Rick Monday
1966–1984 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Athletics
1,985G
.264AVG
.361OBP
.443SLG
1,618H
241HR
774RBI
98SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,985 | 7,158 | 6,132 | 950 | 1,618 | 248 | 64 | 241 | 774 | 924 | 1,514 | 98 | 90 | 24 | 32 | 2,717 | .264 | .361 | .443 | .804 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1969-09-15 to 1969-09-26
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1970-04-29 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1972-05-16 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1974-05-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 994 | 3535 | 804 | 125 | 393 | 476 | 735 | .267 | .362 | .452 |
| Away | 991 | 3623 | 814 | 116 | 381 | 448 | 779 | .261 | .348 | .435 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 261 | 979 | 245 | 35 | 139 | 145 | 171 | .297 | .398 | .497 |
| May | 352 | 1297 | 294 | 48 | 161 | 185 | 271 | .270 | .369 | .475 |
| June | 352 | 1264 | 275 | 39 | 120 | 167 | 267 | .254 | .350 | .422 |
| July | 336 | 1248 | 298 | 40 | 110 | 134 | 257 | .272 | .346 | .441 |
| August | 335 | 1153 | 243 | 35 | 120 | 131 | 293 | .242 | .324 | .392 |
| September | 326 | 1134 | 244 | 40 | 112 | 153 | 238 | .252 | .350 | .435 |
| October | 23 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 17 | .264 | .337 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 143 | 493 | 108 | 25 | 53 | 68 | 110 | .255 | .357 | .468 |
| atlanta-braves | 138 | 475 | 107 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 83 | .266 | .364 | .452 |
| houston-astros | 131 | 454 | 89 | 16 | 40 | 60 | 94 | .233 | .328 | .403 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 128 | 450 | 102 | 12 | 31 | 55 | 76 | .260 | .349 | .410 |
| san-francisco-giants | 125 | 422 | 95 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 66 | .268 | .363 | .476 |
| new-york-mets | 124 | 462 | 113 | 16 | 44 | 52 | 113 | .281 | .357 | .460 |
| montreal-expos | 120 | 478 | 105 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 103 | .259 | .358 | .454 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 118 | 423 | 97 | 12 | 43 | 52 | 81 | .266 | .352 | .433 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  Kansas City Athletics | 17 | 41 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | .098 | – | – |
| 1967 | Kansas City Athletics | 124 | 406 | 102 | 14 | 58 | 3 | .251 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Athletics | 148 | 482 | 132 | 8 | 49 | 14 | .274 | – | – |
| 1969 | Athletics | 122 | 398 | 108 | 12 | 54 | 12 | .271 | – | – |
| 1970 | Athletics | 112 | 376 | 109 | 10 | 37 | 17 | .290 | – | – |
| 1971 | Athletics | 116 | 355 | 87 | 18 | 56 | 6 | .245 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Chicago Cubs | 138 | 434 | 108 | 11 | 42 | 12 | .249 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 554 | 148 | 26 | 56 | 5 | .267 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 538 | 158 | 20 | 58 | 7 | .294 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 491 | 131 | 17 | 60 | 8 | .267 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 534 | 145 | 32 | 77 | 5 | .272 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 118 | 392 | 90 | 15 | 48 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 119 | 342 | 87 | 19 | 57 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 33 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .303 | – | – |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 191 | 51 | 10 | 24 | 2 | .267 | – | – |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 66 | 130 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 1 | .315 | – | – |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 104 | 210 | 54 | 11 | 42 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 178 | 44 | 6 | 20 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 7 | – | .191 | – | – |