Buster Adams
1937–1947 · bats R / throws R · MLS, Philadelphia Phillies, PIR, PRK, St. Louis Cardinals, VDA, WHK
576G
.266AVG
.346OBP
.400SLG
532H
50HR
251RBI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 576 | 2,293 | 2,003 | 282 | 532 | 96 | 12 | 50 | 251 | 234 | 284 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 802 | .266 | .346 | .400 | .746 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1945-05-05 to 1945-05-17
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1946-04-25 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1945-06-08 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1944-07-27 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 288 | 1105 | 261 | 28 | 132 | 128 | 140 | .276 | .352 | .431 |
| Away | 288 | 1188 | 271 | 22 | 119 | 106 | 144 | .256 | .317 | .373 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 37 | 129 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | .286 | .364 | .455 |
| May | 82 | 315 | 71 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 41 | .270 | .349 | .430 |
| June | 117 | 486 | 104 | 12 | 57 | 54 | 64 | .246 | .325 | .386 |
| July | 126 | 495 | 114 | 10 | 61 | 49 | 57 | .263 | .329 | .399 |
| August | 102 | 406 | 93 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 52 | .260 | .323 | .397 |
| September | 109 | 446 | 113 | 6 | 39 | 38 | 58 | .283 | .339 | .383 |
| October | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .375 | .467 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 90 | 371 | 86 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 43 | .263 | .318 | .401 |
| new-york-giants | 88 | 363 | 91 | 6 | 43 | 38 | 40 | .283 | .355 | .399 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 83 | 334 | 72 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 50 | .254 | .344 | .408 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 79 | 301 | 76 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 31 | .289 | .352 | .430 |
| cincinnati-reds | 76 | 290 | 59 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 29 | .239 | .314 | .332 |
| chicago-cubs | 73 | 271 | 73 | 12 | 37 | 23 | 44 | .304 | .354 | .508 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 54 | 221 | 49 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 32 | .245 | .308 | .345 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 142 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | .215 | .303 | .339 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 119 | 429 | 108 | 4 | 40 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1944 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 584 | 165 | 17 | 63 | 2 | .283 | – | – |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 634 | 182 | 22 | 111 | 3 | .287 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 173 | 32 | 5 | 22 | 3 | .185 | – | – |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 182 | 45 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .247 | – | – |