Jimmy Callahan

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1894-1913)

Jimmy Callahan was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1913 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 20 seasons. In 923 career games, he hit .273 with 901 hits, 11 home runs, and 394 RBI. He also pitched in 195 games, going 99-73 with a 3.39 ERA. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3783.6.

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 .273
HR 11
RBI 394
H 901
OPS .663
PIV -1,012
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
3/18/1874 in Fitchburg, MA, USA
Died
10/4/1934 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1894-05-12
Last Game
1913-08-09

Full name: James Joseph Callahan

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Career Batting Statistics

Jimmy Callahan — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
923 3,295 442 901 135 46 11 394 186 159 285 .273 .311 .352 .663 -1,012

Career AVG .273 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .311 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .352 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .663 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jimmy Callahan 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
1894 PHI NL 9 21 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .238 — — — — 0.0
1897 CHN NL 94 360 60 105 18 6 3 47 12 10 25 .292 .291 (avg) .354 (-10%) .387 (+3%) .741 (-3%) -272.9
1898 CHN NL 43 164 27 43 7 5 0 22 3 4 18 .262 .270 (-3%) .333 (-16%) .347 (+5%) .680 (-5%) -217.4
1899 CHN NL 47 150 21 39 4 3 0 18 9 8 9 .260 .282 (-8%) .343 (-11%) .366 (-11%) .710 (-11%) -276.3
1900 CHN NL 32 115 16 27 3 2 0 9 5 6 13 .235 .279 (-16%) .338 (-19%) .366 (-19%) .705 (-19%) -368.7
1901 CHA AL 45 118 15 39 7 3 1 19 10 10 9 .331 .271 (+22%) .326 (+17%) .359 (+30%) .686 (+24%) 450.6
1902 CHA AL 70 218 27 51 7 2 0 13 4 6 13 .234 .266 (-12%) .321 (-19%) .343 (-17%) .665 (-18%) -613.5
1903 CHA AL 118 439 47 128 26 5 2 56 24 20 36 .292 .261 (+11%) .316 (+2%) .345 (+12%) .662 (+7%) 478.3
1904 CHA AL 132 482 66 126 23 2 0 54 29 39 50 .261 .246 (+6%) .300 (+6%) .321 (-1%) .622 (+2%) 254.1
1905 CHA AL 96 345 50 94 18 6 1 43 26 29 42 .272 .248 (+10%) .307 (+9%) .322 (+14%) .629 (+12%) 686.6
1911 CHA AL 120 466 64 131 13 5 3 60 45 15 33 .281 .266 (+5%) .336 (-9%) .356 (-2%) .693 (-5%) -491.1
1912 CHA AL 111 408 45 111 9 7 1 52 19 12 28 .272 .268 (+1%) .335 (-11%) .358 (-6%) .694 (-9%) -641.4
1913 CHA AL 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 923 3,295 442 901 135 46 11 394 186 159 285 .273 — — — — -1,012

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Jimmy Callahan — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
99 73 195 177 169 11 2 1603.0 1,748 603 33 437 445 3.39 3783.6

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 9.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jimmy Callahan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1894 PHI NL 1 2 9 2 1 0 2 33.2 64 37 17 9 9.89 5.33 (-86%) -902.9
1897 CHN NL 12 9 23 22 21 1 0 189.2 221 85 55 52 4.03 4.30 (+6%) 633.6
1898 CHN NL 20 10 31 31 30 2 0 274.1 267 75 71 73 2.46 3.59 (+32%) 2817.2
1899 CHN NL 21 12 35 34 33 3 0 294.1 327 100 76 77 3.06 3.85 (+20%) 1526.4
1900 CHN NL 13 16 32 32 32 2 0 285.1 347 121 74 77 3.82 3.68 (-4%) 1271.3
1901 CHA AL 15 8 27 22 20 1 0 215.1 195 58 50 70 2.42 3.49 (+30%) 833.6
1902 CHA AL 16 14 35 31 29 2 0 282.1 287 113 89 75 3.60 3.17 (-13%) -2796.1
1903 CHA AL 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 28.0 40 14 5 12 4.50 3.10 (-45%) 400.4
Career · 8 seasons 99 73 195 177 169 11 2 1,603.0 1,748 603 437 445 3.39 — 3,784

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

Jimmy Callahan — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home40113971803815169.273
Away41915191994103172.270

Pitching — Home / Away

Jimmy Callahan — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home93820.27732402062332.63
Away70559.06912681601504.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmy Callahan — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-08-09 CHWPHAW 401000000
1913-07-29 CHWBOSL 100000000
1913-05-30 CHWDETL 100000001
1913-04-20 CHWCLEL 100000000
1913-04-14 CHWSLAL 100000000
1913-04-11 CHWCLEL 101000100
1912-09-28 CHWSLAL 100000000
1912-09-25 CHWSLAL 300000001
1912-09-25 CHWSLAL 100000000
1912-09-24 CHWSLAL 512000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jimmy Callahan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1903-05-08 CHWSLA L 11.020135340
1903-05-03 CHWCLE W 9.0832160
1903-04-27 CHWDET L 8.01287120
1902-09-26 CHWSLA L 8.2753530
1902-09-22 CHWDET L 9.0865320
1902-09-20 CHWDET W 9.0000220
1902-09-15 CHWDET W 9.0421130
1902-09-14 CHWDET — 1.0000000
1902-09-10 CHWCLE L 8.01598202
1902-09-05 CHWMIN W 9.0832510

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmy Callahan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2B 62 28 119 166 26 16
3B 110 0 122 216 41 8
OF 489 193 732 44 38 3
P 195 0 127 506 43 21
SS 22 0 36 60 18 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmy Callahan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1894 PHI P 9 0 4 8 1 0
1897 CHN 2B 30 0 65 92 14 10
1897 CHN 3B 2 0 2 3 1 1
1897 CHN OF 21 0 40 8 6 1
1897 CHN P 23 0 14 45 7 4
1897 CHN SS 18 0 26 53 14 9
1898 CHN 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1898 CHN 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0
1898 CHN OF 9 0 10 2 3 0
1898 CHN P 31 0 27 63 5 3
1898 CHN SS 1 0 3 2 2 0
1899 CHN 2B 1 0 3 4 0 1
1899 CHN OF 9 0 15 0 0 0
1899 CHN P 35 0 18 95 12 2
1899 CHN SS 2 0 4 4 2 1
1900 CHN P 32 0 21 94 3 2
1901 CHA 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0
1901 CHA 3B 6 0 7 10 3 2
1901 CHA P 27 0 19 83 6 3
1902 CHA OF 23 0 33 1 1 0
1902 CHA P 35 0 21 106 8 7
1902 CHA SS 1 0 3 1 0 0
1903 CHA 3B 102 0 113 203 37 5
1903 CHA OF 8 0 15 1 0 0
1903 CHA P 3 0 3 12 1 0
1904 CHA 2B 28 28 49 70 10 5
1904 CHA OF 104 103 158 9 4 0
1905 CHA OF 93 90 120 10 6 0
1911 CHA OF 114 0 173 10 7 2
1912 CHA OF 107 0 166 3 11 0
1913 CHA OF 1 0 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jimmy Callahan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 195
First Base 1
Second Base 62
Third Base 110
Shortstop 22
Left Field 386
Center Field 37
Right Field 67

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jimmy Callahan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Whitted
    .269 avg, 23 HR
  2. 91
    Lee Magee
    .276 avg, 12 HR
  3. 90
    Endy Chavez
    .270 avg, 30 HR
  4. 90
    Pete Hotaling
    .267 avg, 9 HR
  5. 89
    George Browne
    .273 avg, 18 HR
  6. 87
    Cozy Dolan
    .269 avg, 10 HR

Jimmy Callahan: the record in brief

Jimmy Callahan played a first major league game on May 12, 1894 and a last one on August 9, 1913. Callahan played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1894), the Chicago Colts (1897), the Chicago Orphans (1898 through 1900), and the Chicago White Sox (1901 through 1913). Listed as an outfielder, Callahan both batted and threw right-handed. Callahan is listed at 5'10" and 180 pounds. Callahan was born on March 18, 1874, in Fitchburg, MA, USA. Callahan's death is recorded on October 4, 1934, in Boston, MA, USA. The given name on file is James Joseph Callahan.

In 923 games and 3,295 at bats, Callahan batted .273 with 901 hits; the totals also include 11 home runs, 394 runs batted in, and 186 stolen bases. Callahan's career OPS of .663 combines a .311 on-base mark with .352 slugging. Against a .269 league average for those years, Callahan's .273 average was near the norm. 1911 produced Callahan's most hits, 131 of them for the Chicago White Sox.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Callahan

What years did Jimmy Callahan play?
Jimmy Callahan played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1913.
Was Jimmy Callahan a pitcher?
Both. Jimmy Callahan pitched in 195 games, going 99-73 with a 3.39 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Jimmy Callahan hit?
Jimmy Callahan hit 11 career home runs with 901 hits.
What teams did Jimmy Callahan play for?
Jimmy Callahan played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1894), the Chicago Orphans (1897–1900), and the Chicago White Sox (1901–1905, 1911–1913).
What were Jimmy Callahan's career stats?
In 923 games, Jimmy Callahan had 901 hits, 11 home runs, 394 RBI, 442 runs, and 186 stolen bases, with a .273 batting average. As a pitcher, in 195 games, he went 99-73 with a 3.39 ERA, 445 strikeouts, 1,603.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
What position did Jimmy Callahan play?
Jimmy Callahan played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jimmy Callahan and how much did he weigh?
Jimmy Callahan was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Jimmy Callahan hit each season?
Jimmy Callahan's home runs by season: 0 in 1894, 3 in 1897, 0 in 1898, 0 in 1899, 0 in 1900, 1 in 1901, 0 in 1902, 2 in 1903, 0 in 1904, 1 in 1905, 3 in 1911, 1 in 1912, and 0 in 1913. His most in one season was 3, in 1897 and 1911.
What was Jimmy Callahan's career batting average?
Jimmy Callahan batted .273 over his career, with 901 hits in 3,295 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmy Callahan have?
Jimmy Callahan drove in 394 runs in his career.
What was Jimmy Callahan's career ERA?
Jimmy Callahan finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 99-73 with 445 strikeouts.
Is Jimmy Callahan in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jimmy Callahan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.