Darrell Porter

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Born: January 17, 1952 in Joplin, MO us

Died: August 5, 2002 in Sugar Creek, MO

Buried: Longview Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (4th) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK).

High School: Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: September 2, 1971 (Age 19-228d, 13,162nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1987 (Age 35-260d)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Agents: Bill Katzbeck • Previously: Frank Knisley

Full Name: Darrell Ray Porter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

40.9

5539

1369

188

.247

765

RBI

826

OBP

.354

SLG

.409

OPS

.763

OPS+

113

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	34-26 / in Starts: 30-20
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 7 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 217 PAs	31
Actual Runners on Base	156 (71-54-31)
Avg. MLBer w/ 217 PAs	21
Avg. Runners on Base	131 (65-43-22)

Most Driven In
G Hendrick	6
Self	6
K Hernandez	4
T Scott	3
G Roof	3
D Iorg	3
K Oberkfell	2
G Templeton	2

Most Driven In By
Self	6
S Lezcano	5
T Herr	4
J Martin	3
G Templeton	2
K Oberkfell	1
M Ramsey	1
S Braun	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1093	1	Apr 11	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.18	-0.192	.95	-0.09%	-1.57	C
2	1094	2	Apr 12	STL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	5	.60	0.069	.46	0.03%	0.44	C
3	1095	3	Apr 15	STL	@	NYM	L,3-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.300	.633	5	1.18	0.039	.98	0.02%	0.33	C
4	1096	4	Apr 16	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.412	.538	.950	5	.65	0.159	.50	0.07%	1.25	C
5	1097	5	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.563	1.017	5	.28	0.053	.19	0.02%	0.64	C
6	1098	7 (1)	Apr 20	STL		CHC	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.462	.500	.962	5	.81	-0.025	.67	-0.01%	-0.18	C
7	1099	9 (1)	Apr 22	STL		CHC	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.467	.450	.917	5	.46	-0.014	.41	-0.01%	-0.14	C
8	1100	11 (1)	Apr 26	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.412	.375	.787	6	1.69	-0.163	1.68	-0.10%	-0.98	C
9	1101	12	Apr 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.447	.360	.807	5	.73	0.082	.73	0.05%	0.90	C
10	1102	13	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	CG(11)	6	6	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.432	.419	.851	5	1.62	0.025	1.43	0.01%	0.96	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1103	14	May 1	STL		CIN	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.438	.441	.879	5	1.17	0.113	.99	0.06%	1.10	C
12	1104	15	May 2	STL		CIN	W,7-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.449	.441	.890	5	.56	0.024	.52	0.01%	1.00	PH
13	1105	16	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG(11)	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.436	.395	.831	5	2.24	0.271	2.18	0.16%	0.49	C
14	1106	17	May 4	STL		ATL	L,6-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.424	.381	.805	5	.90	-0.070	.89	-0.04%	-0.57	C
15	1107	18	May 5	STL		ATL	W,4-1	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.444	.873	5	.82	0.061	.76	0.03%	0.48	C
16	1108	19	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.409	.417	.826	5	1.12	-0.089	1.12	-0.05%	-0.65	C
17	1109	20	May 7	STL		ATL	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.403	.408	.811	6	1.45	-0.039	1.42	-0.02%	-0.33	C
18	1110	25 (4)	May 13	STL	@	HOU	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.397	.400	.797	9	2.81	-0.064	2.98	-0.04%	-0.55	PH
19	1111	26	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.406	.400	.806	5	4.26	-0.003	4.53	0.00%	0.15	PH
20	1112	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.400	.392	.792	9	.03	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.41	PH
21	1113	29 (1)	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.394	.385	.779	9	.33	-0.009	.37	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1114	59 (29)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,7-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.397	.389	.786	8	.63	0.034	.98	0.03%	0.23	C
23	1115	60	Aug 21	STL		LAD	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.400	.393	.793	8	.69	0.014	1.22	0.02%	0.23	C
24	1116	62 (1)	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,11-7	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.400	.393	.793	6	.70	0.087	1.07	0.08%	0.69	C
25	1117	63	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,2-1	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.405	.400	.805	6	1.13	0.045	1.82	0.04%	0.14	C
26	1118	64	Aug 25	STL		SFG	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.400	.394	.794	9	3.21	-0.072	5.71	-0.08%	-0.34	PH
27	1119	65	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.393	.386	.779	6	.68	-0.056	1.08	-0.05%	0.82	C
28	1120	66	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-11	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.372	.360	.732	6	1.02	-0.120	1.81	-0.13%	-1.29	C
29	1121	68 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.218	.378	.372	.749	6	.68	0.118	1.33	0.14%	1.32	C
30	1122	69	Aug 30	STL	@	SDP	L,6-9	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.388	.383	.771	6	1.10	0.261	2.21	0.31%	1.11	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	1123	71 (1)	Sep 2	STL	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.383	.388	.771	6	.70	0.003	1.42	0.00%	-0.07	C
32	1124	72	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.369	.371	.740	6	2.35	0.124	5.11	0.16%	-0.28	C
33	1125	73	Sep 4	STL	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.388	.380	.768	6	.68	0.143	1.47	0.19%	2.32	C
34	1126	74	Sep 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	7-GF(11)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.387	.372	.759	5	3.61	0.049	7.37	0.06%	0.52	PH C
35	1127	75	Sep 6	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.374	.357	.731	5	1.21	-0.123	2.73	-0.17%	-0.97	C
36	1128	76	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,0-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.368	.350	.718	6	.57	-0.028	1.50	-0.04%	-0.35	C
37	1129	77	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.202	.354	.337	.690	7	3.21	-0.127	9.09	-0.22%	-1.39	C
38	1130	78	Sep 9	STL		CHC	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.351	.333	.684	6	.31	0.004	.93	0.01%	-0.16	C
39	1131	79	Sep 11	STL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.350	.333	.684	7	1.07	-0.126	3.24	-0.23%	-1.55	C
40	1132	80	Sep 12	STL		NYM	W,4-2	GS-13	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.345	.328	.673	7	1.52	-0.073	4.89	-0.14%	-0.43	C
41	1133	82 (1)	Sep 15 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.349	.328	.677	8	.79	0.041	3.11	0.10%	0.43	C
42	1134	83	Sep 15 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.354	.328	.681	8	1.15	0.034	4.01	0.07%	0.20	PH
43	1135	84	Sep 16 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.358	.352	.710	8	.58	0.116	2.36	0.29%	0.75	C
44	1136	85	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.355	.350	.705	9	1.67	-0.040	5.91	-0.09%	-0.14	PH
45	1137	86	Sep 17	STL	@	MON	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.359	.386	.745	8	.92	0.308	3.89	0.78%	3.91	C
46	1138	87	Sep 18	STL	@	NYM	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.356	.382	.738	7	.47	-0.031	1.23	-0.05%	-0.55	C
47	1139	89 (1)	Sep 20	STL	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.358	.373	.731	5	.81	-0.011	3.02	-0.03%	0.09	C
48	1140	90	Sep 21	STL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.349	.365	.714	5	1.46	-0.013	5.56	-0.03%	-0.53	C
49	1141	91	Sep 22	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227	.358	.397	.756	5	1.43	0.131	5.01	0.28%	1.15	C
50	1142	92	Sep 23	STL		PHI	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.350	.386	.736	5	.94	-0.093	3.44	-0.20%	-1.04	C
51	1143	93	Sep 24	STL		PHI	L,6-14	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.354	.386	.740	8	1.06	0.008	3.86	0.02%	0.11	C
52	1144	94	Sep 25	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.357	.405	.763	7	1.54	0.138	4.76	0.26%	1.66	C
53	1145	95	Sep 26	STL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.355	.401	.756	7	1.42	-0.041	3.09	-0.05%	-0.36	C
54	1146	96	Sep 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.358	.406	.764	7	.81	0.028	1.78	0.04%	0.50	C
55	1147	97	Sep 28	STL		MON	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.361	.411	.772	7	.72	0.156	4.69	0.61%	1.49	C
56	1148	98	Sep 29	STL		MON	W,8-4	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.369	.413	.781	7	.52	0.027	4.80	0.15%	0.31	C
57	1149	99	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.371	.407	.779	7	1.41	0.024	7.41	0.07%	0.24	C
58	1150	100	Oct 1	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.369	.404	.773	7	.81	-0.019	4.77	-0.07%	-0.34	C
59	1151	101	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.370	.418	.787	7	1.03	0.308	6.82	1.23%	0.10	C
60	1152	102	Oct 3	STL	@	PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225	.366	.410	.776	5	.33	0.008	.93	0.01%	-0.49	C
61	1153	103	Oct 4	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.364	.408	.772	1	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.30	PH
							34-26		217	174	22	39	10	2	6	31	39	7	32	1	0	3	1	3	1	2	.224	.364	.408	.772		1.10	1.461	2.62	3.46%	9.82

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