Hal Jeffcoat
1948–1959 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
918G
.248AVG
.291OBP
.355SLG
More career statistics
487H
26HR
188RBI
49SB
39–37W–L
697.0IP
239K
4.22ERA
51GS
25SV
6Rare 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 | 1,963 | 1,962 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 7 | 19 |
| Batting · Doubles | 95 | 94 |
| Batting · Runs | 249 | 250 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 49 | 51 |
| Batting · Triples | 18 | 19 |
| Batting · Walks | 114 | 115 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,053 | 3,049 |
| Pitching · p h | 772 | 773 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,091 | 2,090 |
| Pitching · p k | 239 | 240 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 918 | 2,131 | 1,963 | 249 | 487 | 95 | 18 | 26 | 188 | 114 | 289 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 696 | .248 | .291 | .355 | .646 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697.0 | 245 | 51 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 772 | 365 | 327 | 73 | 257 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 1.476 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1951-06-15 to 1951-06-24
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1957-04-23 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1956-08-15 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1950-08-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 481 | 1087 | 259 | 15 | 98 | 61 | 139 | .260 | .294 | .381 |
| Away | 437 | 1044 | 228 | 11 | 90 | 54 | 150 | .236 | .270 | .329 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 65 | 139 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 21 | .215 | .223 | .378 |
| May | 174 | 329 | 82 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 42 | .274 | .319 | .371 |
| June | 157 | 377 | 80 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 52 | .229 | .263 | .341 |
| July | 184 | 426 | 92 | 1 | 34 | 24 | 63 | .236 | .272 | .313 |
| August | 193 | 449 | 104 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 54 | .251 | .274 | .347 |
| September | 139 | 387 | 95 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 52 | .271 | .315 | .396 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .217 | .250 | .478 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 145 | 306 | 60 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 41 | .211 | .242 | .303 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 137 | 392 | 93 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 47 | .253 | .281 | .360 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 121 | 293 | 62 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 54 | .230 | .270 | .368 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 118 | 221 | 56 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 31 | .269 | .294 | .394 |
| new-york-giants | 111 | 288 | 68 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 31 | .256 | .295 | .368 |
| cincinnati-reds | 110 | 305 | 82 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 30 | .293 | .328 | .404 |
| boston-braves | 73 | 231 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 38 | .242 | .273 | .308 |
| milwaukee-braves | 60 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .220 | .259 | .300 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Chicago Cubs | 134 | 473 | 132 | 4 | 42 | 8 | .279 | – | – |
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 108 | 363 | 89 | 2 | 26 | 13 | .245 | – | – |
| 1950 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 179 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 7 | .235 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 278 | 76 | 4 | 27 | 9 | .273 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 102 | 296 | 65 | 4 | 30 | 7 | .220 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 106 | 183 | 43 | 4 | 22 | 5 | .235 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 56 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .258 | 104 | 35 |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | .174 | 100 | 32 |
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 54 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .148 | 170 | 56 |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 11 | – | .203 | 207 | 63 |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 50 | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | .556 | 75 | 35 |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 39 | 19 |