Chico Fernandez
1956–1963 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
856G
.240AVG
.292OBP
.329SLG
More career statistics
666H
40HR
259RBI
68SB
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 · Caught stealing | 28 | 32 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 338 | 337 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,079 | 3,078 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | 3,079 | 2,778 | 270 | 666 | 91 | 19 | 40 | 259 | 213 | 338 | 68 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 915 | .240 | .292 | .329 | .621 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1962-09-05 to 1962-09-18
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1957-05-25 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1957-07-11 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1958-05-28 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 438 | 1571 | 366 | 26 | 151 | 124 | 163 | .261 | .312 | .373 |
| Away | 418 | 1507 | 300 | 14 | 108 | 89 | 174 | .218 | .258 | .285 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 306 | 66 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 33 | .243 | .307 | .320 |
| May | 179 | 662 | 136 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 68 | .231 | .287 | .329 |
| June | 162 | 558 | 112 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 65 | .221 | .262 | .300 |
| July | 148 | 524 | 119 | 9 | 53 | 28 | 56 | .247 | .281 | .336 |
| August | 146 | 537 | 106 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 63 | .222 | .268 | .316 |
| September | 137 | 486 | 124 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 52 | .279 | .319 | .372 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 65 | 228 | 49 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 27 | .238 | .272 | .320 |
| chicago-cubs | 63 | 206 | 44 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 21 | .243 | .296 | .359 |
| milwaukee-braves | 61 | 225 | 44 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 27 | .215 | .258 | .249 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 61 | 207 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 20 | .246 | .290 | .293 |
| cincinnati-reds | 60 | 204 | 52 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | .274 | .299 | .321 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 216 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | .249 | .282 | .358 |
| new-york-yankees | 53 | 203 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 26 | .218 | .256 | .309 |
| chicago-white-sox | 52 | 190 | 45 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 10 | .278 | .363 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .227 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 500 | 131 | 5 | 51 | 18 | .262 | – | – |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 148 | 522 | 120 | 6 | 52 | 12 | .230 | – | – |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 123 | 26 | – | 3 | 2 | .211 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Detroit Tigers | 133 | 435 | 105 | 4 | 35 | 13 | .241 | – | – |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 435 | 108 | 3 | 40 | 8 | .248 | – | – |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 503 | 125 | 20 | 59 | 10 | .249 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers, New York Mets | 73 | 194 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .186 | – | – |