Lloyd Waner
1927–1945 · bats L / throws R · ASC, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,993G
.316AVG
.353OBP
.393SLG
More career statistics
2,459H
27HR
598RBI
67SB
10Rare 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.
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 · At bats | 7,772 | 7,771 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 173 | 172 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,326 | 8,333 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,201 | 1,200 |
| Batting · RBI | 598 | 585 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 67 | 69 |
| Batting · Walks | 420 | 418 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,993 | 8,326 | 7,772 | 1,201 | 2,459 | 281 | 118 | 27 | 598 | 420 | 173 | 67 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3,057 | .316 | .353 | .393 | .746 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1935-08-03 to 1935-09-23
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1929-06-15 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1929-06-15 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1937-07-05 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 991 | 4083 | 1243 | 13 | 305 | 220 | 66 | .329 | .358 | .409 |
| Away | 1002 | 4250 | 1216 | 14 | 280 | 198 | 106 | .305 | .333 | .378 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 149 | 636 | 168 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 17 | .287 | .319 | .370 |
| May | 335 | 1364 | 389 | 4 | 107 | 67 | 27 | .305 | .334 | .389 |
| June | 351 | 1501 | 428 | 7 | 102 | 84 | 32 | .307 | .341 | .381 |
| July | 415 | 1696 | 494 | 6 | 124 | 97 | 33 | .315 | .348 | .400 |
| August | 407 | 1747 | 524 | 4 | 113 | 77 | 39 | .319 | .344 | .380 |
| September | 324 | 1336 | 437 | 5 | 107 | 57 | 23 | .348 | .370 | .429 |
| October | 12 | 53 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .388 | .377 | .469 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 304 | 1262 | 388 | 4 | 74 | 48 | 18 | .326 | .345 | .397 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 291 | 1213 | 335 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 27 | .295 | .326 | .374 |
| new-york-giants | 290 | 1168 | 367 | 6 | 81 | 47 | 36 | .332 | .354 | .400 |
| chicago-cubs | 284 | 1169 | 328 | 1 | 70 | 80 | 20 | .307 | .349 | .379 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 280 | 1173 | 346 | 1 | 79 | 67 | 24 | .319 | .352 | .383 |
| cincinnati-reds | 263 | 1125 | 336 | 6 | 97 | 44 | 22 | .317 | .338 | .411 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 256 | 1129 | 335 | 4 | 90 | 70 | 25 | .323 | .359 | .415 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 25 | 94 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .276 | .277 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 629 | 223 | 2 | 29 | 14 | .355 | – | – |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 659 | 221 | 5 | 56 | 8 | .335 | – | – |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 661 | 234 | 5 | 71 | 6 | .354 | – | – |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 68 | 260 | 94 | 1 | 35 | 3 | .362 | – | – |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 681 | 214 | 4 | 56 | 7 | .314 | – | – |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 565 | 188 | 2 | 40 | 7 | .333 | – | – |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 500 | 138 | – | 26 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 611 | 173 | 1 | 46 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 537 | 166 | – | 44 | 2 | .309 | – | – |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 414 | 133 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .321 | – | – |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 129 | 537 | 177 | 1 | 45 | 3 | .330 | – | – |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 619 | 194 | 5 | 56 | 5 | .313 | – | – |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 112 | 379 | 108 | – | 23 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 166 | 43 | – | 3 | 2 | .259 | – | – |
| 1941 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates | 77 | 219 | 64 | – | 11 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 287 | 75 | – | 10 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 28 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .321 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 19 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .263 | – | – |