 1 C RF 6.07

Batting

17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 CLE AL 11 29 4 5 1 0 1 3 2 11 0 .172 .226 .310 .536
1974 CLE AL 10 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
1975 CLE AL 90 254 32 57 10 1 5 32 30 42 3 .224 .309 .331 .639
1976 CLE AL 89 247 26 59 5 1 4 32 27 49 0 .239 .310 .316 .626
1977 TOR AL 124 396 25 83 16 3 2 29 50 51 0 .210 .301 .280 .581
1978 TOR AL 81 264 27 69 15 0 9 29 28 32 1 .261 .333 .420 .754
1979 HOU NL 108 336 25 68 15 2 2 35 26 70 0 .202 .262 .277 .538
1980 HOU NL 116 352 30 90 19 2 3 48 35 40 0 .256 .319 .347 .665
1981 HOU NL 83 255 20 69 13 0 4 33 35 33 0 .271 .356 .369 .725
1982 HOU NL 100 339 40 87 14 2 12 49 27 53 2 .257 .311 .416 .727
1983 HOU NL 87 275 31 63 18 1 8 34 31 38 0 .229 .303 .389 .692
1984 HOU NL 66 191 16 50 7 0 4 27 20 22 0 .262 .330 .361 .691
1985 HOU NL 65 189 20 53 8 0 8 25 24 27 0 .280 .363 .450 .813
1986 HOU NL 120 315 24 81 15 0 7 38 39 56 1 .257 .333 .371 .705
1987 HOU NL 125 386 53 111 16 0 14 63 50 52 0 .288 .367 .438 .805
1988 HOU NL 73 227 19 54 10 0 7 33 29 36 0 .238 .319 .374 .694
1989 HOU NL 22 61 4 10 1 1 0 3 7 8 0 .164 .257 .213 .470
Career — — 1,370 4,123 397 1,010 183 13 90 513 461 622 7 .245 .320 .361 .681

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1973 CLE AL C 11 8 72.0 45 0 1 0 46 .978 4.09
1974 CLE AL C 9 0 20.0 12 0 0 0 12 1.000 1.33
1975 CLE AL C 87 82 711.2 441 43 5 6 489 .990 5.56
1B 2 0 6.0 8 0 0 1 8 1.000 4.00
3B 1 1 6.0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 1.00
1976 CLE AL C 86 75 670.0 475 51 7 7 533 .987 6.12
1B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 1.00
3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1977 TOR AL C 124 120 1074.2 619 71 11 11 701 .984 5.56
1978 TOR AL C 81 80 694.2 399 38 6 6 443 .986 5.40
1979 HOU NL C 105 104 891.2 548 57 8 5 613 .987 5.76
1980 HOU NL C 114 104 911.1 608 60 6 10 674 .991 5.86
1981 HOU NL C 81 74 672.0 434 58 9 6 501 .982 6.07
1982 HOU NL C 95 90 795.2 530 55 14 5 599 .977 6.16
1983 HOU NL C 85 78 696.2 435 56 13 2 504 .974 5.78
1984 HOU NL C 63 53 476.2 303 42 5 3 350 .986 5.48
1985 HOU NL C 60 55 471.1 312 37 8 1 357 .978 5.82
1986 HOU NL C 103 86 754.0 632 43 10 2 685 .985 6.55
1987 HOU NL C 110 105 904.1 778 46 6 6 830 .993 7.49
1988 HOU NL C 66 60 546.1 414 23 4 4 441 .991 6.62
1989 HOU NL C 19 17 150.2 101 4 0 0 105 1.000 5.53
Career — — C 1,299 1,191 10513.2 7,086 684 113 74 7,883 .986 5.98
— — 1B 4 0 9.0 9 1 0 1 10 1.000 2.50
— — 3B 2 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 2 .500 0.50