What years did Duke Farrell play?

Duke Farrell played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1905.

Was Duke Farrell a pitcher?

No. Duke Farrell was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Duke Farrell hit?

Duke Farrell hit 52 career home runs with 1572 hits.

What was Duke Farrell's career batting average?

Duke Farrell batted .277 over his career, with 1,572 hits in 5,682 at bats.

How many RBI did Duke Farrell have?

Duke Farrell drove in 916 runs in his career.

Is Duke Farrell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Duke Farrell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Duke Farrell

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1888-1905)

Duke Farrell was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1905 for 8 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,565 career games, he hit .277 with 1,572 hits, 52 home runs, and 916 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,352.

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 .277

HR 52

RBI 916

H 1,572

OPS .723

PIV 3,352

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 208 lb
Born: 8/31/1866 in Oakdale, MA, USA
Died: 2/15/1925 in Boston, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1888-04-21
Last Game: 1905-06-13

Full name: Charles Andrew Farrell

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Career Batting Statistics

Duke Farrell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,565	5,682	829	1,572	211	123	52	916	150	480	369	.277	.338	.385	.723	3,352

Career AVG .277 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .356 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .723 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Duke Farrell 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
1888	CHN	NL	64	241	34	56	6	3	3	19	8	4	41	.232	.238 (-3%)	.290 (-16%)	.319 (avg)	.610 (-8%)	-323.4
1889	CHN	NL	101	407	66	107	19	7	11	75	13	41	21	.263	.263 (avg)	.334 (-1%)	.357 (+19%)	.691 (+9%)	613.2
1890	CHP	PL	117	451	79	131	21	12	2	84	8	42	28	.290	.260 (+12%)	.336 (+5%)	.351 (+15%)	.687 (+10%)	731.2
1891	BS2	AA	122	473	108	143	19	13	12	110	21	59	48	.302	.254 (+19%)	.331 (+16%)	.343 (+38%)	.675 (+27%)	2392.6
1892	PIT	NL	152	605	96	130	10	13	8	77	20	46	53	.215	.244 (-12%)	.316 (-13%)	.327 (-4%)	.644 (-8%)	-859.8
1893	WAS	NL	124	511	84	144	13	13	4	75	11	47	12	.282	.279 (+1%)	.356 (-2%)	.379 (+1%)	.735 (-1%)	-122.2
1894	NY1	NL	116	404	50	116	20	12	5	70	9	38	15	.287	.309 (-7%)	.379 (-7%)	.435 (avg)	.814 (-3%)	-326.2
1895	NY1	NL	90	312	38	90	16	9	1	58	11	38	18	.288	.296 (-3%)	.361 (+3%)	.399 (+2%)	.761 (+2%)	146.4
1896	NY1	NL	58	191	23	54	7	3	1	37	2	19	7	.283	.290 (-3%)	.354 (-1%)	.387 (-5%)	.741 (-3%)	-92.8
1896	WAS	NL	37	130	18	39	7	3	1	30	2	7	3	.300	.290 (+3%)	.354 (-3%)	.387 (+9%)	.741 (+4%)	-92.8
1897	WAS	NL	78	261	41	84	9	6	0	53	8	17	4	.322	.291 (+10%)	.354 (+3%)	.387 (+4%)	.741 (+4%)	148.0
1898	WAS	NL	99	338	47	106	12	6	1	53	12	34	12	.314	.270 (+16%)	.333 (+15%)	.347 (+13%)	.680 (+14%)	931.6
1899	WAS	NL	5	12	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	BRO	NL	80	254	40	76	10	7	2	55	6	35	12	.299	.282 (+6%)	.343 (+16%)	.366 (+14%)	.710 (+15%)	0.0
1900	BRO	NL	76	273	33	75	11	5	0	39	3	11	12	.275	.279 (-2%)	.338 (-8%)	.366 (-4%)	.705 (-6%)	-317.2
1901	BRO	NL	80	284	38	84	10	6	1	31	7	7	17	.296	.271 (+9%)	.326 (-2%)	.359 (+7%)	.686 (+2%)	44.7
1902	BRO	NL	74	264	14	64	5	2	0	24	6	12	31	.242	.266 (-9%)	.321 (-13%)	.343 (-20%)	.665 (-16%)	-636.8
1903	BOS	AL	17	52	5	21	5	1	0	8	1	5	4	.404	.261 (+54%)	.316 (+47%)	.345 (+56%)	.662 (+52%)	422.2
1904	BOS	AL	68	198	11	42	9	2	0	15	1	15	28	.212	.246 (-14%)	.300 (-7%)	.321 (-14%)	.622 (-10%)	-257.5
1905	BOS	AL	7	21	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			1,565	5,682	829	1,572	211	123	52	916	150	480	369	.277	—	—	—	—	2,401

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

Duke Farrell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Duke Farrell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1903	WS	BOS	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Duke Farrell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	855	97	229	2	114	.268
Away	248	844	94	247	2	113	.293

Last 10 Games — Batting

Duke Farrell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1905-06-13	BOS	CLE	L	3	1	2	1	0	0	1
1905-04-21	BOS	PHA	L	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
1905-04-20	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-04-19	BOS	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1905-04-18	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1905-04-15	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
1905-04-14	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1904-10-07	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1904-09-30	BOS	SLA	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1904-09-26	BOS	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Duke Farrell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	106	0	893	55	24	48
3B	290	0	400	621	131	38
C	1004	61	4105	1418	366	102
OF	109	0	203	17	26	2
SS	13	0	26	41	15	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Duke Farrell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1888	CHN	1B	1	0	10	0	0	0
1888	CHN	C	33	0	171	50	32	3
1888	CHN	OF	31	0	50	3	7	1
1889	CHN	C	76	0	344	119	46	3
1889	CHN	OF	25	0	54	4	7	0
1890	CHP	1B	22	0	141	14	3	8
1890	CHP	C	90	0	428	132	43	12
1890	CHP	OF	10	0	18	1	3	1
1891	BS2	1B	4	0	26	2	3	2
1891	BS2	3B	66	0	87	160	22	8
1891	BS2	C	37	0	152	69	19	5
1891	BS2	OF	23	0	40	4	1	0
1892	PIT	3B	133	0	180	286	64	20
1892	PIT	OF	20	0	41	5	8	0
1893	WAS	1B	3	0	37	2	0	2
1893	WAS	3B	41	0	70	90	20	5
1893	WAS	C	81	0	304	140	37	5
1894	NY1	1B	4	0	42	3	0	5
1894	NY1	3B	5	0	8	5	4	0
1894	NY1	C	105	0	464	141	49	9
1895	NY1	1B	2	0	15	1	0	0
1895	NY1	3B	24	0	31	47	12	4
1895	NY1	C	62	0	269	67	21	11
1896	NY1	3B	7	0	8	8	4	1
1896	NY1	C	34	0	110	34	7	3
1896	NY1	SS	13	0	26	41	15	9
1896	WAS	3B	14	0	16	25	5	0
1896	WAS	C	18	0	59	22	0	1
1897	WAS	1B	1	0	6	1	1	1
1897	WAS	C	63	0	220	91	18	10
1898	WAS	1B	28	0	242	12	6	18
1898	WAS	C	61	0	192	84	21	4
1899	WAS	C	4	0	9	5	0	0
1899	BRO	C	78	0	251	111	20	9
1900	BRO	C	74	0	252	88	20	8
1901	BRO	1B	17	0	158	8	7	8
1901	BRO	C	59	0	285	90	8	8
1902	BRO	1B	24	0	216	12	4	4
1902	BRO	C	49	0	253	78	8	4
1903	BOS	C	17	0	71	25	4	1
1904	BOS	C	56	55	234	62	13	6
1905	BOS	C	7	6	37	10	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Duke Farrell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1004
First Base	106
Third Base	290
Shortstop	13
Left Field	48
Center Field	22
Right Field	39

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Duke Farrell: the record in brief

Duke Farrell played a first major league game on April 21, 1888 and a last one on June 13, 1905. The team column moves through the Chicago White Stockings (1888 through 1889), the Chicago Pirates (1890), the Boston Reds (1891), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1892), the Washington Senators (1893 through 1899), the New York Giants (1894 to 1896), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899 through 1902), and the Boston Americans (1903 to 1905). Farrell, a catcher by primary position, batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Farrell is listed at 6'1" and 208 pounds. The birth record reads August 31, 1866, in Oakdale, MA, USA. Farrell's death is recorded on February 15, 1925, in Boston, MA, USA. On the record, Duke Farrell was born Charles Andrew Farrell.

In 1,565 games and 5,682 at bats, Farrell batted .277 with 1,572 hits, plus 52 homers, 916 runs batted in, and 150 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .338 and the slugging percentage .385, for an OPS of .723. Against a .267 league average for those years, Farrell's .277 average was near the norm.

Frequently Asked Questions about Duke Farrell

What years did Duke Farrell play?: Duke Farrell played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1905.
Was Duke Farrell a pitcher?: No. Duke Farrell was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Duke Farrell hit?: Duke Farrell hit 52 career home runs with 1572 hits.
What was Duke Farrell's career batting average?: Duke Farrell batted .277 over his career, with 1,572 hits in 5,682 at bats.
How many RBI did Duke Farrell have?: Duke Farrell drove in 916 runs in his career.
Is Duke Farrell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Duke Farrell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.