John Bateman
1963–1972 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies
1,017G
.230AVG
.271OBP
.350SLG
More career statistics
765H
81HR
375RBI
10SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,017 | 3,585 | 3,330 | 250 | 765 | 123 | 18 | 81 | 375 | 172 | 610 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 1,167 | .230 | .271 | .350 | .621 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1970-09-11 to 1970-09-22
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1970-07-02 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1967-08-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1963-08-23 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 521 | 1829 | 387 | 42 | 188 | 90 | 302 | .229 | .261 | .352 |
| Away | 496 | 1756 | 378 | 39 | 187 | 82 | 308 | .230 | .262 | .349 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 119 | 427 | 89 | 13 | 52 | 29 | 77 | .228 | .276 | .366 |
| May | 209 | 732 | 139 | 21 | 56 | 46 | 124 | .207 | .253 | .342 |
| June | 165 | 591 | 140 | 17 | 74 | 26 | 96 | .254 | .281 | .406 |
| July | 188 | 647 | 140 | 9 | 72 | 28 | 103 | .232 | .260 | .320 |
| August | 178 | 646 | 136 | 14 | 62 | 22 | 109 | .224 | .245 | .343 |
| September | 151 | 518 | 116 | 7 | 56 | 21 | 96 | .241 | .264 | .340 |
| October | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .208 | .208 | .208 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 127 | 434 | 78 | 8 | 34 | 18 | 70 | .194 | .221 | .286 |
| new-york-mets | 115 | 424 | 100 | 12 | 59 | 31 | 67 | .260 | .309 | .416 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 110 | 398 | 95 | 10 | 46 | 13 | 65 | .253 | .271 | .381 |
| chicago-cubs | 110 | 401 | 84 | 12 | 41 | 16 | 64 | .223 | .249 | .361 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 102 | 352 | 84 | 10 | 44 | 22 | 66 | .259 | .301 | .395 |
| cincinnati-reds | 92 | 312 | 57 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 53 | .200 | .244 | .309 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 91 | 312 | 60 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 64 | .206 | .234 | .326 |
| san-francisco-giants | 89 | 302 | 61 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 53 | .218 | .252 | .311 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Houston Astros | 128 | 404 | 85 | 10 | 59 | – | .210 | – | – |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 74 | 221 | 42 | 5 | 19 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 45 | 142 | 28 | 7 | 14 | – | .197 | – | – |
| 1966 | Houston Astros | 131 | 433 | 121 | 17 | 70 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1967 | Houston Astros | 76 | 252 | 48 | 2 | 17 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1968 | Houston Astros | 111 | 350 | 87 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Montreal Expos | 74 | 235 | 49 | 8 | 19 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1970 | Montreal Expos | 139 | 520 | 123 | 15 | 68 | 8 | .237 | – | – |
| 1971 | Montreal Expos | 139 | 492 | 119 | 10 | 56 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1972 | Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies | 100 | 281 | 63 | 3 | 20 | – | .224 | – | – |