Rick Dempsey
John Rikard Dempsey
Born: September 13, 1949
Fayetteville, TN USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: P, C, 1B, 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1969-1992
Draft: Round 15 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Crespi HS (Simi Valley, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Rick Dempsey compiled a career batting average of .233 with 96 home runs and 471 RBI in his 1766-game career with the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1992 campaign.
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 New York Yankees |
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .667 | 1.238 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 6 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .357 | .385 | .742 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 25 | 47 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .200 | .304 | .225 | .529 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | 43 | 119 | 109 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .239 | .288 | .321 | .609 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 71 | 170 | 145 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .262 | .353 | .338 | .691 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | 21 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .119 | .213 | .119 | .332 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 59 | 192 | 174 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 | .213 | .275 | .224 | .499 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 91 | 314 | 270 | 27 | 61 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 34 | .226 | .314 | .315 | .629 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 498 | 441 | 41 | 114 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 54 | .259 | .327 | .356 | .683 | 157 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 124 | 413 | 368 | 48 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 37 | .239 | .307 | .351 | .658 | 129 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 119 | 406 | 362 | 51 | 95 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 45 | .262 | .333 | .425 | .759 | 154 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 92 | 287 | 251 | 24 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 36 | .215 | .306 | .335 | .641 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 402 | 344 | 35 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 37 | .256 | .339 | .349 | .688 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 400 | 347 | 33 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 54 | .231 | .311 | .323 | .634 | 112 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 380 | 330 | 37 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 58 | .230 | .312 | .364 | .676 | 120 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 420 | 362 | 54 | 92 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 87 | .254 | .345 | .406 | .751 | 147 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 122 | 382 | 327 | 42 | 68 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 78 | .208 | .309 | .379 | .689 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 60 | 170 | 141 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 29 | .177 | .295 | .270 | .565 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 198 | 167 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 44 | .251 | .338 | .455 | .793 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 79 | 183 | 151 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 37 | .179 | .319 | .305 | .623 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 62 | 151 | 128 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 29 | .195 | .318 | .281 | .599 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 61 | 174 | 147 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | .231 | .329 | .347 | .676 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1766 | 5407 | 4692 | 525 | 1093 | 223 | 12 | 96 | 471 | 20 | 19 | 592 | 736 | .233 | .319 | .347 | .666 | 1628 | 131 | 18 | 63 | 42 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4.219 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1970 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 3 | 1 | 16.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 6.750 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 6 | 4 | 37.0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .944 | 8.270 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 1972 | AL | Minnesota Twins | C | 23 | 8 | 113.0 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 5.735 | 3.130 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44.4 |
| 1973 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 5 | 3 | 31.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 2.613 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 31 | 25 | 237.3 | 152 | 22 | 4 | 0 | .978 | 6.598 | 5.613 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 72.7 |
| 1974 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 2 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 19 | 12 | 116.0 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .977 | 6.517 | 4.421 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 8 | 7 | 62.3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 2.455 | 2.125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 58 | 53 | 469.7 | 263 | 34 | 4 | 8 | .987 | 5.691 | 5.121 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 54.0 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 9 | 7 | 67.0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.910 | 4.889 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 |
| 1976 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 3 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 91 | 84 | 745.0 | 416 | 52 | 11 | 10 | .977 | 5.654 | 5.143 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 57.7 |
| 1978 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 135 | 130 | 1145.7 | 636 | 79 | 11 | 14 | .985 | 5.617 | 5.296 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 47.0 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 124 | 112 | 1015.7 | 615 | 81 | 7 | 13 | .990 | 6.167 | 5.613 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 48.4 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 112 | 95 | 878.0 | 531 | 54 | 8 | 8 | .987 | 5.997 | 5.223 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 45 | 45.9 |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 6 | 0 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.531 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.375 | 5.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 90 | 71 | 664.3 | 384 | 35 | 1 | 6 | .998 | 5.676 | 4.656 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 44.4 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 124 | 101 | 944.0 | 491 | 46 | 5 | 8 | .991 | 5.120 | 4.331 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 36.5 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 128 | 109 | 989.7 | 591 | 65 | 2 | 7 | .997 | 5.966 | 5.125 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 36.8 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 108 | 104 | 907.7 | 453 | 43 | 4 | 5 | .992 | 4.918 | 4.593 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 23 | 28.0 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 131 | 113 | 1008.0 | 575 | 49 | 8 | 5 | .987 | 5.571 | 4.763 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 30 | 27.5 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 121 | 101 | 922.3 | 659 | 53 | 7 | 9 | .990 | 6.948 | 5.884 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 34 | 33.3 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 59 | 48 | 422.0 | 293 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .984 | 6.633 | 5.271 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 34.0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 74 | 46 | 450.7 | 333 | 29 | 4 | 4 | .989 | 7.229 | 4.892 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19 | 28.8 |
| 1989 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 62 | 38 | 379.3 | 265 | 35 | 5 | 4 | .984 | 7.118 | 4.839 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 49.0 |
| 1990 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | 53 | 33 | 314.7 | 213 | 27 | 2 | 3 | .992 | 6.864 | 4.528 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 33.3 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | C | 56 | 44 | 408.7 | 246 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .993 | 5.924 | 4.804 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 29.3 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 8 | 1 | 30.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.200 | 1.750 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1662 | 1353 | 12447.3 | 7402 | 771 | 100 | 114 | .988 | 5.909 | 4.918 | 61 | 0 | 770 | 507 | 39.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .600 | 1.055 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 7 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .318 | .381 | .699 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .397 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .385 | .467 | .923 | 1.390 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .800 | 1.300 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 73 | 66 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .303 | .370 | .515 | .885 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | C | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.536 | 3.667 |
| 1979 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | C | 7 | 6 | 55.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.545 | 5.714 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.270 | 8.500 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 40.0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.975 | 6.200 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | C | 3 | 1 | 11.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.727 | 2.333 |
| 1988 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | C | 2 | 1 | 15.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.400 | 7.000 |
| Totals | 24 | 20 | 186.0 | 124 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.629 | 5.708 |
Awards
1983 - AL Babe Ruth Award C
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