Lou Piniella
1964–1984 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees
1,747G
.291AVG
.333OBP
.409SLG
More career statistics
1,705H
102HR
766RBI
32SB
3Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,747 | 6,362 | 5,867 | 651 | 1,705 | 305 | 41 | 102 | 766 | 368 | 541 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 61 | 2,398 | .291 | .333 | .409 | .742 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1971-07-11 to 1971-07-29
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1972-06-24 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1970-06-20 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1983-06-19 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 887 | 3194 | 861 | 38 | 401 | 184 | 268 | .294 | .327 | .405 |
| Away | 860 | 3168 | 844 | 64 | 365 | 184 | 273 | .287 | .324 | .413 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 214 | 792 | 199 | 9 | 88 | 56 | 63 | .279 | .322 | .387 |
| May | 287 | 1027 | 276 | 25 | 122 | 69 | 84 | .296 | .336 | .436 |
| June | 283 | 1068 | 281 | 15 | 140 | 56 | 87 | .285 | .316 | .398 |
| July | 324 | 1201 | 331 | 22 | 151 | 71 | 116 | .297 | .335 | .427 |
| August | 312 | 1146 | 323 | 15 | 122 | 57 | 82 | .302 | .332 | .410 |
| September | 312 | 1081 | 279 | 16 | 137 | 56 | 106 | .278 | .310 | .386 |
| October | 15 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .364 | .404 | .432 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 170 | 616 | 158 | 9 | 83 | 39 | 48 | .280 | .320 | .400 |
| chicago-white-sox | 163 | 603 | 169 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 52 | .309 | .348 | .404 |
| california-angels | 160 | 602 | 156 | 10 | 71 | 35 | 49 | .285 | .317 | .394 |
| baltimore-orioles | 153 | 542 | 144 | 5 | 59 | 25 | 40 | .281 | .312 | .366 |
| athletics | 148 | 559 | 139 | 6 | 69 | 25 | 60 | .266 | .293 | .372 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 148 | 534 | 139 | 9 | 74 | 32 | 38 | .279 | .320 | .387 |
| boston-red-sox | 145 | 542 | 155 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 41 | .310 | .352 | .434 |
| detroit-tigers | 142 | 521 | 157 | 9 | 77 | 27 | 48 | .328 | .353 | .475 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 135 | 493 | 139 | 11 | 68 | 2 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 144 | 542 | 163 | 11 | 88 | 3 | .301 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 126 | 448 | 125 | 3 | 51 | 5 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 151 | 574 | 179 | 11 | 72 | 7 | .312 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 144 | 513 | 128 | 9 | 69 | 5 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 140 | 518 | 158 | 9 | 70 | 1 | .305 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 74 | 199 | 39 | – | 22 | – | .196 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 100 | 327 | 92 | 3 | 38 | – | .281 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 103 | 339 | 112 | 12 | 45 | 2 | .330 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 130 | 472 | 148 | 6 | 69 | 3 | .314 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 130 | 461 | 137 | 11 | 69 | 3 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 116 | 321 | 92 | 2 | 27 | – | .287 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 60 | 159 | 44 | 5 | 18 | – | .277 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 102 | 261 | 80 | 6 | 37 | – | .307 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 53 | 148 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 29 | 86 | 26 | 1 | 6 | – | .302 | – | – |