Hank Gowdy
1910–1930 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, New York Giants
1,050G
.269AVG
.347OBP
.358SLG
737H
21HR
327RBI
59SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,050 | 3,144 | 2,736 | 270 | 737 | 125 | 27 | 21 | 327 | 311 | 248 | 59 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 979 | .269 | .347 | .358 | .705 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1919-09-24 to 1920-05-14
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1912-08-22 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1920-05-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1914-08-15 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
Rare feats (1)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1912-08-22 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 519 | 1531 | 362 | 8 | 147 | 152 | 126 | .271 | .336 | .357 |
| Away | 531 | 1613 | 375 | 13 | 180 | 159 | 122 | .268 | .331 | .359 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 72 | 241 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 21 | .271 | .357 | .355 |
| May | 192 | 581 | 142 | 2 | 61 | 50 | 44 | .275 | .330 | .346 |
| June | 180 | 524 | 118 | 9 | 59 | 39 | 47 | .252 | .300 | .382 |
| July | 199 | 581 | 135 | 3 | 61 | 62 | 45 | .273 | .339 | .374 |
| August | 188 | 551 | 123 | 3 | 50 | 62 | 40 | .260 | .336 | .336 |
| September | 201 | 614 | 148 | 2 | 72 | 63 | 47 | .276 | .344 | .345 |
| October | 18 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .372 | .385 | .465 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 157 | 465 | 107 | 2 | 48 | 53 | 40 | .270 | .344 | .348 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 151 | 442 | 91 | 1 | 44 | 43 | 39 | .235 | .303 | .297 |
| chicago-cubs | 150 | 453 | 105 | 5 | 50 | 39 | 36 | .266 | .318 | .365 |
| cincinnati-reds | 146 | 432 | 99 | 3 | 39 | 41 | 38 | .263 | .324 | .355 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 145 | 431 | 108 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 29 | .284 | .346 | .371 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 143 | 411 | 98 | 4 | 47 | 53 | 26 | .282 | .367 | .383 |
| new-york-giants | 133 | 435 | 109 | 3 | 44 | 35 | 35 | .282 | .331 | .372 |
| boston-braves | 25 | 75 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | .299 | .347 | .448 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 |  New York Giants | 7 | 14 | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | .214 | – | – |
| 1911 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 32 | 102 | 29 | – | 14 | 2 | .284 | – | – |
| 1912 |  Boston Braves | 44 | 96 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .271 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Braves | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .600 | – | – |
| 1914 | Boston Braves | 129 | 366 | 89 | 3 | 49 | 14 | .243 | – | – |
| 1915 | Boston Braves | 118 | 316 | 78 | 2 | 33 | 9 | .247 | – | – |
| 1916 | Boston Braves | 118 | 349 | 87 | 1 | 35 | 8 | .249 | – | – |
| 1917 | Boston Braves | 49 | 154 | 33 | – | 11 | 2 | .214 | – | – |
| 1919 | Boston Braves | 78 | 219 | 61 | 1 | 23 | 5 | .279 | – | – |
| 1920 | Boston Braves | 80 | 214 | 52 | – | 19 | 7 | .243 | – | – |
| 1921 | Boston Braves | 64 | 164 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .299 | – | – |
| 1922 | Boston Braves | 92 | 221 | 70 | 1 | 28 | 2 | .317 | – | – |
| 1923 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 76 | 170 | 46 | 1 | 24 | 3 | .271 | – | – |
| 1924 | New York Giants | 87 | 191 | 62 | 4 | 36 | 1 | .325 | – | – |
| 1925 | New York Giants | 47 | 114 | 37 | 3 | 19 | – | .325 | – | – |
| 1929 | Boston Braves | 10 | 16 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .438 | – | – |
| 1930 | Boston Braves | 16 | 25 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .200 | – | – |