Ron Swoboda
1965–1973 · bats R / throws R · Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, New York Mets
928G
.242AVG
.324OBP
.379SLG
More career statistics
624H
73HR
344RBI
20SB
6Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | 2,924 | 2,581 | 285 | 624 | 87 | 24 | 73 | 344 | 299 | 647 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 978 | .242 | .324 | .379 | .703 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1967-08-11 to 1967-08-22
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1968-04-15 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1966-05-13 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1965-10-02 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 469 | 1489 | 302 | 35 | 177 | 159 | 330 | .231 | .310 | .352 |
| Away | 459 | 1435 | 322 | 38 | 167 | 140 | 317 | .252 | .322 | .406 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 99 | 315 | 69 | 13 | 46 | 38 | 65 | .255 | .340 | .454 |
| May | 162 | 535 | 114 | 15 | 65 | 52 | 129 | .239 | .310 | .403 |
| June | 156 | 453 | 85 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 107 | .209 | .283 | .310 |
| July | 182 | 594 | 124 | 18 | 77 | 66 | 119 | .240 | .320 | .398 |
| August | 180 | 560 | 142 | 12 | 76 | 53 | 114 | .282 | .348 | .392 |
| September | 142 | 447 | 88 | 8 | 49 | 45 | 107 | .226 | .298 | .338 |
| October | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 91 | 327 | 67 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 78 | .229 | .303 | .334 |
| chicago-cubs | 87 | 306 | 64 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 65 | .233 | .291 | .393 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 85 | 272 | 64 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 64 | .269 | .346 | .416 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 85 | 296 | 69 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 66 | .264 | .341 | .391 |
| cincinnati-reds | 79 | 271 | 60 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 64 | .244 | .295 | .329 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 78 | 264 | 52 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 49 | .222 | .295 | .338 |
| san-francisco-giants | 77 | 256 | 65 | 16 | 44 | 25 | 51 | .284 | .352 | .555 |
| houston-astros | 68 | 220 | 46 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 48 | .240 | .309 | .411 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 135 | 399 | 91 | 19 | 50 | 2 | .228 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 112 | 342 | 76 | 8 | 50 | 4 | .222 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 134 | 449 | 126 | 13 | 53 | 3 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 132 | 450 | 109 | 11 | 59 | 8 | .242 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 109 | 327 | 77 | 9 | 52 | 1 | .235 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 115 | 245 | 57 | 9 | 40 | 2 | .233 | – | – | |
| 1971 | Montreal Expos, New York Yankees | 93 | 213 | 55 | 2 | 26 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1972 | 63 | 113 | 28 | 1 | 12 | – | .248 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 35 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | .116 | – | – |