Rogers Hornsby
1915–1937 · bats R / throws R · ALM, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, MLS, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals
2,260G
.359AVG
.428OBP
.577SLG
2,932H
302HR
1,593RBI
140SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,260 | 9,484 | 8,176 | 1,581 | 2,932 | 541 | 169 | 302 | 1,593 | 1,041 | 679 | 140 | 138 | 48 | 123 | 4,717 | .359 | .428 | .577 | 1.005 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 5 walks | 1929-08-05 | 1 in 36,651 player-games |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1925-04-18 | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1921-06-13 | 1 in 497 games |
Rare feats (8)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1921-06-13 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 1931-04-24 | Three-Homer Game | 1 in 321 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-09-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-09-10 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1925-09-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1926-05-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1927-05-30 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1927-09-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | 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 | – | – |