Ryan Ludwick
2002–2014 · bats R / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
1,065G
.260AVG
.330OBP
.451SLG
More career statistics
923H
154HR
587RBI
17SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,065 | 3,986 | 3,549 | 454 | 923 | 201 | 8 | 154 | 587 | 339 | 888 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 1,602 | .260 | .330 | .451 | .781 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 2008-09-17 to 2009-04-18
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 2009-09-04 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 2009-09-04 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2014-06-15 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 533 | 1939 | 442 | 71 | 262 | 186 | 421 | .259 | .324 | .451 |
| Away | 532 | 2047 | 481 | 83 | 325 | 153 | 467 | .261 | .310 | .452 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .111 | .000 |
| April | 141 | 538 | 122 | 24 | 78 | 48 | 125 | .255 | .316 | .473 |
| May | 158 | 592 | 143 | 24 | 98 | 54 | 119 | .275 | .333 | .465 |
| June | 184 | 682 | 147 | 25 | 96 | 51 | 145 | .239 | .290 | .436 |
| July | 165 | 606 | 153 | 27 | 102 | 50 | 133 | .284 | .335 | .502 |
| August | 216 | 812 | 194 | 34 | 126 | 64 | 182 | .266 | .318 | .459 |
| September | 187 | 698 | 157 | 19 | 80 | 68 | 171 | .255 | .322 | .405 |
| October | 12 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | .152 | .204 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 94 | 344 | 78 | 16 | 52 | 33 | 75 | .258 | .323 | .483 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 85 | 331 | 84 | 13 | 51 | 32 | 68 | .284 | .350 | .480 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 84 | 318 | 79 | 12 | 51 | 21 | 59 | .280 | .314 | .489 |
| cincinnati-reds | 68 | 240 | 57 | 11 | 41 | 24 | 52 | .269 | .338 | .500 |
| houston-astros | 66 | 256 | 61 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 63 | .271 | .324 | .400 |
| arizona-diamondbacks | 56 | 207 | 43 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 50 | .235 | .285 | .448 |
| san-francisco-giants | 53 | 204 | 45 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 45 | .259 | .353 | .448 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 52 | 193 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 39 | .229 | .280 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Texas Rangers | 23 | 81 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .235 | – | – |
| 2003 | Cleveland Guardians, Texas Rangers | 47 | 162 | 40 | 7 | 26 | 2 | .247 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Cleveland Guardians | 15 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 4 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 2005 | Cleveland Guardians | 19 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 5 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 2007 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 120 | 303 | 81 | 14 | 52 | 4 | .267 | – | – |
| 2008 | St. Louis Cardinals | 152 | 538 | 161 | 37 | 113 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 2009 | St. Louis Cardinals | 139 | 486 | 129 | 22 | 97 | 4 | .265 | – | – |
| 2010 | San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals | 136 | 490 | 123 | 17 | 69 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres | 139 | 490 | 116 | 13 | 75 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 2012 |  Cincinnati Reds | 125 | 422 | 116 | 26 | 80 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Reds | 38 | 129 | 31 | 2 | 12 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 2014 | Cincinnati Reds | 112 | 357 | 87 | 9 | 45 | – | .244 | – | – |