Whitey Kurowski
1941–1949 · bats R / throws R · CDA, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
914G
.287AVG
.365OBP
.455SLG
924H
106HR
527RBI
18SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 914 | 3,683 | 3,225 | 516 | 924 | 161 | 32 | 106 | 527 | 364 | 332 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 1,467 | .287 | .365 | .455 | .820 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1943-04-27 to 1943-05-23
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1942-07-15 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1944-05-30 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1945-08-13 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 442 | 1741 | 449 | 39 | 254 | 160 | 151 | .293 | .350 | .441 |
| Away | 472 | 1942 | 475 | 67 | 273 | 204 | 181 | .280 | .350 | .468 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 204 | 45 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 11 | .249 | .319 | .337 |
| May | 167 | 675 | 184 | 23 | 98 | 75 | 69 | .315 | .384 | .509 |
| June | 152 | 607 | 149 | 11 | 79 | 67 | 57 | .281 | .356 | .427 |
| July | 198 | 817 | 197 | 22 | 125 | 82 | 59 | .277 | .341 | .432 |
| August | 176 | 730 | 173 | 27 | 115 | 65 | 76 | .269 | .326 | .477 |
| September | 158 | 628 | 171 | 18 | 80 | 51 | 60 | .308 | .354 | .459 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .278 | .409 | .667 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 140 | 553 | 128 | 18 | 86 | 55 | 50 | .263 | .331 | .454 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 139 | 572 | 161 | 18 | 77 | 60 | 54 | .323 | .386 | .515 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 130 | 533 | 131 | 19 | 86 | 56 | 49 | .287 | .351 | .481 |
| boston-braves | 129 | 512 | 125 | 8 | 61 | 37 | 49 | .272 | .316 | .392 |
| chicago-cubs | 128 | 495 | 122 | 9 | 57 | 43 | 33 | .277 | .333 | .395 |
| new-york-giants | 128 | 530 | 136 | 22 | 88 | 64 | 54 | .297 | .377 | .507 |
| cincinnati-reds | 120 | 488 | 121 | 12 | 72 | 49 | 43 | .285 | .348 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 9 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 115 | 367 | 93 | 9 | 42 | 7 | .253 | – | – |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 139 | 522 | 150 | 13 | 70 | 2 | .287 | – | – |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 555 | 150 | 20 | 87 | 2 | .270 | – | – |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 511 | 165 | 21 | 103 | 1 | .323 | – | – |
| 1946 | St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 515 | 155 | 14 | 86 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals | 146 | 513 | 159 | 27 | 104 | 4 | .310 | – | – |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 77 | 219 | 47 | 2 | 33 | – | .215 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |