Richie Ashburn
1948–1962 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
2,189G
.308AVG
.396OBP
.382SLG
More career statistics
2,574H
29HR
586RBI
234SB
14Rare 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 | 8,365 | 8,364 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 92 | 129 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 571 | 569 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,322 | 1,320 |
| Batting · RBI | 586 | 588 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 234 | 236 |
| Batting · Sacrifice flies | 18 | 19 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,198 | 1,200 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,189 | 9,736 | 8,365 | 1,322 | 2,574 | 317 | 109 | 29 | 586 | 1,198 | 571 | 234 | 92 | 43 | 18 | 3,196 | .308 | .396 | .382 | .778 |
Streaks
23longest hitting streak · 1948-05-09 to 1948-06-05
36longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1954-07-16 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1959-06-28 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1953-04-25 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1088 | 4750 | 1263 | 12 | 304 | 587 | 272 | .311 | .389 | .389 |
| Away | 1101 | 4986 | 1311 | 17 | 284 | 613 | 297 | .305 | .386 | .375 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 175 | 762 | 174 | 5 | 47 | 90 | 41 | .265 | .346 | .317 |
| May | 378 | 1674 | 461 | 5 | 99 | 210 | 103 | .322 | .401 | .408 |
| June | 416 | 1885 | 494 | 10 | 138 | 236 | 108 | .305 | .387 | .386 |
| July | 448 | 2004 | 510 | 7 | 130 | 260 | 112 | .300 | .384 | .384 |
| August | 428 | 1905 | 523 | 1 | 103 | 231 | 112 | .318 | .396 | .389 |
| September | 339 | 1487 | 407 | 1 | 69 | 170 | 93 | .314 | .388 | .372 |
| October | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .312 | .421 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 312 | 1388 | 368 | 3 | 82 | 183 | 90 | .311 | .397 | .389 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 308 | 1373 | 389 | 2 | 99 | 143 | 64 | .324 | .387 | .395 |
| cincinnati-reds | 306 | 1377 | 357 | 4 | 75 | 163 | 71 | .298 | .378 | .364 |
| chicago-cubs | 276 | 1266 | 366 | 2 | 91 | 142 | 65 | .335 | .401 | .420 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 209 | 959 | 245 | 3 | 50 | 113 | 56 | .296 | .373 | .370 |
| new-york-giants | 209 | 949 | 238 | 9 | 67 | 116 | 63 | .291 | .373 | .385 |
| milwaukee-braves | 205 | 880 | 220 | 1 | 43 | 121 | 53 | .296 | .388 | .352 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 101 | 429 | 105 | 1 | 22 | 74 | 42 | .298 | .417 | .355 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 117 | 463 | 154 | 2 | 40 | 32 | .333 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 662 | 188 | 1 | 36 | 10 | .284 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 594 | 180 | 2 | 43 | 14 | .303 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 643 | 221 | 4 | 63 | 29 | .344 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 613 | 173 | 1 | 42 | 16 | .282 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 622 | 205 | 2 | 57 | 14 | .330 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 558 | 175 | 1 | 41 | 11 | .314 | – | – |
| 1955 | Philadelphia Phillies | 140 | 533 | 180 | 3 | 42 | 13 | .338 | – | – |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 628 | 190 | 3 | 51 | 10 | .303 | – | – |
| 1957 | Philadelphia Phillies | 156 | 626 | 186 | – | 33 | 13 | .297 | – | – |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 152 | 615 | 215 | 2 | 33 | 30 | .350 | – | – |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 564 | 150 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .266 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 151 | 547 | 159 | – | 40 | 16 | .291 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 307 | 79 | – | 19 | 7 | .257 | – | – |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 135 | 389 | 119 | 7 | 28 | 12 | .306 | – | – |