Jim Gosger
1963–1974 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Athletics, SE1
706G
.226AVG
.309OBP
.331SLG
411H
30HR
176RBI
25SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706 | 2,066 | 1,815 | 197 | 411 | 67 | 16 | 30 | 176 | 217 | 315 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 600 | .226 | .309 | .331 | .640 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1966-06-01 to 1966-06-10
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1967-08-06 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1965-07-16 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1969-04-16 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 350 | 1025 | 212 | 13 | 83 | 105 | 163 | .235 | .309 | .332 |
| Away | 356 | 1041 | 199 | 17 | 93 | 112 | 152 | .218 | .299 | .329 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 122 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | .141 | .279 | .242 |
| May | 119 | 344 | 64 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 54 | .207 | .265 | .272 |
| June | 117 | 322 | 72 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 45 | .256 | .335 | .377 |
| July | 132 | 406 | 86 | 8 | 37 | 44 | 72 | .241 | .320 | .359 |
| August | 156 | 496 | 96 | 4 | 43 | 51 | 73 | .218 | .296 | .309 |
| September | 128 | 352 | 74 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 49 | .239 | .310 | .366 |
| October | 7 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .250 | .375 | .450 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 65 | 192 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 34 | .252 | .380 | .394 |
| chicago-white-sox | 56 | 167 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | .182 | .234 | .240 |
| cleveland-guardians | 54 | 174 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 47 | .190 | .264 | .255 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 53 | 166 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | .207 | .271 | .347 |
| california-angels | 51 | 163 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 23 | .199 | .252 | .253 |
| new-york-yankees | 48 | 126 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | .248 | .310 | .451 |
| minnesota-twins | 45 | 145 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 30 | .258 | .338 | .359 |
| boston-red-sox | 40 | 124 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 21 | .257 | .323 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Boston Red Sox | 19 | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | .062 | – | – |
| 1965 | Boston Red Sox | 81 | 324 | 83 | 9 | 35 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1966 | Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Athletics | 128 | 398 | 93 | 10 | 43 | 5 | .234 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Kansas City Athletics | 134 | 356 | 86 | 5 | 36 | 5 | .242 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Athletics | 88 | 150 | 27 | – | 5 | 4 | .180 | – | – |
| 1969 | New York Mets, SE1 | 50 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .114 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Montreal Expos | 91 | 274 | 72 | 5 | 37 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 1971 | Montreal Expos | 51 | 102 | 16 | – | 8 | 1 | .157 | – | – |
| 1973 |  New York Mets | 38 | 92 | 22 | – | 10 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1974 | New York Mets | 26 | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | .091 | – | – |