Buddy Myer
1925–1941 · bats L / throws R · ALS, ASB, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,923G
.303AVG
.389OBP
.406SLG
More career statistics
2,131H
38HR
850RBI
156SB
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 | 1,923 | 1,924 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,038 | 7,044 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 109 | 124 |
| Batting · Doubles | 353 | 352 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,131 | 2,133 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,187 | 8,195 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,174 | 1,175 |
| Batting · RBI | 850 | 838 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 156 | 159 |
| Batting · Walks | 965 | 966 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,923 | 8,187 | 7,038 | 1,174 | 2,131 | 353 | 130 | 38 | 850 | 965 | 428 | 156 | 109 | 33 | 0 | 2,858 | .303 | .389 | .406 | .795 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1929-04-28 to 1929-05-30
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1929-08-05 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1934-05-12 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1928-08-31 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 963 | 3958 | 1045 | 15 | 440 | 481 | 194 | .309 | .386 | .412 |
| Away | 961 | 4237 | 1088 | 23 | 398 | 485 | 234 | .297 | .371 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 178 | 789 | 173 | 3 | 79 | 112 | 44 | .263 | .361 | .351 |
| May | 338 | 1420 | 366 | 8 | 151 | 203 | 72 | .309 | .401 | .407 |
| June | 335 | 1457 | 391 | 12 | 156 | 158 | 87 | .309 | .377 | .421 |
| July | 397 | 1703 | 449 | 7 | 190 | 177 | 78 | .302 | .368 | .421 |
| August | 353 | 1496 | 407 | 4 | 139 | 153 | 71 | .310 | .374 | .413 |
| September | 314 | 1297 | 338 | 4 | 121 | 161 | 73 | .306 | .385 | .394 |
| October | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .290 | .333 | .290 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 284 | 1194 | 315 | 3 | 118 | 159 | 59 | .310 | .397 | .406 |
| detroit-tigers | 279 | 1215 | 318 | 4 | 139 | 139 | 75 | .306 | .376 | .412 |
| cleveland-guardians | 274 | 1163 | 309 | 3 | 129 | 126 | 52 | .307 | .374 | .400 |
| new-york-yankees | 272 | 1135 | 276 | 8 | 108 | 156 | 78 | .289 | .381 | .402 |
| chicago-white-sox | 269 | 1134 | 297 | 5 | 116 | 130 | 43 | .304 | .377 | .387 |
| st-louis-browns | 267 | 1151 | 307 | 8 | 126 | 133 | 68 | .309 | .382 | .436 |
| boston-red-sox | 241 | 1049 | 265 | 5 | 88 | 110 | 49 | .288 | .357 | .387 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 37 | 149 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | .328 | .376 | .478 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 4 | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1926 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 132 | 435 | 132 | 1 | 60 | 10 | .303 | – | – |
| 1927 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 148 | 520 | 146 | 2 | 54 | 13 | .281 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Boston Red Sox | 147 | 537 | 168 | 1 | 44 | 30 | .313 | – | – |
| 1929 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 141 | 563 | 169 | 3 | 82 | 19 | .300 | – | – |
| 1930 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 138 | 540 | 164 | 2 | 59 | 15 | .304 | – | – |
| 1931 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 593 | 173 | 4 | 55 | 11 | .292 | – | – |
| 1932 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 143 | 577 | 161 | 5 | 53 | 12 | .279 | – | – |
| 1933 | ASB, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 132 | 535 | 162 | 4 | 59 | 6 | .303 | – | – |
| 1934 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 524 | 160 | 3 | 56 | 6 | .305 | – | – |
| 1935 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 151 | 616 | 215 | 5 | 96 | 7 | .349 | – | – |
| 1936 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 51 | 156 | 42 | – | 15 | 7 | .269 | – | – |
| 1937 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 125 | 430 | 126 | 1 | 65 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1938 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 127 | 437 | 147 | 6 | 71 | 9 | .336 | – | – |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 83 | 257 | 78 | 1 | 31 | 4 | .304 | – | – |
| 1940 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 71 | 209 | 61 | – | 29 | 6 | .292 | – | – |
| 1941 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 53 | 107 | 27 | – | 9 | 2 | .252 | – | – |