Player
Hank Greenberg HOF 1956
Player Info
- Full Name
- Henry Benjamin
- Born
-
January 1, 1911
New York, NY, USA - Died
- September 4, 1986
- Size
- 6'3" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 14, 1930
- Final Game
- September 18, 1947
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1930-1946
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1947-1947
Honors
1945 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1945 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1940 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(AL)
1940 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1940 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
1935 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(AL)
1935 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1935 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
... and 2 more
Career Batting
1,394
G
.313
AVG
1,628
H
331
HR
1,276
RBI
1.015
OPS
172
OPS vs Lg
98% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 125 | 402 | 100 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 71 | .249 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 142 | 523 | 145 | 29 | 5 | 44 | 91 | .277 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 78 | 270 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 47 | .311 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 67 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .269 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 573 | 195 | 50 | 8 | 41 | 129 | .340 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 500 | 156 | 42 | 7 | 33 | 112 | .312 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 556 | 175 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 144 | .315 |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 594 | 200 | 49 | 14 | 40 | 137 | .337 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .348 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 619 | 203 | 46 | 16 | 36 | 121 | .328 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 593 | 201 | 63 | 7 | 26 | 118 | .339 |
| 1933 | Detroit Tigers | 117 | 449 | 135 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 59 | .301 |
| 1930 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NL | 510 | .229 | .247 | 20.4 | 14.3 | 143 | 26.0 | ✓ |
| 1946 | AL | 604 | .327 | .258 | 13.2 | 14.6 | 180 | 46.0 | ✓ |
| 1945 | AL | 312 | .233 | .327 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 182 | 13.6 | |
| 1941 | AL | 83 | .194 | .302 | 19.3 | 14.5 | 139 | 2.1 | |
| 1940 | AL | 670 | .330 | .337 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 191 | 42.9 | ✓ |
| 1939 | AL | 604 | .310 | .331 | 15.1 | 15.7 | 173 | 34.5 | ✓ |
| 1938 | AL | 681 | .369 | .288 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 188 | 60.6 | ✓ |
| 1937 | AL | 701 | .332 | .353 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 185 | 41.8 | ✓ |
| 1936 | AL | 55 | .283 | .385 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 176 | 1.1 | |
| 1935 | AL | 710 | .301 | .339 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 174 | 38.4 | ✓ |
| 1934 | AL | 667 | .261 | .369 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 166 | 27.4 | ✓ |
| 1933 | AL | 498 | .167 | .343 | 9.2 | 15.7 | 127 | 12.5 | ✓ |
| 1930 | AL | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1,138 | 10,564 | 724 | 104 | 973 | .991 |
| OF | 239 | 459 | 17 | 18 | 1 | .964 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 119 | 983 | 79 | 9 | 85 | .992 |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 140 | 1272 | 93 | 15 | 110 | .989 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | OF | 72 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | OF | 19 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .914 |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | OF | 148 | 298 | 14 | 15 | 1 | .954 |
| 1939 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 136 | 1205 | 75 | 9 | 108 | .993 |
| 1938 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 155 | 1484 | 120 | 14 | 146 | .991 |
| 1937 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 154 | 1477 | 102 | 13 | 133 | .992 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 12 | 119 | 9 | 1 | 14 | .992 |
| 1935 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 152 | 1437 | 99 | 13 | 142 | .992 |
| 1934 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 153 | 1454 | 84 | 16 | 124 | .990 |
| 1933 | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 117 | 1133 | 63 | 14 | 111 | .988 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 23 | 85 | 27 | 5 | 22 | .318 | ||
| 1945 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .304 |
| 1940 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 6 | .357 |
| 1935 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .167 |
| 1934 | World Series | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 7 | .321 |