John Wockenfuss
1974–1985 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies
795G
.262AVG
.349OBP
.432SLG
More career statistics
543H
86HR
310RBI
5SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795 | 2,373 | 2,072 | 267 | 543 | 73 | 11 | 86 | 310 | 277 | 278 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 896 | .262 | .349 | .432 | .781 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1982-05-21 to 1982-06-25
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1983-07-18 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1979-08-08 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1977-07-04 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 423 | 1208 | 263 | 47 | 157 | 158 | 138 | .254 | .349 | .439 |
| Away | 372 | 1165 | 280 | 39 | 153 | 119 | 140 | .270 | .342 | .426 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 100 | 276 | 55 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 32 | .231 | .322 | .345 |
| May | 123 | 334 | 71 | 14 | 43 | 41 | 48 | .247 | .335 | .431 |
| June | 123 | 397 | 98 | 15 | 52 | 43 | 44 | .279 | .355 | .462 |
| July | 140 | 417 | 103 | 21 | 62 | 46 | 48 | .278 | .357 | .505 |
| August | 165 | 523 | 109 | 14 | 60 | 58 | 61 | .237 | .319 | .370 |
| September | 134 | 396 | 98 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 42 | .288 | .376 | .465 |
| October | 10 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .346 | .433 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 75 | 253 | 43 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 28 | .195 | .285 | .327 |
| baltimore-orioles | 73 | 219 | 49 | 14 | 38 | 29 | 22 | .261 | .356 | .521 |
| kansas-city-royals | 61 | 187 | 45 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 17 | .273 | .358 | .436 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 51 | 171 | 42 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 19 | .269 | .327 | .404 |
| cleveland-guardians | 51 | 142 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 | .242 | .331 | .371 |
| minnesota-twins | 51 | 164 | 40 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 21 | .276 | .354 | .462 |
| chicago-white-sox | 50 | 161 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 25 | .241 | .329 | .390 |
| california-angels | 49 | 162 | 45 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 15 | .308 | .364 | .527 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Detroit Tigers | 13 | 29 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .138 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 118 | 27 | 4 | 13 | – | .229 | – | – |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 144 | 32 | 3 | 10 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 53 | 164 | 45 | 9 | 25 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1978 | Detroit Tigers | 71 | 187 | 53 | 7 | 22 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1979 | Detroit Tigers | 87 | 231 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 372 | 102 | 16 | 65 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 172 | 37 | 9 | 25 | – | .215 | – | – |
| 1982 | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 193 | 58 | 8 | 32 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 245 | 66 | 9 | 44 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 86 | 180 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 1985 | Philadelphia Phillies | 32 | 37 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .162 | – | – |