Mark McGwire
1986–2001 · bats R / throws R · ALS, NLS, Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals
1,874G
.263AVG
.394OBP
.588SLG
1,626H
583HR
1,414RBI
12SB
7Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,874 | 7,660 | 6,187 | 1,167 | 1,626 | 252 | 6 | 583 | 1,414 | 1,317 | 1,596 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 78 | 3,639 | .263 | .394 | .588 | .982 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1995-05-03 to 1995-05-21
62longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1997-04-26 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 2000-05-31 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1987-06-27 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 934 | 3777 | 789 | 285 | 701 | 686 | 772 | .262 | .391 | .591 |
| Away | 940 | 3883 | 837 | 298 | 713 | 631 | 824 | .263 | .378 | .586 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 |
| April | 249 | 1050 | 228 | 77 | 199 | 201 | 207 | .275 | .409 | .609 |
| May | 334 | 1405 | 307 | 116 | 281 | 263 | 256 | .273 | .406 | .630 |
| June | 346 | 1423 | 299 | 107 | 249 | 237 | 315 | .259 | .377 | .576 |
| July | 316 | 1310 | 272 | 93 | 228 | 194 | 265 | .250 | .356 | .542 |
| August | 297 | 1209 | 246 | 82 | 211 | 207 | 276 | .252 | .375 | .542 |
| September | 303 | 1163 | 254 | 100 | 225 | 200 | 252 | .272 | .390 | .639 |
| October | 28 | 96 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 23 | .228 | .344 | .506 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 135 | 533 | 108 | 36 | 93 | 90 | 108 | .252 | .371 | .550 |
| kansas-city-royals | 118 | 478 | 117 | 30 | 80 | 79 | 80 | .302 | .410 | .608 |
| new-york-yankees | 116 | 470 | 89 | 24 | 67 | 74 | 97 | .231 | .347 | .470 |
| minnesota-twins | 113 | 466 | 109 | 32 | 73 | 79 | 80 | .289 | .403 | .597 |
| detroit-tigers | 107 | 448 | 107 | 43 | 101 | 61 | 93 | .285 | .375 | .670 |
| texas-rangers | 107 | 426 | 82 | 31 | 73 | 83 | 71 | .244 | .387 | .560 |
| baltimore-orioles | 105 | 418 | 94 | 30 | 80 | 64 | 80 | .269 | .378 | .549 |
| chicago-white-sox | 105 | 420 | 89 | 32 | 75 | 55 | 82 | .251 | .343 | .551 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Athletics | 18 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 9 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1987 | Athletics | 151 | 557 | 161 | 49 | 118 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 1988 | Athletics | 155 | 550 | 143 | 32 | 99 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1989 | Athletics | 143 | 490 | 113 | 33 | 95 | 1 | .231 | – | – |
| 1990 | Athletics | 156 | 523 | 123 | 39 | 108 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 1991 | Athletics | 154 | 483 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 2 | .201 | – | – |
| 1992 | Athletics | 139 | 467 | 125 | 42 | 104 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1993 | Athletics | 27 | 84 | 28 | 9 | 24 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1994 | Athletics | 47 | 135 | 34 | 9 | 25 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1995 | Athletics | 104 | 317 | 87 | 39 | 90 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 1996 | Athletics | 130 | 423 | 132 | 52 | 113 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1997 | Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals | 156 | 540 | 148 | 58 | 123 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1998 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 509 | 152 | 70 | 147 | 1 | .299 | – | – |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 521 | 145 | 65 | 147 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 236 | 72 | 32 | 73 | 1 | .305 | – | – |
| 2001 | St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 299 | 56 | 29 | 64 | – | .187 | – | – |