Champ Summers Stats

Champ Summers was born on Saturday, June 15, 1946, in Bremerton, Washington. Summers was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 4, 1974, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Champ Summers baseball stats page.

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Champ Summers

Champ Summers Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#516)

Champ Summers Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#516)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Junior Summers
Nickname:   Champ
Born On:   06-15-1946
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bremerton, Washington
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   SIU-Edwardsville
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   05-04-1974 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Champ Summers

Champ Summers Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Champ Summers

Champ Summers Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Athletics 20 24 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .125 .160 .167
1975 Cubs 76 91 14 21 5 1 1 1 16 10 0 13 0 1 1 3 .231 .311 .341
1976 Cubs 83 126 11 26 2 0 3 0 13 13 1 31 1 1 1 3 .206 .284 .294
1977 Reds 59 76 11 13 4 0 3 0 6 6 1 16 0 1 1 3 .171 .238 .342
1978 Reds 13 35 4 9 2 0 1 0 3 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 .257 .381 .400
1979 Reds 27 60 10 12 2 1 1 0 11 13 0 15 0 0 1 1 .200 .351 .317
1979 Tigers 90 246 47 77 12 1 20 0 51 40 4 33 0 1 3 4 .313 .414 .614
1980 Tigers 120 347 61 103 19 1 17 1 60 52 6 52 1 3 5 10 .297 .393 .504
1981 Tigers 64 165 16 42 8 0 3 0 21 19 3 35 0 2 3 0 .255 .339 .358
1982 Giants 70 125 15 31 5 0 4 0 19 16 0 17 1 2 3 4 .248 .342 .384
1983 Giants 29 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 8 0 1 0 3 .136 .333 .136
1984 Padres 47 54 5 10 3 0 1 1 12 4 1 15 0 0 1 2 .185 .254 .296
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 698 1,371 199 350 63 4 54 3 218 188 17 244 3 12 19 35 .255 .350 .425
Champ Summers

Champ Summers Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1974 Athletics OF 12 - - 6 0.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1975 Cubs OF 18 - - 18 1.0 16 16 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1976 Cubs 1B 10 - - 73 7.3 73 69 4 0 10 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Cubs C 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0.00 -
1976 Cubs OF 26 - - 28 1.1 27 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1977 Reds 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1977 Reds OF 16 - - 24 1.5 24 23 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1978 Reds RF 12 - - 15 1.3 14 14 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1979 Reds 1B 6 - - 47 7.8 46 41 5 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1979 Reds OF 13 - - 17 1.3 16 15 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1979 Tigers 1B 4 - - 24 6.0 24 23 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Tigers OF 69 - - 91 1.3 90 87 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1980 Tigers 1B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1980 Tigers OF 47 - - 64 1.4 61 60 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1981 Tigers RF 18 - - 28 1.6 27 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1982 Giants 1B 3 - - 7 2.3 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1982 Giants OF 31 - - 46 1.5 42 40 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .913 0.00 -
1983 Giants LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1984 Padres 1B 8 - - 54 6.8 54 53 1 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 232 0 0 294 1.3 282 273 9 12 0 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 --
1B Totals 32 0 0 205 6.4 204 192 12 1 23 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 --
RF Totals 30 0 0 43 1.4 41 40 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 --
LF Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
C Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
3B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
11 Years 410 - 0 546 1.3 531 508 23 15 24 0 n/a n/a .973 0.00 --
Champ Summers

Champ Summers Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 2 0.0 4.8 8.0 - - -
1975 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 91.0 7.0 5.7 - - -
1976 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 42.0 4.1 9.7 - - -
1977 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 25.3 4.8 12.7 - - -
1978 Reds 2 1 .667 - - n/a 35.0 8.8 11.7 - - -
1979 Reds 0 1 .000 - - n/a 60.0 4.0 5.5 - - -
1979 Tigers 7 6 .538 - - 10 12.3 7.5 4.8 - - -
1980 Tigers 4 3 .571 - - 64 20.4 6.7 5.8 - - -
1981 Tigers 1 1 .500 - - 37 55.0 4.7 7.9 - - -
1982 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 31.3 7.4 6.6 - - -
1983 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.8 7.3 - - -
1984 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 54.0 3.6 4.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 15 13 .536 - - 113 25.4 5.6 6.3 - - -
Champ Summers

Champ Summers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Oakland Athletics 28 Undetermined - -
1975 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago Cubs 27 Undetermined - -
1977 Cincinnati Reds 28 $24,000.00 - -
1978 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined - -
1979 Cincinnati Reds 28 Undetermined - -
1979 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1981 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1982 San Francisco Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1983 San Francisco Giants 6 Undetermined - -
1984 San Diego Padres 24 Undetermined - Stats


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