Don Slaught
1982–1997 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers
1,327G
.283AVG
.338OBP
.412SLG
More career statistics
1,151H
77HR
476RBI
18SB
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,327 | 4,503 | 4,063 | 415 | 1,151 | 235 | 28 | 77 | 476 | 311 | 559 | 18 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 1,673 | .283 | .338 | .412 | .750 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1987-10-04 to 1988-04-22
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1993-07-02 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1988-09-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1994-07-07 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 679 | 2254 | 595 | 33 | 238 | 161 | 259 | .294 | .335 | .425 |
| Away | 648 | 2249 | 556 | 44 | 238 | 150 | 300 | .273 | .314 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 194 | 666 | 186 | 19 | 88 | 52 | 91 | .312 | .357 | .479 |
| May | 215 | 745 | 171 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 82 | .257 | .314 | .383 |
| June | 221 | 747 | 200 | 10 | 82 | 46 | 91 | .291 | .329 | .402 |
| July | 220 | 778 | 197 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 99 | .284 | .324 | .417 |
| August | 226 | 757 | 188 | 10 | 74 | 49 | 100 | .272 | .313 | .384 |
| September | 227 | 730 | 184 | 13 | 72 | 42 | 85 | .280 | .310 | .419 |
| October | 24 | 80 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .333 | .362 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 74 | 244 | 49 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 36 | .221 | .258 | .333 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 71 | 259 | 77 | 9 | 34 | 14 | 29 | .321 | .351 | .479 |
| chicago-white-sox | 70 | 233 | 63 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 28 | .293 | .322 | .419 |
| baltimore-orioles | 68 | 234 | 75 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 20 | .347 | .380 | .519 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 67 | 242 | 53 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 32 | .241 | .273 | .386 |
| detroit-tigers | 66 | 237 | 48 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 33 | .221 | .270 | .373 |
| cleveland-guardians | 65 | 211 | 49 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 28 | .258 | .294 | .411 |
| athletics | 62 | 205 | 48 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 24 | .261 | .312 | .424 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Kansas City Royals | 43 | 115 | 32 | 3 | 8 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1983 | Kansas City Royals | 83 | 276 | 86 | – | 28 | 3 | .312 | – | – |
| 1984 | Kansas City Royals | 124 | 409 | 108 | 4 | 42 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Texas Rangers | 102 | 343 | 96 | 8 | 35 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1986 | Texas Rangers | 95 | 314 | 83 | 13 | 46 | 3 | .264 | – | – |
| 1987 | Texas Rangers | 95 | 237 | 53 | 8 | 16 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1988 |  New York Yankees | 97 | 322 | 91 | 9 | 43 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1989 | New York Yankees | 117 | 350 | 88 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 230 | 69 | 4 | 29 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 220 | 65 | 1 | 29 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 1992 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 255 | 88 | 4 | 37 | 2 | .345 | – | – |
| 1993 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 116 | 377 | 113 | 10 | 55 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1994 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 240 | 69 | 2 | 21 | – | .287 | – | – |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 112 | 34 | – | 13 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1996 | California Angels, Chicago White Sox | 76 | 243 | 76 | 6 | 36 | – | .313 | – | – |
| 1997 |  San Diego Padres | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |