Steve Bilko
1949–1962 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals
600G
.249AVG
.336OBP
.444SLG
More career statistics
432H
76HR
276RBI
2SB
1Rare feat
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 · Strikeouts | 395 | 396 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,992 | 1,995 |
| Batting · Runs | 220 | 221 |
| Batting · Walks | 234 | 236 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 1,992 | 1,738 | 220 | 432 | 85 | 13 | 76 | 276 | 234 | 395 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 771 | .249 | .336 | .444 | .780 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1953-05-10 to 1953-05-25
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1953-05-28 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1961-07-21 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1953-07-20 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 292 | 978 | 220 | 37 | 136 | 131 | 199 | .263 | .359 | .465 |
| Away | 308 | 1017 | 212 | 39 | 140 | 105 | 197 | .235 | .312 | .424 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 87 | 309 | 59 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 56 | .217 | .294 | .390 |
| May | 122 | 382 | 93 | 12 | 53 | 42 | 73 | .278 | .353 | .446 |
| June | 122 | 437 | 93 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 88 | .245 | .341 | .412 |
| July | 106 | 344 | 86 | 19 | 66 | 38 | 80 | .285 | .360 | .566 |
| August | 90 | 278 | 51 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 47 | .214 | .317 | .399 |
| September | 69 | 231 | 48 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 50 | .235 | .320 | .436 |
| October | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | .222 | .500 | .556 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 51 | 178 | 42 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 32 | .266 | .331 | .449 |
| chicago-cubs | 49 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 43 | .192 | .298 | .346 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 47 | 169 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 35 | .263 | .331 | .520 |
| milwaukee-braves | 47 | 162 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 32 | .234 | .309 | .366 |
| cincinnati-reds | 46 | 162 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | .246 | .340 | .423 |
| new-york-giants | 39 | 138 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 22 | .250 | .319 | .331 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 36 | 124 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 35 | .252 | .331 | .414 |
| chicago-white-sox | 35 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 25 | .248 | .361 | .475 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 17 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .294 | – | – |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 33 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 72 | 16 | 2 | 12 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 6 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 570 | 143 | 21 | 84 | – | .251 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 106 | 24 | 4 | 13 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers | 78 | 188 | 44 | 11 | 35 | – | .234 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Detroit Tigers | 78 | 222 | 46 | 9 | 25 | – | .207 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 114 | 294 | 82 | 20 | 59 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 64 | 164 | 47 | 8 | 38 | 1 | .287 | – | – |