Jim Rivera
1952–1961 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, St. Louis Browns
1,171G
.257AVG
.328OBP
.402SLG
912H
83HR
421RBI
160SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,171 | 4,008 | 3,552 | 503 | 912 | 155 | 56 | 83 | 421 | 365 | 524 | 160 | 75 | 23 | 24 | 1,428 | .257 | .328 | .402 | .730 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1955-08-11 to 1955-08-24
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1953-09-11 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1953-07-30 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1953-08-16 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 594 | 2011 | 451 | 39 | 206 | 184 | 264 | .252 | .316 | .395 |
| Away | 577 | 1997 | 461 | 44 | 215 | 181 | 260 | .261 | .321 | .410 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 89 | 297 | 64 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 44 | .252 | .337 | .398 |
| May | 190 | 656 | 153 | 11 | 55 | 68 | 76 | .268 | .337 | .384 |
| June | 233 | 836 | 195 | 23 | 101 | 64 | 116 | .259 | .310 | .435 |
| July | 220 | 778 | 190 | 11 | 75 | 71 | 104 | .275 | .335 | .408 |
| August | 236 | 834 | 188 | 20 | 107 | 71 | 100 | .251 | .311 | .404 |
| September | 202 | 606 | 122 | 13 | 49 | 55 | 84 | .228 | .292 | .369 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 172 | 621 | 137 | 18 | 66 | 73 | 70 | .257 | .338 | .418 |
| new-york-yankees | 169 | 585 | 125 | 12 | 54 | 58 | 95 | .240 | .313 | .369 |
| boston-red-sox | 167 | 554 | 136 | 15 | 68 | 57 | 73 | .282 | .348 | .441 |
| detroit-tigers | 162 | 556 | 133 | 10 | 49 | 36 | 70 | .264 | .304 | .389 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 159 | 530 | 115 | 11 | 47 | 26 | 74 | .238 | .266 | .382 |
| baltimore-orioles | 125 | 394 | 70 | 5 | 45 | 39 | 66 | .202 | .277 | .309 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 87 | 289 | 73 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 24 | .287 | .349 | .453 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 63 | 240 | 66 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 18 | .304 | .362 | .452 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 150 | 537 | 136 | 7 | 48 | 21 | .253 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Chicago White Sox | 156 | 567 | 147 | 11 | 78 | 22 | .259 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 490 | 140 | 13 | 61 | 18 | .286 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 454 | 120 | 10 | 52 | 25 | .264 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 491 | 125 | 12 | 66 | 20 | .255 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 125 | 402 | 103 | 14 | 51 | 18 | .256 | – | – |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 276 | 62 | 9 | 35 | 21 | .225 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 80 | 177 | 40 | 4 | 19 | 5 | .226 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 48 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .294 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics | 65 | 141 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .241 | – | – |