Was John Black a pitcher?

No. John Black was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did John Black hit?

John Black hit 0 career home runs with 28 hits.

John Black

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911)

AVG .151

HR 0

RBI 7

H 28

OPS .374

PIV -1,324

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 2/23/1890 in Covington, KY, USA
Died: 3/20/1962 in Rutherford, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-06-20
Last Game: 1911-09-12

Full name: John Falconor Black

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
54	186	13	28	4	0	0	7	4	10	42	.151	.202	.172	.374	-1,324

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Career SLG .172 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career OPS .374 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	SLA	AL	54	186	13	28	4	0	0	7	4	10	42	.151	.266 (-44%)	.336 (-40%)	.356 (-52%)	.693 (-46%)	-1324.3
Career · 1 season			54	186	13	28	4	0	0	7	4	10	42	.151	—	—	—	—	-1,324

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	28	88	5	12	0	1	.136
Away	27	98	8	16	0	7	.163

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1911-09-12	SLA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0
1911-09-11	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	0	1
1911-09-03	SLA	DET	L	2	0	1	0
1911-09-02	SLA	DET	W	5	1	1	1
1911-08-29	SLA	NYY	L	4	0	0	1
1911-08-28	SLA	NYY	L	4	0	0	1
1911-08-27	SLA	NYY	L	3	0	0	1
1911-08-26	SLA	BOS	W	4	0	0	1
1911-08-25	SLA	BOS	L	1	1	1	0
1911-08-25	SLA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	54	0	519	37	16	31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1911	SLA	1B	54	0	519	37	16	31

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	53
Third Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about John Black

Was John Black a pitcher?: No. John Black was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did John Black hit?: John Black hit 0 career home runs with 28 hits.