Pete Booker

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Pete Booker was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Giants. In 151 career games, he hit .285 with 150 hits and 59 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 341.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .285
HR 0
RBI 59
H 150
OPS .669
PIV 341
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
1886 in Richmond, VA, USA
Died
9/26/1922 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: James Booker

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Career Batting Statistics

Pete Booker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
151 527 83 150 27 0 0 59 5 33 0 .285 .333 .336 .669 341

Career AVG .285 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Career SLG .336 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Pete Booker (b. 1886) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1905 PG EAS 8 29 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .172 — — — — 0.0
1906 PG EAS 18 62 10 15 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 .242 .247 (-2%) .307 (-10%) .315 (-13%) .622 (-11%) -102.3
1907 LEL WES 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1908 LEL WES 15 53 9 19 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 .358 .240 (+49%) .298 (+28%) .306 (+35%) .605 (+32%) 222.8
1909 LEL WES 23 79 15 23 6 0 0 6 2 7 0 .291 .244 (+19%) .306 (+19%) .312 (+17%) .618 (+18%) 226.4
1910 LEL WES 21 86 11 26 6 0 0 13 0 4 0 .302 .249 (+21%) .317 (+5%) .326 (+14%) .644 (+9%) 99.0
1911 NLG EAS 15 59 9 19 4 0 0 10 3 3 0 .322 .266 (+21%) .336 (+12%) .356 (+9%) .693 (+10%) 102.4
1912 NLG EAS 9 32 7 10 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 .312 — — — — 0.0
1913 CAG WES 11 38 6 11 2 0 0 3 0 5 0 .289 — — — — 0.0
1914 CAG WES 30 86 9 21 2 0 0 10 0 5 0 .244 .255 (-4%) .322 (-11%) .339 (-21%) .661 (-16%) -206.8
Career · 10 seasons 151 527 83 150 27 0 0 59 5 33 0 .285 — — — — 341

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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pete Booker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 47 1 438 21 10 17
C 107 40 545 119 33 10
OF 2 1 3 1 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pete Booker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 PG C 7 7 43 6 2 0
1905 PG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1906 PG C 18 18 84 17 8 1
1907 LEL C 1 1 5 0 0 0
1908 LEL 1B 1 1 9 0 1 0
1908 LEL C 14 14 60 16 10 2
1909 LEL 1B 8 0 83 3 0 3
1909 LEL C 16 0 87 20 5 1
1910 LEL 1B 17 0 179 3 2 3
1910 LEL C 6 0 24 8 1 0
1911 NLG 1B 12 0 99 9 4 8
1911 NLG C 6 0 33 7 1 3
1912 NLG 1B 1 0 7 0 0 1
1912 NLG C 8 0 51 5 1 0
1913 CAG 1B 4 0 32 3 2 2
1913 CAG C 6 0 38 8 2 1
1913 CAG OF 1 0 2 1 1 0
1914 CAG 1B 4 0 29 3 1 0
1914 CAG C 25 0 120 32 3 2

Career Games by Position

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Pete Booker (b. 1886) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 107
First Base 47
Right Field 2

Pete Booker: the record in brief

The season rows for Pete Booker begin in 1905. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Giants (1905 to 1906), the Chicago Leland Giants (1907 through 1910), the New York Lincoln Giants (1911 through 1912), and the Chicago American Giants (1913 through 1914). Booker played primarily as a catcher and threw and hit right-handed. Booker was born in 1886, in Richmond, VA, USA. Booker died on September 26, 1922, in Chicago, IL, USA. Pete Booker was the playing name; the full given name is James.

The batting record for Booker: 151 games, 150 hits in 527 at bats, and a .285 average, adding 59 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .333 and .336 give Booker a career OPS of .669. Set against a .253 league average for the same years, Booker's .285 average sits 12.6% above it. No season topped the 26 hits of 1910. Among the seasons with the heaviest workload, the best average was .358 in 1908, 49% above that year's league mark of .240. Only 1906 and 1914 fell short of the league batting average among the compared seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Booker

Was Pete Booker a pitcher?
No. Pete Booker was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Pete Booker hit?
Pete Booker hit 0 career home runs with 150 hits.
What was Pete Booker's career batting average?
Pete Booker batted .285 over his career, with 150 hits in 527 at bats.
How many RBI did Pete Booker have?
Pete Booker drove in 59 runs in his career.
Is Pete Booker in the Hall of Fame?
No. Pete Booker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Pete Booker play for?
Pete Booker played for the Philadelphia Giants, the Chicago Leland Giants, the New York Lincoln Giants, and the Chicago American Giants.