Dick Groat
1952–1967 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,929G
.286AVG
.330OBP
.366SLG
More career statistics
2,138H
39HR
707RBI
14SB
8Rare 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 | 27 | 28 |
| Batting · Doubles | 352 | 353 |
| Batting · Runs | 829 | 828 |
| Batting · RBI | 707 | 706 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,929 | 8,179 | 7,484 | 829 | 2,138 | 352 | 67 | 39 | 707 | 490 | 512 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 52 | 2,741 | .286 | .330 | .366 | .696 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1961-09-17 to 1962-04-25
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1960-05-13 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1960-05-13 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1955-08-25 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 945 | 3933 | 1091 | 10 | 357 | 251 | 229 | .306 | .341 | .389 |
| Away | 984 | 4246 | 1047 | 29 | 349 | 239 | 283 | .268 | .303 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 173 | 755 | 196 | 5 | 59 | 56 | 43 | .287 | .334 | .384 |
| May | 334 | 1476 | 402 | 11 | 130 | 85 | 91 | .296 | .330 | .377 |
| June | 340 | 1394 | 329 | 6 | 114 | 94 | 84 | .260 | .303 | .336 |
| July | 382 | 1629 | 428 | 6 | 153 | 96 | 112 | .287 | .322 | .363 |
| August | 391 | 1649 | 444 | 9 | 145 | 96 | 107 | .294 | .327 | .381 |
| September | 299 | 1239 | 328 | 2 | 101 | 60 | 73 | .286 | .313 | .359 |
| October | 10 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .324 | .378 | .441 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 250 | 1068 | 294 | 4 | 90 | 71 | 67 | .301 | .342 | .379 |
| cincinnati-reds | 233 | 964 | 269 | 2 | 76 | 49 | 61 | .300 | .330 | .375 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 231 | 989 | 271 | 8 | 90 | 59 | 54 | .297 | .334 | .393 |
| milwaukee-braves | 216 | 895 | 238 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 47 | .286 | .316 | .374 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 201 | 864 | 240 | 4 | 80 | 48 | 56 | .302 | .333 | .369 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 178 | 761 | 169 | 4 | 56 | 39 | 55 | .240 | .273 | .315 |
| san-francisco-giants | 175 | 778 | 185 | 1 | 53 | 47 | 52 | .262 | .298 | .335 |
| new-york-mets | 96 | 415 | 115 | 3 | 53 | 37 | 30 | .312 | .366 | .425 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 95 | 384 | 109 | 1 | 29 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 521 | 139 | 4 | 50 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 520 | 142 | – | 37 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 501 | 158 | 7 | 53 | – | .315 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 584 | 175 | 3 | 66 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 593 | 163 | 5 | 51 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 573 | 186 | 2 | 50 | – | .325 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 596 | 164 | 6 | 56 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 161 | 678 | 199 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1963 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 158 | 631 | 201 | 6 | 73 | 3 | .319 | – | – |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 636 | 186 | 1 | 70 | 2 | .292 | – | – |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 587 | 149 | – | 52 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 584 | 152 | 2 | 53 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants | 44 | 96 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .156 | – | – |