Hank Greenberg was born on Sunday, January 1, 1911, in New York, New York. Greenberg was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1930, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hank Greenberg baseball stats page.
"When I was playing, I used to resent being singled out as a Jewish ballplayer. I wanted to be known as a great ballplayer, period. I'm not sure why or when I changed, because I'm still not a particularly religious person. Lately, though, I find myself wanting to be remembered not only as a great ballplayer, but even more as a great Jewish ballplayer." - Greenberg, Hank. The 50 Greatest Players in Detroit Tigers History. Cohen, Robert W. Author. Taylor Trade Publishing. 1 October 2015. Page 13.
Hank GreenbergHammerin' Hank Greenberg Autograph on a 1980 Cramer Sports Baseball Card (#30) |
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Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1930 | 19 | Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1933 | 22 | Tigers | 117 | 449 | 59 | 135 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 87 | 46 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .301 | .367 | .468 |
1934 | 23 | Tigers | 153 | 593 | 118 | 201 | 63 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 139 | 63 | 3 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .339 | .404 | .600 |
1935 | 24 | Tigers | 152 | 619 | 121 | 203 | 46 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 170 | 87 | 10 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .328 | .411 | .628 |
1936 | 25 | Tigers | 12 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .455 | .630 |
1937 | 26 | Tigers | 154 | 594 | 137 | 200 | 49 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 183 | 102 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .337 | .436 | .668 |
1938 | 27 | Tigers | 155 | 556 | 144 | 175 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 146 | 119 | 6 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .315 | .438 | .683 |
1939 | 28 | Tigers | 138 | 500 | 112 | 156 | 42 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 112 | 91 | 1 | 95 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .312 | .420 | .622 |
1940 | 29 | Tigers | 148 | 573 | 129 | 195 | 50 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 150 | 93 | 6 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .340 | .433 | .670 |
1941 | 30 | Tigers | 19 | 67 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .410 | .463 |
1945 | 34 | Tigers | 78 | 270 | 47 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .311 | .404 | .544 |
1946 | 35 | Tigers | 142 | 523 | 91 | 145 | 29 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 127 | 80 | 7 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .277 | .373 | .604 |
1947 | 36 | Pirates | 125 | 402 | 71 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 74 | 104 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .249 | .408 | .478 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,394 | 5,193 | 1,051 | 1,628 | 379 | 71 | 331 | 11 | 1,276 | 852 | 47 | 844 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 108 | .313 | .412 | .605 |
Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1933 Tigers | 1B | 117 | 115 | 3,036 | 1,210 | 10.3 | 1,196 | 1,133 | 63 | 14 | 111 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.64 |
1934 Tigers | 1B | 153 | 153 | 4,029 | 1,554 | 10.2 | 1,538 | 1,454 | 84 | 16 | 124 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.31 |
1935 Tigers | 1B | 152 | 152 | 4,092 | 1,549 | 10.2 | 1,536 | 1,437 | 99 | 13 | 142 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.13 |
1936 Tigers | 1B | 12 | 12 | 294 | 129 | 10.8 | 128 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.76 |
1937 Tigers | 1B | 154 | 154 | 4,083 | 1,592 | 10.3 | 1,579 | 1,477 | 102 | 13 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.44 |
1938 Tigers | 1B | 155 | 155 | 4,036 | 1,618 | 10.4 | 1,604 | 1,484 | 120 | 14 | 146 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.73 |
1939 Tigers | 1B | 136 | 136 | 3,528 | 1,289 | 9.5 | 1,280 | 1,205 | 75 | 9 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.80 |
1940 Tigers | LF | 148 | 148 | 3,869 | 327 | 2.2 | 312 | 298 | 14 | 15 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.18 |
1941 Tigers | LF | 19 | 19 | 501 | 35 | 1.8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.72 |
1945 Tigers | LF | 72 | 72 | 661 | 132 | 1.8 | 132 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.39 |
1946 Tigers | 1B | 140 | 140 | 3,642 | 1,380 | 9.9 | 1,365 | 1,272 | 93 | 15 | 110 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.12 |
1947 Pirates | 1B | 119 | 118 | 2,946 | 1,071 | 9.0 | 1,062 | 983 | 79 | 9 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.73 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,138 | 1,135 | 29,686 | 11,392 | 10.0 | 11,288 | 10,564 | 724 | 104 | 973 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 10.27 | |
LF Totals | 239 | 239 | 5,031 | 494 | 2.1 | 476 | 459 | 17 | 18 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.55 | |
12 Years | 1,377 | 1,374 | 34,717 | 11,886 | 8.6 | 11,764 | 11,023 | 741 | 122 | 974 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.15 |
Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1930 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1933 Tigers | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 37.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1934 Tigers | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.8 | 6.4 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1935 Tigers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 17.2 | 6.8 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
1936 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 46.0 | 7.7 | 2.9 | - | - | - |
1937 Tigers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.9 | 5.9 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
1938 Tigers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 9.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | - | - | - |
1939 Tigers | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 15.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1940 Tigers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 | - | - | - |
1941 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 33.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1945 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 20.8 | 6.8 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1946 Tigers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 11.9 | 5.9 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1947 Pirates | 0 | 8 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 16.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 58 | 34 | .630 | 18 | 0 | n/a | 15.7 | 6.2 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
Hank GreenbergHank Greenberg Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1930 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
1933 Detroit Tigers | 7 | $3,600.00 | - | - |
1934 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $5,000.00 | - | Stats |
1935 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $10,000.00 | - | Stats |
1936 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1937 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $25,000.00 | Stats | - |
1938 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $30,000.00 | Stats | - |
1939 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $35,000.00 | Stats | - |
1940 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $35,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1941 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1945 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $55,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1946 Detroit Tigers | 5 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | $85,000.00 | - | - |
Hank Greenberg Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Henry Benjamin Greenberg was a Major League Baseball player with the Detroit Tigers (1930-1946) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947). Did you know that Hank, his nickname, is one of just three players in major league history to win a Most Valuable Player Award at two different positions (first base in 1935 & left field in 1940)? Too easy? Did you know that Hammerin Hank was also the first player to hit 25 or more home runs in a season in each league, and remains the American League (AL) record-holder for most RBIs in a single season by a right-handed batter (183 in 1937, a 154-game schedule)!
Hank Greenberg Rookie Card | 1934 Goudey Baseball Card (#62 | Checklist)
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The Hebrew Hammer was the first American League player to be drafted (1940), was honorably discharged (two days before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor) when the United States Congress released men aged 28 years and older from service, then re-enlisted and volunteered for service in the United States Army Air Forces, again the first major league player to do so.
Hank Greenberg | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1956 (HOF)
Hank Greenberg was the first Jewish player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (1956), had his uniform number (#5) retired by the the Detroit Tigers during "Greenberg-Gehringer Day" at Tiger Stadium in 1983 (along with former teammate Charlie Gehringer who had his uniform number [#2] retired as well), and he was featured on a United States postage stamp in 2006 — one of a block of four honoring "baseball sluggers", the others sluggers being Mickey Mantle, Mel Ott, and Roy Campanella.