Jim Gentile
1957–1966 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers
936G
.260AVG
.368OBP
.486SLG
759H
179HR
549RBI
3SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 936 | 3,479 | 2,922 | 432 | 759 | 113 | 6 | 179 | 549 | 475 | 663 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 32 | 1,421 | .260 | .368 | .486 | .854 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1961-06-27 to 1961-07-20
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 9 RBI | 1961-05-09 | 1 in 98,256 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1961-08-23 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1960-06-24 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 470 | 1677 | 357 | 76 | 230 | 245 | 331 | .256 | .359 | .464 |
| Away | 466 | 1802 | 402 | 103 | 319 | 230 | 332 | .263 | .351 | .507 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 99 | 371 | 88 | 24 | 69 | 39 | 67 | .272 | .342 | .536 |
| May | 180 | 694 | 157 | 43 | 121 | 114 | 120 | .282 | .390 | .560 |
| June | 171 | 649 | 148 | 29 | 99 | 87 | 129 | .270 | .362 | .466 |
| July | 143 | 540 | 125 | 23 | 75 | 69 | 100 | .269 | .359 | .475 |
| August | 178 | 665 | 142 | 42 | 110 | 88 | 121 | .255 | .346 | .518 |
| September | 160 | 539 | 97 | 18 | 75 | 77 | 118 | .215 | .323 | .374 |
| October | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .100 | .143 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 92 | 364 | 84 | 22 | 72 | 47 | 72 | .275 | .360 | .529 |
| cleveland-guardians | 92 | 351 | 78 | 29 | 73 | 53 | 63 | .268 | .373 | .605 |
| chicago-white-sox | 90 | 317 | 76 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 57 | .285 | .382 | .476 |
| new-york-yankees | 88 | 325 | 61 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 70 | .211 | .289 | .353 |
| detroit-tigers | 88 | 326 | 83 | 24 | 61 | 52 | 55 | .318 | .414 | .640 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 80 | 312 | 72 | 18 | 59 | 43 | 37 | .278 | .369 | .541 |
| minnesota-twins | 72 | 277 | 57 | 15 | 42 | 38 | 58 | .242 | .343 | .466 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 69 | 262 | 47 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 51 | .211 | .302 | .363 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 30 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .133 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Baltimore Orioles | 138 | 384 | 112 | 21 | 98 | – | .292 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 486 | 147 | 46 | 141 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 152 | 545 | 137 | 33 | 87 | 1 | .251 | – | – |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | 145 | 496 | 123 | 24 | 72 | 1 | .248 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Kansas City Athletics | 136 | 439 | 110 | 28 | 71 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1965 | Houston Astros, Kansas City Athletics | 119 | 345 | 84 | 17 | 53 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros | 82 | 191 | 41 | 9 | 22 | – | .215 | – | – |