Cal Ripken Jr. made their MLB debut in 1981 and appeared in 3,001 games over 21 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.276, OPS of 0.787, hit 431 HRs, and recorded 96.1 WAR. They rank 50th all-time in HRs and 23th in WAR.
Cal Ripken Jr. Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Cal Ripken Jr.'s seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Cal Ripken Jr. made their MLB debut in 1981 and played in 3,001 games over 21 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 3,001 (MLB Rank: 10) |
| AB | 11,551 (MLB Rank: 4) |
| H | 3,184 (MLB Rank: 16) |
| BA | 0.276 (MLB Rank: 2,836) |
| 2B | 603 (MLB Rank: 17) |
| 3B | 44 (MLB Rank: 876) |
| HR | 431 (MLB Rank: 50) |
| RBI | 1695 (MLB Rank: 29) |
| R | 1647 (MLB Rank: 36) |
| BB | 1129 (MLB Rank: 77) |
| OBP | 0.340 (MLB Rank: 3,185) |
| SLG | 0.447 (MLB Rank: 1,533) |
| OPS | 0.787 (MLB Rank: 1,766) |
| SB | 36 (MLB Rank: 2,192) |
| SO | 1,305 (MLB Rank: 163) |
| GIDP | 350 (MLB Rank: 3) |
| CS | 39 (MLB Rank: 869) |
| Rbat+ | 113 (MLB Rank: 2,132) |
| WAR | 96.1 (MLB Rank: 23) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2001)
In 2001, Cal Ripken Jr. played in 128 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 128 |
| AB | 477 |
| H | 114 |
| BA | 0.239 |
| 2B | 16 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 14 |
| RBI | 68 |
| R | 43 |
| BB | 26 |
| OBP | 0.276 |
| SLG | 0.361 |
| OPS | 0.637 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 63 |
| GIDP | 15 |
| CS | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 63 |
| WAR | −0.6 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Cal Ripken Jr.'s best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1991, 34 HR
- Most H in a season: 1983, 211 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1991, 114 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1991, 6 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1999, 0.340 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1984, 0.374 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1999, 0.584 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1999, 0.952 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1991, 11.5 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Cal Ripken Jr. appeared in 28 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.336, OBP of 0.411, SLG of 0.455, and OPS of 0.866. They also tallied 1 HR, 37 H, 8 RBI, and 0 SB.
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.128 | 1 | 0.278 | -0.5 | 0.15 | 0.128 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.157 | -24 | -19 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
1982 | 158 | 28 | 93 | 0.264 | 90 | 0.792 | 4.7 | 0.317 | 0.475 | 655 | 46 | 95 | 32 | 5 | 284 | 0.355 | 114 | 115 | 160 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 598 |
1983 | 211 | 27 | 102 | 0.318 | 121 | 0.888 | 8.2 | 0.371 | 0.517 | 726 | 58 | 97 | 47 | 2 | 343 | 0.397 | 147 | 144 | 162 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 663 |
1984 | 195 | 27 | 86 | 0.304 | 103 | 0.884 | 10 | 0.374 | 0.51 | 716 | 71 | 89 | 37 | 7 | 327 | 0.402 | 150 | 146 | 162 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 641 |
1985 | 181 | 26 | 110 | 0.282 | 116 | 0.816 | 5.6 | 0.347 | 0.469 | 718 | 67 | 68 | 32 | 5 | 301 | 0.371 | 129 | 124 | 161 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 642 |
1986 | 177 | 25 | 81 | 0.282 | 98 | 0.816 | 6.7 | 0.355 | 0.461 | 707 | 70 | 60 | 35 | 1 | 289 | 0.37 | 124 | 123 | 162 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 627 |
1987 | 157 | 27 | 98 | 0.252 | 97 | 0.769 | 3.3 | 0.333 | 0.436 | 717 | 81 | 77 | 28 | 3 | 272 | 0.344 | 107 | 105 | 162 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 624 |
1988 | 152 | 23 | 81 | 0.264 | 87 | 0.803 | 5.7 | 0.372 | 0.431 | 689 | 102 | 69 | 25 | 1 | 248 | 0.376 | 136 | 128 | 161 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 575 |
1989 | 166 | 21 | 93 | 0.257 | 80 | 0.718 | 6.7 | 0.317 | 0.401 | 712 | 57 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 259 | 0.339 | 109 | 105 | 162 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 646 |
1990 | 150 | 21 | 84 | 0.25 | 78 | 0.756 | 7.5 | 0.341 | 0.415 | 695 | 82 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 249 | 0.351 | 115 | 114 | 161 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 600 |
1991 | 210 | 34 | 114 | 0.323 | 99 | 0.94 | 11.5 | 0.374 | 0.566 | 717 | 53 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 368 | 0.428 | 170 | 162 | 162 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 650 |
1992 | 160 | 14 | 72 | 0.251 | 73 | 0.689 | 4.1 | 0.323 | 0.366 | 715 | 64 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 233 | 0.316 | 86 | 93 | 162 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 637 |
1993 | 165 | 24 | 90 | 0.257 | 87 | 0.748 | 3.7 | 0.329 | 0.42 | 718 | 65 | 58 | 26 | 3 | 269 | 0.338 | 94 | 97 | 162 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 641 |
1994 | 140 | 13 | 75 | 0.315 | 71 | 0.823 | 4 | 0.364 | 0.459 | 484 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 204 | 0.368 | 106 | 107 | 112 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 444 |
1995 | 144 | 17 | 88 | 0.262 | 71 | 0.745 | 3.9 | 0.324 | 0.422 | 613 | 52 | 59 | 33 | 2 | 232 | 0.332 | 86 | 91 | 144 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 550 |
1996 | 178 | 26 | 102 | 0.278 | 94 | 0.807 | 3.8 | 0.341 | 0.466 | 707 | 59 | 78 | 40 | 1 | 298 | 0.359 | 103 | 102 | 163 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 640 |
1997 | 166 | 17 | 84 | 0.27 | 79 | 0.733 | 1.8 | 0.331 | 0.402 | 686 | 56 | 73 | 30 | 0 | 247 | 0.336 | 95 | 93 | 162 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 615 |
1998 | 163 | 14 | 61 | 0.271 | 65 | 0.721 | 1.9 | 0.331 | 0.389 | 659 | 51 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 234 | 0.326 | 88 | 89 | 161 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 601 |
1999 | 113 | 18 | 57 | 0.34 | 51 | 0.952 | 2.7 | 0.368 | 0.584 | 354 | 13 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 194 | 0.411 | 145 | 144 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 332 |
2000 | 79 | 15 | 56 | 0.256 | 43 | 0.763 | 1.4 | 0.31 | 0.453 | 339 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 140 | 0.337 | 91 | 95 | 83 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 309 |