Bill Rariden
1909–1920 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, IND, NEW, New York Giants
983G
.237AVG
.320OBP
.298SLG
More career statistics
682H
7HR
272RBI
47SB
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 | 2,877 | 2,878 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 32 |
| Batting · Hits | 682 | 681 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 13 | 15 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 251 | 235 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,305 | 3,313 |
| Batting · Runs | 272 | 269 |
| Batting · RBI | 272 | 290 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 47 | 48 |
| Batting · Walks | 340 | 344 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 983 | 3,305 | 2,877 | 272 | 682 | 105 | 24 | 7 | 272 | 340 | 251 | 47 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 856 | .237 | .320 | .298 | .618 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1912-07-22 to 1912-08-15
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1910-10-06 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1913-07-07 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1912-07-30 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 513 | 1723 | 355 | 3 | 162 | 176 | 117 | .237 | .308 | .303 |
| Away | 470 | 1590 | 326 | 4 | 128 | 168 | 118 | .236 | .311 | .290 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 70 | 235 | 63 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 12 | .312 | .391 | .406 |
| May | 139 | 441 | 86 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 25 | .231 | .331 | .263 |
| June | 186 | 614 | 124 | 1 | 59 | 49 | 49 | .230 | .282 | .304 |
| July | 179 | 626 | 127 | 2 | 51 | 59 | 46 | .231 | .297 | .289 |
| August | 175 | 583 | 117 | 0 | 48 | 72 | 33 | .235 | .324 | .279 |
| September | 190 | 660 | 124 | 2 | 50 | 57 | 60 | .211 | .274 | .269 |
| October | 44 | 154 | 40 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 10 | .310 | .377 | .426 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 107 | 350 | 69 | 0 | 24 | 36 | 26 | .225 | .300 | .257 |
| chicago-cubs | 106 | 336 | 57 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 34 | .197 | .268 | .238 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 105 | 333 | 68 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 20 | .229 | .279 | .259 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 101 | 323 | 73 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 18 | .263 | .331 | .338 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 100 | 324 | 85 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 33 | .301 | .361 | .394 |
| cincinnati-reds | 79 | 272 | 49 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 21 | .207 | .294 | .232 |
| new-york-giants | 62 | 213 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 21 | .207 | .254 | .285 |
| boston-braves | 50 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 | .180 | .254 | .220 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  Boston Braves | 13 | 42 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | .143 | – | – |
| 1910 | Boston Braves | 49 | 137 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1911 | Boston Braves | 71 | 247 | 56 | – | 25 | 3 | .227 | – | – |
| 1912 | Boston Braves | 79 | 248 | 55 | 1 | 15 | 3 | .222 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Braves | 95 | 242 | 57 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .236 | – | – |
| 1914 | IND | 131 | 398 | 93 | – | 49 | 13 | .234 | – | – |
| 1915 | NEW | 142 | 446 | 120 | – | 42 | 8 | .269 | – | – |
| 1916 |  New York Giants | 120 | 351 | 78 | 1 | 30 | 4 | .222 | – | – |
| 1917 | New York Giants | 101 | 266 | 72 | – | 26 | 3 | .271 | – | – |
| 1918 | New York Giants | 69 | 183 | 41 | – | 17 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1919 |  Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 217 | 47 | 1 | 24 | 4 | .217 | – | – |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds | 39 | 101 | 25 | – | 13 | 2 | .248 | – | – |