Bill Madlock
1973–1987 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers
1,806G
.305AVG
.365OBP
.442SLG
More career statistics
2,008H
163HR
860RBI
174SB
10Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,806 | 7,372 | 6,594 | 920 | 2,008 | 348 | 34 | 163 | 860 | 605 | 510 | 174 | 90 | 68 | 69 | 2,913 | .305 | .365 | .442 | .807 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1976-08-02 to 1976-08-17
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1975-07-26 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1975-07-26 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1980-07-20 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 910 | 3645 | 990 | 88 | 465 | 310 | 252 | .306 | .357 | .458 |
| Away | 896 | 3727 | 1018 | 75 | 395 | 295 | 258 | .303 | .352 | .426 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 215 | 928 | 217 | 11 | 111 | 60 | 64 | .256 | .298 | .360 |
| May | 308 | 1268 | 345 | 27 | 128 | 107 | 91 | .303 | .356 | .432 |
| June | 314 | 1298 | 344 | 37 | 154 | 105 | 87 | .296 | .346 | .450 |
| July | 314 | 1279 | 341 | 28 | 147 | 106 | 91 | .298 | .349 | .424 |
| August | 327 | 1305 | 398 | 32 | 159 | 119 | 79 | .348 | .396 | .511 |
| September | 310 | 1239 | 345 | 28 | 153 | 107 | 92 | .313 | .365 | .455 |
| October | 18 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .346 | .345 | .404 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 185 | 782 | 236 | 11 | 101 | 56 | 65 | .331 | .373 | .473 |
| montreal-expos | 182 | 725 | 177 | 5 | 83 | 57 | 41 | .271 | .323 | .339 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 164 | 663 | 194 | 10 | 73 | 50 | 30 | .323 | .368 | .436 |
| san-diego-padres | 153 | 621 | 158 | 11 | 64 | 45 | 37 | .280 | .327 | .401 |
| houston-astros | 148 | 616 | 163 | 13 | 74 | 53 | 43 | .299 | .351 | .420 |
| new-york-mets | 145 | 568 | 149 | 19 | 76 | 55 | 36 | .300 | .359 | .478 |
| cincinnati-reds | 142 | 565 | 165 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 42 | .324 | .370 | .436 |
| atlanta-braves | 137 | 567 | 144 | 21 | 62 | 54 | 45 | .285 | .349 | .459 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Texas Rangers | 21 | 77 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .351 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Chicago Cubs | 128 | 453 | 142 | 9 | 54 | 11 | .313 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 130 | 514 | 182 | 7 | 64 | 9 | .354 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 514 | 174 | 15 | 84 | 15 | .339 | – | – |
| 1977 |  San Francisco Giants | 140 | 533 | 161 | 12 | 46 | 13 | .302 | – | – |
| 1978 | San Francisco Giants | 122 | 447 | 138 | 15 | 44 | 16 | .309 | – | – |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 154 | 560 | 167 | 14 | 85 | 32 | .298 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 137 | 494 | 137 | 10 | 53 | 16 | .277 | – | – |
| 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 82 | 279 | 95 | 6 | 45 | 18 | .341 | – | – |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 568 | 181 | 19 | 95 | 18 | .319 | – | – |
| 1983 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 473 | 153 | 12 | 68 | 3 | .323 | – | – |
| 1984 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 403 | 102 | 4 | 44 | 3 | .253 | – | – |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 513 | 141 | 12 | 56 | 10 | .275 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 111 | 379 | 106 | 10 | 60 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 387 | 102 | 17 | 57 | 4 | .264 | – | – |