Larry Doby
1942–1959 · bats L / throws R · ALS, ASE, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Newark Eagles
1,675G
.290AVG
.389OBP
.503SLG
1,691H
278HR
1,065RBI
57SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,675 | 6,853 | 5,841 | 1,069 | 1,691 | 270 | 71 | 278 | 1,065 | 926 | 1,014 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 2,937 | .290 | .389 | .503 | .892 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1948-08-22 to 1948-09-16
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1951-09-19 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1948-04-25 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1952-06-04 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 827 | 3273 | 798 | 137 | 500 | 482 | 470 | .290 | .391 | .506 |
| Away | 848 | 3580 | 893 | 141 | 565 | 444 | 544 | .289 | .373 | .500 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 111 | 467 | 112 | 15 | 68 | 54 | 91 | .277 | .355 | .436 |
| May | 303 | 1210 | 290 | 45 | 174 | 136 | 169 | .275 | .352 | .475 |
| June | 328 | 1334 | 354 | 55 | 231 | 210 | 173 | .321 | .423 | .549 |
| July | 329 | 1347 | 337 | 60 | 202 | 181 | 198 | .292 | .385 | .512 |
| August | 343 | 1422 | 346 | 52 | 232 | 187 | 215 | .284 | .375 | .498 |
| September | 255 | 1049 | 243 | 50 | 156 | 154 | 165 | .275 | .378 | .499 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .450 | .542 | .700 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 224 | 923 | 229 | 31 | 161 | 128 | 162 | .292 | .387 | .494 |
| new-york-yankees | 218 | 856 | 199 | 36 | 95 | 125 | 148 | .275 | .379 | .472 |
| detroit-tigers | 217 | 909 | 212 | 37 | 127 | 128 | 149 | .275 | .374 | .465 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 212 | 878 | 230 | 43 | 167 | 110 | 88 | .304 | .387 | .533 |
| chicago-white-sox | 177 | 714 | 175 | 31 | 110 | 90 | 137 | .285 | .371 | .514 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 142 | 612 | 129 | 20 | 89 | 97 | 95 | .256 | .369 | .443 |
| st-louis-browns | 123 | 515 | 123 | 21 | 78 | 82 | 76 | .288 | .398 | .518 |
| baltimore-orioles | 97 | 369 | 87 | 10 | 64 | 48 | 65 | .277 | .366 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NENewark Eagles | 17 | 50 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1943 | NENewark Eagles | 31 | 107 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1946 | NENewark Eagles | 60 | 220 | 85 | 9 | 36 | 4 | .386 | – | – |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians, Newark Eagles | 64 | 154 | 53 | 11 | 41 | 4 | .344 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Cleveland Guardians | 120 | 433 | 130 | 14 | 65 | 9 | .300 | – | – |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 147 | 547 | 153 | 24 | 85 | 10 | .280 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 142 | 503 | 164 | 25 | 102 | 8 | .326 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 134 | 447 | 132 | 20 | 70 | 4 | .295 | – | – |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 519 | 143 | 32 | 104 | 5 | .276 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 513 | 135 | 29 | 103 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 153 | 577 | 157 | 32 | 126 | 3 | .272 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 131 | 491 | 143 | 26 | 75 | 2 | .291 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Chicago White Sox | 140 | 504 | 135 | 24 | 102 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 119 | 416 | 120 | 14 | 79 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | 89 | 247 | 70 | 13 | 45 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers | 39 | 113 | 26 | – | 13 | 1 | .230 | – | – |