Bill Freehan
1961–1976 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers
1,774G
.262AVG
.340OBP
.412SLG
More career statistics
1,591H
200HR
758RBI
24SB
7Rare 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 | 6,073 | 6,074 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 21 | 22 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 753 | 754 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,899 | 6,900 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,774 | 6,899 | 6,073 | 706 | 1,591 | 241 | 35 | 200 | 758 | 626 | 753 | 24 | 21 | 114 | 48 | 2,502 | .262 | .340 | .412 | .752 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1971-09-28 to 1972-05-05
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Hit Three Times | 1968-08-16 | 1 in 5,324 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1971-06-02 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1971-08-09 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 873 | 3328 | 737 | 100 | 374 | 304 | 394 | .253 | .313 | .406 |
| Away | 901 | 3572 | 854 | 100 | 384 | 322 | 360 | .271 | .329 | .417 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 188 | 741 | 190 | 21 | 81 | 80 | 81 | .299 | .364 | .468 |
| May | 302 | 1186 | 268 | 37 | 130 | 101 | 139 | .255 | .311 | .420 |
| June | 315 | 1205 | 260 | 27 | 107 | 103 | 132 | .245 | .301 | .364 |
| July | 328 | 1279 | 277 | 41 | 151 | 116 | 128 | .245 | .307 | .395 |
| August | 339 | 1318 | 320 | 43 | 144 | 113 | 138 | .275 | .329 | .439 |
| September | 288 | 1117 | 257 | 29 | 129 | 109 | 125 | .262 | .328 | .397 |
| October | 14 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | .404 | .426 | .617 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 208 | 807 | 186 | 24 | 101 | 74 | 91 | .264 | .322 | .427 |
| new-york-yankees | 196 | 751 | 189 | 17 | 73 | 56 | 78 | .277 | .326 | .407 |
| cleveland-guardians | 194 | 742 | 154 | 23 | 73 | 69 | 92 | .239 | .301 | .388 |
| boston-red-sox | 191 | 752 | 163 | 21 | 69 | 82 | 75 | .252 | .326 | .401 |
| minnesota-twins | 165 | 641 | 153 | 23 | 82 | 51 | 71 | .266 | .318 | .429 |
| chicago-white-sox | 154 | 600 | 137 | 16 | 60 | 44 | 59 | .258 | .302 | .394 |
| california-angels | 137 | 547 | 135 | 18 | 63 | 46 | 71 | .278 | .331 | .444 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 132 | 516 | 113 | 14 | 60 | 62 | 53 | .256 | .339 | .400 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Detroit Tigers | 4 | 10 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 100 | 300 | 73 | 9 | 36 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 521 | 156 | 18 | 80 | 5 | .299 | – | – |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 431 | 101 | 10 | 43 | 4 | .234 | – | – |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 492 | 115 | 12 | 46 | 5 | .234 | – | – |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 517 | 146 | 20 | 74 | 1 | .282 | – | – |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 540 | 142 | 25 | 84 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 489 | 128 | 16 | 49 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 117 | 395 | 95 | 16 | 52 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 516 | 143 | 21 | 71 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 374 | 98 | 10 | 56 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 380 | 89 | 6 | 29 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 445 | 132 | 18 | 60 | 2 | .297 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 120 | 427 | 105 | 14 | 47 | 2 | .246 | – | – |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 71 | 237 | 64 | 5 | 27 | – | .270 | – | – |