Don Heffner
Career 743 G · 610 H · 6 HR · 248 RBI · .241 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
0 best in baseball
2 league only
11
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1940
Best season
Spanning 1940–1940, peaking at 2 titles in 1940.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,194th League titles 2
- 2,449th Top-5 finishes 11
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 207th Second Base Double Plays 395
- 211th Second Base Putouts 1,416
- 236th Second Base Assists 1,678
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Base Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1940 AL 5.90 |
| Second Base Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1940 AL .977 1938 #3 1941 #2 |
| Second Base Double Plays | — | #3 | — | 1938 #3 |
| Second Base Putouts | — | #3 | — | 1938 #3 |
| Second Base Assists | — | #3 | — | 1940 #3 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2 | 2B FPCT .977 2B RF 5.90 |
Batting
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYA | AL | 72 | 241 | 29 | 63 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 1 | .261 | .331 | .320 | .650 |
| 1935 | NYA | AL | 10 | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .375 | .444 | .819 |
| 1936 | NYA | AL | 19 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .229 | .315 | .313 | .627 |
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 60 | 201 | 23 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 1 | .249 | .314 | .328 | .642 |
| 1938 | SLA | AL | 141 | 473 | 47 | 116 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 65 | 53 | 1 | .245 | .341 | .319 | .661 |
| 1939 | SLA | AL | 110 | 375 | 45 | 100 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 48 | 39 | 1 | .267 | .350 | .312 | .662 |
| 1940 | SLA | AL | 126 | 487 | 52 | 115 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 39 | 37 | 5 | .236 | .295 | .310 | .606 |
| 1941 | SLA | AL | 110 | 399 | 48 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 27 | 5 | .233 | .303 | .278 | .581 |
| 1942 | SLA | AL | 19 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .167 | .189 | .222 | .411 |
| 1943 | PHA +1 | AL | 70 | 211 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 3 | .194 | .267 | .227 | .495 |
| 1944 | DET | AL | 6 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .375 | .263 | .638 |
| Career | — | — | 743 | 2,526 | 275 | 610 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 248 | 270 | 218 | 18 | .241 | .317 | .303 | .620 |
Fielding
5 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYA | AL | 2B | 68 | — | — | 158 | 179 | 10 | 46 | 347 | .971 | 4.96 |
| 1935 | NYA | AL | 2B | 10 | — | — | 20 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 50 | .980 | 4.90 |
| 1936 | NYA | AL | 3B | 8 | — | — | 11 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 34 | .971 | 4.13 |
| 2B | 5 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1.000 | 2.60 | |||
| SS | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .917 | 3.67 | |||
| 1937 | NYA | AL | 2B | 38 | — | — | 107 | 94 | 4 | 28 | 205 | .980 | 5.29 |
| SS | 13 | — | — | 16 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 50 | .960 | 3.69 | |||
| 3B | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||
| 1B | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| OF | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1938 | SLA | AL | 2B | 141 | — | — | 365 | 363 | 22 | 103 | 750 | .971 | 5.16 |
| 1939 | SLA | AL | SS | 73 | — | — | 138 | 218 | 21 | 33 | 377 | .944 | 4.88 |
| 2B | 32 | — | — | 84 | 97 | 8 | 21 | 189 | .958 | 5.66 | |||
| 1940 | SLA | AL | 2B | 125 | — | — | 311 | 426 | 17 | 102 | 754 | .977 | 5.90 |
| 1941 | SLA | AL | 2B | 105 | — | — | 224 | 307 | 14 | 52 | 545 | .974 | 5.06 |
| 1942 | SLA | AL | 2B | 6 | — | — | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .906 | 4.83 |
| 1B | 4 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 1.000 | 6.00 | |||
| 1943 | PHA | AL | 2B | 60 | — | — | 119 | 144 | 6 | 31 | 269 | .978 | 4.38 |
| 1B | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||
| 1944 | DET | AL | 2B | 5 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .962 | 5.00 |
| Career | — | — | 2B | 595 | — | — | 1,416 | 1,678 | 86 | 395 | 3,180 | .973 | 5.20 |
| — | — | SS | 89 | — | — | 159 | 256 | 24 | 38 | 439 | .945 | 4.66 | |
| — | — | 3B | 11 | — | — | 14 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 43 | .977 | 3.82 | |
| — | — | 1B | 7 | — | — | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 1.000 | 4.71 | |
| — | — | OF | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |