Dave Stapleton
David Leslie Stapleton
Born: January 16, 1954
Fairhope, AL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 178
College: University of South Alabama, Faulkner State College
Career: 1980-1986
Draft: Round 10 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: South Alabama
Minor League Statistics
Dave Stapleton compiled a career batting average of .271 with 41 home runs and 224 RBI in his 582-game career with the Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 106 | 472 | 449 | 61 | 144 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 32 | .321 | .338 | .463 | .802 | 208 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 93 | 382 | 355 | 45 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 22 | .285 | .325 | .423 | .747 | 150 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 581 | 538 | 66 | 142 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 40 | .264 | .305 | .398 | .703 | 214 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 598 | 542 | 54 | 134 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 44 | .247 | .297 | .363 | .661 | 197 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 13 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .231 | .286 | .282 | .568 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 30 | 71 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .227 | .271 | .318 | .590 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 42 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .128 | .171 | .154 | .325 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 582 | 2189 | 2028 | 238 | 550 | 118 | 8 | 41 | 224 | 6 | 11 | 114 | 162 | .271 | .310 | .398 | .707 | 807 | 68 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 94 | 89 | 793.0 | 178 | 327 | 11 | 90 | .979 | 5.731 | 5.372 |
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 8 | 7 | 71.0 | 84 | 9 | 1 | 11 | .989 | 11.789 | 11.625 |
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 6 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 1.500 |
| 1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 33 | 32 | 287.0 | 52 | 93 | 8 | 18 | .948 | 4.547 | 4.394 |
| 1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 25 | 23 | 200.3 | 21 | 49 | 4 | 3 | .946 | 3.145 | 2.800 |
| 1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 23 | 18 | 176.0 | 61 | 58 | 4 | 19 | .967 | 6.085 | 5.174 |
| 1981 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 12 | 11 | 102.0 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .992 | 11.471 | 1.833 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 106 | 105 | 918.0 | 964 | 77 | 9 | 98 | .991 | 1.206 | 9.821 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 27 | 25 | 196.0 | 35 | 73 | 3 | 14 | .973 | 4.959 | 4.000 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 9 | 6 | 72.3 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .980 | 6.221 | 5.556 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 5 | 4 | 39.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.769 | 2.400 |
| 1982 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 145 | 141 | 1265.3 | 1242 | 95 | 9 | 129 | .993 | 9.510 | 9.221 |
| 1983 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 5 | 3 | 36.0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 4.250 | 3.400 |
| 1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 10 | 10 | 85.7 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 9.875 | 9.400 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 14 | 12 | 110.7 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 5.205 | 4.571 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 8 | 1 | 20.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .929 | 5.850 | 1.625 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 29 | 5 | 85.0 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 9.106 | 2.966 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 6 | 2 | 23.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.087 | 2.167 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 570 | 498 | 4521.7 | 3022 | 886 | 53 | 428 | .987 | 7.779 | 6.856 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.250 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 1B | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.667 |
| Totals | 7 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.571 |
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