Tom Veryzer
1973–1984 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets
996G
.241AVG
.283OBP
.294SLG
More career statistics
687H
14HR
231RBI
9SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 996 | 3,098 | 2,848 | 250 | 687 | 84 | 12 | 14 | 231 | 143 | 329 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 837 | .241 | .283 | .294 | .577 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1978-07-27 to 1978-08-05
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 walks | 1979-05-10 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1976-06-23 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1974-09-20 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 500 | 1498 | 337 | 8 | 122 | 67 | 159 | .245 | .270 | .300 |
| Away | 496 | 1600 | 350 | 6 | 109 | 76 | 170 | .237 | .266 | .288 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 120 | 324 | 72 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 40 | .236 | .262 | .266 |
| May | 193 | 596 | 129 | 5 | 49 | 37 | 59 | .241 | .279 | .299 |
| June | 151 | 506 | 118 | 1 | 43 | 19 | 55 | .253 | .271 | .311 |
| July | 157 | 557 | 114 | 2 | 38 | 24 | 66 | .221 | .248 | .270 |
| August | 204 | 652 | 149 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 60 | .248 | .270 | .292 |
| September | 165 | 440 | 100 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 49 | .248 | .277 | .322 |
| October | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .261 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 81 | 246 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 26 | .190 | .232 | .243 |
| new-york-yankees | 81 | 271 | 63 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 33 | .252 | .269 | .304 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 81 | 288 | 64 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 25 | .244 | .278 | .298 |
| boston-red-sox | 73 | 251 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 21 | .245 | .271 | .288 |
| chicago-white-sox | 67 | 226 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 25 | .244 | .274 | .292 |
| minnesota-twins | 63 | 216 | 47 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 29 | .242 | .269 | .299 |
| california-angels | 63 | 211 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 31 | .201 | .232 | .253 |
| texas-rangers | 61 | 196 | 46 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | .249 | .270 | .281 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Detroit Tigers | 18 | 20 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .300 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 404 | 102 | 5 | 48 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1976 | Detroit Tigers | 97 | 354 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 350 | 69 | 2 | 28 | – | .197 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Cleveland Guardians | 130 | 421 | 114 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cleveland Guardians | 149 | 449 | 99 | – | 34 | 2 | .220 | – | – |
| 1980 | Cleveland Guardians | 109 | 358 | 97 | 2 | 28 | – | .271 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cleveland Guardians | 75 | 221 | 54 | – | 14 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1982 |  New York Mets | 40 | 54 | 18 | – | 4 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Chicago Cubs | 59 | 88 | 18 | 1 | 3 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 74 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .189 | – | – |