Don Heffner
1930–1944 · bats R / throws R · ASB, Detroit Tigers, MLS, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns
747G
.242AVG
.317OBP
.306SLG
614H
9HR
249RBI
17SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747 | 2,860 | 2,539 | 280 | 614 | 99 | 19 | 9 | 249 | 271 | 218 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 778 | .242 | .317 | .306 | .623 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1938-04-21 to 1938-04-30
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1933-09-17 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1938-07-03 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1939-08-31 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 374 | 1413 | 314 | 5 | 133 | 141 | 101 | .251 | .322 | .319 |
| Away | 373 | 1447 | 300 | 4 | 116 | 130 | 117 | .233 | .297 | .294 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 189 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 15 | .280 | .339 | .333 |
| May | 113 | 410 | 83 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 25 | .226 | .285 | .293 |
| June | 130 | 469 | 98 | 1 | 40 | 47 | 34 | .236 | .309 | .277 |
| July | 165 | 667 | 133 | 0 | 46 | 68 | 52 | .226 | .301 | .278 |
| August | 165 | 649 | 145 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 57 | .254 | .324 | .337 |
| September | 116 | 459 | 107 | 4 | 48 | 39 | 34 | .259 | .318 | .339 |
| October | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .062 | .118 | .188 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 116 | 447 | 98 | 2 | 52 | 48 | 29 | .249 | .327 | .315 |
| cleveland-guardians | 112 | 403 | 100 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 43 | .278 | .337 | .328 |
| detroit-tigers | 103 | 397 | 70 | 1 | 29 | 45 | 31 | .205 | .290 | .266 |
| boston-red-sox | 102 | 400 | 76 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 32 | .213 | .282 | .278 |
| chicago-white-sox | 100 | 384 | 86 | 0 | 34 | 29 | 23 | .246 | .299 | .295 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 96 | 391 | 88 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 32 | .258 | .330 | .349 |
| new-york-yankees | 84 | 307 | 57 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 22 | .205 | .261 | .252 |
| st-louis-browns | 31 | 118 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 | .330 | .398 | .387 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | ASB | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | – | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1934 |  New York Yankees | 73 | 241 | 63 | – | 25 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1935 | New York Yankees | 10 | 36 | 11 | – | 8 | – | .306 | – | – |
| 1936 | New York Yankees | 19 | 48 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1937 | New York Yankees | 60 | 201 | 50 | – | 22 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1938 |  St. Louis Browns | 141 | 473 | 116 | 2 | 69 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1939 | St. Louis Browns | 110 | 375 | 100 | 1 | 35 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1940 | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 487 | 115 | 3 | 53 | 5 | .236 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Browns | 110 | 399 | 93 | – | 17 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 19 | 36 | 6 | – | 3 | 1 | .167 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns | 70 | 211 | 41 | – | 10 | 2 | .194 | – | – |
| 1944 |  Detroit Tigers | 6 | 19 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .211 | – | – |