Duke Sims
1964–1974 · bats L / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
843G
.239AVG
.340OBP
.401SLG
580H
100HR
310RBI
6SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843 | 2,810 | 2,422 | 263 | 580 | 80 | 6 | 100 | 310 | 338 | 483 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 972 | .239 | .340 | .401 | .741 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1967-08-28 to 1968-04-11
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1968-08-23 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1966-05-05 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1969-05-30 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 428 | 1383 | 286 | 55 | 150 | 181 | 240 | .242 | .338 | .415 |
| Away | 415 | 1427 | 294 | 45 | 160 | 157 | 243 | .237 | .316 | .389 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 267 | 46 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 45 | .204 | .318 | .427 |
| May | 150 | 509 | 105 | 16 | 60 | 46 | 105 | .235 | .297 | .387 |
| June | 150 | 511 | 110 | 15 | 54 | 65 | 67 | .251 | .342 | .396 |
| July | 149 | 538 | 116 | 19 | 52 | 72 | 98 | .254 | .349 | .407 |
| August | 167 | 510 | 87 | 15 | 51 | 69 | 94 | .202 | .306 | .336 |
| September | 139 | 447 | 113 | 21 | 63 | 44 | 69 | .282 | .351 | .480 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .130 | .214 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 80 | 267 | 69 | 10 | 36 | 25 | 50 | .290 | .352 | .492 |
| baltimore-orioles | 72 | 265 | 44 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 45 | .194 | .287 | .335 |
| california-angels | 71 | 235 | 38 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 44 | .191 | .285 | .317 |
| boston-red-sox | 70 | 248 | 56 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 34 | .276 | .379 | .468 |
| detroit-tigers | 68 | 228 | 47 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 48 | .249 | .364 | .481 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 59 | 215 | 48 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 34 | .261 | .353 | .467 |
| minnesota-twins | 56 | 177 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 41 | .216 | .266 | .340 |
| chicago-white-sox | 53 | 161 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | .257 | .329 | .386 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 48 | 118 | 21 | 6 | 15 | – | .178 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians | 52 | 133 | 35 | 6 | 19 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cleveland Guardians | 88 | 272 | 55 | 12 | 37 | 3 | .202 | – | – |
| 1968 | Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 361 | 90 | 11 | 44 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1969 | Cleveland Guardians | 114 | 326 | 77 | 18 | 45 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1970 | Cleveland Guardians | 110 | 345 | 91 | 23 | 56 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 230 | 63 | 6 | 25 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 249 | 60 | 6 | 30 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 84 | 261 | 64 | 9 | 31 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Yankees, Texas Rangers | 44 | 121 | 24 | 3 | 8 | – | .198 | – | – |