Doc Gessler
1903–1911 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
880G
.280AVG
.370OBP
.370SLG
More career statistics
831H
14HR
363RBI
142SB
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 · At bats | 2,969 | 2,970 |
| Batting · Doubles | 127 | 134 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 92 | 96 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,456 | 3,459 |
| Batting · RBI | 363 | 381 |
| Batting · Walks | 333 | 335 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 880 | 3,456 | 2,969 | 370 | 831 | 127 | 50 | 14 | 363 | 333 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 1,100 | .280 | .370 | .370 | .740 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1904-07-18 to 1904-08-21
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1911-08-25 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1911-06-02 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1904-06-14 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 422 | 1623 | 404 | 9 | 201 | 153 | 150 | .288 | .343 | .396 |
| Away | 458 | 1836 | 427 | 5 | 180 | 182 | 196 | .272 | .332 | .352 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 241 | 57 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 33 | .265 | .315 | .395 |
| May | 137 | 486 | 87 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 54 | .209 | .284 | .296 |
| June | 137 | 551 | 143 | 3 | 74 | 48 | 50 | .301 | .347 | .417 |
| July | 165 | 645 | 141 | 2 | 74 | 73 | 52 | .262 | .332 | .340 |
| August | 162 | 657 | 174 | 3 | 80 | 62 | 66 | .309 | .359 | .417 |
| September | 196 | 790 | 199 | 0 | 70 | 77 | 84 | .293 | .349 | .354 |
| October | 23 | 89 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 7 | .361 | .393 | .506 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 88 | 346 | 81 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 38 | .266 | .318 | .316 |
| st-louis-browns | 87 | 362 | 85 | 2 | 53 | 44 | 17 | .281 | .356 | .413 |
| cleveland-guardians | 85 | 336 | 94 | 3 | 45 | 36 | 30 | .332 | .387 | .466 |
| detroit-tigers | 76 | 328 | 79 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 31 | .287 | .363 | .364 |
| new-york-yankees | 73 | 306 | 62 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 36 | .238 | .288 | .327 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 68 | 275 | 58 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 29 | .259 | .345 | .353 |
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 188 | 56 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 23 | .337 | .356 | .458 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 47 | 170 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 19 | .309 | .329 | .368 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers | 78 | 259 | 63 | – | 28 | 9 | .243 | – | – |
| 1904 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 341 | 99 | 2 | 32 | 13 | .290 | – | – |
| 1905 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 126 | 432 | 125 | 3 | 41 | 26 | .289 | – | – |
| 1906 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 43 | 114 | 29 | – | 18 | 7 | .254 | – | – |
| 1908 |  Boston Red Sox | 128 | 436 | 134 | 3 | 62 | 19 | .307 | – | – |
| 1909 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 128 | 450 | 128 | – | 60 | 21 | .284 | – | – |
| 1910 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 145 | 488 | 126 | 2 | 57 | 18 | .258 | – | – |
| 1911 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 128 | 450 | 127 | 4 | 83 | 29 | .282 | – | – |