Champ Summers
1974–1984 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
698G
.255AVG
.350OBP
.425SLG
More career statistics
350H
54HR
218RBI
15SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 698 | 1,593 | 1,371 | 199 | 350 | 63 | 4 | 54 | 218 | 188 | 244 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 583 | .255 | .350 | .425 | .775 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1980-04-17 to 1980-05-07
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1980-09-10 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1981-09-23 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1979-05-06 | 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 | 366 | 814 | 183 | 36 | 135 | 107 | 121 | .264 | .356 | .470 |
| Away | 332 | 779 | 167 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 123 | .246 | .318 | .379 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 84 | 164 | 44 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 22 | .317 | .384 | .460 |
| May | 143 | 374 | 73 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 54 | .224 | .307 | .353 |
| June | 113 | 229 | 57 | 11 | 41 | 25 | 31 | .288 | .358 | .495 |
| July | 104 | 236 | 52 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 37 | .261 | .364 | .462 |
| August | 110 | 241 | 49 | 12 | 42 | 25 | 34 | .237 | .307 | .444 |
| September | 130 | 321 | 71 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 59 | .255 | .343 | .417 |
| October | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | .167 | .286 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 46 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | .229 | .321 | .357 |
| houston-astros | 41 | 79 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | .261 | .354 | .493 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 53 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .271 | .302 | .375 |
| montreal-expos | 38 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | .235 | .328 | .373 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 36 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | .156 | .236 | .219 |
| cincinnati-reds | 33 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | .233 | .320 | .256 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 33 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | .255 | .339 | .319 |
| san-diego-padres | 32 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | .220 | .316 | .320 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Athletics | 20 | 24 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Chicago Cubs | 76 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 16 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 83 | 126 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 76 | 13 | 3 | 6 | – | .171 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | 117 | 306 | 89 | 21 | 62 | 7 | .291 | – | – |
| 1980 |  Detroit Tigers | 120 | 347 | 103 | 17 | 60 | 4 | .297 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 64 | 165 | 42 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1982 |  San Francisco Giants | 70 | 125 | 31 | 4 | 19 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 1983 | San Francisco Giants | 29 | 22 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .136 | – | – |
| 1984 |  San Diego Padres | 47 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 12 | – | .185 | – | – |