Hank Gowdy
1910–1930 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, New York Giants
1,050G
.270AVG
.351OBP
.358SLG
More career statistics
738H
21HR
322RBI
59SB
1Rare feat
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 | 2,735 | 2,736 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 7 | 20 |
| Batting · Doubles | 124 | 125 |
| Batting · Hits | 738 | 737 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 247 | 248 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,143 | 3,144 |
| Batting · RBI | 322 | 327 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,050 | 3,143 | 2,735 | 270 | 738 | 124 | 27 | 21 | 322 | 311 | 247 | 59 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 979 | .270 | .351 | .358 | .709 |
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 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1921-08-01 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1920-05-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1914-08-15 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | 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 | – | – |