George Metkovich
1943–1954 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Braves, MLS, PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,055G
.261AVG
.323OBP
.367SLG
934H
47HR
374RBI
61SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,055 | 3,954 | 3,584 | 476 | 934 | 167 | 36 | 47 | 374 | 307 | 359 | 61 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1,314 | .261 | .323 | .367 | .690 |
Streaks
25longest hitting streak · 1944-08-18 to 1944-09-10
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1944-09-30 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1951-05-25 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1947-08-02 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 512 | 1858 | 436 | 16 | 181 | 133 | 151 | .257 | .306 | .345 |
| Away | 543 | 2096 | 498 | 31 | 193 | 174 | 208 | .264 | .321 | .386 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 81 | 301 | 55 | 2 | 29 | 30 | 26 | .208 | .282 | .294 |
| May | 152 | 592 | 139 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 48 | .261 | .326 | .395 |
| June | 192 | 724 | 178 | 8 | 67 | 54 | 69 | .268 | .320 | .367 |
| July | 217 | 832 | 210 | 8 | 87 | 50 | 83 | .273 | .312 | .375 |
| August | 220 | 757 | 173 | 11 | 61 | 58 | 71 | .254 | .305 | .361 |
| September | 187 | 726 | 178 | 7 | 66 | 60 | 61 | .273 | .328 | .380 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .048 | .091 | .048 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 99 | 421 | 101 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 44 | .271 | .333 | .349 |
| new-york-yankees | 95 | 410 | 92 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 50 | .248 | .307 | .361 |
| st-louis-browns | 94 | 386 | 84 | 5 | 38 | 36 | 44 | .245 | .311 | .364 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 94 | 404 | 85 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 35 | .227 | .275 | .333 |
| detroit-tigers | 91 | 383 | 97 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 40 | .276 | .321 | .379 |
| cleveland-guardians | 78 | 331 | 76 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 32 | .250 | .302 | .391 |
| chicago-white-sox | 71 | 285 | 77 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 25 | .288 | .305 | .390 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 71 | 208 | 45 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 15 | .250 | .341 | .356 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 |  Boston Red Sox | 78 | 321 | 79 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1944 | Boston Red Sox | 134 | 549 | 152 | 9 | 59 | 13 | .277 | – | – |
| 1945 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 539 | 140 | 5 | 63 | 19 | .260 | – | – |
| 1946 | Boston Red Sox | 86 | 281 | 69 | 4 | 25 | 8 | .246 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Cleveland Guardians | 126 | 473 | 120 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Chicago White Sox | 93 | 338 | 80 | 5 | 45 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 1951 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 120 | 422 | 124 | 3 | 40 | 3 | .294 | – | – |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 373 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 5 | .271 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 165 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .212 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Milwaukee Braves | 68 | 123 | 34 | 1 | 15 | – | .276 | – | – |