Cal Ripken
Calvin Edwin Ripken
Born: August 24, 1960
Havre de Grace, MD USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Career: 1981-2001
Draft: Round 2 (1978 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Aberdeen HS (MD)
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Minor League Statistics
Cal Ripken compiled a career batting average of .276 with 431 home runs and 1695 RBI in his 3001-game career with the Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign. Ripken was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 23 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .128 | .150 | .128 | .278 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 160 | 655 | 598 | 90 | 158 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 93 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 95 | .264 | .317 | .475 | .792 | 284 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 726 | 663 | 121 | 211 | 47 | 2 | 27 | 102 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 97 | .318 | .371 | .517 | .888 | 343 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 716 | 641 | 103 | 195 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 89 | .304 | .374 | .510 | .884 | 327 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 161 | 718 | 642 | 116 | 181 | 32 | 5 | 26 | 110 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 68 | .282 | .347 | .469 | .816 | 301 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 707 | 627 | 98 | 177 | 35 | 1 | 25 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 60 | .282 | .355 | .461 | .816 | 289 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 717 | 624 | 97 | 157 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 98 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 77 | .252 | .333 | .436 | .769 | 272 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 161 | 689 | 575 | 87 | 152 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 69 | .264 | .372 | .431 | .803 | 248 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 1989 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 712 | 646 | 80 | 166 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 72 | .257 | .317 | .401 | .718 | 259 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 161 | 695 | 600 | 78 | 150 | 28 | 4 | 21 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 66 | .250 | .341 | .415 | .756 | 249 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 717 | 650 | 99 | 210 | 46 | 5 | 34 | 114 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 46 | .323 | .374 | .566 | .940 | 368 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 715 | 637 | 73 | 160 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 50 | .251 | .323 | .366 | .689 | 233 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 718 | 641 | 87 | 165 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 58 | .257 | .329 | .420 | .748 | 269 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 112 | 484 | 444 | 71 | 140 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 41 | .315 | .364 | .459 | .823 | 204 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 613 | 550 | 71 | 144 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 59 | .262 | .324 | .422 | .745 | 232 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 163 | 707 | 640 | 94 | 178 | 40 | 1 | 26 | 102 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 78 | .278 | .341 | .466 | .807 | 298 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 686 | 615 | 79 | 166 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 73 | .270 | .331 | .402 | .733 | 247 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 161 | 659 | 601 | 65 | 163 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 68 | .271 | .331 | .389 | .721 | 234 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 354 | 332 | 51 | 113 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 31 | .340 | .368 | .584 | .952 | 194 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 83 | 339 | 309 | 43 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 37 | .256 | .310 | .453 | .763 | 140 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 516 | 477 | 43 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 63 | .239 | .276 | .361 | .637 | 172 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals | 3001 | 12883 | 11551 | 1647 | 3184 | 603 | 44 | 431 | 1695 | 36 | 39 | 1129 | 1305 | .276 | .340 | .447 | .788 | 5168 | 350 | 66 | 10 | 127 | 107 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 12 | 8 | 69.0 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 5 | .946 | 4.565 | 2.917 |
| 1981 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 6 | 1 | 17.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 4.235 | 1.333 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 94 | 91 | 813.3 | 155 | 289 | 13 | 47 | .972 | 4.913 | 4.723 |
| 1982 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 71 | 68 | 604.0 | 66 | 151 | 6 | 17 | .973 | 3.233 | 3.056 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1452.3 | 272 | 534 | 25 | 113 | .970 | 4.995 | 4.975 |
| 1984 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1439.3 | 297 | 583 | 26 | 122 | .971 | 5.503 | 5.432 |
| 1985 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 161 | 161 | 1427.3 | 286 | 474 | 26 | 123 | .967 | 4.792 | 4.720 |
| 1986 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1436.7 | 240 | 482 | 13 | 105 | .982 | 4.523 | 4.457 |
| 1987 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1430.7 | 240 | 480 | 20 | 103 | .973 | 4.529 | 4.444 |
| 1988 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 161 | 161 | 1409.0 | 284 | 480 | 21 | 119 | .973 | 4.880 | 4.745 |
| 1989 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1433.3 | 276 | 531 | 8 | 119 | .990 | 5.067 | 4.981 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 161 | 161 | 1406.3 | 242 | 435 | 3 | 94 | .996 | 4.333 | 4.205 |
| 1991 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1427.7 | 267 | 528 | 11 | 114 | .986 | 5.012 | 4.907 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1440.0 | 287 | 445 | 12 | 119 | .984 | 4.575 | 4.519 |
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 162 | 162 | 1425.7 | 226 | 495 | 17 | 101 | .977 | 4.552 | 4.451 |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 112 | 112 | 986.7 | 132 | 321 | 7 | 72 | .985 | 4.132 | 4.045 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 144 | 144 | 1250.0 | 206 | 409 | 7 | 100 | .989 | 4.428 | 4.271 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 158 | 157 | 1379.7 | 228 | 467 | 14 | 109 | .980 | 4.534 | 4.399 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 6 | 6 | 49.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.500 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 162 | 162 | 1401.0 | 98 | 314 | 22 | 25 | .949 | 2.647 | 2.543 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | .667 |
| 1998 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 161 | 161 | 1365.7 | 101 | 265 | 8 | 22 | .979 | 2.412 | 2.273 |
| 1999 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 85 | 85 | 700.0 | 36 | 142 | 13 | 11 | .932 | 2.289 | 2.094 |
| 2000 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 73 | 73 | 608.3 | 56 | 134 | 5 | 17 | .974 | 2.811 | 2.603 |
| 2001 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 111 | 111 | 981.7 | 97 | 209 | 14 | 23 | .956 | 2.805 | 2.757 |
| Totals | 2977 | 2958 | 25958.7 | 4112 | 8214 | 294 | 1682 | .977 | 4.273 | 4.140 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | .500 | .533 | 1.033 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .444 | .474 | .611 | 1.085 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .286 | .300 | .586 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .438 | .500 | .563 | 1.063 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 6 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .348 | .444 | .565 | 1.010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 124 | 110 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | .336 | .411 | .455 | .866 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | SS | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.378 | 4.500 |
| 1983 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | WS | SS | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | SS | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.211 | 5.500 |
| 1996 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | SS | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | .950 | 3.717 | 3.800 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS2 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 1997 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 58.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.172 | 2.333 |
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 260.0 | 30 | 71 | 1 | 15 | .990 | 3.496 | 3.607 |
Awards
1982 - AL Rookie of the Year
1983 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1983 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1983 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1983 - AL Most Valuable Player
1984 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1984 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1985 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1985 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1986 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1989 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1989 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1991 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1991 - AL Most Valuable Player
1991 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1991 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1991 - AL Gold Glove SS
1992 - AL Gold Glove SS
1993 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1993 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1994 - AL TSN All-Star SS
1994 - AL Silver Slugger SS
1995 - AL TSN All-Star SS
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