Art Fletcher
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1922)
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 170 lb
- Died
- 2/6/1950 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1909-04-15
- Last Game
- 1922-09-16
Full name: Arthur Fletcher
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,533 | 5,541 | 684 | 1,534 | 238 | 77 | 32 | 675 | 160 | 203 | 355 | .277 | .319 | .365 | .684 | 1,914 |
Career AVG .277 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.
Career OBP .319 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .365 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +6.2% above league average.
Career OPS .684 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NY1 | NL | 33 | 98 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .214 | .244 (-12%) | .306 (-22%) | .312 (-25%) | .618 (-24%) | -333.1 |
| 1910 | NY1 | NL | 51 | 125 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | .224 | .249 (-10%) | .317 (-22%) | .326 (-22%) | .644 (-22%) | -416.6 |
| 1911 | NY1 | NL | 112 | 326 | 73 | 104 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 27 | .319 | .266 (+20%) | .336 (+19%) | .356 (+20%) | .693 (+20%) | 1317.3 |
| 1912 | NY1 | NL | 129 | 419 | 64 | 118 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 57 | 16 | 16 | 29 | .282 | .268 (+5%) | .335 (-2%) | .358 (+4%) | .694 (+1%) | 16.1 |
| 1913 | NY1 | NL | 136 | 538 | 76 | 160 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 32 | 24 | 35 | .297 | .259 (+14%) | .325 (+6%) | .345 (+13%) | .670 (+10%) | 929.3 |
| 1914 | NY1 | NL | 135 | 514 | 62 | 147 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 15 | 22 | 37 | .286 | .255 (+12%) | .322 (+3%) | .339 (+12%) | .661 (+7%) | 612.2 |
| 1915 | NY1 | NL | 149 | 562 | 59 | 143 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 12 | 6 | 36 | .254 | .250 (+2%) | .318 (-12%) | .332 (-2%) | .651 (-7%) | -718.1 |
| 1916 | NY1 | NL | 133 | 500 | 53 | 143 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 15 | 13 | 36 | .286 | .248 (+15%) | .314 (+3%) | .326 (+17%) | .640 (+10%) | 748.5 |
| 1917 | NY1 | NL | 151 | 557 | 70 | 145 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 23 | 28 | .260 | .248 (+5%) | .312 (avg) | .323 (+6%) | .635 (+3%) | 268.5 |
| 1918 | NY1 | NL | 124 | 468 | 51 | 123 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 18 | 26 | .263 | .255 (+3%) | .318 (-2%) | .326 (-4%) | .645 (-3%) | -210.4 |
| 1919 | NY1 | NL | 127 | 488 | 54 | 135 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 9 | 28 | .277 | .262 (+6%) | .322 (-7%) | .347 (+2%) | .670 (-2%) | -275.0 |
| 1920 | NY1 | NL | 41 | 171 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .257 | .271 (-5%) | .331 (-15%) | .363 (-11%) | .694 (-13%) | -371.7 |
| 1920 | PHI | NL | 102 | 379 | 36 | 112 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 15 | 28 | .296 | .271 (+9%) | .331 (-1%) | .363 (+18%) | .694 (+9%) | -371.7 |
| 1922 | PHI | NL | 110 | 396 | 46 | 111 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 21 | 14 | .280 | .285 (-2%) | .345 (-6%) | .397 (+3%) | .743 (-1%) | -144.9 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 1,533 | 5,541 | 684 | 1,534 | 238 | 77 | 32 | 675 | 160 | 203 | 355 | .277 | — | — | — | — | 1,051 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1537 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 772 | 2698 | 351 | 767 | 21 | 353 | .284 |
| Away | 765 | 2844 | 333 | 771 | 11 | 346 | .271 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922-09-16 | PHI | PIT | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922-09-15 | PHI | STL | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-09-14 | PHI | STL | L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-09-02 | PHI | BSN | W | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-09-02 | PHI | BSN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-09-01 | PHI | BSN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1922-09-01 | PHI | BSN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-31 | PHI | BSN | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922-08-31 | PHI | BSN | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922-08-30 | PHI | BSN | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 33 | 8 | 49 | 64 | 12 | 5 |
| 3B | 39 | 10 | 32 | 56 | 4 | 6 |
| SS | 1448 | 27 | 2836 | 5134 | 521 | 614 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NY1 | 2B | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 1909 | NY1 | 3B | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1909 | NY1 | SS | 22 | 13 | 40 | 52 | 11 | 7 |
| 1910 | NY1 | 2B | 11 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 1910 | NY1 | 3B | 11 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 1910 | NY1 | SS | 22 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 8 | 5 |
| 1911 | NY1 | 2B | 13 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 1911 | NY1 | 3B | 21 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 5 |
| 1911 | NY1 | SS | 74 | 0 | 116 | 224 | 27 | 22 |
| 1912 | NY1 | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | NY1 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NY1 | SS | 126 | 0 | 237 | 428 | 52 | 60 |
| 1913 | NY1 | SS | 136 | 0 | 245 | 435 | 50 | 42 |
| 1914 | NY1 | SS | 135 | 0 | 299 | 446 | 63 | 46 |
| 1915 | NY1 | SS | 149 | 0 | 302 | 544 | 58 | 76 |
| 1916 | NY1 | SS | 133 | 0 | 253 | 497 | 48 | 56 |
| 1917 | NY1 | SS | 151 | 0 | 276 | 565 | 39 | 71 |
| 1918 | NY1 | SS | 124 | 0 | 268 | 484 | 32 | 54 |
| 1919 | NY1 | SS | 127 | 0 | 265 | 521 | 47 | 49 |
| 1920 | NY1 | SS | 41 | 0 | 79 | 154 | 22 | 16 |
| 1920 | PHI | SS | 102 | 0 | 223 | 368 | 26 | 47 |
| 1922 | PHI | SS | 106 | 0 | 202 | 379 | 38 | 63 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 34 |
| Third Base | 38 |
| Shortstop | 1448 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 13th | 5.0 | 64 | 0 |
| 1913 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 12th | 7.0 | 64 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Art Fletcher (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Art Fletcher
- What years did Art Fletcher play?
- Art Fletcher played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1922.
- Was Art Fletcher a pitcher?
- No. Art Fletcher was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Art Fletcher hit?
- Art Fletcher hit 32 career home runs with 1534 hits.