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Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

1971–1987  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 193 lb  ·  b. 1952 Joplin, MO

Career 1,782 G · 1,369 H · 188 HR · 826 RBI · .247 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
19 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1979 Best season

Spanning 1979–1979, peaking at 2 titles in 1979.

Team records #10 Royals 1979 RBI

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 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 Double Plays 1 1st — 1979 15 1973 #3 1974 #3 1975 #3
Walks 1 1st — 1979 121
Catcher Fielding Percentage — #3 — 1985 #3
On-Base Percentage — #2 — 1979 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1979 2 BB 121 C DP 15

Batting

  led the league   17 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1971 ML4 AL 22 70 4 15 2 0 2 9 9 20 2 .214 .300 .329 .629
1972 ML4 AL 18 56 2 7 1 0 1 2 5 21 0 .125 .210 .196 .406
1973 ML4 AL 117 350 50 89 19 2 16 67 57 85 5 .254 .363 .457 .820
1974 ML4 AL 131 432 59 104 15 4 12 56 50 88 8 .241 .326 .377 .703
1975 ML4 AL 130 409 66 95 12 5 18 60 89 77 2 .232 .371 .418 .789
1976 ML4 AL 119 389 43 81 14 1 5 32 51 61 2 .208 .298 .288 .586
1977 KCA AL 130 425 61 117 21 3 16 60 53 70 1 .275 .353 .452 .804
1978 KCA AL 150 520 77 138 27 6 18 78 75 75 0 .265 .358 .444 .802
1979 KCA AL 157 533 101 155 23 10 20 112 121 65 3 .291 .421 .484 .905
1980 KCA AL 118 418 51 104 14 2 7 51 69 50 1 .249 .354 .342 .696
1981 SLN NL 61 174 22 39 10 2 6 31 39 32 1 .224 .364 .408 .772
1982 SLN NL 120 373 46 86 18 5 12 48 66 66 1 .231 .347 .402 .749
1983 SLN NL 145 443 57 116 24 3 15 66 68 94 1 .262 .363 .431 .794
1984 SLN NL 127 422 56 98 16 3 11 68 60 79 5 .232 .331 .363 .693
1985 SLN NL 84 240 30 53 12 2 10 36 41 48 6 .221 .335 .413 .747
1986 TEX AL 68 155 21 41 6 0 12 29 22 51 1 .265 .360 .535 .895
1987 TEX AL 85 130 19 31 3 0 7 21 30 43 0 .238 .387 .423 .810
Career — — 1,782 5,539 765 1,369 237 48 188 826 905 1,025 39 .247 .354 .409 .763

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1971 ML4 AL C 22 21 182.0 108 18 3 2 129 .977 5.73
1972 ML4 AL C 18 17 162.0 113 8 3 3 124 .976 6.72
1973 ML4 AL C 90 83 730.1 373 47 10 9 430 .977 4.67
1974 ML4 AL C 117 114 1002.1 484 60 12 8 556 .978 4.65
1975 ML4 AL C 124 121 1070.0 532 82 13 10 627 .979 4.95
1976 ML4 AL C 111 105 942.1 491 52 14 7 557 .975 4.89
1977 KCA AL C 125 121 1053.2 663 61 13 4 737 .982 5.79
1978 KCA AL C 145 141 1229.2 608 62 8 10 678 .988 4.62
1979 KCA AL C 141 141 1230.0 628 68 13 15 709 .982 4.94
1980 KCA AL C 81 79 706.1 322 37 8 6 367 .978 4.43
1981 SLN NL C 52 51 441.0 206 31 5 2 242 .979 4.56
1982 SLN NL C 111 108 930.1 469 64 9 8 542 .983 4.80
1983 SLN NL C 133 121 1064.0 578 70 7 8 655 .989 4.87
1984 SLN NL C 122 115 1030.1 620 58 11 6 689 .984 5.56
1985 SLN NL C 82 68 617.2 386 26 4 4 416 .990 5.02
1986 TEX AL C 25 23 200.1 165 9 1 2 175 .994 6.96
1987 TEX AL C 7 1 16.0 10 1 0 0 11 1.000 1.57
1B 5 0 10.0 11 1 0 2 12 1.000 2.40
Career — — C 1,506 1,430 12608.1 6,756 754 134 104 7,644 .982 4.99
— — 1B 5 0 10.0 11 1 0 2 12 1.000 2.40