Don Padgett
1937–1948 · bats L / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
699G
.288AVG
.336OBP
.415SLG
More career statistics
573H
37HR
338RBI
6SB
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 · Strikeouts | 130 | 129 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,146 | 2,148 |
| Batting · RBI | 338 | 337 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | 2,146 | 1,991 | 247 | 573 | 111 | 16 | 37 | 338 | 141 | 130 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 827 | .288 | .336 | .415 | .751 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1937-09-06 to 1937-09-16
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1937-09-23 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1946-08-15 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1938-07-22 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 361 | 1068 | 310 | 27 | 194 | 86 | 56 | .318 | .371 | .474 |
| Away | 338 | 1080 | 263 | 10 | 143 | 55 | 73 | .259 | .294 | .359 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 102 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | .245 | .275 | .347 |
| May | 111 | 329 | 88 | 11 | 59 | 26 | 17 | .291 | .347 | .450 |
| June | 140 | 424 | 102 | 10 | 75 | 29 | 25 | .262 | .309 | .401 |
| July | 136 | 394 | 111 | 7 | 68 | 19 | 17 | .297 | .330 | .444 |
| August | 130 | 421 | 114 | 5 | 63 | 32 | 27 | .296 | .347 | .400 |
| September | 135 | 457 | 129 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 33 | .305 | .348 | .411 |
| October | 6 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .350 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 105 | 357 | 82 | 3 | 56 | 28 | 12 | .252 | .308 | .362 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 104 | 333 | 95 | 13 | 59 | 25 | 26 | .312 | .360 | .526 |
| chicago-cubs | 97 | 255 | 69 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 18 | .290 | .337 | .399 |
| cincinnati-reds | 96 | 277 | 83 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 18 | .320 | .350 | .444 |
| new-york-giants | 95 | 284 | 71 | 7 | 50 | 18 | 22 | .267 | .313 | .391 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 91 | 278 | 72 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 21 | .278 | .320 | .375 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 89 | 327 | 93 | 4 | 61 | 19 | 9 | .305 | .343 | .423 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .235 | .297 | .265 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 123 | 446 | 140 | 10 | 74 | 4 | .314 | – | – |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 388 | 105 | 8 | 64 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 233 | 93 | 5 | 53 | 1 | .399 | – | – |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 240 | 58 | 6 | 41 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 324 | 80 | 5 | 45 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves | 63 | 128 | 30 | 3 | 30 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 158 | 50 | – | 23 | – | .316 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 74 | 17 | – | 7 | – | .230 | – | – |