Gene Clines
1970–1979 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
870G
.277AVG
.329OBP
.341SLG
More career statistics
645H
5HR
187RBI
71SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870 | 2,556 | 2,328 | 314 | 645 | 85 | 24 | 5 | 187 | 169 | 291 | 71 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 793 | .277 | .329 | .341 | .670 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1976-06-18 to 1976-06-30
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1978-04-09 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1977-05-16 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1971-06-16 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 447 | 1284 | 333 | 3 | 102 | 88 | 147 | .287 | .328 | .354 |
| Away | 423 | 1272 | 312 | 2 | 85 | 81 | 144 | .268 | .309 | .328 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 77 | 154 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | .173 | .240 | .237 |
| May | 122 | 338 | 85 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 31 | .286 | .337 | .360 |
| June | 169 | 577 | 171 | 0 | 48 | 35 | 72 | .325 | .357 | .386 |
| July | 169 | 549 | 128 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 56 | .254 | .299 | .308 |
| August | 170 | 480 | 121 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 63 | .272 | .306 | .348 |
| September | 154 | 433 | 111 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 51 | .280 | .319 | .338 |
| October | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .227 | .320 | .273 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 93 | 276 | 77 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 28 | .301 | .333 | .387 |
| montreal-expos | 93 | 257 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 27 | .265 | .331 | .341 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 79 | 207 | 59 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 30 | .316 | .372 | .380 |
| new-york-mets | 75 | 200 | 50 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 19 | .284 | .360 | .312 |
| cincinnati-reds | 58 | 151 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 27 | .229 | .278 | .264 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 57 | 143 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 15 | .295 | .322 | .426 |
| san-francisco-giants | 56 | 143 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | .256 | .301 | .278 |
| houston-astros | 53 | 155 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | .276 | .310 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 37 | 15 | – | 3 | 2 | .405 | – | – |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 273 | 84 | 1 | 24 | 15 | .308 | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 311 | 104 | – | 17 | 12 | .334 | – | – |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 304 | 80 | 1 | 23 | 8 | .263 | – | – |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 107 | 276 | 62 | – | 14 | 14 | .225 | – | – |
| 1975 |  New York Mets | 82 | 203 | 46 | – | 10 | 4 | .227 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Texas Rangers | 116 | 446 | 123 | – | 38 | 11 | .276 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Chicago Cubs | 101 | 239 | 70 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 229 | 59 | – | 17 | 4 | .258 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 10 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |