John Ganzel
1898–1908 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
748G
.251AVG
.298OBP
.346SLG
More career statistics
682H
18HR
336RBI
48SB
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 | 682 | 684 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 43 | 46 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,957 | 2,960 |
| Batting · RBI | 336 | 305 |
| Batting · Walks | 136 | 135 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748 | 2,957 | 2,715 | 281 | 682 | 104 | 50 | 18 | 336 | 136 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 940 | .251 | .298 | .346 | .644 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1901-06-27 to 1901-07-10
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1904-08-26 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1903-09-02 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1904-04-21 | 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 | 387 | 1500 | 349 | 6 | 150 | 72 | 88 | .255 | .281 | .350 |
| Away | 361 | 1460 | 335 | 12 | 155 | 63 | 76 | .249 | .273 | .343 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 56 | 226 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 21 | .221 | .248 | .284 |
| May | 126 | 502 | 111 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 26 | .247 | .267 | .356 |
| June | 143 | 590 | 141 | 2 | 54 | 25 | 29 | .261 | .281 | .351 |
| July | 121 | 474 | 114 | 3 | 47 | 30 | 27 | .264 | .304 | .356 |
| August | 147 | 572 | 140 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 25 | .265 | .285 | .365 |
| September | 126 | 485 | 115 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 30 | .253 | .276 | .349 |
| October | 29 | 111 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | .170 | .198 | .270 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 74 | 278 | 58 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | .221 | .237 | .278 |
| boston-braves | 72 | 294 | 70 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 16 | .264 | .286 | .347 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 71 | 272 | 67 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | .267 | .287 | .359 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 70 | 285 | 58 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 14 | .220 | .246 | .303 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 69 | 273 | 54 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 13 | .213 | .231 | .316 |
| chicago-cubs | 55 | 218 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 11 | .254 | .294 | .333 |
| new-york-giants | 44 | 167 | 46 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .303 | .323 | .480 |
| boston-red-sox | 40 | 151 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | .194 | .225 | .302 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 45 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .133 | – | – |
| 1900 |  Chicago Cubs | 78 | 284 | 79 | 4 | 32 | 5 | .278 | – | – |
| 1901 |  New York Giants | 138 | 526 | 113 | 2 | 66 | 6 | .215 | – | – |
| 1903 |  New York Yankees | 129 | 475 | 132 | 3 | 71 | 9 | .278 | – | – |
| 1904 | New York Yankees | 130 | 466 | 121 | 6 | 48 | 13 | .260 | – | – |
| 1907 |  Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 532 | 135 | 2 | 41 | 9 | .254 | – | – |
| 1908 | Cincinnati Reds | 113 | 387 | 98 | 1 | 45 | 6 | .253 | – | – |