Nate Colbert
1966–1976 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, NLS, Athletics, San Diego Padres
1,004G
.243AVG
.322OBP
.451SLG
More career statistics
833H
173HR
520RBI
52SB
6Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,004 | 3,863 | 3,422 | 481 | 833 | 141 | 25 | 173 | 520 | 383 | 902 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 1,543 | .243 | .322 | .451 | .773 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1972-09-17 to 1973-04-10
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1972-08-01 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1972-06-25 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1972-08-01 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 526 | 2007 | 411 | 77 | 244 | 199 | 469 | .232 | .304 | .423 |
| Away | 478 | 1856 | 422 | 96 | 276 | 184 | 433 | .255 | .327 | .481 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 151 | 547 | 109 | 27 | 85 | 59 | 128 | .226 | .307 | .438 |
| May | 191 | 757 | 165 | 34 | 105 | 89 | 171 | .250 | .336 | .464 |
| June | 164 | 633 | 127 | 24 | 74 | 56 | 160 | .224 | .289 | .406 |
| July | 171 | 661 | 141 | 26 | 75 | 61 | 147 | .242 | .306 | .420 |
| August | 160 | 618 | 138 | 31 | 88 | 53 | 153 | .246 | .309 | .481 |
| September | 158 | 614 | 146 | 29 | 81 | 61 | 137 | .269 | .337 | .491 |
| October | 9 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | .250 | .333 | .536 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 109 | 416 | 90 | 23 | 61 | 43 | 97 | .247 | .320 | .497 |
| cincinnati-reds | 109 | 429 | 89 | 19 | 55 | 48 | 100 | .238 | .319 | .441 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 106 | 386 | 85 | 20 | 54 | 32 | 78 | .245 | .303 | .473 |
| houston-astros | 99 | 394 | 82 | 13 | 53 | 34 | 88 | .234 | .294 | .407 |
| san-francisco-giants | 95 | 361 | 78 | 21 | 57 | 41 | 82 | .247 | .330 | .491 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 81 | 313 | 61 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 74 | .214 | .275 | .351 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 79 | 292 | 70 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 65 | .276 | .366 | .480 |
| new-york-mets | 72 | 282 | 61 | 20 | 44 | 37 | 64 | .253 | .348 | .556 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 19 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 20 | 53 | 8 | – | 4 | 1 | .151 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 139 | 483 | 123 | 24 | 66 | 6 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 156 | 572 | 148 | 38 | 86 | 3 | .259 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 156 | 565 | 149 | 27 | 84 | 5 | .264 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 151 | 563 | 141 | 38 | 111 | 15 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 145 | 529 | 143 | 22 | 80 | 9 | .270 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 119 | 368 | 76 | 14 | 54 | 10 | .207 | – | – | |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos | 83 | 237 | 37 | 8 | 29 | – | .156 | – | – |
| 1976 | Montreal Expos, Athletics | 16 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .178 | – | – |