Jerry Hairston
1973–1989 · bats B / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates
859G
.258AVG
.362OBP
.371SLG
More career statistics
438H
30HR
205RBI
4SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859 | 2,023 | 1,699 | 216 | 438 | 91 | 6 | 30 | 205 | 282 | 240 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 631 | .258 | .362 | .371 | .733 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1973-09-12 to 1973-09-20
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1981-10-04 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1973-09-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1975-09-24 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 411 | 988 | 212 | 14 | 113 | 162 | 113 | .263 | .379 | .382 |
| Away | 448 | 1035 | 226 | 16 | 92 | 120 | 127 | .253 | .334 | .362 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 78 | 115 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 16 | .206 | .287 | .304 |
| May | 114 | 225 | 42 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 35 | .221 | .320 | .368 |
| June | 105 | 177 | 41 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | .279 | .373 | .456 |
| July | 151 | 349 | 87 | 7 | 43 | 47 | 38 | .292 | .384 | .453 |
| August | 198 | 548 | 118 | 5 | 43 | 80 | 72 | .260 | .361 | .355 |
| September | 196 | 558 | 119 | 2 | 42 | 77 | 58 | .253 | .351 | .321 |
| October | 17 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | .263 | .412 | .421 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 84 | 225 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 28 | .236 | .284 | .330 |
| minnesota-twins | 82 | 214 | 49 | 4 | 27 | 36 | 16 | .282 | .397 | .420 |
| athletics | 75 | 193 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 21 | .284 | .358 | .361 |
| texas-rangers | 74 | 202 | 38 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 34 | .224 | .322 | .300 |
| california-angels | 70 | 177 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 21 | .221 | .362 | .264 |
| detroit-tigers | 69 | 164 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 23 | .321 | .396 | .557 |
| cleveland-guardians | 60 | 138 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 14 | .321 | .435 | .473 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 54 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | .215 | .295 | .336 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Chicago White Sox | 60 | 210 | 57 | – | 23 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 45 | 109 | 25 | – | 8 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 69 | 219 | 62 | – | 23 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 44 | 119 | 27 | – | 10 | 1 | .227 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 10 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 90 | 21 | 5 | 18 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 101 | 126 | 37 | 5 | 22 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox | 115 | 227 | 59 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .260 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago White Sox | 95 | 140 | 34 | 2 | 20 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox | 101 | 225 | 61 | 5 | 26 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago White Sox | 66 | 126 | 29 | 5 | 20 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |