Andy Pafko
1943–1959 · bats R / throws R · ASF, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, PIR
1,852G
.285AVG
.350OBP
.449SLG
More career statistics
1,796H
213HR
976RBI
38SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,292 | 6,291 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 13 | 51 |
| Batting · Doubles | 264 | 265 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 477 | 482 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,026 | 7,027 |
| Batting · Runs | 844 | 843 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 38 | 39 |
| Batting · Walks | 561 | 562 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,852 | 7,026 | 6,292 | 844 | 1,796 | 264 | 62 | 213 | 976 | 561 | 477 | 38 | 13 | 76 | 15 | 2,823 | .285 | .350 | .449 | .799 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1953-08-05 to 1953-08-22
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1950-08-02 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1958-08-19 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1948-05-16 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 919 | 3414 | 890 | 98 | 462 | 288 | 237 | .292 | .345 | .447 |
| Away | 933 | 3613 | 906 | 115 | 514 | 274 | 245 | .279 | .327 | .451 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 112 | 452 | 108 | 17 | 66 | 42 | 43 | .267 | .332 | .468 |
| May | 330 | 1246 | 312 | 39 | 163 | 111 | 74 | .284 | .339 | .449 |
| June | 314 | 1177 | 310 | 32 | 156 | 96 | 64 | .293 | .345 | .441 |
| July | 368 | 1419 | 390 | 40 | 187 | 109 | 91 | .305 | .352 | .466 |
| August | 392 | 1514 | 377 | 43 | 211 | 102 | 119 | .276 | .316 | .433 |
| September | 321 | 1154 | 284 | 40 | 189 | 101 | 87 | .277 | .334 | .456 |
| October | 15 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .234 | .246 | .344 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 264 | 997 | 260 | 25 | 151 | 81 | 73 | .293 | .342 | .449 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 258 | 951 | 231 | 22 | 120 | 83 | 58 | .273 | .330 | .403 |
| cincinnati-reds | 257 | 976 | 274 | 26 | 136 | 71 | 67 | .309 | .353 | .475 |
| new-york-giants | 254 | 1014 | 244 | 39 | 133 | 81 | 67 | .267 | .321 | .426 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 240 | 947 | 240 | 37 | 144 | 75 | 62 | .283 | .333 | .473 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 211 | 849 | 234 | 29 | 107 | 68 | 56 | .311 | .356 | .494 |
| boston-braves | 181 | 748 | 184 | 23 | 113 | 56 | 48 | .274 | .321 | .453 |
| chicago-cubs | 125 | 397 | 99 | 12 | 59 | 35 | 36 | .281 | .338 | .457 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Chicago Cubs | 13 | 58 | 22 | – | 9 | 1 | .379 | – | – |
| 1944 | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 469 | 126 | 6 | 62 | 2 | .269 | – | – |
| 1945 | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 534 | 159 | 12 | 111 | 6 | .298 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 234 | 66 | 3 | 39 | 4 | .282 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 129 | 513 | 155 | 13 | 65 | 4 | .302 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 548 | 171 | 26 | 101 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 519 | 146 | 18 | 69 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 514 | 156 | 36 | 93 | 4 | .304 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 133 | 455 | 116 | 30 | 93 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 150 | 551 | 158 | 19 | 85 | 4 | .287 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 140 | 516 | 153 | 17 | 72 | 2 | .297 | – | – |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 138 | 510 | 146 | 14 | 69 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 86 | 251 | 67 | 5 | 34 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 45 | 93 | 24 | 2 | 9 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 83 | 220 | 61 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .277 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 95 | 164 | 39 | 3 | 23 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 142 | 31 | 1 | 15 | – | .218 | – | – |