Birdie Tebbetts was a catcher in MLB history. Across 1162 career games, with a .270 batting average and 38 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | DET | 10 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .303 | .395 | .545 | .940 |
| 1937 | DET | 50 | 162 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .191 | .238 | .290 | .528 |
| 1938 | DET | 53 | 143 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | .294 | .348 | .385 | .733 |
| 1939 | DET | 106 | 341 | 37 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 25 | 20 | .261 | .315 | .372 | .688 |
| 1940 | DET | 111 | 379 | 46 | 112 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 35 | 14 | .296 | .357 | .412 | .768 |
| 1941 | DET | 110 | 359 | 28 | 102 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 38 | 29 | .284 | .354 | .376 | .730 |
| 1942 | DET | 99 | 308 | 24 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 39 | 17 | .247 | .335 | .292 | .627 |
| 1946 | DET | 87 | 280 | 20 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 28 | 23 | .243 | .312 | .307 | .619 |
| 1947 | BOS | 90 | 291 | 22 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 30 | .299 | .346 | .344 | .690 |
| 1947 | DET | 20 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .094 | .143 | .113 | .256 |
| 1948 | BOS | 128 | 446 | 54 | 125 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 62 | 32 | .280 | .371 | .381 | .752 |
| 1949 | BOS | 122 | 403 | 42 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 8 | 62 | 22 | .270 | .369 | .342 | .712 |
| 1950 | BOS | 79 | 268 | 33 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 29 | 26 | .310 | .377 | .444 | .821 |
| 1951 | CLE | 55 | 137 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .263 | .308 | .350 | .659 |
| 1952 | CLE | 42 | 101 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .248 | .339 | .317 | .656 |
| Career Totals | — | 1162 | 3704 | 357 | 1000 | 169 | 22 | 38 | 469 | 29 | 389 | 261 | .270 | .341 | .358 | .700 |
1941, 1942, 1948, 1949