Spud Davis
1928–1945 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
1,458G
.308AVG
.369OBP
.430SLG
More career statistics
1,312H
77HR
647RBI
6SB
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 · At bats | 4,255 | 4,254 |
| Batting · Doubles | 244 | 245 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 326 | 324 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,713 | 4,714 |
| Batting · Runs | 388 | 387 |
| Batting · RBI | 647 | 649 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 6 | 7 |
| Batting · Walks | 386 | 389 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,458 | 4,713 | 4,255 | 388 | 1,312 | 244 | 22 | 77 | 647 | 386 | 326 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1,831 | .308 | .369 | .430 | .799 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1929-05-13 to 1929-06-04
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1934-07-06 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1934-07-01 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1942-05-25 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 757 | 2447 | 697 | 40 | 357 | 215 | 162 | .318 | .373 | .443 |
| Away | 701 | 2267 | 615 | 37 | 292 | 174 | 162 | .298 | .348 | .417 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 107 | 372 | 90 | 6 | 39 | 38 | 28 | .273 | .344 | .403 |
| May | 261 | 864 | 230 | 12 | 111 | 76 | 54 | .298 | .354 | .415 |
| June | 271 | 876 | 256 | 22 | 135 | 66 | 57 | .320 | .368 | .483 |
| July | 292 | 916 | 261 | 14 | 120 | 75 | 54 | .316 | .367 | .434 |
| August | 274 | 896 | 256 | 12 | 130 | 71 | 79 | .315 | .365 | .417 |
| September | 249 | 776 | 214 | 9 | 111 | 60 | 51 | .305 | .353 | .405 |
| October | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .455 | .571 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 221 | 733 | 210 | 18 | 111 | 66 | 41 | .323 | .377 | .479 |
| new-york-giants | 217 | 682 | 179 | 6 | 68 | 55 | 53 | .289 | .343 | .373 |
| chicago-cubs | 214 | 716 | 177 | 13 | 92 | 64 | 62 | .274 | .337 | .405 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 197 | 613 | 189 | 6 | 78 | 55 | 34 | .343 | .398 | .461 |
| cincinnati-reds | 177 | 587 | 172 | 8 | 78 | 43 | 32 | .326 | .366 | .457 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 173 | 588 | 167 | 11 | 94 | 34 | 43 | .305 | .342 | .412 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 170 | 508 | 140 | 7 | 73 | 43 | 43 | .305 | .360 | .397 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 89 | 287 | 78 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 16 | .307 | .373 | .492 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 169 | 47 | 3 | 19 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 261 | 90 | 7 | 48 | 1 | .345 | – | – |
| 1930 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 329 | 103 | 14 | 65 | 1 | .313 | – | – |
| 1931 | Philadelphia Phillies | 120 | 393 | 128 | 4 | 50 | – | .326 | – | – |
| 1932 | Philadelphia Phillies | 125 | 402 | 135 | 14 | 71 | 2 | .336 | – | – |
| 1933 | Philadelphia Phillies | 141 | 495 | 173 | 9 | 66 | 2 | .349 | – | – |
| 1934 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 347 | 104 | 9 | 65 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1935 | St. Louis Cardinals | 102 | 315 | 100 | 1 | 60 | – | .317 | – | – |
| 1936 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 363 | 99 | 4 | 59 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 209 | 56 | 3 | 33 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 252 | 59 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 202 | 62 | – | 24 | – | .307 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 99 | 284 | 93 | 5 | 39 | – | .327 | – | – |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 57 | 107 | 27 | – | 6 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 93 | 28 | 2 | 14 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 33 | 8 | – | 6 | – | .242 | – | – |