Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	MIL	@	TOR	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
2	4	Apr 12	MIL	@	TOR	L,4-5	GS	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C 1B
3	11 (6)	Apr 20	MIL		TOR	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
4	14 (2)	Apr 24	MIL		TEX	L,2-8	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
5	15	Apr 25	MIL		TEX	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (4)	May 1	MIL		CHW	W,10-9	GS	47	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
7	23 (2)	May 4	MIL		MIN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	C
8	24	May 5	MIL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	44	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
9	29 (4)	May 12	MIL		KCR	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
10	32 (2)	May 16	MIL	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	33	May 17	MIL	@	KCR	W,7-5	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
12	35 (1)	May 19	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
13	36	May 20	MIL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	42 (5)	May 26	MIL		CLE	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
15	43	May 27	MIL		DET	L,9-15	GF	38	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	PH C
16	44	May 28	MIL		DET	W,15-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	47 (2)	Jun 1	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	48	Jun 2	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	52 (3)	Jun 7	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	56 (3)	Jun 11	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	C
21	59 (2)	Jun 15 (2)	MIL		OAK	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
22	63 (3)	Jun 19	MIL		CAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	67 (3)	Jun 23	MIL		SEA	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	68	Jun 25	MIL	@	DET	W,11-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	69	Jun 26	MIL	@	DET	L,7-8	GF	24	5.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	72 (2)	Jun 29	MIL		NYY	L,8-9	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	75 (2)	Jul 2	MIL		BOS	L,4-14	GS	55	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C P
28	79 (3)	Jul 6	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
29	83 (3)	Jul 13	MIL		CHW	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
30	87 (3)	Jul 17	MIL		SEA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	89 (1)	Jul 19	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-14	GF	13	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	C
32	90	Jul 20	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	92 (1)	Jul 22	MIL	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
34	95 (2)	Jul 25	MIL	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
35	97 (1)	Jul 27	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	37	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	102 (4)	Aug 2	MIL		TEX	L,1-15	CG	50	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
37	103	Aug 3	MIL		TEX	L,5-14	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	106 (2)	Aug 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,5-13	GF	15	3.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
39	111 (4)	Aug 11	MIL	@	TEX	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	114 (2)	Aug 14	MIL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
41	120 (5)	Aug 21	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
42	122 (1)	Aug 23	MIL	@	OAK	W,13-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
43	125 (2)	Aug 26	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	4	3	0	7	1	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	130 (4)	Sep 1	MIL		CAL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	131	Sep 2	MIL		CAL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	134 (2)	Sep 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	5	1	0	6	0	C
47	135	Sep 7	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
48	136	Sep 8	MIL	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
49	140 (3)	Sep 14	MIL		DET	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
50	144 (3)	Sep 18	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
51	146 (1)	Sep 21	MIL	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
52	147	Sep 22	MIL	@	DET	W,9-5	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
53	148	Sep 23	MIL		NYY	L,8-9	GS	35	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
54	152 (3)	Sep 27	MIL		BOS	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
55	153	Sep 28	MIL		BOS	W,4-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
56	157 (3)	Oct 1 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
57	161 (3)	Oct 5	MIL	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
							59gm		410.2	246	23	2	271	4