Don Demeter
1956–1967 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
1,109G
.265AVG
.307OBP
.459SLG
More career statistics
912H
163HR
563RBI
22SB
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 | 3,443 | 3,442 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 25 | 26 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,730 | 3,729 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,109 | 3,730 | 3,443 | 467 | 912 | 147 | 17 | 163 | 563 | 180 | 658 | 22 | 25 | 42 | 32 | 1,582 | .265 | .307 | .459 | .766 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1962-08-11 to 1962-08-23
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1961-09-12 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1959-04-21 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1965-08-12 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 562 | 1860 | 454 | 79 | 285 | 99 | 329 | .266 | .297 | .459 |
| Away | 547 | 1869 | 458 | 84 | 278 | 81 | 329 | .264 | .288 | .460 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 111 | 406 | 102 | 21 | 67 | 21 | 69 | .274 | .303 | .492 |
| May | 200 | 698 | 164 | 15 | 83 | 43 | 122 | .257 | .297 | .394 |
| June | 220 | 765 | 209 | 46 | 140 | 24 | 117 | .291 | .305 | .531 |
| July | 209 | 685 | 154 | 21 | 81 | 34 | 125 | .243 | .274 | .390 |
| August | 230 | 780 | 194 | 38 | 130 | 40 | 142 | .271 | .300 | .478 |
| September | 136 | 389 | 87 | 21 | 61 | 17 | 83 | .242 | .267 | .479 |
| October | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 93 | 353 | 87 | 16 | 49 | 19 | 51 | .269 | .300 | .457 |
| chicago-cubs | 91 | 330 | 71 | 17 | 64 | 20 | 64 | .234 | .276 | .432 |
| cincinnati-reds | 89 | 292 | 68 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 54 | .249 | .274 | .505 |
| san-francisco-giants | 88 | 298 | 81 | 10 | 46 | 20 | 53 | .310 | .339 | .506 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 86 | 269 | 73 | 12 | 45 | 15 | 45 | .298 | .327 | .494 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 82 | 277 | 71 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 56 | .271 | .285 | .435 |
| new-york-yankees | 55 | 174 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 32 | .245 | .264 | .417 |
| minnesota-twins | 52 | 198 | 59 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 30 | .317 | .323 | .634 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 106 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | .189 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 139 | 371 | 95 | 18 | 70 | 5 | .256 | – | – |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 64 | 168 | 46 | 9 | 29 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 411 | 103 | 21 | 70 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 550 | 169 | 29 | 107 | 2 | .307 | – | – |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 515 | 133 | 22 | 83 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Detroit Tigers | 134 | 441 | 113 | 22 | 80 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 389 | 108 | 16 | 58 | 4 | .278 | – | – |
| 1966 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 105 | 325 | 87 | 14 | 41 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians | 71 | 163 | 37 | 6 | 16 | – | .227 | – | – |