Jim Piersall
1950–1967 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Mets, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,734G
.272AVG
.332OBP
.386SLG
1,604H
104HR
590RBI
115SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,734 | 6,592 | 5,890 | 812 | 1,604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 590 | 525 | 584 | 115 | 66 | 25 | 47 | 2,276 | .272 | .332 | .386 | .718 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1960-05-10 to 1960-05-29
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1953-06-10 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1963-04-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1957-06-23 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 893 | 3353 | 835 | 56 | 319 | 277 | 282 | .280 | .332 | .406 |
| Away | 841 | 3239 | 769 | 48 | 271 | 248 | 302 | .265 | .314 | .366 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 163 | 639 | 136 | 6 | 48 | 61 | 56 | .245 | .308 | .333 |
| May | 349 | 1361 | 322 | 23 | 123 | 124 | 126 | .267 | .328 | .387 |
| June | 337 | 1314 | 324 | 16 | 109 | 97 | 130 | .276 | .320 | .390 |
| July | 290 | 1076 | 285 | 21 | 106 | 79 | 84 | .293 | .338 | .420 |
| August | 336 | 1244 | 309 | 21 | 107 | 101 | 98 | .278 | .330 | .394 |
| September | 251 | 932 | 222 | 16 | 94 | 62 | 87 | .264 | .305 | .366 |
| October | 8 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .240 | .269 | .440 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 242 | 953 | 225 | 15 | 76 | 80 | 77 | .264 | .320 | .368 |
| detroit-tigers | 229 | 867 | 216 | 15 | 75 | 56 | 71 | .277 | .314 | .388 |
| new-york-yankees | 226 | 845 | 173 | 11 | 55 | 59 | 73 | .225 | .275 | .316 |
| baltimore-orioles | 189 | 715 | 181 | 8 | 85 | 57 | 66 | .284 | .333 | .394 |
| cleveland-guardians | 178 | 673 | 168 | 8 | 57 | 57 | 80 | .280 | .334 | .391 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 171 | 673 | 157 | 18 | 78 | 79 | 63 | .273 | .351 | .417 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 170 | 661 | 175 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 49 | .295 | .339 | .437 |
| boston-red-sox | 86 | 300 | 84 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 26 | .317 | .370 | .426 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Boston Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 56 | 161 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .267 | – | – |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 585 | 159 | 3 | 52 | 11 | .272 | – | – |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 474 | 135 | 8 | 37 | 5 | .285 | – | – |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 149 | 515 | 146 | 13 | 62 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 601 | 176 | 14 | 87 | 7 | .293 | – | – |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 609 | 159 | 19 | 62 | 14 | .261 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 130 | 417 | 99 | 8 | 48 | 12 | .237 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Cleveland Guardians | 100 | 317 | 78 | 4 | 30 | 6 | .246 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cleveland Guardians | 138 | 486 | 137 | 18 | 66 | 18 | .282 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cleveland Guardians | 121 | 484 | 156 | 6 | 40 | 8 | .322 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 135 | 471 | 115 | 4 | 31 | 12 | .244 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Mets, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 89 | 270 | 63 | 2 | 19 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1964 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 87 | 255 | 80 | 2 | 14 | 5 | .314 | – | – |
| 1965 |  California Angels | 53 | 112 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1966 | California Angels | 75 | 123 | 26 | – | 14 | 1 | .211 | – | – |
| 1967 | California Angels | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |