Joe Garagiola
1946–1954 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
675G
.256AVG
.354OBP
.384SLG
478H
42HR
251RBI
5SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675 | 2,166 | 1,868 | 198 | 478 | 82 | 16 | 42 | 251 | 268 | 171 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 718 | .256 | .354 | .384 | .738 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1951-07-15 to 1951-07-27
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1950-05-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1954-05-16 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1952-08-14 | 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 | 347 | 1102 | 250 | 18 | 145 | 137 | 74 | .264 | .351 | .394 |
| Away | 328 | 1064 | 228 | 24 | 106 | 131 | 97 | .248 | .337 | .375 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 48 | 157 | 32 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 10 | .237 | .331 | .333 |
| May | 143 | 447 | 98 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 46 | .263 | .367 | .418 |
| June | 136 | 434 | 82 | 6 | 41 | 57 | 30 | .220 | .320 | .324 |
| July | 120 | 397 | 92 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 29 | .261 | .335 | .399 |
| August | 118 | 395 | 99 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 32 | .285 | .359 | .438 |
| September | 110 | 336 | 75 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 24 | .261 | .345 | .359 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 116 | 376 | 72 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 33 | .226 | .327 | .336 |
| cincinnati-reds | 98 | 319 | 70 | 10 | 47 | 52 | 26 | .269 | .382 | .438 |
| new-york-giants | 97 | 298 | 61 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 27 | .234 | .319 | .383 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 93 | 285 | 71 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 18 | .277 | .330 | .414 |
| chicago-cubs | 74 | 230 | 44 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 22 | .221 | .309 | .312 |
| boston-braves | 70 | 237 | 47 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 22 | .223 | .308 | .346 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 60 | 214 | 64 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 10 | .340 | .411 | .468 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 48 | 150 | 37 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 9 | .296 | .407 | .432 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 73 | 207 | 47 | 3 | 20 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 183 | 47 | 5 | 25 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 7 | – | .107 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 | 241 | 63 | 3 | 25 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 88 | 28 | 2 | 20 | – | .318 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 99 | 284 | 68 | 11 | 44 | 4 | .239 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 118 | 344 | 94 | 8 | 54 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 101 | 301 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 1 | .262 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs, New York Giants | 68 | 164 | 46 | 5 | 22 | – | .280 | – | – |