Jody Davis

Full Name: Jody Richard Davis	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/192	First Game: April 21, 1981
Birthdate: November 12, 1956	Final Game: May 13, 1990
Birthplace: Gainesville, Georgia	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Jody Davis (Jody Richard Davis) was born on November 12, 1956 in Gainesville, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1981 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1981, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Davis played for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jody Davis's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1983, when he slugged 24 home runs and knocked in 84 runs. However, others believe that it was 1984, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 94 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1981	CHI	N	56	180	14	46	4	21	.256	.333	.361	5	1	21	28	1	3	0	3	6
1982	CHI	N	130	418	41	109	12	52	.261	.316	.404	20	2	36	92	1	4	0	4	6
1983	CHI	N	151	510	56	138	24	84	.271	.315	.480	31	2	33	93	2	0	0	5	16
1984	CHI	N	150	523	55	134	19	94	.256	.315	.421	25	2	47	99	1	1	5	15	20
1985	CHI	N	142	482	47	112	17	58	.232	.300	.400	30	0	48	83	0	2	1	5	14
1986	CHI	N	148	528	61	132	21	74	.250	.300	.428	27	2	41	110	0	4	0	4	14
1987	CHI	N	125	428	57	106	19	51	.248	.331	.418	12	2	52	91	2	1	1	2	14
1988	CHI	N	88	249	19	57	6	33	.229	.309	.337	9	0	29	51	1	2	0	3	7
1988	ATL	N	2	8	2	2	1	3	.250	.250	.625	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988	TOT	N	90	257	21	59	7	36	.230	.307	.346	9	0	29	52	1	2	0	3	7
1989	ATL	N	78	231	12	39	4	19	.169	.246	.242	5	0	23	61	1	1	0	3	8
1990	ATL	N	12	28	0	2	0	1	.071	.161	.071	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1
Total			1082	3585	364	877	127	490	.245	.307	.403	164	11	333	712	9	18	7	44	106

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1981	CHI	N	C	56	53	474.1	274	44	9	4	3	39	29	0	.972
1982	CHI	N	C	129	120	1069	598	89	11	11	10	95	57	2	.984
1983	CHI	N	C	150	140	1215.1	730	75	13	7	21	128	49	3	.984
1984	CHI	N	C	146	141	1245.1	811	89	15	9	10	121	58	2	.984
1985	CHI	N	C	138	129	1124	694	84	8	7	14	119	62	2	.990
1986	CHI	N	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	CHI	N	C	145	141	1257.2	885	105	8	14	15	98	89	10	.992
1987	CHI	N	C	123	119	1014	749	79	9	11	12	117	51	2	.989
1988	CHI	N	C	74	68	583.2	383	32	2	1	7	56	23	0	.995
1988	ATL	N	C	2	2	17.2	13	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1.000
1988	TOT	N	C	76	70	601.1	396	34	2	1	7	58	24	0	.995
1989	ATL	N	C	72	61	539.2	364	40	6	1	6	37	26	0	.985
1989	ATL	N	1B	2	1	12	12	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1.000
1990	ATL	N	1B	6	5	37.2	45	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	1.000
1990	ATL	N	C	4	2	22	19	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.000
Total			C	1039	976	8562.2	5520	640	81	65	98	815	445	21	.987
Total			1B	9	6	51.2	57	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	1.000

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Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (January 7, 1976 - signed March 12, 1976).
Traded by New York Mets to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Searage (December 10, 1979).
Selected by Chicago Cubs from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 8, 1980).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Kevin Coffman and Kevin Blankenship (September 29, 1988).
Released by Atlanta Braves (May 16, 1990).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (May 28, 1990).
Released by Detroit Tigers (September 30, 1990).

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