1986
Born March 17, 1986
Longview, TX, USA
Chris Davis Notable
Chris Davis divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Texas Rangers from 2008, then the Baltimore Orioles through 2020.
Across 1,417 games he batted .233, with 1,160 hits and 707 runs. He finished with 295 home runs, 228 doubles, 555 walks and 19 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games. He struck out 3.
He led the league in home runs two times between 2013 and 2015, topping out at 53. He led the league in runs batted in once, in 2013, with 138. He played 1,147 games at first base, with 9,204 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 1,002 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 2013. He hit three home runs in a game two times — 2012 and 2014.
He was born in Longview, TX, USA on March 17, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2013 |
| Player of the Week | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2016 |
| Player of the Month | 1 | 2013 |
| Rookie of the Month | 1 | 2008 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2013 |
| This Year in Baseball Breakout Hitter of the Year | 1 | 2013 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | TEX | 80 | 295 | 51 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 20 | 88 | 1 | .285 |
| 2009 | TEX | 113 | 391 | 48 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 59 | 24 | 150 | 0 | .238 |
| 2010 | TEX | 45 | 120 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 3 | .192 |
| 2011 | BAL/TEX | 59 | 199 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 63 | 1 | .266 |
| 2012 | BAL | 139 | 515 | 75 | 139 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 85 | 37 | 169 | 2 | .270 |
| 2013 | BAL | 160 | 584 | 103 | 167 | 42 | 1 | 53 | 138 | 72 | 199 | 4 | .286 |
| 2014 | BAL | 127 | 450 | 65 | 88 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 60 | 173 | 2 | .196 |
| 2015 | BAL | 160 | 573 | 100 | 150 | 31 | 0 | 47 | 117 | 84 | 208 | 2 | .262 |
| 2016 | BAL | 157 | 566 | 99 | 125 | 21 | 0 | 38 | 84 | 88 | 219 | 1 | .221 |
| 2017 | BAL | 128 | 456 | 65 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 195 | 1 | .215 |
| 2018 | BAL | 128 | 470 | 40 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 41 | 192 | 2 | .168 |
| 2019 | BAL | 105 | 307 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 139 | 0 | .179 |
| 2020 | BAL | 16 | 52 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .115 |
| Career | — | 1417 | 4978 | 707 | 1160 | 228 | 5 | 295 | 780 | 555 | 1852 | 19 | .233 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Career | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Chris Davis
Chris Davis made a major-league debut on June 26, 2008.
2012
Chris Davis's Three-Home-Run Game, 2012
Chris Davis hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 24, 2012.
2014
Chris Davis's Three-Home-Run Game, 2014
Chris Davis hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 20, 2014.
2020
Final major-league game: Chris Davis
Chris Davis played a final major-league game on September 11, 2020.
Image: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0