Milt Pappas
1957–1973 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
527G
.123AVG
.157OBP
.197SLG
More career statistics
132H
20HR
67RBI
1SB
209–164W–L
3,186.0IP
1,728K
3.40ERA
465GS
4SV
8Rare 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 | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 510 | 513 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,174 | 1,176 |
| Batting · Runs | 72 | 73 |
| Batting · Walks | 36 | 37 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 13,198 | 13,195 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,728 | 1,730 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527 | 1,174 | 1,073 | 72 | 132 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 67 | 36 | 510 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 211 | .123 | .157 | .197 | .354 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,186.0 | 520 | 465 | 129 | 209 | 164 | 4 | 3,046 | 1,331 | 1,203 | 298 | 858 | 1,728 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.225 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1970-08-09 to 1970-09-02
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1972-09-02 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1963-09-15 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1959-05-11 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 271 | 569 | 69 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 259 | .132 | .141 | .212 |
| Away | 256 | 607 | 63 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 254 | .115 | .147 | .182 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 50 | .071 | .092 | .152 |
| May | 82 | 189 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 78 | .130 | .143 | .178 |
| June | 94 | 208 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 90 | .120 | .144 | .193 |
| July | 95 | 211 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 93 | .134 | .161 | .206 |
| August | 104 | 258 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 110 | .153 | .178 | .245 |
| September | 91 | 191 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 90 | .099 | .110 | .176 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .100 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 37 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 35 | .104 | .134 | .182 |
| cleveland-guardians | 35 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 45 | .165 | .172 | .198 |
| new-york-yankees | 32 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | .068 | .094 | .119 |
| detroit-tigers | 32 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | .103 | .095 | .103 |
| chicago-white-sox | 31 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 37 | .095 | .118 | .238 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 29 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | .103 | .148 | .207 |
| boston-red-sox | 27 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .077 | .088 | .192 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 27 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 24 | .154 | .167 | .269 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 9 | 3 |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .143 | 135 | 74 |
| 1959 | Baltimore Orioles | 33 | 79 | 11 | – | 2 | – | .139 | 209 | 120 |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 30 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | .043 | 205 | 126 |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 6 | – | .136 | 177 | 89 |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 8 | – | .087 | 205 | 130 |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | .127 | 216 | 120 |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 37 | 93 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .129 | 251 | 157 |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 34 | 70 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .071 | 221 | 127 |
| 1966 |  Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | .107 | 209 | 133 |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 34 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | .097 | 217 | 129 |
| 1968 | Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | .132 | 184 | 118 |
| 1969 |  Atlanta Braves | 26 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 4 | – | .156 | 144 | 72 |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs | 32 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 5 | – | .200 | 180 | 105 |
| 1971 |  Chicago Cubs | 35 | 91 | 14 | – | 2 | 1 | .154 | 261 | 99 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 8 | – | .191 | 195 | 80 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .062 | 162 | 48 |