Earl Averill
1956–1963 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Philadelphia Phillies
449G
.242AVG
.346OBP
.409SLG
More career statistics
249H
44HR
159RBI
3SB
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 · Hits | 249 | 250 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 220 | 221 |
| Batting · Runs | 137 | 136 |
| Batting · RBI | 159 | 160 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449 | 1,217 | 1,031 | 137 | 249 | 41 | 0 | 44 | 159 | 162 | 220 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 422 | .242 | .346 | .409 | .755 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1959-06-26 to 1959-07-22
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1961-04-29 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1961-08-20 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1961-05-03 | 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 | 232 | 638 | 132 | 26 | 94 | 89 | 107 | .247 | .346 | .439 |
| Away | 217 | 579 | 118 | 18 | 66 | 73 | 114 | .238 | .330 | .379 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 21 | .207 | .297 | .326 |
| May | 84 | 237 | 51 | 14 | 40 | 34 | 42 | .255 | .359 | .500 |
| June | 98 | 271 | 62 | 6 | 34 | 39 | 51 | .273 | .373 | .405 |
| July | 101 | 288 | 50 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 55 | .202 | .295 | .348 |
| August | 66 | 184 | 42 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 31 | .271 | .359 | .477 |
| September | 58 | 125 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 21 | .239 | .336 | .376 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 37 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | .227 | .300 | .341 |
| detroit-tigers | 35 | 100 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 25 | .253 | .340 | .434 |
| baltimore-orioles | 32 | 106 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 16 | .225 | .330 | .404 |
| san-francisco-giants | 31 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | .174 | .234 | .275 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 30 | 92 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 13 | .347 | .467 | .486 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 18 | .206 | .386 | .397 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 30 | 81 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | .264 | .321 | .458 |
| minnesota-twins | 28 | 91 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 25 | .218 | .330 | .513 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Cleveland Guardians | 42 | 93 | 22 | 3 | 14 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | 17 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .182 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Chicago Cubs | 74 | 186 | 45 | 10 | 34 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs | 62 | 116 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 115 | 323 | 86 | 21 | 59 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 92 | 187 | 41 | 4 | 23 | – | .219 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 8 | – | .268 | – | – |