Jim Pendleton
1948–1962 · bats R / throws R · Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates
457G
.259AVG
.294OBP
.369SLG
More career statistics
257H
20HR
105RBI
12SB
4Rare 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 · Games | 457 | 471 |
| Batting · At bats | 994 | 999 |
| Batting · Hits | 257 | 273 |
| Batting · Home runs | 20 | 24 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,065 | 1,072 |
| Batting · Runs | 129 | 134 |
| Batting · RBI | 105 | 111 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 12 | 13 |
| Batting · Triples | 9 | 10 |
| Batting · Walks | 46 | 50 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457 | 1,065 | 994 | 129 | 257 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 105 | 46 | 151 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 367 | .259 | .294 | .369 | .663 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1953-08-06 to 1953-08-12
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1948-07-12 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1953-08-30 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1957-06-11 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 253 | 614 | 166 | 12 | 57 | 31 | 89 | .290 | .321 | .406 |
| Away | 218 | 458 | 107 | 12 | 54 | 19 | 62 | .251 | .275 | .386 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 88 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .253 | .284 | .361 |
| May | 81 | 153 | 38 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 23 | .264 | .288 | .382 |
| June | 112 | 270 | 64 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 43 | .259 | .304 | .397 |
| July | 98 | 206 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 28 | .269 | .296 | .363 |
| August | 72 | 134 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 | .272 | .291 | .424 |
| September | 70 | 221 | 64 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 25 | .309 | .326 | .440 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 70 | 152 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | .243 | .276 | .357 |
| chicago-cubs | 61 | 127 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | .254 | .283 | .398 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 52 | 112 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | .305 | .339 | .390 |
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 104 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .247 | .288 | .299 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 48 | 128 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 18 | .260 | .281 | .431 |
| new-york-giants | 38 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .147 | .200 | .147 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 32 | 59 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | .293 | .305 | .466 |
| milwaukee-braves | 30 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .273 | .278 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CGChicago American Giants | 27 | 58 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 2 | .586 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 120 | 251 | 75 | 7 | 27 | 6 | .299 | – | – |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 71 | 173 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .220 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 14 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 59 | 18 | – | 9 | – | .305 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 113 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 117 | 321 | 78 | 8 | 36 | – | .243 | – | – |