Jesus Alou
1963–1979 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, New York Mets, Athletics, San Francisco Giants
1,380G
.280AVG
.305OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
1,216H
32HR
377RBI
31SB
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 | 46 | 45 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 267 | 266 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,380 | 4,577 | 4,345 | 448 | 1,216 | 170 | 26 | 32 | 377 | 138 | 267 | 31 | 46 | 30 | 20 | 1,534 | .280 | .305 | .353 | .658 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1969-08-29 to 1969-09-11
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1964-07-10 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1964-07-10 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1966-07-17 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 672 | 2170 | 540 | 12 | 168 | 83 | 126 | .265 | .287 | .326 |
| Away | 708 | 2407 | 676 | 20 | 209 | 55 | 140 | .293 | .304 | .377 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 153 | 509 | 130 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 30 | .267 | .277 | .347 |
| May | 260 | 880 | 229 | 9 | 80 | 25 | 65 | .274 | .289 | .346 |
| June | 213 | 687 | 181 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 44 | .280 | .304 | .337 |
| July | 232 | 761 | 212 | 8 | 75 | 35 | 38 | .298 | .325 | .406 |
| August | 273 | 957 | 256 | 6 | 84 | 29 | 51 | .281 | .298 | .340 |
| September | 237 | 745 | 199 | 5 | 58 | 9 | 38 | .277 | .279 | .348 |
| October | 12 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .263 | .265 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 139 | 479 | 122 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 32 | .270 | .284 | .343 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 136 | 440 | 111 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 35 | .263 | .277 | .301 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 127 | 434 | 102 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 23 | .245 | .265 | .310 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 124 | 426 | 109 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 32 | .268 | .291 | .340 |
| chicago-cubs | 122 | 416 | 124 | 6 | 44 | 10 | 22 | .312 | .322 | .412 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 121 | 389 | 110 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 24 | .303 | .319 | .397 |
| new-york-mets | 120 | 419 | 121 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 19 | .306 | .320 | .379 |
| atlanta-braves | 86 | 294 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 14 | .235 | .255 | .285 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  San Francisco Giants | 16 | 24 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 115 | 376 | 103 | 3 | 28 | 6 | .274 | – | – |
| 1965 | San Francisco Giants | 143 | 543 | 162 | 9 | 52 | 8 | .298 | – | – |
| 1966 | San Francisco Giants | 110 | 370 | 96 | 1 | 20 | 5 | .259 | – | – |
| 1967 | San Francisco Giants | 129 | 510 | 149 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1968 | San Francisco Giants | 120 | 419 | 110 | – | 39 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Houston Astros | 115 | 452 | 112 | 5 | 34 | 4 | .248 | – | – |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | 117 | 458 | 140 | 1 | 44 | 3 | .306 | – | – |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 122 | 433 | 121 | 2 | 40 | 3 | .279 | – | – |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 52 | 93 | 29 | – | 11 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1973 | Houston Astros, Athletics | 64 | 163 | 46 | 2 | 19 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Athletics | 96 | 220 | 59 | 2 | 15 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1975 |  New York Mets | 62 | 102 | 27 | – | 11 | – | .265 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 77 | 139 | 45 | 2 | 19 | – | .324 | – | – |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 42 | 43 | 11 | – | 10 | – | .256 | – | – |