Jimmy Wasdell
1937–1947 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
888G
.273AVG
.332OBP
.365SLG
More career statistics
782H
29HR
341RBI
29SB
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,866 | 2,868 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 4 | 28 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 13 | 14 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 165 | 162 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,161 | 3,166 |
| Batting · Runs | 339 | 338 |
| Batting · RBI | 341 | 343 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 29 | 30 |
| Batting · Walks | 243 | 244 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 888 | 3,161 | 2,866 | 339 | 782 | 109 | 34 | 29 | 341 | 243 | 165 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1,046 | .273 | .332 | .365 | .697 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1942-08-11 to 1942-08-22
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1941-07-25 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1943-05-07 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1945-06-03 | 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 | 437 | 1540 | 362 | 6 | 159 | 127 | 76 | .261 | .318 | .343 |
| Away | 451 | 1626 | 420 | 23 | 184 | 117 | 86 | .283 | .330 | .385 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 247 | 60 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 15 | .275 | .332 | .344 |
| May | 164 | 639 | 160 | 4 | 60 | 55 | 30 | .283 | .336 | .362 |
| June | 145 | 558 | 129 | 10 | 73 | 40 | 24 | .252 | .303 | .372 |
| July | 180 | 620 | 166 | 5 | 70 | 41 | 27 | .290 | .334 | .393 |
| August | 161 | 524 | 123 | 3 | 45 | 42 | 25 | .261 | .315 | .328 |
| September | 162 | 552 | 138 | 5 | 64 | 44 | 39 | .274 | .330 | .369 |
| October | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .231 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 111 | 393 | 90 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 28 | .255 | .308 | .326 |
| cincinnati-reds | 111 | 418 | 112 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 17 | .289 | .330 | .363 |
| boston-braves | 109 | 394 | 98 | 5 | 55 | 27 | 5 | .272 | .317 | .386 |
| chicago-cubs | 106 | 396 | 100 | 2 | 43 | 30 | 15 | .276 | .328 | .348 |
| new-york-giants | 97 | 338 | 93 | 10 | 59 | 29 | 16 | .310 | .361 | .480 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 88 | 323 | 86 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 10 | .294 | .341 | .403 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 76 | 306 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 12 | .227 | .310 | .273 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 33 | 123 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 7 | .312 | .358 | .420 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 110 | 28 | 2 | 12 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1938 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 53 | 140 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 5 | .236 | – | – |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 109 | 33 | – | 13 | 3 | .303 | – | – |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 87 | 265 | 67 | 3 | 36 | 4 | .253 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 265 | 79 | 4 | 48 | 2 | .298 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 409 | 106 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1943 | Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 524 | 137 | 4 | 68 | 7 | .261 | – | – |
| 1944 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 133 | 452 | 125 | 3 | 41 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1945 | Philadelphia Phillies | 134 | 501 | 150 | 7 | 61 | 7 | .299 | – | – |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 92 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Cleveland Guardians | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |