Rick Miller
1971–1985 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, California Angels
1,482G
.269AVG
.346OBP
.350SLG
1,046H
28HR
368RBI
78SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,482 | 4,440 | 3,887 | 552 | 1,046 | 161 | 35 | 28 | 368 | 454 | 583 | 78 | 65 | 16 | 23 | 1,361 | .269 | .346 | .350 | .696 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1979-09-19 to 1980-04-13
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1981-05-11 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1974-07-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1973-05-27 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 743 | 2138 | 505 | 9 | 170 | 239 | 290 | .273 | .348 | .351 |
| Away | 739 | 2302 | 541 | 19 | 198 | 215 | 293 | .266 | .328 | .349 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 172 | 509 | 111 | 3 | 35 | 61 | 73 | .253 | .338 | .330 |
| May | 240 | 712 | 172 | 7 | 60 | 69 | 97 | .274 | .338 | .363 |
| June | 221 | 597 | 140 | 4 | 52 | 73 | 77 | .276 | .357 | .360 |
| July | 277 | 845 | 213 | 3 | 76 | 83 | 92 | .287 | .350 | .355 |
| August | 265 | 844 | 178 | 5 | 62 | 88 | 116 | .241 | .315 | .325 |
| September | 286 | 855 | 208 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 124 | .274 | .330 | .357 |
| October | 21 | 78 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | .333 | .385 | .431 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 146 | 457 | 120 | 6 | 58 | 41 | 67 | .295 | .352 | .405 |
| detroit-tigers | 134 | 390 | 78 | 1 | 26 | 42 | 56 | .230 | .308 | .295 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 132 | 407 | 99 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 43 | .278 | .332 | .365 |
| new-york-yankees | 129 | 345 | 93 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 38 | .305 | .362 | .403 |
| baltimore-orioles | 127 | 385 | 87 | 0 | 21 | 48 | 51 | .261 | .351 | .330 |
| chicago-white-sox | 122 | 346 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 44 | .244 | .327 | .281 |
| kansas-city-royals | 112 | 360 | 89 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 54 | .283 | .347 | .387 |
| athletics | 108 | 325 | 65 | 5 | 31 | 35 | 53 | .232 | .308 | .321 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Boston Red Sox | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 7 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 98 | 21 | 3 | 15 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1973 | Boston Red Sox | 143 | 441 | 115 | 6 | 43 | 12 | .261 | – | – |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 280 | 73 | 5 | 22 | 13 | .261 | – | – |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | 77 | 108 | 21 | – | 15 | 3 | .194 | – | – |
| 1976 | Boston Red Sox | 105 | 269 | 76 | – | 27 | 11 | .283 | – | – |
| 1977 | Boston Red Sox | 86 | 189 | 48 | – | 24 | 11 | .254 | – | – |
| 1978 |  California Angels | 132 | 475 | 125 | 1 | 37 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1979 | California Angels | 120 | 427 | 125 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1980 | California Angels | 129 | 412 | 113 | 2 | 38 | 7 | .274 | – | – |
| 1981 | Boston Red Sox | 97 | 316 | 92 | 2 | 33 | 3 | .291 | – | – |
| 1982 | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 409 | 104 | 4 | 38 | 5 | .254 | – | – |
| 1983 | Boston Red Sox | 104 | 262 | 75 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .286 | – | – |
| 1984 | Boston Red Sox | 95 | 123 | 32 | – | 12 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1985 | Boston Red Sox | 41 | 45 | 15 | – | 9 | 1 | .333 | – | – |