Rick Dempsey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, TN us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA).

High School: Crespi Carmelite HS (Encino, CA)

Debut: September 23, 1969 (Age 20-010d, 12,942nd in major league history)
vs. KCR 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1992 (Age 43-014d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Warner Sports Management • Previously: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Rikard Dempsey

Nicknames: The Dipper

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Relatives: Uncle of Gregg Zaun

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.1

4692

1093

.233

525

RBI

471

OBP

.319

SLG

.347

OPS

.666

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1990 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,6-8	GS	28	7.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	24 (19)	May 4	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
3	30 (5)	May 11	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-9	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
4	31	May 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
5	35 (3)	May 18	LAD		PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	36	May 19	LAD		PHI	L,12-15	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
7	38 (1)	May 21	LAD		NYM	L,3-12	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
8	41 (2)	May 24	LAD	@	CHC	W,15-6	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
9	44 (2)	May 27	LAD	@	STL	W,14-7	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
10	46 (1)	May 29	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (2)	Jun 1	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
12	51 (1)	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
13	61 (9)	Jun 15	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GF	18	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	PH C
14	63 (1)	Jun 17	LAD		SDP	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
15	67 (3)	Jun 22	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
16	68	Jun 23	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
17	71 (2)	Jun 26	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
18	74 (2)	Jun 30	LAD		STL	L,5-6	GF	20	4.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	75	Jul 1	LAD		STL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
20	76	Jul 2	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
21	80 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
22	84 (3)	Jul 13	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
23	86 (1)	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	89 (2)	Jul 18	LAD	@	STL	W,6-1	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
25	91 (1)	Jul 21	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	27	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
26	93 (1)	Jul 23	LAD		SFG	W,11-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	97 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS	40	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
28	100 (2)	Jul 30	LAD		CIN	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	105 (4)	Aug 4	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
30	107 (1)	Aug 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS	29	7.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
31	110 (2)	Aug 10	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	3	0	10	1	C
32	112 (1)	Aug 12	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	114 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	L,8-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
34	115	Aug 14 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
35	116	Aug 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
36	120 (3)	Aug 19	LAD		MON	L,1-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
37	121	Aug 20	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	GS	27	6.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
38	122	Aug 21	LAD		PHI	L,11-12	GF	23	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
39	126 (3)	Aug 25	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS	47	12.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
40	129 (2)	Aug 29	LAD	@	PHI	W,12-2	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
41	131 (1)	Aug 31	LAD	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	133 (1)	Sep 2	LAD	@	MON	W,12-5	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
43	134	Sep 3	LAD		HOU	L,3-7	GF	3	1.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH C
44	138 (3)	Sep 7	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
45	139	Sep 8	LAD		CIN	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
46	140	Sep 9	LAD		CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
47	141	Sep 10	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-5	CG	43	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	C
48	143 (1)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
49	146 (2)	Sep 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-9	GS	34	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
50	149 (2)	Sep 19	LAD		SDP	L,4-9	GS	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
51	154 (4)	Sep 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-5		11	1.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
52	156 (1)	Sep 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-10	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
53	157	Sep 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
							53gm		314.2	213	27	2	242	3