Dave Rader

TSN N.L. Rookie Of The Year 1972
Giants' Number-One Draft Pick in 1967
Full Name: David Martin Rader
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: Dec 26, 1948 in Claremore, OK
College: ?
Major League Debut: September 5, 1971
Died:

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
 SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
StL
ChC
Phi
Bos
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
 .000
.259
.229
.291
.291
.263
.263
.203
.204
.328
 3
133
148
113
98
88
66
116
31
50
 4
459
462
323
292
255
114
305
54
137
 0
44
59
26
39
25
15
29
3
14
 0
119
106
94
85
67
30
62
11
45
 0
14
15
16
15
15
7
13
1
11
 0
1
4
2
0
0
1
3
1
0
 0
6
9
1
5
1
1
3
1
3
 0
41
41
26
31
22
16
36
5
17
 0
29
63
31
32
27
9
34
6
14
 0
31
22
21
30
21
10
26
7
12
 .000
.306
.326
.351
.360
.332
.310
.281
.283
.388
 .000
.333
.338
.362
.394
.333
.368
.295
.315
.474
Totals AVG
.257		 G
846		 AB
2405		 R
254		 H
619		 2B
107		 3B
12		 HR
30		 RBI
235		 BB
245		 K
180		 OBP
.326		 SLG
.349


 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
 SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
StL
ChC
Phi
Bos
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
 0
3
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
 0
12
17
9
9
12
0
13
3
4
 0
153
156
117
115
85
42
90
17
65
 0
4
23
9
12
8
0
7
0
1
 0
1
4
5
0
1
3
3
2
0
 0
2
5
2
3
1
3
5
0
1
 0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
 0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
 -.---
.333
-.---
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.500
-.---
.500
 --.-
76.5
51.3
323.0
58.4
255.0
114.0
101.7
54.0
45.7
 --.-
14.8
21.0
15.4
9.7
12.1
11.4
11.7
7.7
11.4
Totals HBP
11		 GDP
79		 TB
840		 IBB
64		 SH
19		 SF
22		 SB
8		 CS
4		 SB%
.667		 AB/HR
80.2		 AB/K
13.4


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
 SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
StL
ChC
Phi
Bos
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
 C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
 1
127
148
109
94
81
38
114
25
34
 1
717
756
507
502
387
164
474
73
158
 1
661
701
461
457
349
147
412
62
140
 0
45
48
38
37
32
13
51
6
15
 0
11
7
8
8
6
4
11
5
3
 0
7
5
4
7
4
2
7
1
4
 1.000
0.985
0.991
0.984
0.984
0.984
0.976
0.977
0.932
0.981
Totals G
771		 Ch
3739		 PO
3391		 A
285		 E
63		 DP
41		 FPCT
0.983



San Francisco's number-one pick in the June 1967 draft (18th overall), Rader was The Sporting News NL Rookie Player of the Year in 1972, when he caught 127 games and batted .259. After five years as the Giants ' first-string catcher (1972-76), he spent each of the following four seasons with a different team. He was the Cubs' regular catcher in 1978, though he hit just .203. His best year batting was in 1975 when he had an OPS (On-Base Pct + Slugging) of .754 and a batting average of .291.