Bob Cerv
1951–1962 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Houston Astros, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees
829G
.276AVG
.340OBP
.481SLG
624H
105HR
374RBI
12SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 829 | 2,515 | 2,261 | 319 | 624 | 96 | 26 | 105 | 374 | 212 | 392 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 1,087 | .276 | .340 | .481 | .821 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1959-08-13 to 1959-09-02
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1959-08-20 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1958-06-15 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1958-04-30 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 416 | 1227 | 303 | 53 | 198 | 107 | 197 | .275 | .334 | .481 |
| Away | 413 | 1288 | 321 | 52 | 176 | 105 | 195 | .277 | .331 | .480 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 88 | 283 | 66 | 14 | 58 | 23 | 41 | .260 | .314 | .512 |
| May | 158 | 466 | 115 | 24 | 79 | 35 | 83 | .273 | .322 | .499 |
| June | 156 | 469 | 114 | 14 | 52 | 34 | 78 | .264 | .316 | .421 |
| July | 169 | 445 | 109 | 21 | 62 | 39 | 69 | .274 | .333 | .485 |
| August | 135 | 434 | 114 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 56 | .294 | .357 | .451 |
| September | 121 | 409 | 104 | 20 | 70 | 39 | 64 | .289 | .350 | .542 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 122 | 354 | 101 | 26 | 63 | 23 | 62 | .313 | .350 | .616 |
| boston-red-sox | 117 | 377 | 102 | 17 | 57 | 32 | 52 | .300 | .355 | .532 |
| chicago-white-sox | 111 | 301 | 70 | 10 | 51 | 28 | 46 | .260 | .326 | .420 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 104 | 357 | 72 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 58 | .224 | .280 | .358 |
| cleveland-guardians | 102 | 306 | 71 | 14 | 54 | 27 | 55 | .259 | .320 | .460 |
| baltimore-orioles | 99 | 299 | 82 | 13 | 50 | 20 | 36 | .298 | .341 | .509 |
| new-york-yankees | 58 | 219 | 57 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 40 | .292 | .347 | .487 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 45 | 120 | 28 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 14 | .267 | .358 | .467 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  New York Yankees | 12 | 28 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Yankees | 36 | 87 | 21 | 1 | 8 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | 8 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 56 | 100 | 26 | 5 | 13 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 55 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 22 | 4 | .341 | – | – |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 54 | 115 | 35 | 3 | 25 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Kansas City Athletics | 124 | 345 | 94 | 11 | 44 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics | 141 | 515 | 157 | 38 | 104 | 3 | .305 | – | – |
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 125 | 463 | 132 | 20 | 87 | 3 | .285 | – | – |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees | 110 | 294 | 74 | 14 | 40 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees | 75 | 175 | 41 | 8 | 26 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1962 | Houston Astros, New York Yankees | 33 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 3 | – | .188 | – | – |