Was John Deering a pitcher?

Yes. John Deering pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 28 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Deering hit?

John Deering hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

John Deering

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903)

W–L 7–7

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.48

SO 28

Pitcher PIV -1807.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 6/25/1878 in Lynn, MA, USA
Died: 2/15/1943 in Beverly, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1903-05-12
Last Game: 1903-09-25

Full name: John Thomas Deering

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	7	19	15	11	1	0	120.7	136	51	3	42	28	3.80	-1807.4

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — 22.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1903	DET	AL	3	4	10	8	5	0	60.7	77	26	24	14	3.86	3.10 (-24%)	-1613.2
1903	NYA	AL	4	3	9	7	6	1	60.0	59	25	18	14	3.75	3.10 (-21%)	-194.1
Career · 2 seasons			7	7	19	15	11	1	120.2	136	51	42	28	3.80	—	-1,807

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	47	5	9	1	1	0	5	1	0	22	.191	.191	.255	.447	0

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career SLG .255 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OPS .447 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — 32.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1903	DET	AL	10	24	4	8	1	1	3	0	10	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	NYA	AL	9	23	1	1	0	0	2	1	12	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			19	47	5	9	1	1	5	1	22	.191	—	—	—	—	0

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	8	22	5	5	0	1	.227
Away	11	25	0	4	0	4	.160

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	58.1	50	14	14	17	2.16
Away	11	62.1	86	37	28	15	5.34

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	SO
1903-09-25	NYY	SLA	W	4	1	1	0	1	1
1903-09-12	NYY	BOS	L	4	0	0	0	1	0
1903-09-08	NYY	BOS	W	3	0	0	0	0	3
1903-09-04	NYY	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1903-08-16	NYY	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1903-08-13	NYY	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1903-07-30	NYY	BOS	W	4	0	0	0	0	3
1903-07-27	NYY	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1903-07-23	NYY	BOS	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
1903-07-09	DET	MIN	L	3	0	1	1	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1903-09-25	NYY	SLA	W	9.0	9	2	1	0	3	0
1903-09-12	NYY	BOS	L	8.0	13	10	7	1	2	0
1903-09-08	NYY	BOS	W	9.0	3	0	0	2	2	0
1903-09-04	NYY	MIN	—	1.0	1	3	2	3	1	0
1903-08-16	NYY	DET	—	6.0	10	6	6	4	1	0
1903-08-13	NYY	CLE	L	1.0	5	4	4	0	0	0
1903-07-30	NYY	BOS	W	9.0	6	1	1	1	2	0
1903-07-27	NYY	BOS	L	8.0	8	5	3	5	3	0
1903-07-23	NYY	BOS	W	9.0	4	2	1	2	2	0
1903-07-09	DET	MIN	—	7.0	18	11	9	2	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	0	6	30	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	DET	P	10	0	2	16	1	0
1903	NYA	P	9	0	4	14	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	19

Frequently Asked Questions about John Deering

Was John Deering a pitcher?: Yes. John Deering pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 28 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Deering hit?: John Deering hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.