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Full Name: Robert George Deer Primary Position: OF,RF
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/210 First Game: September 4, 1984
Birthdate: September 29, 1960 Final Game: August 5, 1996
Birthplace: Orange, California MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Rob Deer (Robert George Deer) was born on September 29, 1960 in Orange, California. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1984 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1985, his rookie year, he hit .185 with 8 home runs and 20 RBI. Deer played for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres over the course of his 11 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Rob Deer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he slugged 33 home runs and knocked in 86 runs. However, others believe that it was 1987, when he slugged 28 home runs and knocked in 80 runs.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1984 SF N 13 24 5 4 3 3 .167 .375 .542 0 0 7 10 1 0 1 0 0
1985 SF N 78 162 22 30 8 20 .185 .283 .377 5 1 23 71 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MIL A 134 466 75 108 33 86 .232 .336 .494 17 3 72 179 3 2 5 3 4
1987 MIL A 134 474 71 113 28 80 .238 .360 .456 15 2 86 186 5 0 12 6 4
1988 MIL A 135 492 71 124 23 85 .252 .328 .441 24 0 51 153 7 0 9 4 4
1989 MIL A 130 466 72 98 26 65 .210 .305 .425 18 2 60 158 4 0 4 5 8
1990 MIL A 134 440 57 92 27 69 .209 .313 .432 15 1 64 147 4 0 2 6 0
1991 DET A 134 448 64 80 25 64 .179 .314 .386 14 2 89 175 0 0 1 1 3
1992 DET A 110 393 66 97 32 64 .247 .337 .547 20 1 51 131 3 0 4 1 8
1993 DET A 90 323 48 70 14 39 .217 .302 .381 11 0 38 120 3 0 3 1 4
1993 BOS A 38 143 18 28 7 16 .196 .303 .399 6 1 20 49 2 0 2 0 2
1993 TOT A 128 466 66 98 21 55 .210 .303 .386 17 1 58 169 5 0 5 1 6
1996 SD N 25 50 9 9 4 9 .180 .359 .480 3 0 14 30 0 0 0 0 1
Total NL 116 236 36 43 15 32 .182 .311 .415 8 1 44 111 1 0 1 0 1
Total AL 1039 3645 542 810 215 568 .222 .325 .444 140 12 531 1298 31 2 42 27 37
Total 1155 3881 578 853 230 600 .220 .324 .442 148 13 575 1409 32 2 43 27 38

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1984 SF N OF 9 8 76 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .905
1984 SF N LF 9 8 76 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .913
1985 SF N OF 37 31 277.2 54 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1985 SF N 1B 10 7 65.1 73 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1985 SF N LF 21 15 138 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 SF N RF 17 16 139.2 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1986 MIL A 1B 4 3 32 26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 MIL A OF 131 130 1139.1 286 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1986 MIL A LF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 MIL A RF 131 129 1132.1 285 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1987 MIL A LF 98 98 827.1 203 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1987 MIL A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 MIL A RF 29 24 209.1 53 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .934
1987 MIL A OF 123 122 1036.2 256 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1987 MIL A 1B 12 6 60.2 48 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1988 MIL A LF 54 53 452.2 124 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 MIL A OF 133 132 1151.1 284 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1988 MIL A CF 2 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 MIL A RF 79 79 689.2 156 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1988 MIL A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 MIL A OF 125 123 1063.2 267 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1989 MIL A LF 2 2 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 MIL A RF 123 121 1045 263 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1989 MIL A CF 1 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 MIL A DH 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 MIL A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 MIL A RF 117 103 913.2 246 15 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1990 MIL A 1B 21 16 140.1 130 11 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1990 MIL A OF 117 103 913.2 243 14 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1991 DET A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 DET A OF 132 129 1146 310 8 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1991 DET A RF 132 129 1146 307 8 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1992 DET A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 DET A OF 106 105 919 229 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1992 DET A RF 106 105 919 229 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1993 DET A DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 DET A OF 86 80 719 192 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1993 DET A CF 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 DET A RF 84 80 715 191 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1993 BOS A RF 36 34 315.1 95 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1993 BOS A DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 BOS A OF 36 34 315.1 94 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1993 TOT A OF 122 114 1034.1 286 7 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1993 TOT A RF 120 114 1030.1 286 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1993 TOT A DH 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 SD N RF 17 11 111.1 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 SD N LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 SD N OF 18 11 112.1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 5 0 13.2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 1053 1008 8870 2260 76 56 21 0 0 0 0 0 .977
Total DH 21 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 871 831 7336.1 1871 68 50 18 0 0 0 0 0 .975
Total 1B 47 32 298.1 277 18 4 24 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total LF 186 177 1520 387 10 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .988

Transactions[]

  • Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Dean Freeland and Eric Pilkington (December 18, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (November 23, 1990).
  • Sent to Boston Red Sox by Detroit Tigers for future considerations (August 21, 1993).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
  • Signed by California Angels (April 16, 1995).
  • Released by California Angels (June 19, 1995).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (July 3, 1995).
  • Released by San Diego Padres (September 5, 1995).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (December 11, 1995).
  • Released by San Diego Padres (March 27, 1996).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (April 15, 1996).
  • Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).

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