Jim Bottomley
1922–1937 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
1,991G
.310AVG
.369OBP
.500SLG
More career statistics
2,313H
219HR
1,422RBI
58SB
13Rare 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 · At bats | 7,471 | 7,472 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 15 | 57 |
| Batting · Doubles | 465 | 466 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,313 | 2,312 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 591 | 593 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,355 | 8,353 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,177 | 1,176 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,422 | 1,435 |
| Batting · Walks | 664 | 661 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,991 | 8,355 | 7,471 | 1,177 | 2,313 | 465 | 151 | 219 | 1,422 | 664 | 591 | 58 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 3,737 | .310 | .369 | .500 | .869 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1924-08-04 to 1924-08-25
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Ten-RBI Game | 1924-09-16 | 1 in 13,155 games | box score ↗ |
| 78 | Three Triples | 1923-05-15 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1924-09-16 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 991 | 4057 | 1154 | 103 | 697 | 339 | 238 | .321 | .368 | .516 |
| Away | 1000 | 4296 | 1158 | 116 | 738 | 322 | 355 | .299 | .345 | .486 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 187 | 826 | 217 | 17 | 145 | 75 | 45 | .297 | .354 | .477 |
| May | 341 | 1417 | 389 | 31 | 220 | 110 | 81 | .306 | .352 | .495 |
| June | 303 | 1252 | 345 | 40 | 253 | 125 | 96 | .317 | .375 | .542 |
| July | 383 | 1568 | 422 | 49 | 257 | 106 | 133 | .297 | .337 | .484 |
| August | 395 | 1689 | 500 | 40 | 280 | 126 | 119 | .328 | .371 | .509 |
| September | 369 | 1546 | 424 | 40 | 273 | 116 | 116 | .306 | .349 | .494 |
| October | 13 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .294 | .327 | .431 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 268 | 1156 | 302 | 43 | 214 | 98 | 84 | .294 | .346 | .517 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 261 | 1084 | 286 | 23 | 180 | 76 | 60 | .295 | .334 | .454 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 255 | 1124 | 354 | 42 | 258 | 102 | 63 | .358 | .406 | .595 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 252 | 1081 | 309 | 33 | 204 | 83 | 93 | .317 | .363 | .517 |
| new-york-giants | 251 | 1040 | 264 | 25 | 149 | 64 | 93 | .278 | .315 | .422 |
| boston-braves | 247 | 1064 | 303 | 23 | 162 | 95 | 67 | .322 | .374 | .518 |
| cincinnati-reds | 194 | 830 | 243 | 12 | 125 | 56 | 46 | .326 | .360 | .519 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 58 | 252 | 64 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 17 | .286 | .357 | .469 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 151 | 49 | 5 | 37 | 3 | .325 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 523 | 193 | 8 | 99 | 4 | .369 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 137 | 528 | 167 | 14 | 113 | 5 | .316 | – | – |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 620 | 227 | 21 | 130 | 3 | .366 | – | – |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 603 | 180 | 19 | 120 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 152 | 573 | 174 | 19 | 124 | 8 | .304 | – | – |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 576 | 187 | 31 | 139 | 10 | .325 | – | – |
| 1929 | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 560 | 176 | 29 | 137 | 3 | .314 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 488 | 148 | 15 | 97 | 5 | .303 | – | – |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 382 | 133 | 9 | 75 | 3 | .348 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 311 | 93 | 11 | 47 | 2 | .299 | – | – |
| 1933 |  Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 549 | 137 | 13 | 83 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1934 | Cincinnati Reds | 142 | 556 | 158 | 11 | 78 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1935 | Cincinnati Reds | 107 | 399 | 103 | 1 | 49 | 3 | .258 | – | – |
| 1936 |  St. Louis Browns | 140 | 544 | 161 | 12 | 95 | – | .296 | – | – |
| 1937 | St. Louis Browns | 65 | 109 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .239 | – | – |