John Briggs
1964–1975 · bats L / throws L · Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies
1,366G
.253AVG
.355OBP
.416SLG
More career statistics
1,041H
139HR
507RBI
64SB
6Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 49 | 48 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,837 | 4,838 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,366 | 4,837 | 4,117 | 601 | 1,041 | 170 | 43 | 139 | 507 | 663 | 784 | 64 | 49 | 5 | 30 | 1,714 | .253 | .355 | .416 | .771 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1974-04-24 to 1974-05-14
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1973-08-04 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1973-08-04 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1966-07-31 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 693 | 2397 | 495 | 52 | 245 | 339 | 395 | .244 | .348 | .386 |
| Away | 673 | 2441 | 546 | 87 | 262 | 324 | 389 | .262 | .356 | .446 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 493 | 90 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 83 | .209 | .308 | .353 |
| May | 209 | 660 | 140 | 22 | 66 | 95 | 125 | .250 | .356 | .431 |
| June | 218 | 795 | 172 | 24 | 90 | 119 | 138 | .259 | .366 | .428 |
| July | 258 | 945 | 218 | 34 | 122 | 139 | 140 | .274 | .378 | .459 |
| August | 279 | 1025 | 243 | 22 | 104 | 131 | 141 | .278 | .365 | .432 |
| September | 248 | 876 | 172 | 21 | 78 | 109 | 153 | .227 | .321 | .371 |
| October | 13 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | .176 | .318 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 89 | 297 | 60 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 50 | .249 | .374 | .390 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 87 | 302 | 72 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 52 | .268 | .338 | .454 |
| new-york-mets | 85 | 321 | 61 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 51 | .222 | .318 | .349 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 74 | 229 | 45 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 36 | .223 | .306 | .371 |
| boston-red-sox | 69 | 267 | 58 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 42 | .252 | .356 | .465 |
| san-francisco-giants | 68 | 212 | 51 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 35 | .274 | .358 | .414 |
| new-york-yankees | 67 | 248 | 57 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 34 | .253 | .306 | .431 |
| cincinnati-reds | 66 | 215 | 48 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 41 | .267 | .367 | .444 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 66 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 93 | 229 | 54 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 255 | 72 | 10 | 23 | 3 | .282 | – | – |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 332 | 77 | 9 | 30 | 3 | .232 | – | – |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 338 | 86 | 7 | 31 | 8 | .254 | – | – |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Phillies | 124 | 361 | 86 | 12 | 46 | 9 | .238 | – | – |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 341 | 92 | 9 | 47 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1971 | Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 397 | 103 | 21 | 62 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 135 | 418 | 111 | 21 | 65 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1973 | Milwaukee Brewers | 142 | 488 | 120 | 18 | 57 | 15 | .246 | – | – |
| 1974 | Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 554 | 140 | 17 | 73 | 9 | .253 | – | – |
| 1975 | Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins | 115 | 338 | 83 | 10 | 44 | 6 | .246 | – | – |