Steve Yerkes
1909–1916 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Rebels
713G
.268AVG
.326OBP
.350SLG
679H
6HR
267RBI
57SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 713 | 2,879 | 2,534 | 305 | 679 | 126 | 32 | 6 | 267 | 210 | 192 | 57 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 887 | .268 | .326 | .350 | .676 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1914-08-31 to 1914-09-10
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1911-07-21 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1913-07-04 | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1912-04-20 | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Rare feats (5)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1911-07-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1913-08-14 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1913-09-01 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1913-09-02 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1914-04-20 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 353 | 1409 | 344 | 3 | 130 | 94 | 87 | .273 | .311 | .360 |
| Away | 360 | 1470 | 335 | 3 | 137 | 116 | 105 | .263 | .307 | .340 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 273 | 65 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 19 | .279 | .326 | .343 |
| May | 103 | 421 | 91 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 36 | .244 | .292 | .319 |
| June | 133 | 564 | 143 | 2 | 56 | 43 | 33 | .292 | .330 | .386 |
| July | 130 | 529 | 106 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 34 | .225 | .267 | .287 |
| August | 105 | 403 | 100 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 21 | .275 | .310 | .361 |
| September | 144 | 570 | 144 | 2 | 49 | 44 | 38 | .287 | .330 | .375 |
| October | 29 | 119 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 11 | .291 | .311 | .437 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 82 | 344 | 85 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 18 | .286 | .349 | .394 |
| new-york-yankees | 77 | 315 | 77 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 21 | .281 | .308 | .380 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 73 | 301 | 69 | 0 | 29 | 21 | 34 | .258 | .299 | .311 |
| chicago-white-sox | 72 | 293 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 21 | .208 | .246 | .269 |
| cleveland-guardians | 69 | 269 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 23 | .232 | .294 | .285 |
| detroit-tigers | 68 | 287 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 13 | .215 | .251 | .271 |
| st-louis-browns | 68 | 279 | 77 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 15 | .317 | .348 | .407 |
| baltimore-terrapins | 29 | 115 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | .276 | .322 | .381 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  Boston Red Sox | 5 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1911 | Boston Red Sox | 142 | 503 | 140 | 1 | 59 | 15 | .278 | – | – |
| 1912 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 525 | 132 | – | 47 | 4 | .251 | – | – |
| 1913 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 486 | 131 | 1 | 50 | 12 | .270 | – | – |
| 1914 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Rebels | 132 | 441 | 112 | 2 | 48 | 8 | .254 | – | – |
| 1915 | PRPittsburgh Rebels | 121 | 435 | 126 | 1 | 50 | 17 | .290 | – | – |
| 1916 |  Chicago Cubs | 44 | 137 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .263 | – | – |