Wade Boggs was born on Sunday, June 15, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska. Boggs was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1982, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Wade Boggs baseball stats page.
"But, most assuredly, the Boston batting order can be awesome. When a pitcher faces a one-through-seven lineup of Dwight Evans, Wade Boggs, Bill Buckner, Jim Rice, Don Baylor, Tony Armas (when he's healthy) and Rich Gedman, he can't be blamed if he envisions himself as a target in a shooting gallery." - Kuenster, John. Baseball Digest. August 1986. Page 7.
Wade Boggs![]() Wade 'Chicken Man' Boggs Autograph on a 1986 Leaf Baseball Card (#11) |
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Wade BoggsWade Boggs 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 |
| 1997 | 39 | Yankees | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1999 | 41 | Devil Rays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 2 Years | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Wade BoggsWade Boggs 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 |
| 1982 | 24 | Red Sox | 104 | 338 | 51 | 118 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .349 | .406 | .441 |
| 1983 | 25 | Red Sox | 153 | 582 | 100 | 210 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 92 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | .361 | .444 | .486 |
| 1984 | 26 | Red Sox | 158 | 625 | 109 | 203 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 89 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | .325 | .407 | .416 |
| 1985 | 27 | Red Sox | 161 | 653 | 107 | 240 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 96 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .368 | .450 | .478 |
| 1986 | 28 | Red Sox | 149 | 580 | 107 | 207 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 105 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .357 | .453 | .486 |
| 1987 | 29 | Red Sox | 147 | 551 | 108 | 200 | 40 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 89 | 105 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | .363 | .461 | .588 |
| 1988 | 30 | Red Sox | 155 | 584 | 128 | 214 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 125 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 | .366 | .476 | .490 |
| 1989 | 31 | Red Sox | 156 | 621 | 113 | 205 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 107 | 19 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | .330 | .430 | .449 |
| 1990 | 32 | Red Sox | 155 | 619 | 89 | 187 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 87 | 19 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .302 | .386 | .418 |
| 1991 | 33 | Red Sox | 144 | 546 | 93 | 181 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 89 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | .332 | .421 | .460 |
| 1992 | 34 | Red Sox | 143 | 514 | 62 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 74 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | .259 | .353 | .358 |
| 1993 | 35 | Yankees | 143 | 560 | 83 | 169 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 74 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | .302 | .378 | .363 |
| 1994 | 36 | Yankees | 97 | 366 | 61 | 125 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .342 | .433 | .489 |
| 1995 | 37 | Yankees | 126 | 460 | 76 | 149 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 74 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | .324 | .412 | .422 |
| 1996 | 38 | Yankees | 132 | 501 | 80 | 156 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 67 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .311 | .389 | .389 |
| 1997 | 39 | Yankees | 104 | 353 | 55 | 103 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 48 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .292 | .373 | .397 |
| 1998 | 40 | Devil Rays | 123 | 435 | 51 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .280 | .348 | .400 |
| 1999 | 41 | Devil Rays | 90 | 292 | 40 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | .301 | .377 | .377 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 18 Years | 2,440 | 9,180 | 1,513 | 3,010 | 578 | 61 | 118 | 4 | 1,014 | 1,412 | 180 | 745 | 29 | 96 | 23 | 236 | .328 | .415 | .443 | ||
Wade BoggsWade Boggs Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1982 Red Sox | 1B | 49 | 44 | 1,268 | 512 | 10.4 | 509 | 460 | 49 | 3 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.84 |
| 1982 Red Sox | 3B | 44 | 39 | 1,059 | 152 | 3.5 | 147 | 28 | 119 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.75 |
| 1982 Red Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1983 Red Sox | 3B | 153 | 153 | 4,062 | 513 | 3.4 | 486 | 118 | 368 | 27 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 3.23 |
| 1984 Red Sox | 3B | 156 | 156 | 4,084 | 491 | 3.1 | 471 | 141 | 330 | 20 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 3.11 |
| 1985 Red Sox | 3B | 161 | 159 | 4,252 | 486 | 3.0 | 469 | 134 | 335 | 17 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.98 |
| 1986 Red Sox | 3B | 149 | 148 | 3,881 | 407 | 2.7 | 388 | 121 | 267 | 19 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 2.70 |
| 1987 Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1987 Red Sox | 3B | 145 | 145 | 3,801 | 402 | 2.8 | 388 | 111 | 277 | 14 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.76 |
| 1988 Red Sox | 3B | 151 | 151 | 3,941 | 383 | 2.5 | 372 | 122 | 250 | 11 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.55 |
| 1989 Red Sox | 3B | 152 | 152 | 4,018 | 404 | 2.7 | 387 | 123 | 264 | 17 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.60 |
| 1990 Red Sox | 3B | 152 | 152 | 4,022 | 369 | 2.4 | 349 | 108 | 241 | 20 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.34 |
| 1991 Red Sox | 3B | 140 | 139 | 3,590 | 377 | 2.7 | 365 | 89 | 276 | 12 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.75 |
| 1992 Red Sox | 3B | 117 | 114 | 2,982 | 314 | 2.7 | 299 | 70 | 229 | 15 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.71 |
| 1993 Yankees | 3B | 134 | 129 | 3,368 | 398 | 3.0 | 386 | 75 | 311 | 12 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.09 |
| 1994 Yankees | 1B | 4 | 2 | 85 | 30 | 7.5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.53 |
| 1994 Yankees | 3B | 93 | 87 | 2,350 | 264 | 2.8 | 254 | 40 | 214 | 10 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.92 |
| 1995 Yankees | 1B | 9 | 6 | 176 | 50 | 5.6 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.67 |
| 1995 Yankees | 3B | 117 | 105 | 2,805 | 267 | 2.3 | 262 | 69 | 193 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.52 |
| 1996 Yankees | 3B | 123 | 120 | 3,077 | 270 | 2.2 | 263 | 62 | 201 | 7 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.31 |
| 1997 Yankees | 3B | 76 | 70 | 1,833 | 186 | 2.4 | 182 | 42 | 140 | 4 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.68 |
| 1997 Yankees | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1998 Devil Rays | 3B | 78 | 75 | 1,918 | 188 | 2.4 | 183 | 52 | 131 | 5 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.58 |
| 1999 Devil Rays | 1B | 4 | 3 | 84 | 32 | 8.0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.29 |
| 1999 Devil Rays | 3B | 74 | 72 | 1,721 | 154 | 2.1 | 145 | 45 | 100 | 9 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 2.27 |
| 1999 Devil Rays | P | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 2,215 | 2,166 | 56,764 | 6,025 | 2.7 | 5,796 | 1,550 | 4,246 | 229 | 423 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.76 | |
| 1B Totals | 67 | 55 | 1,619 | 625 | 9.3 | 622 | 564 | 58 | 3 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.37 | |
| P Totals | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
| 18 Years | 2,285 | 2,221 | 58,402 | 6,651 | 2.9 | 6,419 | 2,115 | 4,304 | 232 | 472 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.97 | |
Wade BoggsWade Boggs 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 |
| 1982 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 67.6 | 16.1 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Red Sox | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.4 | 16.2 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Red Sox | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 104.2 | 14.2 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.6 | 10.7 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Red Sox | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.5 | 13.2 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Red Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Red Sox | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 116.8 | 17.2 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Red Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 207.0 | 12.2 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 103.2 | 9.1 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1991 Red Sox | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68.3 | 17.1 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
| 1992 Red Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 73.4 | 16.6 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
| 1993 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 280.0 | 11.4 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 12.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 9.2 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1996 Yankees | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 250.5 | 15.7 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 88.3 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 1.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| 1998 Devil Rays | 3 | 2 | .600 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 62.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Devil Rays | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 146.0 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 0.00 | 6.75 | 0.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 18 Years | 24 | 35 | .407 | 102 | 2 | 108 | 77.8 | 12.3 | 9.1 | 2.00 | 7.72 | 3.86 |
Wade BoggsWade Boggs Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1982 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
| 1983 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
| 1984 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
| 1985 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1986 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,350,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1987 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,675,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1988 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,650,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1989 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,850,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1990 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $1,900,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1991 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $2,750,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1992 Boston Red Sox | 26 | $2,700,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1993 New York Yankees | 12 | $2,950,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1994 New York Yankees | 12 | $3,200,000.00 | Stats | n/a |
| 1995 New York Yankees | 12 | $4,724,316.00 | Stats | - |
| 1996 New York Yankees | 12 | $2,050,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
| 1997 New York Yankees | 12 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 12 | $1,150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 12 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
| Wade Boggs Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Wade Anthony Boggs was a Major League Baseball player with the Boston Red Sox (1982-1992), New York Yankees (1993-1997), and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-1999). In his first full season (1983) in the majors, Boggs had 210 hits, breaking the Red Sox record (208 hits / 1946) for most hits in a season by left-handed batter. Who held that record? [Answer]

Wade Boggs Rookie Card | 1983 Topps Baseball Card (#498)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Wade Boggs "only" had 203 hits in 1984, but when "connected" with his 210-hit season in 1983, he became the first Red Sox lefty with back-to-back seasons with two-hundred or more hits.
Wade Boggs had a career high 240 hits in 1985, his third consecutive season with two-hundred or more hits, and he set a still-standing Red Sox record for hits in a season by any type hitter (lefty, righty, or switch hitter) in team history.
Wade Boggs took the field at third base one-hundred sixty-one times in 1985, another still-standing Red Sox record for most games played in a season by a third baseman. Do you know who held the record before Boggs? [Answer]
Wade Boggs was a five-time batting champion, first in 1983, then he won each year from 1985 through 1988. The only other players in baseball history with four-or-more consecutive batting titles are Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Rod Carew, and Tony Gwynn!
Wade Boggs had seven 200-hit seasons in his career, the sixth most in Major League Baseball history at the time of his retirement. The five players with more were: Pete Rose (10), Ty Cobb (9), Lou Gehrig (8), Paul Waner (8), and Willie Keeler (8).
Did you know that when Wade Boggs joined the 3,000 Hits Club on August 7, 1999, he became the first member in baseball history whose three-thousandth career hit was a home run?
Did you know that Wade Boggs, on August 7, 1999, hit the first home run in franchise history for the Tampa Bay Rays? During that contest, Boggs also became the first Rays third baseman, the first player with an RBI, and the first to get walked — while the bases were full.
Did you know that Wade Boggs never led the American League in fielding percentage by a third baseman while playing in Boston, but after getting traded to the New York Yankees, he led in 1993 (.970) and 1994 (.981), capturing his first and only two Gold Gloves?
Did you know that when Wade Boggs hit his 114th career home run, on June 15, 1998, it was also his fortieth birthday? Only two players before Boggs had ever homered on their 40th birthday, Bob Thurman in 1957, and a Hall of Fame player in 1983. Who was it? [Answer]
Did you know that when The Sporting News released their list of the 100 Greatest Players in baseball history (in 1998), Wade Boggs was number ninety-five?
Did you know that Wade Boggs #12 was retired by the Rays on April 7, 2000, and his #26 by the Red Sox on May 26, 2016? II (Interesting Information): Boggs was a member of the inaugural Tampa Bay Rays (1998), so no other player wore #12 before him, or after him!

Wade Boggs | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2005 (HOF)
Wade Boggs was an All-Star from 1985 through 1996 — twelve consecutive seasons. The only two third baseman in baseball history with more consecutive All-Star appearances were George Brett (13) and Brooks Robinson (18)!