Rube Bressler
1914–1932 · bats R / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,305G
.301AVG
.378OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
1,170H
32HR
586RBI
47SB
26–32W–L
540.0IP
229K
3.40ERA
52GS
2SV
4Rare 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 · Caught stealing | 21 | 44 |
| Batting · Doubles | 164 | 167 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,170 | 1,172 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 246 | 244 |
| Batting · Runs | 544 | 545 |
| Batting · RBI | 586 | 591 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 47 | 48 |
| Batting · Walks | 449 | 450 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,235 | 2,301 |
| Pitching · p er | 204 | 206 |
| Pitching · p h | 511 | 510 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,620 | 1,623 |
| Pitching · p k | 229 | 228 |
| Pitching · p r | 267 | 268 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,305 | 4,498 | 3,881 | 544 | 1,170 | 164 | 87 | 32 | 586 | 449 | 246 | 47 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 1,604 | .301 | .378 | .413 | .791 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540.0 | 107 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 2 | 511 | 267 | 204 | 8 | 242 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 | 1.394 |
Streaks
25longest hitting streak · 1927-07-05 to 1927-08-01
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1915-08-16 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1929-07-04 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1915-07-18 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 647 | 2199 | 555 | 13 | 284 | 236 | 130 | .296 | .360 | .411 |
| Away | 658 | 2299 | 617 | 19 | 307 | 214 | 114 | .307 | .361 | .418 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 118 | 385 | 88 | 4 | 51 | 66 | 17 | .288 | .400 | .389 |
| May | 264 | 872 | 234 | 7 | 122 | 80 | 47 | .305 | .360 | .424 |
| June | 256 | 974 | 277 | 9 | 129 | 96 | 44 | .331 | .383 | .439 |
| July | 252 | 862 | 218 | 8 | 98 | 91 | 47 | .297 | .358 | .426 |
| August | 196 | 645 | 154 | 3 | 81 | 49 | 48 | .268 | .315 | .390 |
| September | 205 | 715 | 193 | 1 | 108 | 64 | 37 | .311 | .359 | .396 |
| October | 14 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .267 | .325 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 194 | 679 | 179 | 3 | 83 | 66 | 29 | .301 | .361 | .412 |
| new-york-giants | 186 | 658 | 167 | 5 | 78 | 57 | 28 | .287 | .340 | .385 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 185 | 633 | 169 | 4 | 85 | 68 | 42 | .312 | .374 | .432 |
| boston-braves | 176 | 604 | 150 | 7 | 83 | 61 | 36 | .295 | .349 | .417 |
| chicago-cubs | 165 | 562 | 139 | 3 | 63 | 60 | 27 | .290 | .354 | .394 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 149 | 568 | 164 | 6 | 100 | 72 | 22 | .346 | .415 | .483 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 109 | 388 | 114 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 26 | .322 | .361 | .421 |
| cincinnati-reds | 75 | 273 | 70 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 14 | .297 | .348 | .411 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 29 | 51 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .216 | 147 | 96 |
| 1915 | Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | – | .145 | 178 | 69 |
| 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .200 | 15 | 8 |
| 1917 |  Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 9 | 2 |
| 1918 | Cincinnati Reds | 23 | 62 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .274 | 129 | 36 |
| 1919 | Cincinnati Reds | 61 | 165 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .206 | 41 | 13 |
| 1920 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 30 | 8 | – | 3 | 1 | .267 | 20 | 4 |
| 1921 | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 323 | 99 | 1 | 55 | 5 | .307 | – | – |
| 1922 | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 53 | 16 | – | 10 | 1 | .302 | – | – |
| 1923 | Cincinnati Reds | 54 | 119 | 33 | – | 16 | 3 | .277 | – | – |
| 1924 | Cincinnati Reds | 115 | 383 | 133 | 4 | 47 | 10 | .347 | – | – |
| 1925 | Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 319 | 111 | 4 | 62 | 9 | .348 | – | – |
| 1926 | Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 297 | 106 | 1 | 51 | 3 | .357 | – | – |
| 1927 | Cincinnati Reds | 124 | 467 | 136 | 3 | 76 | 4 | .291 | – | – |
| 1928 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 145 | 501 | 147 | 4 | 71 | 2 | .293 | – | – |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 136 | 456 | 145 | 9 | 79 | 4 | .318 | – | – |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 109 | 335 | 100 | 3 | 51 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 67 | 153 | 44 | – | 26 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 102 | 22 | – | 8 | – | .216 | – | – |