Jim Hickman
1962–1974 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
1,421G
.252AVG
.335OBP
.426SLG
More career statistics
1,002H
159HR
560RBI
17SB
2.0IP
0K
4.50ERA
0GS
4Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 832 | 833 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,535 | 4,536 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,421 | 4,535 | 3,974 | 518 | 1,002 | 163 | 25 | 159 | 560 | 491 | 832 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 1,692 | .252 | .335 | .426 | .761 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1970-05-24 to 1970-06-14
40longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Natural Cycle | 1963-08-07 | 1 in 17,361 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1963-08-07 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1965-09-03 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 714 | 2268 | 513 | 92 | 332 | 275 | 394 | .263 | .347 | .461 |
| Away | 707 | 2268 | 489 | 67 | 228 | 216 | 439 | .242 | .311 | .392 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 145 | 435 | 85 | 12 | 49 | 55 | 79 | .228 | .322 | .370 |
| May | 254 | 791 | 163 | 31 | 98 | 93 | 148 | .238 | .324 | .415 |
| June | 251 | 763 | 165 | 30 | 107 | 91 | 141 | .251 | .336 | .445 |
| July | 259 | 804 | 199 | 26 | 99 | 72 | 127 | .276 | .337 | .430 |
| August | 262 | 862 | 203 | 33 | 113 | 84 | 161 | .267 | .333 | .464 |
| September | 236 | 825 | 176 | 26 | 91 | 91 | 166 | .243 | .324 | .408 |
| October | 14 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .216 | .286 | .353 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 161 | 557 | 132 | 20 | 66 | 63 | 102 | .272 | .350 | .463 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 159 | 488 | 102 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 92 | .238 | .314 | .385 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 153 | 506 | 107 | 20 | 58 | 56 | 80 | .242 | .322 | .432 |
| houston-astros | 134 | 402 | 80 | 12 | 50 | 39 | 88 | .223 | .296 | .374 |
| san-francisco-giants | 133 | 425 | 92 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 87 | .238 | .299 | .359 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 127 | 399 | 81 | 15 | 41 | 53 | 69 | .238 | .336 | .415 |
| cincinnati-reds | 119 | 342 | 82 | 14 | 58 | 35 | 64 | .273 | .342 | .477 |
| chicago-cubs | 89 | 312 | 74 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 60 | .261 | .314 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 140 | 392 | 96 | 13 | 46 | 4 | .245 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 146 | 494 | 113 | 17 | 51 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Mets | 139 | 409 | 105 | 11 | 57 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Mets | 141 | 369 | 87 | 15 | 40 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1966 | New York Mets | 58 | 160 | 38 | 4 | 16 | 2 | .237 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 98 | 16 | – | 10 | 1 | .163 | 2 | – |
| 1968 |  Chicago Cubs | 75 | 188 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 1 | .223 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 134 | 338 | 80 | 21 | 54 | 2 | .237 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 514 | 162 | 32 | 115 | – | .315 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 383 | 98 | 19 | 60 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 115 | 368 | 100 | 17 | 64 | 3 | .272 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 92 | 201 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1974 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 4 | – | .267 | – | – |