Jim Bottomley
1922–1937 · bats L / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
1,991G
.309AVG
.365OBP
.500SLG
2,312H
219HR
1,435RBI
58SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,991 | 8,353 | 7,472 | 1,176 | 2,312 | 466 | 151 | 219 | 1,435 | 661 | 593 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 93 | 3,737 | .309 | .365 | .500 | .865 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1923-05-15 | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1924-09-16 | 1 in 1,641 games |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1927-07-15 | 1 in 693 games |
Rare feats (7)
Rarest: Three Triples, 78 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 1923-05-15 | Three Triples | 1 in 3,849 | box score ↗ |
| 70 | 1924-09-16 | Six-Hit Game | 1 in 1,641 | box score ↗ |
| 70 | 1931-08-05 | Six-Hit Game | 1 in 1,641 | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 1927-07-15 | The Cycle | 1 in 693 | box score ↗ |
| 57 | 1925-05-07 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 57 | 1936-04-24 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1925-09-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | 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 | – | – |