Joe Birmingham
1906–1914 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians
773G
.255AVG
.297OBP
.320SLG
673H
7HR
246RBI
106SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773 | 2,883 | 2,639 | 282 | 673 | 92 | 29 | 7 | 246 | 141 | 304 | 106 | 66 | 25 | 22 | 844 | .255 | .297 | .320 | .617 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1911-09-22 to 1911-10-08
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1909-07-31 | 1 in 107 games |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1909-04-20 | 1 in 1,786 player-games |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1907-04-13 | 1 in 199 player-games |
Rare feats (5)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1909-07-31 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-07-15 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-09-07 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-09-13 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1912-07-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 395 | 1445 | 366 | 2 | 142 | 73 | 148 | .277 | .304 | .345 |
| Away | 378 | 1438 | 307 | 5 | 104 | 68 | 156 | .233 | .261 | .295 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 72 | 255 | 54 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 28 | .234 | .243 | .299 |
| May | 106 | 393 | 91 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 49 | .249 | .288 | .304 |
| June | 121 | 451 | 95 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 47 | .230 | .264 | .274 |
| July | 167 | 605 | 136 | 1 | 53 | 32 | 59 | .250 | .278 | .295 |
| August | 135 | 525 | 128 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 33 | .269 | .299 | .349 |
| September | 143 | 544 | 141 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 76 | .278 | .305 | .372 |
| October | 29 | 110 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 | .269 | .264 | .346 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 132 | 502 | 121 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 46 | .260 | .285 | .325 |
| st-louis-browns | 114 | 426 | 87 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 30 | .230 | .279 | .277 |
| chicago-white-sox | 112 | 407 | 111 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 56 | .294 | .317 | .382 |
| boston-red-sox | 111 | 405 | 97 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 40 | .264 | .281 | .343 |
| new-york-yankees | 108 | 407 | 104 | 1 | 33 | 21 | 40 | .279 | .307 | .349 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 103 | 384 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 52 | .249 | .263 | .315 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 93 | 352 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 40 | .199 | .236 | .234 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 |  Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 40 | 11 | – | – | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1907 | Cleveland Guardians | 136 | 475 | 113 | 1 | 23 | 22 | .238 | – | – |
| 1908 | Cleveland Guardians | 122 | 412 | 91 | 2 | 40 | 15 | .221 | – | – |
| 1909 | Cleveland Guardians | 100 | 343 | 99 | 1 | 40 | 12 | .289 | – | – |
| 1910 | Cleveland Guardians | 106 | 370 | 85 | – | 31 | 17 | .230 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cleveland Guardians | 125 | 450 | 136 | 2 | 54 | 17 | .302 | – | – |
| 1912 | Cleveland Guardians | 108 | 371 | 94 | 1 | 42 | 14 | .253 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cleveland Guardians | 47 | 131 | 37 | – | 12 | 7 | .282 | – | – |
| 1914 | Cleveland Guardians | 19 | 47 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .149 | – | – |