John Kerr
1923–1934 · bats R / throws R · ASD, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60)
473G
.266AVG
.321OBP
.337SLG
388H
6HR
142RBI
27SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | 1,631 | 1,458 | 173 | 388 | 59 | 13 | 6 | 142 | 115 | 92 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 491 | .266 | .321 | .337 | .658 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1930-08-06 to 1930-08-17
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1929-04-19 | 1 in 107 games |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1929-06-13 | 1 in 492 player-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1930-09-19 | 1 in 192 player-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1929-04-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1929-06-23 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 235 | 780 | 178 | 3 | 56 | 54 | 37 | .258 | .297 | .326 |
| Away | 238 | 851 | 210 | 3 | 86 | 61 | 55 | .273 | .318 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 86 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .198 | .209 | .210 |
| May | 69 | 175 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 7 | .274 | .331 | .312 |
| June | 98 | 331 | 80 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 22 | .276 | .317 | .386 |
| July | 73 | 251 | 60 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 5 | .262 | .279 | .349 |
| August | 92 | 360 | 84 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 26 | .255 | .286 | .312 |
| September | 111 | 409 | 103 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 27 | .290 | .355 | .361 |
| October | 5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .211 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 81 | 277 | 69 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 19 | .280 | .332 | .394 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 68 | 228 | 57 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 15 | .284 | .325 | .368 |
| boston-red-sox | 64 | 235 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 12 | .220 | .289 | .260 |
| cleveland-guardians | 62 | 220 | 54 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 12 | .263 | .277 | .283 |
| st-louis-browns | 62 | 221 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 14 | .256 | .281 | .329 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 59 | 200 | 52 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | .287 | .315 | .403 |
| detroit-tigers | 55 | 182 | 42 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 7 | .264 | .319 | .321 |
| chicago-white-sox | 22 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .288 | .368 | .305 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 |  Detroit Tigers | 19 | 43 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Chicago White Sox | 127 | 420 | 108 | 1 | 35 | 10 | .257 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago White Sox | 70 | 266 | 77 | 3 | 28 | 4 | .289 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago White Sox | 128 | 443 | 119 | 2 | 50 | 9 | .269 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 52 | 132 | 36 | – | 15 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 1933 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 29 | 40 | 8 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1934 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 31 | 103 | 28 | – | 12 | 1 | .272 | – | – |