Smoky Burgess
1949–1967 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,692G
.295AVG
.362OBP
.446SLG
1,318H
126HR
673RBI
13SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,692 | 5,013 | 4,470 | 485 | 1,318 | 230 | 33 | 126 | 673 | 478 | 271 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 1,992 | .295 | .362 | .446 | .808 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1952-06-22 to 1952-07-02
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1955-07-29 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1962-06-30 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1952-08-30 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 864 | 2489 | 648 | 67 | 344 | 246 | 150 | .293 | .359 | .446 |
| Away | 828 | 2524 | 670 | 59 | 329 | 232 | 121 | .296 | .357 | .446 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 124 | 334 | 92 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 13 | .308 | .374 | .482 |
| May | 298 | 890 | 237 | 26 | 139 | 90 | 42 | .300 | .367 | .468 |
| June | 287 | 890 | 237 | 26 | 118 | 78 | 49 | .296 | .354 | .459 |
| July | 323 | 976 | 249 | 20 | 122 | 99 | 52 | .288 | .357 | .433 |
| August | 379 | 1095 | 281 | 26 | 131 | 103 | 64 | .290 | .351 | .429 |
| September | 277 | 821 | 222 | 19 | 115 | 72 | 51 | .300 | .358 | .431 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .429 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 179 | 612 | 179 | 25 | 99 | 45 | 31 | .320 | .366 | .525 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 178 | 599 | 174 | 19 | 76 | 43 | 23 | .318 | .362 | .495 |
| chicago-cubs | 171 | 583 | 146 | 16 | 86 | 57 | 27 | .285 | .348 | .444 |
| milwaukee-braves | 162 | 507 | 146 | 14 | 65 | 53 | 32 | .327 | .393 | .470 |
| cincinnati-reds | 145 | 447 | 107 | 9 | 43 | 45 | 22 | .270 | .340 | .421 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 123 | 416 | 123 | 10 | 61 | 44 | 19 | .335 | .401 | .493 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 114 | 359 | 87 | 7 | 48 | 41 | 21 | .275 | .357 | .424 |
| new-york-giants | 109 | 354 | 77 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 20 | .244 | .325 | .361 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Chicago Cubs | 47 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 12 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1951 | Chicago Cubs | 94 | 218 | 55 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 110 | 371 | 110 | 6 | 56 | 3 | .296 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 312 | 91 | 4 | 36 | 3 | .292 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 108 | 345 | 127 | 4 | 46 | 1 | .368 | – | – |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 442 | 133 | 21 | 78 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 229 | 63 | 12 | 39 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 205 | 58 | 14 | 39 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 251 | 71 | 6 | 31 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 377 | 112 | 11 | 59 | – | .297 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 337 | 99 | 7 | 39 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 100 | 323 | 98 | 12 | 52 | 1 | .303 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 103 | 360 | 118 | 13 | 61 | – | .328 | – | – |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 264 | 74 | 6 | 37 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 75 | 176 | 43 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .244 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Chicago White Sox | 80 | 77 | 22 | 2 | 24 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 79 | 67 | 21 | – | 15 | – | .313 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 77 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 11 | – | .133 | – | – |