Paul Popovich
1964–1975 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
682G
.233AVG
.286OBP
.292SLG
More career statistics
403H
14HR
134RBI
4SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682 | 1,909 | 1,732 | 176 | 403 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 134 | 127 | 151 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 505 | .233 | .286 | .292 | .578 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1969-06-22 to 1969-07-01
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1969-06-29 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1967-05-14 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1971-09-11 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 336 | 896 | 195 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 79 | .241 | .289 | .301 |
| Away | 346 | 1013 | 208 | 8 | 68 | 63 | 72 | .225 | .268 | .284 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 64 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | .188 | .250 | .188 |
| May | 112 | 264 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | .196 | .223 | .212 |
| June | 143 | 518 | 130 | 7 | 37 | 45 | 42 | .286 | .338 | .374 |
| July | 113 | 295 | 59 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 20 | .212 | .251 | .263 |
| August | 118 | 311 | 55 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 24 | .199 | .260 | .260 |
| September | 123 | 382 | 87 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 33 | .245 | .277 | .313 |
| October | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .259 | .346 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 83 | 257 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 27 | .231 | .276 | .265 |
| new-york-mets | 75 | 233 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 17 | .255 | .296 | .310 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 74 | 241 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | .187 | .249 | .237 |
| san-francisco-giants | 66 | 171 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | .166 | .187 | .210 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 63 | 168 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | .253 | .268 | .348 |
| atlanta-braves | 61 | 162 | 39 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | .264 | .309 | .297 |
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 163 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 10 | .241 | .294 | .340 |
| montreal-expos | 53 | 129 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | .267 | .341 | .345 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Chicago Cubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 49 | 159 | 34 | – | 2 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 418 | 97 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .232 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 204 | 58 | 1 | 18 | – | .284 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 78 | 186 | 47 | 4 | 20 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 89 | 226 | 49 | 4 | 28 | – | .217 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 58 | 129 | 25 | 1 | 11 | – | .194 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 99 | 280 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 83 | 18 | – | 5 | – | .217 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 40 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |