Terry Puhl
1977–1991 · bats L / throws R · Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, NLS
1,531G
.280AVG
.349OBP
.388SLG
More career statistics
1,361H
62HR
435RBI
217SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,531 | 5,480 | 4,855 | 676 | 1,361 | 226 | 56 | 62 | 435 | 505 | 507 | 217 | 99 | 26 | 36 | 1,885 | .280 | .349 | .388 | .737 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1978-05-05 to 1978-05-27
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1984-08-08 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1988-04-21 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1989-09-25 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 774 | 2692 | 661 | 21 | 207 | 239 | 237 | .276 | .334 | .376 |
| Away | 757 | 2788 | 700 | 41 | 228 | 266 | 270 | .284 | .346 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 197 | 675 | 147 | 8 | 39 | 66 | 67 | .246 | .316 | .351 |
| May | 283 | 997 | 244 | 14 | 88 | 86 | 97 | .276 | .331 | .386 |
| June | 247 | 906 | 254 | 9 | 84 | 80 | 86 | .314 | .369 | .412 |
| July | 263 | 935 | 225 | 14 | 66 | 80 | 91 | .269 | .326 | .398 |
| August | 278 | 1035 | 279 | 9 | 85 | 102 | 84 | .308 | .368 | .416 |
| September | 243 | 879 | 198 | 7 | 66 | 86 | 76 | .256 | .323 | .346 |
| October | 20 | 53 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | .298 | .358 | .468 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 174 | 650 | 149 | 7 | 38 | 49 | 65 | .252 | .305 | .345 |
| san-diego-padres | 171 | 590 | 138 | 6 | 46 | 50 | 58 | .261 | .319 | .353 |
| san-francisco-giants | 165 | 607 | 158 | 2 | 40 | 53 | 47 | .292 | .348 | .370 |
| atlanta-braves | 162 | 577 | 147 | 11 | 54 | 72 | 55 | .296 | .380 | .415 |
| cincinnati-reds | 156 | 587 | 138 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 61 | .272 | .344 | .404 |
| montreal-expos | 126 | 439 | 101 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 53 | .253 | .301 | .365 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 115 | 451 | 120 | 5 | 29 | 41 | 36 | .298 | .357 | .424 |
| chicago-cubs | 115 | 423 | 111 | 2 | 48 | 36 | 32 | .299 | .348 | .396 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Houston Astros | 60 | 229 | 69 | – | 10 | 10 | .301 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 149 | 585 | 169 | 3 | 35 | 32 | .289 | – | – |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 157 | 600 | 172 | 8 | 49 | 30 | .287 | – | – |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 141 | 535 | 151 | 13 | 55 | 27 | .282 | – | – |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 96 | 350 | 88 | 3 | 28 | 22 | .251 | – | – |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 145 | 507 | 133 | 8 | 50 | 17 | .262 | – | – |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 137 | 465 | 136 | 8 | 44 | 24 | .292 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 132 | 449 | 135 | 9 | 55 | 13 | .301 | – | – |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 57 | 194 | 55 | 2 | 23 | 6 | .284 | – | – |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 81 | 172 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .244 | – | – |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 90 | 122 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1988 | Houston Astros | 113 | 234 | 71 | 3 | 19 | 22 | .303 | – | – |
| 1989 | Houston Astros | 121 | 354 | 96 | – | 27 | 9 | .271 | – | – |
| 1990 | Houston Astros | 37 | 41 | 12 | – | 8 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Kansas City Royals | 15 | 18 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .222 | – | – |