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.

What was Jack Doyle's career batting average?

Jack Doyle batted .299 over his career, with 1,811 hits in 6,055 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Doyle have?

Jack Doyle drove in 971 runs in his career.

Is Jack Doyle in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jack Doyle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jack Doyle

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

Jack Doyle was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1889 to 1905 for 10 teams, including the Columbus Solons, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,569 career games, he hit .299 with 1,811 hits, 25 home runs, and 971 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,545.

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 October 12, 2026

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

Jack Doyle — 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

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Jack Doyle 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
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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Batting — Home / Away

Jack Doyle — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	385	1426	217	413	3	218	.290
Away	409	1573	178	417	6	173	.265

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jack Doyle — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1905-07-13	NYY	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1904-08-05	PHI	CIN	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
1904-08-04	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1904-08-04	PHI	CIN	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
1904-08-03	PHI	CIN	L	3	1	1	0	1	1	1
1904-08-03	PHI	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1904-07-30	PHI	NY1	L	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
1904-07-26	PHI	BSN	W	4	1	2	1	0	0	1
1904-07-24	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1904-07-24	PHI	STL	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Doyle — 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

Jack Doyle — 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

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Jack Doyle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	176
First Base	1048
Second Base	127
Third Base	50
Shortstop	53
Left Field	13
Center Field	45
Right Field	76

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Jack Doyle: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 27, 1889 and the final game on July 13, 1905, Jack Doyle built the record summarized on this page. By club, Doyle's seasons break down as the Columbus Solons (1889 through 1890), the Cleveland Spiders (1891 to 1892), the New York Giants (1892 to 1902), the Baltimore Orioles (1896 to 1897), the Washington Senators (1898 to 1902), the Chicago Orphans (1901), the Brooklyn Superbas (1903 through 1904), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1904), among other clubs in the table. Doyle, a first baseman by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 9 inches and 155 pounds. Doyle was born on October 25, 1869, in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. Doyle died on December 31, 1958, in Holyoke, MA, USA.

Doyle's career batting table shows 1,569 games, 6,055 at bats and 1,811 hits, a .299 average, adding 25 homers, 971 RBI, and 518 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .351 and the slugging percentage .385, for an OPS of .736.

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.
What was Jack Doyle's career batting average?: Jack Doyle batted .299 over his career, with 1,811 hits in 6,055 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Doyle have?: Jack Doyle drove in 971 runs in his career.
Is Jack Doyle in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jack Doyle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.