Jackie Jensen
1950–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,438G
.279AVG
.369OBP
.460SLG
More career statistics
1,463H
199HR
929RBI
143SB
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 · Caught stealing | 55 | 61 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 23 | 22 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 546 | 545 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,079 | 6,077 |
| Batting · Walks | 750 | 749 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,438 | 6,079 | 5,236 | 810 | 1,463 | 259 | 45 | 199 | 929 | 750 | 546 | 143 | 55 | 23 | 52 | 2,409 | .279 | .369 | .460 | .829 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1952-06-15 to 1952-07-03
43longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1956-08-02 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1954-05-31 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1952-06-03 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 709 | 2956 | 724 | 91 | 479 | 395 | 263 | .288 | .379 | .480 |
| Away | 729 | 3121 | 739 | 108 | 450 | 354 | 282 | .272 | .350 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 117 | 496 | 109 | 18 | 61 | 65 | 51 | .258 | .351 | .461 |
| May | 266 | 1126 | 267 | 43 | 175 | 145 | 100 | .278 | .366 | .491 |
| June | 276 | 1176 | 295 | 45 | 181 | 146 | 107 | .291 | .375 | .472 |
| July | 290 | 1222 | 313 | 34 | 189 | 142 | 95 | .293 | .372 | .457 |
| August | 264 | 1110 | 264 | 34 | 184 | 140 | 122 | .278 | .364 | .465 |
| September | 223 | 943 | 214 | 25 | 139 | 111 | 70 | .261 | .345 | .408 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 205 | 885 | 209 | 29 | 154 | 112 | 77 | .274 | .363 | .452 |
| chicago-white-sox | 202 | 830 | 176 | 24 | 98 | 98 | 69 | .245 | .330 | .390 |
| cleveland-guardians | 199 | 817 | 201 | 29 | 107 | 87 | 97 | .279 | .353 | .464 |
| new-york-yankees | 179 | 764 | 168 | 26 | 122 | 94 | 70 | .255 | .343 | .445 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 150 | 645 | 180 | 27 | 120 | 91 | 48 | .335 | .420 | .567 |
| baltimore-orioles | 146 | 645 | 161 | 16 | 87 | 74 | 56 | .285 | .364 | .435 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 118 | 502 | 123 | 21 | 86 | 67 | 51 | .289 | .378 | .507 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 84 | 348 | 78 | 10 | 65 | 46 | 25 | .266 | .356 | .457 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  New York Yankees | 45 | 70 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .171 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Yankees | 56 | 168 | 50 | 8 | 25 | 8 | .298 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 151 | 589 | 165 | 10 | 82 | 18 | .280 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 147 | 552 | 147 | 10 | 84 | 18 | .266 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Boston Red Sox | 152 | 580 | 160 | 25 | 117 | 22 | .276 | – | – |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 574 | 158 | 26 | 116 | 16 | .275 | – | – |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 578 | 182 | 20 | 97 | 11 | .315 | – | – |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 145 | 544 | 153 | 23 | 103 | 8 | .281 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 154 | 548 | 157 | 35 | 122 | 9 | .286 | – | – |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 535 | 148 | 28 | 112 | 20 | .277 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox | 137 | 498 | 131 | 13 | 66 | 9 | .263 | – | – |