Jim Sundberg
1974–1989 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers
1,962G
.248AVG
.327OBP
.348SLG
More career statistics
1,493H
95HR
624RBI
20SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,962 | 6,899 | 6,021 | 621 | 1,493 | 243 | 36 | 95 | 624 | 699 | 963 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 38 | 2,093 | .248 | .327 | .348 | .675 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1978-04-27 to 1978-05-22
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1978-07-26 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1983-05-14 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1977-08-01 | 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 | 982 | 3397 | 720 | 36 | 302 | 347 | 457 | .244 | .314 | .332 |
| Away | 980 | 3502 | 773 | 59 | 322 | 352 | 506 | .252 | .321 | .363 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 241 | 841 | 173 | 12 | 88 | 82 | 97 | .237 | .303 | .342 |
| May | 353 | 1263 | 288 | 21 | 116 | 107 | 168 | .256 | .313 | .362 |
| June | 328 | 1171 | 248 | 10 | 79 | 113 | 177 | .243 | .308 | .327 |
| July | 343 | 1201 | 264 | 18 | 121 | 137 | 174 | .254 | .334 | .352 |
| August | 353 | 1241 | 270 | 15 | 112 | 129 | 171 | .250 | .322 | .338 |
| September | 317 | 1099 | 233 | 16 | 101 | 120 | 164 | .244 | .321 | .358 |
| October | 27 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | .243 | .337 | .414 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 164 | 587 | 122 | 9 | 49 | 51 | 88 | .235 | .295 | .349 |
| chicago-white-sox | 162 | 579 | 128 | 8 | 55 | 82 | 67 | .268 | .363 | .389 |
| athletics | 159 | 563 | 132 | 3 | 53 | 64 | 69 | .268 | .348 | .333 |
| california-angels | 158 | 556 | 96 | 5 | 28 | 58 | 86 | .198 | .277 | .273 |
| kansas-city-royals | 151 | 521 | 114 | 6 | 49 | 41 | 61 | .246 | .298 | .351 |
| new-york-yankees | 146 | 513 | 115 | 5 | 53 | 50 | 65 | .254 | .322 | .343 |
| detroit-tigers | 143 | 502 | 103 | 9 | 45 | 54 | 83 | .236 | .313 | .336 |
| boston-red-sox | 142 | 526 | 117 | 6 | 47 | 46 | 71 | .253 | .310 | .348 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Texas Rangers | 132 | 368 | 91 | 3 | 36 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 1975 | Texas Rangers | 155 | 472 | 94 | 6 | 36 | 3 | .199 | – | – |
| 1976 | Texas Rangers | 140 | 448 | 102 | 3 | 34 | – | .228 | – | – |
| 1977 | Texas Rangers | 149 | 453 | 132 | 6 | 65 | 2 | .291 | – | – |
| 1978 | Texas Rangers | 149 | 518 | 144 | 6 | 58 | 2 | .278 | – | – |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 150 | 495 | 136 | 5 | 64 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 151 | 505 | 138 | 10 | 63 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1981 | Texas Rangers | 102 | 339 | 94 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1982 | Texas Rangers | 139 | 470 | 118 | 10 | 47 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1983 | Texas Rangers | 131 | 378 | 76 | 2 | 28 | – | .201 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 110 | 348 | 91 | 7 | 43 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Kansas City Royals | 115 | 367 | 90 | 10 | 35 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1986 | Kansas City Royals | 140 | 429 | 91 | 12 | 42 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Chicago Cubs | 61 | 139 | 28 | 4 | 15 | – | .201 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 62 | 145 | 39 | 6 | 22 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1989 | Texas Rangers | 76 | 147 | 29 | 2 | 8 | – | .197 | – | – |