Billy Ripken
1987–1998 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers
912G
.247AVG
.294OBP
.318SLG
More career statistics
674H
20HR
229RBI
25SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 912 | 3,015 | 2,729 | 287 | 674 | 121 | 6 | 20 | 229 | 174 | 332 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 867 | .247 | .294 | .318 | .612 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1987-07-16 to 1987-07-24
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1996-06-01 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1987-08-22 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1989-08-02 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 454 | 1474 | 344 | 8 | 117 | 89 | 160 | .259 | .294 | .327 |
| Away | 458 | 1541 | 330 | 12 | 112 | 85 | 172 | .235 | .269 | .309 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| April | 136 | 431 | 82 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 56 | .209 | .244 | .258 |
| May | 162 | 537 | 120 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 51 | .251 | .281 | .338 |
| June | 172 | 601 | 134 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 68 | .246 | .268 | .321 |
| July | 142 | 492 | 111 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 45 | .249 | .293 | .324 |
| August | 147 | 496 | 121 | 1 | 42 | 33 | 65 | .269 | .310 | .311 |
| September | 140 | 416 | 99 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 44 | .260 | .293 | .346 |
| October | 12 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .176 | .237 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 77 | 247 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 31 | .243 | .263 | .292 |
| new-york-yankees | 77 | 248 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 26 | .213 | .242 | .280 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 76 | 259 | 64 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 34 | .270 | .293 | .325 |
| detroit-tigers | 73 | 258 | 59 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 24 | .254 | .295 | .345 |
| cleveland-guardians | 72 | 236 | 53 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 28 | .241 | .258 | .295 |
| kansas-city-royals | 70 | 224 | 51 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 21 | .250 | .308 | .333 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 68 | 208 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | .284 | .322 | .395 |
| california-angels | 67 | 230 | 51 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 29 | .238 | .261 | .294 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Baltimore Orioles | 58 | 234 | 72 | 2 | 20 | 4 | .308 | – | – |
| 1988 | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 512 | 106 | 2 | 34 | 8 | .207 | – | – |
| 1989 | Baltimore Orioles | 115 | 318 | 76 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .239 | – | – |
| 1990 | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 406 | 118 | 3 | 38 | 5 | .291 | – | – |
| 1991 | Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 287 | 62 | – | 14 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1992 | Baltimore Orioles | 111 | 330 | 76 | 4 | 36 | 2 | .230 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Texas Rangers | 50 | 132 | 25 | – | 11 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1994 | Texas Rangers | 32 | 81 | 25 | – | 6 | 2 | .309 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Cleveland Guardians | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | – | .412 | – | – |
| 1996 | Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 135 | 31 | 2 | 12 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1997 | Texas Rangers | 71 | 203 | 56 | 3 | 24 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Detroit Tigers | 27 | 74 | 20 | – | 5 | 3 | .270 | – | – |