Lou Gehrig made their MLB debut in 1923 and appeared in 2,164 games over 17 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.340, OPS of 1.079, hit 493 HRs, and recorded 113.8 WAR. They rank 29th all-time in HRs and 13th in WAR.
Lou Gehrig Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Lou Gehrig's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Lou Gehrig made their MLB debut in 1923 and played in 2,164 games over 17 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,164 (MLB Rank: 162) |
| AB | 8,001 (MLB Rank: 151) |
| H | 2,721 (MLB Rank: 64) |
| BA | 0.340 (MLB Rank: 626) |
| 2B | 534 (MLB Rank: 42) |
| 3B | 163 (MLB Rank: 33) |
| HR | 493 (MLB Rank: 29) |
| RBI | 1995 (MLB Rank: 7) |
| R | 1888 (MLB Rank: 13) |
| BB | 1508 (MLB Rank: 17) |
| OBP | 0.447 (MLB Rank: 626) |
| SLG | 0.632 (MLB Rank: 299) |
| OPS | 1.079 (MLB Rank: 299) |
| SB | 102 (MLB Rank: 882) |
| SO | 790 (MLB Rank: 650) |
| GIDP | 2 (MLB Rank: 6,073) |
| CS | 102 (MLB Rank: 127) |
| Rbat+ | 178 (MLB Rank: 526) |
| WAR | 113.8 (MLB Rank: 13) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1939)
In 1939, Lou Gehrig played in 8 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 8 |
| AB | 28 |
| H | 4 |
| BA | 0.143 |
| 2B | 0 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 0 |
| RBI | 1 |
| R | 2 |
| BB | 5 |
| OBP | 0.273 |
| SLG | 0.143 |
| OPS | 0.416 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 1 |
| GIDP | 2 |
| Rbat+ | 19 |
| WAR | −0.3 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Lou Gehrig's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1934, 49 HR
- Most H in a season: 1930, 220 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1931, 185 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1931, 17 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1924, 0.500 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1924, 0.538 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1923, 0.769 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1927, 1.240 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1927, 11.9 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Lou Gehrig appeared in 34 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.361, OBP of 0.483, SLG of 0.731, and OPS of 1.214. They also tallied 10 HR, 43 H, 35 RBI, and 0 SB.
Lou Gehrig Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1923 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0.423 | 6 | 1.234 | 0.4 | 0.464 | 0.769 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0.548 | 222 | 218 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
1924 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.122 | 0.2 | 0.538 | 0.583 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.52 | 197 | 189 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
1925 | 129 | 20 | 68 | 0.295 | 73 | 0.896 | 3.2 | 0.365 | 0.531 | 497 | 46 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 232 | 0.402 | 122 | 127 | 126 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 437 |
1926 | 179 | 16 | 109 | 0.313 | 135 | 0.969 | 6.9 | 0.42 | 0.549 | 697 | 105 | 73 | 47 | 20 | 314 | 0.44 | 155 | 153 | 155 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 572 |
1927 | 218 | 47 | 173 | 0.373 | 149 | 1.24 | 11.9 | 0.474 | 0.765 | 717 | 109 | 84 | 52 | 18 | 447 | 0.533 | 219 | 220 | 155 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 584 |
1928 | 210 | 27 | 147 | 0.374 | 139 | 1.115 | 9.5 | 0.467 | 0.648 | 678 | 95 | 69 | 47 | 13 | 364 | 0.487 | 197 | 193 | 154 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 562 |
1929 | 166 | 35 | 125 | 0.3 | 127 | 1.015 | 7.5 | 0.431 | 0.584 | 694 | 122 | 68 | 32 | 10 | 323 | 0.446 | 166 | 166 | 154 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 553 |
1930 | 220 | 41 | 173 | 0.379 | 143 | 1.194 | 9.6 | 0.473 | 0.721 | 703 | 101 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 419 | 0.505 | 203 | 203 | 154 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 581 |
1931 | 211 | 46 | 185 | 0.341 | 163 | 1.108 | 8.6 | 0.446 | 0.662 | 738 | 117 | 56 | 31 | 15 | 410 | 0.479 | 189 | 194 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 619 |
1932 | 208 | 34 | 151 | 0.349 | 138 | 1.072 | 8.2 | 0.451 | 0.621 | 708 | 108 | 38 | 42 | 9 | 370 | 0.466 | 181 | 181 | 156 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 596 |
1933 | 198 | 32 | 140 | 0.334 | 138 | 1.03 | 7.2 | 0.424 | 0.605 | 687 | 92 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 359 | 0.454 | 176 | 177 | 152 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 593 |
1934 | 210 | 49 | 166 | 0.363 | 128 | 1.172 | 10 | 0.465 | 0.706 | 690 | 109 | 31 | 40 | 6 | 409 | 0.509 | 205 | 207 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 579 |
1935 | 176 | 30 | 120 | 0.329 | 125 | 1.049 | 8.3 | 0.466 | 0.583 | 673 | 132 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 312 | 0.462 | 177 | 175 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 535 |
1936 | 205 | 49 | 152 | 0.354 | 167 | 1.174 | 9.7 | 0.478 | 0.696 | 719 | 130 | 46 | 37 | 7 | 403 | 0.504 | 189 | 190 | 155 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 579 |
1937 | 200 | 37 | 158 | 0.351 | 138 | 1.116 | 8.2 | 0.473 | 0.643 | 700 | 127 | 49 | 37 | 9 | 366 | 0.486 | 180 | 176 | 157 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 569 |
1938 | 170 | 29 | 114 | 0.295 | 115 | 0.932 | 4.7 | 0.41 | 0.523 | 689 | 107 | 75 | 32 | 6 | 301 | 0.418 | 132 | 132 | 157 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 576 |
1939 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.143 | 2 | 0.416 | -0.3 | 0.273 | 0.143 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.231 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |