Ernie Riles
1985–1993 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Athletics, San Francisco Giants
919G
.254AVG
.319OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
637H
48HR
284RBI
20SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 919 | 2,811 | 2,504 | 309 | 637 | 92 | 20 | 48 | 284 | 244 | 409 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 913 | .254 | .319 | .365 | .684 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1987-08-10 to 1987-08-25
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1985-09-09 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1985-07-02 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1989-08-20 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 447 | 1366 | 329 | 26 | 137 | 136 | 187 | .275 | .340 | .403 |
| Away | 472 | 1445 | 308 | 22 | 147 | 108 | 222 | .236 | .288 | .330 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 92 | 266 | 57 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 48 | .238 | .301 | .347 |
| May | 137 | 469 | 114 | 10 | 59 | 39 | 64 | .273 | .326 | .414 |
| June | 143 | 468 | 107 | 4 | 46 | 43 | 73 | .261 | .321 | .366 |
| July | 171 | 537 | 110 | 11 | 51 | 49 | 72 | .230 | .296 | .341 |
| August | 165 | 467 | 117 | 9 | 66 | 33 | 64 | .277 | .321 | .379 |
| September | 186 | 526 | 118 | 7 | 40 | 51 | 72 | .253 | .321 | .352 |
| October | 25 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | .197 | .256 | .282 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 52 | 170 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 33 | .248 | .300 | .327 |
| cleveland-guardians | 49 | 179 | 43 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 19 | .270 | .330 | .371 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 49 | 164 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 20 | .294 | .366 | .357 |
| detroit-tigers | 49 | 162 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 21 | .243 | .296 | .368 |
| baltimore-orioles | 47 | 165 | 38 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 21 | .245 | .291 | .381 |
| minnesota-twins | 46 | 159 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 18 | .293 | .358 | .379 |
| kansas-city-royals | 45 | 158 | 42 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | .292 | .323 | .354 |
| boston-red-sox | 42 | 142 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 24 | .278 | .331 | .341 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 116 | 448 | 128 | 5 | 45 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1986 | Milwaukee Brewers | 145 | 524 | 132 | 9 | 47 | 7 | .252 | – | – |
| 1987 | Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 276 | 72 | 4 | 38 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1988 | Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants | 120 | 314 | 87 | 4 | 37 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1989 |  San Francisco Giants | 122 | 302 | 84 | 7 | 40 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1990 | San Francisco Giants | 92 | 155 | 31 | 8 | 21 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Athletics | 108 | 281 | 60 | 5 | 32 | 3 | .214 | – | – |
| 1992 |  Houston Astros | 39 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Boston Red Sox | 94 | 143 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .189 | – | – |