Taffy Wright
1938–1949 · bats L / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators (1901-60)
1,029G
.311AVG
.375OBP
.423SLG
1,115H
38HR
553RBI
32SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,029 | 3,981 | 3,583 | 465 | 1,115 | 176 | 55 | 38 | 553 | 346 | 156 | 32 | 35 | 27 | 9 | 1,515 | .311 | .375 | .423 | .798 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1938-08-31 to 1938-09-27
43longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1948-05-08 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1941-06-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1939-07-18 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 514 | 1933 | 548 | 15 | 266 | 161 | 72 | .314 | .367 | .417 |
| Away | 515 | 2048 | 567 | 23 | 287 | 185 | 84 | .309 | .367 | .428 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 292 | 80 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 12 | .304 | .349 | .392 |
| May | 186 | 673 | 162 | 9 | 103 | 64 | 36 | .270 | .336 | .388 |
| June | 177 | 664 | 183 | 4 | 88 | 58 | 23 | .305 | .363 | .405 |
| July | 223 | 858 | 246 | 8 | 125 | 65 | 23 | .315 | .362 | .426 |
| August | 204 | 787 | 229 | 9 | 114 | 71 | 29 | .324 | .381 | .443 |
| September | 165 | 686 | 212 | 6 | 84 | 64 | 32 | .346 | .402 | .468 |
| October | 5 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .238 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 155 | 587 | 151 | 7 | 81 | 58 | 26 | .288 | .356 | .381 |
| detroit-tigers | 154 | 558 | 167 | 5 | 76 | 49 | 29 | .334 | .387 | .448 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 145 | 595 | 162 | 8 | 81 | 42 | 13 | .297 | .343 | .405 |
| st-louis-browns | 145 | 566 | 168 | 9 | 97 | 49 | 21 | .329 | .383 | .473 |
| cleveland-guardians | 142 | 531 | 143 | 2 | 65 | 54 | 22 | .302 | .371 | .400 |
| boston-red-sox | 139 | 531 | 152 | 4 | 66 | 52 | 15 | .322 | .384 | .417 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 112 | 486 | 139 | 3 | 69 | 40 | 23 | .319 | .368 | .445 |
| chicago-white-sox | 37 | 127 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | .273 | .276 | .405 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 100 | 263 | 92 | 2 | 36 | 1 | .350 | – | – |
| 1939 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 129 | 499 | 154 | 4 | 93 | 1 | .309 | – | – |
| 1940 |  Chicago White Sox | 147 | 581 | 196 | 5 | 88 | 4 | .337 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago White Sox | 136 | 513 | 165 | 10 | 97 | 5 | .322 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago White Sox | 85 | 300 | 100 | – | 47 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago White Sox | 115 | 422 | 116 | 7 | 52 | 10 | .275 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago White Sox | 124 | 401 | 130 | 4 | 54 | 8 | .324 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago White Sox | 134 | 455 | 127 | 4 | 61 | 2 | .279 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 59 | 149 | 35 | 2 | 25 | – | .235 | – | – |