Lou Gehrig

1B · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1923–1939 BORN: NEW YORK, USA

MVP ×2 All-Star ×7 Hall of Fame

Career

2721 H · 493 HR · 1995 RBI · 102 SB

.340 AVG · 1.080 OPS · 2164 G

1939 Season

.143 AVG · 0 HR · 1 RBI · 0 SB

.273 OBP · .143 SLG · .416 OPS

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Lou Gehrig was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 2164 career games, with a .340 batting average and 493 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1923	NYY	13	26	6	11	4	1	1	9	0	2	5	.423	.464	.769	1.234
1924	NYY	10	12	2	6	1	0	0	5	0	1	3	.500	.538	.583	1.122
1925	NYY	126	437	73	129	23	10	20	68	6	46	49	.295	.365	.531	.896
1926	NYY	155	572	135	179	47	20	16	112	6	105	73	.313	.420	.549	.969
1927	NYY	155	584	149	218	52	18	47	175	10	109	84	.373	.474	.765	1.240
1928	NYY	154	562	139	210	47	13	27	142	4	95	69	.374	.467	.648	1.115
1929	NYY	154	553	127	166	32	10	35	126	4	122	68	.300	.431	.584	1.015
1930	NYY	154	581	143	220	42	17	41	174	12	101	63	.379	.473	.721	1.194
1931	NYY	155	619	163	211	31	15	46	184	17	117	56	.341	.446	.662	1.108
1932	NYY	156	596	138	208	42	9	34	151	4	108	38	.349	.451	.621	1.072
1933	NYY	152	593	138	198	41	12	32	139	9	92	42	.334	.424	.605	1.030
1934	NYY	154	579	128	210	40	6	49	165	9	109	31	.363	.465	.706	1.172
1935	NYY	149	535	125	176	26	10	30	119	8	132	38	.329	.466	.583	1.049
1936	NYY	155	579	167	205	37	7	49	152	3	130	46	.354	.478	.696	1.174
1937	NYY	157	569	138	200	37	9	37	159	4	127	49	.351	.473	.643	1.116
1938	NYY	157	576	115	170	32	6	29	114	6	107	75	.295	.410	.523	.932
1939	NYY	8	28	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	.143	.273	.143	.416
Career Totals	—	2164	8001	1888	2721	534	163	493	1995	102	1508	790	.340	.447	.632	1.080

Awards & Achievements

Baseball Magazine All-Star (13): 1927, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1931, 1934, 1934, 1936, 1936, 1937, 1937
Most Valuable Player (2): 1927, 1936
Triple Crown (1): 1934
TSN All-Star (6): 1927, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937
TSN Guide MVP (3): 1931, 1934, 1936

All-Star Selections

1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.