Joe Genewich
1922–1930 · bats R / throws R · Boston Braves, New York Giants
280G
.207AVG
.232OBP
.226SLG
More career statistics
96H
0HR
30RBI
1SB
73–92W–L
1,401.2IP
316K
4.33ERA
166GS
12SV
2Rare feats
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 | 464 | 465 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 62 | 63 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 504 | 506 |
| Batting · Runs | 37 | 38 |
| Batting · RBI | 30 | 31 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,114 | 6,140 |
| Pitching · p er | 674 | 670 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,610 | 1,622 |
| Pitching · p hr | 77 | 78 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 4,205 | 4,223 |
| Pitching · p k | 316 | 320 |
| Pitching · p r | 784 | 783 |
| Pitching · p w | 402 | 408 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 504 | 464 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 105 | .207 | .232 | .226 | .458 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,401.7 | 272 | 166 | 71 | 73 | 92 | 12 | 1,610 | 784 | 674 | 77 | 402 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 4.33 | 1.435 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1923-08-09 to 1923-08-29
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1926-05-15 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1928-07-10 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1925-09-23 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 142 | 223 | 52 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 25 | .257 | .260 | .282 |
| Away | 138 | 283 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 38 | .167 | .180 | .183 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .188 | .270 | .281 |
| May | 49 | 96 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .187 | .188 | .209 |
| June | 54 | 96 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | .188 | .198 | .188 |
| July | 57 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .220 | .200 |
| August | 45 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .224 | .231 | .247 |
| September | 48 | 102 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | .242 | .225 | .263 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 49 | 97 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | .223 | .227 | .245 |
| chicago-cubs | 47 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .167 | .196 | .179 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 76 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | .265 | .263 | .294 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 35 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .176 | .200 | .176 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .224 | .267 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 34 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .149 | .146 | .149 |
| new-york-giants | 32 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .174 | .224 | .239 |
| boston-braves | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .227 | .238 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  Boston Braves | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 23 | 4 |
| 1923 | Boston Braves | 43 | 77 | 19 | – | 6 | – | .247 | 227 | 54 |
| 1924 | Boston Braves | 34 | 60 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 199 | 44 |
| 1925 | Boston Braves | 34 | 55 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .273 | 169 | 34 |
| 1926 | Boston Braves | 37 | 67 | 11 | – | 3 | – | .164 | 216 | 57 |
| 1927 | Boston Braves | 40 | 57 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .193 | 180 | 38 |
| 1928 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 39 | 90 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .156 | 246 | 58 |
| 1929 |  New York Giants | 26 | 33 | 12 | – | 2 | 1 | .364 | 85 | 19 |
| 1930 | New York Giants | 21 | 20 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .150 | 61 | 12 |