Charlie Lau
1956–1967 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Milwaukee Braves
527G
.255AVG
.318OBP
.365SLG
298H
16HR
140RBI
3SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527 | 1,311 | 1,170 | 105 | 298 | 63 | 9 | 16 | 140 | 109 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 427 | .255 | .318 | .365 | .683 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1963-09-02 to 1963-09-10
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1962-07-19 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1958-07-31 | 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 | 262 | 644 | 146 | 8 | 72 | 49 | 75 | .252 | .303 | .366 |
| Away | 265 | 667 | 152 | 8 | 68 | 60 | 75 | .258 | .318 | .364 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | .203 | .280 | .290 |
| May | 103 | 293 | 72 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 29 | .279 | .338 | .419 |
| June | 88 | 187 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 23 | .238 | .262 | .297 |
| July | 75 | 186 | 47 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 28 | .281 | .339 | .455 |
| August | 102 | 256 | 51 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 25 | .227 | .293 | .311 |
| September | 114 | 297 | 72 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 29 | .265 | .320 | .371 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .300 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 56 | 157 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 18 | .253 | .287 | .349 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 148 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | .231 | .297 | .323 |
| new-york-yankees | 49 | 126 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | .301 | .333 | .425 |
| detroit-tigers | 46 | 110 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 14 | .253 | .309 | .364 |
| chicago-white-sox | 44 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | .261 | .321 | .380 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 41 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | .288 | .339 | .365 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 39 | 96 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 12 | .264 | .292 | .495 |
| los-angeles-angels-1961-64 | 34 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | .269 | .318 | .372 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Detroit Tigers | 3 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 68 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .147 | – | – |
| 1959 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Milwaukee Braves | 21 | 53 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Braves | 45 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .194 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Baltimore Orioles | 81 | 197 | 58 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .294 | – | – |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 91 | 235 | 64 | 3 | 32 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 105 | 276 | 73 | 3 | 23 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 132 | 39 | 2 | 18 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 18 | 12 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 8 | – | .189 | – | – |