Fergie Jenkins
1965–1983 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers
607G
.165AVG
.200OBP
.252SLG
More career statistics
148H
13HR
85RBI
0SB
284–226W–L
4,500.2IP
3,192K
3.34ERA
594GS
7SV
4Rare 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 · Games | 607 | 665 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 18,400 | 18,404 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 607 | 1,010 | 896 | 54 | 148 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 85 | 41 | 326 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 226 | .165 | .200 | .252 | .452 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500.7 | 664 | 594 | 267 | 284 | 226 | 7 | 4,142 | 1,853 | 1,669 | 484 | 997 | 3,192 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 1.142 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1971-04-25 to 1971-05-27
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1970-06-27 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1968-06-16 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1975-04-22 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 344 | 508 | 74 | 9 | 46 | 19 | 163 | .162 | .183 | .272 |
| Away | 321 | 502 | 74 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 163 | .168 | .191 | .232 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 91 | 127 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 46 | .106 | .134 | .212 |
| May | 115 | 180 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 55 | .172 | .200 | .229 |
| June | 116 | 170 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 49 | .159 | .171 | .172 |
| July | 119 | 181 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 52 | .194 | .238 | .297 |
| August | 116 | 176 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 60 | .185 | .193 | .280 |
| September | 102 | 168 | 24 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 62 | .155 | .167 | .310 |
| October | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 118 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 42 | .174 | .195 | .229 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 43 | 108 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | .120 | .111 | .140 |
| new-york-mets | 43 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 30 | .179 | .196 | .250 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 43 | 125 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 40 | .180 | .208 | .306 |
| cincinnati-reds | 39 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 33 | .195 | .200 | .341 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 38 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | .146 | .187 | .207 |
| houston-astros | 36 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 29 | .093 | .176 | .147 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | .111 | .127 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 12 | 10 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 61 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .137 | 184 | 150 |
| 1967 |  Chicago Cubs | 39 | 93 | 14 | – | 10 | – | .151 | 289 | 236 |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 10 | – | .160 | 308 | 260 |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 108 | 15 | 1 | 9 | – | .139 | 311 | 273 |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 113 | 14 | 3 | 11 | – | .124 | 313 | 274 |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 115 | 28 | 6 | 20 | – | .243 | 325 | 263 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 8 | – | .183 | 289 | 184 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 84 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .119 | 271 | 170 |
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 41 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 328 | 225 |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 270 | 157 |
| 1976 |  Boston Red Sox | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 209 | 142 |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 193 | 105 |
| 1978 | Texas Rangers | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 249 | 157 |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 259 | 164 |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 198 | 129 |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 106 | 63 |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 67 | 10 | – | 6 | – | .149 | 217 | 134 |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 53 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .245 | 167 | 96 |