Jerry Adair
1958–1970 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals
1,165G
.254AVG
.292OBP
.347SLG
More career statistics
1,022H
57HR
366RBI
29SB
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 · Caught stealing | 29 | 31 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 499 | 497 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,315 | 4,314 |
| Batting · RBI | 366 | 365 |
| Batting · Walks | 208 | 207 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,165 | 4,315 | 4,019 | 378 | 1,022 | 163 | 19 | 57 | 366 | 208 | 499 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 30 | 1,394 | .254 | .292 | .347 | .639 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1962-08-08 to 1962-08-24
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1969-08-26 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1962-09-09 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1962-08-24 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 578 | 2094 | 479 | 25 | 182 | 103 | 252 | .247 | .278 | .335 |
| Away | 587 | 2220 | 543 | 32 | 183 | 104 | 245 | .262 | .291 | .358 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 108 | 397 | 86 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 41 | .238 | .280 | .298 |
| May | 185 | 709 | 150 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 89 | .229 | .272 | .310 |
| June | 189 | 655 | 153 | 7 | 53 | 22 | 76 | .246 | .267 | .323 |
| July | 213 | 750 | 178 | 9 | 68 | 38 | 85 | .258 | .288 | .346 |
| August | 243 | 943 | 250 | 16 | 70 | 34 | 92 | .279 | .301 | .392 |
| September | 215 | 818 | 193 | 13 | 75 | 41 | 110 | .255 | .286 | .363 |
| October | 12 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .381 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 137 | 512 | 111 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 79 | .237 | .281 | .310 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 134 | 515 | 106 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 47 | .226 | .264 | .325 |
| new-york-yankees | 127 | 467 | 123 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 43 | .282 | .306 | .413 |
| detroit-tigers | 124 | 465 | 101 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 61 | .233 | .273 | .318 |
| minnesota-twins | 123 | 443 | 96 | 10 | 32 | 21 | 58 | .230 | .264 | .338 |
| boston-red-sox | 112 | 419 | 102 | 6 | 41 | 21 | 52 | .261 | .294 | .376 |
| chicago-white-sox | 109 | 394 | 101 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 40 | .272 | .284 | .345 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 100 | 389 | 115 | 5 | 43 | 14 | 37 | .312 | .332 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Baltimore Orioles | 11 | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | .105 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 35 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .314 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 133 | 386 | 102 | 9 | 37 | 5 | .264 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 139 | 538 | 153 | 11 | 47 | 7 | .284 | – | – |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | 109 | 382 | 87 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .228 | – | – |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 155 | 569 | 141 | 9 | 47 | 3 | .248 | – | – |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 157 | 582 | 151 | 7 | 66 | 6 | .259 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 122 | 422 | 105 | 4 | 39 | 3 | .249 | – | – |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 117 | 414 | 112 | 3 | 35 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Boston Red Sox | 74 | 208 | 45 | 2 | 12 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Kansas City Royals | 126 | 432 | 108 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | 7 | 27 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .148 | – | – |