What years did Jack Fifield play?

Jack Fifield played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1899.

Was Jack Fifield a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Fifield pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 89 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Fifield hit?

Jack Fifield hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.

Jack Fifield

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1899)

W–L 21–39

ERA 4.59

WHIP 1.55

SO 89

Pitcher PIV -4123.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 10/5/1871 in Enfield, NH, USA
Died: 11/27/1939 in Syracuse, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-04-28
Last Game: 1899-10-12

Full name: John Proctor Fifield

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	39	68	64	54	3	1	521.7	616	266	11	193	89	4.59	-4123.4

Career ERA 4.59 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 17.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1897	PHI	NL	5	18	27	26	21	0	0	210.7	263	129	80	38	5.51	4.30 (-28%)	-2175.4
1898	PHI	NL	11	9	21	21	18	2	0	171.3	170	63	60	31	3.31	3.59 (+8%)	-1377.9
1899	PHI	NL	3	8	14	11	9	1	1	92.7	110	42	36	8	4.08	3.85 (-6%)	-490.1
1899	WAS	NL	2	4	6	6	6	0	0	47.0	73	32	17	12	6.13	3.85 (-59%)	-79.9
Career · 4 seasons			21	39	68	64	54	3	1	521.2	616	266	193	89	4.59	—	-4,123

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
69	196	18	38	5	1	2	14	1	19	24	.194	.265	.260	.525	-641

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career SLG .260 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.

Career OPS .525 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 26.0% 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
1897	PHI	NL	27	77	11	18	3	0	2	6	0	9	12	.234	.291 (-20%)	.354 (-11%)	.387 (-9%)	.741 (-10%)	-128.4
1898	PHI	NL	21	64	5	7	1	1	0	4	1	5	7	.109	.270 (-60%)	.333 (-48%)	.347 (-55%)	.680 (-52%)	-512.1
1899	PHI	NL	14	35	2	9	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	WAS	NL	7	20	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			69	196	18	38	5	1	2	14	1	19	24	.194	—	—	—	—	-641

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	26	75	6	14	0	8	.187
Away	17	44	1	6	0	1	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	25	198.0	205	75	65	33	3.41
Away	16	113.0	148	75	50	18	5.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1899-10-12	WSN	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1899-10-07	WSN	BLN	L	2	1	0	0	1	1
1899-09-21	WSN	LS3	L	3	1	0	0	0	0
1899-09-20	WSN	LS3	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-16	WSN	CL4	W	5	0	0	0	0	0
1899-09-13	WSN	CIN	W	2	1	1	2	0	0
1899-09-05	WSN	PHI	L	5	1	0	0	0	0
1899-08-18	PHI	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1899-06-29	PHI	LS3	L	3	1	0	0	0	0
1899-06-20	PHI	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-10-12	WSN	NY1	L	9.0	14	5	3	0	0	1
1899-10-07	WSN	BLN	L	8.0	7	2	2	3	1	0
1899-09-21	WSN	LS3	L	7.0	10	6	4	3	4	0
1899-09-16	WSN	CL4	W	9.0	12	10	8	1	0	0
1899-09-13	WSN	CIN	W	6.0	7	3	3	1	2	0
1899-09-05	WSN	PHI	L	8.0	23	18	16	9	5	0
1899-08-18	PHI	STL	—	5.0	7	3	2	0	1	0
1899-06-29	PHI	LS3	L	8.0	12	11	7	0	1	0
1899-06-20	PHI	CIN	L	8.0	6	3	3	4	1	0
1899-06-15	PHI	BSN	L	5.0	9	6	4	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	68	0	22	114	10	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1897	PHI	P	27	12	49	2	1
1898	PHI	P	21	5	29	3	2
1899	PHI	P	14	3	28	3	0
1899	WAS	3B	1	1	0	0	0
1899	WAS	P	6	2	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	68
Third Base	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Fifield

What years did Jack Fifield play?: Jack Fifield played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1899.
Was Jack Fifield a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Fifield pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 89 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Fifield hit?: Jack Fifield hit 2 career home runs with 38 hits.