Hal Carlson
1917–1930 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
385G
.223AVG
.251OBP
.281SLG
More career statistics
159H
5HR
72RBI
0SB
114–120W–L
2,002.0IP
590K
3.97ERA
235GS
19SV
3Rare 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 | 712 | 711 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 118 | 119 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 762 | 760 |
| Batting · RBI | 72 | 74 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Walks | 24 | 23 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,522 | 8,559 |
| Pitching · p er | 883 | 870 |
| Pitching · p gs | 235 | 236 |
| Pitching · p hr | 93 | 90 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,006 | 6,002 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,013 | 1,014 |
| Pitching · p w | 498 | 499 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385 | 762 | 712 | 58 | 159 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 24 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 200 | .223 | .251 | .281 | .532 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,002.0 | 377 | 235 | 121 | 114 | 120 | 19 | 2,256 | 1,013 | 883 | 93 | 498 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 1.376 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1924-08-09 to 1924-08-30
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1924-07-08 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1924-09-05 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1919-08-15 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 189 | 359 | 79 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 51 | .238 | .256 | .292 |
| Away | 196 | 401 | 80 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 68 | .211 | .224 | .272 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 84 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 18 | .163 | .179 | .237 |
| May | 64 | 133 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 23 | .226 | .263 | .315 |
| June | 70 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 13 | .200 | .200 | .211 |
| July | 71 | 148 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | .190 | .189 | .197 |
| August | 68 | 163 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 27 | .219 | .252 | .291 |
| September | 67 | 129 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 15 | .331 | .333 | .413 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 62 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 17 | .228 | .241 | .317 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | .230 | .261 | .276 |
| boston-braves | 55 | 121 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 20 | .278 | .289 | .333 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 52 | 115 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | .168 | .200 | .178 |
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | .185 | .179 | .239 |
| chicago-cubs | 43 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .191 | .189 | .270 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 70 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 14 | .294 | .300 | .397 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .237 | .281 | .271 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 49 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | .122 | 161 | 68 |
| 1918 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 12 | 5 |
| 1919 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | 43 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .163 | 141 | 49 |
| 1920 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 85 | 23 | – | 3 | – | .271 | 248 | 62 |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 34 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .294 | 109 | 37 |
| 1922 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 55 | 15 | 1 | 11 | – | .273 | 145 | 65 |
| 1923 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 4 |
| 1924 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 8 | – | .276 | 203 | 66 |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 9 | – | .183 | 233 | 80 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 96 | 23 | – | 12 | – | .240 | 266 | 55 |
| 1927 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 92 | 17 | – | 12 | – | .185 | 247 | 40 |
| 1928 |  Chicago Cubs | 20 | 19 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .263 | 56 | 11 |
| 1929 | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 39 | 9 | – | 8 | – | .231 | 111 | 34 |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 20 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 51 | 14 |