Wade Boggs

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Wade Boggs

1982–1999 · Bats L · Throws R · 6'2", 190 lb · b. 1958 Omaha, NE

Career 2,440 G · 3,010 H · 118 HR · 1,014 RBI · .328 AVG · 3.86 ERA · 2 SO · 2.1 IP

Seasons leading his league

20

18 best in baseball 2 league only

56 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1988 Best season

Spanning 1983–1989, peaking at 6 titles in 1988.

Led in On-Base Percentage for 5 straight seasons (1985–1989) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

62nd League titles 20
24th Best in baseball 18
78th Top-5 finishes 56

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

Career leaderboards

24th Doubles 578
26th Walks 1,412
27th On-Base Percentage .415
31st Hits 3,010
38th Batting Average .328
69th Runs 1,513
86th Total Bases 4,064
158th On-Base Plus Slug. .858
296th Runs Batted In 1,014

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
On-Base Percentage	6	1st	5 yrs (1985–1989)	1983 .444 1985 .450 1986 .453 1987 .461 1988 .476 1989 .430 1984 #2 1991 #3
Batting Average	5	1st	4 yrs (1985–1988)	1983 .361 1985 .368 1986 .357 1988 .366 1987 AL .363 1984 #3 1989 #3 1991 #2
Walks	2	1st	—	1986 105 1988 125 1983 #3 1987 #3 1989 #3
Doubles	2	1st	2 yrs (1988–1989)	1988 45 1989 51 1983 #2 1985 #3 1986 #2 1987 #2 1990 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	2	1st	2 yrs (1987–1988)	1988 .965 1987 AL 1.049 1983 #2 1986 #2
Runs	2	1st	2 yrs (1988–1989)	1988 128 1989 113 1984 #3
Hits	1	1st	—	1985 240 1983 #2 1984 #2 1988 #2 1989 #2 1990 #2
Slugging Percentage	—	#3	—	1987 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1989	3	R 113 OBP .430 2B 51
1988	6	AVG .366 R 128 OPS .965 OBP .476 2B 45 BB 125
1987	3	AVG .363 OPS 1.049 OBP .461
1986	3	AVG .357 OBP .453 BB 105
1985	3	AVG .368 H 240 OBP .450
1983	2	AVG .361 OBP .444

Batting

18 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1982	BOS	AL	104	338	51	118	14	1	5	44	35	21	1	.349	.406	.441	.847
1983	BOS	AL	153	582	100	210	44	7	5	74	92	36	3	.361	.444	.486	.931
1984	BOS	AL	158	625	109	203	31	4	6	55	89	44	3	.325	.407	.416	.823
1985	BOS	AL	161	653	107	240	42	3	8	78	96	61	2	.368	.450	.478	.928
1986	BOS	AL	149	580	107	207	47	2	8	71	105	44	0	.357	.453	.486	.939
1987	BOS	AL	147	551	108	200	40	6	24	89	105	48	1	.363	.461	.588	1.049
1988	BOS	AL	155	584	128	214	45	6	5	58	125	34	2	.366	.476	.490	.965
1989	BOS	AL	156	621	113	205	51	7	3	54	107	51	2	.330	.430	.449	.879
1990	BOS	AL	155	619	89	187	44	5	6	63	87	68	0	.302	.386	.418	.804
1991	BOS	AL	144	546	93	181	42	2	8	51	89	32	1	.332	.421	.460	.881
1992	BOS	AL	143	514	62	133	22	4	7	50	74	31	1	.259	.353	.358	.711
1993	NYA	AL	143	560	83	169	26	1	2	59	74	49	0	.302	.378	.363	.740
1994	NYA	AL	97	366	61	125	19	1	11	55	61	29	2	.342	.433	.489	.922
1995	NYA	AL	126	460	76	149	22	4	5	63	74	50	1	.324	.412	.422	.834
1996	NYA	AL	132	501	80	156	29	2	2	41	67	32	1	.311	.389	.389	.778
1997	NYA	AL	104	353	55	103	23	1	4	28	48	38	0	.292	.373	.397	.769
1998	TBA	AL	123	435	51	122	23	4	7	52	46	54	3	.281	.348	.400	.748
1999	TBA	AL	90	292	40	88	14	1	2	29	38	23	1	.301	.377	.377	.754
Career	—	—	2,440	9,180	1,513	3,010	578	61	118	1,014	1,412	745	24	.328	.415	.443	.858

Pitching

2 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1997	NYA	AL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	1.00
1999	TBA	AL	0	0	6.75	1	0	0	1.1	3	1	0	0	1	2.25
Career	—	—	0	0	3.86	2	0	0	2.1	3	1	0	1	2	1.71

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
3B	2,215	1,550	4,246	229	423	.962
1B	67	564	58	3	49	.995
P	2	0	0	0	0	—
OF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000