Larry Doyle

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1920)

AVG .290
HR 74
RBI 793
H 1,887
OPS .765
PIV 19,695
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
7/31/1886 in Caseyville, IL, USA
Died
3/1/1974 in Saranac Lake, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1907-07-22
Last Game
1920-10-02
Awards
MVP

Full name: Lawrence 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
1,766 6,509 960 1,887 299 123 74 793 298 625 378 .290 .357 .408 .765 19,695

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +13.7% above league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +11.8% above league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +21.9% above league average.

Career OPS .765 vs. league average .654 across their career seasons — +16.9% 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
1907 NY1 NL 69 227 16 59 3 0 0 16 3 20 41 .260 .245 (+6%) .304 (+5%) .308 (-12%) .613 (-3%) -47.0
1908 NY1 NL 104 377 65 116 16 9 0 33 17 22 21 .308 .240 (+28%) .298 (+19%) .306 (+30%) .605 (+24%) 1440.6
1909 NY1 NL 147 570 86 172 27 11 6 49 31 45 42 .302 .244 (+24%) .306 (+18%) .312 (+34%) .618 (+26%) 2581.2
1910 NY1 NL 151 575 97 164 21 14 8 69 39 71 26 .285 .249 (+14%) .317 (+16%) .326 (+26%) .644 (+21%) 2353.5
1911 NY1 NL 143 526 102 163 25 25 13 77 38 71 39 .310 .266 (+16%) .336 (+18%) .356 (+48%) .693 (+33%) 3409.4
1912 NY1 NL 143 558 98 184 33 8 10 90 36 56 20 .330 .268 (+23%) .335 (+17%) .358 (+31%) .694 (+24%) 2716.4
1913 NY1 NL 132 482 67 135 25 6 5 73 38 59 29 .280 .259 (+8%) .325 (+12%) .345 (+12%) .670 (+12%) 1253.2
1914 NY1 NL 145 539 87 140 19 8 5 63 17 58 25 .260 .255 (+2%) .322 (+6%) .339 (+4%) .661 (+5%) 651.6
1915 NY1 NL 150 591 86 189 40 10 4 70 22 32 28 .320 .250 (+28%) .318 (+12%) .332 (+33%) .651 (+23%) 2267.8
1916 NY1 NL 113 441 55 118 24 10 2 47 17 27 23 .268 .248 (+8%) .314 (+1%) .326 (+17%) .640 (+9%) 518.2
1916 CHN NL 9 38 6 15 5 1 1 7 2 1 1 .395 — — — — 518.2
1917 CHN NL 135 476 48 121 19 5 6 61 5 48 28 .254 .248 (+2%) .312 (+3%) .323 (+9%) .635 (+6%) 544.6
1918 NY1 NL 75 257 38 67 7 4 3 36 10 37 10 .261 .255 (+2%) .318 (+11%) .326 (+8%) .645 (+10%) 504.5
1919 NY1 NL 113 381 61 110 14 10 7 52 12 31 17 .289 .262 (+10%) .322 (+8%) .347 (+24%) .670 (+17%) 1126.0
1920 NY1 NL 137 471 48 134 21 2 4 50 11 47 28 .285 .271 (+5%) .331 (+6%) .363 (avg) .694 (+3%) 374.8
Career · 15 seasons 1,766 6,509 960 1,887 299 123 74 793 298 625 378 .290 — — — — 20,213

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
19 76 9 18 3 1 1 5 5 4 .237

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1913 WS NY1 5 20 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .150
1912 WS NY1 8 33 5 8 0 0 1 2 3 2 .242
1911 WS NY1 6 23 3 7 3 1 0 1 2 1 .304

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home853298944684237356.282
Away9143522517104237430.296

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-10-02 NY1BROL 200000010
1920-10-01 NY1BROL 311000010
1920-09-27 NY1BSNL 412100000
1920-09-25 NY1BROW 403100000
1920-09-21 NY1CINW 301000000
1920-09-20 NY1CINL 402000000
1920-09-20 NY1CINW 301000001
1920-09-19 NY1CINW 411000210
1920-09-18 NY1PITW 400000000
1920-09-17 NY1PITW 402000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1728 465 3635 4655 443 694

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1907 NY1 2B 69 69 128 158 26 7
1908 NY1 2B 102 101 180 291 33 28
1909 NY1 2B 144 144 292 323 39 51
1910 NY1 2B 151 151 313 388 53 62
1911 NY1 2B 141 0 272 340 36 46
1912 NY1 2B 143 0 313 379 38 68
1913 NY1 2B 130 0 315 345 31 55
1914 NY1 2B 145 0 307 379 29 61
1915 NY1 2B 147 0 313 396 40 66
1916 NY1 2B 113 0 270 352 26 53
1916 CHN 2B 9 0 19 35 1 10
1917 CHN 2B 128 0 300 348 33 54
1918 NY1 2B 73 0 121 221 11 24
1919 NY1 2B 100 0 214 311 24 48
1920 NY1 2B 133 0 278 389 23 61

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1728

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1915 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1912 Most Valuable Player
1911 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1913 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 5.0 64 0
1912 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 48.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 23.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Del Pratt
    .292 avg, 43 HR
  2. 92
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  3. 90
    Tom Daly
    .278 avg, 49 HR
  4. 89
    Larry Gardner
    .289 avg, 27 HR
  5. 89
    Harry Davis
    .277 avg, 75 HR
  6. 88
    Tommy Tucker
    .290 avg, 42 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Doyle

What years did Larry Doyle play?
Larry Doyle played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1920.
Was Larry Doyle a pitcher?
No. Larry Doyle was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Larry Doyle hit?
Larry Doyle hit 74 career home runs with 1887 hits.