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
124H
8HR
62RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
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 497 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 | – | – |