Dwight Evans hit 256 home runs in the decade of the 1980s.
1980: 18
1981: 22
1982: 32
1983: 22
1984: 32
1985: 29
1986: 26
1987: 34
1988: 21
1989: 20
Evans tied for the American League lead in HRs in 1981, a strike season, with 22. He was tied with Eddie Murray, Tony Armas, and Bobby Grich.
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1982 - Dwight Evans, 32 1983 - Jim Rice, 39 - Tony Armas, 36 1984 - Tony Armas, 43 - Dwight Evans, 32 1986 - Don Baylor, 31 1987 - Dwight Evans, 34 1989 - Nick Esasky, 30
In 1986, Dwight Evans played in 152 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in all of them. He had 529 at bats, getting 137 hits, for a .259 batting average, with 2 sacrifice hits, 6 sacrifice flies, and 97 runs batted in. He was walked 97 times, 4 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 6 times. He struck out 117 times. He hit 33 doubles, 2 triples, and 26 home runs.
In 1987, Dwight Evans played in 154 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in all of them. He had 541 at bats, getting 165 hits, for a .305 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 7 sacrifice flies, and 123 runs batted in. He was walked 106 times, 6 times intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 98 times. He hit 37 doubles, 2 triples, and 34 home runs.
In 1989, Dwight Evans played in 146 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in all of them. He had 520 at bats, getting 148 hits, for a .285 batting average, with 1 sacrifice hit, 7 sacrifice flies, and 100 runs batted in. He was walked 99 times, 1 time intentionally, and was hit by the pitch 3 times. He struck out 84 times. He hit 27 doubles, 3 triples, and 20 home runs.
In 1980, Dwight Evans played for the Boston Red Sox. On Base Percentage (OBP) is considered by many to be a better measure of a great hitter than the Batting Average. It is calculated with the formula (Hits + Walks + Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flies). In 1980, Dwight Evans had 463 at bats, 123 hits, 64 walks, and was hit by the pitch 5 times. He had 4 sacrifice flies. That gives him an On Base Percentage of .358. Slugging Percentage (SLG) is a popular measure of a batter's power. It is calculated as (Total Bases) / (At Bats). Another way to look at it is (Singles + 2 x Doubles + 3 x Triples + 4 x Home Runs) / (At Bats). In 1980, Dwight Evans had 463 at bats, and hit 63 singles, 37 doubles, 5 triples, and 18 home runs, for a .484 slugging percentage. Being able to get on base and to hit for power are two of the most important offensive skills in baseball, so the On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage are often added together. On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic. The best hitters in Major League Baseball can achieve an OPS of .900 or higher. In 1980, Dwight Evans had a .358 On Base Percentage and a .484 Slugging Percentage for an OPS of .842. Runs Created (RC) is a baseball statistic invented by Bill James to estimate the number of runs a hitter contributes to his team. There are a number of formulas used to calculate it. One of the simplest is (On Base Percentage) × (Total Bases). In 1980, Dwight Evans had a .358 On Base Percentage and 224 Total Bases for 80.24 Runs Created.