Dave Concepcion

Born: 6/17/1948 in Ocumare de la Costa, Aragua, Venezuela

MLB Debut: 1970-04-06 | Final Game: 1988-09-15

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 155 lbs

Full name: David Ismael Concepcion

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Biography

Dave Concepcion, born in 1948, was a prominent Major League Baseball player who made a significant impact during his career from 1970 to 1988. Primarily recognized as a shortstop, Concepcion was an essential part of the Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" era, which dominated the National League in the 1970s. Over his 18-season career, he played in 2,488 games, recording 2,326 hits, 101 home runs, and 950 RBIs, while maintaining a batting average of .267. His offensive contributions were complemented by his exceptional defensive skills, earning him a reputation as one of the best shortstops of his time. Concepcion was selected to the All-Star team nine times and was honored as the All-Star Game MVP, showcasing his ability to perform under pressure and in high-stakes situations. He also demonstrated speed on the base paths, stealing 321 bases throughout his career. His legacy extends beyond personal statistics; he was a key figure in the Reds' success, contributing to multiple World Series championships and helping to elevate the team's status in baseball history. Concepcion's influence and performance during a transformative period in the game continue to be celebrated by fans and historians alike.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2488	8723	993	2326	389	48	101	950	321	736	1186	0.267	0.322	0.357	0.679	-6520.8

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .357 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OPS 0.679 vs. league average 0.707 across their career seasons — near 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
1970	CIN	NL	101	265	38	69	6	3	1	19	10	23	45	0.260	.253 (+3%)	.325 (avg)	.385 (-18%)	.711 (-10%)	-448.6
1971	CIN	NL	130	327	24	67	4	4	1	20	9	18	51	0.205	.249 (-18%)	.316 (-22%)	.365 (-31%)	.682 (-27%)	-1704.8
1972	CIN	NL	119	378	40	79	13	2	2	29	13	32	65	0.209	.243 (-14%)	.310 (-13%)	.353 (-24%)	.664 (-19%)	-1272.4
1973	CIN	NL	89	328	39	94	18	3	8	46	22	21	55	0.287	.256 (+12%)	.325 (+1%)	.378 (+14%)	.703 (+8%)	347.9
1974	CIN	NL	160	594	70	167	25	1	14	82	41	44	79	0.281	.256 (+9%)	.324 (+3%)	.369 (+8%)	.693 (+6%)	633.9
1975	CIN	NL	140	507	62	139	23	1	5	49	33	39	51	0.274	.257 (+6%)	.327 (avg)	.374 (-6%)	.701 (-3%)	-324.6
1976	CIN	NL	152	576	74	162	28	7	9	69	21	49	68	0.281	.255 (+10%)	.320 (+5%)	.360 (+11%)	.681 (+8%)	813.8
1977	CIN	NL	156	572	59	155	26	3	8	64	29	46	77	0.271	.264 (+3%)	.329 (-2%)	.401 (-8%)	.730 (-5%)	-654.1
1978	CIN	NL	153	565	75	170	33	4	6	67	23	51	83	0.301	.257 (+17%)	.323 (+11%)	.378 (+7%)	.702 (+9%)	1004.0
1979	CIN	NL	149	590	91	166	25	3	16	84	19	64	73	0.281	.265 (+6%)	.329 (+6%)	.397 (+4%)	.727 (+5%)	662.3
1980	CIN	NL	156	622	72	162	31	8	5	77	12	37	107	0.260	.264 (-2%)	.326 (-8%)	.387 (-7%)	.714 (-8%)	-1098.5
1981	CIN	NL	106	421	57	129	28	0	5	67	4	37	61	0.306	.255 (+20%)	.320 (+12%)	.368 (+11%)	.688 (+11%)	867.3
1982	CIN	NL	147	572	48	164	25	4	5	53	13	45	61	0.287	.261 (+10%)	.324 (+4%)	.388 (-5%)	.712 (-1%)	-58.5
1983	CIN	NL	143	528	54	123	22	0	1	47	14	56	81	0.233	.260 (-11%)	.324 (-7%)	.389 (-28%)	.714 (-18%)	-1834.7
1984	CIN	NL	154	531	46	130	26	1	4	58	22	52	72	0.245	.259 (-6%)	.322 (-5%)	.384 (-17%)	.707 (-11%)	-1197.0
1985	CIN	NL	155	560	59	141	19	2	7	48	16	50	67	0.252	.257 (-2%)	.323 (-3%)	.390 (-16%)	.714 (-10%)	-1019.6
1986	CIN	NL	90	311	42	81	13	2	3	30	13	26	43	0.260	.257 (+1%)	.325 (-4%)	.395 (-13%)	.720 (-9%)	-520.4
1987	CIN	NL	104	279	32	89	15	0	1	33	4	28	24	0.319	.262 (+21%)	.331 (+14%)	.415 (-8%)	.746 (+2%)	191.4
1988	CIN	NL	84	197	11	39	9	0	0	8	3	18	23	0.198	.254 (-22%)	.317 (-17%)	.377 (-35%)	.695 (-27%)	-908.3

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.73 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1988	CIN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
34	101	13	30	4	3	2	13	6	12	0.297

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	NLCS	CIN	3	14	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.429
1976	NLCS	CIN	3	10	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0.200
1976	WS	CIN	4	14	1	5	1	1	0	3	1	3	0.357
1975	NLCS	CIN	3	11	2	5	0	0	1	1	1	2	0.455
1975	WS	CIN	7	28	3	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	0.179
1972	NLCS	CIN	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
1972	WS	CIN	6	13	2	4	0	1	0	2	2	2	0.308
1970	NLCS	CIN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	WS	CIN	3	9	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0.333

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	62	25	254	22	3	16
2B	130	91	245	270	5	76
3B	120	63	60	138	7	8
OF	8	5	16	0	0	0
P	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	2178	2066	3670	6594	311	1290

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	CIN	2B	3	1	7	3	0	0
1970	CIN	SS	93	74	137	244	22	51
1971	CIN	2B	10	4	8	13	1	3
1971	CIN	3B	7	0	0	3	0	0
1971	CIN	OF	5	5	14	0	0	0
1971	CIN	SS	112	86	160	294	12	62
1972	CIN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	1
1972	CIN	3B	9	1	3	6	1	0
1972	CIN	SS	114	107	194	365	18	75
1973	CIN	OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
1973	CIN	SS	88	86	165	292	12	56
1974	CIN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974	CIN	SS	160	155	239	536	30	99
1975	CIN	3B	6	0	3	1	0	0
1975	CIN	SS	130	125	238	445	16	102
1976	CIN	SS	150	142	304	506	27	93
1977	CIN	SS	156	154	280	490	11	101
1978	CIN	SS	152	150	255	459	23	72
1979	CIN	SS	148	148	284	495	27	102
1980	CIN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1980	CIN	SS	155	153	265	451	16	98
1981	CIN	SS	106	106	208	322	22	71
1982	CIN	1B	1	1	9	0	0	1
1982	CIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1982	CIN	SS	145	142	262	459	17	94
1983	CIN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983	CIN	3B	6	3	2	11	0	0
1983	CIN	SS	139	134	225	376	13	67
1984	CIN	1B	6	2	29	3	2	2
1984	CIN	3B	54	43	28	74	6	3
1984	CIN	SS	104	92	156	247	9	41
1985	CIN	3B	5	0	2	1	0	0
1985	CIN	SS	151	146	212	404	24	64
1986	CIN	1B	12	3	45	4	0	6
1986	CIN	2B	10	9	25	28	1	12
1986	CIN	3B	10	7	9	17	0	3
1986	CIN	SS	60	58	74	174	9	32
1987	CIN	1B	26	15	118	10	0	3
1987	CIN	2B	59	41	125	133	2	36
1987	CIN	3B	13	8	5	20	0	2
1987	CIN	SS	2	2	2	6	3	2
1988	CIN	1B	16	4	53	5	1	4
1988	CIN	2B	46	36	80	92	1	24
1988	CIN	3B	9	1	8	5	0	0
1988	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988	CIN	SS	13	6	10	29	0	8

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	62
Second Base	130
Third Base	121
Shortstop	2177
Center Field	8

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1982	All-Star Game MVP
1982	Silver Slugger	SS
1981	Player of the Month	April
1981	Silver Slugger	SS
1981	TSN All-Star	SS
1979	Gold Glove	SS
1979	Player of the Week	Week of 1979-05-11
1977	Gold Glove	SS
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-08-26
1976	Gold Glove	SS
1976	TSN All-Star	SS
1975	Gold Glove	SS
1974	Gold Glove	SS
1974	TSN All-Star	SS