Eric Davis CFReds |
Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | WARP |
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21 | 6147 | .269 | .359 | .482 | 120 | 32.2 |
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YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | DRAA | BRR | FRAA | BWARP |
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1984 | CIN | 22 | 57 | 200 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .224 | .320 | .466 | 117 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
1985 | CIN | 23 | 56 | 131 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .246 | .287 | .516 | 96 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
1986 | CIN | 24 | 132 | 487 | 115 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 68 | 100 | 1 | 80 | 11 | .277 | .378 | .523 | 141 | 24.1 | 10.4 | -7.6 | 4.1 |
1987 | CIN | 25 | 129 | 562 | 139 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 84 | 134 | 1 | 50 | 6 | .293 | .399 | .593 | 147 | 32.9 | 10.5 | 16.2 | 7.7 |
1988 | CIN | 26 | 135 | 543 | 129 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 65 | 124 | 3 | 35 | 3 | .273 | .363 | .489 | 126 | 15.8 | 3.9 | -3.6 | 3.4 |
1989 | CIN | 27 | 131 | 542 | 130 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 68 | 116 | 1 | 21 | 7 | .281 | .367 | .541 | 148 | 30.0 | 0.9 | -10.4 | 3.9 |
1990 | CIN | 28 | 127 | 518 | 118 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 60 | 100 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .260 | .347 | .486 | 120 | 12.2 | 3.9 | -2.8 | 2.8 |
1991 | CIN | 29 | 89 | 340 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 48 | 92 | 5 | 14 | 2 | .235 | .353 | .386 | 103 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -3.8 | 1.0 |
1992 | LAN | 30 | 76 | 308 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 71 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .228 | .325 | .322 | 96 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -10.0 | -0.6 |
1993 | DET | 31 | 23 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 | .371 | .533 | 106 | 1.0 | -0.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
1993 | LAN | 31 | 108 | 422 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 88 | 1 | 33 | 5 | .234 | .308 | .391 | 103 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
1994 | DET | 32 | 37 | 138 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .183 | .290 | .292 | 63 | -6.2 | 0.8 | -2.3 | -0.3 |
1996 | CIN | 34 | 129 | 496 | 119 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 70 | 121 | 6 | 23 | 9 | .287 | .394 | .523 | 128 | 20.7 | 3.2 | -1.1 | 3.7 |
1997 | BAL | 35 | 42 | 176 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .304 | .358 | .525 | 99 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -7.5 | -0.4 |
1998 | BAL | 36 | 131 | 508 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 44 | 108 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .327 | .388 | .582 | 139 | 26.3 | -2.7 | -6.6 | 2.4 |
1999 | SLN | 37 | 58 | 223 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .257 | .359 | .403 | 95 | -0.5 | 1.9 | -3.9 | 0.1 |
2000 | SLN | 38 | 92 | 293 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .389 | .429 | 95 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
2001 | SFN | 39 | 74 | 171 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .269 | .365 | 65 | -6.8 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.6 |
Career | 1626 | 6147 | 1430 | 239 | 26 | 282 | 740 | 1398 | 33 | 349 | 66 | .269 | .359 | .482 | 120 | 158.6 | 39.4 | -38.8 | 32.2 |
YEAR | Team | Lg | LG | G | PA | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | DRC+ | DRC+ SD | FRAA | BRR | DRAA | BWARP |
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1980 | EUG | A- | NWN | 33 | 87 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .326 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1981 | EUG | A- | NWN | 62 | 274 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .397 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1982 | CDR | A | MDW | 111 | 492 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .329 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1983 | WBY | AA | EAS | 89 | 366 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .345 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1983 | IND | AAA | AA | 19 | 88 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .327 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1984 | CIN | MLB | NL | 57 | 200 | .257 | .317 | .368 | .248 | 98 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 117 | 15 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
1984 | WIC | AAA | AA | 52 | 223 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .373 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1985 | CIN | MLB | NL | 56 | 131 | .255 | .320 | .385 | .293 | 94 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 96 | 20 | -0.6 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
1985 | DEN | AAA | AA | 64 | 239 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .339 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
1986 | CIN | MLB | NL | 132 | 487 | .255 | .322 | .384 | .302 | 104 | 29.1 | 13.5 | -0.9 | 141 | 9 | -7.6 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 4.1 |
1987 | CIN | MLB | NL | 129 | 562 | .261 | .325 | .401 | .333 | 101 | 42.8 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 147 | 9 | 16.2 | 10.5 | 32.9 | 7.7 |
1988 | CIN | MLB | NL | 135 | 543 | .247 | .304 | .360 | .317 | 102 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 1.1 | 126 | 8 | -3.6 | 3.9 | 15.8 | 3.4 |
1989 | CIN | MLB | NL | 131 | 542 | .246 | .309 | .364 | .297 | 104 | 30.1 | 14.1 | 1 | 148 | 11 | -10.4 | 0.9 | 30.0 | 3.9 |
1990 | CIN | MLB | NL | 127 | 518 | .259 | .319 | .386 | .283 | 106 | 16.3 | 13.9 | -0.8 | 120 | 8 | -2.8 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 2.8 |
1991 | CIN | MLB | NL | 89 | 340 | .248 | .308 | .372 | .304 | 107 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 103 | 11 | -3.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
1992 | LAN | MLB | NL | 76 | 308 | .250 | .305 | .366 | .290 | 97 | -4.5 | 8.0 | -1.9 | 96 | 9 | -10.0 | -1.0 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
1993 | DET | MLB | AL | 23 | 89 | .259 | .329 | .396 | .255 | 103 | 4.1 | 2.6 | -0.1 | 106 | 11 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
1993 | LAN | MLB | NL | 108 | 422 | .265 | .322 | .404 | .266 | 96 | -3 | 12.1 | -2.8 | 103 | 11 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
1994 | DET | MLB | AL | 37 | 138 | .268 | .345 | .430 | .264 | 104 | -8.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 63 | 12 | -2.3 | 0.8 | -6.2 | -0.3 |
1996 | CIN | MLB | NL | 129 | 496 | .265 | .328 | .415 | .342 | 102 | 21 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 128 | 9 | -1.1 | 3.2 | 20.7 | 3.7 |
1997 | BAL | MLB | AL | 42 | 176 | .279 | .347 | .442 | .377 | 94 | 9.9 | 4.9 | -2.3 | 99 | 14 | -7.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
1998 | BAL | MLB | AL | 131 | 508 | .266 | .335 | .425 | .372 | 96 | 41.2 | 13.9 | -6.6 | 139 | 9 | -6.6 | -2.7 | 26.3 | 2.4 |
1999 | SLN | MLB | NL | 58 | 223 | .273 | .342 | .439 | .319 | 99 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -2.5 | 95 | 10 | -3.9 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
2000 | SLN | MLB | NL | 92 | 293 | .273 | .346 | .441 | .374 | 115 | 1.1 | 9.2 | -3.3 | 95 | 14 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
2001 | SFN | MLB | NL | 74 | 171 | .271 | .335 | .439 | .243 | 98 | -4.9 | 5.1 | -1.6 | 65 | 11 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -0.6 |
Year | Team | lvl | LG | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | SF | SH |
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1980 | EUG | A- | NWN | 87 | 73 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 1 | .219 | .345 | .274 | .055 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | EUG | A- | NWN | 274 | 214 | 67 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 120 | 39 | 57 | 59 | 40 | 7 | .322 | .464 | .561 | .238 | 2 | 2 |
1982 | CDR | A | MDW | 492 | 434 | 80 | 120 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 195 | 56 | 51 | 103 | 53 | 12 | .276 | .353 | .449 | .173 | 3 | 3 |
1983 | IND | AAA | AA | 88 | 77 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 2 | .299 | .375 | .623 | .325 | 1 | 1 |
1983 | WBY | AA | EAS | 366 | 293 | 56 | 85 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 145 | 43 | 65 | 75 | 39 | 12 | .290 | .427 | .495 | .205 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | CIN | MLB | NL | 200 | 174 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 81 | 30 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 2 | .224 | .320 | .466 | .241 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | WIC | AAA | AA | 223 | 194 | 42 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 122 | 34 | 25 | 55 | 27 | 10 | .314 | .396 | .629 | .314 | 1 | 1 |
1985 | CIN | MLB | NL | 131 | 122 | 26 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 16 | 3 | .246 | .287 | .516 | .270 | 0 | 2 |
1985 | DEN | AAA | AA | 239 | 206 | 48 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 116 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 35 | 5 | .277 | .369 | .563 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | CIN | MLB | NL | 487 | 415 | 97 | 115 | 15 | 3 | 27 | 217 | 71 | 68 | 100 | 80 | 11 | .277 | .378 | .523 | .246 | 3 | 0 |
1987 | CIN | MLB | NL | 562 | 474 | 120 | 139 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 281 | 100 | 84 | 134 | 50 | 6 | .293 | .399 | .593 | .300 | 3 | 0 |
1988 | CIN | MLB | NL | 543 | 472 | 81 | 129 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 231 | 93 | 65 | 124 | 35 | 3 | .273 | .363 | .489 | .216 | 3 | 0 |
1989 | CIN | MLB | NL | 542 | 462 | 74 | 130 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 250 | 101 | 68 | 116 | 21 | 7 | .281 | .367 | .541 | .260 | 11 | 0 |
1990 | CIN | MLB | NL | 518 | 453 | 84 | 118 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 220 | 86 | 60 | 100 | 21 | 3 | .260 | .347 | .486 | .225 | 3 | 0 |
1991 | CIN | MLB | NL | 340 | 285 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 110 | 33 | 48 | 92 | 14 | 2 | .235 | .353 | .386 | .151 | 2 | 0 |
1992 | LAN | MLB | NL | 308 | 267 | 21 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 32 | 36 | 71 | 19 | 1 | .228 | .325 | .322 | .094 | 2 | 0 |
1993 | LAN | MLB | NL | 422 | 376 | 57 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 147 | 53 | 41 | 88 | 33 | 5 | .234 | .308 | .391 | .157 | 4 | 0 |
1993 | DET | MLB | AL | 89 | 75 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .253 | .371 | .533 | .280 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | DET | MLB | AL | 138 | 120 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 5 | 0 | .183 | .290 | .292 | .108 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | CIN | MLB | NL | 496 | 415 | 81 | 119 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 217 | 83 | 70 | 121 | 23 | 9 | .287 | .394 | .523 | .236 | 4 | 1 |
1997 | BAL | MLB | AL | 176 | 158 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 83 | 25 | 14 | 47 | 6 | 0 | .304 | .358 | .525 | .222 | 3 | 0 |
1998 | BAL | MLB | AL | 508 | 452 | 81 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 263 | 89 | 44 | 108 | 7 | 6 | .327 | .388 | .582 | .254 | 7 | 0 |
1999 | SLN | MLB | NL | 223 | 191 | 27 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 5 | 4 | .257 | .359 | .403 | .147 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | SLN | MLB | NL | 293 | 254 | 38 | 77 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 40 | 36 | 60 | 1 | 1 | .303 | .389 | .429 | .126 | 2 | 0 |
2001 | SFN | MLB | NL | 171 | 156 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .205 | .269 | .365 | .160 | 1 | 0 |
YEAR | Pits | Zone% | Swing% | Contact% | Z-Swing% | O-Swing% | Z-Contact% | O-Contact% | SwStr% | CSAA |
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Injury History — No longer being updated | Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET |
Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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2001-05-27 | 2001-06-15 | 15-DL | 19 | 17 | Left | Shoulder | Strain | - | - | |
2001-04-06 | 2001-04-11 | DTD | 5 | 4 | Left | Knee | Strain | - | - | |
2001-03-14 | 2001-03-16 | Camp | 2 | 0 | - | Low Back | Spasms | - | - | |
2000-07-29 | 2000-07-30 | DTD | 1 | 1 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
1999-06-28 | 1999-10-03 | 60-DL | 97 | 85 | Left | Shoulder | Surgery | Rotator Cuff | 1999-08-15 | - |
1999-05-12 | 1999-05-15 | DTD | 3 | 2 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
1999-04-21 | 1999-04-24 | DTD | 3 | 2 | Left | Hand | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
1998-06-25 | 1998-06-30 | DTD | 5 | 4 | Left | Elbow | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
1998-05-20 | 1998-05-24 | DTD | 4 | 4 | - | Elbow | Soreness | - | - | |
1998-04-10 | 1998-04-14 | DTD | 4 | 3 | - | Ankle | Sprain | - | - | |
1998-04-02 | 1998-04-04 | DTD | 2 | 2 | - | Low Back | Soreness | - | - | |
1997-09-01 | 1997-09-15 | DTD | 14 | 13 | - | Abdomen | Recovery From Previous Injury | Colon Cancer | 1997-06-19 | - |
1997-05-26 | 1997-09-15 | 60-DL | 112 | 100 | - | Abdomen | Surgery | Colon Cancer | 1997-06-19 | - |
1997-05-08 | 1997-05-12 | DTD | 4 | 4 | - | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | - |
1997-04-28 | 1997-05-01 | DTD | 3 | 2 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
1997-04-16 | 1997-04-22 | DTD | 6 | 4 | Left | Knee | Inflammation | - | - | |
1996-05-26 | 1996-06-10 | 15-DL | 15 | 11 | - | Trunk | Contusion | Ribcage | - | - |
1994-05-23 | 1994-07-26 | 15-DL | 64 | 58 | - | Low Back | Nerve Injury | Pinched Nerve | - | - |
1992-08-02 | 1992-08-25 | 15-DL | 23 | 21 | Left | Wrist | Soreness | - | - | |
1992-05-23 | 1992-06-19 | 15-DL | 27 | 24 | - | Shoulder | Separation | - | - | |
1991-07-31 | 1991-08-27 | 15-DL | 27 | 27 | - | General Medical | Illness | Fatigue | - | - |
1991-06-12 | 1991-06-27 | 15-DL | 15 | 14 | Right | Thigh | Strain | Quadriceps | - | - |
1990-10-20 | 1990-10-20 | Off | 0 | 0 | - | Abdomen | Laceration | Kidney Diving for Ball | - | - |
1990-04-25 | 1990-05-21 | 15-DL | 26 | 23 | Right | Knee | Sprain | MCL | - | - |
1989-09-03 | 1989-09-07 | DTD | 4 | 4 | - | Wrist | Sprain | - | - | |
1989-05-03 | 1989-05-19 | 15-DL | 16 | 14 | - | Thigh | Strain | Hamstring | - | - |
1984-08-15 | 1984-09-01 | 15-DL | 17 | 15 | - | Not Disclosed | - | - |
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2019 Preseason Forecast | Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET |
PCT | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | DRC+ | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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Date | Question | Answer |
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2015-06-22 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Is Buxton the next Eric Davis? (Chris from Phoenix) | Yes, actually, though hopefully with a better end result. People don't remember how good Eric Davis was. He had a stretch from 86-88 where he averaged 30 home runs and 55 steals a season. Averaged! It's a better comp for Buxton than the Trout comps thrown around because of the body type. I'm big on that when it comes to comp. Trout's neck is thicker than Buxton's waist. It just doesn't work. (Jeff Moore) |
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat) | Re: Trout/Jackson. Am I crazy for thinking that Trout is what a healthy Eric Davis could have been? Davis seems to have had a hit tool that Bo didn't (less raw, admittedly). (achaik from Maine) | Not bad. Can we all take a minute to appreciate how amazing Eric Davis was, and what he could have become if he stayed healthy? It's magical. If Davis stayed healthy, we could be talking about one of the best all-around players in the modern era. (Jason Parks on the Top 50) |
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat) | Does Buxton have a healty Eric Davis ceiling? His 1987 season is tremendous. (Ian from OK) | It could be that high, yes. Which is one of the reasons I can justify his lofty ranking despite the injury setbacks this season. (Jason Parks on the Top 50) |
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat) | As someone who grew up near Cincy, my man crush on Eric Davis has never waned. Thanks for helping to impress upon a generation who likely never saw him what an amazing talent he was. (DF from Wilmington, NC) | I wish I could go back to my childhood and pay more attention to him in game action. (Jason Parks on the Top 50) |
2014-05-13 11:00:00 (link to chat) | Thanks for the extra long chat today (don't tell anyone I'm at work!). It would have been interesting to see what a healthy Bo Jackson AND a healthy Eric Davis could have done with full careers. (Goldeye99 from Winnipeg) | Davis is another player that gets forgotten. That's a no shit HOF and generational legend if he stayed healthy. Excellent call. (Jason Parks) |
2013-04-15 13:00:00 (link to chat) | If you could go back and give any player a completely healthy career to see what they could do with their full capabilities, who would you pick? I'm having a tough time deciding between Mickey Mantle and Eric Davis... (Nick from Los Feliz, CA) | Hey Nick, this is another fun one. I'm tempted to say Bo Jackson because of the tools, but I don't know how complete a ballplayer he would have become even without the injury. A healthy career from Davis boggles the mind. I literally get goosebumps thinking about it. I'll go with Davis. On the pitching side, Sandy Koufax or Bret Saberhagen. (Geoff Young) |
2012-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat) | About Byron Buxton, can he be Eric Davis? (rangerfans2 from Fort Worth) | Probably not. (Jason Parks) |
2012-10-23 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Eric Davis.... how good could that dude have been if he were able to stay healthy? (Mike from 'Merica) | HOF. First ballot. (Jason Parks) |
2010-07-09 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Combined career all-star appearances for Brandon Wood, Andy Marte, and Cameron Maybin, 0.5, Over or Under? (Karen from NY) | Now there's a depressing thought. I never thought Brandon Wood's approach would translate to the majors--I've been harping on this for five years or so, seriously--but I also didn't think he'd tank *this* hard. Cameron Maybin's ceiling seems to have quickly fallen from "Eric Davis, maybe?" to "Mike Cameron, maybe?" to "Let's just keep our current outfield out there for now". Such an odd situation. (Marc Normandin) |
2010-04-01 13:00:00 (link to chat) | OK ... so *IS* Jayson Heyward the next Dave Winfield, OR Eric Davis? (dianagramr from NYC) | I lean Winfield. Is there ANY player in baseball who is going to have a 30 HR/50 SB season any time soon? (Steven Goldman) |
2010-04-01 13:00:00 (link to chat) | BJ Upton seems to be the better comp with Eric Davis, right down to the build. (RMR from Chicago) | He seems like the most likely guy to do it, but after the last couple of seasons I'm just not sure what to expect from him. A 30-50 season seems a long way off when you've hit 20 HRs in your last two seasons. (Steven Goldman) |
2010-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Is this the year for Cameron Maybin's breakout? (Scott from NJ) | I say he turns it on by June, but what's his ceiling these days? Are we still looking at Eric Davis, or is he Mike Cameron? (Marc Normandin) |
2009-10-09 13:30:00 (link to chat) | Fun subjective question: Based on what you've seen and older scouts you know, who are the five most physically talented prospects of the past 25-30 years? Griffey, A-Rod, Bo Jackson, Eric Davis, Strawberry? (Jonathan from New York) | I love this question, but the discussion would take . . . years. Justin Upton comes to mind for recent guys, Dave Winfield if we can go back a few more years. (Kevin Goldstein) |
2009-07-24 16:30:00 (link to chat) | Is there still hope for Cameron Maybin? While he was initially projected as an Eric Davis type, his power seems to have disappeared. Can he become anything more than a CF with a little speed and pop? Thanks.
(Fish Fan from FLA) | There is PLENTY of hope, but the Marlins need to get off their butts and bring him up. I don't know what more he has to prove in the minors. (Eric Seidman) |
2009-08-05 13:00:00 (link to chat) | taking a clue from your previous response and limiting my question to one name- Josh Hamilton. What's with him? How can one guy injure himself so often? What happened to Roy Hobbs? (john from ct) | The injury thing happens to a lot of players, which is sad. Eric Davis is the worst one that comes to mind for me, given his talent level.
I'm sure Hamilton can bounce back, but those struggles during his rehab stints are pretty ugly. Give him some time to recover fully. (Marc Normandin) |
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | How great would Eric Davis truly have been if not for the injuries? (Brandon from Charleston) | Well, he was pretty great as it was. He probably wouldn't have been too different, with perhaps a couple more years around the level of that 1986-1989 peak. I don't know if it would have been enough to get him into the Hall of Fame, given that his first manager was Pete Rose, who was more focused on getting himself, Tony Perez, and other 40-something pals into the lineup than he was breaking in this kid with the great speed. Davis lost some playing time that way in what would have been the healthy, or healthier, part of his career. As it was, he was one of the most exciting players I ever saw, and my personal inspiration for one of our forthcoming projects. (Steven Goldman) |
2008-11-14 13:00:00 (link to chat) | Take Brandon's question and substitute Bo Jackson for Eric Davis. (Mike K from Athens, GA) | It's a somewhat harder question because Bo knew a lot of things, but he didn't know the strike zone--though he was clearly getting to know it better at the point that it all fell apart. With a normal career arc, I suspect that he would have suffered a decline in bat speed somewhere that would have really curtailed his KILL THE BALL approach and left him without much to fall back on, but that's just speculation. What I'm trying to say is I don't think it would have been a long career either way, but obviously there would have been around three more years in the 1989-1990 zone. Would have been fun. He was always entertaining, even when striking out. (Steven Goldman) |
2008-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat) | I don't recall exactly when Eric Davis retired, and I have to acknowledge that his career numbers don't come close to HOF material. However, he stands out to this Reds fan as one of the most exciting players of his era, and I'll forever wonder what might have been had he stayed healthy. What's your top-5 list of "coulda shoulda" players? (BelongstotheReds from Seattle) | No joke, I got all verklempt when I wrote up Davis' blurb for a JAWS piece a couple years back. The man possessed the most electrifying speed/power combo to hit the majors between Willie Mays and Barry Bonds, period. What I wouldn't give to see him play at his peak again...
Davis and his childhood pal Darryl Strawberry make a good strat to a top five for the Hall of Should aWouldaCoulda, and you can't mention the straw without calling upon Dwight Gooden too. Add David Cone and Fernando Valenzuela and you've got an easy five from me, though I'm certain there are others I could include particularly from other eras. (Jay Jaffe) |
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat) | 80s analogy of the day: Adam Dunn: Austin Kearns = Eric Davis: Kal Daniels (DrManhattan from NY, NY) | You looked good in the Watchmen trailer, Doc. (Will Carroll) |
2008-06-20 13:30:00 (link to chat) | Do you think Chris B Young will eventually hit for a respectable average (.270)? He seems to have major contact issues right now, but on a positive note, his walk rate has increased. (Tim from Glendale) | Lots of Chris Young questions. This is why the Mike Cameron comps were so prevalent. Some guys can strike out this much and be Eric Davis, but more just can't get the BA up high enough to be that valuable. His strikeout rate will improve, and he will hit for a higher average; it just may be that he never bats .300, so he won't be a superstar. (Joe Sheehan) |
2008-05-28 13:00:00 (link to chat) | I love false nostalgia for a fake time in baseball...everything about Baseball in the 80's was an attempt to make it like other sports...multi-purpose stadiums all around, awful "modern" jerseys (Astros, White Sox, etc.) Emphasis on the speed game to make it "faster" . . . bad times. Baseball was trying to be something it wasn't. Look at the attendance...Baseball in the 80's stunk. (George W. from Alexandria, VA) | You mean after the owners got together and decided to collude on salaries, they also colluded on offensive styles as well? You've completely misread history. Few teams emphasized speed to the exclusion of all else, principally the Cardinals, and that was only because that's how Whitey Herzog figured he could make his park work for him. Others had select players who could run and run really well, like Rickey Henderson or Eric Davis, but could also get on base and hit the ball out of the park. In many ways it was a more dynamic game, with all of those styles coming together to make a really varied offense. I would argue it was the apotheosis of all the eras that came before it, the truce between the lively ball and previous era of "inside baseball" and thus the epitome of baseball, a sampling of everything that made the game great... No defending the cookie cutter parks, but those were mostly the offspring of the 1970s and proved to be really transient. (Steven Goldman) |
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