Petrocelli had an average at the plate of .251 for his time in baseball with 653 scored runs and an OPS of .752. He struck out 926 times and was walked on 661 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .332 on-base percentage. In his MLB career, Petrocelli hit 210 balls out of the park while knocking in 773 runs. He amassed a slugging percentage of .420 and he accumulated 2,263 bases. Over the course of his pro career, he came to bat 6,171 times and notched a base hit 1,352 times.
Rico Petrocelli Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .251 | 210 | 1,352 | 661 | 653 | 773 | .332 | 6,171 | 5,390 | .752 | 108 | 237 | 22 | 1,553 | .420 | 10 | 22 | 2,263 | 926 | |
| 1976 | BOS | .213 | 3 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 24 | .307 | 279 | 240 | .594 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 85 | .288 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 36 |
| 1975 | BOS | .239 | 7 | 96 | 41 | 31 | 59 | .310 | 454 | 402 | .644 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 115 | .333 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 66 |
| 1974 | BOS | .267 | 15 | 121 | 48 | 53 | 76 | .336 | 509 | 454 | .757 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 129 | .421 | 1 | 0 | 191 | 74 |
| 1973 | BOS | .244 | 13 | 87 | 47 | 44 | 45 | .333 | 407 | 356 | .729 | 100 | 13 | 1 | 100 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 64 |
| 1972 | BOS | .240 | 15 | 125 | 78 | 62 | 75 | .339 | 607 | 521 | .702 | 104 | 15 | 2 | 147 | .363 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 91 |
| 1971 | BOS | .251 | 28 | 139 | 91 | 82 | 89 | .354 | 661 | 553 | .815 | 123 | 24 | 4 | 158 | .461 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 108 |
| 1970 | BOS | .261 | 29 | 152 | 67 | 82 | 103 | .334 | 664 | 583 | .807 | 114 | 31 | 3 | 157 | .473 | 1 | 1 | 276 | 82 |
| 1969 | BOS | .297 | 40 | 159 | 98 | 92 | 97 | .403 | 643 | 535 | .992 | 168 | 32 | 2 | 154 | .589 | 3 | 5 | 315 | 68 |
| 1968 | BOS | .234 | 12 | 95 | 31 | 41 | 46 | .292 | 451 | 406 | .667 | 96 | 17 | 2 | 123 | .374 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 73 |
| 1967 | BOS | .259 | 17 | 127 | 49 | 53 | 66 | .330 | 556 | 491 | .750 | 113 | 24 | 2 | 142 | .420 | 2 | 4 | 206 | 93 |
| 1966 | BOS | .238 | 18 | 124 | 41 | 58 | 59 | .295 | 573 | 522 | .678 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 139 | .383 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 99 |
| 1965 | BOS | .232 | 13 | 75 | 36 | 38 | 33 | .309 | 363 | 323 | .721 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 103 | .412 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 71 |
| 1963 | BOS | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 4 | 4 | .750 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1976 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 85 | 266th |
| Plate Appearances | 279 | 247th |
| At-Bats | 240 | 248th |
| Runs Scored | 17 | 314th |
| Hits | 51 | 268th |
| Doubles | 7 | 289th |
| Triples | 1 | 309th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 233rd |
| Runs Batted In | 24 | 249th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 683rd |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 125th |
| Walks | 34 | 153rd |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 229th |
| Batting Average | .213 | 450th |
| On-Base Percentage | .307 | 317th |
| Slugging Percentage | .288 | 420th |
| OPS | .594 | 397th |
| OPS+ | 67 | 418th |
| Total Bases | 69 | 278th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 141st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 670th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 334th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 181st |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 160th |
1975 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 115 | 181st |
| Plate Appearances | 454 | 148th |
| At-Bats | 402 | 153rd |
| Runs Scored | 31 | 222nd |
| Hits | 96 | 173rd |
| Doubles | 15 | 167th |
| Triples | 1 | 297th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 145th |
| Runs Batted In | 59 | 81st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 688th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 242nd |
| Walks | 41 | 123rd |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 87th |
| Batting Average | .239 | 347th |
| On-Base Percentage | .310 | 316th |
| Slugging Percentage | .333 | 336th |
| OPS | .644 | 322nd |
| OPS+ | 76 | 365th |
| Total Bases | 134 | 169th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 30th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 99th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 247th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 71st |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 308th |
1974 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 129 | 136th |
| Plate Appearances | 509 | 129th |
| At-Bats | 454 | 125th |
| Runs Scored | 53 | 136th |
| Hits | 121 | 119th |
| Doubles | 23 | 65th |
| Triples | 1 | 279th |
| Home Runs | 15 | 60th |
| Runs Batted In | 76 | 37th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 321st |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 700th |
| Walks | 48 | 91st |
| Strikeouts | 74 | 64th |
| Batting Average | .267 | 203rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .336 | 196th |
| Slugging Percentage | .421 | 118th |
| OPS | .757 | 131st |
| OPS+ | 110 | 160th |
| Total Bases | 191 | 91st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 11 | 108th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 166th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 724th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 71st |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 137th |
1973 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 100 | 223rd |
| Plate Appearances | 407 | 171st |
| At-Bats | 356 | 175th |
| Runs Scored | 44 | 157th |
| Hits | 87 | 189th |
| Doubles | 13 | 180th |
| Triples | 1 | 290th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 86th |
| Runs Batted In | 45 | 142nd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 688th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 690th |
| Walks | 47 | 99th |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 101st |
| Batting Average | .244 | 317th |
| On-Base Percentage | .333 | 218th |
| Slugging Percentage | .396 | 194th |
| OPS | .729 | 181st |
| OPS+ | 100 | 209th |
| Total Bases | 141 | 163rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 136th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 280th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 418th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 236th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 172nd |
1972 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 147 | 43rd |
| Plate Appearances | 607 | 42nd |
| At-Bats | 521 | 53rd |
| Runs Scored | 62 | 64th |
| Hits | 125 | 74th |
| Doubles | 15 | 128th |
| Triples | 2 | 159th |
| Home Runs | 15 | 50th |
| Runs Batted In | 75 | 30th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 769th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 300th |
| Walks | 78 | 14th |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 33rd |
| Batting Average | .240 | 287th |
| On-Base Percentage | .339 | 172nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .363 | 224th |
| OPS | .702 | 195th |
| OPS+ | 104 | 207th |
| Total Bases | 189 | 68th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 149th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 160th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 317th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 85th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 37th |
1971 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 158 | 18th |
| Plate Appearances | 661 | 22nd |
| At-Bats | 553 | 43rd |
| Runs Scored | 82 | 27th |
| Hits | 139 | 68th |
| Doubles | 24 | 48th |
| Triples | 4 | 80th |
| Home Runs | 28 | 14th |
| Runs Batted In | 89 | 20th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 210th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 764th |
| Walks | 91 | 9th |
| Strikeouts | 108 | 14th |
| Batting Average | .251 | 275th |
| On-Base Percentage | .354 | 142nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .461 | 78th |
| OPS | .815 | 77th |
| OPS+ | 123 | 100th |
| Total Bases | 255 | 25th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 14th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 176th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 6 | 106th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 9th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 112th |
1970 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 30th |
| Plate Appearances | 664 | 32nd |
| At-Bats | 583 | 34th |
| Runs Scored | 82 | 58th |
| Hits | 152 | 53rd |
| Doubles | 31 | 25th |
| Triples | 3 | 127th |
| Home Runs | 29 | 21st |
| Runs Batted In | 103 | 16th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 299th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 304th |
| Walks | 67 | 51st |
| Strikeouts | 82 | 57th |
| Batting Average | .261 | 227th |
| On-Base Percentage | .334 | 226th |
| Slugging Percentage | .473 | 85th |
| OPS | .807 | 119th |
| OPS+ | 114 | 144th |
| Total Bases | 276 | 33rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 27th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 163rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 327th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 3rd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 94th |
1969 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 154 | 36th |
| Plate Appearances | 643 | 38th |
| At-Bats | 535 | 65th |
| Runs Scored | 92 | 28th |
| Hits | 159 | 36th |
| Doubles | 32 | 12th |
| Triples | 2 | 196th |
| Home Runs | 40 | 6th |
| Runs Batted In | 97 | 16th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 157th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 78th |
| Walks | 98 | 11th |
| Strikeouts | 68 | 96th |
| Batting Average | .297 | 89th |
| On-Base Percentage | .403 | 54th |
| Slugging Percentage | .589 | 18th |
| OPS | .992 | 27th |
| OPS+ | 168 | 33rd |
| Total Bases | 315 | 10th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 77th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 298th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 245th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 33rd |
| Intentional Walks | 13 | 15th |
1967 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 142 | 70th |
| Plate Appearances | 556 | 67th |
| At-Bats | 491 | 71st |
| Runs Scored | 53 | 91st |
| Hits | 127 | 70th |
| Doubles | 24 | 38th |
| Triples | 2 | 162nd |
| Home Runs | 17 | 38th |
| Runs Batted In | 66 | 42nd |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 173rd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 95th |
| Walks | 49 | 54th |
| Strikeouts | 93 | 36th |
| Batting Average | .259 | 143rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .330 | 139th |
| Slugging Percentage | .420 | 85th |
| OPS | .750 | 100th |
| OPS+ | 113 | 117th |
| Total Bases | 206 | 55th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 4 | 226th |
| Hit By Pitch | 5 | 44th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 8 | 29th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 113th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 47th |
1966 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 139 | 85th |
| Plate Appearances | 573 | 66th |
| At-Bats | 522 | 65th |
| Runs Scored | 58 | 83rd |
| Hits | 124 | 83rd |
| Doubles | 20 | 77th |
| Triples | 1 | 253rd |
| Home Runs | 18 | 44th |
| Runs Batted In | 59 | 63rd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 251st |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 242nd |
| Walks | 41 | 79th |
| Strikeouts | 99 | 26th |
| Batting Average | .238 | 271st |
| On-Base Percentage | .295 | 287th |
| Slugging Percentage | .383 | 181st |
| OPS | .678 | 202nd |
| OPS+ | 85 | 238th |
| Total Bases | 200 | 72nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 127th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 94th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 297th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 80th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 192nd |
1965 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 103 | 183rd |
| Plate Appearances | 363 | 155th |
| At-Bats | 323 | 158th |
| Runs Scored | 38 | 153rd |
| Hits | 75 | 162nd |
| Doubles | 15 | 130th |
| Triples | 2 | 159th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 82nd |
| Runs Batted In | 33 | 148th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 639th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 155th |
| Walks | 36 | 114th |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 81st |
| Batting Average | .232 | 285th |
| On-Base Percentage | .309 | 228th |
| Slugging Percentage | .412 | 126th |
| OPS | .721 | 152nd |
| OPS+ | 99 | 183rd |
| Total Bases | 133 | 140th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 175th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 249th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 402nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 181st |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 122nd |
1963 Stats for Rico Petrocelli
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 1 | 806th |
| Plate Appearances | 4 | 694th |
| At-Bats | 4 | 687th |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 739th |
| Hits | 1 | 639th |
| Doubles | 1 | 426th |
| Triples | 0 | 654th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 670th |
| Runs Batted In | 1 | 532nd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 645th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 640th |
| Walks | 0 | 742nd |
| Strikeouts | 1 | 703rd |
| Batting Average | .250 | 223rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .250 | 448th |
| Slugging Percentage | .500 | 48th |
| OPS | .750 | 112th |
| OPS+ | 102 | 163rd |
| Total Bases | 2 | 591st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 705th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 649th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 702nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 652nd |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 649th |