Chili Davis was born on Sunday, January 17, 1960, in Kingston, Jamaica. Davis was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 10, 1981, with the San Francisco Giants. 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 Chili Davis baseball stats page.
"In his book Always an Angel, Tim Salmon wrote, 'When I think of the players who have had the most influence on my baseball career, the one who always comes to mind first is Chili Davis.' Tim Salmon said that Davis showed the young players the hard work it took to be an MLB player. According to Tim Salmon, Davis was a 'one man college of baseball knowledge' who was always talking strategy and giving pointers to the younger Angels. Right before he would go up to bat, Tim Salmon would go over his approach at the plate with Davis because 'it seemed to me at times that Chili could read pitchers’ minds.'" - Mays, Jeff. Halos Daily Staff Writer. HALO HISTORY: CHILI DAVIS, PROFESSIONAL HITTER. 27 July 2013.
Chili DavisChili Davis Autograph on a 1992 Leaf Baseball Card (#395) |
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Chili DavisChili Davis 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 |
1993 | 33 | Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Chili DavisChili Davis 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 |
1981 | 21 | Giants | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .188 | .133 |
1982 | 22 | Giants | 154 | 641 | 86 | 167 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 45 | 2 | 115 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .261 | .308 | .410 |
1983 | 23 | Giants | 137 | 486 | 54 | 113 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 59 | 55 | 6 | 108 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | .233 | .305 | .352 |
1984 | 24 | Giants | 137 | 499 | 87 | 157 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 81 | 42 | 6 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | .315 | .368 | .507 |
1985 | 25 | Giants | 136 | 481 | 53 | 130 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 62 | 12 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | .270 | .349 | .412 |
1986 | 26 | Giants | 153 | 526 | 71 | 146 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 84 | 23 | 96 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .278 | .375 | .416 |
1987 | 27 | Giants | 149 | 500 | 80 | 125 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 15 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .344 | .442 |
1988 | 28 | Angels | 158 | 600 | 81 | 161 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 93 | 56 | 14 | 118 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 13 | .268 | .326 | .432 |
1989 | 29 | Angels | 154 | 560 | 81 | 152 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 90 | 61 | 12 | 109 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | .271 | .340 | .436 |
1990 | 30 | Angels | 113 | 412 | 58 | 109 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 61 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .265 | .357 | .398 |
1991 | 31 | Twins | 153 | 534 | 84 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 93 | 95 | 13 | 117 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .277 | .385 | .507 |
1992 | 32 | Twins | 138 | 444 | 63 | 128 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 73 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | .288 | .386 | .439 |
1993 | 33 | Angels | 153 | 573 | 74 | 139 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 112 | 71 | 12 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .243 | .327 | .440 |
1994 | 34 | Angels | 108 | 392 | 72 | 122 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 84 | 69 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .311 | .410 | .561 |
1995 | 35 | Angels | 119 | 424 | 81 | 135 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 86 | 89 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | .318 | .429 | .514 |
1996 | 36 | Angels | 145 | 530 | 73 | 155 | 24 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 95 | 86 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 | .292 | .387 | .496 |
1997 | 37 | Royals | 140 | 477 | 71 | 133 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 90 | 85 | 16 | 96 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .279 | .386 | .509 |
1998 | 38 | Yankees | 35 | 103 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .291 | .373 | .447 |
1999 | 39 | Yankees | 146 | 476 | 59 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 78 | 73 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .269 | .366 | .445 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 2,436 | 8,673 | 1,240 | 2,380 | 424 | 30 | 350 | 8 | 1,372 | 1,194 | 188 | 1,698 | 20 | 94 | 15 | 232 | .274 | .360 | .451 |
Chili DavisChili Davis Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1981 Giants | CF | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.09 |
1981 Giants | LF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1981 Giants | RF | 3 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.20 |
1982 Giants | CF | 144 | 140 | 3,816 | 399 | 2.8 | 388 | 375 | 13 | 11 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.75 |
1982 Giants | LF | 13 | 12 | 279 | 27 | 2.1 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.52 |
1982 Giants | RF | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1983 Giants | CF | 121 | 115 | 3,126 | 351 | 2.9 | 343 | 338 | 5 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.96 |
1983 Giants | RF | 12 | 12 | 318 | 26 | 2.2 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.12 |
1984 Giants | CF | 67 | 66 | 1,734 | 197 | 2.9 | 193 | 188 | 5 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.01 |
1984 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1984 Giants | RF | 57 | 50 | 1,347 | 110 | 1.9 | 105 | 100 | 5 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.10 |
1985 Giants | CF | 35 | 35 | 918 | 103 | 2.9 | 101 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.97 |
1985 Giants | RF | 91 | 90 | 2,409 | 191 | 2.1 | 187 | 182 | 5 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.10 |
1986 Giants | CF | 53 | 43 | 1,131 | 109 | 2.1 | 108 | 106 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.58 |
1986 Giants | RF | 117 | 102 | 2,715 | 212 | 1.8 | 204 | 196 | 8 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.03 |
1987 Giants | CF | 114 | 105 | 2,577 | 210 | 1.8 | 205 | 202 | 3 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.15 |
1987 Giants | LF | 18 | 5 | 210 | 18 | 1.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.31 |
1987 Giants | RF | 36 | 15 | 597 | 38 | 1.1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.63 |
1988 Angels | CF | 3 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
1988 Angels | RF | 154 | 152 | 4,233 | 330 | 2.1 | 311 | 300 | 11 | 19 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 1.98 |
1989 Angels | LF | 147 | 146 | 426 | 280 | 1.9 | 274 | 269 | 5 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 17.37 |
1990 Angels | LF | 46 | 46 | 1,101 | 75 | 1.6 | 72 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.77 |
1990 Angels | RF | 6 | 6 | 147 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1991 Twins | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1992 Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1992 Twins | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1992 Twins | RF | 3 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1993 Angels | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1994 Angels | LF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 539 | 507 | 13,395 | 1,377 | 2.6 | 1,346 | 1,315 | 31 | 31 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.71 | |
RF Totals | 480 | 431 | 11,886 | 923 | 1.9 | 884 | 853 | 31 | 39 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.01 | |
LF Totals | 231 | 212 | 2,115 | 409 | 1.8 | 399 | 385 | 14 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.09 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
14 Years | 1,252 | 1,150 | 27,405 | 2,710 | 2.2 | 2,630 | 2,554 | 76 | 80 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.59 |
Chili DavisChili Davis 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 |
1981 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1982 Giants | 24 | 13 | .649 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 33.7 | 5.6 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
1983 Giants | 10 | 12 | .455 | 5 | 2 | n/a | 44.2 | 4.5 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1984 Giants | 12 | 8 | .600 | 17 | 2 | n/a | 23.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1985 Giants | 15 | 7 | .682 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 37.0 | 6.5 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1986 Giants | 16 | 13 | .552 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 40.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1987 Giants | 16 | 9 | .640 | 22 | 0 | n/a | 20.8 | 4.6 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1988 Angels | 9 | 10 | .474 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1989 Angels | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1990 Angels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 34.3 | 4.6 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1991 Twins | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | 0 | 150 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Twins | 4 | 5 | .444 | 20 | 0 | 125 | 37.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1993 Angels | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 21.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
1994 Angels | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1995 Angels | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 21.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1996 Angels | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3 | 0 | 143 | 18.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1997 Royals | 6 | 3 | .667 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1998 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 34.3 | 5.7 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
1999 Yankees | 4 | 1 | .800 | 19 | 0 | 141 | 25.1 | 4.8 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 142 | 98 | .592 | 138 | 4 | 1,170 | 24.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Chili DavisChili Davis Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1981 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
1983 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $350,000.00 | Stats | - |
1985 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
1986 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $690,000.00 | Stats | - |
1987 San Francisco Giants | 30, 33 | $815,000.00 | - | - |
1988 California Angels | 24 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
1989 California Angels | 24 | $1,475,000.00 | - | - |
1990 California Angels | 24 | $1,375,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Minnesota Twins | 44 | $1,700,000.00 | - | Stats |
1992 Minnesota Twins | 44 | $2,800,000.00 | - | - |
1993 California Angels | 44 | $2,400,000.00 | - | - |
1994 California Angels | 44 | $2,900,000.00 | Stats | n/a |
1995 California Angels | 44 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
1996 California Angels | 44 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Kansas City Royals | 44 | $3,800,000.00 | - | - |
1998 New York Yankees | 45 | $4,333,333.00 | - | Stats |
1999 New York Yankees | 45 | $4,333,333.00 | - | Stats |
Chili Davis Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Charles Theodore Davis was a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants (1981-1987), California Angels (1988-1990), Minnesota Twins (1991–1992), California Angels (1993-1996), Kansas City Royals (1997), and New York Yankees (1998-1999). Did you know that Chili, his nickname, was the first player in Major League history to appear in the majors who was born on the island of Jamaica? Three Jamaican-born ballplayers have since joined Chili Bowl; Devon White, Rolando Roomes, and Justin Masterson, and all three were also born in Kingston.
Chili Davis Rookie Card | 1982 Topps Traded Baseball Card (#23T | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Chili Davis, one of the greatest switch hitters in baseball history, finished his career with three-hundred fifty home runs — the seventh-highest total in major league history for switch-hitters, behind Mickey Mantle (536), Eddie Murray (504), Chipper Jones (468), Carlos Beltran (435), Mark Teixeira (409), and Lance Berkman (366)?
How did Chili Davis get his moniker "Chili / Chili Bowl / Chili Dawg"? In The Sporting News (07/05/1982, "Rookies", Page 14) Davis shared the following story, "My dad gave me a haircut...and it wasn’t a very good one. When I went out of the house, my friends got on my case and said it looked like someone put a chili bowl over my head and cut around it."
Chili Davis Switch Hit Home Runs | Ukiah Daily Journal | June 6, 1983 | Page 7Baseball Almanac Research Library
On June 5, 1983, Chili Davis hit a home run from each side of the plate in the same game, the first of nine such games in his career, and the first ever by a player from the San Francisco Giants. At the time of his retirement, Chili Davis had eleven games in his career where he homered from both sides of the plate, tied for the most in baseball history (since broken). What Hall of Fame slugger was he tied with? [Answer]