Hack Wilson
1923–1934 · bats R / throws R · ASB, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
1,348G
.307AVG
.395OBP
.545SLG
More career statistics
1,461H
244HR
1,063RBI
52SB
10Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 5 | 36 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,461 | 1,460 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 713 | 714 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,556 | 5,555 |
| Batting · Runs | 884 | 886 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 52 | 53 |
| Batting · Walks | 674 | 672 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,348 | 5,556 | 4,760 | 884 | 1,461 | 266 | 67 | 244 | 1,063 | 674 | 713 | 52 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2,593 | .307 | .395 | .545 | .940 |
Streaks
28longest hitting streak · 1929-06-19 to 1929-07-20
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1926-04-19 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1925-07-01 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1932-08-10 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 692 | 2813 | 756 | 137 | 566 | 360 | 340 | .316 | .397 | .572 |
| Away | 656 | 2742 | 704 | 107 | 497 | 312 | 374 | .297 | .371 | .517 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 523 | 133 | 18 | 101 | 61 | 64 | .298 | .371 | .526 |
| May | 228 | 928 | 234 | 45 | 184 | 123 | 138 | .299 | .385 | .566 |
| June | 269 | 1125 | 294 | 58 | 205 | 149 | 136 | .308 | .394 | .565 |
| July | 281 | 1149 | 311 | 52 | 222 | 124 | 136 | .309 | .379 | .535 |
| August | 256 | 1074 | 272 | 39 | 203 | 123 | 153 | .295 | .368 | .505 |
| September | 181 | 725 | 208 | 31 | 145 | 87 | 85 | .334 | .407 | .576 |
| October | 8 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .308 | .419 | .462 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 196 | 851 | 267 | 45 | 213 | 123 | 94 | .375 | .458 | .650 |
| cincinnati-reds | 195 | 800 | 198 | 26 | 149 | 77 | 99 | .280 | .344 | .472 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 194 | 780 | 189 | 45 | 162 | 96 | 95 | .283 | .365 | .572 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 191 | 774 | 206 | 27 | 145 | 90 | 101 | .311 | .382 | .514 |
| new-york-giants | 176 | 714 | 199 | 35 | 123 | 96 | 97 | .328 | .413 | .601 |
| boston-braves | 175 | 742 | 193 | 33 | 131 | 80 | 86 | .301 | .368 | .551 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 151 | 637 | 153 | 25 | 112 | 87 | 103 | .288 | .377 | .491 |
| chicago-cubs | 70 | 257 | 55 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 39 | .238 | .304 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  New York Giants | 3 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 107 | 383 | 113 | 10 | 59 | 4 | .295 | – | – |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 62 | 180 | 43 | 6 | 30 | 5 | .239 | – | – |
| 1926 |  Chicago Cubs | 142 | 529 | 170 | 21 | 108 | 11 | .321 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 551 | 175 | 30 | 131 | 13 | .318 | – | – |
| 1928 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 520 | 163 | 31 | 120 | 4 | .313 | – | – |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 574 | 198 | 39 | 159 | 3 | .345 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 155 | 585 | 207 | 56 | 191 | 3 | .354 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 112 | 395 | 103 | 13 | 60 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 135 | 481 | 143 | 23 | 122 | 2 | .297 | – | – |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 117 | 360 | 96 | 9 | 54 | 7 | .267 | – | – |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies | 74 | 192 | 47 | 6 | 29 | – | .245 | – | – |