Biography[]
Dave Winfield (David Mark Winfield) was born on October 3, 1951 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He made his Major League debut on June 19, 1973 for the San Diego Padres. In 1973, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. Winfield played for the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 22 year career.
Most people believe that Dave Winfield's best season was 1979, when he slugged 34 home runs, hit for a .308 average and knocked in 118 runs.
Career Highlights[]
- 12 Time All-Star: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- 1 Time World Series Champion: 1992 Toronto Blue Jays
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
1973
|
SD
|
N
|
56
|
141
|
9
|
39
|
3
|
12
|
.277
|
.331
|
.383
|
4
|
1
|
12
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
1974
|
SD
|
N
|
145
|
498
|
57
|
132
|
20
|
75
|
.265
|
.318
|
.438
|
18
|
4
|
40
|
96
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
14
|
1975
|
SD
|
N
|
143
|
509
|
74
|
136
|
15
|
76
|
.267
|
.354
|
.403
|
20
|
2
|
69
|
82
|
3
|
3
|
23
|
14
|
11
|
1976
|
SD
|
N
|
137
|
492
|
81
|
139
|
13
|
69
|
.283
|
.366
|
.431
|
26
|
4
|
65
|
78
|
3
|
2
|
26
|
8
|
14
|
1977
|
SD
|
N
|
157
|
615
|
104
|
169
|
25
|
92
|
.275
|
.335
|
.467
|
29
|
7
|
58
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
10
|
12
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
158
|
587
|
88
|
181
|
24
|
97
|
.308
|
.367
|
.499
|
30
|
5
|
55
|
81
|
2
|
0
|
21
|
20
|
13
|
1979
|
SD
|
N
|
159
|
597
|
97
|
184
|
34
|
118
|
.308
|
.395
|
.558
|
27
|
10
|
85
|
71
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
24
|
9
|
1980
|
SD
|
N
|
162
|
558
|
89
|
154
|
20
|
87
|
.276
|
.365
|
.450
|
25
|
6
|
79
|
83
|
2
|
0
|
23
|
14
|
13
|
1981
|
NY
|
A
|
105
|
388
|
52
|
114
|
13
|
68
|
.294
|
.360
|
.464
|
25
|
1
|
43
|
41
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
3
|
13
|
1982
|
NY
|
A
|
140
|
539
|
84
|
151
|
37
|
106
|
.280
|
.331
|
.560
|
24
|
8
|
45
|
64
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
7
|
20
|
1983
|
NY
|
A
|
152
|
598
|
99
|
169
|
32
|
116
|
.283
|
.345
|
.513
|
26
|
8
|
58
|
77
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
30
|
1984
|
NY
|
A
|
141
|
567
|
106
|
193
|
19
|
100
|
.340
|
.393
|
.515
|
34
|
4
|
53
|
71
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
9
|
14
|
1985
|
NY
|
A
|
155
|
633
|
105
|
174
|
26
|
114
|
.275
|
.328
|
.471
|
34
|
6
|
52
|
96
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
8
|
17
|
1986
|
NY
|
A
|
154
|
565
|
90
|
148
|
24
|
104
|
.262
|
.349
|
.462
|
31
|
5
|
77
|
106
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
9
|
20
|
1987
|
NY
|
A
|
156
|
575
|
83
|
158
|
27
|
97
|
.275
|
.358
|
.457
|
22
|
1
|
76
|
96
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
20
|
1988
|
NY
|
A
|
149
|
559
|
96
|
180
|
25
|
107
|
.322
|
.398
|
.530
|
37
|
2
|
69
|
88
|
2
|
0
|
9
|
10
|
19
|
1990
|
NY
|
A
|
20
|
61
|
7
|
13
|
2
|
6
|
.213
|
.269
|
.361
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1990
|
CAL
|
A
|
112
|
414
|
63
|
114
|
19
|
72
|
.275
|
.348
|
.466
|
18
|
2
|
48
|
68
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
15
|
1990
|
TOT
|
A
|
132
|
475
|
70
|
127
|
21
|
78
|
.267
|
.338
|
.453
|
21
|
2
|
52
|
81
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
17
|
1991
|
CAL
|
A
|
150
|
568
|
75
|
149
|
28
|
86
|
.262
|
.326
|
.472
|
27
|
4
|
56
|
109
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
21
|
1992
|
TOR
|
A
|
156
|
583
|
92
|
169
|
26
|
108
|
.290
|
.377
|
.491
|
33
|
3
|
82
|
89
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
10
|
1993
|
MIN
|
A
|
143
|
547
|
72
|
148
|
21
|
76
|
.271
|
.325
|
.442
|
27
|
2
|
45
|
106
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
15
|
1994
|
MIN
|
A
|
77
|
294
|
35
|
74
|
10
|
43
|
.252
|
.321
|
.425
|
15
|
3
|
31
|
51
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
1995
|
CLE
|
A
|
46
|
115
|
11
|
22
|
2
|
4
|
.191
|
.285
|
.287
|
5
|
0
|
14
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
1117
|
3997
|
599
|
1134
|
154
|
626
|
.284
|
.357
|
.464
|
179
|
39
|
463
|
585
|
13
|
5
|
133
|
93
|
91
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
1856
|
7006
|
1070
|
1976
|
311
|
1207
|
.282
|
.350
|
.481
|
361
|
49
|
753
|
1101
|
12
|
14
|
90
|
79
|
228
|
Total
|
|
|
2973
|
11003
|
1669
|
3110
|
465
|
1833
|
.283
|
.353
|
.475
|
540
|
88
|
1216
|
1686
|
25
|
19
|
223
|
172
|
319
|
Fielding Stats[]
1973
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
36
|
36
|
304.2
|
64
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.956
|
1973
|
SD
|
N
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1973
|
SD
|
N
|
LF
|
35
|
35
|
293.2
|
58
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.952
|
1973
|
SD
|
N
|
CF
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1974
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
38
|
34
|
296.2
|
62
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.914
|
1974
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
131
|
121
|
1097
|
276
|
11
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.960
|
1974
|
SD
|
N
|
CF
|
29
|
28
|
225.2
|
67
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1974
|
SD
|
N
|
LF
|
78
|
59
|
574.2
|
145
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.968
|
1975
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
138
|
137
|
1237
|
300
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1975
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
138
|
137
|
1237
|
302
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1976
|
SD
|
N
|
CF
|
12
|
10
|
90
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1976
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
134
|
134
|
1180
|
304
|
15
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.982
|
1976
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
127
|
124
|
1090
|
271
|
15
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
1977
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
156
|
154
|
1379.1
|
366
|
16
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1977
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
156
|
154
|
1379.1
|
368
|
15
|
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
CF
|
82
|
77
|
614
|
152
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.969
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
154
|
151
|
1327.2
|
321
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
1B
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
113
|
74
|
713
|
173
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1978
|
SD
|
N
|
LF
|
1
|
0
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1979
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
157
|
155
|
1385
|
344
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1979
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
157
|
155
|
1384.2
|
350
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.986
|
1979
|
SD
|
N
|
LF
|
1
|
0
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1980
|
SD
|
N
|
OF
|
159
|
143
|
1311
|
273
|
20
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.987
|
1980
|
SD
|
N
|
RF
|
153
|
129
|
1194
|
242
|
17
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
1980
|
SD
|
N
|
CF
|
20
|
14
|
117
|
31
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1981
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
103
|
101
|
886
|
196
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.985
|
1981
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1981
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
82
|
80
|
698.1
|
136
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.979
|
1981
|
NY
|
A
|
CF
|
22
|
21
|
187.2
|
61
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1982
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1982
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
135
|
135
|
1192
|
279
|
17
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.974
|
1982
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
135
|
135
|
1192
|
281
|
16
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.974
|
1983
|
NY
|
A
|
CF
|
39
|
37
|
308.2
|
93
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1983
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
151
|
149
|
1316.2
|
313
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.978
|
1983
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
9
|
6
|
49
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1983
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
121
|
106
|
959
|
203
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
1984
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
127
|
125
|
1087.2
|
258
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.996
|
1984
|
NY
|
A
|
CF
|
16
|
13
|
138.1
|
49
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.980
|
1984
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
140
|
139
|
1235
|
306
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.994
|
1984
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1985
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
152
|
152
|
1352.1
|
316
|
13
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.991
|
1985
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
152
|
152
|
1352.1
|
315
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.991
|
1985
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1986
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1986
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
145
|
142
|
1266.1
|
292
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
1986
|
NY
|
A
|
3B
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1986
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
145
|
142
|
1266.1
|
293
|
9
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
1987
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
145
|
142
|
1263.1
|
253
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1987
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1987
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
145
|
142
|
1263.1
|
253
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1988
|
NY
|
A
|
RF
|
141
|
141
|
1261.1
|
277
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1988
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1988
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
141
|
141
|
1261.1
|
276
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1990
|
NY
|
A
|
LF
|
12
|
9
|
82.1
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1990
|
NY
|
A
|
DH
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1990
|
NY
|
A
|
OF
|
12
|
9
|
82.1
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1990
|
CAL
|
A
|
RF
|
108
|
105
|
919.2
|
167
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1990
|
CAL
|
A
|
DH
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1990
|
CAL
|
A
|
OF
|
108
|
105
|
919.2
|
165
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1990
|
TOT
|
A
|
DH
|
10
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1990
|
TOT
|
A
|
OF
|
120
|
114
|
1002
|
177
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.989
|
1991
|
CAL
|
A
|
RF
|
115
|
115
|
984
|
198
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
1991
|
CAL
|
A
|
DH
|
34
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1991
|
CAL
|
A
|
OF
|
115
|
115
|
984
|
198
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.990
|
1992
|
TOR
|
A
|
RF
|
26
|
26
|
217.1
|
52
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1992
|
TOR
|
A
|
OF
|
26
|
26
|
217.1
|
52
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1992
|
TOR
|
A
|
DH
|
130
|
130
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1993
|
MIN
|
A
|
RF
|
31
|
29
|
253
|
62
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1993
|
MIN
|
A
|
OF
|
31
|
29
|
253
|
62
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1993
|
MIN
|
A
|
DH
|
105
|
104
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1993
|
MIN
|
A
|
1B
|
5
|
4
|
32
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1994
|
MIN
|
A
|
DH
|
76
|
76
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1994
|
MIN
|
A
|
RF
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1994
|
MIN
|
A
|
OF
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
1995
|
CLE
|
A
|
DH
|
39
|
32
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Total
|
|
|
LF
|
466
|
425
|
3810
|
838
|
27
|
25
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.972
|
Total
|
|
|
CF
|
222
|
201
|
1692.1
|
484
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
Total
|
|
|
OF
|
2470
|
2417
|
21460
|
4975
|
166
|
95
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.982
|
Total
|
|
|
1B
|
8
|
5
|
43
|
37
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
Total
|
|
|
DH
|
419
|
408
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Total
|
|
|
RF
|
1882
|
1791
|
15957.2
|
3656
|
128
|
62
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.984
|
Total
|
|
|
3B
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
Transactions[]
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 40th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1969).
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
- Granted free agency (October 22, 1980).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 15, 1980).
- Traded by New York Yankees to California Angels in exchange for Mike Witt (May 11, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1991).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 19, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1992).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 17, 1992).
- Sold by Minnesota Twins to Cleveland Indians (August 31, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1994).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (April 5, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1995).
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