Willie Stargell
1962–1982 · bats L / throws L · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
2,360G
.282AVG
.360OBP
.529SLG
More career statistics
2,232H
475HR
1,540RBI
17SB
15Rare 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 · Hit by pitch | 78 | 79 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 9,026 | 9,027 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,360 | 9,026 | 7,927 | 1,195 | 2,232 | 423 | 55 | 475 | 1,540 | 937 | 1,936 | 17 | 16 | 78 | 75 | 4,190 | .282 | .360 | .529 | .889 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1969-05-24 to 1969-06-17
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Five Extra-Base Hits | 1970-08-01 | 1 in 13,977 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 1971-07-31 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1964-07-22 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1178 | 4418 | 1115 | 221 | 781 | 487 | 910 | .290 | .363 | .543 |
| Away | 1182 | 4609 | 1117 | 254 | 759 | 450 | 1026 | .274 | .340 | .515 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 257 | 1010 | 242 | 58 | 166 | 101 | 217 | .271 | .340 | .512 |
| May | 412 | 1592 | 403 | 86 | 273 | 161 | 321 | .287 | .354 | .542 |
| June | 433 | 1678 | 429 | 101 | 324 | 168 | 348 | .290 | .356 | .570 |
| July | 420 | 1569 | 408 | 91 | 269 | 157 | 361 | .296 | .360 | .568 |
| August | 394 | 1489 | 357 | 68 | 242 | 146 | 322 | .271 | .338 | .487 |
| September | 425 | 1636 | 384 | 71 | 264 | 199 | 348 | .273 | .356 | .492 |
| October | 19 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19 | .188 | .264 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 279 | 1026 | 241 | 44 | 171 | 123 | 217 | .275 | .355 | .499 |
| chicago-cubs | 273 | 1060 | 276 | 50 | 167 | 103 | 202 | .293 | .358 | .524 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 261 | 979 | 228 | 46 | 152 | 112 | 205 | .269 | .347 | .485 |
| new-york-mets | 249 | 938 | 237 | 60 | 182 | 94 | 206 | .287 | .353 | .576 |
| cincinnati-reds | 201 | 757 | 198 | 41 | 137 | 86 | 157 | .299 | .375 | .564 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 198 | 750 | 164 | 31 | 91 | 58 | 164 | .242 | .296 | .434 |
| san-francisco-giants | 196 | 731 | 163 | 36 | 119 | 53 | 167 | .243 | .295 | .463 |
| houston-astros | 192 | 773 | 202 | 43 | 150 | 72 | 182 | .296 | .354 | .555 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 31 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 304 | 74 | 11 | 47 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 421 | 115 | 21 | 78 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 533 | 145 | 27 | 107 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 485 | 153 | 33 | 102 | 2 | .315 | – | – |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 462 | 125 | 20 | 73 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 435 | 103 | 24 | 67 | 5 | .237 | – | – |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 522 | 160 | 29 | 92 | 1 | .307 | – | – |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 136 | 474 | 125 | 31 | 85 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 511 | 151 | 48 | 125 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 495 | 145 | 33 | 112 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1973 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 522 | 156 | 44 | 119 | – | .299 | – | – |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 508 | 153 | 25 | 96 | – | .301 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 124 | 461 | 136 | 22 | 90 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 117 | 428 | 110 | 20 | 65 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 186 | 51 | 13 | 35 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 122 | 390 | 115 | 28 | 97 | 3 | .295 | – | – |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 126 | 424 | 119 | 32 | 82 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 202 | 53 | 11 | 38 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 60 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1982 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 17 | – | .233 | – | – |