What years did Doc Gessler play?

Doc Gessler played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1911.

Was Doc Gessler a pitcher?

No. Doc Gessler was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Doc Gessler hit?

Doc Gessler hit 14 career home runs with 831 hits.

Doc Gessler

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903-1911)

AVG .280

HR 14

RBI 363

H 831

OPS .741

PIV 9,863

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 180 lb
Born: 12/23/1880 in Greensburg, PA, USA
Died: 12/26/1924 in Allegheny County, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1903-04-22
Last Game: 1911-10-07

Full name: Henry Homer Gessler

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
880	2,969	370	831	127	50	14	363	142	333	367	.280	.370	.370	.741	9,863

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Career OBP .370 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — +18.8% above league average.

Career SLG .370 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +13.7% above league average.

Career OPS .741 vs. league average .637 across their career seasons — +16.2% 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
1903	DET	AL	29	105	9	25	5	4	0	12	1	3	23	.238	.261 (-9%)	.316 (-14%)	.345 (+5%)	.662 (-4%)	-108.9
1903	BRO	NL	49	154	20	38	8	3	0	18	9	17	34	.247	.261 (-6%)	.316 (+16%)	.345 (-2%)	.662 (+6%)	-108.9
1904	BRO	NL	104	341	41	99	18	4	2	28	13	30	44	.290	.246 (+18%)	.300 (+18%)	.321 (+19%)	.622 (+19%)	1144.3
1905	BRO	NL	126	431	44	125	17	4	3	46	26	38	56	.290	.248 (+17%)	.307 (+19%)	.322 (+14%)	.629 (+17%)	1480.8
1906	BRO	NL	9	33	3	8	1	2	0	4	3	3	2	.242	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	CHN	NL	34	83	8	21	3	0	0	10	4	12	12	.253	.247 (+2%)	.307 (+15%)	.315 (-8%)	.622 (+3%)	0.0
1908	BOS	AL	128	435	55	134	13	14	3	63	19	51	47	.308	.240 (+28%)	.298 (+32%)	.306 (+38%)	.605 (+35%)	2836.5
1909	BOS	AL	111	396	57	115	24	1	0	46	16	31	53	.290	.244 (+19%)	.306 (+16%)	.312 (+14%)	.618 (+15%)	1069.7
1909	WS1	AL	17	54	10	13	2	1	0	8	4	12	2	.241	.244 (-1%)	.306 (+32%)	.312 (+1%)	.618 (+16%)	1069.7
1910	WS1	AL	145	487	58	126	17	12	2	50	18	62	54	.259	.249 (+4%)	.317 (+14%)	.326 (+9%)	.644 (+11%)	1250.1
1911	WS1	AL	128	450	65	127	19	5	4	78	29	74	40	.282	.266 (+6%)	.336 (+21%)	.356 (+5%)	.693 (+12%)	1588.0
Career · 11 seasons			880	2,969	370	831	127	50	14	363	142	333	367	.280	—	—	—	—	10,221

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
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1906	WS	CHN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000

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	422	1404	184	404	9	198	.288
Away	458	1567	186	427	5	178	.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1911-10-07	MIN	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1911-10-06	MIN	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1	0
1911-10-05	MIN	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1911-09-29	MIN	DET	L	5	1	1	1	0	0
1911-09-28	MIN	DET	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
1911-09-27	MIN	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1911-09-26	MIN	CLE	W	4	1	1	0	1	1
1911-09-25	MIN	CLE	L	3	0	2	0	1	0
1911-09-23	MIN	CLE	L	4	0	1	1	0	1
1911-09-22	MIN	CHW	L	4	0	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	120	118	1107	89	36	58
2B	1	1	1	1	0	0
OF	713	499	915	95	59	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	DET	OF	28	0	36	1	1	1
1903	BRO	OF	43	0	56	4	1	1
1904	BRO	1B	1	0	10	1	1	0
1904	BRO	2B	1	1	1	1	0	0
1904	BRO	OF	88	84	170	15	16	2
1905	BRO	1B	107	107	998	77	30	54
1905	BRO	OF	12	10	19	2	3	0
1906	BRO	1B	9	9	79	9	5	4
1906	CHN	1B	1	1	4	0	0	0
1906	CHN	OF	21	18	27	4	0	0
1908	BOS	OF	126	124	162	8	9	4
1909	BOS	OF	109	105	135	18	11	1
1909	WS1	1B	1	1	11	1	0	0
1909	WS1	OF	16	16	19	1	0	1
1910	WS1	OF	144	142	161	23	9	3
1911	WS1	1B	1	0	5	1	0	0
1911	WS1	OF	126	0	130	19	9	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	120
Second Base	1
Left Field	18
Center Field	95
Right Field	602

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Washington and Jefferson College	Washington	PA	1901

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Gessler

What years did Doc Gessler play?: Doc Gessler played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1911.
Was Doc Gessler a pitcher?: No. Doc Gessler was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Doc Gessler hit?: Doc Gessler hit 14 career home runs with 831 hits.