Jim Spencer
1968–1982 · bats L / throws L · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Athletics, Texas Rangers
1,553G
.250AVG
.307OBP
.387SLG
More career statistics
1,227H
146HR
599RBI
11SB
3Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,553 | 5,408 | 4,908 | 541 | 1,227 | 179 | 27 | 146 | 599 | 407 | 583 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 42 | 1,898 | .250 | .307 | .387 | .694 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1974-04-16 to 1974-05-06
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1977-05-14 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1976-05-19 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1974-06-16 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 779 | 2670 | 617 | 73 | 302 | 190 | 284 | .254 | .302 | .390 |
| Away | 774 | 2738 | 610 | 73 | 297 | 217 | 299 | .246 | .302 | .384 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 190 | 656 | 148 | 20 | 71 | 54 | 68 | .250 | .308 | .409 |
| May | 266 | 912 | 203 | 27 | 116 | 70 | 108 | .246 | .299 | .397 |
| June | 276 | 937 | 211 | 22 | 98 | 71 | 116 | .247 | .301 | .376 |
| July | 268 | 970 | 242 | 27 | 110 | 76 | 81 | .276 | .328 | .412 |
| August | 262 | 947 | 215 | 25 | 110 | 64 | 99 | .250 | .295 | .389 |
| September | 276 | 941 | 197 | 25 | 89 | 72 | 102 | .230 | .286 | .350 |
| October | 15 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .244 | .244 | .267 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-royals | 154 | 540 | 116 | 13 | 67 | 41 | 57 | .239 | .291 | .362 |
| athletics | 150 | 537 | 123 | 21 | 63 | 34 | 50 | .249 | .292 | .437 |
| minnesota-twins | 144 | 484 | 103 | 12 | 58 | 33 | 65 | .234 | .281 | .358 |
| boston-red-sox | 122 | 427 | 101 | 8 | 51 | 24 | 47 | .254 | .293 | .368 |
| cleveland-guardians | 122 | 432 | 100 | 14 | 50 | 38 | 58 | .257 | .319 | .411 |
| chicago-white-sox | 121 | 345 | 77 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 37 | .249 | .307 | .359 |
| baltimore-orioles | 115 | 394 | 86 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 40 | .235 | .274 | .342 |
| detroit-tigers | 114 | 394 | 83 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 39 | .230 | .282 | .307 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 |  California Angels | 19 | 68 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1969 | California Angels | 113 | 386 | 98 | 10 | 31 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 1970 | California Angels | 146 | 511 | 140 | 12 | 68 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1971 | California Angels | 148 | 510 | 121 | 18 | 59 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels | 82 | 212 | 47 | 1 | 14 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1973 | California Angels, Texas Rangers | 131 | 439 | 115 | 6 | 54 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 118 | 352 | 98 | 7 | 44 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 132 | 403 | 107 | 11 | 47 | – | .266 | – | – |
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 150 | 518 | 131 | 14 | 70 | 6 | .253 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 470 | 116 | 18 | 69 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1978 |  New York Yankees | 71 | 150 | 34 | 7 | 24 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 106 | 295 | 85 | 23 | 53 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 97 | 259 | 61 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1981 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 79 | 234 | 44 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .188 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Athletics | 33 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 5 | – | .168 | – | – |