Chili Davis Marquee

b. January 17, 1960 · San Francisco Giants 1981–1987, California Angels 1988–1990, 1993–1996, Minnesota Twins 1991–1992, Kansas City Royals 1997, New York Yankees 1998–1999

Chili Davis played center field for the San Francisco Giants before moving to the outfield and eventually designated hitter for the Angels, the Twins, the Royals and the Yankees, retiring in 1999.

He hit 350 home runs and drove in 1,372 runs over 2,436 games, batting .274 with 2,380 hits and 1,240 runs scored, a nineteen-season career built on consistent switch-hitting power. He also pitched once, in a lopsided game, without allowing a run.

He took the Outstanding DH Award in 1991, recognition of his second career as a full-time designated hitter.

His three All-Star selections came in 1984, 1986 and 1994. He was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 17, 1960, and switch-hit while throwing right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1984, 1986, 1994
Player of the Week	5	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1999
Outstanding DH Award	1	1991
Player of the Month	1	1988

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1981	SFG	8	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.133
1982	SFG	154	641	86	167	27	6	19	76	45	115	24	.261
1983	SFG	137	486	54	113	21	2	11	59	55	108	10	.233
1984	SFG	137	499	87	157	21	6	21	81	42	74	12	.315
1985	SFG	136	481	53	130	25	2	13	56	62	74	15	.270
1986	SFG	153	526	71	146	28	3	13	70	84	96	16	.278
1987	SFG	149	500	80	125	22	1	24	76	72	109	16	.250
1988	CAL	158	600	81	161	29	3	21	93	56	118	9	.268
1989	CAL	154	560	81	152	24	1	22	90	61	109	3	.271
1990	CAL	113	412	58	109	17	1	12	58	61	89	1	.265
1991	MIN	153	534	84	148	34	1	29	93	95	117	5	.277
1992	MIN	138	444	63	128	27	2	12	66	73	76	4	.288
1993	CAL	153	573	74	139	32	0	27	112	71	135	4	.243
1994	CAL	108	392	72	122	18	1	26	84	69	84	3	.311
1995	CAL	119	424	81	135	23	0	20	86	89	79	3	.318
1996	CAL	145	530	73	155	24	0	28	95	86	99	5	.292
1997	KCR	140	477	71	133	20	0	30	90	85	96	6	.279
1998	NYY	35	103	11	30	7	0	3	9	14	18	0	.291
1999	NYY	146	476	59	128	25	1	19	78	73	100	4	.269
Career	—	2436	8673	1240	2380	424	30	350	1372	1194	1698	142	.274

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	CAL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1960

Born January 17, 1960

Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica

1981

Major-league debut: Chili Davis

Chili Davis made a major-league debut on April 10, 1981.

1999

Final major-league game: Chili Davis

Chili Davis played a final major-league game on October 3, 1999.

Image: Jerry Reuss, CC BY-SA 2.0