Was John Dowd a pitcher?

No. John Dowd was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did John Dowd hit?

John Dowd hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

John Dowd

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912)

AVG .194

HR 0

RBI 0

H 6

OPS .568

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 170 lb
Born: 1/3/1891 in Weymouth, MA, USA
Died: 1/31/1981 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-07-03
Last Game: 1912-07-13

Full name: John Leo Dowd

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	31	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	6	.194	.342	.226	.568	0

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .226 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career OPS .568 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — 18.2% below 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
1912	NYA	AL	10	31	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	6	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	31	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	6	.194	—	—	—	—	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	5	13	0	4	0	0	.308
Away	5	18	1	2	0	1	.111

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1912-07-13	NYY	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1912-07-13	NYY	SLA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-07-12	NYY	SLA	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1912-07-10	NYY	DET	L	2	0	2	0	0	2	0
1912-07-09	NYY	DET	L	4	0	2	0	0	0	1
1912-07-05	NYY	MIN	L	7	0	1	1	0	0	3
1912-07-04	NYY	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1912-07-04	NYY	MIN	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
1912-07-03	NYY	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
1912-07-03	NYY	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
SS	10	0	14	28	8	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1912	NYA	SS	10	0	14	28	8	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Shortstop	10

Frequently Asked Questions about John Dowd

Was John Dowd a pitcher?: No. John Dowd was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did John Dowd hit?: John Dowd hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.