Van Mungo
1931–1945 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, CDA, NLS, New York Giants
410G
.221AVG
.250OBP
.262SLG
More career statistics
174H
0HR
74RBI
1SB
120–115W–L
2,113.0IP
1,242K
3.48ERA
259GS
16SV
4Rare 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.
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 · Strikeouts | 164 | 166 |
| Batting · RBI | 74 | 76 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,030 | 9,029 |
| Pitching · p er | 816 | 813 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,957 | 1,954 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,339 | 6,332 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,242 | 1,240 |
| Pitching · p w | 868 | 877 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | 838 | 787 | 56 | 174 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 29 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 206 | .221 | .250 | .262 | .512 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,113.0 | 364 | 259 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 16 | 1,957 | 959 | 816 | 89 | 868 | 1,242 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.337 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1945-05-23 to 1945-07-06
9longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 1935-09-29 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Complete Game, Fifteen K | 1935-09-29 | 1 in 1,054 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1932-06-05 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 205 | 423 | 86 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 80 | .217 | .248 | .272 |
| Away | 205 | 415 | 88 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 86 | .226 | .236 | .251 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 17 | .173 | .212 | .213 |
| May | 87 | 188 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 43 | .260 | .303 | .335 |
| June | 84 | 172 | 44 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 26 | .267 | .273 | .309 |
| July | 70 | 121 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 20 | .211 | .256 | .257 |
| August | 76 | 153 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | .169 | .176 | .176 |
| September | 54 | 124 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | .205 | .194 | .231 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 66 | 143 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .203 | .217 | .233 |
| new-york-giants | 61 | 117 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 22 | .200 | .231 | .218 |
| cincinnati-reds | 59 | 134 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 25 | .180 | .209 | .213 |
| boston-braves | 58 | 138 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | .290 | .319 | .366 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 54 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 34 | .209 | .208 | .231 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 104 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .250 | .304 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 48 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 16 | .231 | .274 | .256 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .150 | .182 | .250 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | .250 | 31 | 12 |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 39 | 79 | 16 | – | 2 | – | .203 | 223 | 106 |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 84 | 15 | – | 4 | – | .179 | 248 | 110 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 121 | 30 | – | 11 | – | .248 | 313 | 187 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 44 | 90 | 26 | – | 19 | – | .289 | 214 | 143 |
| 1936 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 50 | 123 | 22 | – | 12 | – | .179 | 311 | 238 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 28 | 64 | 16 | – | 9 | – | .250 | 161 | 122 |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | 47 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | .191 | 132 | 72 |
| 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 29 | 29 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .345 | 77 | 34 |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 22 | 6 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| 1942 |  New York Giants | 9 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | 36 | 27 |
| 1943 | New York Giants | 49 | 44 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .159 | 154 | 83 |
| 1945 | New York Giants | 28 | 73 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .233 | 183 | 100 |