Jim Delahanty

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901-1915)

Jim Delahanty was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1915 for 8 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,186 career games, he hit .283 with 1,159 hits, 19 home runs, and 489 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 11,260.

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 .283
HR 19
RBI 489
H 1,159
OPS .730
PIV 11,260
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
6/20/1879 in Cleveland, OH, USA
Died
10/17/1953 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1901-04-19
Last Game
1915-05-08

Full name: James Christopher Delahanty

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Career Batting Statistics

Jim Delahanty — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,186 4,091 520 1,159 191 59 19 489 151 378 369 .283 .357 .373 .730 11,260

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +11.6% above league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +13.0% above league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career OPS .730 vs. league average .648 across their career seasons — +12.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Delahanty 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
1901 CHN NL 17 63 4 12 2 0 0 4 5 3 9 .190 .271 (-30%) .326 (-27%) .359 (-38%) .686 (-33%) -310.9
1902 NY1 NL 7 26 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 .231 — — — — 0.0
1904 BSN NL 142 499 56 142 27 8 3 60 16 27 38 .285 .246 (+15%) .300 (+11%) .321 (+21%) .622 (+16%) 1368.2
1905 BSN NL 125 461 50 119 11 8 5 55 12 28 45 .258 .248 (+4%) .307 (+2%) .322 (+8%) .629 (+5%) 426.9
1906 CIN NL 115 379 63 106 21 4 1 39 21 45 32 .280 .247 (+13%) .307 (+21%) .315 (+16%) .622 (+18%) 1394.9
1907 SLA AL 33 95 8 21 3 0 0 6 6 5 8 .221 .245 (-10%) .304 (-10%) .308 (-18%) .613 (-14%) -176.2
1907 WS1 AL 108 404 44 118 18 7 2 54 18 36 42 .292 .245 (+19%) .304 (+21%) .308 (+25%) .613 (+23%) -176.2
1908 WS1 AL 83 287 33 91 11 4 1 30 16 24 24 .317 .240 (+32%) .298 (+26%) .306 (+28%) .605 (+27%) 1285.3
1909 WS1 AL 90 302 18 67 13 5 1 21 4 23 27 .222 .244 (-9%) .306 (-5%) .312 (-1%) .618 (-3%) -158.7
1909 DET AL 46 150 29 38 10 1 0 20 9 17 23 .253 .244 (+4%) .306 (+19%) .312 (+7%) .618 (+13%) -158.7
1910 DET AL 106 378 67 111 16 2 3 45 15 43 32 .294 .249 (+18%) .317 (+19%) .326 (+13%) .644 (+16%) 1275.0
1911 DET AL 144 542 83 184 30 14 3 94 15 56 48 .339 .266 (+27%) .336 (+22%) .356 (+30%) .693 (+26%) 2902.7
1912 DET AL 79 266 34 76 14 1 0 41 9 42 13 .286 .268 (+6%) .335 (+18%) .358 (-4%) .694 (+7%) 567.2
1914 BRF FL 74 214 28 62 13 5 0 15 4 25 21 .290 .255 (+14%) .322 (+15%) .339 (+17%) .661 (+16%) 626.5
1915 BRF FL 17 25 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 .240 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,186 4,091 520 1,159 191 59 19 489 151 378 369 .283 — — — — 8,866

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

Jim Delahanty — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.1 10 1 1 1 0 1.69 0.0

Career ERA 1.69 vs. league average 2.74 across their career seasons — 38.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jim Delahanty — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1904 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 5 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
1905 BSN NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 1 0 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.1 10 1 1 0 1.69 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Delahanty — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 26 2 9 5 0 0 4 2 5 .346

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Delahanty — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1909 WS DET 7 26 2 9 5 0 0 4 2 5 .346

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Delahanty — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home590198427257213267.288
Away59621142485866196.277

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Delahanty — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away25.1100100.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Delahanty — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1915-05-08 BRFKCFL 402100100
1915-05-07 BRFKCFW 301000000
1915-05-06 BRFSLFW 300000012
1915-05-05 BRFSLFL 402000001
1915-05-03 BRFPTFW 100000000
1915-05-03 BRFPTFL 100000000
1915-05-01 BRFPTFL 000000110
1915-04-27 BRFBLFL 000000010
1915-04-24 BRFNEWL 100000000
1915-04-23 BRFNEWW 100000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Jim Delahanty — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1905-10-07 BSNBRO — 2.0520001
1904-08-28 BSNCIN — 3.1530100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Delahanty — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 80 4 819 27 20 21
2B 568 402 1267 1490 156 172
3B 296 257 400 517 118 28
OF 188 149 291 21 18 1
P 2 1 0 3 1 0
SS 5 5 9 9 2 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Delahanty — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1901 CHN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1901 CHN 3B 17 0 21 29 7 2
1902 NY1 OF 7 0 11 0 1 0
1904 BSN 2B 18 18 38 41 6 1
1904 BSN 3B 113 111 158 223 48 12
1904 BSN OF 9 8 18 1 2 0
1904 BSN P 1 0 0 2 1 0
1905 BSN OF 124 123 186 16 8 1
1905 BSN P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1906 CIN 3B 105 104 136 170 33 4
1906 CIN OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1906 CIN SS 5 5 9 9 2 0
1907 SLA 2B 2 1 1 5 0 0
1907 SLA 3B 21 19 30 34 8 1
1907 SLA OF 4 4 9 0 0 0
1907 WS1 1B 4 4 42 4 1 1
1907 WS1 2B 68 69 172 180 22 18
1907 WS1 3B 27 23 40 39 10 4
1907 WS1 OF 9 13 13 1 0 0
1908 WS1 2B 80 79 181 232 16 25
1909 WS1 2B 85 84 177 211 18 26
1909 DET 2B 46 46 88 127 13 13
1910 DET 2B 106 105 246 267 33 36
1911 DET 1B 71 0 744 21 17 17
1911 DET 2B 59 0 158 182 19 19
1911 DET 3B 13 0 15 22 12 5
1912 DET 2B 44 0 95 117 16 19
1912 DET OF 33 0 53 3 7 0
1914 BRF 1B 5 0 33 2 2 3
1914 BRF 2B 55 0 104 117 10 15
1915 BRF 2B 4 0 7 11 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Delahanty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 80
Second Base 571
Third Base 294
Shortstop 6
Left Field 174
Center Field 4
Right Field 16

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Career Spans

Jim Delahanty (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Red Smith
    .278 avg, 27 HR
  2. 82
    Fernando Vina
    .282 avg, 40 HR
  3. 77
    Newt Allen
    .286 avg, 22 HR
  4. 73
    Bucky Harris HOF
    .274 avg, 9 HR
  5. 70
    Joey Cora
    .277 avg, 30 HR
  6. 69
    Bernie Friberg
    .281 avg, 38 HR

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Jim Delahanty: the record in brief

Jim Delahanty played a first major league game on April 19, 1901 and a last one on May 8, 1915. Delahanty played for the Chicago Orphans (1901), the New York Giants (1902), the Boston Beaneaters (1904 to 1905), the Cincinnati Reds (1906), the St. Louis Browns (1907), the Washington Senators (1907 through 1909), the Detroit Tigers (1909 to 1912), and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914 to 1915). Delahanty, born on June 20, 1879, in Cleveland, OH, USA, is listed as a second baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Delahanty's listed size is 5'10" and 170 pounds. Delahanty died on October 17, 1953, in Cleveland, OH, USA. On the record, Jim Delahanty was born James Christopher Delahanty.

Delahanty's career batting table shows 1,186 games, 4,091 at bats and 1,159 hits, a .283 average, adding 19 home runs, 489 RBI, and 151 stolen bases. Delahanty's career OPS of .730 combines a .357 on-base mark with .373 slugging.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Delahanty

What years did Jim Delahanty play?
Jim Delahanty played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1915.
Was Jim Delahanty a pitcher?
No. Jim Delahanty was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Jim Delahanty hit?
Jim Delahanty hit 19 career home runs with 1,159 hits.
What teams did Jim Delahanty play for?
Jim Delahanty played for 8 teams: the Chicago Orphans (1901), the New York Giants (1902), the Boston Beaneaters (1904–1905), the Cincinnati Reds (1906), the St. Louis Browns (1907), the Washington Senators (1907–1909), the Detroit Tigers (1909–1912), and the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915).
What were Jim Delahanty's career stats?
In 1,186 games, Jim Delahanty had 1,159 hits, 19 home runs, 489 RBI, 520 runs, and 151 stolen bases, with a .283 batting average.
What position did Jim Delahanty play?
Jim Delahanty played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Delahanty and how much did he weigh?
Jim Delahanty was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Jim Delahanty hit each season?
Jim Delahanty's home runs by season: 0 in 1901, 0 in 1902, 3 in 1904, 5 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 2 in 1907, 1 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 3 in 1910, 3 in 1911, 0 in 1912, 0 in 1914, and 0 in 1915. His most in one season was 5, in 1905.
What was Jim Delahanty's career batting average?
Jim Delahanty batted .283 over his career, with 1,159 hits in 4,091 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Delahanty have?
Jim Delahanty drove in 489 runs in his career.
What was Jim Delahanty's career ERA?
Jim Delahanty finished with a 1.69 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.
Is Jim Delahanty in the Hall of Fame?
No. Jim Delahanty has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.