Wayne Nordhagen
1976–1983 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays
502G
.282AVG
.306OBP
.429SLG
More career statistics
401H
39HR
205RBI
1SB
2.0IP
2K
9.00ERA
0GS
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | 1,500 | 1,423 | 147 | 401 | 77 | 8 | 39 | 205 | 54 | 162 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 611 | .282 | .306 | .429 | .735 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1977-09-15 to 1978-04-07
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1977-08-25 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 8 total bases | 1980-04-11 | 1 in 167 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1977-05-28 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 257 | 752 | 213 | 22 | 117 | 33 | 81 | .301 | .327 | .465 |
| Away | 245 | 748 | 188 | 17 | 88 | 21 | 81 | .263 | .279 | .394 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 78 | 230 | 60 | 5 | 35 | 13 | 18 | .283 | .317 | .415 |
| May | 107 | 283 | 73 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 31 | .265 | .286 | .396 |
| June | 81 | 239 | 77 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 24 | .339 | .351 | .515 |
| July | 64 | 219 | 50 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 31 | .245 | .269 | .407 |
| August | 62 | 185 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 24 | .253 | .265 | .388 |
| September | 99 | 304 | 83 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 32 | .287 | .312 | .450 |
| October | 11 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .342 | .350 | .395 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 46 | 156 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | .260 | .276 | .336 |
| athletics | 45 | 119 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | .226 | .244 | .348 |
| new-york-yankees | 44 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 18 | .238 | .273 | .323 |
| california-angels | 42 | 135 | 41 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | .311 | .319 | .477 |
| seattle-mariners | 40 | 123 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 17 | .286 | .301 | .445 |
| kansas-city-royals | 39 | 116 | 33 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 8 | .303 | .336 | .486 |
| baltimore-orioles | 39 | 123 | 39 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 14 | .336 | .350 | .586 |
| cleveland-guardians | 35 | 108 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 14 | .294 | .324 | .500 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Chicago White Sox | 22 | 53 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .189 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox | 52 | 124 | 39 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .315 | – | – |
| 1978 | Chicago White Sox | 68 | 206 | 62 | 5 | 35 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1979 | Chicago White Sox | 78 | 193 | 54 | 7 | 25 | – | .280 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | Chicago White Sox | 123 | 415 | 115 | 15 | 59 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago White Sox | 65 | 208 | 64 | 6 | 33 | – | .308 | – | – |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 189 | 52 | 1 | 22 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Chicago Cubs | 21 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | .143 | – | – |