Roger Maris
1957–1968 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
1,463G
.260AVG
.346OBP
.476SLG
1,325H
275HR
850RBI
21SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,463 | 5,847 | 5,101 | 825 | 1,325 | 195 | 42 | 275 | 850 | 654 | 734 | 21 | 9 | 37 | 43 | 2,429 | .260 | .346 | .476 | .822 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1959-07-02 to 1959-07-18
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1962-05-22 | 1 in 36,651 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1958-08-03 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1958-05-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 712 | 2786 | 632 | 122 | 394 | 325 | 331 | .261 | .344 | .468 |
| Away | 751 | 3061 | 693 | 153 | 456 | 329 | 403 | .258 | .334 | .483 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 141 | 594 | 144 | 25 | 74 | 62 | 73 | .276 | .347 | .473 |
| May | 230 | 898 | 207 | 52 | 151 | 93 | 123 | .264 | .334 | .514 |
| June | 303 | 1230 | 286 | 72 | 196 | 134 | 148 | .265 | .341 | .518 |
| July | 264 | 1028 | 252 | 46 | 163 | 127 | 119 | .284 | .369 | .503 |
| August | 274 | 1093 | 216 | 40 | 128 | 130 | 152 | .228 | .317 | .407 |
| September | 243 | 971 | 214 | 39 | 132 | 105 | 114 | .252 | .329 | .440 |
| October | 8 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .273 | .467 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 163 | 683 | 161 | 38 | 98 | 65 | 89 | .265 | .331 | .502 |
| boston-red-sox | 152 | 620 | 146 | 30 | 105 | 93 | 65 | .280 | .385 | .503 |
| chicago-white-sox | 151 | 617 | 134 | 29 | 90 | 59 | 87 | .244 | .313 | .454 |
| baltimore-orioles | 149 | 572 | 121 | 21 | 68 | 45 | 80 | .232 | .290 | .402 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 127 | 515 | 120 | 34 | 91 | 68 | 56 | .277 | .365 | .573 |
| cleveland-guardians | 122 | 530 | 131 | 35 | 86 | 56 | 49 | .284 | .353 | .524 |
| minnesota-twins | 78 | 316 | 65 | 19 | 53 | 39 | 45 | .241 | .329 | .507 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 75 | 310 | 67 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 42 | .249 | .342 | .468 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Cleveland Guardians | 116 | 358 | 84 | 14 | 51 | 8 | .235 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 150 | 583 | 140 | 28 | 80 | 4 | .240 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 122 | 433 | 118 | 16 | 72 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1960 |  New York Yankees | 136 | 499 | 141 | 39 | 112 | 2 | .283 | – | – |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | 161 | 590 | 159 | 61 | 141 | – | .269 | – | – |
| 1962 | New York Yankees | 157 | 590 | 151 | 33 | 100 | 1 | .256 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Yankees | 90 | 312 | 84 | 23 | 53 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Yankees | 141 | 513 | 144 | 26 | 71 | 3 | .281 | – | – |
| 1965 | New York Yankees | 46 | 155 | 37 | 8 | 27 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1966 | New York Yankees | 119 | 348 | 81 | 13 | 43 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1967 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 410 | 107 | 9 | 55 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1968 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 310 | 79 | 5 | 45 | – | .255 | – | – |