Jerry Royster
1973–1988 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres
1,428G
.249AVG
.315OBP
.333SLG
More career statistics
1,049H
40HR
352RBI
189SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,428 | 4,732 | 4,208 | 552 | 1,049 | 165 | 33 | 40 | 352 | 411 | 534 | 189 | 95 | 11 | 33 | 1,400 | .249 | .315 | .333 | .648 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1982-08-04 to 1982-08-27
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1977-05-31 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1980-09-02 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1979-06-22 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 714 | 2283 | 548 | 23 | 198 | 194 | 227 | .270 | .325 | .360 |
| Away | 714 | 2449 | 501 | 17 | 154 | 217 | 307 | .230 | .293 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 159 | 546 | 116 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 64 | .242 | .300 | .304 |
| May | 240 | 811 | 178 | 4 | 59 | 77 | 98 | .249 | .314 | .338 |
| June | 250 | 807 | 169 | 8 | 72 | 89 | 99 | .239 | .320 | .323 |
| July | 231 | 704 | 161 | 8 | 62 | 62 | 68 | .258 | .317 | .352 |
| August | 258 | 883 | 182 | 10 | 57 | 74 | 108 | .232 | .290 | .327 |
| September | 266 | 896 | 222 | 7 | 68 | 56 | 85 | .270 | .310 | .341 |
| October | 24 | 85 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | .273 | .306 | .364 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 161 | 504 | 103 | 5 | 32 | 42 | 68 | .229 | .288 | .311 |
| san-francisco-giants | 159 | 521 | 116 | 4 | 41 | 46 | 51 | .248 | .311 | .308 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 155 | 519 | 127 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 47 | .270 | .322 | .347 |
| cincinnati-reds | 153 | 541 | 124 | 7 | 35 | 48 | 75 | .258 | .318 | .362 |
| san-diego-padres | 131 | 436 | 101 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 33 | .258 | .305 | .321 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 105 | 362 | 80 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 38 | .246 | .296 | .326 |
| new-york-mets | 97 | 331 | 60 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 46 | .210 | .284 | .280 |
| chicago-cubs | 96 | 315 | 76 | 2 | 27 | 31 | 37 | .274 | .340 | .350 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10 | 19 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | .211 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1975 | 13 | 36 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 149 | 533 | 132 | 5 | 45 | 24 | .248 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 140 | 445 | 96 | 6 | 28 | 28 | .216 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 140 | 529 | 137 | 2 | 35 | 27 | .259 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 154 | 601 | 164 | 3 | 51 | 35 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 123 | 392 | 95 | 1 | 20 | 22 | .242 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 64 | 93 | 19 | – | 9 | 7 | .204 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 108 | 261 | 77 | 2 | 25 | 14 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 91 | 268 | 63 | 3 | 30 | 11 | .235 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 81 | 227 | 47 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .207 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 90 | 249 | 70 | 5 | 31 | 6 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 118 | 257 | 66 | 5 | 26 | 3 | .257 | – | – | |
| 1987 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 73 | 196 | 52 | 7 | 27 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 1988 | 68 | 102 | 18 | – | 1 | – | .176 | – | – |