Joe Medwick
1932–1948 · bats R / throws R · BKB, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, NLS, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,984G
.324AVG
.362OBP
.505SLG
More career statistics
2,471H
205HR
1,383RBI
42SB
10Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 551 | 553 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,142 | 8,143 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,383 | 1,387 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 42 | 43 |
| Batting · Walks | 437 | 438 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,984 | 8,142 | 7,635 | 1,198 | 2,471 | 540 | 113 | 205 | 1,383 | 437 | 551 | 42 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3,852 | .324 | .362 | .505 | .867 |
Streaks
28longest hitting streak · 1935-08-17 to 1935-09-11
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1937-08-04 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1935-06-29 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1944-04-30 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 990 | 3961 | 1251 | 108 | 731 | 229 | 267 | .338 | .374 | .541 |
| Away | 994 | 4182 | 1220 | 97 | 656 | 209 | 286 | .310 | .342 | .470 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 117 | 500 | 154 | 11 | 81 | 31 | 34 | .333 | .370 | .521 |
| May | 322 | 1330 | 398 | 39 | 247 | 66 | 80 | .319 | .349 | .512 |
| June | 335 | 1395 | 445 | 36 | 262 | 95 | 114 | .345 | .387 | .530 |
| July | 411 | 1644 | 494 | 43 | 263 | 90 | 99 | .321 | .355 | .488 |
| August | 403 | 1642 | 518 | 45 | 289 | 81 | 107 | .333 | .365 | .532 |
| September | 382 | 1580 | 449 | 30 | 240 | 75 | 112 | .302 | .332 | .464 |
| October | 14 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .250 | .385 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 286 | 1197 | 391 | 39 | 237 | 68 | 84 | .350 | .383 | .565 |
| cincinnati-reds | 286 | 1183 | 350 | 27 | 184 | 44 | 84 | .308 | .333 | .491 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 279 | 1134 | 356 | 20 | 190 | 45 | 66 | .330 | .354 | .502 |
| chicago-cubs | 274 | 1130 | 343 | 24 | 183 | 56 | 83 | .323 | .353 | .473 |
| boston-braves | 271 | 1083 | 311 | 30 | 181 | 65 | 52 | .309 | .347 | .490 |
| new-york-giants | 252 | 1032 | 294 | 28 | 169 | 74 | 97 | .310 | .357 | .483 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 225 | 962 | 320 | 33 | 202 | 60 | 59 | .359 | .395 | .594 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 111 | 422 | 106 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 28 | .268 | .313 | .352 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 106 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .349 | – | – |
| 1933 | St. Louis Cardinals | 148 | 595 | 182 | 18 | 99 | 6 | .306 | – | – |
| 1934 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 620 | 198 | 18 | 106 | 3 | .319 | – | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 634 | 224 | 23 | 126 | 4 | .353 | – | – |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 636 | 223 | 18 | 138 | 3 | .351 | – | – |
| 1937 | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 633 | 237 | 31 | 153 | 4 | .374 | – | – |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 590 | 190 | 21 | 122 | – | .322 | – | – |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 606 | 201 | 14 | 117 | 6 | .332 | – | – |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 581 | 175 | 17 | 89 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 133 | 538 | 171 | 18 | 88 | 2 | .318 | – | – |
| 1942 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 553 | 166 | 4 | 96 | 2 | .300 | – | – |
| 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants | 126 | 497 | 138 | 5 | 70 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1944 |  New York Giants | 128 | 490 | 165 | 7 | 85 | 2 | .337 | – | – |
| 1945 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 92 | 310 | 90 | 3 | 37 | 5 | .290 | – | – |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 77 | 24 | 2 | 19 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 150 | 46 | 4 | 28 | – | .307 | – | – |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 19 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .211 | – | – |