Joe Ginsberg
1948–1962 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, New York Mets
695G
.241AVG
.332OBP
.320SLG
414H
20HR
182RBI
7SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695 | 1,985 | 1,716 | 168 | 414 | 59 | 8 | 20 | 182 | 225 | 137 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 549 | .241 | .332 | .320 | .652 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-07-16 to 1952-07-29
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1951-07-07 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1951-08-22 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1957-04-22 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 370 | 1115 | 235 | 12 | 110 | 151 | 66 | .249 | .346 | .327 |
| Away | 325 | 870 | 179 | 8 | 72 | 74 | 71 | .231 | .291 | .311 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 62 | 176 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 16 | .214 | .307 | .338 |
| May | 139 | 417 | 90 | 3 | 37 | 55 | 23 | .255 | .348 | .326 |
| June | 119 | 306 | 61 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 18 | .233 | .320 | .286 |
| July | 124 | 366 | 95 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 27 | .290 | .352 | .418 |
| August | 132 | 374 | 62 | 3 | 34 | 33 | 33 | .187 | .254 | .247 |
| September | 117 | 344 | 75 | 2 | 28 | 42 | 20 | .254 | .340 | .308 |
| October | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 101 | 260 | 57 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 20 | .244 | .308 | .346 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 99 | 288 | 57 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 18 | .231 | .319 | .287 |
| cleveland-guardians | 98 | 274 | 62 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 19 | .266 | .358 | .369 |
| new-york-yankees | 96 | 302 | 57 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 22 | .220 | .308 | .305 |
| boston-red-sox | 88 | 257 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 22 | .215 | .319 | .285 |
| detroit-tigers | 57 | 145 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 11 | .192 | .276 | .232 |
| st-louis-browns | 50 | 162 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 7 | .232 | .302 | .282 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 42 | 156 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 7 | .313 | .385 | .433 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Detroit Tigers | 11 | 36 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .361 | – | – |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 95 | 22 | – | 12 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 102 | 304 | 79 | 8 | 37 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers | 113 | 307 | 68 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .221 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers | 64 | 162 | 47 | – | 13 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Cleveland Guardians | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics | 86 | 223 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .224 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Baltimore Orioles | 85 | 175 | 48 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .274 | – | – |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 61 | 109 | 23 | 3 | 16 | – | .211 | – | – |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 65 | 166 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .181 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 42 | 105 | 27 | – | 15 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox | 25 | 27 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |