Bill Bruton
1949–1964 · bats L / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Stars
1,609G
.273AVG
.328OBP
.393SLG
1,650H
94HR
544RBI
208SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,609 | 6,663 | 6,048 | 937 | 1,650 | 241 | 102 | 94 | 544 | 482 | 793 | 208 | 91 | 29 | 29 | 2,377 | .273 | .328 | .393 | .721 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1954-07-19 to 1954-08-07
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1963-05-19 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1963-08-20 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1962-08-01 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 804 | 3222 | 805 | 39 | 260 | 255 | 373 | .277 | .329 | .390 |
| Away | 805 | 3441 | 845 | 55 | 284 | 227 | 420 | .269 | .312 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 529 | 140 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 41 | .289 | .342 | .440 |
| May | 291 | 1247 | 307 | 15 | 93 | 78 | 164 | .269 | .309 | .396 |
| June | 324 | 1304 | 322 | 21 | 116 | 81 | 148 | .270 | .309 | .407 |
| July | 307 | 1223 | 313 | 15 | 78 | 103 | 158 | .285 | .340 | .380 |
| August | 310 | 1270 | 284 | 18 | 109 | 106 | 154 | .250 | .307 | .358 |
| September | 252 | 1063 | 278 | 14 | 87 | 72 | 121 | .287 | .329 | .407 |
| October | 6 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .231 | .259 | .269 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 160 | 687 | 161 | 3 | 39 | 51 | 84 | .257 | .309 | .341 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 152 | 654 | 157 | 12 | 59 | 38 | 81 | .260 | .298 | .403 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 150 | 626 | 171 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 76 | .295 | .324 | .410 |
| chicago-cubs | 149 | 637 | 161 | 7 | 41 | 51 | 70 | .281 | .333 | .388 |
| cincinnati-reds | 141 | 583 | 165 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 54 | .304 | .328 | .426 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 99 | 445 | 119 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 69 | .290 | .328 | .428 |
| new-york-giants | 89 | 377 | 92 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 41 | .264 | .297 | .376 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 68 | 282 | 67 | 5 | 26 | 33 | 35 | .273 | .355 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Philadelphia Stars | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 613 | 153 | 1 | 41 | 26 | .250 | – | – |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 567 | 161 | 4 | 30 | 34 | .284 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 149 | 636 | 175 | 9 | 47 | 25 | .275 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 147 | 525 | 143 | 8 | 56 | 9 | .272 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 79 | 306 | 85 | 5 | 30 | 11 | .278 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 100 | 325 | 91 | 3 | 28 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 131 | 468 | 137 | 6 | 40 | 13 | .293 | – | – |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 629 | 180 | 12 | 54 | 22 | .286 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Detroit Tigers | 160 | 596 | 153 | 17 | 63 | 22 | .257 | – | – |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 561 | 156 | 16 | 74 | 14 | .278 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 524 | 134 | 8 | 48 | 14 | .256 | – | – |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 296 | 82 | 5 | 33 | 14 | .277 | – | – |