Carl Sawatski
1948–1963 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
633G
.242AVG
.330OBP
.401SLG
More career statistics
351H
58HR
213RBI
2SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633 | 1,661 | 1,449 | 133 | 351 | 46 | 5 | 58 | 213 | 191 | 251 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 581 | .242 | .330 | .401 | .731 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1961-08-31 to 1961-09-09
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1957-06-13 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1958-08-31 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1962-05-19 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 322 | 829 | 195 | 35 | 120 | 108 | 130 | .274 | .366 | .463 |
| Away | 311 | 832 | 156 | 23 | 93 | 83 | 121 | .211 | .287 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 108 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 17 | .348 | .444 | .641 |
| May | 121 | 313 | 59 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 49 | .223 | .332 | .370 |
| June | 114 | 312 | 70 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 39 | .258 | .340 | .421 |
| July | 121 | 337 | 67 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 54 | .229 | .312 | .365 |
| August | 121 | 308 | 61 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 59 | .222 | .299 | .378 |
| September | 109 | 281 | 61 | 10 | 36 | 25 | 33 | .243 | .306 | .390 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 80 | 225 | 48 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 43 | .246 | .347 | .441 |
| cincinnati-reds | 77 | 185 | 47 | 10 | 33 | 22 | 27 | .290 | .373 | .531 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 73 | 187 | 42 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 28 | .251 | .316 | .371 |
| milwaukee-braves | 68 | 180 | 40 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 21 | .248 | .322 | .435 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 61 | 152 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 21 | .246 | .322 | .396 |
| san-francisco-giants | 60 | 136 | 35 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 17 | .294 | .375 | .429 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 52 | 149 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | .238 | .336 | .402 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 133 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 22 | .220 | .301 | .280 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Chicago Cubs | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 103 | 18 | 1 | 7 | – | .175 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 5 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Chicago White Sox | 43 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 12 | – | .183 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Milwaukee Braves | 58 | 105 | 25 | 6 | 17 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 193 | 43 | 5 | 13 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 198 | 58 | 9 | 43 | – | .293 | – | – |
| 1960 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 179 | 41 | 6 | 27 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1961 | St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 174 | 52 | 10 | 33 | – | .299 | – | – |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 222 | 56 | 13 | 42 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 56 | 105 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .238 | – | – |