Lou Gehrig Career Stats & Summary

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.

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    📊 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.

    G2,164 (MLB Rank: 162)
    AB8,001 (MLB Rank: 151)
    H2,721 (MLB Rank: 64)
    BA0.340 (MLB Rank: 626)
    2B534 (MLB Rank: 42)
    3B163 (MLB Rank: 33)
    HR493 (MLB Rank: 29)
    RBI1995 (MLB Rank: 7)
    R1888 (MLB Rank: 13)
    BB1508 (MLB Rank: 17)
    OBP0.447 (MLB Rank: 626)
    SLG0.632 (MLB Rank: 299)
    OPS1.079 (MLB Rank: 299)
    SB102 (MLB Rank: 882)
    SO790 (MLB Rank: 650)
    GIDP2 (MLB Rank: 6,073)
    CS102 (MLB Rank: 127)
    Rbat+178 (MLB Rank: 526)
    WAR113.8 (MLB Rank: 13)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1939)

    In 1939, Lou Gehrig played in 8 games and posted the following stats:

    G8
    AB28
    H4
    BA0.143
    2B0
    3B0
    HR0
    RBI1
    R2
    BB5
    OBP0.273
    SLG0.143
    OPS0.416
    SB0
    SO1
    GIDP2
    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

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    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