George Altman
1959–1967 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
991G
.269AVG
.329OBP
.432SLG
832H
101HR
403RBI
52SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 991 | 3,419 | 3,091 | 410 | 832 | 132 | 34 | 101 | 403 | 268 | 572 | 52 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 1,335 | .269 | .329 | .432 | .761 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1963-06-01 to 1963-06-19
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1959-08-13 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1961-09-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1960-07-06 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 500 | 1667 | 419 | 48 | 191 | 151 | 250 | .282 | .342 | .441 |
| Away | 491 | 1752 | 413 | 53 | 212 | 117 | 322 | .257 | .303 | .424 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 95 | 357 | 80 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 57 | .248 | .311 | .362 |
| May | 172 | 565 | 138 | 24 | 73 | 49 | 88 | .273 | .331 | .481 |
| June | 183 | 589 | 158 | 14 | 77 | 44 | 110 | .294 | .343 | .462 |
| July | 184 | 669 | 164 | 21 | 67 | 56 | 99 | .271 | .329 | .430 |
| August | 180 | 653 | 157 | 19 | 83 | 38 | 119 | .263 | .299 | .419 |
| September | 167 | 560 | 129 | 16 | 72 | 46 | 95 | .256 | .312 | .410 |
| October | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .273 | .385 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 130 | 445 | 113 | 20 | 55 | 39 | 72 | .284 | .342 | .497 |
| cincinnati-reds | 128 | 457 | 120 | 20 | 64 | 33 | 79 | .287 | .335 | .483 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 121 | 397 | 104 | 9 | 51 | 27 | 65 | .285 | .330 | .460 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 121 | 422 | 107 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 49 | .277 | .320 | .412 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 112 | 374 | 76 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 83 | .235 | .297 | .352 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 110 | 405 | 82 | 14 | 43 | 36 | 87 | .226 | .291 | .394 |
| milwaukee-braves | 109 | 390 | 96 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 58 | .269 | .323 | .423 |
| houston-astros | 76 | 267 | 65 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 42 | .269 | .311 | .393 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Chicago Cubs | 135 | 420 | 103 | 12 | 47 | 1 | .245 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 119 | 334 | 89 | 13 | 51 | 4 | .266 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 518 | 157 | 27 | 96 | 6 | .303 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 534 | 170 | 22 | 74 | 19 | .318 | – | – |
| 1963 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 464 | 127 | 9 | 47 | 13 | .274 | – | – |
| 1964 |  New York Mets | 124 | 422 | 97 | 9 | 47 | 4 | .230 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 90 | 196 | 46 | 4 | 23 | 3 | .235 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 88 | 185 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 2 | .222 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 18 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .111 | – | – |