Harry Davis

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895-1917)

AVG .277
HR 75
RBI 951
H 1,841
OPS .743
PIV 15,572
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
7/18/1873 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
8/11/1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1895-09-21
Last Game
1917-05-30

Full name: Harry H. Davis

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,755 6,653 1,001 1,841 361 145 75 951 285 525 644 .277 .335 .408 .743 15,572

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons β€” +6.8% above league average.

Career OBP .335 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons β€” near league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons β€” +20.3% above league average.

Career OPS .743 vs. league average .661 across their career seasons β€” +12.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 61 8 15 5 0 0 7 3 8 .246

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1911 WS PHA 6 24 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 3 .208
1910 WS PHA 5 17 5 6 3 0 0 2 3 4 .353
1905 WS PHA 5 20 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home783289146385544440.296
Away749290340375527347.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1917-05-30 PHANYYL 100000000
1916-07-29 PHACHWL 000000110
1915-08-07 PHADETL 100000000
1915-07-20 PHADETL 100000100
1915-06-30 PHABOSL 000000100
1915-05-31 PHABOSL 000000000
1915-05-29 PHABOSW 101000200
1914-09-28 PHASLAL 402000000
1914-09-19 PHADETL 000000010
1914-09-04 PHABOSL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1628 982 15666 950 343 682
2B 2 0 4 5 1 0
3B 32 0 47 55 24 2
OF 78 0 147 7 15 2
SS 2 0 2 3 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1
First Base 1629
Second Base 2
Third Base 32
Shortstop 2
Left Field 50
Center Field 20
Right Field 11

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Harry Davis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Del Pratt
    .292 avg, 43 HR
  2. 97
    Ed Konetchy
    .281 avg, 74 HR
  3. 95
    Wally Pipp
    .281 avg, 90 HR
  4. 93
    Larry Doyle
    .290 avg, 74 HR
  5. 90
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  6. 88
    Jimmy Williams
    .275 avg, 49 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Davis

What years did Harry Davis play?
Harry Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1917.
Was Harry Davis a pitcher?
No. Harry Davis was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Harry Davis hit?
Harry Davis hit 75 career home runs with 1841 hits.