Joel Skinner
1983–1991 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees
564G
.228AVG
.269OBP
.311SLG
More career statistics
329H
17HR
136RBI
3SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 564 | 1,551 | 1,441 | 119 | 329 | 62 | 3 | 17 | 136 | 80 | 387 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 448 | .228 | .269 | .311 | .580 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1988-05-22 to 1988-05-30
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 hits | 1988-05-30 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1986-09-05 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1986-09-14 | 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 | 275 | 743 | 150 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 188 | .217 | .253 | .285 |
| Away | 289 | 808 | 179 | 12 | 72 | 42 | 199 | .239 | .274 | .335 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 147 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 43 | .131 | .170 | .204 |
| May | 92 | 260 | 61 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 52 | .252 | .269 | .380 |
| June | 104 | 323 | 71 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 81 | .236 | .269 | .289 |
| July | 71 | 210 | 44 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 59 | .227 | .281 | .361 |
| August | 97 | 261 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 73 | .198 | .238 | .244 |
| September | 137 | 321 | 82 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 72 | .276 | .312 | .360 |
| October | 12 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .179 | .207 | .179 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seattle-mariners | 55 | 148 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 49 | .167 | .196 | .225 |
| baltimore-orioles | 52 | 153 | 39 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 33 | .269 | .301 | .372 |
| athletics | 51 | 140 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | .238 | .279 | .294 |
| california-angels | 49 | 132 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 33 | .303 | .348 | .471 |
| minnesota-twins | 47 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 32 | .202 | .242 | .298 |
| boston-red-sox | 41 | 126 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 43 | .188 | .230 | .248 |
| detroit-tigers | 41 | 113 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .264 | .274 | .292 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 40 | 98 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 23 | .234 | .245 | .298 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  Chicago White Sox | 6 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox | 43 | 80 | 17 | – | 3 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 5 | – | .341 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 114 | 315 | 73 | 5 | 37 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1987 |  New York Yankees | 64 | 139 | 19 | 3 | 14 | – | .137 | – | – |
| 1988 | New York Yankees | 88 | 251 | 57 | 4 | 23 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Cleveland Guardians | 79 | 178 | 41 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1990 | Cleveland Guardians | 49 | 139 | 35 | 2 | 16 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1991 | Cleveland Guardians | 99 | 284 | 69 | 1 | 24 | – | .243 | – | – |