Bob Boyd
1947–1961 · bats L / throws L · ASW, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Memphis Red Sox, Milwaukee Braves
727G
.298AVG
.355OBP
.396SLG
More career statistics
620H
21HR
201RBI
18SB
4Rare 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 · Games | 727 | 754 |
| Batting · At bats | 2,078 | 2,116 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 17 | 18 |
| Batting · Doubles | 91 | 92 |
| Batting · Hits | 620 | 658 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 10 | 9 |
| Batting · Home runs | 21 | 31 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 114 | 116 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,307 | 2,344 |
| Batting · Runs | 276 | 292 |
| Batting · RBI | 201 | 228 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 18 | 19 |
| Batting · Triples | 24 | 27 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727 | 2,307 | 2,078 | 276 | 620 | 91 | 24 | 21 | 201 | 177 | 114 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 822 | .298 | .355 | .396 | .751 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1956-08-18 to 1956-09-06
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1948-07-16 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1957-09-15 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1958-06-29 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 362 | 1100 | 294 | 12 | 92 | 89 | 59 | .298 | .348 | .411 |
| Away | 392 | 1244 | 364 | 19 | 136 | 88 | 57 | .322 | .363 | .435 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 75 | 199 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 8 | .249 | .302 | .354 |
| May | 140 | 395 | 102 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 13 | .291 | .344 | .368 |
| June | 121 | 353 | 114 | 7 | 47 | 21 | 14 | .353 | .382 | .486 |
| July | 120 | 388 | 127 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 21 | .362 | .405 | .530 |
| August | 151 | 534 | 148 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 32 | .301 | .330 | .404 |
| September | 146 | 474 | 122 | 5 | 46 | 49 | 28 | .293 | .361 | .388 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 98 | 354 | 106 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 22 | .332 | .376 | .423 |
| detroit-tigers | 97 | 314 | 87 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 9 | .300 | .341 | .397 |
| new-york-yankees | 95 | 305 | 71 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 24 | .257 | .305 | .330 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 92 | 293 | 84 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 12 | .332 | .396 | .455 |
| boston-red-sox | 89 | 250 | 68 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 13 | .292 | .332 | .386 |
| chicago-white-sox | 78 | 239 | 57 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | .264 | .301 | .389 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 71 | 248 | 65 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 17 | .302 | .359 | .395 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 27 | 117 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .327 | .368 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 26 | 71 | 30 | 4 | 18 | 4 | .423 | – | – |
| 1948 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 15 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 5 | .733 | – | – |
| 1949 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 20 | 64 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .438 | – | – |
| 1951 |  Chicago White Sox | 12 | 18 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 55 | 165 | 49 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .297 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 56 | 10 | – | 5 | 2 | .179 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 225 | 70 | 2 | 12 | – | .311 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 485 | 154 | 4 | 34 | 2 | .318 | – | – |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 401 | 124 | 7 | 36 | 1 | .309 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 415 | 110 | 3 | 41 | 3 | .265 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 71 | 82 | 26 | – | 9 | – | .317 | – | – |
| 1961 | Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves | 62 | 89 | 21 | – | 12 | – | .236 | – | – |