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| Hitting Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
| 1976 Chicago White Sox | C | 78 | 229 | 199 | 20 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 19.1 | 3.2 | $1.99M |
| 1977 Chicago White Sox | C | 114 | 381 | 322 | 50 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 52 | 1 | 52.8 | 5.7 | $3.67M |
| 1978 Oakland Athletics | C | 126 | 340 | 278 | 21 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 28.3 | 3.3 | $2.45M |
| 1979 Oakland Athletics | C | 98 | 352 | 313 | 34 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 33.0 | 3.5 | $2.55M |
| 1980 Oakland Athletics | C | 87 | 321 | 285 | 19 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 25.5 | 2.9 | $2.53M |
| 1981 Chicago White Sox | C | 27 | 57 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | $613K |
| 1982 Seattle Mariners | C | 48 | 165 | 153 | 14 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19.5 | 4.5 | $1.48M |
| 1983 Cleveland Indians | C | 48 | 112 | 93 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 10.2 | 3.5 | $697K |
| 1984 Oakland Athletics | C | 63 | 162 | 136 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 17.6 | 4.3 | $1.75M |
| Advanced Hitting Stats | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary | |
| 1976 Chicago White Sox | C | 78 | 229 | 199 | .246 | 96 | .249 | .326 | 102 | .330 | .281 | 78 | .291 | .607 | 89 | .621 | .000 | $1.99M | |
| 1977 Chicago White Sox | C | 114 | 381 | 322 | .273 | 103 | .271 | .374 | 113 | .373 | .435 | 107 | .423 | .809 | 110 | .796 | .031 | $3.67M | |
| 1978 Oakland Athletics | C | 126 | 340 | 278 | .223 | 85 | .224 | .326 | 100 | .327 | .295 | 77 | .294 | .621 | 87 | .621 | .011 | $2.45M | |
| 1979 Oakland Athletics | C | 98 | 352 | 313 | .243 | 90 | .239 | .295 | 88 | .293 | .371 | 91 | .358 | .666 | 90 | .651 | .026 | $2.55M | |
| 1980 Oakland Athletics | C | 87 | 321 | 285 | .232 | 86 | .229 | .302 | 91 | .301 | .323 | 81 | .315 | .625 | 86 | .616 | .018 | $2.53M | |
| 1981 Chicago White Sox | C | 27 | 57 | 52 | .308 | 120 | .311 | .357 | 111 | .361 | .365 | 98 | .370 | .723 | 104 | .732 | .000 | $613K | |
| 1982 Seattle Mariners | C | 48 | 165 | 153 | .275 | 104 | .274 | .327 | 100 | .328 | .386 | 96 | .376 | .713 | 98 | .703 | .020 | $1.48M | |
| 1983 Cleveland Indians | C | 48 | 112 | 93 | .204 | 77 | .203 | .315 | 96 | .316 | .312 | 78 | .304 | .627 | 86 | .620 | .022 | $697K | |
| 1984 Oakland Athletics | C | 63 | 162 | 136 | .235 | 89 | .235 | .348 | 107 | .349 | .346 | 87 | .338 | .693 | 96 | .687 | .015 | $1.75M | |
| Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm) | ||||||||
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
| 1976 Chicago White Sox | -- | C-/C/A+ | D-/D- | -- | D-/D- | -- | -- | $1.99M |
| 1977 Chicago White Sox | -- | B-/A-/A+ | -- | -- | D/D- | -- | -- | $3.67M |
| 1978 Oakland Athletics | -- | C/C-/A+ | D-/D- | D-/D- | -- | -- | -- | $2.45M |
| 1979 Oakland Athletics | -- | C/B+/A+ | D-/D- | -- | D/D- | -- | D/D- | $2.55M |
| 1980 Oakland Athletics | -- | B-/B/A+ | D-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.53M |
| 1981 Chicago White Sox | -- | B/D/D+ | -- | -- | D/D- | -- | -- | $613K |
| 1982 Seattle Mariners | -- | A/A/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.48M |
| 1983 Cleveland Indians | -- | B/D/C | -- | -- | D/D- | -- | -- | $697K |
| 1984 Oakland Athletics | -- | C+/C-/A+ | -- | -- | D-/D- | -- | -- | $1.75M |
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