Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Yastrzemski

1961–1983 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'11", 175 lb · b. 1939 Southampton, NY

Career 3,308 G · 3,419 H · 452 HR · 1,844 RBI · .285 AVG

Seasons leading his league

29

10 best in baseball 19 league only

61 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

11 Categories led

1967 Best season

Spanning 1963–1974, peaking at 9 titles in 1967.

1967 Batting Triple Crown

Led the AL in .326 AVG, 44 HR, 121 RBI

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

30th League titles 29
69th Best in baseball 10
66th Top-5 finishes 61

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

6th Walks 1,845
9th Hits 3,419
9th Doubles 646
10th Total Bases 5,539
15th Runs Batted In 1,844
19th Runs 1,816
41st Home Runs 452
186th On-Base Percentage .380
228th On-Base Plus Slug. .842
361st Slugging Percentage .462
484th Stolen Bases 168

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
On-Base Percentage	5	1st	2 yrs (1967–1968)	1963 .418 1967 .418 1968 .426 1965 AL .395 1970 AL .452 1973 #3 1974 #2
On-Base Plus Slug.	4	1st	2 yrs (1967–1968)	1967 1.040 1965 AL .932 1968 AL .922 1970 AL 1.044 1963 #3
Doubles	3	1st	2 yrs (1965–1966)	1965 45 1963 AL 40 1966 AL 39 1962 #2 1967 #3 1968 #3
Slugging Percentage	3	1st	—	1967 .622 1965 AL .536 1970 AL .592
Runs	3	1st	—	1967 AL 112 1970 AL 125 1974 AL 93 1963 #3 1968 #2
Batting Average	3	1st	2 yrs (1967–1968)	1963 AL .321 1967 AL .326 1968 AL .301 1965 #2 1970 #2
Walks	2	1st	—	1968 119 1963 AL 95 1970 #2 1971 #2 1973 #3 1974 #2
Total Bases	2	1st	—	1967 360 1970 AL 335
Hits	2	1st	—	1963 AL 183 1967 AL 189
Runs Batted In	1	1st	—	1967 121 1976 #3
Home Runs	1	1st	—	1967 44 1970 #3
Triples	—	#3	—	1964 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1974	1	R 93
1970	5	R 125 OPS 1.044 OBP .452 SLG .592 TB 335
1968	4	AVG .301 OPS .922 OBP .426 BB 119
1967	9	AVG .326 HR 44 RBI 121 H 189 R 112 OPS 1.040 OBP .418 SLG .622 TB 360
1966	1	2B 39
1965	4	OPS .932 OBP .395 SLG .536 2B 45
1963	5	AVG .321 H 183 OBP .418 2B 40 BB 95

Batting

23 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1961	BOS	AL	148	583	71	155	31	6	11	80	50	96	6	.266	.325	.396	.721
1962	BOS	AL	160	646	99	191	43	6	19	94	66	82	7	.296	.363	.469	.832
1963	BOS	AL	151	570	91	183	40	3	14	68	95	72	8	.321	.418	.475	.894
1964	BOS	AL	151	567	77	164	29	9	15	67	75	90	6	.289	.374	.452	.825
1965	BOS	AL	133	494	78	154	45	3	20	72	70	58	7	.312	.395	.536	.932
1966	BOS	AL	160	594	81	165	39	2	16	80	84	60	8	.278	.368	.431	.799
1967	BOS	AL	161	579	112	189	31	4	44	121	91	69	10	.326	.418	.622	1.040
1968	BOS	AL	157	539	90	162	32	2	23	74	119	90	13	.301	.426	.495	.922
1969	BOS	AL	162	603	96	154	28	2	40	111	101	91	15	.255	.362	.508	.870
1970	BOS	AL	161	566	125	186	29	0	40	102	128	66	23	.329	.452	.592	1.044
1971	BOS	AL	148	508	75	129	21	2	15	70	106	60	8	.254	.381	.392	.772
1972	BOS	AL	125	455	70	120	18	2	12	68	67	44	5	.264	.357	.391	.748
1973	BOS	AL	152	540	82	160	25	4	19	95	105	58	9	.296	.407	.463	.870
1974	BOS	AL	148	515	93	155	25	2	15	79	104	48	12	.301	.414	.445	.859
1975	BOS	AL	149	543	91	146	30	1	14	60	87	67	8	.269	.371	.405	.776
1976	BOS	AL	155	546	71	146	23	2	21	102	80	67	5	.267	.358	.432	.790
1977	BOS	AL	150	558	99	165	27	3	28	102	73	40	11	.296	.372	.505	.877
1978	BOS	AL	144	523	70	145	21	2	17	81	76	44	4	.277	.367	.423	.790
1979	BOS	AL	147	518	69	140	28	1	21	87	62	46	3	.270	.346	.450	.796
1980	BOS	AL	105	364	49	100	21	1	15	50	44	38	0	.275	.350	.462	.812
1981	BOS	AL	91	338	36	83	14	1	7	53	49	28	0	.246	.339	.355	.694
1982	BOS	AL	131	459	53	126	22	1	16	72	59	50	0	.275	.358	.431	.789
1983	BOS	AL	119	380	38	101	24	0	10	56	54	29	0	.266	.359	.408	.767
Career	—	—	3,308	11,988	1,816	3,419	646	59	452	1,844	1,845	1,393	168	.285	.380	.462	.842

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
OF	2,076	3,941	195	82	30	.981
1B	765	6,459	512	41	610	.994
3B	33	37	68	12	3	.897