Lou Brock
1961–1979 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
2,616G
.293AVG
.343OBP
.410SLG
More career statistics
3,023H
149HR
900RBI
938SB
41Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 307 | 306 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 11,238 | 11,240 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,616 | 11,238 | 10,332 | 1,610 | 3,023 | 486 | 141 | 149 | 900 | 761 | 1,730 | 938 | 307 | 49 | 46 | 4,238 | .293 | .343 | .410 | .753 |
Streaks
26longest hitting streak · 1971-04-30 to 1971-05-30
34longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1975-05-27 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1976-05-04 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1968-08-29 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1324 | 5550 | 1524 | 74 | 448 | 394 | 777 | .300 | .346 | .420 |
| Away | 1292 | 5690 | 1499 | 75 | 452 | 367 | 953 | .286 | .328 | .401 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 298 | 1314 | 346 | 24 | 109 | 83 | 194 | .284 | .326 | .412 |
| May | 438 | 1889 | 546 | 23 | 159 | 92 | 312 | .308 | .338 | .424 |
| June | 477 | 2024 | 519 | 26 | 163 | 124 | 337 | .277 | .318 | .405 |
| July | 460 | 1951 | 512 | 30 | 167 | 149 | 270 | .289 | .339 | .410 |
| August | 492 | 2152 | 599 | 21 | 151 | 168 | 338 | .306 | .356 | .405 |
| September | 430 | 1834 | 482 | 25 | 146 | 137 | 269 | .288 | .338 | .408 |
| October | 21 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | .284 | .355 | .343 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 294 | 1249 | 340 | 16 | 100 | 79 | 193 | .294 | .335 | .395 |
| new-york-mets | 290 | 1256 | 289 | 10 | 105 | 90 | 191 | .252 | .302 | .357 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 275 | 1187 | 317 | 19 | 106 | 96 | 194 | .297 | .348 | .427 |
| chicago-cubs | 256 | 1103 | 342 | 20 | 103 | 67 | 174 | .334 | .371 | .479 |
| cincinnati-reds | 239 | 1020 | 259 | 21 | 88 | 78 | 176 | .278 | .330 | .418 |
| san-francisco-giants | 234 | 994 | 260 | 15 | 67 | 52 | 165 | .279 | .314 | .408 |
| houston-astros | 233 | 1017 | 276 | 8 | 76 | 61 | 135 | .293 | .331 | .397 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 232 | 997 | 263 | 12 | 70 | 61 | 170 | .285 | .325 | .385 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Chicago Cubs | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 123 | 434 | 114 | 9 | 35 | 16 | .263 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 148 | 547 | 141 | 9 | 37 | 24 | .258 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 634 | 200 | 14 | 58 | 43 | .315 | – | – |
| 1965 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 631 | 182 | 16 | 69 | 63 | .288 | – | – |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 643 | 183 | 15 | 46 | 74 | .285 | – | – |
| 1967 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 689 | 206 | 21 | 76 | 52 | .299 | – | – |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 159 | 660 | 184 | 6 | 51 | 62 | .279 | – | – |
| 1969 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 655 | 195 | 12 | 47 | 53 | .298 | – | – |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 664 | 202 | 13 | 57 | 51 | .304 | – | – |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 157 | 640 | 200 | 7 | 61 | 64 | .312 | – | – |
| 1972 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 621 | 193 | 3 | 42 | 63 | .311 | – | – |
| 1973 | St. Louis Cardinals | 160 | 650 | 193 | 7 | 63 | 70 | .297 | – | – |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 635 | 194 | 3 | 48 | 118 | .306 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 136 | 528 | 163 | 3 | 47 | 56 | .309 | – | – |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 498 | 150 | 4 | 67 | 56 | .301 | – | – |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 141 | 489 | 133 | 2 | 46 | 35 | .272 | – | – |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 298 | 66 | – | 12 | 17 | .221 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 120 | 405 | 123 | 5 | 38 | 21 | .304 | – | – |