Rob Deer Notable

b. September 29, 1960 · San Francisco Giants 1984–1985, Milwaukee Brewers 1986–1990, Detroit Tigers 1991–1993, Boston Red Sox 1993, San Diego Padres 1996

Rob Deer played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1984 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1996. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Brewers, from 1986 to 1990.

Across 1,155 games he batted .220, with 853 hits and 578 runs. He finished with 230 home runs, 148 doubles, 575 walks and 43 stolen bases.

He played 1,053 games in the outfield, with 2,260 putouts and 56 errors.

He was born in Orange, CA, USA on September 29, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1992

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1984	SFG	13	24	5	4	0	0	3	3	7	10	1	.167
1985	SFG	78	162	22	30	5	1	8	20	23	71	0	.185
1986	MIL	134	466	75	108	17	3	33	86	72	179	5	.232
1987	MIL	134	474	71	113	15	2	28	80	86	186	12	.238
1988	MIL	135	492	71	124	24	0	23	85	51	153	9	.252
1989	MIL	130	466	72	98	18	2	26	65	60	158	4	.210
1990	MIL	134	440	57	92	15	1	27	69	64	147	2	.209
1991	DET	134	448	64	80	14	2	25	64	89	175	1	.179
1992	DET	110	393	66	97	20	1	32	64	51	131	4	.247
1993	BOS/DET	128	466	66	98	17	1	21	55	58	169	5	.210
1996	SDP	25	50	9	9	3	0	4	9	14	30	0	.180
Career	—	1155	3881	578	853	148	13	230	600	575	1409	43	.220

On this day & linked events

1960

Born September 29, 1960

Orange, CA, USA

1984

Major-league debut: Rob Deer

Rob Deer made a major-league debut on September 4, 1984.

1996

Final major-league game: Rob Deer

Rob Deer played a final major-league game on August 5, 1996.

Image: Milwaukee Brewers, public domain