Josh Devore
1908–1914 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies
610G
.277AVG
.361OBP
.359SLG
More career statistics
520H
11HR
149RBI
160SB
7Rare 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 | 1,874 | 1,878 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 23 | 24 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 230 | 234 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,158 | 2,165 |
| Batting · Runs | 331 | 335 |
| Batting · RBI | 149 | 159 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 160 | 159 |
| Batting · Walks | 222 | 223 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | 2,158 | 1,874 | 331 | 520 | 58 | 31 | 11 | 149 | 222 | 230 | 160 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 673 | .277 | .361 | .359 | .720 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1910-09-21 to 1910-10-06
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1912-06-01 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1912-06-20 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1911-08-22 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 306 | 1059 | 248 | 9 | 74 | 116 | 118 | .272 | .344 | .350 |
| Away | 304 | 1106 | 272 | 2 | 85 | 107 | 116 | .282 | .343 | .366 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 166 | 37 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 13 | .262 | .355 | .305 |
| May | 99 | 394 | 95 | 0 | 29 | 45 | 43 | .283 | .355 | .369 |
| June | 98 | 338 | 75 | 1 | 28 | 41 | 35 | .261 | .343 | .331 |
| July | 116 | 429 | 107 | 6 | 30 | 37 | 47 | .285 | .336 | .410 |
| August | 103 | 324 | 75 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 38 | .255 | .306 | .333 |
| September | 116 | 392 | 94 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 45 | .281 | .355 | .340 |
| October | 32 | 122 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | .339 | .377 | .413 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 93 | 333 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 44 | .213 | .270 | .294 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 89 | 322 | 78 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 31 | .284 | .363 | .364 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 85 | 293 | 71 | 1 | 41 | 42 | 33 | .300 | .386 | .401 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 81 | 300 | 72 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 29 | .271 | .333 | .335 |
| chicago-cubs | 81 | 273 | 71 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 26 | .298 | .374 | .336 |
| cincinnati-reds | 77 | 291 | 74 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 29 | .288 | .340 | .362 |
| boston-braves | 77 | 282 | 74 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 37 | .302 | .358 | .433 |
| new-york-giants | 27 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | .266 | .296 | .359 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 |  New York Giants | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | .167 | – | – |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 26 | 28 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | .143 | – | – |
| 1910 | New York Giants | 133 | 493 | 149 | 2 | 31 | 41 | .302 | – | – |
| 1911 | New York Giants | 149 | 565 | 158 | 3 | 52 | 61 | .280 | – | – |
| 1912 | New York Giants | 107 | 327 | 90 | 2 | 37 | 27 | .275 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies | 107 | 278 | 73 | 3 | 20 | 24 | .263 | – | – |
| 1914 | Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 181 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .249 | – | – |