Danny Litwhiler
1940–1951 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,057G
.281AVG
.343OBP
.438SLG
982H
107HR
453RBI
11SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,057 | 3,860 | 3,494 | 428 | 982 | 162 | 32 | 107 | 453 | 302 | 377 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 1,529 | .281 | .343 | .438 | .781 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1941-08-05 | 1 in 107 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 | – | – |