Dave Parker Hall of Fame MLB

Dave Parker was a powerful left-handed hitting right fielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball. He spent his first 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he won back-to-back National League batting titles in 1977 and 1978 and was named NL MVP in 1978. Parker was a seven-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove Award winner and three-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

He helped the Pirates win the 1979 World Series and later won another World Series with the Oakland Athletics in 1989. Parker finished his career with 2,712 hits,339 home runs and 1,493 RBI. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025 by the Classic Baseball Era Committee.

Parker's Awards and Honors

• Won back-to-back NL batting titles in 1977 and 1978
• Won the inaugural 1985 Home Run Derby
• Helped Pittsburgh win the 1979 World Series and Oakland win the 1989 World Series
• One of only five players to finish with at least 2,700 hits, 500 doubles, 300 home runs and 150 stolen bases

MLB Records

• 7× All-Star (1977, 1979–1981, 1985, 1986, 1990)
• 2× World Series champion (1979, 1989)
• NL MVP (1978)
• 3× Gold Glove Award (1977–1979)
• 3× Silver Slugger Award (1985, 1986, 1990)
• 2× NL batting champion (1977, 1978)
• NL RBI leader (1985)

MLB Teams

Pittsburgh Pirates (1973–1983)
Cincinnati Reds (1984–1987)
Oakland Athletics (1988–1989)
Milwaukee Brewers (1990)
California Angels (1991)
Toronto Blue Jays (1991)