Vic Wertz
1947–1963 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Browns
1,862G
.277AVG
.364OBP
.469SLG
1,692H
266HR
1,182RBI
9SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,862 | 7,027 | 6,101 | 868 | 1,692 | 289 | 42 | 266 | 1,182 | 832 | 843 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 43 | 2,863 | .277 | .364 | .469 | .833 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1949-09-18 to 1950-04-21
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1956-09-26 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1947-09-14 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1957-09-14 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 915 | 3416 | 832 | 134 | 608 | 441 | 403 | .284 | .373 | .481 |
| Away | 947 | 3611 | 860 | 132 | 574 | 391 | 440 | .271 | .346 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 149 | 569 | 133 | 22 | 93 | 74 | 68 | .273 | .364 | .468 |
| May | 307 | 1221 | 306 | 40 | 215 | 137 | 129 | .286 | .363 | .460 |
| June | 356 | 1358 | 325 | 55 | 250 | 173 | 141 | .279 | .367 | .482 |
| July | 357 | 1272 | 319 | 53 | 235 | 140 | 150 | .287 | .361 | .487 |
| August | 389 | 1488 | 335 | 53 | 209 | 182 | 207 | .260 | .347 | .435 |
| September | 297 | 1096 | 264 | 43 | 173 | 125 | 145 | .277 | .355 | .484 |
| October | 7 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .455 | .478 | .727 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 254 | 986 | 231 | 41 | 182 | 116 | 140 | .271 | .352 | .471 |
| chicago-white-sox | 244 | 879 | 214 | 29 | 135 | 86 | 120 | .274 | .341 | .449 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 233 | 945 | 224 | 34 | 150 | 107 | 89 | .271 | .350 | .465 |
| boston-red-sox | 226 | 866 | 211 | 33 | 148 | 106 | 94 | .282 | .366 | .468 |
| cleveland-guardians | 193 | 701 | 167 | 30 | 117 | 92 | 84 | .276 | .369 | .483 |
| detroit-tigers | 149 | 578 | 131 | 30 | 89 | 81 | 80 | .268 | .367 | .493 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 138 | 578 | 155 | 15 | 110 | 73 | 58 | .310 | .394 | .492 |
| baltimore-orioles | 124 | 440 | 103 | 16 | 63 | 50 | 54 | .272 | .348 | .449 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  Detroit Tigers | 102 | 333 | 96 | 6 | 44 | 2 | .288 | – | – |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 391 | 97 | 7 | 69 | – | .248 | – | – |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 608 | 185 | 20 | 134 | 2 | .304 | – | – |
| 1950 | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 559 | 172 | 27 | 123 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1951 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 501 | 143 | 27 | 94 | – | .285 | – | – |
| 1952 | Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns | 122 | 415 | 115 | 23 | 70 | 1 | .277 | – | – |
| 1953 |  St. Louis Browns | 128 | 440 | 118 | 19 | 70 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 123 | 390 | 100 | 15 | 62 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Cleveland Guardians | 74 | 257 | 65 | 14 | 55 | 1 | .253 | – | – |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians | 136 | 481 | 127 | 32 | 106 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians | 144 | 515 | 145 | 28 | 105 | 2 | .282 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 12 | – | .279 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Boston Red Sox | 94 | 247 | 68 | 7 | 49 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox | 131 | 444 | 125 | 19 | 103 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers | 107 | 323 | 84 | 11 | 61 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers | 74 | 105 | 34 | 5 | 18 | – | .324 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins | 41 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 7 | – | .122 | – | – |