Last Updated on December 23, 2022
For his professional baseball career, Dark hit 126 balls over the fence while knocking in 757 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he came to the plate 7,833 times and he came through with a base hit 2,089 times. His slugging percentage was .411 and he racked up 2,969 bases. He was struck out 534 times and got a free base on 430 occasions, which has contributed to a .333 OBP. Dark earned a batting average of .289 for his career in addition to 1,064 runs scored and an OPS of .744.
Al Dark Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .289 | 126 | 2,089 | 430 | 1,064 | 757 | .333 | 7,833 | 7,219 | .744 | 98 | 358 | 72 | 1,828 | .411 | 59 | 37 | 2,969 | 534 | |
| 1960 | TOT | .265 | 4 | 90 | 26 | 45 | 32 | .321 | 373 | 339 | .672 | 88 | 11 | 3 | 105 | .351 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 27 |
| 1960 | PHI | .242 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 14 | .315 | 221 | 198 | .638 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 55 | .323 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 14 |
| 1960 | MLN | .298 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 16 | 18 | .329 | 152 | 141 | .719 | 104 | 6 | 2 | 50 | .390 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13 |
| 1959 | CHC | .264 | 6 | 126 | 55 | 60 | 45 | .342 | 545 | 477 | .728 | 96 | 22 | 9 | 136 | .386 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 50 |
| 1958 | TOT | .295 | 4 | 156 | 31 | 61 | 48 | .337 | 572 | 528 | .700 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 132 | .364 | 1 | 1 | 192 | 29 |
| 1958 | STL | .297 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .318 | 66 | 64 | .662 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .344 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 1958 | CHC | .295 | 3 | 137 | 29 | 54 | 43 | .339 | 506 | 464 | .706 | 88 | 16 | 4 | 114 | .366 | 1 | 1 | 170 | 23 |
| 1957 | STL | .290 | 4 | 169 | 29 | 80 | 64 | .326 | 625 | 583 | .707 | 88 | 25 | 8 | 140 | .381 | 3 | 4 | 222 | 56 |
| 1956 | TOT | .275 | 6 | 170 | 29 | 73 | 54 | .307 | 664 | 619 | .675 | 82 | 26 | 7 | 148 | .368 | 3 | 1 | 228 | 46 |
| 1956 | NYG | .252 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 19 | 17 | .279 | 222 | 206 | .618 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 48 | .340 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 13 |
| 1956 | STL | .286 | 4 | 118 | 21 | 54 | 37 | .320 | 442 | 413 | .703 | 89 | 14 | 7 | 100 | .383 | 3 | 1 | 158 | 33 |
| 1955 | NYG | .282 | 9 | 134 | 22 | 77 | 45 | .319 | 508 | 475 | .713 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 115 | .394 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 32 |
| 1954 | NYG | .293 | 20 | 189 | 27 | 98 | 70 | .325 | 693 | 644 | .770 | 98 | 26 | 6 | 154 | .446 | 5 | 3 | 287 | 40 |
| 1953 | NYG | .300 | 23 | 194 | 28 | 126 | 88 | .335 | 693 | 647 | .823 | 109 | 41 | 6 | 155 | .488 | 7 | 2 | 316 | 34 |
| 1952 | NYG | .301 | 14 | 177 | 47 | 92 | 73 | .357 | 650 | 589 | .788 | 117 | 29 | 3 | 151 | .431 | 6 | 6 | 254 | 39 |
| 1951 | NYG | .303 | 14 | 196 | 42 | 114 | 69 | .352 | 700 | 646 | .805 | 114 | 41 | 7 | 156 | .454 | 12 | 7 | 293 | 39 |
| 1950 | NYG | .279 | 16 | 164 | 39 | 79 | 67 | .331 | 643 | 587 | .770 | 100 | 36 | 5 | 154 | .440 | 9 | 3 | 258 | 60 |
| 1949 | BSN | .276 | 3 | 146 | 31 | 74 | 53 | .317 | 573 | 529 | .673 | 84 | 23 | 5 | 130 | .355 | 5 | 3 | 188 | 43 |
| 1948 | BSN | .322 | 3 | 175 | 24 | 85 | 48 | .353 | 581 | 543 | .786 | 113 | 39 | 6 | 137 | .433 | 4 | 4 | 235 | 36 |
| 1946 | BSN | .231 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | 13 | 13 | .692 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
1960 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 105 | 126th |
| Plate Appearances | 373 | 116th |
| At-Bats | 339 | 110th |
| Runs Scored | 45 | 100th |
| Hits | 90 | 111th |
| Doubles | 11 | 144th |
| Triples | 3 | 76th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 158th |
| Runs Batted In | 32 | 138th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 156th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 141st |
| Walks | 26 | 133rd |
| Strikeouts | 27 | 192nd |
| Batting Average | .265 | 179th |
| On-Base Percentage | .321 | 231st |
| Slugging Percentage | .351 | 245th |
| OPS | .672 | 243rd |
| OPS+ | 88 | 216th |
| Total Bases | 119 | 127th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 99th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 57th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 201st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 93rd |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 63rd |
1960 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 55 | 237th |
| Plate Appearances | 221 | 170th |
| At-Bats | 198 | 170th |
| Runs Scored | 29 | 150th |
| Hits | 48 | 169th |
| Doubles | 5 | 209th |
| Triples | 1 | 174th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 184th |
| Runs Batted In | 14 | 208th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 157th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 142nd |
| Walks | 19 | 167th |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 301st |
| Batting Average | .242 | 272nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .315 | 245th |
| Slugging Percentage | .323 | 307th |
| OPS | .638 | 296th |
| OPS+ | 77 | 283rd |
| Total Bases | 64 | 182nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 157th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 91st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 202nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 361st |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 121st |
1960 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 50 | 257th |
| Plate Appearances | 152 | 210th |
| At-Bats | 141 | 207th |
| Runs Scored | 16 | 207th |
| Hits | 42 | 182nd |
| Doubles | 6 | 193rd |
| Triples | 2 | 112th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 262nd |
| Runs Batted In | 18 | 189th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 314th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 310th |
| Walks | 7 | 275th |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 316th |
| Batting Average | .298 | 71st |
| On-Base Percentage | .329 | 206th |
| Slugging Percentage | .390 | 178th |
| OPS | .719 | 173rd |
| OPS+ | 104 | 145th |
| Total Bases | 55 | 191st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 206th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 146th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 451st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 94th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 122nd |
1959 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 136 | 56th |
| Plate Appearances | 545 | 51st |
| At-Bats | 477 | 54th |
| Runs Scored | 60 | 63rd |
| Hits | 126 | 58th |
| Doubles | 22 | 40th |
| Triples | 9 | 4th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 124th |
| Runs Batted In | 45 | 87th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 142nd |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 128th |
| Walks | 55 | 37th |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 82nd |
| Batting Average | .264 | 166th |
| On-Base Percentage | .342 | 119th |
| Slugging Percentage | .386 | 186th |
| OPS | .728 | 161st |
| OPS+ | 96 | 164th |
| Total Bases | 184 | 68th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 174th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 47th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 40th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 70th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 14th |
1958 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 132 | 69th |
| Plate Appearances | 572 | 47th |
| At-Bats | 528 | 36th |
| Runs Scored | 61 | 58th |
| Hits | 156 | 25th |
| Doubles | 16 | 89th |
| Triples | 4 | 57th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 161st |
| Runs Batted In | 48 | 79th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 130th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 147th |
| Walks | 31 | 104th |
| Strikeouts | 29 | 173rd |
| Batting Average | .295 | 85th |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 152nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .364 | 219th |
| OPS | .700 | 199th |
| OPS+ | 86 | 210th |
| Total Bases | 192 | 54th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 25th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 20th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 178th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 20th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 158th |
1958 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 18 | 467th |
| Plate Appearances | 66 | 312th |
| At-Bats | 64 | 300th |
| Runs Scored | 7 | 290th |
| Hits | 19 | 264th |
| Doubles | 0 | 448th |
| Triples | 0 | 312th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 247th |
| Runs Batted In | 5 | 298th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 284th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 296th |
| Walks | 2 | 364th |
| Strikeouts | 6 | 420th |
| Batting Average | .297 | 84th |
| On-Base Percentage | .318 | 231st |
| Slugging Percentage | .344 | 250th |
| OPS | .662 | 244th |
| OPS+ | 72 | 275th |
| Total Bases | 22 | 274th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 207th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 301st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 429th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 335th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 304th |
1958 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 114 | 98th |
| Plate Appearances | 506 | 62nd |
| At-Bats | 464 | 59th |
| Runs Scored | 54 | 75th |
| Hits | 137 | 43rd |
| Doubles | 16 | 90th |
| Triples | 4 | 58th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 185th |
| Runs Batted In | 43 | 96th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 131st |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 148th |
| Walks | 29 | 110th |
| Strikeouts | 23 | 219th |
| Batting Average | .295 | 86th |
| On-Base Percentage | .339 | 145th |
| Slugging Percentage | .366 | 211th |
| OPS | .706 | 194th |
| OPS+ | 88 | 200th |
| Total Bases | 170 | 77th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 50th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 21st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 179th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 21st |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 159th |
1957 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 140 | 41st |
| Plate Appearances | 625 | 25th |
| At-Bats | 583 | 15th |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 29th |
| Hits | 169 | 18th |
| Doubles | 25 | 38th |
| Triples | 8 | 12th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 161st |
| Runs Batted In | 64 | 44th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 78th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 42nd |
| Walks | 29 | 111th |
| Strikeouts | 56 | 65th |
| Batting Average | .290 | 86th |
| On-Base Percentage | .326 | 185th |
| Slugging Percentage | .381 | 192nd |
| OPS | .707 | 193rd |
| OPS+ | 88 | 204th |
| Total Bases | 222 | 38th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 119th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 30th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 65th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 60th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 66th |
1956 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 148 | 31st |
| Plate Appearances | 664 | 15th |
| At-Bats | 619 | 5th |
| Runs Scored | 73 | 50th |
| Hits | 170 | 18th |
| Doubles | 26 | 27th |
| Triples | 7 | 29th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 126th |
| Runs Batted In | 54 | 70th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 75th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 134th |
| Walks | 29 | 129th |
| Strikeouts | 46 | 87th |
| Batting Average | .275 | 131st |
| On-Base Percentage | .307 | 282nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 208th |
| OPS | .675 | 230th |
| OPS+ | 82 | 223rd |
| Total Bases | 228 | 49th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 34th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 45th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 80th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 6th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 305th |
1956 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 48 | 261st |
| Plate Appearances | 222 | 177th |
| At-Bats | 206 | 173rd |
| Runs Scored | 19 | 190th |
| Hits | 52 | 167th |
| Doubles | 12 | 127th |
| Triples | 0 | 313th |
| Home Runs | 2 | 205th |
| Runs Batted In | 17 | 197th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 294th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 301st |
| Walks | 8 | 262nd |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 290th |
| Batting Average | .252 | 214th |
| On-Base Percentage | .279 | 360th |
| Slugging Percentage | .340 | 255th |
| OPS | .618 | 305th |
| OPS+ | 66 | 309th |
| Total Bases | 70 | 177th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 158th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 126th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 153rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 47th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 306th |
1956 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 100 | 138th |
| Plate Appearances | 442 | 97th |
| At-Bats | 413 | 88th |
| Runs Scored | 54 | 87th |
| Hits | 118 | 77th |
| Doubles | 14 | 110th |
| Triples | 7 | 30th |
| Home Runs | 4 | 159th |
| Runs Batted In | 37 | 122nd |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 76th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 135th |
| Walks | 21 | 169th |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 141st |
| Batting Average | .286 | 108th |
| On-Base Percentage | .320 | 240th |
| Slugging Percentage | .383 | 185th |
| OPS | .703 | 199th |
| OPS+ | 89 | 186th |
| Total Bases | 158 | 94th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 93rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 80th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 211th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 48th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 307th |
1955 Stats for Al Dark
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 115 | 98th |
| Plate Appearances | 508 | 72nd |
| At-Bats | 475 | 65th |
| Runs Scored | 77 | 40th |
| Hits | 134 | 54th |
| Doubles | 20 | 53rd |
| Triples | 3 | 88th |
| Home Runs | 9 | 89th |
| Runs Batted In | 45 | 98th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 93rd |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 143rd |
| Walks | 22 | 158th |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 134th |
| Batting Average | .282 | 127th |
| On-Base Percentage | .319 | 255th |
| Slugging Percentage | .394 | 173rd |
| OPS | .713 | 197th |
| OPS+ | 88 | 210th |
| Total Bases | 187 | 67th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 160th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 19th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 87th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 129th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 120th |