Johnny Temple
1952–1964 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, NLS
1,420G
.284AVG
.363OBP
.351SLG
More career statistics
1,484H
22HR
395RBI
140SB
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 · Caught stealing | 48 | 51 |
| Batting · Doubles | 208 | 209 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,484 | 1,485 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 13 | 12 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 338 | 333 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,035 | 6,036 |
| Batting · Runs | 720 | 719 |
| Batting · RBI | 395 | 396 |
| Batting · Walks | 648 | 646 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,420 | 6,035 | 5,218 | 720 | 1,484 | 208 | 36 | 22 | 395 | 648 | 338 | 140 | 48 | 13 | 34 | 1,830 | .284 | .363 | .351 | .714 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1960-08-21 to 1961-05-05
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1963-05-24 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1957-06-01 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1960-07-28 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 702 | 2950 | 747 | 8 | 206 | 320 | 151 | .293 | .362 | .356 |
| Away | 718 | 3086 | 738 | 14 | 190 | 326 | 182 | .276 | .345 | .346 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 147 | 641 | 167 | 3 | 47 | 83 | 31 | .309 | .390 | .388 |
| May | 275 | 1190 | 292 | 3 | 67 | 137 | 76 | .286 | .361 | .350 |
| June | 280 | 1170 | 285 | 7 | 81 | 127 | 77 | .285 | .352 | .355 |
| July | 285 | 1199 | 291 | 2 | 81 | 136 | 56 | .283 | .356 | .351 |
| August | 239 | 1020 | 244 | 4 | 62 | 89 | 50 | .267 | .326 | .329 |
| September | 194 | 816 | 206 | 3 | 58 | 74 | 43 | .288 | .343 | .348 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 165 | 721 | 176 | 3 | 52 | 92 | 42 | .290 | .372 | .361 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 160 | 661 | 182 | 2 | 35 | 54 | 27 | .310 | .357 | .396 |
| chicago-cubs | 156 | 653 | 164 | 0 | 48 | 75 | 39 | .293 | .366 | .347 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 149 | 638 | 171 | 1 | 51 | 62 | 33 | .308 | .365 | .375 |
| milwaukee-braves | 143 | 606 | 142 | 1 | 37 | 76 | 32 | .275 | .360 | .323 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 96 | 396 | 88 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 24 | .251 | .321 | .289 |
| new-york-giants | 91 | 387 | 99 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 18 | .300 | .351 | .364 |
| san-francisco-giants | 58 | 248 | 55 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 16 | .271 | .347 | .404 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Cincinnati Reds | 30 | 97 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .196 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cincinnati Reds | 63 | 110 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .264 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cincinnati Reds | 146 | 505 | 155 | – | 44 | 21 | .307 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 588 | 165 | – | 50 | 19 | .281 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 632 | 180 | 2 | 41 | 14 | .285 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 145 | 557 | 158 | – | 37 | 19 | .284 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 542 | 166 | 3 | 47 | 15 | .306 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 598 | 186 | 8 | 67 | 14 | .311 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Cleveland Guardians | 98 | 381 | 102 | 2 | 19 | 11 | .268 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cleveland Guardians | 129 | 518 | 143 | 3 | 30 | 9 | .276 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros | 109 | 365 | 97 | 1 | 30 | 8 | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Houston Astros | 100 | 322 | 85 | 1 | 17 | 7 | .264 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |