Doc Lavan
1913–1924 · bats R / throws R · Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,164G
.245AVG
.288OBP
.308SLG
More career statistics
954H
7HR
377RBI
71SB
4Rare 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 | 3,891 | 3,892 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 56 | 90 |
| Batting · Doubles | 134 | 135 |
| Batting · Hits | 954 | 951 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 24 | 23 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 376 | 377 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,265 | 4,266 |
| Batting · RBI | 377 | 379 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 71 | 73 |
| Batting · Walks | 209 | 210 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,164 | 4,265 | 3,891 | 338 | 954 | 134 | 45 | 7 | 377 | 209 | 376 | 71 | 56 | 24 | 0 | 1,199 | .245 | .288 | .308 | .596 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1914-08-05 to 1914-08-19
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1920-08-30 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1918-05-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1922-07-15 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 605 | 2161 | 493 | 3 | 179 | 112 | 180 | .251 | .280 | .313 |
| Away | 559 | 2105 | 458 | 4 | 200 | 98 | 197 | .237 | .264 | .302 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 274 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 22 | .207 | .226 | .266 |
| May | 139 | 511 | 117 | 2 | 55 | 21 | 35 | .248 | .270 | .308 |
| June | 195 | 731 | 179 | 1 | 78 | 33 | 59 | .269 | .290 | .358 |
| July | 275 | 995 | 194 | 0 | 81 | 57 | 116 | .215 | .252 | .271 |
| August | 262 | 970 | 220 | 2 | 83 | 41 | 78 | .246 | .269 | .311 |
| September | 194 | 712 | 174 | 2 | 57 | 44 | 59 | .273 | .306 | .321 |
| October | 19 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .212 | .260 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 96 | 350 | 69 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 42 | .212 | .223 | .279 |
| boston-red-sox | 95 | 336 | 58 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 42 | .194 | .247 | .244 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 91 | 336 | 81 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 33 | .276 | .336 | .337 |
| new-york-yankees | 87 | 314 | 79 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 30 | .264 | .287 | .311 |
| new-york-giants | 87 | 314 | 75 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | .260 | .264 | .322 |
| boston-braves | 84 | 308 | 61 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 18 | .214 | .240 | .281 |
| detroit-tigers | 83 | 325 | 74 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 34 | .255 | .286 | .290 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 82 | 304 | 63 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 28 | .223 | .234 | .280 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns | 52 | 164 | 22 | – | 6 | 3 | .134 | – | – |
| 1914 |  St. Louis Browns | 75 | 239 | 63 | 1 | 19 | 7 | .264 | – | – |
| 1915 | St. Louis Browns | 157 | 514 | 112 | 1 | 50 | 13 | .218 | – | – |
| 1916 | St. Louis Browns | 110 | 343 | 81 | – | 21 | 7 | .236 | – | – |
| 1917 | St. Louis Browns | 118 | 354 | 82 | – | 28 | 5 | .232 | – | – |
| 1918 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 117 | 464 | 129 | – | 46 | 12 | .278 | – | – |
| 1919 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 356 | 86 | 1 | 28 | 4 | .242 | – | – |
| 1920 | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 516 | 149 | 1 | 61 | 11 | .289 | – | – |
| 1921 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 561 | 145 | 2 | 81 | 7 | .258 | – | – |
| 1922 | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 264 | 60 | – | 27 | 3 | .227 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .198 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |