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.

Jimmy Callahan

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

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

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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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

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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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	33.7	64	37	17	9	9.89	5.33 (-86%)	-902.9
1897	CHN	NL	12	9	23	22	21	1	0	189.7	221	85	55	52	4.03	4.30 (+6%)	633.6
1898	CHN	NL	20	10	31	31	30	2	0	274.3	267	75	71	73	2.46	3.59 (+32%)	2817.2
1899	CHN	NL	21	12	35	34	33	3	0	294.3	327	100	76	77	3.06	3.85 (+20%)	1526.4
1900	CHN	NL	13	16	32	32	32	2	0	285.3	347	121	74	77	3.82	3.68 (-4%)	1271.3
1901	CHA	AL	15	8	27	22	20	1	0	215.3	195	58	50	70	2.42	3.49 (+30%)	833.6
1902	CHA	AL	16	14	35	31	29	2	0	282.3	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	401	1397	180	381	5	169	.273
Away	419	1519	199	410	3	172	.270

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	93	820.2	773	240	206	233	2.63
Away	70	559.0	691	268	160	150	4.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1913-08-09	CHW	PHA	W	4	0	1	0	0
1913-07-29	CHW	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0
1913-05-30	CHW	DET	L	1	0	0	0	1
1913-04-20	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1913-04-14	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1913-04-11	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	1	1	0
1912-09-28	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1912-09-25	CHW	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	1
1912-09-25	CHW	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1912-09-24	CHW	SLA	L	5	1	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1903-05-08	CHW	SLA	L	11.0	20	13	5	3	4	0
1903-05-03	CHW	CLE	W	9.0	8	3	2	1	6	0
1903-04-27	CHW	DET	L	8.0	12	8	7	1	2	0
1902-09-26	CHW	SLA	L	8.2	7	5	3	5	3	0
1902-09-22	CHW	DET	L	9.0	8	6	5	3	2	0
1902-09-20	CHW	DET	W	9.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1902-09-15	CHW	DET	W	9.0	4	2	1	1	3	0
1902-09-14	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1902-09-10	CHW	CLE	L	8.0	15	9	8	2	0	2
1902-09-05	CHW	MIN	W	9.0	8	3	2	5	1	0

Fielding Statistics

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

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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Position	Games
Pitcher	195
First Base	1
Second Base	62
Third Base	110
Shortstop	22
Left Field	386
Center Field	37
Right Field	67

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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.

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

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