Rogers Hornsby
1915–1937 · bats R / throws R · ALM, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, MLS, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
2,259G
.358AVG
.434OBP
.577SLG
More career statistics
2,930H
301HR
1,584RBI
135SB
15Rare 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 · Games | 2,259 | 2,260 |
| Batting · At bats | 8,173 | 8,176 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 64 | 138 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,930 | 2,932 |
| Batting · Home runs | 301 | 302 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 9,475 | 9,484 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,579 | 1,581 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,584 | 1,593 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 135 | 140 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,038 | 1,041 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,259 | 9,475 | 8,173 | 1,579 | 2,930 | 541 | 169 | 301 | 1,584 | 1,038 | 679 | 135 | 64 | 48 | 0 | 4,712 | .358 | .434 | .577 | 1.011 |
Streaks
33longest hitting streak · 1922-08-13 to 1922-09-19
41longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1922-06-12 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1929-08-05 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1931-04-24 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1146 | 4689 | 1450 | 165 | 821 | 537 | 347 | .360 | .424 | .590 |
| Away | 1114 | 4795 | 1482 | 137 | 772 | 504 | 332 | .358 | .414 | .565 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 211 | 901 | 281 | 29 | 138 | 104 | 69 | .364 | .427 | .585 |
| May | 420 | 1737 | 507 | 52 | 284 | 196 | 108 | .342 | .405 | .542 |
| June | 407 | 1738 | 527 | 70 | 303 | 210 | 130 | .354 | .424 | .603 |
| July | 455 | 1893 | 605 | 56 | 349 | 194 | 133 | .366 | .422 | .589 |
| August | 387 | 1628 | 505 | 50 | 278 | 172 | 136 | .360 | .416 | .571 |
| September | 361 | 1504 | 480 | 44 | 229 | 157 | 97 | .368 | .424 | .580 |
| October | 19 | 83 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | .365 | .422 | .473 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 324 | 1391 | 422 | 55 | 264 | 149 | 75 | .353 | .410 | .599 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 317 | 1354 | 399 | 44 | 210 | 166 | 117 | .350 | .417 | .574 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 314 | 1375 | 444 | 47 | 266 | 168 | 103 | .380 | .445 | .610 |
| cincinnati-reds | 297 | 1255 | 371 | 28 | 182 | 117 | 77 | .337 | .389 | .518 |
| new-york-giants | 291 | 1202 | 373 | 38 | 183 | 115 | 86 | .349 | .406 | .554 |
| boston-braves | 290 | 1233 | 403 | 29 | 208 | 124 | 74 | .378 | .427 | .578 |
| chicago-cubs | 264 | 1134 | 360 | 40 | 166 | 126 | 90 | .364 | .429 | .592 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 95 | 397 | 123 | 17 | 82 | 56 | 42 | .377 | .451 | .650 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 57 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .246 | – | – |
| 1916 | St. Louis Cardinals | 139 | 495 | 155 | 6 | 63 | 17 | .313 | – | – |
| 1917 | St. Louis Cardinals | 145 | 522 | 171 | 8 | 71 | 19 | .328 | – | – |
| 1918 | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 415 | 117 | 5 | 59 | 8 | .282 | – | – |
| 1919 | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 512 | 163 | 8 | 71 | 19 | .318 | – | – |
| 1920 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 589 | 218 | 9 | 92 | 12 | .370 | – | – |
| 1921 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 592 | 235 | 21 | 125 | 13 | .397 | – | – |
| 1922 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 623 | 250 | 42 | 152 | 16 | .401 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 424 | 163 | 17 | 85 | 3 | .384 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 143 | 536 | 227 | 25 | 95 | 7 | .424 | – | – |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 138 | 504 | 203 | 39 | 143 | 5 | .403 | – | – |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 527 | 167 | 11 | 94 | 3 | .317 | – | – |
| 1927 |  New York Giants | 155 | 568 | 205 | 26 | 128 | 9 | .361 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Boston Braves | 140 | 486 | 188 | 21 | 95 | 5 | .387 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Chicago Cubs | 156 | 602 | 229 | 39 | 149 | 2 | .380 | – | – |
| 1930 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 104 | 32 | 2 | 17 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1931 | Chicago Cubs | 100 | 357 | 118 | 16 | 90 | 1 | .331 | – | – |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 58 | 13 | 1 | 7 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1933 | St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals | 57 | 92 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .326 | – | – |
| 1934 |  St. Louis Browns | 24 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 11 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1935 | ALM, St. Louis Browns | 11 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1936 | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1937 | St. Louis Browns | 20 | 56 | 18 | 1 | 11 | – | .321 | – | – |