Rick Ferrell
1929–1947 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,884G
.281AVG
.378OBP
.363SLG
More career statistics
1,692H
28HR
734RBI
29SB
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 | 6,028 | 6,025 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 35 | 39 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,692 | 1,693 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 7,072 | 7,075 |
| Batting · Runs | 687 | 684 |
| Batting · RBI | 734 | 736 |
| Batting · Walks | 931 | 937 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,884 | 7,072 | 6,028 | 687 | 1,692 | 324 | 45 | 28 | 734 | 931 | 277 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2,190 | .281 | .378 | .363 | .741 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1932-07-26 to 1932-08-18
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1929-08-01 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1938-05-25 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1935-07-14 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 945 | 3491 | 839 | 13 | 403 | 476 | 133 | .285 | .377 | .369 |
| Away | 939 | 3584 | 854 | 15 | 333 | 461 | 144 | .277 | .367 | .359 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 158 | 604 | 144 | 2 | 52 | 81 | 26 | .282 | .373 | .349 |
| May | 317 | 1214 | 291 | 8 | 115 | 165 | 46 | .282 | .376 | .375 |
| June | 348 | 1305 | 329 | 8 | 152 | 178 | 64 | .297 | .389 | .400 |
| July | 369 | 1396 | 343 | 3 | 163 | 201 | 46 | .293 | .390 | .379 |
| August | 382 | 1431 | 326 | 4 | 133 | 189 | 59 | .268 | .360 | .337 |
| September | 300 | 1090 | 254 | 3 | 118 | 123 | 36 | .267 | .346 | .337 |
| October | 10 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .171 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 280 | 1028 | 229 | 4 | 105 | 123 | 44 | .261 | .342 | .345 |
| cleveland-guardians | 270 | 1016 | 247 | 4 | 96 | 137 | 42 | .286 | .378 | .351 |
| chicago-white-sox | 267 | 1015 | 256 | 3 | 107 | 124 | 35 | .293 | .374 | .392 |
| new-york-yankees | 264 | 954 | 204 | 5 | 84 | 141 | 44 | .253 | .362 | .320 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 256 | 974 | 233 | 6 | 107 | 133 | 40 | .282 | .376 | .370 |
| boston-red-sox | 195 | 724 | 178 | 1 | 75 | 105 | 29 | .294 | .391 | .364 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 195 | 745 | 191 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 21 | .298 | .383 | .397 |
| st-louis-browns | 157 | 619 | 155 | 2 | 68 | 80 | 22 | .292 | .380 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 |  St. Louis Browns | 64 | 144 | 33 | – | 19 | 1 | .229 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Browns | 101 | 314 | 84 | 1 | 43 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1931 | St. Louis Browns | 117 | 386 | 118 | 3 | 58 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Browns | 126 | 438 | 138 | 2 | 65 | 5 | .315 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns | 140 | 492 | 144 | 4 | 78 | 4 | .293 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Boston Red Sox | 132 | 437 | 130 | 1 | 49 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1935 | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 457 | 138 | 3 | 60 | 5 | .302 | – | – |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 121 | 410 | 128 | 8 | 56 | – | .312 | – | – |
| 1937 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 104 | 344 | 84 | 2 | 36 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1938 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 135 | 410 | 120 | 1 | 57 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 87 | 274 | 77 | – | 30 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 1940 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 103 | 326 | 89 | – | 28 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1941 | St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 121 | 387 | 99 | 2 | 36 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Browns | 99 | 273 | 61 | – | 26 | – | .223 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Browns | 74 | 209 | 50 | – | 20 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1944 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 99 | 339 | 94 | – | 25 | 2 | .277 | – | – |
| 1945 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 91 | 286 | 76 | 1 | 38 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1947 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 37 | 99 | 30 | – | 12 | – | .303 | – | – |