Ernie Courtney
1902–1908 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies
560G
.245AVG
.321OBP
.298SLG
More career statistics
471H
5HR
200RBI
35SB
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.
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 · At bats | 1,921 | 1,919 |
| Batting · Hits | 471 | 469 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 25 | 26 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,182 | 2,181 |
| Batting · Runs | 226 | 224 |
| Batting · RBI | 200 | 196 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 35 | 33 |
| Batting · Triples | 17 | 18 |
| Batting · Walks | 188 | 189 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560 | 2,182 | 1,921 | 226 | 471 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 200 | 188 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 572 | .245 | .321 | .298 | .619 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1905-08-14 to 1905-08-26
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1908-09-02 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1907-08-29 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1905-05-02 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 276 | 1047 | 243 | 1 | 102 | 80 | 81 | .262 | .309 | .302 |
| Away | 284 | 1134 | 226 | 4 | 94 | 109 | 76 | .228 | .295 | .294 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 53 | 214 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 22 | .215 | .266 | .269 |
| May | 100 | 402 | 101 | 1 | 43 | 31 | 28 | .283 | .328 | .356 |
| June | 111 | 440 | 87 | 4 | 49 | 45 | 25 | .226 | .300 | .304 |
| July | 106 | 402 | 83 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 34 | .232 | .276 | .254 |
| August | 98 | 361 | 88 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 18 | .278 | .338 | .313 |
| September | 78 | 310 | 64 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 28 | .233 | .294 | .287 |
| October | 14 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .214 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 77 | 318 | 66 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 21 | .238 | .311 | .318 |
| chicago-cubs | 77 | 293 | 59 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 18 | .230 | .290 | .270 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 77 | 285 | 61 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 20 | .235 | .277 | .277 |
| cincinnati-reds | 71 | 271 | 67 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 17 | .275 | .310 | .324 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 70 | 289 | 78 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 12 | .307 | .370 | .362 |
| new-york-giants | 68 | 259 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 28 | .174 | .243 | .204 |
| boston-braves | 66 | 264 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 25 | .227 | .292 | .282 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .194 | .179 | .222 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Boston Braves | 49 | 165 | 36 | – | 17 | 3 | .218 | – | – |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees | 48 | 153 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .248 | – | – |
| 1905 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 603 | 165 | 2 | 74 | 17 | .274 | – | – |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 116 | 398 | 94 | – | 36 | 6 | .236 | – | – |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 131 | 440 | 107 | 2 | 49 | 4 | .243 | – | – |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 160 | 29 | – | 8 | 1 | .181 | – | – |