Wally Berger
1930–1940 · bats R / throws R · ASD, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, KLK, NLS, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, WHK
1,350G
.300AVG
.359OBP
.522SLG
More career statistics
1,550H
242HR
898RBI
36SB
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.
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 · Hits | 1,550 | 1,551 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 693 | 695 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 5,663 | 5,665 |
| Batting · Runs | 809 | 810 |
| Batting · Walks | 435 | 437 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,350 | 5,663 | 5,163 | 809 | 1,550 | 299 | 59 | 242 | 898 | 435 | 693 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2,693 | .300 | .359 | .522 | .881 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1938-06-08 to 1938-06-29
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1935-08-11 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1931-09-11 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1930-07-20 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 674 | 2742 | 766 | 120 | 430 | 206 | 306 | .306 | .354 | .535 |
| Away | 676 | 2923 | 785 | 122 | 468 | 231 | 389 | .295 | .348 | .509 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 97 | 409 | 103 | 11 | 52 | 37 | 58 | .281 | .342 | .444 |
| May | 231 | 942 | 251 | 34 | 138 | 62 | 134 | .288 | .332 | .485 |
| June | 250 | 1069 | 304 | 55 | 193 | 82 | 126 | .312 | .361 | .568 |
| July | 282 | 1194 | 343 | 57 | 197 | 91 | 141 | .317 | .363 | .550 |
| August | 266 | 1119 | 286 | 46 | 157 | 93 | 135 | .280 | .339 | .484 |
| September | 218 | 908 | 253 | 36 | 152 | 68 | 98 | .306 | .354 | .535 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .550 | .625 | 1.150 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 205 | 858 | 234 | 40 | 125 | 64 | 113 | .297 | .347 | .513 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 201 | 830 | 232 | 32 | 122 | 50 | 124 | .301 | .340 | .506 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 194 | 817 | 218 | 40 | 134 | 56 | 90 | .290 | .335 | .514 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 189 | 817 | 229 | 39 | 139 | 83 | 71 | .317 | .382 | .575 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 188 | 776 | 199 | 28 | 109 | 60 | 113 | .282 | .334 | .484 |
| new-york-giants | 168 | 716 | 199 | 28 | 112 | 61 | 97 | .308 | .363 | .516 |
| cincinnati-reds | 166 | 702 | 210 | 32 | 149 | 52 | 62 | .328 | .373 | .587 |
| boston-braves | 39 | 149 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | .217 | .275 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 |  Boston Braves | 151 | 555 | 172 | 38 | 119 | 3 | .310 | – | – |
| 1931 | Boston Braves | 156 | 617 | 199 | 19 | 83 | 13 | .323 | – | – |
| 1932 | Boston Braves | 145 | 602 | 185 | 17 | 74 | 5 | .307 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Braves | 137 | 528 | 165 | 27 | 105 | 2 | .312 | – | – |
| 1934 | Boston Braves | 150 | 615 | 183 | 34 | 122 | 2 | .298 | – | – |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 150 | 589 | 175 | 34 | 130 | 3 | .297 | – | – |
| 1936 | Boston Braves | 138 | 534 | 154 | 25 | 91 | 1 | .288 | – | – |
| 1937 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 89 | 312 | 89 | 17 | 65 | 3 | .285 | – | – |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 115 | 439 | 131 | 16 | 60 | 2 | .298 | – | – |
| 1939 |  Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 329 | 85 | 14 | 44 | 1 | .258 | – | – |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .302 | – | – |