What years did Tom Daly play?

Tom Daly played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1903.

Was Tom Daly a pitcher?

No. Tom Daly was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Tom Daly hit?

Tom Daly hit 49 career home runs with 1583 hits.

What was Tom Daly's career batting average?

Tom Daly batted .278 over his career, with 1,583 hits in 5,700 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Daly have?

Tom Daly drove in 811 runs in his career.

Is Tom Daly in the Hall of Fame?

No. Tom Daly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tom Daly

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1884-1903)

Tom Daly was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1903 for 6 teams, including the Philadelphia Keystones, a span of 20 seasons. In 1,567 career games, he hit .278 with 1,583 hits, 49 home runs, and 811 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,362.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .278

HR 49

RBI 811

H 1,583

OPS .746

PIV 8,362

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 170 lb
Born: 2/7/1866 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 10/29/1938 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1884-06-09
Last Game: 1903-09-27

Full name: Thomas Peter Daly

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Career Batting Statistics

Tom Daly — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,567	5,700	1,025	1,583	262	103	49	811	385	687	596	.278	.361	.386	.746	8,362

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .357 across their career seasons — +8.0% above league average.

Career OPS .746 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Daly (b. 1866) 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
1884	PHU	UA	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1887	CHN	NL	74	256	45	53	10	4	2	17	29	22	25	.207	.270 (-24%)	.331 (-19%)	.373 (-20%)	.705 (-19%)	-787.7
1888	CHN	NL	65	219	34	42	2	6	0	29	10	10	26	.192	.238 (-20%)	.290 (-21%)	.319 (-20%)	.610 (-20%)	-643.4
1889	WS8	NL	71	250	39	75	13	5	1	40	18	38	28	.300	.263 (+14%)	.334 (+18%)	.357 (+13%)	.691 (+15%)	775.8
1890	BRO	NL	82	292	55	71	9	4	5	43	20	32	43	.243	.260 (-7%)	.336 (-3%)	.351 (avg)	.687 (-1%)	-56.5
1891	BRO	NL	58	200	29	50	11	5	2	27	7	21	34	.250	.254 (-2%)	.331 (-1%)	.343 (+12%)	.675 (+6%)	138.7
1892	BRO	NL	124	446	76	114	15	6	4	51	34	64	62	.256	.244 (+4%)	.316 (+12%)	.327 (+5%)	.644 (+8%)	886.1
1893	BRO	NL	126	470	94	136	21	14	8	70	32	76	65	.289	.279 (+3%)	.356 (+9%)	.379 (+17%)	.735 (+13%)	1322.5
1894	BRO	NL	124	496	135	168	22	10	8	82	51	77	42	.339	.309 (+9%)	.379 (+14%)	.435 (+8%)	.814 (+11%)	1469.5
1895	BRO	NL	121	460	90	129	17	8	2	68	28	52	52	.280	.296 (-5%)	.361 (-1%)	.399 (-9%)	.761 (-5%)	-346.6
1896	BRO	NL	66	223	43	63	13	6	3	29	19	33	25	.283	.290 (-3%)	.354 (+9%)	.387 (+12%)	.741 (+11%)	505.7
1898	BRO	NL	23	73	11	24	3	1	0	11	6	14	5	.329	.270 (+21%)	.333 (+33%)	.347 (+14%)	.680 (+23%)	347.0
1899	BRO	NL	141	498	95	156	24	9	5	88	43	69	34	.313	.282 (+11%)	.343 (+19%)	.366 (+17%)	.710 (+18%)	2100.8
1900	BRO	NL	97	343	72	107	17	3	4	55	27	46	18	.312	.279 (+12%)	.338 (+19%)	.366 (+13%)	.705 (+16%)	1211.7
1901	BRO	NL	133	520	88	164	38	10	3	90	31	42	58	.315	.271 (+16%)	.326 (+14%)	.359 (+24%)	.686 (+19%)	1854.7
1902	CHA	AL	137	489	57	110	22	3	1	54	19	55	39	.225	.266 (-16%)	.321 (-6%)	.343 (-16%)	.665 (-11%)	-721.3
1903	CHA	AL	43	150	20	31	11	0	0	19	6	20	19	.207	.261 (-21%)	.316 (-4%)	.345 (-19%)	.662 (-12%)	-215.4
1903	CIN	NL	80	307	42	90	14	9	1	38	5	16	21	.293	.261 (+12%)	.316 (+5%)	.345 (+18%)	.662 (+12%)	-215.4
Career · 18 seasons			1,567	5,700	1,025	1,583	262	103	49	811	385	687	596	.278	—	—	—	—	7,626

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tom Daly — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	22	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	4	.182

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Daly — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1890	WS	BRO	6	22	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	4	.182

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Daly — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	338	1193	220	369	3	196	.309
Away	316	1194	165	314	11	151	.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Daly — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1903-09-27	CIN	BRO	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1903-09-27	CIN	BRO	L	4	2	3	0	2	0	0	0
1903-09-26	CIN	BRO	L	5	0	3	0	0	2	0	0
1903-09-24	CIN	BRO	W	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1903-09-22	CIN	PHI	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1903-09-22	CIN	PHI	L	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	0
1903-09-21	CIN	PHI	L	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
1903-09-21	CIN	PHI	L	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1903-09-20	CIN	PHI	W	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
1903-09-20	CIN	PHI	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Daly — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	40	392	20	9	19
2B	1058	2652	3025	418	421
3B	102	156	189	54	13
C	307	1616	465	147	37
OF	55	93	9	10	5
SS	14	20	36	18	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Daly — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1884	PHU	C	2	15	3	3	0
1887	CHN	1B	2	20	0	0	3
1887	CHN	2B	2	5	9	1	1
1887	CHN	C	64	354	148	35	12
1887	CHN	OF	8	9	2	2	1
1887	CHN	SS	2	2	2	1	1
1888	CHN	C	62	400	107	33	10
1888	CHN	OF	4	11	0	1	0
1889	WS8	1B	8	67	3	5	3
1889	WS8	2B	4	15	11	3	0
1889	WS8	C	57	268	86	32	5
1889	WS8	OF	3	2	1	1	0
1889	WS8	SS	1	2	1	2	0
1890	BRO	1B	12	155	5	1	7
1890	BRO	C	69	332	72	20	7
1890	BRO	OF	1	4	1	0	0
1891	BRO	1B	15	131	9	3	5
1891	BRO	C	26	133	15	20	0
1891	BRO	OF	7	9	1	0	1
1891	BRO	SS	11	16	33	15	2
1892	BRO	2B	10	21	27	2	3
1892	BRO	3B	57	76	106	21	8
1892	BRO	C	27	114	34	4	3
1892	BRO	OF	30	49	3	6	2
1893	BRO	2B	82	207	265	44	22
1893	BRO	3B	45	80	83	33	5
1894	BRO	2B	124	320	357	68	52
1895	BRO	2B	121	321	351	50	42
1896	BRO	2B	66	168	190	36	31
1898	BRO	2B	23	56	77	1	12
1899	BRO	2B	141	377	453	63	69
1900	BRO	1B	3	19	3	0	1
1900	BRO	2B	93	233	234	40	39
1900	BRO	OF	2	9	1	0	1
1901	BRO	2B	133	370	357	43	46
1902	CHA	2B	137	312	370	31	70
1903	CHA	2B	43	96	103	11	12
1903	CIN	2B	79	151	221	25	22

Career Games by Position

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Tom Daly (b. 1866) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	308
First Base	40
Second Base	1058
Third Base	102
Shortstop	14
Left Field	9
Center Field	17
Right Field	29

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Career Spans

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Tom Daly: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 9, 1884 and the final game on September 27, 1903, Tom Daly built the record summarized on this page. Daly played for the Philadelphia Keystones (1884), the Chicago White Stockings (1887 to 1888), the Washington Nationals (1889), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1890 through 1898), the Brooklyn Grooms (1891 through 1895), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899 to 1901), the Chicago White Sox (1902 through 1903), and the Cincinnati Reds (1903). Daly is listed as a second baseman at 5'7" and 170 pounds. The bio says Daly batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Daly was born on February 7, 1866, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Daly died on October 29, 1938, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Daly's full given name, per the bio, is Thomas Peter Daly.

The batting record for Daly: 1,567 games, 1,583 hits in 5,700 at bats, and a .278 average, adding 49 home runs, 811 runs batted in, and 385 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .361 and .386 give Daly a career OPS of .746.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Daly

What years did Tom Daly play?: Tom Daly played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1903.
Was Tom Daly a pitcher?: No. Tom Daly was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Tom Daly hit?: Tom Daly hit 49 career home runs with 1583 hits.
What was Tom Daly's career batting average?: Tom Daly batted .278 over his career, with 1,583 hits in 5,700 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Daly have?: Tom Daly drove in 811 runs in his career.
Is Tom Daly in the Hall of Fame?: No. Tom Daly has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.