JW Porter
1952–1959 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
229G
.228AVG
.300OBP
.316SLG
More career statistics
124H
8HR
62RBI
4SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 608 | 544 | 58 | 124 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 53 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 172 | .228 | .300 | .316 | .616 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1957-06-04 to 1957-06-09
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1957-08-10 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1952-08-19 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1958-06-13 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 118 | 285 | 55 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 44 | .217 | .281 | .343 |
| Away | 111 | 323 | 69 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 52 | .238 | .300 | .293 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | .250 | .343 | .317 |
| May | 42 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16 | .274 | .336 | .379 |
| June | 43 | 119 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 19 | .238 | .294 | .381 |
| July | 32 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 14 | .132 | .213 | .162 |
| August | 49 | 126 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 15 | .232 | .310 | .330 |
| September | 37 | 111 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .221 | .243 | .279 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 34 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | .222 | .258 | .296 |
| new-york-yankees | 33 | 103 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | .200 | .291 | .244 |
| cleveland-guardians | 27 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | .220 | .314 | .288 |
| baltimore-orioles | 27 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14 | .236 | .276 | .389 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 24 | 71 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | .349 | .380 | .444 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 22 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | .228 | .333 | .298 |
| boston-red-sox | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .138 | .188 | .138 |
| detroit-tigers | 17 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .239 | .286 | .370 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  St. Louis Browns | 33 | 104 | 26 | – | 7 | 4 | .250 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Detroit Tigers | 24 | 55 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1956 | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 21 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .095 | – | – |
| 1957 | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 140 | 35 | 2 | 18 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Cleveland Guardians | 40 | 85 | 17 | 4 | 19 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1959 | St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 60 | 139 | 31 | 2 | 12 | – | .223 | – | – |