Art Wilson
1908–1921 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Chicago Whales, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates
814G
.261AVG
.357OBP
.364SLG
More career statistics
536H
24HR
226RBI
50SB
1Rare feat
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 | 2,056 | 2,055 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 41 |
| Batting · Doubles | 96 | 98 |
| Batting · Hits | 536 | 534 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 15 | 14 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 289 | 302 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,440 | 2,439 |
| Batting · Runs | 237 | 236 |
| Batting · RBI | 226 | 237 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 50 | 52 |
| Batting · Triples | 22 | 21 |
| Batting · Walks | 292 | 296 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814 | 2,440 | 2,056 | 237 | 536 | 96 | 22 | 24 | 226 | 292 | 289 | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 748 | .261 | .357 | .364 | .721 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1914-05-03 to 1914-05-18
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1919-04-30 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1914-07-17 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1914-04-19 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 404 | 1145 | 257 | 12 | 117 | 142 | 132 | .269 | .348 | .379 |
| Away | 410 | 1294 | 277 | 12 | 120 | 154 | 170 | .252 | .333 | .349 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 171 | 41 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 23 | .275 | .345 | .483 |
| May | 147 | 456 | 110 | 4 | 61 | 61 | 52 | .291 | .375 | .410 |
| June | 145 | 461 | 97 | 4 | 44 | 51 | 70 | .248 | .321 | .340 |
| July | 154 | 446 | 84 | 4 | 38 | 59 | 47 | .226 | .321 | .326 |
| August | 120 | 309 | 69 | 1 | 25 | 35 | 35 | .258 | .337 | .333 |
| September | 149 | 485 | 111 | 4 | 36 | 57 | 65 | .271 | .346 | .361 |
| October | 35 | 111 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 10 | .247 | .333 | .315 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 95 | 251 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 33 | .227 | .303 | .284 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 86 | 250 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 24 | .291 | .372 | .354 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 80 | 215 | 41 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 27 | .225 | .321 | .291 |
| cincinnati-reds | 74 | 198 | 52 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 15 | .287 | .323 | .376 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 70 | 177 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | .219 | .260 | .281 |
| chicago-cubs | 60 | 145 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 17 | .175 | .234 | .238 |
| boston-braves | 57 | 155 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 32 | .250 | .310 | .353 |
| new-york-giants | 57 | 164 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 16 | .231 | .311 | .329 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  New York Giants | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 19 | 42 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1910 | New York Giants | 26 | 52 | 14 | – | 4 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 67 | 109 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 6 | .303 | – | – |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 65 | 122 | 35 | 3 | 20 | 3 | .287 | – | – |
| 1913 | New York Giants | 54 | 78 | 14 | – | 10 | 1 | .179 | – | – |
| 1914 |  Chicago Whales | 137 | 441 | 127 | 10 | 64 | 14 | .288 | – | – |
| 1915 | Chicago Whales | 96 | 268 | 82 | 7 | 31 | 9 | .306 | – | – |
| 1916 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 242 | 55 | 1 | 17 | 5 | .227 | – | – |
| 1917 |  Chicago Cubs | 82 | 211 | 45 | 2 | 27 | 6 | .213 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Boston Braves | 89 | 281 | 69 | – | 22 | 5 | .246 | – | – |
| 1919 | Boston Braves | 71 | 191 | 49 | – | 19 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1920 | Boston Braves | 16 | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | .059 | – | – |
| 1921 |  Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |