Larry Biittner
1970–1983 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,217G
.273AVG
.324OBP
.359SLG
More career statistics
861H
29HR
354RBI
10SB
1.1IP
3K
40.50ERA
0GS
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 · Strikeouts | 287 | 286 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,217 | 3,443 | 3,151 | 310 | 861 | 144 | 20 | 29 | 354 | 236 | 287 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 1,132 | .273 | .324 | .359 | .683 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 4.500 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1978-06-05 to 1978-06-20
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1972-08-13 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1975-09-27 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1978-04-19 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 598 | 1683 | 435 | 19 | 178 | 126 | 139 | .285 | .333 | .382 |
| Away | 619 | 1760 | 426 | 10 | 176 | 110 | 147 | .262 | .305 | .338 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 110 | 275 | 64 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 25 | .255 | .298 | .343 |
| May | 192 | 529 | 143 | 6 | 56 | 32 | 37 | .293 | .331 | .367 |
| June | 200 | 611 | 161 | 5 | 62 | 47 | 54 | .290 | .340 | .375 |
| July | 231 | 674 | 172 | 6 | 70 | 54 | 56 | .282 | .335 | .374 |
| August | 232 | 618 | 158 | 3 | 64 | 42 | 55 | .282 | .324 | .367 |
| September | 233 | 683 | 153 | 6 | 71 | 41 | 55 | .241 | .284 | .336 |
| October | 19 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .226 | .220 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 97 | 266 | 59 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 19 | .242 | .301 | .332 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 94 | 273 | 76 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | .300 | .337 | .399 |
| new-york-mets | 92 | 267 | 56 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 18 | .236 | .300 | .304 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 91 | 255 | 63 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 19 | .259 | .290 | .358 |
| montreal-expos | 78 | 251 | 65 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 29 | .277 | .315 | .404 |
| atlanta-braves | 75 | 205 | 59 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 14 | .317 | .356 | .387 |
| houston-astros | 72 | 208 | 44 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 19 | .226 | .264 | .308 |
| san-diego-padres | 63 | 171 | 41 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 12 | .277 | .327 | .412 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1971 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 66 | 171 | 44 | – | 16 | 1 | .257 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Texas Rangers | 137 | 382 | 99 | 3 | 31 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1973 | Texas Rangers | 83 | 258 | 65 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .252 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Montreal Expos | 18 | 26 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1975 | Montreal Expos | 121 | 346 | 109 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .315 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos | 89 | 224 | 53 | – | 18 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Chicago Cubs | 138 | 493 | 147 | 12 | 62 | 2 | .298 | 1 | 3 |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 343 | 88 | 4 | 50 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 111 | 272 | 79 | 3 | 50 | 1 | .290 | – | – |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 127 | 273 | 68 | 1 | 34 | 1 | .249 | – | – |
| 1981 |  Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 61 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1982 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 184 | 57 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .310 | – | – |
| 1983 | Texas Rangers | 66 | 116 | 32 | – | 18 | – | .276 | – | – |