Jody Davis
[edit] Biography
Jody Davis (Jody Richard Davis) was born on November 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1981 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1981, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Davis played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 10 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Jody Davis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1983, when he slugged 24 home runs and knocked in 84 runs. However, others believe that it was 1984, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 94 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| 56
| 180
| 14
| 46
| 4
| 21
| .256
| .333
| .361
| 5
| 1
| 21
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| 130
| 418
| 41
| 109
| 12
| 52
| .261
| .316
| .404
| 20
| 2
| 36
| 92
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| 151
| 510
| 56
| 138
| 24
| 84
| .271
| .315
| .480
| 31
| 2
| 33
| 93
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| 150
| 523
| 55
| 134
| 19
| 94
| .256
| .315
| .421
| 25
| 2
| 47
| 99
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 15
| 20
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| 142
| 482
| 47
| 112
| 17
| 58
| .232
| .300
| .400
| 30
| 0
| 48
| 83
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 14
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 148
| 528
| 61
| 132
| 21
| 74
| .250
| .300
| .428
| 27
| 2
| 41
| 110
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 14
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| 125
| 428
| 57
| 106
| 19
| 51
| .248
| .331
| .418
| 12
| 2
| 52
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 14
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| 88
| 249
| 19
| 57
| 6
| 33
| .229
| .309
| .337
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3
| .250
| .250
| .625
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| 90
| 257
| 21
| 59
| 7
| 36
| .230
| .307
| .346
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 78
| 231
| 12
| 39
| 4
| 19
| .169
| .246
| .242
| 5
| 0
| 23
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 28
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .161
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1082
| 3585
| 364
| 877
| 127
| 490
| .245
| .307
| .403
| 164
| 11
| 333
| 712
| 9
| 18
| 7
| 44
| 106
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1981
| CHI
| N
| C
| 56
| 53
| 474.1
| 274
| 44
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 39
| 29
| 0
| .972
|
| 1982
| CHI
| N
| C
| 129
| 120
| 1069
| 598
| 89
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 95
| 57
| 2
| .984
|
| 1983
| CHI
| N
| C
| 150
| 140
| 1215.1
| 730
| 75
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 21
| 128
| 49
| 3
| .984
|
| 1984
| CHI
| N
| C
| 146
| 141
| 1245.1
| 811
| 89
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 121
| 58
| 2
| .984
|
| 1985
| CHI
| N
| C
| 138
| 129
| 1124
| 694
| 84
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 14
| 119
| 62
| 2
| .990
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| N
| C
| 145
| 141
| 1257.2
| 885
| 105
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 98
| 89
| 10
| .992
|
| 1987
| CHI
| N
| C
| 123
| 119
| 1014
| 749
| 79
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 12
| 117
| 51
| 2
| .989
|
| 1988
| CHI
| N
| C
| 74
| 68
| 583.2
| 383
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 56
| 23
| 0
| .995
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| C
| 2
| 2
| 17.2
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOT
| N
| C
| 76
| 70
| 601.1
| 396
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 58
| 24
| 0
| .995
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| C
| 72
| 61
| 539.2
| 364
| 40
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 37
| 26
| 0
| .985
|
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 37.2
| 45
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| C
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1039
| 976
| 8562.2
| 5520
| 640
| 81
| 65
| 0
| 98
| 815
| 445
| 21
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 9
| 6
| 51.2
| 57
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January 7, 1976 - signed March 12, 1976).
- Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Searage (December 10, 1979).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 8, 1980).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Kevin Coffman and Kevin Blankenship (September 29, 1988).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (May 16, 1990).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (May 28, 1990).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (September 30, 1990).
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