Gavvy Cravath
1908–1920 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,226G
.287AVG
.380OBP
.478SLG
More career statistics
1,134H
119HR
719RBI
89SB
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 · At bats | 3,951 | 3,954 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 9 | 55 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,134 | 1,140 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 28 | 30 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 514 | 581 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,645 | 4,657 |
| Batting · RBI | 719 | 736 |
| Batting · Triples | 83 | 85 |
| Batting · Walks | 561 | 569 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,226 | 4,645 | 3,951 | 575 | 1,134 | 232 | 83 | 119 | 719 | 561 | 514 | 89 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 1,889 | .287 | .380 | .478 | .858 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1917-06-20 to 1917-07-06
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1915-08-08 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1915-08-08 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1915-08-08 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 616 | 2252 | 578 | 93 | 412 | 282 | 285 | .305 | .382 | .546 |
| Away | 610 | 2405 | 562 | 26 | 324 | 287 | 296 | .273 | .353 | .420 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 89 | 331 | 77 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 52 | .274 | .360 | .477 |
| May | 211 | 809 | 215 | 23 | 137 | 115 | 94 | .319 | .408 | .527 |
| June | 219 | 905 | 216 | 21 | 130 | 111 | 108 | .281 | .361 | .482 |
| July | 222 | 817 | 191 | 20 | 134 | 80 | 103 | .268 | .332 | .438 |
| August | 238 | 886 | 218 | 22 | 137 | 115 | 104 | .291 | .376 | .487 |
| September | 216 | 790 | 189 | 23 | 126 | 89 | 105 | .281 | .352 | .460 |
| October | 31 | 119 | 34 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 15 | .354 | .429 | .552 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 162 | 640 | 172 | 19 | 98 | 67 | 74 | .308 | .373 | .516 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 161 | 619 | 147 | 12 | 106 | 71 | 81 | .278 | .352 | .443 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 159 | 599 | 139 | 15 | 77 | 74 | 70 | .271 | .356 | .445 |
| cincinnati-reds | 158 | 616 | 156 | 15 | 118 | 91 | 53 | .311 | .401 | .548 |
| chicago-cubs | 157 | 605 | 150 | 20 | 101 | 66 | 81 | .287 | .357 | .497 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 155 | 616 | 149 | 16 | 100 | 66 | 89 | .281 | .349 | .466 |
| new-york-giants | 152 | 544 | 142 | 20 | 89 | 66 | 66 | .305 | .382 | .520 |
| detroit-tigers | 26 | 90 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 10 | .292 | .400 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  Boston Red Sox | 99 | 280 | 76 | 1 | 40 | 6 | .271 | – | – |
| 1909 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 23 | 56 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .161 | – | – |
| 1912 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 436 | 124 | 11 | 73 | 16 | .284 | – | – |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 525 | 180 | 19 | 126 | 9 | .343 | – | – |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 500 | 149 | 19 | 99 | 14 | .298 | – | – |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 523 | 149 | 24 | 118 | 11 | .285 | – | – |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | 448 | 127 | 11 | 71 | 9 | .283 | – | – |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Phillies | 141 | 502 | 141 | 12 | 83 | 6 | .281 | – | – |
| 1918 | Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 424 | 99 | 8 | 55 | 7 | .233 | – | – |
| 1919 | Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 215 | 73 | 12 | 53 | 8 | .340 | – | – |
| 1920 | Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 11 | – | .289 | – | – |