Wade Boggs, baseball player, 118 home runs, 1982-1999

Wade Boggs

⭐ Hall of Fame 2005

Born: 6/15/1958 in Omaha, NE, USA

MLB Debut: 1982-04-10 | Final Game: 1999-08-27

Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 190 lbs

Full name: Wade Anthony Boggs

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Biography

Wade Boggs was a celebrated Major League Baseball player whose career spanned from 1982 to 1999. Born in 1958, he became renowned for his exceptional hitting ability and remarkable consistency at the plate. Over the course of 2,440 games, Boggs amassed 3,010 hits, achieving a career batting average of .328. His offensive prowess included 118 home runs and 1,014 RBIs, complemented by 24 stolen bases, showcasing his versatility as a position player. A twelve-time All-Star, Boggs was known for his meticulous preparation and his ability to read pitchers, which contributed to his status as one of the game's premier hitters during the late 20th century. Boggs played the majority of his career with the Boston Red Sox, where he became a fan favorite and a cornerstone of the team's lineup. He was a key figure during the 1980s and 1990s, a time when batting averages and on-base percentages were pivotal metrics in evaluating player effectiveness. His disciplined approach at the plate and his legendary ability to hit for average helped redefine the role of a contact hitter in an era increasingly dominated by power hitting. After his tenure with the Red Sox, he also played for the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, leaving an indelible mark on the game and earning induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2440 9180 1513 3010 578 61 118 1014 24 1412 745 0.328 0.415 0.443 0.858 39859.0

Career AVG .328 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — +25.2% above league average.

Career OBP .415 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +26.0% above league average.

Career SLG .443 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career OPS 0.858 vs. league average 0.730 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1982 BOS AL 104 338 51 118 14 1 5 44 1 35 21 0.349 .261 (+34%) .324 (+25%) .388 (+13%) .712 (+19%) 1307.7
1983 BOS AL 153 582 100 210 44 7 5 74 3 92 36 0.361 .260 (+38%) .324 (+37%) .389 (+25%) .714 (+30%) 3984.8
1984 BOS AL 158 625 109 203 31 4 6 55 3 89 44 0.325 .259 (+25%) .322 (+26%) .384 (+8%) .707 (+16%) 2473.6
1985 BOS AL 161 653 107 240 42 3 8 78 2 96 61 0.368 .257 (+43%) .323 (+39%) .390 (+22%) .714 (+30%) 4588.1
1986 BOS AL 149 580 107 207 47 2 8 71 0 105 44 0.357 .257 (+38%) .325 (+39%) .395 (+23%) .720 (+30%) 4128.7
1987 BOS AL 147 551 108 200 40 6 24 89 1 105 48 0.363 .262 (+38%) .331 (+39%) .415 (+42%) .746 (+41%) 5096.4
1988 BOS AL 155 584 128 214 45 6 5 58 2 125 34 0.366 .254 (+44%) .317 (+50%) .377 (+30%) .695 (+39%) 5360.3
1989 BOS AL 156 621 113 205 51 7 3 54 2 107 51 0.330 .254 (+30%) .319 (+35%) .375 (+20%) .694 (+27%) 3815.8
1990 BOS AL 155 619 89 187 44 5 6 63 0 87 68 0.302 .257 (+17%) .324 (+19%) .385 (+9%) .710 (+13%) 1894.6
1991 BOS AL 144 546 93 181 42 2 8 51 1 89 32 0.332 .255 (+30%) .323 (+30%) .384 (+20%) .708 (+24%) 3004.0
1992 BOS AL 143 514 62 133 22 4 7 50 1 74 31 0.259 .255 (+1%) .322 (+9%) .377 (-5%) .699 (+2%) 378.2
1993 NYY AL 143 560 83 169 26 1 2 59 0 74 49 0.302 .265 (+14%) .332 (+14%) .403 (-10%) .735 (+1%) 331.1
1994 NYY AL 97 366 61 125 19 1 11 55 2 61 29 0.342 .269 (+27%) .338 (+28%) .424 (+15%) .763 (+21%) 1762.1
1995 NYY AL 126 460 76 149 22 4 5 63 1 74 50 0.324 .266 (+21%) .337 (+22%) .417 (+1%) .755 (+10%) 1254.1
1996 NYY AL 132 501 80 156 29 2 2 41 1 67 32 0.311 .269 (+15%) .340 (+14%) .426 (-9%) .767 (+1%) 376.6
1997 NYY AL 104 353 55 103 23 1 4 28 0 48 38 0.292 .266 (+9%) .336 (+11%) .419 (-5%) .756 (+2%) 231.0
1998 TBR AL 123 435 51 122 23 4 7 52 3 46 54 0.280 .266 (+5%) .335 (+4%) .420 (-5%) .755 (-1%) -41.0
1999 TBR AL 90 292 40 88 14 1 2 29 1 38 23 0.301 .271 (+11%) .344 (+9%) .433 (-13%) .778 (-3%) -87.1

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 1 0 1 2 3.86 0

Career ERA 3.86 vs. league average 4.55 across their career seasons — 15.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1997 NYY AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00 — -
1999 TBR AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 3 1 0 1 6.75 — -

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
39 154 15 42 9 1 2 16 16 20 0.273

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALDS1 NYA 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.429
1996 ALCS NYA 3 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.133
1996 ALDS2 NYA 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.083
1996 WS NYA 4 11 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.273
1995 ALDS2 NYA 4 19 4 5 2 0 1 3 3 5 0.263
1990 ALCS BOS 4 16 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 3 0.438
1988 ALCS BOS 4 13 2 5 0 0 0 3 3 4 0.385
1986 ALCS BOS 7 30 3 7 1 1 0 2 4 1 0.233
1986 WS BOS 7 31 3 9 3 0 0 3 4 2 0.290

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 67 55 564 58 3 49
3B 2215 2168 1550 4246 229 423
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1982 BOS 1B 49 44 460 49 3 40
1982 BOS 3B 44 39 28 119 5 11
1982 BOS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983 BOS 3B 153 153 118 368 27 40
1984 BOS 3B 156 156 141 330 20 30
1985 BOS 3B 161 160 134 335 17 30
1986 BOS 3B 149 148 121 267 19 30
1987 BOS 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1987 BOS 3B 145 145 111 277 14 37
1988 BOS 3B 151 151 122 250 11 17
1989 BOS 3B 152 152 123 264 17 29
1990 BOS 3B 152 152 108 241 20 18
1991 BOS 3B 140 140 89 276 12 34
1992 BOS 3B 117 114 70 229 15 23
1993 NYA 3B 134 129 75 311 12 29
1994 NYA 1B 4 2 26 4 0 2
1994 NYA 3B 93 87 40 214 10 19
1995 NYA 1B 9 6 45 5 0 4
1995 NYA 3B 117 105 69 193 5 11
1996 NYA 3B 123 120 62 201 7 24
1997 NYA 3B 76 70 42 140 4 15
1997 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 TBA 3B 78 75 52 131 5 12
1999 TBA 1B 4 3 32 0 0 3
1999 TBA 3B 74 72 45 100 9 14
1999 TBA P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 67
Third Base 2213
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 107

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1999 Player of the Week Week of 1999-08-07
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-09-13
1995 Gold Glove 3B
1994 Gold Glove 3B
1994 Silver Slugger 3B
1994 TSN All-Star 3B
1993 Silver Slugger 3B
1992 Player of the Week Week of 1992-05-23
1991 Silver Slugger 3B
1991 TSN All-Star 3B
1989 Player of the Week Week of 1989-05-05
1989 Silver Slugger 3B
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-08-26
1988 Silver Slugger 3B
1988 TSN All-Star 3B
1987 Player of the Month June
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-06-20
1987 Silver Slugger 3B
1987 TSN All-Star 3B
1986 Player of the Month May
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-05-30
1986 Silver Slugger 3B
1986 TSN All-Star 3B
1985 TSN All-Star 3B
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-07-15
1983 Silver Slugger 3B
1983 TSN All-Star 3B

Featured In Rankings

#6
Top 20 Third Basemen in History of MLB Baseball
Ranked 6 of 20
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1999 TBA AL $750,000
1998 TBA AL $1,150,000
1997 NYA AL $2,000,000
1996 NYA AL $2,050,000
1995 NYA AL $4,724,316
1994 NYA AL $3,200,000
1993 NYA AL $2,950,000
1992 BOS AL $2,700,000
1991 BOS AL $2,750,000
1990 BOS AL $1,900,000
1989 BOS AL $1,850,000
1988 BOS AL $1,650,000
1987 BOS AL $1,675,000
1986 BOS AL $1,350,000
1985 BOS AL $1,000,000
Total Career Earnings $31,699,316

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1995 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 5.0 392 0
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 19.0 392 0
1990 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 5.0 392 0
1989 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 392 0
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 107.0 392 0
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 64.0 392 0
1986 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 87.0 392 0
1985 Most Valuable Player AL 4th 159.0 392 0
1983 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 25.0 392 0
1982 Rookie of the Year AL 3rd 10.0 140 0