Rusty Staub
1963–1985 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
2,951G
.279AVG
.362OBP
.431SLG
More career statistics
2,716H
292HR
1,466RBI
47SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,951 | 11,229 | 9,720 | 1,189 | 2,716 | 499 | 47 | 292 | 1,466 | 1,255 | 888 | 47 | 33 | 79 | 119 | 4,185 | .279 | .362 | .431 | .793 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1967-06-30 to 1967-07-21
46longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1969-04-17 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1970-05-30 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1968-07-05 | 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 | 1497 | 5580 | 1345 | 144 | 766 | 612 | 427 | .278 | .351 | .430 |
| Away | 1454 | 5649 | 1371 | 148 | 700 | 643 | 461 | .280 | .357 | .431 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 323 | 1233 | 292 | 26 | 161 | 145 | 92 | .273 | .354 | .420 |
| May | 510 | 1937 | 478 | 52 | 250 | 239 | 164 | .288 | .370 | .439 |
| June | 547 | 2082 | 495 | 48 | 275 | 197 | 164 | .270 | .332 | .411 |
| July | 517 | 1992 | 501 | 54 | 259 | 221 | 148 | .289 | .362 | .441 |
| August | 510 | 1936 | 468 | 57 | 270 | 222 | 149 | .282 | .356 | .441 |
| September | 509 | 1931 | 453 | 51 | 231 | 221 | 160 | .273 | .349 | .427 |
| October | 35 | 118 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 11 | .276 | .331 | .476 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 258 | 918 | 238 | 22 | 114 | 93 | 72 | .295 | .361 | .457 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 256 | 955 | 226 | 15 | 102 | 109 | 76 | .273 | .351 | .388 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 252 | 897 | 227 | 22 | 108 | 87 | 86 | .286 | .350 | .442 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 252 | 923 | 217 | 19 | 93 | 125 | 78 | .281 | .371 | .413 |
| san-francisco-giants | 210 | 765 | 180 | 15 | 91 | 71 | 80 | .266 | .328 | .393 |
| cincinnati-reds | 193 | 710 | 164 | 21 | 97 | 88 | 52 | .271 | .355 | .437 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 190 | 729 | 176 | 16 | 87 | 64 | 57 | .272 | .329 | .394 |
| atlanta-braves | 165 | 611 | 143 | 22 | 92 | 74 | 52 | .275 | .355 | .458 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 150 | 513 | 115 | 6 | 45 | – | .224 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 89 | 292 | 63 | 8 | 35 | 1 | .216 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 131 | 410 | 105 | 14 | 63 | 3 | .256 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 153 | 554 | 155 | 13 | 81 | 2 | .280 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 149 | 546 | 182 | 10 | 74 | – | .333 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 161 | 591 | 172 | 6 | 72 | 2 | .291 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 158 | 549 | 166 | 29 | 79 | 3 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 160 | 569 | 156 | 30 | 94 | 12 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 162 | 599 | 186 | 19 | 97 | 9 | .311 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 66 | 239 | 70 | 9 | 38 | – | .293 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 152 | 585 | 163 | 15 | 76 | 1 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 151 | 561 | 145 | 19 | 78 | 2 | .258 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 155 | 574 | 162 | 19 | 105 | 2 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 161 | 589 | 176 | 15 | 96 | 3 | .299 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 158 | 623 | 173 | 22 | 101 | 1 | .278 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 162 | 642 | 175 | 24 | 121 | 3 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1979 | Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos | 106 | 332 | 81 | 12 | 54 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1980 | 109 | 340 | 102 | 9 | 55 | 1 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 70 | 161 | 51 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .317 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 112 | 219 | 53 | 3 | 27 | – | .242 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 104 | 115 | 34 | 3 | 28 | – | .296 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 78 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 18 | – | .264 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 54 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 8 | – | .267 | – | – |