Frank Taveras
1971–1982 · bats R / throws R · Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,150G
.255AVG
.301OBP
.313SLG
More career statistics
1,029H
2HR
214RBI
300SB
7Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,150 | 4,399 | 4,043 | 503 | 1,029 | 144 | 44 | 2 | 214 | 249 | 474 | 300 | 106 | 24 | 16 | 1,267 | .255 | .301 | .313 | .614 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1977-09-02 to 1977-09-15
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1979-05-01 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1977-04-18 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1976-07-23 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 563 | 2124 | 516 | 0 | 111 | 140 | 204 | .266 | .309 | .326 |
| Away | 587 | 2275 | 513 | 2 | 103 | 109 | 270 | .244 | .273 | .302 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 137 | 513 | 108 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 60 | .225 | .259 | .267 |
| May | 200 | 745 | 171 | 0 | 36 | 50 | 79 | .254 | .297 | .308 |
| June | 199 | 787 | 198 | 0 | 39 | 42 | 80 | .274 | .305 | .332 |
| July | 199 | 752 | 161 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 71 | .232 | .265 | .306 |
| August | 193 | 765 | 193 | 2 | 37 | 45 | 88 | .273 | .311 | .331 |
| September | 214 | 814 | 194 | 0 | 36 | 47 | 94 | .260 | .296 | .323 |
| October | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .190 | .261 | .190 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 133 | 514 | 121 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 54 | .262 | .315 | .294 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 128 | 472 | 108 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 68 | .247 | .288 | .325 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 125 | 467 | 107 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 42 | .247 | .293 | .300 |
| chicago-cubs | 123 | 479 | 114 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 47 | .261 | .288 | .305 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 91 | 319 | 59 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 36 | .197 | .226 | .251 |
| houston-astros | 89 | 367 | 99 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 43 | .306 | .346 | .349 |
| san-diego-padres | 87 | 344 | 89 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 31 | .283 | .308 | .350 |
| atlanta-braves | 85 | 330 | 91 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | .294 | .318 | .388 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 333 | 82 | – | 26 | 13 | .246 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 378 | 80 | – | 23 | 17 | .212 | – | – |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 519 | 134 | – | 24 | 58 | .258 | – | – |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 544 | 137 | 1 | 29 | 70 | .252 | – | – |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 654 | 182 | – | 38 | 46 | .278 | – | – |
| 1979 | New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates | 164 | 680 | 178 | 1 | 34 | 44 | .262 | – | – |
| 1980 |  New York Mets | 141 | 562 | 157 | – | 25 | 32 | .279 | – | – |
| 1981 | New York Mets | 84 | 283 | 65 | – | 11 | 16 | .230 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Montreal Expos | 48 | 87 | 14 | – | 4 | 4 | .161 | – | – |