Ken Reitz
1972–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
1,344G
.260AVG
.290OBP
.359SLG
More career statistics
1,243H
68HR
548RBI
10SB
2Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,344 | 5,079 | 4,777 | 366 | 1,243 | 243 | 12 | 68 | 548 | 184 | 518 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 1,714 | .260 | .290 | .359 | .649 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1979-06-29 to 1979-07-10
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1977-06-28 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1974-09-13 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-09-04 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 685 | 2533 | 657 | 32 | 270 | 102 | 241 | .277 | .300 | .377 |
| Away | 659 | 2546 | 586 | 36 | 278 | 82 | 277 | .244 | .262 | .341 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 167 | 657 | 190 | 9 | 78 | 33 | 61 | .314 | .339 | .424 |
| May | 240 | 926 | 230 | 16 | 115 | 23 | 92 | .259 | .273 | .362 |
| June | 227 | 847 | 206 | 11 | 99 | 33 | 85 | .259 | .282 | .366 |
| July | 220 | 840 | 194 | 8 | 62 | 31 | 77 | .246 | .268 | .333 |
| August | 237 | 854 | 206 | 10 | 97 | 33 | 97 | .258 | .280 | .336 |
| September | 244 | 931 | 213 | 14 | 95 | 31 | 101 | .243 | .262 | .352 |
| October | 9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .208 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 147 | 569 | 156 | 5 | 84 | 23 | 44 | .295 | .315 | .397 |
| montreal-expos | 143 | 528 | 124 | 8 | 59 | 22 | 54 | .249 | .277 | .354 |
| new-york-mets | 143 | 534 | 123 | 11 | 51 | 18 | 58 | .244 | .264 | .362 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 142 | 546 | 130 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 51 | .254 | .277 | .342 |
| chicago-cubs | 138 | 533 | 134 | 9 | 57 | 18 | 67 | .266 | .285 | .360 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 112 | 413 | 87 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 36 | .226 | .247 | .296 |
| san-diego-padres | 105 | 401 | 116 | 5 | 42 | 14 | 32 | .304 | .324 | .403 |
| houston-astros | 101 | 374 | 83 | 7 | 39 | 15 | 44 | .235 | .262 | .346 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 78 | 28 | – | 10 | – | .359 | – | – |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 147 | 426 | 100 | 6 | 42 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 579 | 157 | 7 | 54 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 161 | 592 | 159 | 5 | 63 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1976 |  San Francisco Giants | 155 | 577 | 154 | 5 | 66 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 587 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 2 | .261 | – | – |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 540 | 133 | 10 | 75 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 605 | 162 | 8 | 73 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 523 | 141 | 8 | 58 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Chicago Cubs | 82 | 260 | 56 | 2 | 28 | – | .215 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 10 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |