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Daryl Boston
Daryl Lamont Boston

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 3", Weight 203 lb.

Debut May 13, 1984
  vs. TEX 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game August 11, 1994
Born January 4, 1963 in Cincinnati, OH

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 21 CHW AL  35   83    8   14   3  1   0    3   6  0   4  20  .169  .207  .229   19   19   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 22 CHW AL  95  232   20   53  13  1   3   15   8  6  14  44  .228  .271  .332   62   77   1   1   1   0   3
 1986 23 CHW AL  56  199   29   53  11  3   5   22   9  5  21  33  .266  .335  .427  103   85   3   1   3   0   4
 1987 24 CHW AL 103  337   51   87  21  2  10   29  12  6  25  68  .258  .307  .421   89  142   4   3   2   0   5
 1988 25 CHW AL 105  281   37   61  12  2  15   31   9  3  21  44  .217  .271  .434   95  122   2   1   5   0   5
 1989 26 CHW AL 101  218   34   55   3  4   5   23   7  2  24  31  .252  .325  .372   99   81   4   1   3   0   1
 1990 27 TOT    120  367   65  100  21  2  12   45  19  7  28  50  .272  .327  .439  110  161   0   0   2   2   7
         CHW AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL 115  366   65  100  21  2  12   45  18  7  28  50  .273  .328  .440  110  161   0   0   2   2   7
 1991 28 NYM NL 137  255   40   70  16  4   4   21  15  8  30  42  .275  .350  .416  116  106   0   1   0   0   2
 1992 29 NYM NL 130  289   37   72  14  2  11   35  12  6  38  60  .249  .338  .426  117  123   0   4   6   3   5
 1993 30 COL NL 124  291   46   76  15  1  14   40   1  6  26  57  .261  .325  .464   96  135   0   1   1   2   5
 1994 31 NYY AL  52   77   11   14   2  0   4   14   0  1   6  20  .182  .250  .364   58   28   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1058 2629  378  655 131 22  83  278  98 50 237 469  .249  .312  .410   95 1079  14  13  23   8  37
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        403   58  100  20  3  13   43  15  8  36  72  .249  .312  .410   95  165   2   2   4   1   6
 Career High    137  367   65  100  21  4  15   45  19  8  38  68  .275  .350  .464  117  161   4   4   6   3   7
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 21 CHW AL   87   69    5   1.9   101| .169  .269| .207  .333| .229  .406| .436  .739|  19  .175  -9.7  -1.0 100%
 1985 22 CHW AL  248  190   20   2.8   102| .228  .266| .271  .332| .332  .413| .603  .745|  62  .289 -12.8  -1.3  57%
 1986 23 CHW AL  224  159   28   4.7   104| .266  .266| .335  .335| .427  .415| .762  .750| 103  .503   0.6   0.1  64%
 1987 24 CHW AL  369  268   43   4.3   108| .258  .269| .307  .337| .421  .431| .728  .769|  89  .432  -6.2  -0.6  66%
 1988 25 CHW AL  305  231   32   3.7    94| .217  .259| .271  .324| .434  .391| .705  .715|  95  .422  -3.8  -0.4  75%
 1989 26 CHW AL  247  171   29   4.5    91| .252  .257| .325  .322| .372  .379| .697  .700|  99  .521  -0.7  -0.1  77%
 1990 27 TOT     397  281   52   5.0    98| .272  .264| .327  .331| .439  .397| .766  .728| 110  .555   3.7   0.4  73%
         CHW AL    1    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .257| .000  .325| .000  .384| .000  .709|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0 100%
         NYM NL  396  280   52   5.0    98| .273  .264| .328  .331| .440  .397| .768  .728| 110  .556   4.0   0.4  72%
 1991 28 NYM NL  286  196   38   5.2    93| .275  .257| .350  .324| .416  .384| .766  .708| 116  .598   5.8   0.6  65%
 1992 29 NYM NL  334  232   43   5.0    91| .249  .258| .338  .323| .426  .380| .764  .703| 117  .587   7.0   0.7  66%
 1993 30 COL NL  320  227   42   5.0   117| .261  .290| .325  .358| .464  .442| .789  .800|  96  .530  -3.0  -0.3  14%
 1994 31 NYY AL   84   64    7   2.9   109| .182  .269| .250  .341| .364  .428| .614  .769|  58  .249  -5.3  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     2901 2088  339   4.4   100| .249  .266| .312  .332| .410  .405| .722  .737|  95  .483 -24.2  -2.4  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1984 21 CHW AL OF 34 59 2 6 1 .910 .982 1.79 2.17 2.73 2.51 19 201.0 CF 30 53 1 5 0 .915 .985 1.80 2.62 2.93 3.01 15 166.0 RF 5 7 1 1 1 .889 .976 1.60 1.88 2.06 2.24 4 35.0 DH 1 1985 22 CHW AL OF 93 179 7 2 1 .989 .982 2.00 2.10 2.81 2.44 60 596.3 CF 90 180 5 2 1 .989 .988 2.06 2.56 2.82 2.91 60 591.3 RF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.82 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 DH 2 1986 23 CHW AL CF 53 152 3 5 1 .969 .986 2.92 2.47 3.05 2.83 52 457.7 DH 1 1987 24 CHW AL OF 92 207 3 2 3 .991 .980 2.28 2.00 2.51 2.31 81 752.3 LF 51 93 2 2 1 .979 .974 1.86 1.73 2.16 2.11 42 396.3 CF 45 109 1 0 1 1.000 .986 2.44 2.34 2.78 2.70 39 356.0 DH 5 1988 25 CHW AL OF 85 190 4 10 2 .951 .979 2.28 2.14 2.68 2.47 71 651.7 LF 44 78 3 5 2 .942 .977 1.84 1.85 2.21 2.26 32 329.7 CF 43 114 1 5 0 .958 .985 2.67 2.52 3.22 2.91 39 321.0 DH 5 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1989 26 CHW AL OF 75 134 2 4 0 .971 .980 1.81 2.12 2.45 2.42 53 499.7 LF 57 108 2 4 0 .965 .977 1.93 1.83 2.57 2.16 42 384.7 RF 21 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.90 2.34 2.33 10 104.0 DH 9 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.45 2.45 2.78 1 11.0 1990 27 TOT OF 110 203 3 3 1 .986 .981 1.87 2.01 2.30 2.39 90 806.3 CHW AL DH 3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 NYM NL OF 109 203 3 3 1 .986 .981 1.89 2.01 2.30 2.39 90 805.3 CF 108 199 3 3 1 .985 .984 1.87 2.35 2.28 2.74 89 796.3 LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.70 4.00 2.20 1 9.0 1991 28 NYM NL OF 115 156 2 3 1 .981 .983 1.37 1.88 2.43 2.28 57 585.0 CF 74 119 1 2 0 .984 .985 1.62 2.12 2.54 2.59 46 425.7 RF 37 20 1 1 1 .955 .981 0.57 1.65 1.78 2.06 6 106.3 LF 9 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.89 1.67 2.89 2.17 5 53.0 1992 29 NYM NL OF 95 133 5 1 1 .993 .983 1.45 1.96 1.97 2.34 65 630.3 LF 66 95 5 1 1 .990 .979 1.52 1.65 1.90 2.16 51 472.7 CF 16 23 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.44 2.44 2.24 2.80 8 92.3 RF 14 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.07 1.66 2.07 2.08 6 65.3 1993 30 COL NL OF 79 124 5 2 1 .985 .979 1.63 2.00 2.01 2.34 69 579.0 LF 41 65 1 2 0 .971 .975 1.61 1.69 1.86 2.11 39 318.7 CF 30 45 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.57 2.37 2.15 2.75 22 196.3 RF 9 11 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.44 1.78 1.83 2.17 8 64.0 1994 31 NYY AL OF 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.00 2.09 2.12 2.37 7 68.0 DH 9 CF 7 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.00 2.44 2.25 2.76 7 56.0 LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.80 0.90 2.16 0 10.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.90 4.50 2.25 0 2.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 21 CHW AL CF 30 53 1 5 0 .915 .985 1.80 2.62 2.93 3.01 15 166.0 1985 22 CHW AL CF 90 180 5 2 1 .989 .988 2.06 2.56 2.82 2.91 60 591.3 1986 23 CHW AL CF 53 152 3 5 1 .969 .986 2.92 2.47 3.05 2.83 52 457.7 1987 24 CHW AL CF 45 109 1 0 1 1.000 .986 2.44 2.34 2.78 2.70 39 356.0 1988 25 CHW AL CF 43 114 1 5 0 .958 .985 2.67 2.52 3.22 2.91 39 321.0 1989 26 CHW AL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.45 2.45 2.78 1 11.0 1990 27 NYM NL CF 108 199 3 3 1 .985 .984 1.87 2.35 2.28 2.74 89 796.3 1991 28 NYM NL CF 74 119 1 2 0 .984 .985 1.62 2.12 2.54 2.59 46 425.7 1992 29 NYM NL CF 16 23 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.44 2.44 2.24 2.80 8 92.3 1993 30 COL NL CF 30 45 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.57 2.37 2.15 2.75 22 196.3 1994 31 NYY AL CF 7 13 1 0 0 1.000 .986 2.00 2.44 2.25 2.76 7 56.0 1984 21 CHW AL DH 1 1985 22 CHW AL DH 2 1986 23 CHW AL DH 1 1987 24 CHW AL DH 5 1988 25 CHW AL DH 5 1989 26 CHW AL DH 9 1990 27 CHW AL DH 3 1994 31 NYY AL DH 9 1987 24 CHW AL LF 51 93 2 2 1 .979 .974 1.86 1.73 2.16 2.11 42 396.3 1988 25 CHW AL LF 44 78 3 5 2 .942 .977 1.84 1.85 2.21 2.26 32 329.7 1989 26 CHW AL LF 57 108 2 4 0 .965 .977 1.93 1.83 2.57 2.16 42 384.7 1990 27 NYM NL LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.70 4.00 2.20 1 9.0 1991 28 NYM NL LF 9 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.89 1.67 2.89 2.17 5 53.0 1992 29 NYM NL LF 66 95 5 1 1 .990 .979 1.52 1.65 1.90 2.16 51 472.7 1993 30 COL NL LF 41 65 1 2 0 .971 .975 1.61 1.69 1.86 2.11 39 318.7 1994 31 NYY AL LF 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.14 1.80 0.90 2.16 0 10.0 1984 21 CHW AL OF 34 59 2 6 1 .910 .982 1.79 2.17 2.73 2.51 19 201.0 1985 22 CHW AL OF 93 179 7 2 1 .989 .982 2.00 2.10 2.81 2.44 60 596.3 1986 23 CHW AL OF 53 152 3 5 1 .969 .980 2.92 2.06 3.05 2.39 52 457.7 1987 24 CHW AL OF 92 207 3 2 3 .991 .980 2.28 2.00 2.51 2.31 81 752.3 1988 25 CHW AL OF 85 190 4 10 2 .951 .979 2.28 2.14 2.68 2.47 71 651.7 1989 26 CHW AL OF 75 134 2 4 0 .971 .980 1.81 2.12 2.45 2.42 53 499.7 1990 27 TOT OF 110 203 3 3 1 .986 .981 1.87 2.01 2.30 2.39 90 806.3 CHW AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 NYM NL OF 109 203 3 3 1 .986 .981 1.89 2.01 2.30 2.39 90 805.3 1991 28 NYM NL OF 115 156 2 3 1 .981 .983 1.37 1.88 2.43 2.28 57 585.0 1992 29 NYM NL OF 95 133 5 1 1 .993 .983 1.45 1.96 1.97 2.34 65 630.3 1993 30 COL NL OF 79 124 5 2 1 .985 .979 1.63 2.00 2.01 2.34 69 579.0 1994 31 NYY AL OF 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.00 2.09 2.12 2.37 7 68.0 1984 21 CHW AL RF 5 7 1 1 1 .889 .976 1.60 1.88 2.06 2.24 4 35.0 1985 22 CHW AL RF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.82 1.80 2.16 0 5.0 1988 25 CHW AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1989 26 CHW AL RF 21 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.90 2.34 2.33 10 104.0 1990 27 CHW AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1991 28 NYM NL RF 37 20 1 1 1 .955 .981 0.57 1.65 1.78 2.06 6 106.3 1992 29 NYM NL RF 14 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.07 1.66 2.07 2.08 6 65.3 1993 30 COL NL RF 9 11 2 0 1 1.000 .977 1.44 1.78 1.83 2.17 8 64.0 1994 31 NYY AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.90 4.50 2.25 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 847 1552 37 38 12 .977 .981 1.88 2.03 2.45 2.38 624 5827.3 276 498 94# CF* 498 1010 18 22 4 .979 .986 2.06 2.40 2.67 2.79 378 3469.7 LF* 276 461 13 14 4 .971 .977 1.72 1.74 2.16 2.16 212 1974.0 RF* 94 82 4 2 3 .977 .979 0.91 1.75 2.02 2.17 34 383.7 DH 35 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 847 1552 37 38 12 .977 .981 1.88 2.03 2.45 2.38 624 5827
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1984 AL-21-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.0 (1629) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

April 30, 1990: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Chicago White Sox.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

February 25, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 30, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 21, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

November 1, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 13, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 21, 1994: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Chicago White Sox$68,000
1987Chicago White Sox$75,000
1988Chicago White Sox$75,000
1989Chicago White Sox$210,000
1990Chicago White Sox$310,000
1991New York Mets$750,000
1992New York Mets$935,000
1993Colorado Rockies$550,000
1994New York Yankees$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,373,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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