Sonny Jackson
1963–1974 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros
936G
.251AVG
.308OBP
.303SLG
More career statistics
767H
7HR
162RBI
126SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 936 | 3,390 | 3,055 | 396 | 767 | 81 | 28 | 7 | 162 | 250 | 265 | 126 | 51 | 11 | 17 | 925 | .251 | .308 | .303 | .611 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1970-04-10 to 1970-05-02
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1966-09-16 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1969-06-02 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1966-06-24 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 473 | 1679 | 383 | 5 | 96 | 136 | 127 | .255 | .309 | .309 |
| Away | 463 | 1711 | 384 | 2 | 66 | 114 | 138 | .247 | .291 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 122 | 507 | 120 | 2 | 26 | 31 | 40 | .261 | .298 | .338 |
| May | 166 | 671 | 142 | 1 | 31 | 65 | 55 | .241 | .308 | .293 |
| June | 187 | 646 | 155 | 3 | 31 | 42 | 65 | .264 | .305 | .321 |
| July | 168 | 542 | 122 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 34 | .249 | .293 | .273 |
| August | 135 | 458 | 110 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 35 | .266 | .310 | .332 |
| September | 149 | 525 | 108 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 33 | .226 | .282 | .262 |
| October | 9 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .263 | .317 | .316 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 123 | 444 | 90 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 34 | .220 | .257 | .273 |
| cincinnati-reds | 105 | 387 | 92 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 31 | .259 | .295 | .327 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 99 | 363 | 80 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 24 | .237 | .267 | .267 |
| chicago-cubs | 95 | 363 | 78 | 1 | 18 | 39 | 26 | .247 | .322 | .294 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 86 | 303 | 58 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 24 | .216 | .274 | .261 |
| new-york-mets | 81 | 281 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 23 | .252 | .313 | .309 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 79 | 316 | 74 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 27 | .258 | .310 | .286 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 74 | 273 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 20 | .258 | .289 | .310 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Houston Astros | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1964 | Houston Astros | 9 | 23 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | .348 | – | – |
| 1965 | Houston Astros | 10 | 23 | 3 | – | – | 1 | .130 | – | – |
| 1966 | Houston Astros | 150 | 596 | 174 | 3 | 25 | 49 | .292 | – | – |
| 1967 | Houston Astros | 129 | 520 | 123 | – | 25 | 22 | .237 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Atlanta Braves | 105 | 358 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 16 | .226 | – | – |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves | 98 | 318 | 76 | 1 | 27 | 12 | .239 | – | – |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves | 103 | 328 | 85 | – | 20 | 11 | .259 | – | – |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 149 | 547 | 141 | 2 | 25 | 7 | .258 | – | – |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 60 | 126 | 30 | – | 8 | 1 | .238 | – | – |
| 1973 | Atlanta Braves | 117 | 206 | 43 | – | 12 | 6 | .209 | – | – |
| 1974 | Atlanta Braves | 5 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | .429 | – | – |