Howie Shanks
1912–1925 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,664G
.253AVG
.305OBP
.337SLG
1,442H
25HR
624RBI
187SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,664 | 6,418 | 5,698 | 608 | 1,442 | 213 | 96 | 25 | 624 | 419 | 510 | 187 | 120 | 38 | 70 | 1,922 | .253 | .305 | .337 | .642 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1912-09-19 to 1913-04-22
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1919-05-25 | 1 in 497 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1914-07-11 | 1 in 107 games |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1918-05-08 | 1 in 2,019 player-games |
Rare feats (12)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1919-05-25 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-07-11 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-07-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-07-27 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1915-09-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-07-25 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-07-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-08-31 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1921-04-28 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1921-07-13 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-08-01 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1924-04-16 | 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 | 836 | 3158 | 716 | 7 | 343 | 216 | 210 | .256 | .295 | .342 |
| Away | 828 | 3260 | 726 | 18 | 281 | 203 | 300 | .250 | .285 | .333 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 108 | 402 | 92 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 36 | .257 | .306 | .388 |
| May | 246 | 926 | 207 | 6 | 100 | 59 | 96 | .250 | .287 | .343 |
| June | 306 | 1207 | 270 | 3 | 122 | 73 | 104 | .253 | .284 | .343 |
| July | 380 | 1496 | 345 | 5 | 148 | 98 | 108 | .262 | .296 | .343 |
| August | 329 | 1290 | 294 | 4 | 102 | 75 | 82 | .252 | .286 | .332 |
| September | 256 | 943 | 193 | 3 | 93 | 75 | 72 | .234 | .284 | .296 |
| October | 39 | 154 | 41 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | .295 | .318 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 260 | 996 | 204 | 4 | 87 | 90 | 74 | .237 | .295 | .321 |
| cleveland-guardians | 254 | 975 | 228 | 1 | 92 | 57 | 85 | .264 | .292 | .343 |
| chicago-white-sox | 251 | 960 | 213 | 4 | 87 | 46 | 76 | .243 | .270 | .332 |
| detroit-tigers | 244 | 956 | 217 | 2 | 107 | 62 | 64 | .256 | .292 | .344 |
| new-york-yankees | 211 | 826 | 197 | 10 | 96 | 49 | 72 | .267 | .298 | .385 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 211 | 825 | 175 | 3 | 83 | 54 | 72 | .239 | .278 | .309 |
| boston-red-sox | 190 | 745 | 177 | 0 | 60 | 52 | 54 | .268 | .307 | .337 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 43 | 135 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | .258 | .296 | .283 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 116 | 396 | 92 | 1 | 48 | 21 | .232 | – | – |
| 1913 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 109 | 389 | 99 | 1 | 39 | 24 | .254 | – | – |
| 1914 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 143 | 500 | 112 | 4 | 61 | 18 | .224 | – | – |
| 1915 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 141 | 491 | 123 | – | 46 | 12 | .251 | – | – |
| 1916 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 470 | 119 | 1 | 51 | 24 | .253 | – | – |
| 1917 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 126 | 436 | 90 | – | 29 | 15 | .206 | – | – |
| 1918 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 120 | 436 | 112 | 1 | 56 | 23 | .257 | – | – |
| 1919 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 135 | 490 | 122 | 1 | 53 | 15 | .249 | – | – |
| 1920 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 128 | 446 | 119 | 4 | 40 | 10 | .267 | – | – |
| 1921 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 154 | 559 | 169 | 7 | 70 | 11 | .302 | – | – |
| 1922 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 84 | 272 | 77 | 1 | 32 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1923 |  Boston Red Sox | 131 | 464 | 118 | 3 | 58 | 6 | .254 | – | – |
| 1924 | Boston Red Sox | 72 | 194 | 50 | – | 23 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1925 |  New York Yankees | 66 | 155 | 40 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .258 | – | – |