Ron Fairly
1958–1978 · bats L / throws L · ALS, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, NLS, Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays
2,438G
.266AVG
.360OBP
.408SLG
1,912H
215HR
1,043RBI
35SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,438 | 8,432 | 7,181 | 931 | 1,912 | 307 | 33 | 215 | 1,043 | 1,052 | 877 | 35 | 33 | 40 | 64 | 2,930 | .266 | .360 | .408 | .768 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1961-09-09 to 1961-09-24
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1963-07-21 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1961-05-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1961-06-21 | 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 | 1218 | 4153 | 963 | 112 | 518 | 531 | 398 | .274 | .360 | .420 |
| Away | 1220 | 4279 | 949 | 103 | 525 | 521 | 479 | .259 | .344 | .396 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 259 | 884 | 199 | 20 | 120 | 121 | 95 | .267 | .362 | .399 |
| May | 431 | 1571 | 370 | 40 | 194 | 229 | 143 | .284 | .381 | .429 |
| June | 444 | 1520 | 336 | 38 | 180 | 179 | 155 | .257 | .339 | .401 |
| July | 423 | 1500 | 342 | 40 | 193 | 188 | 181 | .269 | .353 | .399 |
| August | 412 | 1428 | 324 | 42 | 177 | 156 | 141 | .264 | .336 | .422 |
| September | 447 | 1446 | 322 | 31 | 166 | 168 | 157 | .256 | .339 | .390 |
| October | 22 | 83 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | .271 | .361 | .486 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 274 | 931 | 211 | 24 | 105 | 129 | 94 | .270 | .365 | .413 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 242 | 850 | 191 | 18 | 100 | 109 | 84 | .268 | .353 | .387 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 239 | 856 | 192 | 17 | 100 | 100 | 85 | .262 | .341 | .378 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 238 | 790 | 185 | 16 | 99 | 118 | 84 | .282 | .384 | .434 |
| san-francisco-giants | 222 | 797 | 175 | 23 | 94 | 92 | 105 | .255 | .335 | .383 |
| cincinnati-reds | 213 | 707 | 158 | 16 | 88 | 73 | 71 | .256 | .327 | .401 |
| new-york-mets | 208 | 751 | 171 | 21 | 105 | 96 | 69 | .267 | .356 | .426 |
| houston-astros | 183 | 661 | 161 | 13 | 84 | 80 | 49 | .283 | .365 | .399 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 15 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 8 | – | .283 | – | – | |
| 1959 | 116 | 242 | 58 | 4 | 23 | – | .240 | – | – | |
| 1960 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | .108 | – | – | |
| 1961 | 111 | 245 | 79 | 10 | 48 | – | .322 | – | – | |
| 1962 | 145 | 459 | 127 | 14 | 70 | 1 | .277 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 152 | 490 | 133 | 12 | 77 | 5 | .271 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 150 | 454 | 116 | 10 | 74 | 4 | .256 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 158 | 555 | 152 | 9 | 70 | 2 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 117 | 351 | 101 | 14 | 61 | 3 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 153 | 486 | 107 | 10 | 55 | 1 | .220 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 141 | 441 | 103 | 4 | 43 | – | .234 | – | – | |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos | 100 | 317 | 87 | 12 | 47 | 1 | .274 | – | – |
| 1970 | 119 | 385 | 111 | 15 | 61 | 10 | .288 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 146 | 447 | 115 | 13 | 71 | 1 | .257 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 140 | 446 | 124 | 17 | 68 | 3 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 142 | 413 | 123 | 17 | 49 | 2 | .298 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 101 | 282 | 69 | 12 | 43 | 2 | .245 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 107 | 229 | 69 | 7 | 37 | – | .301 | – | – | |
| 1976 | Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 156 | 40 | 3 | 31 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1977 | 132 | 458 | 128 | 19 | 64 | – | .279 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 91 | 235 | 51 | 10 | 40 | – | .217 | – | – |