Pie Traynor
1920–1937 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,941G
.320AVG
.362OBP
.435SLG
More career statistics
2,416H
58HR
1,273RBI
158SB
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.
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 | 7,559 | 7,558 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 46 | 91 |
| Batting · Doubles | 371 | 373 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 278 | 279 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,293 | 8,297 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,183 | 1,185 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,273 | 1,282 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 158 | 161 |
| Batting · Triples | 164 | 163 |
| Batting · Walks | 472 | 476 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,941 | 8,293 | 7,559 | 1,183 | 2,416 | 371 | 164 | 58 | 1,273 | 472 | 278 | 158 | 46 | 31 | 0 | 3,289 | .320 | .362 | .435 | .797 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1923-06-26 to 1923-07-19
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1923-07-07 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1930-06-14 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1930-07-23 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 948 | 3990 | 1197 | 23 | 653 | 247 | 100 | .332 | .362 | .457 |
| Away | 993 | 4307 | 1219 | 35 | 629 | 229 | 179 | .308 | .336 | .415 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 171 | 728 | 195 | 7 | 111 | 38 | 34 | .293 | .320 | .417 |
| May | 312 | 1355 | 386 | 10 | 206 | 87 | 36 | .320 | .349 | .429 |
| June | 316 | 1368 | 400 | 8 | 202 | 64 | 52 | .316 | .339 | .432 |
| July | 360 | 1534 | 459 | 17 | 246 | 113 | 40 | .335 | .373 | .476 |
| August | 392 | 1694 | 508 | 10 | 283 | 93 | 65 | .328 | .355 | .442 |
| September | 376 | 1558 | 450 | 6 | 224 | 79 | 49 | .312 | .340 | .406 |
| October | 14 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .321 | .333 | .411 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 292 | 1230 | 350 | 8 | 191 | 61 | 53 | .309 | .334 | .419 |
| new-york-giants | 282 | 1190 | 329 | 13 | 159 | 82 | 35 | .305 | .345 | .406 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 279 | 1192 | 349 | 4 | 168 | 64 | 56 | .322 | .346 | .435 |
| cincinnati-reds | 279 | 1166 | 345 | 4 | 198 | 51 | 38 | .319 | .340 | .434 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 275 | 1230 | 405 | 14 | 238 | 73 | 24 | .365 | .389 | .509 |
| chicago-cubs | 271 | 1162 | 312 | 4 | 156 | 79 | 47 | .298 | .336 | .393 |
| boston-braves | 263 | 1127 | 326 | 11 | 172 | 66 | 26 | .319 | .348 | .448 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 52 | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1921 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 19 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1922 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 570 | 161 | 4 | 82 | 16 | .282 | – | – |
| 1923 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 616 | 208 | 12 | 105 | 29 | .338 | – | – |
| 1924 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 545 | 160 | 5 | 80 | 25 | .294 | – | – |
| 1925 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 591 | 189 | 6 | 108 | 15 | .320 | – | – |
| 1926 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 574 | 182 | 3 | 96 | 9 | .317 | – | – |
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 573 | 196 | 5 | 109 | 11 | .342 | – | – |
| 1928 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 569 | 192 | 3 | 124 | 12 | .337 | – | – |
| 1929 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 540 | 192 | 4 | 108 | 13 | .356 | – | – |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 130 | 497 | 182 | 9 | 117 | 8 | .366 | – | – |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 615 | 183 | 2 | 103 | 6 | .298 | – | – |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 135 | 513 | 169 | 2 | 68 | 6 | .329 | – | – |
| 1933 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 624 | 190 | 1 | 82 | 5 | .304 | – | – |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 119 | 444 | 137 | 1 | 60 | 3 | .309 | – | – |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 204 | 57 | 1 | 36 | 2 | .279 | – | – |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |