Rick Peters Stats

Rick Peters was born on Monday, November 21, 1955, in Lynwood, California. Peters was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1979, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Peters baseball stats page.

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Rick Peters

Rick Peters Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#470)

Rick Peters Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#470)

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Birth Name:   Richard Devin Peters
Nickname:   Rick
Born On:   11-21-1955  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lynwood, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dominguez High School (Compton, CA)
College:   Arizona State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-08-1979 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-29-1986
Draft:   1977 : 7th Round (161st)

Rick Peters

Rick Peters Pitching Stats

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Rick Peters

Rick Peters Hitting Stats

1979 24 Tigers 12 19 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .263 .417 .263
1980 25 Tigers 133 477 79 139 19 7 2 1 42 54 2 48 7 2 6 17 .291 .369 .373
1981 26 Tigers 63 207 26 53 7 3 0 0 15 29 2 28 5 1 2 8 .256 .351 .319
1983 28 Athletics 55 178 20 51 7 0 0 0 20 12 0 21 2 5 1 2 .287 .327 .326
1986 31 Athletics 44 38 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 2 .184 .311 .211
5 Years 307 919 135 255 34 10 2 1 80 107 5 107 15 8 9 29 .277 .356 .343

Rick Peters

Rick Peters Fielding Stats

1979 Tigers 2B 2 0 9 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1979 Tigers 3B 3 3 48 2 0.7 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Tigers LF 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1980 Tigers CF 97 92 2,496 285 2.9 278 277 1 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 3.01
1980 Tigers LF 8 5 138 15 1.9 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.93
1980 Tigers RF 5 5 126 8 1.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1981 Tigers CF 33 32 792 99 3.0 98 96 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 3.34
1981 Tigers LF 5 4 105 6 1.2 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.54
1983 Athletics CF 30 22 642 94 3.1 93 91 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 3.91
1983 Athletics LF 7 6 138 21 3.0 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 3.91
1983 Athletics RF 16 14 321 30 1.9 30 29 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.52
1986 Athletics 2B 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1986 Athletics CF 7 1 54 5 0.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.50
1986 Athletics LF 19 3 216 23 1.2 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
1986 Athletics RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
CF Totals 167 147 3,984 483 2.9 474 469 5 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .981 3.21
LF Totals 40 18 612 68 1.7 67 67 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.96
RF Totals 22 19 453 38 1.7 38 37 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.26
2B Totals 3 0 12 3 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.75
3B Totals 3 3 48 2 0.7 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
5 Years 235 187 5,109 594 2.5 582 575 7 12 4 n/a n/a n/a .980 3.08

Rick Peters

Rick Peters Miscellaneous Stats

1979 Tigers 0 0 .000 3 2 3 0.0 6.3 9.5 - - -
1980 Tigers 13 7 .650 14 8 11 238.5 9.9 11.4 - - -
1981 Tigers 1 6 .143 8 3 19 0.0 7.4 13.8 - - -
1983 Athletics 4 9 .308 2 6 8 0.0 8.5 8.9 - - -
1986 Athletics 2 2 .500 12 14 0 0.0 5.4 38.0 - - -
5 Years 20 24 .455 39 33 41 459.5 8.6 11.5 - - -

Rick Peters

Rick Peters Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 Detroit Tigers 32 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 32 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Detroit Tigers 32 $32,500.00 - -
1983 Oakland Athletics 8 Undetermined - -
1986 Oakland Athletics 31 Undetermined - -

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