Danny Litwhiler
1940–1951 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,057G
.281AVG
.342OBP
.438SLG
More career statistics
982H
107HR
451RBI
11SB
1Rare feat
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 | 0 | 30 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,858 | 3,860 |
| Batting · RBI | 451 | 453 |
| Batting · Walks | 299 | 302 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,057 | 3,858 | 3,494 | 428 | 982 | 162 | 32 | 107 | 451 | 299 | 377 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1,529 | .281 | .342 | .438 | .780 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1940-09-01 to 1940-09-16
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1942-08-26 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1944-06-13 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1941-08-18 | 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 | 550 | 1992 | 518 | 49 | 239 | 154 | 184 | .286 | .337 | .441 |
| Away | 507 | 1868 | 464 | 58 | 214 | 148 | 193 | .275 | .328 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 74 | 278 | 75 | 10 | 41 | 21 | 15 | .298 | .345 | .460 |
| May | 170 | 646 | 145 | 16 | 64 | 50 | 60 | .246 | .302 | .386 |
| June | 178 | 640 | 169 | 17 | 71 | 44 | 67 | .288 | .333 | .454 |
| July | 199 | 723 | 191 | 14 | 76 | 57 | 69 | .294 | .343 | .422 |
| August | 204 | 737 | 188 | 23 | 107 | 62 | 75 | .286 | .339 | .454 |
| September | 224 | 805 | 209 | 26 | 91 | 62 | 85 | .284 | .337 | .460 |
| October | 8 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | .208 | .355 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 168 | 598 | 136 | 24 | 64 | 56 | 75 | .255 | .321 | .432 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 158 | 596 | 146 | 16 | 69 | 35 | 48 | .265 | .304 | .418 |
| chicago-cubs | 144 | 543 | 164 | 20 | 76 | 44 | 58 | .333 | .383 | .538 |
| new-york-giants | 136 | 487 | 124 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 44 | .288 | .357 | .426 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 123 | 435 | 113 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 46 | .282 | .326 | .385 |
| boston-braves | 114 | 436 | 106 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 34 | .272 | .319 | .423 |
| cincinnati-reds | 107 | 404 | 91 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 40 | .242 | .277 | .351 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 107 | 361 | 102 | 15 | 59 | 34 | 32 | .317 | .377 | .528 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 142 | 49 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .345 | – | – |
| 1941 | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 590 | 180 | 18 | 67 | 1 | .305 | – | – |
| 1942 | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 591 | 160 | 9 | 57 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 116 | 397 | 108 | 12 | 48 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1944 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 492 | 130 | 15 | 82 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1946 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 252 | 72 | 8 | 38 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Boston Braves | 91 | 226 | 59 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 119 | 371 | 102 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .275 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 292 | 85 | 11 | 48 | – | .291 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 112 | 29 | 6 | 12 | – | .259 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | – | .276 | – | – |