Johnny Bates
1906–1914 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Terrapins, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
1,158G
.278AVG
.367OBP
.377SLG
More career statistics
1,087H
25HR
417RBI
187SB
9Rare 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.
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 · Games | 1,158 | 1,156 |
| Batting · At bats | 3,913 | 3,915 |
| Batting · Doubles | 167 | 168 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 49 | 48 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 190 | 387 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,597 | 4,605 |
| Batting · Runs | 565 | 563 |
| Batting · RBI | 417 | 406 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 187 | 194 |
| Batting · Walks | 503 | 505 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,158 | 4,597 | 3,913 | 565 | 1,087 | 167 | 73 | 25 | 417 | 503 | 190 | 187 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 1,475 | .278 | .367 | .377 | .744 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1911-05-31 to 1911-06-27
50longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1907-04-26 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1907-04-26 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1910-07-27 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 591 | 2288 | 542 | 16 | 206 | 276 | 182 | .282 | .358 | .384 |
| Away | 565 | 2317 | 545 | 9 | 200 | 229 | 205 | .274 | .334 | .370 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 115 | 497 | 118 | 5 | 40 | 66 | 52 | .287 | .370 | .404 |
| May | 216 | 943 | 231 | 1 | 86 | 110 | 82 | .291 | .362 | .403 |
| June | 183 | 684 | 157 | 5 | 70 | 72 | 66 | .265 | .335 | .359 |
| July | 180 | 675 | 158 | 5 | 50 | 69 | 51 | .271 | .336 | .387 |
| August | 201 | 770 | 189 | 5 | 68 | 66 | 54 | .287 | .331 | .381 |
| September | 209 | 822 | 190 | 3 | 73 | 89 | 66 | .271 | .339 | .351 |
| October | 52 | 214 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 16 | .250 | .360 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 166 | 663 | 156 | 4 | 50 | 86 | 68 | .282 | .365 | .380 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 162 | 639 | 158 | 2 | 39 | 59 | 43 | .287 | .340 | .391 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 161 | 656 | 154 | 7 | 54 | 67 | 63 | .273 | .337 | .384 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 155 | 638 | 153 | 3 | 64 | 79 | 39 | .293 | .364 | .392 |
| new-york-giants | 150 | 582 | 126 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 64 | .248 | .302 | .343 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 133 | 484 | 102 | 2 | 48 | 51 | 47 | .243 | .316 | .329 |
| cincinnati-reds | 94 | 385 | 96 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 31 | .282 | .332 | .361 |
| boston-braves | 76 | 316 | 84 | 3 | 34 | 42 | 17 | .315 | .399 | .449 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 |  Boston Braves | 140 | 503 | 127 | 6 | 48 | 9 | .252 | – | – |
| 1907 | Boston Braves | 125 | 449 | 116 | 2 | 43 | 11 | .258 | – | – |
| 1908 | Boston Braves | 129 | 444 | 115 | 1 | 30 | 27 | .259 | – | – |
| 1909 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 139 | 503 | 146 | 2 | 35 | 38 | .290 | – | – |
| 1910 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 499 | 152 | 3 | 60 | 32 | .305 | – | – |
| 1911 |  Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 519 | 151 | 1 | 66 | 33 | .291 | – | – |
| 1912 | Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 239 | 69 | 1 | 28 | 10 | .289 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds | 131 | 406 | 113 | 6 | 47 | 21 | .278 | – | – |
| 1914 | Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 353 | 98 | 3 | 49 | 13 | .278 | – | – |