Warren Spahn
1942–1965 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants
783G
.194AVG
.234OBP
.287SLG
More career statistics
363H
35HR
189RBI
4SB
363–245W–L
5,243.2IP
2,583K
3.09ERA
665GS
29SV
13Rare 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 | 363 | 362 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,055 | 2,056 |
| Batting · Walks | 94 | 95 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 21,547 | 21,555 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,800 | 1,805 |
| Pitching · p h | 4,830 | 4,833 |
| Pitching · p k | 2,583 | 2,582 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,434 | 1,432 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783 | 2,055 | 1,872 | 141 | 363 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 189 | 94 | 487 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 537 | .194 | .234 | .287 | .521 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,243.7 | 750 | 665 | 382 | 363 | 245 | 29 | 4,830 | 2,018 | 1,800 | 434 | 1,434 | 2,583 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 1.195 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1958-09-07 to 1959-04-10
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1952-06-14 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1961-04-28 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1952-09-20 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 392 | 1000 | 179 | 17 | 95 | 50 | 241 | .197 | .229 | .288 |
| Away | 391 | 1056 | 183 | 18 | 94 | 45 | 246 | .190 | .216 | .285 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 72 | 209 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 58 | .143 | .191 | .203 |
| May | 123 | 336 | 67 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 71 | .218 | .247 | .279 |
| June | 138 | 355 | 82 | 11 | 43 | 13 | 83 | .250 | .268 | .381 |
| July | 141 | 362 | 65 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 79 | .198 | .232 | .305 |
| August | 154 | 409 | 51 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 104 | .136 | .171 | .218 |
| September | 148 | 377 | 70 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 90 | .205 | .223 | .307 |
| October | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 129 | 363 | 67 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 75 | .202 | .229 | .262 |
| cincinnati-reds | 118 | 304 | 56 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 61 | .205 | .217 | .304 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 106 | 288 | 55 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 67 | .203 | .212 | .288 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 96 | 257 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 58 | .207 | .261 | .342 |
| chicago-cubs | 88 | 238 | 55 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 49 | .255 | .273 | .389 |
| new-york-giants | 84 | 207 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 57 | .181 | .213 | .249 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 54 | 126 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 40 | .070 | .151 | .123 |
| san-francisco-giants | 43 | 124 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 32 | .175 | .194 | .307 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Boston Braves | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 15 | 7 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 24 | 43 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .163 | 125 | 67 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 41 | 98 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .163 | 289 | 122 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 37 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 7 | – | .167 | 257 | 114 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 40 | 111 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .162 | 302 | 150 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 41 | 106 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .217 | 293 | 192 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 42 | 116 | 22 | 1 | 18 | – | .190 | 310 | 164 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 52 | 112 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .161 | 290 | 183 |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 38 | 105 | 23 | 2 | 12 | – | .219 | 265 | 148 |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 41 | 101 | 21 | 1 | 10 | – | .208 | 283 | 136 |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 40 | 81 | 16 | 4 | 14 | – | .198 | 245 | 111 |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 39 | 105 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .210 | 281 | 128 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 39 | 94 | 13 | 2 | 8 | – | .138 | 271 | 111 |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 41 | 108 | 36 | 2 | 15 | – | .333 | 290 | 150 |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 40 | 104 | 24 | 2 | 8 | – | .231 | 292 | 143 |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 40 | 95 | 14 | 3 | 7 | – | .147 | 267 | 154 |
| 1961 | Milwaukee Braves | 39 | 94 | 21 | 4 | 15 | – | .223 | 262 | 114 |
| 1962 | Milwaukee Braves | 36 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 9 | – | .184 | 269 | 118 |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves | 33 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 6 | – | .178 | 259 | 102 |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 39 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .186 | 173 | 78 |
| 1965 | New York Mets, San Francisco Giants | 37 | 56 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .125 | 197 | 90 |