Howie Shanks
1912–1925 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,665G
.253AVG
.308OBP
.337SLG
More career statistics
1,440H
25HR
620RBI
185SB
2Rare 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 · Games | 1,665 | 1,664 |
| Batting · At bats | 5,699 | 5,698 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 64 | 120 |
| Batting · Doubles | 211 | 213 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,440 | 1,442 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 37 | 38 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 443 | 510 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,414 | 6,418 |
| Batting · Runs | 604 | 608 |
| Batting · RBI | 620 | 624 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 185 | 187 |
| Batting · Walks | 415 | 419 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,665 | 6,414 | 5,699 | 604 | 1,440 | 211 | 96 | 25 | 620 | 415 | 443 | 185 | 64 | 37 | 0 | 1,918 | .253 | .308 | .337 | .645 |
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 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1917-04-21 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1918-05-08 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1913-06-19 | 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 | 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 | – | – |