Wally Gerber
1914–1929 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Browns
1,524G
.257AVG
.321OBP
.312SLG
1,308H
7HR
487RBI
44SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,524 | 5,828 | 5,099 | 559 | 1,308 | 172 | 46 | 7 | 487 | 475 | 356 | 44 | 60 | 33 | 45 | 1,593 | .257 | .321 | .312 | .633 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1920-09-06 to 1920-09-17
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1919-06-02 | 1 in 497 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1918-05-07 | 1 in 107 games |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1921-05-01 | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
Rare feats (7)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1919-06-02 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 57 | 1922-04-30 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1918-05-07 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-07-21 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1919-08-15 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1924-04-22 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1926-09-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 757 | 2879 | 633 | 2 | 245 | 254 | 167 | .252 | .308 | .309 |
| Away | 767 | 2949 | 675 | 5 | 242 | 221 | 189 | .261 | .304 | .316 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 136 | 514 | 119 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 29 | .263 | .317 | .342 |
| May | 306 | 1188 | 262 | 2 | 91 | 97 | 64 | .255 | .302 | .302 |
| June | 262 | 973 | 228 | 2 | 97 | 87 | 64 | .274 | .324 | .352 |
| July | 284 | 1083 | 233 | 1 | 84 | 82 | 68 | .245 | .291 | .294 |
| August | 254 | 977 | 219 | 1 | 79 | 84 | 55 | .256 | .310 | .304 |
| September | 260 | 1005 | 222 | 1 | 78 | 75 | 69 | .246 | .296 | .294 |
| October | 22 | 88 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | .325 | .352 | .390 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 217 | 818 | 175 | 2 | 63 | 74 | 51 | .246 | .304 | .318 |
| new-york-yankees | 214 | 835 | 180 | 3 | 55 | 58 | 51 | .242 | .285 | .287 |
| cleveland-guardians | 205 | 797 | 190 | 0 | 85 | 63 | 42 | .275 | .317 | .337 |
| chicago-white-sox | 203 | 790 | 181 | 1 | 69 | 66 | 49 | .261 | .313 | .306 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 203 | 759 | 175 | 0 | 62 | 61 | 43 | .262 | .311 | .320 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 201 | 797 | 178 | 1 | 66 | 78 | 56 | .261 | .321 | .326 |
| boston-red-sox | 184 | 748 | 174 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 35 | .265 | .307 | .320 |
| st-louis-browns | 24 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | .246 | .304 | .281 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | 54 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1915 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 56 | 142 | 28 | – | 8 | 6 | .197 | – | – |
| 1917 |  St. Louis Browns | 14 | 39 | 12 | – | 2 | 1 | .308 | – | – |
| 1918 | St. Louis Browns | 56 | 171 | 41 | – | 11 | 2 | .240 | – | – |
| 1919 | St. Louis Browns | 140 | 462 | 105 | 1 | 38 | 1 | .227 | – | – |
| 1920 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 585 | 162 | 2 | 62 | 4 | .277 | – | – |
| 1921 | St. Louis Browns | 114 | 436 | 122 | 2 | 50 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1922 | St. Louis Browns | 153 | 602 | 161 | 1 | 55 | 6 | .267 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Browns | 154 | 604 | 170 | 1 | 59 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Browns | 148 | 498 | 135 | – | 54 | 5 | .271 | – | – |
| 1925 | St. Louis Browns | 72 | 246 | 67 | – | 19 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1926 | St. Louis Browns | 132 | 415 | 111 | – | 45 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Browns | 142 | 438 | 98 | – | 45 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1928 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns | 110 | 317 | 68 | – | 29 | 6 | .215 | – | – |
| 1929 |  Boston Red Sox | 62 | 90 | 15 | – | 5 | 1 | .167 | – | – |