Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 3rd Base
By Phil Watson
10. Darrell Evans, 1980
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33 | 154 | 653 | 69 | 147 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 17 | 5 | 83 | 65 | .264 | .359 | .414 | .772 | 119 |
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/17/2014.
The veteran Evans provided a solid bat in the middle of the Giants order for the Giants in 1980 and showed a dimension of his game he hadn’t really displayed before by stealing a career-high 17 bases—one less than he would swipe over his next six seasons.
He was fifth in the National League with an 18.4 Power-Speed number.
Among conventional metrics, Evans was sixth in the league with 83 walks.
Evans was second among NL third basemen with a .359 on-base percentage and third with 78 RBI and 17 stolen bases.
He heated up considerably in the second half, when he hit .283/.388/.460 in 77 games, with 16 doubles, 11 homers and 43 RBI.