Joe Kuhel
1930–1947 · bats L / throws L · ASB, ASC, ASD, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60)
2,104G
.277AVG
.359OBP
.406SLG
More career statistics
2,212H
131HR
1,049RBI
178SB
4Rare 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 · Hits | 2,212 | 2,213 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 612 | 614 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 9,095 | 9,094 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,236 | 1,240 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,049 | 1,056 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 178 | 180 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,104 | 9,095 | 7,984 | 1,236 | 2,212 | 412 | 111 | 131 | 1,049 | 980 | 612 | 178 | 90 | 39 | 0 | 3,239 | .277 | .359 | .406 | .765 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1940-06-30 to 1940-07-20
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1937-05-13 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1941-05-03 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1940-05-21 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1074 | 4548 | 1077 | 44 | 517 | 509 | 286 | .271 | .349 | .382 |
| Away | 1030 | 4546 | 1136 | 87 | 539 | 471 | 328 | .283 | .353 | .429 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 156 | 647 | 145 | 7 | 71 | 74 | 47 | .257 | .338 | .355 |
| May | 359 | 1539 | 383 | 32 | 192 | 168 | 93 | .285 | .358 | .439 |
| June | 370 | 1601 | 369 | 23 | 187 | 149 | 104 | .259 | .324 | .385 |
| July | 410 | 1787 | 469 | 29 | 209 | 189 | 122 | .298 | .368 | .432 |
| August | 454 | 2010 | 504 | 19 | 235 | 222 | 142 | .286 | .361 | .413 |
| September | 349 | 1492 | 338 | 21 | 161 | 178 | 105 | .260 | .346 | .377 |
| October | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .278 | .294 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 319 | 1369 | 351 | 20 | 163 | 133 | 123 | .290 | .354 | .415 |
| cleveland-guardians | 311 | 1358 | 327 | 12 | 159 | 122 | 101 | .270 | .331 | .385 |
| boston-red-sox | 301 | 1306 | 302 | 13 | 140 | 168 | 85 | .268 | .360 | .379 |
| new-york-yankees | 297 | 1245 | 277 | 29 | 141 | 138 | 115 | .254 | .333 | .390 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 290 | 1242 | 285 | 15 | 140 | 148 | 65 | .265 | .349 | .384 |
| st-louis-browns | 289 | 1275 | 325 | 23 | 152 | 137 | 54 | .290 | .362 | .430 |
| chicago-white-sox | 174 | 757 | 213 | 10 | 110 | 66 | 29 | .311 | .369 | .469 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 123 | 542 | 133 | 9 | 51 | 68 | 42 | .285 | .371 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 18 | 63 | 18 | – | 16 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1931 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 524 | 141 | 8 | 87 | 7 | .269 | – | – |
| 1932 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 101 | 347 | 101 | 4 | 53 | 5 | .291 | – | – |
| 1933 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 153 | 603 | 194 | 11 | 110 | 18 | .322 | – | – |
| 1934 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 63 | 263 | 76 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1935 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 151 | 632 | 165 | 2 | 76 | 5 | .261 | – | – |
| 1936 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 149 | 588 | 190 | 16 | 116 | 16 | .323 | – | – |
| 1937 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 136 | 547 | 155 | 6 | 61 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1938 |  Chicago White Sox | 117 | 412 | 110 | 8 | 51 | 9 | .267 | – | – |
| 1939 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 546 | 164 | 15 | 56 | 18 | .300 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 603 | 169 | 27 | 94 | 12 | .280 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 600 | 150 | 12 | 63 | 20 | .250 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 115 | 413 | 103 | 4 | 52 | 22 | .249 | – | – |
| 1943 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 531 | 113 | 5 | 47 | 14 | .213 | – | – |
| 1944 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 139 | 518 | 144 | 4 | 52 | 11 | .278 | – | – |
| 1945 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 142 | 533 | 152 | 2 | 75 | 10 | .285 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 78 | 258 | 68 | 4 | 22 | 4 | .264 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |