Alex Metzler
1925–1930 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns
560G
.285AVG
.369OBP
.384SLG
561H
9HR
208RBI
48SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560 | 2,297 | 1,966 | 291 | 561 | 85 | 41 | 9 | 208 | 261 | 144 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 755 | .285 | .369 | .384 | .753 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1929-09-14 to 1930-04-17
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1927-07-12 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1928-09-09 | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1926-09-20 | 1 in 192 player-games |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 290 | 1190 | 307 | 3 | 113 | 145 | 68 | .306 | .380 | .407 |
| Away | 270 | 1107 | 254 | 6 | 95 | 116 | 76 | .264 | .334 | .360 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 160 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 10 | .358 | .456 | .463 |
| May | 97 | 418 | 102 | 3 | 31 | 46 | 20 | .281 | .354 | .394 |
| June | 92 | 333 | 72 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 27 | .248 | .318 | .328 |
| July | 117 | 458 | 109 | 1 | 47 | 57 | 25 | .283 | .362 | .384 |
| August | 106 | 484 | 124 | 2 | 38 | 41 | 26 | .292 | .341 | .373 |
| September | 104 | 421 | 103 | 2 | 42 | 49 | 34 | .284 | .361 | .394 |
| October | 5 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .389 | .522 | .611 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 86 | 343 | 82 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 26 | .275 | .335 | .366 |
| boston-red-sox | 85 | 343 | 95 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 13 | .319 | .373 | .419 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 78 | 322 | 70 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 20 | .245 | .320 | .339 |
| cleveland-guardians | 76 | 300 | 75 | 2 | 25 | 37 | 13 | .298 | .373 | .381 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 76 | 316 | 78 | 1 | 29 | 37 | 26 | .288 | .364 | .376 |
| detroit-tigers | 72 | 304 | 80 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 17 | .315 | .385 | .457 |
| st-louis-browns | 66 | 274 | 63 | 2 | 24 | 45 | 19 | .285 | .394 | .398 |
| chicago-white-sox | 12 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .229 | .264 | .271 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |  Chicago Cubs | 9 | 38 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .184 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 66 | 16 | – | 11 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1927 |  Chicago White Sox | 134 | 543 | 173 | 3 | 62 | 16 | .319 | – | – |
| 1928 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 464 | 141 | 3 | 58 | 16 | .304 | – | – |
| 1929 | Chicago White Sox | 146 | 568 | 156 | 2 | 46 | 10 | .275 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 112 | 287 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 5 | .237 | – | – |