Jim Spencer
1968–1982 · bats L / throws L · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Athletics, Texas Rangers
1,552G
.250AVG
.307OBP
.387SLG
1,227H
146HR
599RBI
11SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,552 | 5,407 | 4,907 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1977-05-14 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1974-06-16 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1979-08-20 | 1 in 1,014 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 | 773 | 2737 | 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 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .250 | .250 | .273 |
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 |
| cleveland-guardians | 122 | 432 | 100 | 14 | 50 | 38 | 58 | .257 | .319 | .411 |
| boston-red-sox | 121 | 426 | 101 | 8 | 51 | 24 | 47 | .255 | .293 | .369 |
| 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 | 19 | 68 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .191 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 113 | 386 | 98 | 10 | 31 | 1 | .254 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 146 | 511 | 140 | 12 | 68 | – | .274 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 148 | 510 | 121 | 18 | 59 | – | .237 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 82 | 212 | 47 | 1 | 14 | – | .222 | – | – | |
| 1973 | California Angels, Texas Rangers | 131 | 439 | 115 | 6 | 54 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1974 | 118 | 352 | 98 | 7 | 44 | 1 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 132 | 403 | 107 | 11 | 47 | – | .266 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 150 | 518 | 131 | 14 | 70 | 6 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 128 | 470 | 116 | 18 | 69 | 1 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 70 | 149 | 34 | 7 | 24 | – | .228 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 106 | 295 | 85 | 23 | 53 | – | .288 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 97 | 259 | 61 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .236 | – | – | |
| 1981 | New York Yankees, Athletics | 79 | 234 | 44 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .188 | – | – |
| 1982 | 33 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 5 | – | .168 | – | – |