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Historical player · 1923–1939 · ★ Hall of Fame 1939

Lou Gehrig

B/T L/L · HT 72 · WT 200 · Born 6/19/1903 · From New York, NY USA · Debut 1923-06-15 · Final 1939-04-30

Career · batting

2,164

8,001

2,721

493

RBI

1,995

102

1,508

AVG/OPS

0.340 · 1.079

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the New York Yankees · 1923–1939

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493

#3 on the Yankees

↑ 43 M. Mantle

↓ 125 A. Judge

Hits

2,721

#2 on the Yankees

↑ 744 D. Jeter

↓ 203 B. Ruth

RBI

1,995

#1 on the Yankees

↓ 20 B. Ruth

102

#30 on the Yankees

↑ 8 B. Ruth

↓ 4 R. Hartzell

Runs

1,888

#3 on the Yankees

↑ 35 D. Jeter

↓ 211 M. Mantle

1,508

#3 on the Yankees

↑ 225 M. Mantle

↓ 426 D. Jeter

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

493

#29 all-time MLB

↑ 11 E. Murray

↓ 16 A. Beltre

Hits

2,721

#64 all-time MLB

↑ 3 R. Alomar

↓ 5 R. Staub

RBI

1,995

#7 all-time MLB

↑ 1 B. Bonds

↓ 44 S. Musial

102

#915 all-time MLB

↑ 1 M. Alexander

↓ 1 M. Cabrera

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1923	Yankees	AL	13	26	6	11	4	1	1	9	0	2	5	0.423	—	0.769
1924	Yankees	AL	10	12	2	6	1	0	0	5	0	1	3	0.500	—	0.583
1925	Yankees	AL	126	437	73	129	23	10	20	68	6	46	49	0.295	—	0.531
1926	Yankees	AL	155	572	135	179	47	20	16	112	6	105	73	0.313	—	0.549
1927	Yankees	AL	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	10	109	84	0.373	—	0.765
1928	Yankees	AL	154	562	139	210	47	13	27	142	4	95	69	0.374	—	0.648
1929	Yankees	AL	154	553	127	166	32	10	35	126	4	122	68	0.300	—	0.584
1930	Yankees	AL	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	12	101	63	0.379	—	0.721
1931	Yankees	AL	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	17	117	56	0.341	—	0.662
1932	Yankees	AL	156	596	138	208	42	9	34	151	4	108	38	0.349	—	0.621
1933	Yankees	AL	152	593	138	198	41	12	32	139	9	92	42	0.334	—	0.605
1934	Yankees	AL	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	9	109	31	0.363	—	0.706
1935	Yankees	AL	149	535	125	176	26	10	30	119	8	132	38	0.329	—	0.583
1936	Yankees	AL	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	3	130	46	0.354	—	0.696
1937	Yankees	AL	157	569	138	200	37	9	37	159	4	127	49	0.351	—	0.643
1938	Yankees	AL	157	576	115	170	32	6	29	114	6	107	75	0.295	—	0.523
1939	Yankees	AL	8	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	0.143	—	0.143
Career			2,164	8,001	1,888	2,721	534	163	493	1,995	102	1,508	790	0.340	0.447	0.632

Fielding by position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2,137	19,510	1,087	193	1,575
OF	9	15	0	3	0
SS	1	0	0	0	0

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
1939	Special Election			Inducted
1936	BBWAA	51	170	Ballot