Darryl Strawberry was born on Monday, March 12, 1962, in Los Angeles, California. Strawberry was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 6, 1983, with the New York Mets. 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 Darryl Strawberry baseball stats page.
"When I look in the mirror, I look at the enemy. There is no one to blame for this but myself. I should have bought myself a mirror a long time ago." - Strawberry, Darryl. The Yankees Fanatic. Howe, Randy. Lyons Press Publishing. 1 March 2007. Page 160.
Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#460) |
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Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
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Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1983 | 21 | Mets | 122 | 420 | 63 | 108 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 74 | 47 | 9 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .257 | .336 | .512 |
1984 | 22 | Mets | 147 | 522 | 75 | 131 | 27 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 97 | 75 | 15 | 131 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .251 | .343 | .467 |
1985 | 23 | Mets | 111 | 393 | 78 | 109 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 79 | 73 | 13 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .277 | .389 | .557 |
1986 | 24 | Mets | 136 | 475 | 76 | 123 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 93 | 72 | 9 | 141 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .259 | .358 | .507 |
1987 | 25 | Mets | 154 | 532 | 108 | 151 | 32 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 104 | 97 | 13 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | .284 | .398 | .583 |
1988 | 26 | Mets | 153 | 543 | 101 | 146 | 27 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 101 | 85 | 21 | 127 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .269 | .366 | .545 |
1989 | 27 | Mets | 134 | 476 | 69 | 107 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 77 | 61 | 13 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .225 | .312 | .466 |
1990 | 28 | Mets | 152 | 542 | 92 | 150 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 108 | 70 | 15 | 110 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .277 | .361 | .518 |
1991 | 29 | Dodgers | 139 | 505 | 86 | 134 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 99 | 75 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | .265 | .361 | .491 |
1992 | 30 | Dodgers | 43 | 156 | 20 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .237 | .322 | .385 |
1993 | 31 | Dodgers | 32 | 100 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .140 | .267 | .310 |
1994 | 32 | Giants | 29 | 92 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .363 | .424 |
1995 | 33 | Yankees | 32 | 87 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .364 | .448 |
1996 | 34 | Yankees | 63 | 202 | 35 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .262 | .359 | .490 |
1997 | 35 | Yankees | 11 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .103 | .188 | .138 |
1998 | 36 | Yankees | 101 | 295 | 44 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 57 | 46 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .247 | .354 | .542 |
1999 | 37 | Yankees | 24 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .500 | .612 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,583 | 5,418 | 898 | 1,401 | 256 | 38 | 335 | 8 | 1,000 | 816 | 131 | 1,352 | 1 | 53 | 38 | 64 | .259 | .357 | .505 |
Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1983 Mets | RF | 117 | 114 | 3,021 | 244 | 2.1 | 240 | 232 | 8 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.14 |
1984 Mets | CF | 21 | 17 | 471 | 51 | 2.4 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.92 |
1984 Mets | RF | 134 | 126 | 3,339 | 242 | 1.8 | 236 | 227 | 9 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.91 |
1985 Mets | CF | 27 | 25 | 645 | 53 | 2.0 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.18 |
1985 Mets | RF | 100 | 83 | 2,292 | 163 | 1.6 | 162 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 1.91 |
1986 Mets | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1986 Mets | RF | 130 | 127 | 3,441 | 241 | 1.9 | 235 | 225 | 10 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.84 |
1987 Mets | RF | 151 | 149 | 3,888 | 285 | 1.9 | 277 | 271 | 6 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.92 |
1988 Mets | RF | 150 | 149 | 3,894 | 309 | 2.1 | 300 | 296 | 4 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.08 |
1989 Mets | RF | 131 | 128 | 3,285 | 284 | 2.2 | 276 | 271 | 5 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.27 |
1990 Mets | RF | 149 | 146 | 3,789 | 279 | 1.9 | 276 | 266 | 10 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.97 |
1991 Dodgers | RF | 136 | 136 | 3,555 | 225 | 1.7 | 220 | 209 | 11 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.67 |
1992 Dodgers | LF | 2 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1992 Dodgers | RF | 40 | 39 | 990 | 66 | 1.7 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.77 |
1993 Dodgers | LF | 4 | 4 | 93 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.87 |
1993 Dodgers | RF | 25 | 25 | 621 | 39 | 1.6 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.52 |
1994 Giants | RF | 27 | 27 | 627 | 64 | 2.4 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.67 |
1995 Yankees | LF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 1.50 |
1995 Yankees | RF | 10 | 9 | 204 | 20 | 2.0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.51 |
1996 Yankees | LF | 26 | 25 | 570 | 32 | 1.2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.52 |
1996 Yankees | RF | 8 | 6 | 168 | 14 | 1.8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1997 Yankees | LF | 4 | 4 | 90 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1998 Yankees | LF | 16 | 15 | 294 | 21 | 1.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.74 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,308 | 1,264 | 33,114 | 2,475 | 1.9 | 2,417 | 2,342 | 75 | 58 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.97 | |
LF Totals | 54 | 51 | 1,113 | 67 | 1.2 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.55 | |
CF Totals | 48 | 42 | 1,116 | 104 | 2.2 | 103 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.49 | |
16 Years | 1,410 | 1,357 | 35,343 | 2,646 | 1.9 | 2,584 | 2,506 | 78 | 62 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.97 |
Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1983 Mets | 19 | 6 | .760 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 16.2 | 3.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1984 Mets | 27 | 8 | .771 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1985 Mets | 26 | 11 | .703 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 13.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1986 Mets | 28 | 12 | .700 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 17.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1987 Mets | 36 | 12 | .750 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 13.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1988 Mets | 29 | 14 | .674 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 13.9 | 4.3 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1989 Mets | 11 | 4 | .733 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 16.4 | 4.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Mets | 15 | 8 | .652 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 14.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Dodgers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 18.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1992 Dodgers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 31.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1993 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 5.3 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1994 Giants | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1995 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 29.0 | 4.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1996 Yankees | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1997 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1998 Yankees | 8 | 7 | .533 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1999 Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 16.3 | 3.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 221 | 99 | .691 | 82 | 3 | 143 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Darryl StrawberryDarryl Strawberry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1983 New York Mets | 18 | $36,000.00 | - | - |
1984 New York Mets | 18 | $230,000.00 | Stats | - |
1985 New York Mets | 18 | $516,667.00 | Stats | - |
1986 New York Mets | 18 | $945,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1987 New York Mets | 18 | $1,245,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 New York Mets | 18 | $1,320,000.00 | Stats | - |
1989 New York Mets | 18 | $1,495,000.00 | Stats | - |
1990 New York Mets | 18 | $1,850,000.00 | Stats | - |
1991 Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | $3,800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | $4,050,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
1994 San Francisco Giants | 17 | $3,300,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 New York Yankees | 26 | $675,000.00 | - | - |
1996 New York Yankees | 39 | $300,000.00 | - | Stats |
1997 New York Yankees | 39 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1998 New York Yankees | 39 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
1999 New York Yankees | 39 | $875,000.00 | - | Stats |
Darryl Strawberry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Darryl Eugene Strawberry was a Major League Baseball player with the New York Mets (1983-1990), Los Angeles Dodgers (1991-1993), San Francisco Giants (1994), and New York Yankees (1995-1999). Did you know that Strawberry hit 252 home runs with the Mets, an all-time still-standing record? [New York Mets Records]
Darryl Strawberry Rookie Card | 1983 Topps Traded Baseball Card (#108T | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 1983, Darryl Strawberry hit twenty-six home runs and collected seventy-four RBI, tops amongst all National League rookies. He swiped nineteen bases, had four two-homer games, and an 11-game hitting streak. When the season ended, the Baseball Writers Association of American voted him (18-of-24 first place votes) the National League Rookie of the Year — the first non-pitcher in Mets history to receive the honor.
In 1984, Darryl Strawberry had 72 hits, 42 RBI, 14 stolen bases, and 11 home runs in the first half of the season, easily getting sent to the 1984 All-Star Game, his first-of-eight consecutive All-Star teams! When the season ended, he led all teammates in home runs (26) and RBI (97).
In 1985, Darryl Strawberry tore a ligament in his right thumb while diving to catch a ball on May 11th. However, Darryl's April stats (12 RBI, 6 HR, 4 SB) still got him sent to the 1985 All-Star Game, making Strawberry the first Met ever sent to back-to-back All-Star Games!
In 1986, Darryl Strawberry, playing in just his fourth season, his his one-hundredth career home run (August 27) and stole his one-hundredth career base (October 5)!
In 1987, Darryl Strawberry hit thirty-nine home runs and stole thirty-six bases, making him one of the few members of the 30 / 30 Club (30-or-more home runs and 30-or-more stolen bases during the same season) in baseball history. That same season, teammate Howard Johnson also joined the 30 / 30 Club, making the 1987 New York Mets the first team in Major League Baseball history with two 30-30 players!
In 1988, Darryl Strawberry led the National League in home runs (39), slugging percentage (.545), on-base plus slugging percentage (.911) and had the highest at-bat per homer ratio (13.9). He had the second highest number of RBI (101) and extra base hits (69). He received 236 points in the Most Valuable Player race, but it was only good enough for second. Who beat him? [Answer]
In 1990, Darryl Strawberry broke the single season New York Mets record for RBI (108), since broken multiple times, but he also became the first player in team history with three 100-RBI seasons (1987, 1988, 1990).
In 1991, Darryl Strawberry hit twenty-eight home runs, the most by lefty Dodger since the team moved from Brooklyn, to Los Angeles. When Strawberry crushed his fifth career grand slam on August 21, 1991, he had 7 RBI — the most in Dodger Stadium by a Dodger.
In 2011, Darryl Strawberry was ranked the single most powerful hitter in New York Mets history by Bleacher Report (The Top 10 Power Hitters in Mets History. Mancari, Jim. Sportswriter. 5 April 2011), who said, "From 1983-1991, Darryl Strawberry was a home run-hitting machine. He hit at least 26 home runs per season during that clip, with his career high in 1987 and 1988 with 39 homers. Like Howard Johnson, Strawberry was the rare combination of speed and power."
Darryl Strawberry, Jose Vizcaino, and Ricky Ledee are the only three players in Major League history to have played for the four current or former New York baseball teams; the New York Mets, the New York Yankees, the (Brooklyn) Dodgers, and the (New York) Giants? Of the three, Darryl Strawberry is the only one to have played his entire career with those four teams.
Darryl Strawberry | The Simpsons | Homer at the Bat
The first American League player in history with two pinch hit grand slams in the same season was Darryl Strawberry who accomplished the feat in 1998 (05-02-1998 & 08-04-1998). The first episode of The Simpsons to beat The Cosby Show in ratings during the original airing (February 20, 1992) was "Homer at the Bat", Darryl Strawberry guest starred in that episode playing himself (image above) along with fellow major leaguers Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, Ken Griffey, Jr., Don Mattingly, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia, and Ozzie Smith.