Paul Waner
1926–1945 · bats L / throws L · ASC, ASD, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, NLS, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates
2,550G
.333AVG
.404OBP
.473SLG
More career statistics
3,152H
113HR
1,309RBI
104SB
13Rare 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 · At bats | 9,459 | 9,461 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 102 |
| Batting · Doubles | 605 | 607 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 10,762 | 10,768 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,309 | 1,323 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 104 | 107 |
| Batting · Triples | 191 | 192 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,091 | 1,094 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,550 | 10,762 | 9,459 | 1,627 | 3,152 | 605 | 191 | 113 | 1,309 | 1,091 | 376 | 104 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4,478 | .333 | .404 | .473 | .877 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1927-05-27 to 1927-06-20
50longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1932-05-20 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1931-09-22 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1926-08-26 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1284 | 5379 | 1628 | 58 | 702 | 560 | 153 | .346 | .407 | .506 |
| Away | 1266 | 5389 | 1524 | 55 | 621 | 534 | 223 | .321 | .382 | .442 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 199 | 828 | 220 | 5 | 92 | 115 | 25 | .318 | .405 | .431 |
| May | 438 | 1913 | 529 | 18 | 238 | 216 | 72 | .318 | .389 | .459 |
| June | 439 | 1840 | 550 | 32 | 235 | 179 | 63 | .338 | .396 | .508 |
| July | 501 | 2076 | 612 | 19 | 268 | 197 | 56 | .333 | .390 | .466 |
| August | 508 | 2173 | 665 | 16 | 257 | 204 | 72 | .345 | .400 | .480 |
| September | 448 | 1872 | 557 | 23 | 227 | 181 | 83 | .337 | .394 | .478 |
| October | 17 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .306 | .318 | .387 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 372 | 1571 | 434 | 17 | 193 | 145 | 75 | .310 | .369 | .430 |
| cincinnati-reds | 363 | 1502 | 443 | 16 | 187 | 147 | 58 | .334 | .393 | .479 |
| chicago-cubs | 361 | 1529 | 474 | 12 | 191 | 156 | 52 | .354 | .412 | .481 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 356 | 1583 | 469 | 30 | 227 | 182 | 47 | .342 | .411 | .515 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 348 | 1448 | 435 | 18 | 173 | 147 | 58 | .342 | .402 | .502 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 344 | 1510 | 441 | 12 | 174 | 154 | 45 | .333 | .394 | .472 |
| boston-braves | 340 | 1451 | 414 | 8 | 163 | 136 | 34 | .323 | .379 | .454 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 56 | 164 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 6 | .293 | .396 | .336 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 536 | 180 | 8 | 81 | 11 | .336 | – | – |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 623 | 237 | 9 | 132 | 6 | .380 | – | – |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 602 | 223 | 6 | 94 | 6 | .370 | – | – |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 596 | 200 | 15 | 102 | 15 | .336 | – | – |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 589 | 217 | 8 | 79 | 19 | .368 | – | – |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 559 | 180 | 6 | 70 | 6 | .322 | – | – |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 630 | 215 | 8 | 79 | 13 | .341 | – | – |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 618 | 191 | 7 | 70 | 3 | .309 | – | – |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 599 | 217 | 14 | 91 | 8 | .362 | – | – |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 139 | 549 | 176 | 11 | 79 | 2 | .321 | – | – |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 585 | 218 | 5 | 95 | 7 | .373 | – | – |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 619 | 219 | 2 | 74 | 5 | .354 | – | – |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 625 | 175 | 6 | 69 | 2 | .280 | – | – |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 462 | 151 | 3 | 45 | – | .327 | – | – |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 238 | 69 | 1 | 31 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves | 106 | 330 | 88 | 2 | 50 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Boston Braves | 114 | 333 | 86 | 1 | 39 | 2 | .258 | – | – |
| 1943 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 82 | 225 | 70 | 1 | 26 | – | .311 | – | – |
| 1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees | 92 | 143 | 40 | – | 17 | 1 | .280 | – | – |
| 1945 |  New York Yankees | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |