Jimmie Foxx

First Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1925-1945)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1951
AVG .325
HR 534
RBI 1,922
H 2,646
OPS 1.038
PIV 72,872
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
10/22/1907 in Sudlersville, MD, USA
Died
7/21/1967 in Miami, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1925-05-01
Last Game
1945-09-23
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1951 (BBWAA)
Awards
9× All-Star · 3× MVP · Triple Crown

Full name: James Emory Foxx

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,317 8,134 1,751 2,646 458 125 534 1,922 87 1,452 1,311 .325 .428 .609 1.038 72,872

Career AVG .325 vs. league average .276 across their career seasons — +18.0% above league average.

Career OBP .428 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — +25.9% above league average.

Career SLG .609 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — +56.1% above league average.

Career OPS 1.038 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — +42.0% 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
1925 PHA AL 10 9 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1926 PHA AL 26 32 8 10 2 1 0 5 1 1 6 .312 — — — — 0.0
1927 PHA AL 61 130 23 42 6 5 3 20 2 14 11 .323 .282 (+15%) .344 (+14%) .392 (+31%) .736 (+23%) 533.5
1928 PHA AL 118 400 85 131 29 10 13 79 3 60 43 .328 .280 (+17%) .342 (+22%) .395 (+38%) .737 (+31%) 2516.7
1929 PHA AL 149 517 123 183 23 9 33 118 9 103 70 .354 .289 (+22%) .353 (+31%) .415 (+50%) .769 (+41%) 5041.8
1930 PHA AL 153 562 127 188 33 13 37 156 7 93 66 .335 .293 (+14%) .354 (+21%) .429 (+48%) .784 (+36%) 4599.8
1931 PHA AL 139 515 93 150 32 10 30 120 4 73 84 .291 .276 (+5%) .338 (+12%) .388 (+46%) .726 (+30%) 3137.1
1932 PHA AL 154 585 151 213 33 9 58 169 3 116 96 .364 .275 (+32%) .335 (+40%) .391 (+91%) .726 (+68%) 8549.9
1933 PHA AL 149 573 125 204 37 9 48 163 2 96 93 .356 .270 (+32%) .329 (+36%) .377 (+86%) .707 (+63%) 7419.3
1934 PHA AL 150 539 120 180 28 6 44 130 11 111 75 .334 .278 (+20%) .340 (+32%) .392 (+66%) .733 (+50%) 6001.0
1935 PHA AL 147 535 118 185 33 7 36 115 6 114 99 .346 .279 (+24%) .342 (+34%) .399 (+59%) .742 (+48%) 5782.2
1936 BOS AL 155 585 130 198 32 8 41 143 13 105 119 .338 .283 (+19%) .349 (+26%) .404 (+56%) .753 (+42%) 5514.7
1937 BOS AL 150 569 111 162 24 6 36 127 10 99 96 .285 .276 (+3%) .342 (+14%) .398 (+35%) .740 (+25%) 3224.6
1938 BOS AL 149 565 139 197 33 9 50 175 5 119 76 .349 .272 (+28%) .341 (+35%) .392 (+79%) .734 (+59%) 7248.4
1939 BOS AL 124 467 130 168 31 10 35 105 4 89 72 .360 .274 (+31%) .342 (+36%) .393 (+77%) .735 (+58%) 5594.7
1940 BOS AL 144 515 106 153 30 4 36 119 4 101 87 .297 .267 (+11%) .335 (+23%) .387 (+50%) .722 (+37%) 4158.5
1941 BOS AL 135 487 87 146 27 8 19 105 2 93 103 .300 .262 (+14%) .332 (+24%) .373 (+35%) .705 (+30%) 3135.7
1942 BOS AL 30 100 18 27 4 0 5 14 0 18 15 .270 .253 (+7%) .323 (+21%) .349 (+32%) .672 (+27%) 484.5
1942 CHN NL 70 205 25 42 8 0 3 19 1 22 55 .205 .253 (-19%) .323 (-13%) .349 (-18%) .672 (-15%) 484.5
1944 CHN NL 15 20 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 .050 — — — — 0.0
1945 PHI NL 89 224 30 60 11 1 7 38 0 23 39 .268 .260 (+3%) .328 (+2%) .354 (+18%) .683 (+11%) 394.7
Career · 21 seasons 2,317 8,134 1,751 2,646 458 125 534 1,922 87 1,452 1,311 .325 — — — — 73,822

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
1 0 10 2 0 0 0 23.7 13 4 0 14 11 1.52 -86.8

Career ERA 1.52 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 61.7% better 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
1939 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1945 PHI NL 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 22.7 13 4 14 10 1.59 3.67 (+57%) -86.8
Career · 2 seasons 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 23.2 13 4 14 11 1.52 — -87

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
18 64 11 22 3 1 4 11 9 10 .344

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1931 WS PHA 7 23 3 8 0 0 1 3 6 5 .348
1930 WS PHA 6 21 3 7 2 1 1 3 2 4 .333
1929 WS PHA 5 20 5 7 1 0 2 5 1 1 .350

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1145388493113412991026.345
Away117242498221304235892.307

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home38.242562.08
Away715.092951.20

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-23 PHIBROW 301100201
1945-09-21 PHIBROL 100000000
1945-09-17 PHISTLL 100000000
1945-09-16 PHISTLL 000000000
1945-09-15 PHISTLL 400000002
1945-09-14 PHICHCL 000000010
1945-09-11 PHIPITL 401100002
1945-09-10 PHIPITL 412000100
1945-09-09 PHIPITW 524101510
1945-09-09 PHIPITL 311001210

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-09-17 PHISTL — 2.0411100
1945-09-16 PHISTL — 1.0000110
1945-09-14 PHICHC — 1.1000010
1945-09-06 PHICIN — 4.0000100
1945-09-02 PHIBSN — 2.0311110
1945-08-27 PHINY1 — 1.0000100
1945-08-19 PHICIN W 6.2422450
1945-07-22 PHICHC — 2.0200120
1945-07-15 PHICIN — 2.2000400
1939-08-06 BOSDET — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1919 0 17207 1222 155 1528
3B 141 0 132 278 31 18
C 108 0 420 60 5 7
OF 21 0 36 0 1 0
P 10 0 2 1 0 0
SS 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 PHA C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 PHA C 12 0 19 5 0 0
1926 PHA OF 3 0 7 0 0 0
1927 PHA 1B 32 0 258 15 7 10
1927 PHA C 5 0 14 1 0 0
1928 PHA 1B 30 0 273 6 2 19
1928 PHA 3B 60 0 59 129 12 9
1928 PHA C 19 0 84 20 3 4
1929 PHA 1B 142 0 1226 74 6 98
1929 PHA 3B 8 0 7 17 1 2
1930 PHA 1B 153 0 1362 79 14 101
1931 PHA 1B 112 0 964 49 7 89
1931 PHA 3B 26 0 24 55 8 4
1931 PHA OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1932 PHA 1B 141 0 1328 79 9 115
1932 PHA 3B 13 0 10 18 2 1
1933 PHA 1B 149 0 1402 93 15 98
1933 PHA SS 1 0 0 1 0 0
1934 PHA 1B 140 0 1378 85 10 133
1934 PHA 3B 9 0 10 17 0 1
1935 PHA 1B 121 0 1109 77 3 107
1935 PHA 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1935 PHA C 26 0 116 16 1 1
1936 BOS 1B 139 0 1226 76 12 108
1936 BOS 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1936 BOS OF 16 0 27 0 1 0
1937 BOS 1B 150 0 1287 106 8 122
1937 BOS C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 BOS 1B 149 0 1282 116 19 153
1939 BOS 1B 123 0 1101 91 10 104
1939 BOS P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 BOS 1B 95 0 844 79 9 87
1940 BOS 3B 1 0 1 3 0 0
1940 BOS C 42 0 178 18 1 2
1941 BOS 1B 124 0 1155 112 10 105
1941 BOS 3B 5 0 7 6 4 1
1941 BOS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 BOS 1B 27 0 231 34 1 28
1942 CHN 1B 52 0 489 24 9 32
1942 CHN C 1 0 2 0 0 0
1944 CHN 3B 2 0 2 6 0 0
1944 CHN C 1 0 7 0 0 0
1945 PHI 1B 40 0 292 27 4 19
1945 PHI 3B 14 0 10 26 4 0
1945 PHI P 9 0 2 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 10
Catcher 109
First Base 1918
Third Base 142
Shortstop 1
Left Field 12
Right Field 10

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1939 TSN All-Star 1B
1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1938 Most Valuable Player
1938 TSN All-Star 1B
1938 TSN Guide MVP
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1933 Most Valuable Player
1933 TSN All-Star 1B
1933 TSN Guide MVP
1933 Triple Crown
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1932 Most Valuable Player
1932 TSN All-Star 1B
1932 TSN Guide MVP
1929 TSN All-Star 1B

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1940 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 110.0 336 0
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 170.0 336 1
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 305.0 336 19
1936 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 16.0 80 0
1935 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 11.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 11.0 80 0
1933 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 74.0 80 4
1932 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 75.0 80 5
1931 Most Valuable Player AL 25th 1.0 80 0
1928 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 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%.

Career Spans

Jimmie Foxx (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lou Gehrig HOF
    .340 avg, 493 HR
  2. 67
    Chipper Jones HOF
    .303 avg, 468 HR
  3. 65
    Jeff Bagwell HOF
    .297 avg, 449 HR
  4. 63
    Todd Helton HOF
    .316 avg, 369 HR
  5. 60
    Rogers Hornsby HOF
    .358 avg, 301 HR
  6. 55
    Johnny Mize HOF
    .312 avg, 359 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmie Foxx

What years did Jimmie Foxx play?
Jimmie Foxx played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1945.
Was Jimmie Foxx a pitcher?
No. Jimmie Foxx was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 10 career games.
How many home runs did Jimmie Foxx hit?
Jimmie Foxx hit 534 career home runs with 2646 hits.
Is Jimmie Foxx in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Jimmie Foxx was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.