What years did Bruno Block play?

Bruno Block played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914.

Was Bruno Block a pitcher?

No. Bruno Block was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bruno Block hit?

Bruno Block hit 1 career home runs with 131 hits.

Bruno Block

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1914)

AVG .232

HR 1

RBI 69

H 131

OPS .586

PIV -1,111

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 185 lb
Born: 3/13/1885 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA
Died: 8/6/1937 in South Milwaukee, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-08-05
Last Game: 1914-10-04

Full name: James John Block

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
208	565	42	131	18	10	1	69	5	39	80	.232	.281	.304	.586	-1,111

Career AVG .232 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Career SLG .304 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OPS .586 vs. league average .662 across their career seasons — 11.5% 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
1907	WS1	AL	24	57	3	8	2	1	0	2	0	2	10	.140	.245 (-43%)	.304 (-44%)	.308 (-32%)	.613 (-38%)	-318.0
1910	CHA	AL	55	152	12	32	1	1	0	9	3	13	18	.211	.249 (-16%)	.317 (-14%)	.326 (-30%)	.644 (-22%)	-466.2
1911	CHA	AL	39	115	11	35	6	1	1	18	0	6	14	.304	.266 (+14%)	.336 (+1%)	.356 (+12%)	.693 (+7%)	95.3
1912	CHA	AL	46	136	8	35	5	6	0	26	1	7	21	.257	.268 (-4%)	.335 (-13%)	.358 (+7%)	.694 (-3%)	-124.4
1914	CHF	FL	44	105	8	21	4	1	0	14	1	11	17	.200	.255 (-22%)	.322 (-14%)	.339 (-24%)	.661 (-19%)	-297.8
Career · 5 seasons			208	565	42	131	18	10	1	69	5	39	80	.232	—	—	—	—	-1,111

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	100	261	9	53	0	32	.203
Away	111	304	34	78	1	35	.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1914-10-04	CHF	SLF	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-09-21	CHF	BLF	L	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
1914-09-19	CHF	BLF	W	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	1
1914-09-18	CHF	PTF	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-09-12	CHF	BUF	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1914-09-11	CHF	BUF	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1914-09-10	CHF	BUF	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
1914-09-09	CHF	BUF	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1914-09-07	CHF	IND	L	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
1914-08-22	CHF	BUF	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	186	60	858	237	35	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	WS1	C	21	20	59	16	4	1
1910	CHA	C	47	40	244	77	12	8
1911	CHA	C	38	0	201	40	7	2
1912	CHA	C	46	0	222	65	6	4
1914	CHF	C	34	0	132	39	6	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	183

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruno Block

What years did Bruno Block play?: Bruno Block played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1914.
Was Bruno Block a pitcher?: No. Bruno Block was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bruno Block hit?: Bruno Block hit 1 career home runs with 131 hits.