Chuck Klein
1928–1944 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,753G
.320AVG
.379OBP
.543SLG
More career statistics
2,076H
300HR
1,201RBI
79SB
11Rare 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 · At bats | 6,486 | 6,488 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 12 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 521 | 520 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,168 | 7,172 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,201 | 1,204 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,753 | 7,168 | 6,486 | 1,168 | 2,076 | 398 | 74 | 300 | 1,201 | 601 | 521 | 79 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3,522 | .320 | .379 | .543 | .922 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1930-05-18 to 1930-06-17
49longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Four-Homer Game | 1936-07-10 | 1 in 11,770 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1931-07-01 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1935-08-21 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 887 | 3637 | 1163 | 190 | 724 | 310 | 241 | .353 | .405 | .617 |
| Away | 866 | 3535 | 913 | 110 | 480 | 291 | 279 | .286 | .341 | .466 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 608 | 163 | 24 | 104 | 68 | 57 | .306 | .380 | .522 |
| May | 271 | 1114 | 318 | 66 | 235 | 111 | 77 | .321 | .385 | .606 |
| June | 321 | 1362 | 414 | 63 | 240 | 114 | 88 | .335 | .388 | .575 |
| July | 350 | 1472 | 458 | 62 | 263 | 117 | 97 | .342 | .391 | .575 |
| August | 331 | 1325 | 369 | 41 | 188 | 99 | 95 | .307 | .353 | .503 |
| September | 332 | 1268 | 351 | 43 | 172 | 91 | 104 | .302 | .349 | .475 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .136 | .174 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 260 | 1035 | 291 | 40 | 145 | 90 | 85 | .312 | .368 | .515 |
| cincinnati-reds | 258 | 1031 | 289 | 42 | 165 | 72 | 78 | .305 | .350 | .536 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 249 | 1017 | 316 | 49 | 194 | 95 | 87 | .347 | .404 | .610 |
| boston-braves | 247 | 1025 | 282 | 29 | 147 | 87 | 62 | .303 | .360 | .474 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 243 | 1041 | 329 | 50 | 197 | 71 | 52 | .344 | .384 | .597 |
| new-york-giants | 238 | 931 | 246 | 36 | 152 | 75 | 87 | .290 | .345 | .492 |
| chicago-cubs | 203 | 852 | 258 | 38 | 157 | 81 | 54 | .341 | .398 | .561 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 240 | 65 | 16 | 47 | 30 | 15 | .314 | .396 | .609 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 253 | 91 | 11 | 34 | – | .360 | – | – |
| 1929 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 616 | 219 | 43 | 144 | 5 | .356 | – | – |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 649 | 250 | 40 | 169 | 4 | .385 | – | – |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Phillies | 148 | 594 | 200 | 31 | 122 | 7 | .337 | – | – |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 650 | 226 | 38 | 137 | 20 | .348 | – | – |
| 1933 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 606 | 223 | 28 | 121 | 15 | .368 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Chicago Cubs | 115 | 435 | 131 | 20 | 80 | 3 | .301 | – | – |
| 1935 | Chicago Cubs | 119 | 434 | 127 | 21 | 74 | 4 | .293 | – | – |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 602 | 184 | 25 | 104 | 6 | .306 | – | – |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Phillies | 115 | 406 | 132 | 15 | 58 | 3 | .325 | – | – |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Phillies | 129 | 458 | 113 | 8 | 61 | 7 | .247 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 317 | 90 | 12 | 56 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1940 | Philadelphia Phillies | 116 | 354 | 77 | 7 | 38 | 2 | .218 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 3 | – | .123 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | .071 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 20 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | .100 | – | – |
| 1944 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |