Joe Astroth
1945–1956 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics
544G
.254AVG
.334OBP
.323SLG
401H
13HR
157RBI
6SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544 | 1,790 | 1,579 | 162 | 401 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 157 | 176 | 124 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 510 | .254 | .334 | .323 | .657 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-06-04 to 1952-06-24
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1950-09-23 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1953-06-13 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1949-09-19 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 276 | 888 | 207 | 7 | 80 | 89 | 55 | .265 | .333 | .345 |
| Away | 268 | 902 | 194 | 6 | 77 | 87 | 69 | .243 | .312 | .302 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 127 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | .213 | .268 | .287 |
| May | 81 | 263 | 40 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 17 | .173 | .266 | .203 |
| June | 101 | 356 | 82 | 3 | 36 | 38 | 14 | .260 | .337 | .346 |
| July | 99 | 317 | 65 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 16 | .232 | .303 | .300 |
| August | 115 | 376 | 100 | 3 | 24 | 28 | 38 | .294 | .340 | .368 |
| September | 106 | 339 | 85 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 26 | .289 | .360 | .364 |
| October | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .545 | .583 | .636 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 90 | 299 | 72 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 20 | .266 | .318 | .328 |
| chicago-white-sox | 79 | 246 | 46 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 15 | .219 | .301 | .267 |
| boston-red-sox | 78 | 253 | 59 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 22 | .274 | .352 | .321 |
| detroit-tigers | 77 | 261 | 70 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 15 | .304 | .364 | .378 |
| cleveland-guardians | 71 | 231 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 15 | .243 | .299 | .304 |
| new-york-yankees | 71 | 214 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | .188 | .243 | .245 |
| st-louis-browns | 53 | 203 | 47 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 12 | .272 | .374 | .393 |
| baltimore-orioles | 25 | 83 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | .257 | .325 | .392 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 10 | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .059 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 55 | 148 | 36 | – | 12 | 1 | .243 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 39 | 110 | 36 | 1 | 18 | – | .327 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 187 | 46 | 2 | 19 | – | .246 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 337 | 84 | 1 | 36 | 2 | .249 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 82 | 260 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .296 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 226 | 50 | 1 | 24 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Kansas City Athletics | 101 | 274 | 69 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | – | – |