Tony Gonzalez
1960–1971 · bats L / throws R · Atlanta Braves, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres
1,559G
.286AVG
.350OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
1,485H
103HR
615RBI
79SB
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 · Plate appearances | 5,793 | 5,794 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,559 | 5,793 | 5,195 | 690 | 1,485 | 238 | 57 | 103 | 615 | 467 | 706 | 79 | 61 | 71 | 40 | 2,146 | .286 | .350 | .413 | .763 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1962-07-15 to 1962-08-02
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1960-08-29 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1961-08-25 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1967-06-11 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 772 | 2832 | 742 | 58 | 345 | 240 | 318 | .293 | .347 | .440 |
| Away | 787 | 2962 | 743 | 45 | 270 | 227 | 388 | .279 | .327 | .387 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 172 | 626 | 171 | 12 | 86 | 55 | 77 | .308 | .361 | .428 |
| May | 257 | 887 | 200 | 16 | 82 | 82 | 140 | .254 | .318 | .376 |
| June | 277 | 1048 | 262 | 15 | 103 | 72 | 127 | .278 | .319 | .392 |
| July | 316 | 1218 | 339 | 25 | 145 | 91 | 135 | .308 | .353 | .452 |
| August | 294 | 1135 | 281 | 24 | 118 | 108 | 120 | .280 | .343 | .437 |
| September | 233 | 835 | 223 | 11 | 79 | 51 | 104 | .290 | .328 | .384 |
| October | 10 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | .250 | .378 | .278 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 176 | 661 | 166 | 7 | 73 | 52 | 81 | .278 | .330 | .375 |
| chicago-cubs | 165 | 635 | 171 | 10 | 72 | 47 | 70 | .296 | .343 | .419 |
| cincinnati-reds | 157 | 588 | 142 | 8 | 60 | 62 | 76 | .277 | .347 | .391 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 156 | 557 | 161 | 8 | 63 | 48 | 72 | .324 | .375 | .445 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 149 | 520 | 133 | 15 | 46 | 43 | 76 | .287 | .338 | .451 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 144 | 528 | 117 | 8 | 41 | 38 | 92 | .247 | .294 | .348 |
| houston-astros | 136 | 545 | 143 | 12 | 61 | 42 | 59 | .292 | .339 | .460 |
| new-york-mets | 122 | 501 | 141 | 11 | 60 | 50 | 37 | .323 | .381 | .481 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 117 | 340 | 93 | 9 | 47 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | 426 | 118 | 12 | 58 | 15 | .277 | – | – |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 118 | 437 | 132 | 20 | 63 | 17 | .302 | – | – |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 555 | 170 | 4 | 66 | 13 | .306 | – | – |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 131 | 421 | 117 | 4 | 40 | – | .278 | – | – |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 108 | 370 | 109 | 13 | 41 | 3 | .295 | – | – |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 132 | 384 | 110 | 6 | 40 | 2 | .286 | – | – |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 508 | 172 | 9 | 59 | 10 | .339 | – | – |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | 121 | 416 | 110 | 3 | 38 | 6 | .264 | – | – |
| 1969 | Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres | 142 | 502 | 135 | 12 | 58 | 4 | .269 | – | – |
| 1970 | Atlanta Braves, California Angels | 149 | 522 | 142 | 8 | 67 | 6 | .272 | – | – |
| 1971 |  California Angels | 111 | 314 | 77 | 3 | 38 | – | .245 | – | – |