Huck Betts
1920–1935 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies
311G
.197AVG
.244OBP
.208SLG
More career statistics
86H
0HR
19RBI
0SB
61–68W–L
1,366.1IP
323K
3.93ERA
125GS
16SV
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 | 437 | 436 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 63 | 62 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 489 | 485 |
| Batting · RBI | 19 | 18 |
| Batting · Walks | 25 | 22 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 5,906 | 5,911 |
| Pitching · p er | 596 | 601 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,581 | 1,588 |
| Pitching · p hr | 83 | 82 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,099 | 4,101 |
| Pitching · p k | 323 | 321 |
| Pitching · p r | 716 | 715 |
| Pitching · p w | 321 | 323 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | 489 | 437 | 29 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | .197 | .244 | .208 | .452 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,366.3 | 307 | 125 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 16 | 1,581 | 716 | 596 | 83 | 321 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 | 1.392 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1925-06-14 to 1925-07-04
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1932-05-26 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1932-08-18 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1920-04-26 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 163 | 240 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 30 | .198 | .237 | .208 |
| Away | 148 | 245 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | .196 | .208 | .210 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .353 | .351 | .353 |
| May | 54 | 81 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .164 | .173 | .164 |
| June | 52 | 77 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | .246 | .299 | .292 |
| July | 58 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .221 | .216 | .221 |
| August | 65 | 111 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .126 | .171 | .146 |
| September | 57 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .194 | .219 | .194 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 48 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .165 | .178 | .165 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 48 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .308 | .356 | .308 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .154 | .172 | .192 |
| new-york-giants | 45 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .220 | .262 | .220 |
| cincinnati-reds | 43 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .117 | .156 | .133 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 40 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .158 | .162 | .158 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .231 | .279 | .256 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 20 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .312 | .289 | .344 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | .080 | 88 | 18 |
| 1921 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 29 | 8 | – | – | – | .276 | 101 | 28 |
| 1922 | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 15 | 4 |
| 1923 | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | 31 | 3 | – | – | – | .097 | 84 | 18 |
| 1924 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 45 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .156 | 144 | 43 |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Phillies | 37 | 34 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .294 | 97 | 28 |
| 1932 |  Boston Braves | 31 | 79 | 19 | – | 3 | – | .241 | 220 | 32 |
| 1933 | Boston Braves | 35 | 76 | 17 | – | 5 | – | .224 | 242 | 40 |
| 1934 | Boston Braves | 40 | 69 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .188 | 212 | 69 |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 44 | 44 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .159 | 160 | 41 |