Jim Hegan
1941–1960 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASF, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
1,666G
.228AVG
.295OBP
.344SLG
More career statistics
1,087H
92HR
525RBI
15SB
2Rare 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 | 4,772 | 4,774 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 24 | 26 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 742 | 744 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,318 | 5,321 |
| Batting · Runs | 550 | 548 |
| Batting · RBI | 525 | 523 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 15 | 16 |
| Batting · Walks | 456 | 457 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,666 | 5,318 | 4,772 | 550 | 1,087 | 187 | 46 | 92 | 525 | 456 | 742 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 1,642 | .228 | .295 | .344 | .639 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1949-07-29 to 1949-08-05
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1952-05-22 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1951-05-13 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1956-05-10 | 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 | 815 | 2555 | 527 | 57 | 273 | 231 | 347 | .232 | .297 | .362 |
| Away | 851 | 2766 | 560 | 35 | 250 | 226 | 397 | .224 | .284 | .327 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 117 | 393 | 88 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 57 | .255 | .323 | .374 |
| May | 283 | 857 | 161 | 11 | 80 | 84 | 118 | .212 | .286 | .311 |
| June | 305 | 984 | 213 | 24 | 112 | 84 | 151 | .239 | .302 | .378 |
| July | 332 | 1042 | 226 | 24 | 113 | 90 | 133 | .243 | .303 | .394 |
| August | 338 | 1090 | 220 | 17 | 91 | 97 | 150 | .226 | .291 | .330 |
| September | 285 | 932 | 177 | 11 | 85 | 61 | 131 | .207 | .255 | .293 |
| October | 6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .100 | .174 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 234 | 778 | 162 | 9 | 61 | 68 | 92 | .232 | .296 | .321 |
| new-york-yankees | 233 | 742 | 159 | 14 | 63 | 62 | 111 | .237 | .298 | .348 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 229 | 745 | 146 | 16 | 75 | 73 | 90 | .222 | .294 | .369 |
| boston-red-sox | 221 | 751 | 165 | 11 | 79 | 70 | 106 | .246 | .313 | .365 |
| detroit-tigers | 211 | 692 | 124 | 11 | 65 | 51 | 93 | .198 | .253 | .306 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 165 | 552 | 115 | 15 | 78 | 36 | 66 | .226 | .274 | .381 |
| st-louis-browns | 162 | 526 | 110 | 7 | 42 | 50 | 90 | .236 | .304 | .330 |
| baltimore-orioles | 61 | 165 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 23 | .229 | .291 | .326 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Cleveland Guardians | 16 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 5 | – | .319 | – | – |
| 1942 | Cleveland Guardians | 68 | 170 | 33 | – | 11 | 2 | .194 | – | – |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 88 | 272 | 64 | – | 17 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 135 | 378 | 94 | 4 | 41 | 3 | .249 | – | – |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 144 | 472 | 117 | 14 | 61 | 6 | .248 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 152 | 468 | 105 | 8 | 55 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 131 | 415 | 91 | 14 | 58 | 1 | .219 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 133 | 416 | 99 | 6 | 43 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 112 | 333 | 75 | 4 | 41 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 112 | 299 | 65 | 9 | 37 | 1 | .217 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 139 | 423 | 99 | 11 | 40 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 116 | 304 | 67 | 9 | 40 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 316 | 70 | 6 | 34 | 1 | .222 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians | 58 | 148 | 32 | 4 | 15 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 189 | 38 | 1 | 12 | – | .201 | – | – |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants | 46 | 81 | 14 | – | 8 | – | .173 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 24 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .209 | – | – |