Jack Fournier
First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1927)
- Position
- First Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 195 lb
- Died
- 9/5/1973 in Tacoma, WA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1912-04-13
- Last Game
- 1927-10-02
Full name: John Frank Fournier
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,530 | 5,208 | 822 | 1,631 | 252 | 113 | 136 | 859 | 145 | 587 | 424 | .313 | .392 | .483 | .875 | 24,548 |
Career AVG .313 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +15.7% above league average.
Career OBP .392 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +17.3% above league average.
Career SLG .483 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — +31.5% above league average.
Career OPS .875 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — +24.8% above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | CHA | AL | 35 | 73 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .192 | .268 (-29%) | .335 (-22%) | .358 (-12%) | .694 (-17%) | -210.7 |
| 1913 | CHA | AL | 68 | 172 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 23 | .233 | .259 (-10%) | .325 (-1%) | .345 (+3%) | .670 (+1%) | 29.8 |
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 109 | 379 | 44 | 118 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 10 | 31 | 44 | .311 | .255 (+22%) | .322 (+14%) | .339 (+31%) | .661 (+23%) | 1491.4 |
| 1915 | CHA | AL | 126 | 422 | 86 | 136 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 77 | 21 | 64 | 37 | .322 | .250 (+29%) | .318 (+35%) | .332 (+48%) | .651 (+41%) | 3472.5 |
| 1916 | CHA | AL | 105 | 313 | 36 | 75 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 36 | 40 | .240 | .248 (-4%) | .314 (+4%) | .326 (+13%) | .640 (+9%) | 471.9 |
| 1917 | CHA | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1918 | NYA | AL | 27 | 100 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | .350 | .255 (+37%) | .318 (+23%) | .326 (+32%) | .645 (+27%) | 405.5 |
| 1920 | SLN | NL | 141 | 530 | 77 | 162 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 61 | 26 | 42 | 42 | .306 | .271 (+12%) | .331 (+11%) | .363 (+21%) | .694 (+16%) | 1653.5 |
| 1921 | SLN | NL | 149 | 574 | 103 | 197 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 20 | 56 | 48 | .343 | .286 (+20%) | .344 (+19%) | .395 (+28%) | .739 (+24%) | 2954.7 |
| 1922 | SLN | NL | 128 | 404 | 64 | 119 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 6 | 40 | 21 | .295 | .285 (+3%) | .345 (+6%) | .397 (+18%) | .743 (+13%) | 1038.9 |
| 1923 | BRO | NL | 133 | 515 | 91 | 181 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 102 | 11 | 43 | 28 | .351 | .282 (+24%) | .344 (+19%) | .390 (+51%) | .734 (+36%) | 3667.2 |
| 1924 | BRO | NL | 154 | 563 | 93 | 188 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 116 | 7 | 83 | 46 | .334 | .283 (+18%) | .345 (+24%) | .389 (+38%) | .734 (+31%) | 4029.1 |
| 1925 | BRO | NL | 145 | 545 | 99 | 191 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 130 | 4 | 86 | 39 | .350 | .288 (+22%) | .349 (+28%) | .407 (+40%) | .756 (+34%) | 4241.4 |
| 1926 | BRO | NL | 87 | 243 | 39 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 30 | 16 | .284 | .279 (+2%) | .345 (+6%) | .390 (+21%) | .735 (+14%) | 654.9 |
| 1927 | BSN | NL | 122 | 374 | 55 | 106 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 4 | 44 | 16 | .283 | .282 (avg) | .344 (+7%) | .392 (+8%) | .736 (+7%) | 648.1 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 1,530 | 5,208 | 822 | 1,631 | 252 | 113 | 136 | 859 | 145 | 587 | 424 | .313 | — | — | — | — | 24,548 | ||
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 Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | ||
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
View full game log (1531 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 756 | 2491 | 372 | 771 | 52 | 403 | .310 |
| Away | 774 | 2718 | 445 | 860 | 84 | 468 | .316 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-10-02 | BSN | BRO | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1927-10-01 | BSN | PHI | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-30 | BSN | PHI | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1927-09-29 | BSN | PHI | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-25 | BSN | STL | L | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1927-09-25 | BSN | STL | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-24 | BSN | STL | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1927-09-23 | BSN | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-22 | BSN | STL | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-20 | BSN | CHC | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Last 1 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922-06-13 | STL | PHI | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 1313 | 0 | 12375 | 788 | 208 | 777 |
| OF | 87 | 0 | 160 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | CHA | 1B | 17 | 0 | 154 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 1913 | CHA | 1B | 29 | 0 | 267 | 16 | 3 | 9 |
| 1913 | CHA | OF | 23 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1914 | CHA | 1B | 97 | 0 | 1025 | 78 | 25 | 30 |
| 1914 | CHA | OF | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1915 | CHA | 1B | 65 | 0 | 674 | 41 | 10 | 31 |
| 1915 | CHA | OF | 57 | 0 | 110 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 1916 | CHA | 1B | 85 | 0 | 855 | 49 | 22 | 47 |
| 1916 | CHA | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NYA | 1B | 27 | 0 | 274 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 1920 | SLN | 1B | 138 | 0 | 1373 | 88 | 25 | 100 |
| 1921 | SLN | 1B | 149 | 0 | 1416 | 73 | 19 | 91 |
| 1922 | SLN | 1B | 109 | 0 | 902 | 60 | 18 | 63 |
| 1922 | SLN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | BRO | 1B | 133 | 0 | 1281 | 82 | 21 | 90 |
| 1924 | BRO | 1B | 153 | 0 | 1388 | 99 | 22 | 102 |
| 1925 | BRO | 1B | 145 | 0 | 1317 | 82 | 15 | 105 |
| 1926 | BRO | 1B | 64 | 0 | 548 | 28 | 8 | 19 |
| 1927 | BSN | 1B | 102 | 0 | 901 | 63 | 11 | 63 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| First Base | 1313 |
| Left Field | 53 |
| Center Field | 17 |
| Right Field | 17 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 9th | 21.0 | 80 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Fournier
- What years did Jack Fournier play?
- Jack Fournier played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1927.
- Was Jack Fournier a pitcher?
- No. Jack Fournier was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
- How many home runs did Jack Fournier hit?
- Jack Fournier hit 136 career home runs with 1631 hits.