Nap Lajoie
1897–1916 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
2,441G
.338AVG
.378OBP
.466SLG
3,184H
78HR
1,491RBI
374SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,441 | 10,276 | 9,414 | 1,467 | 3,184 | 653 | 157 | 78 | 1,491 | 513 | 290 | 374 | 118 | 133 | 67 | 4,385 | .338 | .378 | .466 | .844 |
Streaks
31longest hitting streak · 1906-06-04 to 1906-07-04
41longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1904-07-13 | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1901-07-30 | 1 in 693 games |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1915-07-24 | 1 in 497 games |
Rare feats (6)
Rarest: Three Triples, 78 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 1904-07-13 | Three Triples | 1 in 3,849 | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 1901-07-30 | The Cycle | 1 in 693 | box score ↗ |
| 57 | 1915-07-24 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1909-08-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1911-08-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-09-13 | 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 | 1209 | 5000 | 1615 | 36 | 783 | 250 | 116 | .354 | .373 | .484 |
| Away | 1232 | 5276 | 1569 | 42 | 708 | 263 | 174 | .323 | .347 | .448 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 215 | 928 | 300 | 4 | 135 | 49 | 22 | .353 | .376 | .465 |
| May | 394 | 1702 | 529 | 17 | 283 | 88 | 59 | .339 | .363 | .485 |
| June | 395 | 1681 | 533 | 13 | 229 | 76 | 44 | .348 | .362 | .469 |
| July | 433 | 1797 | 538 | 11 | 260 | 85 | 43 | .325 | .347 | .451 |
| August | 468 | 1975 | 596 | 14 | 275 | 101 | 56 | .329 | .353 | .445 |
| September | 463 | 1900 | 587 | 18 | 265 | 107 | 53 | .340 | .365 | .477 |
| October | 73 | 293 | 101 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 13 | .365 | .369 | .498 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 290 | 1227 | 358 | 3 | 136 | 67 | 33 | .324 | .346 | .423 |
| chicago-white-sox | 283 | 1164 | 358 | 6 | 159 | 69 | 32 | .339 | .367 | .444 |
| st-louis-browns | 283 | 1169 | 364 | 6 | 143 | 67 | 26 | .344 | .369 | .445 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 275 | 1140 | 357 | 9 | 140 | 40 | 27 | .333 | .348 | .448 |
| boston-red-sox | 275 | 1134 | 342 | 8 | 163 | 43 | 41 | .325 | .340 | .461 |
| new-york-yankees | 243 | 1004 | 289 | 5 | 131 | 73 | 37 | .330 | .361 | .435 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 228 | 940 | 270 | 5 | 121 | 78 | 26 | .325 | .370 | .452 |
| cleveland-guardians | 59 | 244 | 71 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 10 | .311 | .316 | .465 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | 545 | 197 | 9 | 127 | 20 | .361 | – | – |
| 1898 | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 610 | 197 | 6 | 127 | 25 | .323 | – | – |
| 1899 | Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 311 | 118 | 6 | 70 | 13 | .379 | – | – |
| 1900 | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 452 | 152 | 7 | 92 | 22 | .336 | – | – |
| 1901 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 131 | 544 | 232 | 14 | 125 | 27 | .426 | – | – |
| 1902 | Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Athletics | 87 | 350 | 133 | 7 | 65 | 20 | .380 | – | – |
| 1903 |  Cleveland Guardians | 125 | 485 | 167 | 7 | 93 | 21 | .344 | – | – |
| 1904 | Cleveland Guardians | 140 | 553 | 208 | 5 | 102 | 29 | .376 | – | – |
| 1905 | Cleveland Guardians | 65 | 248 | 82 | 2 | 15 | 11 | .331 | – | – |
| 1906 | Cleveland Guardians | 152 | 602 | 214 | – | 51 | 20 | .355 | – | – |
| 1907 | Cleveland Guardians | 137 | 509 | 153 | 2 | 41 | 23 | .301 | – | – |
| 1908 | Cleveland Guardians | 157 | 582 | 167 | 2 | 79 | 15 | .287 | – | – |
| 1909 | Cleveland Guardians | 128 | 469 | 152 | 1 | 50 | 13 | .324 | – | – |
| 1910 | Cleveland Guardians | 159 | 592 | 227 | 4 | 75 | 28 | .383 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cleveland Guardians | 90 | 315 | 115 | 2 | 63 | 13 | .365 | – | – |
| 1912 | Cleveland Guardians | 117 | 447 | 165 | – | 92 | 18 | .369 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cleveland Guardians | 137 | 465 | 156 | 1 | 71 | 17 | .335 | – | – |
| 1914 | Cleveland Guardians | 121 | 419 | 108 | – | 54 | 14 | .258 | – | – |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 490 | 136 | 1 | 64 | 10 | .278 | – | – |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 113 | 426 | 105 | 2 | 35 | 15 | .246 | – | – |