Johnny Mostil
1918–1929 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox
972G
.301AVG
.386OBP
.427SLG
More career statistics
1,054H
23HR
376RBI
176SB
8Rare 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 · At bats | 3,507 | 3,509 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 105 | 114 |
| Batting · Doubles | 209 | 208 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,054 | 1,052 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 336 | 342 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,096 | 4,100 |
| Batting · RBI | 376 | 392 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 176 | 178 |
| Batting · Walks | 415 | 419 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 972 | 4,096 | 3,507 | 618 | 1,054 | 209 | 82 | 23 | 376 | 415 | 336 | 176 | 105 | 70 | 0 | 1,496 | .301 | .386 | .427 | .813 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1925-06-30 to 1925-07-13
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1924-06-30 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1924-06-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1921-07-09 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 470 | 1978 | 516 | 5 | 201 | 199 | 150 | .304 | .361 | .423 |
| Away | 502 | 2122 | 536 | 18 | 191 | 220 | 192 | .296 | .356 | .428 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 345 | 79 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 22 | .277 | .357 | .414 |
| May | 165 | 672 | 161 | 4 | 54 | 71 | 70 | .282 | .345 | .411 |
| June | 157 | 681 | 175 | 5 | 68 | 70 | 56 | .304 | .360 | .439 |
| July | 196 | 862 | 250 | 5 | 101 | 90 | 64 | .341 | .394 | .484 |
| August | 173 | 719 | 188 | 5 | 58 | 59 | 54 | .296 | .344 | .408 |
| September | 186 | 763 | 180 | 2 | 66 | 79 | 74 | .274 | .339 | .374 |
| October | 15 | 58 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .373 | .431 | .549 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 147 | 648 | 173 | 4 | 69 | 72 | 56 | .312 | .378 | .439 |
| cleveland-guardians | 145 | 589 | 169 | 0 | 65 | 48 | 27 | .331 | .368 | .461 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 144 | 602 | 150 | 5 | 55 | 58 | 54 | .292 | .346 | .440 |
| st-louis-browns | 140 | 600 | 141 | 6 | 53 | 68 | 41 | .279 | .348 | .400 |
| new-york-yankees | 138 | 569 | 140 | 5 | 47 | 63 | 66 | .287 | .357 | .417 |
| boston-red-sox | 129 | 539 | 134 | 1 | 57 | 60 | 43 | .297 | .360 | .435 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 129 | 553 | 145 | 2 | 46 | 50 | 55 | .297 | .353 | .385 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 |  Chicago White Sox | 10 | 33 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1921 | Chicago White Sox | 100 | 326 | 98 | 3 | 40 | 10 | .301 | – | – |
| 1922 | Chicago White Sox | 132 | 458 | 139 | 7 | 71 | 15 | .303 | – | – |
| 1923 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 548 | 159 | 3 | 71 | 42 | .290 | – | – |
| 1924 | Chicago White Sox | 118 | 386 | 125 | 4 | 53 | 7 | .324 | – | – |
| 1925 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 605 | 179 | 2 | 54 | 43 | .296 | – | – |
| 1926 | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 599 | 197 | 4 | 45 | 35 | .329 | – | – |
| 1927 | Chicago White Sox | 13 | 16 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .125 | – | – |
| 1928 | Chicago White Sox | 133 | 503 | 136 | – | 52 | 23 | .270 | – | – |
| 1929 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 35 | 8 | – | 3 | 1 | .229 | – | – |