John Kruk
1986–1995 · bats L / throws L · Chicago White Sox, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres
1,200G
.300AVG
.397OBP
.446SLG
More career statistics
1,170H
100HR
592RBI
58SB
4Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 | 4,603 | 3,897 | 582 | 1,170 | 199 | 34 | 100 | 592 | 649 | 701 | 58 | 31 | 2 | 43 | 1,737 | .300 | .397 | .446 | .843 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1989-07-01 to 1989-08-15
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1989-08-10 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1987-08-04 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1988-08-10 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 600 | 2266 | 573 | 53 | 311 | 340 | 332 | .302 | .403 | .456 |
| Away | 600 | 2337 | 597 | 47 | 281 | 309 | 369 | .298 | .388 | .436 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 163 | 586 | 152 | 16 | 87 | 77 | 79 | .303 | .391 | .450 |
| May | 185 | 734 | 192 | 14 | 93 | 121 | 112 | .319 | .426 | .458 |
| June | 223 | 855 | 218 | 13 | 108 | 123 | 123 | .300 | .399 | .434 |
| July | 207 | 773 | 187 | 19 | 91 | 127 | 124 | .294 | .406 | .441 |
| August | 218 | 861 | 221 | 23 | 110 | 113 | 121 | .301 | .388 | .459 |
| September | 189 | 740 | 188 | 15 | 94 | 84 | 131 | .291 | .368 | .440 |
| October | 15 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11 | .240 | .296 | .360 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 112 | 407 | 96 | 11 | 39 | 62 | 75 | .283 | .388 | .428 |
| montreal-expos | 112 | 435 | 101 | 8 | 48 | 72 | 52 | .282 | .398 | .425 |
| atlanta-braves | 112 | 426 | 95 | 11 | 61 | 62 | 63 | .265 | .369 | .413 |
| new-york-mets | 109 | 388 | 98 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 63 | .289 | .356 | .440 |
| chicago-cubs | 108 | 437 | 109 | 17 | 65 | 61 | 69 | .292 | .389 | .501 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 108 | 404 | 117 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 55 | .333 | .411 | .456 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 101 | 380 | 82 | 6 | 49 | 68 | 68 | .268 | .395 | .359 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 100 | 371 | 104 | 9 | 68 | 39 | 53 | .321 | .385 | .472 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  San Diego Padres | 122 | 278 | 86 | 4 | 38 | 2 | .309 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Diego Padres | 138 | 447 | 140 | 20 | 91 | 18 | .313 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Diego Padres | 120 | 378 | 91 | 9 | 44 | 5 | .241 | – | – |
| 1989 | Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres | 112 | 357 | 107 | 8 | 44 | 3 | .300 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 142 | 443 | 129 | 7 | 67 | 10 | .291 | – | – |
| 1991 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 538 | 158 | 21 | 92 | 7 | .294 | – | – |
| 1992 | Philadelphia Phillies | 144 | 507 | 164 | 10 | 70 | 3 | .323 | – | – |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Phillies | 150 | 535 | 169 | 14 | 85 | 6 | .316 | – | – |
| 1994 | Philadelphia Phillies | 75 | 255 | 77 | 5 | 38 | 4 | .302 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Chicago White Sox | 45 | 159 | 49 | 2 | 23 | – | .308 | – | – |