Jack Doyle

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1889-1905)

AVG .299
HR 25
RBI 971
H 1,811
OPS .736
PIV 5,545
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 155 lb
Born
10/25/1869 in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
Died
12/31/1958 in Holyoke, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1889-08-27
Last Game
1905-07-13

Full name: John Joseph Doyle

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,569 6,055 977 1,811 316 64 25 971 518 440 281 .299 .351 .385 .736 5,545

Career AVG .299 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +11.1% above league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +5.3% above league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — +7.5% above league average.

Career OPS .736 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — +6.4% above 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
1889 CL6 AA 11 36 6 10 1 1 0 3 9 6 6 .278 — — — — 0.0
1890 CL6 AA 77 298 47 80 17 7 2 44 27 13 0 .268 .260 (+3%) .336 (-11%) .351 (+12%) .687 (+1%) -133.4
1891 CL4 NL 69 250 43 69 14 4 0 43 24 26 44 .276 .254 (+9%) .331 (+6%) .343 (+6%) .675 (+6%) 256.9
1892 CL4 NL 24 88 17 26 4 1 1 14 5 6 10 .295 .244 (+21%) .316 (+7%) .327 (+21%) .644 (+15%) 171.4
1892 NY1 NL 90 366 61 109 22 1 5 55 42 18 30 .298 .244 (+22%) .316 (+6%) .327 (+23%) .644 (+15%) 171.4
1893 NY1 NL 82 318 56 102 17 5 1 51 40 27 12 .321 .279 (+15%) .356 (+7%) .379 (+9%) .735 (+8%) 507.0
1894 NY1 NL 107 427 94 157 30 8 3 103 44 37 3 .368 .309 (+19%) .379 (+11%) .435 (+14%) .814 (+13%) 1199.6
1895 NY1 NL 82 319 52 100 21 3 1 66 35 24 12 .313 .296 (+6%) .361 (+1%) .399 (+2%) .761 (+2%) 74.9
1896 BLN NL 118 487 116 165 29 4 1 101 73 42 15 .339 .290 (+17%) .354 (+13%) .387 (+9%) .741 (+11%) 1176.5
1897 BLN NL 114 460 91 163 29 4 2 87 62 29 23 .354 .291 (+21%) .354 (+11%) .387 (+16%) .741 (+14%) 1221.8
1898 WAS NL 43 177 26 54 2 2 2 26 9 7 1 .305 .270 (+13%) .333 (avg) .347 (+7%) .680 (+4%) 83.8
1898 NY1 NL 82 297 42 84 15 3 1 43 14 12 12 .283 .270 (+5%) .333 (-5%) .347 (+5%) .680 (avg) 83.8
1899 NY1 NL 119 452 56 135 16 7 3 77 35 33 18 .299 .282 (+6%) .343 (+2%) .366 (+5%) .710 (+4%) 306.6
1900 NY1 NL 133 505 69 135 24 1 1 66 34 34 16 .267 .279 (-4%) .338 (-6%) .366 (-11%) .705 (-9%) -699.8
1901 CHN NL 75 285 21 66 9 2 0 39 8 7 13 .232 .271 (-15%) .326 (-20%) .359 (-23%) .686 (-21%) -941.3
1902 NY1 NL 51 193 22 58 13 0 0 18 12 11 9 .301 .266 (+13%) .321 (+6%) .343 (+7%) .665 (+7%) 200.2
1902 WS1 AL 78 312 52 77 15 2 1 20 6 29 15 .247 .266 (-8%) .321 (-3%) .343 (-8%) .665 (-6%) 200.2
1903 BRO NL 139 524 84 164 27 6 0 91 34 54 23 .313 .261 (+20%) .316 (+21%) .345 (+12%) .662 (+16%) 1835.3
1904 BRO NL 8 22 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 6 1 .227 — — — — 0.0
1904 PHI NL 66 236 20 52 10 3 1 22 4 19 18 .220 .246 (-11%) .300 (-6%) .321 (-6%) .622 (-6%) 0.0
1905 NYA AL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 1,569 6,055 977 1,811 316 64 25 971 518 440 281 .299 — — — — 5,715

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home38514262174133218.290
Away40915731784176173.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1905-07-13 NYYDETL 300000000
1904-08-05 PHICINL 501000000
1904-08-04 PHICINW 401000000
1904-08-04 PHICINW 301000100
1904-08-03 PHICINL 311000111
1904-08-03 PHICINL 400000000
1904-07-30 PHINY1L 311000010
1904-07-26 PHIBSNW 412100001
1904-07-24 PHISTLL 100000001
1904-07-24 PHISTLW 402000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1048 74 10205 651 277 608
2B 127 0 264 348 61 30
3B 50 0 80 87 37 7
C 176 0 699 224 104 23
OF 133 0 196 24 32 4
SS 53 0 79 161 35 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1889 CL6 2B 2 0 4 3 1 0
1889 CL6 C 7 0 27 8 4 0
1889 CL6 OF 3 0 3 1 0 1
1890 CL6 2B 6 0 15 12 3 2
1890 CL6 3B 3 0 3 5 1 0
1890 CL6 C 38 0 177 51 29 7
1890 CL6 OF 9 0 11 1 5 0
1890 CL6 SS 25 0 25 84 16 5
1891 CL4 3B 20 0 40 38 14 4
1891 CL4 C 29 0 99 31 15 1
1891 CL4 OF 21 0 39 4 9 0
1891 CL4 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1892 CL4 1B 1 0 11 1 1 0
1892 CL4 C 9 0 37 9 6 2
1892 CL4 OF 12 0 18 3 3 1
1892 CL4 SS 1 0 0 2 2 0
1892 NY1 2B 31 0 59 74 21 7
1892 NY1 3B 13 0 19 15 13 0
1892 NY1 C 26 0 110 47 19 5
1892 NY1 OF 17 0 26 0 3 0
1892 NY1 SS 7 0 17 18 4 1
1893 NY1 1B 1 0 11 1 0 4
1893 NY1 3B 3 0 2 5 1 0
1893 NY1 C 48 0 186 62 22 7
1893 NY1 OF 29 0 55 5 4 0
1893 NY1 SS 4 0 12 16 7 2
1894 NY1 1B 101 0 995 60 38 53
1894 NY1 C 6 0 23 7 4 0
1895 NY1 1B 58 0 599 34 21 27
1895 NY1 2B 13 0 28 47 8 3
1895 NY1 3B 6 0 7 13 6 1
1895 NY1 C 4 0 20 2 4 0
1896 BLN 1B 118 0 1173 42 32 85
1896 BLN 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0
1897 BLN 1B 114 0 1105 75 25 72
1898 WAS 1B 38 0 344 17 14 23
1898 WAS 2B 5 0 12 12 1 1
1898 NY1 1B 24 0 212 11 4 9
1898 NY1 3B 5 0 9 11 2 2
1898 NY1 C 2 0 1 3 0 0
1898 NY1 OF 38 0 39 10 8 2
1898 NY1 SS 15 0 25 41 6 3
1899 NY1 1B 114 0 1124 70 29 78
1899 NY1 C 5 0 19 4 1 1
1900 NY1 1B 133 0 1269 96 41 92
1901 CHN 1B 75 0 698 60 21 32
1902 NY1 1B 51 0 502 38 5 29
1902 WS1 1B 7 0 67 4 0 2
1902 WS1 2B 68 0 145 197 26 17
1902 WS1 C 2 0 0 0 0 0
1902 WS1 OF 4 0 5 0 0 0
1903 BRO 1B 139 0 1418 83 29 74
1904 BRO 1B 8 8 82 7 0 1
1904 PHI 1B 65 65 585 52 15 27
1904 PHI 2B 1 0 1 3 0 0
1905 NYA 1B 1 1 10 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Catcher 176
First Base 1048
Second Base 127
Third Base 50
Shortstop 53
Left Field 13
Center Field 45
Right Field 76

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jack Doyle (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tommy Tucker
    .290 avg, 42 HR
  2. 96
    Jack Glasscock
    .290 avg, 27 HR
  3. 93
    Eric Young
    .283 avg, 79 HR
  4. 90
    Herman Long
    .277 avg, 91 HR
  5. 89
    Tom Daly
    .278 avg, 49 HR
  6. 87
    Steve Sax
    .281 avg, 54 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Doyle

What years did Jack Doyle play?
Jack Doyle played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1905.
Was Jack Doyle a pitcher?
No. Jack Doyle was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Jack Doyle hit?
Jack Doyle hit 25 career home runs with 1811 hits.