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Lou Gehrig

1923–1939 · bats L / throws L · ALS, ASL, BXG, New York Yankees

2,164G

.340AVG

.444OBP

.633SLG

2,721H

493HR

1,996RBI

102SB

Career batting

G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	HBP	SF	TB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2,164	9,665	8,001	1,889	2,721	535	164	493	1,996	1,512	795	102	102	46	81	5,063	.340	.444	.633	1.077

Streaks

19longest hitting streak · 1928-07-31 to 1928-08-21

51longest on-base streak

The three rarest things in this career

Rarity	What	Date	Rate
89	Four-Homer Game	1932-06-03	1 in 11,751 games
71	5 walks	1935-08-27	1 in 36,651 player-games
61	5 runs scored	1928-06-12	1 in 14,431 player-games

Rare feats (9)

Rarest: Four-Homer Game, 89 on the rarity scale.

Rarity	Date	Feat	Rate	Game
89	1932-06-03	Four-Homer Game	1 in 11,751	box score ↗
61	1934-06-25	The Cycle	1 in 693	box score ↗
61	1937-08-01	The Cycle	1 in 693	box score ↗
53	1927-06-23	Three-Homer Game	1 in 321	box score ↗
53	1929-05-04	Three-Homer Game	1 in 321	box score ↗
53	1930-05-22	Three-Homer Game	1 in 321	box score ↗
41	1926-09-21	Steal of Home	1 in 107	box score ↗
41	1930-06-19	Steal of Home	1 in 107	box score ↗
41	1936-05-23	Steal of Home	1 in 107	box score ↗

Splits

Regular season only.

Home and away

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Home	1080	4661	1269	251	952	715	380	.329	.426	.620
Away	1084	5004	1452	242	1044	797	415	.351	.449	.645

By month

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
April	178	804	210	32	151	127	64	.318	.419	.560
May	349	1556	419	73	294	257	135	.328	.434	.602
June	383	1752	561	117	386	249	152	.378	.462	.739
July	427	1928	531	102	430	300	150	.333	.431	.629
August	414	1888	565	90	404	286	157	.359	.451	.651
September	402	1695	426	77	322	287	134	.310	.421	.570
October	11	42	9	2	9	6	3	.257	.357	.457

Most-faced opponents

	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
detroit-tigers	314	1387	396	54	268	241	108	.351	.459	.620
washington-senators-1901-60	313	1376	367	48	248	213	123	.320	.422	.546
boston-red-sox	312	1388	404	70	315	211	113	.352	.443	.644
st-louis-browns	310	1410	404	92	305	250	95	.355	.464	.704
cleveland-guardians	306	1366	372	73	266	188	130	.321	.410	.614
philadelphia-athletics	306	1357	373	79	295	211	142	.333	.430	.643
chicago-white-sox	303	1381	405	77	299	198	84	.350	.437	.660

Season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	IP	K
1923	New York Yankees	13	26	11	1	8	–	.423	–	–
1924	New York Yankees	10	12	6	–	5	–	.500	–	–
1925	New York Yankees	126	437	129	20	68	6	.295	–	–
1926	New York Yankees	155	572	179	16	110	6	.313	–	–
1927	New York Yankees	155	584	218	47	173	10	.373	–	–
1928	New York Yankees	154	562	210	27	148	4	.374	–	–
1929	New York Yankees	154	553	166	35	125	4	.300	–	–
1930	New York Yankees	154	581	220	41	173	12	.379	–	–
1931	New York Yankees	155	619	211	46	185	17	.341	–	–
1932	New York Yankees	156	596	208	34	151	4	.349	–	–
1933	New York Yankees	152	593	198	32	140	9	.334	–	–
1934	New York Yankees	154	579	210	49	166	9	.363	–	–
1935	New York Yankees	149	535	176	30	120	8	.329	–	–
1936	New York Yankees	155	579	205	49	152	3	.354	–	–
1937	New York Yankees	157	569	200	37	158	4	.351	–	–
1938	New York Yankees	157	576	170	29	113	6	.295	–	–
1939	New York Yankees	8	28	4	–	1	–	.143	–	–