Jim Hearn
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1959)
Jim Hearn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1959 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Giants, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 13 seasons. Across 396 career appearances, he went 109-89 with a 3.81 ERA and 669 strikeouts. He also batted .141 with 9 home runs. Jim Hearn was an All-Star.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 205 lb
- Died
- 6/10/1998 in Boca Grande, FL, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1947-04-17
- Last Game
- 1959-05-15
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: James Tolbert Hearn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | SLN | NL | 12 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 162.0 | 151 | 58 | 63 | 57 | 3.22 | 3.97 (+19%) | 301.4 |
| 1948 | SLN | NL | 8 | 6 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 89.2 | 92 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 4.22 | 4.10 (-3%) | -1369.3 |
| 1949 | SLN | NL | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 5.14 | 4.12 (-25%) | -262.8 |
| 1950 | SLN | NL | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10.00 | 4.36 (-129%) | 0.0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | NL | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 125.0 | 72 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 1.94 | 4.36 (+55%) | 2871.6 |
| 1951 | NY1 | NL | 17 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 211.1 | 204 | 85 | 82 | 66 | 3.62 | 4.04 (+10%) | -1579.9 |
| 1952 | NY1 | NL | 14 | 7 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 223.2 | 208 | 94 | 97 | 89 | 3.78 | 3.70 (-2%) | -1063.5 |
| 1953 | NY1 | NL | 9 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 196.2 | 206 | 99 | 84 | 77 | 4.53 | 4.14 (-9%) | -2223.1 |
| 1954 | NY1 | NL | 8 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 130.0 | 137 | 60 | 66 | 45 | 4.15 | 3.90 (-7%) | -1227.5 |
| 1955 | NY1 | NL | 14 | 16 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 226.2 | 225 | 94 | 66 | 86 | 3.73 | 4.00 (+7%) | -411.0 |
| 1956 | NY1 | NL | 5 | 11 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 129.1 | 124 | 57 | 44 | 66 | 3.97 | 3.96 (avg) | -592.3 |
| 1957 | PHI | NL | 5 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74.0 | 79 | 30 | 18 | 46 | 3.65 | 3.83 (+5%) | 1418.8 |
| 1958 | PHI | NL | 5 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.1 | 88 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 4.17 | 3.86 (-8%) | 217.8 |
| 1959 | PHI | NL | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5.73 | 3.90 (-47%) | -675.7 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 109 | 89 | 396 | 229 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 1,703.2 | 1,661 | 721 | 655 | 669 | 3.81 | — | -4,595 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403 | 548 | 44 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 214 | .141 | .190 | .210 | .400 | -2,043 |
Career AVG .141 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.
Career OBP .190 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.
Career SLG .210 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 46.0% below league average.
Career OPS .400 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 44.6% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | SLN | NL | 37 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .145 | .262 (-45%) | .336 (-48%) | .376 (-52%) | .712 (-50%) | -442.4 |
| 1948 | SLN | NL | 36 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | SLN | NL | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1950 | SLN | NL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | NL | 16 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .136 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1951 | NY1 | NL | 34 | 74 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .162 | .260 (-38%) | .336 (-39%) | .385 (-47%) | .721 (-44%) | -518.7 |
| 1952 | NY1 | NL | 37 | 77 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 33 | .182 | .252 (-28%) | .326 (-32%) | .369 (-12%) | .696 (-21%) | -280.0 |
| 1953 | NY1 | NL | 37 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 27 | .136 | .264 (-48%) | .335 (-32%) | .397 (-47%) | .733 (-40%) | -436.4 |
| 1954 | NY1 | NL | 29 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1955 | NY1 | NL | 41 | 77 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 26 | .156 | .258 (-40%) | .332 (-38%) | .393 (-21%) | .726 (-29%) | -366.0 |
| 1956 | NY1 | NL | 32 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .098 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | PHI | NL | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1958 | PHI | NL | 39 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | PHI | NL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 403 | 548 | 44 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 214 | .141 | — | — | — | — | -2,043 | ||
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 (797 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 200 | 257 | 26 | 39 | 8 | 22 | .152 |
| Away | 202 | 288 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 14 | .132 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 194 | 871.0 | 813 | 356 | 319 | 336 | 3.68 |
| Away | 201 | 825.0 | 848 | 368 | 335 | 334 | 4.01 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-05-15 | PHI | STL | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959-05-14 | PHI | SFG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-05-11 | PHI | LAD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-05-10 | PHI | PIT | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-04-26 | PHI | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-04-16 | PHI | ATL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-09-16 | PHI | CHC | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958-09-12 | PHI | SFG | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-09-03 | PHI | ATL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-09-02 | PHI | PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-05-15 | PHI | STL | — | 4.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959-05-14 | PHI | SFG | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-05-11 | PHI | LAD | L | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-05-10 | PHI | PIT | L | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959-04-26 | PHI | PIT | — | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959-04-16 | PHI | ATL | — | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-09-16 | PHI | CHC | — | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1958-09-12 | PHI | SFG | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958-09-03 | PHI | ATL | — | 2.0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-09-02 | PHI | PIT | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | SLN | P | 37 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 |
| 1948 | SLN | P | 34 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | SLN | P | 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | SLN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1950 | NY1 | P | 16 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 1951 | NY1 | P | 34 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 7 |
| 1952 | NY1 | P | 37 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 0 | 6 |
| 1953 | NY1 | P | 36 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 3 | 2 |
| 1954 | NY1 | P | 29 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| 1955 | NY1 | P | 39 | 33 | 19 | 48 | 5 | 6 |
| 1956 | NY1 | P | 30 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | PHI | P | 36 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958 | PHI | P | 39 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1959 | PHI | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 396 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | GA | 1940, 1941 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 23th | 10.0 | 336 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Jim Hearn (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Jim Hearn: the record in brief
Between the debut on April 17, 1947 and the final game on May 15, 1959, Jim Hearn built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1947 through 1950), the New York Giants (1950 to 1956), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1957 through 1959). At 6'3" and 205 pounds, Hearn is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Hearn batted and threw right-handed. Hearn was born on April 11, 1921, in Atlanta, GA, USA. The bio records the death on June 10, 1998, in Boca Grande, FL, USA. Hearn's full given name, per the bio, is James Tolbert Hearn.
Hearn pitched in 396 games, starting 229, and finished with a 109-89 record and 3.81 ERA. Also on Hearn's record: 669 strikeouts, 63 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Hearn's 3.81 ERA was close to the 3.99 league figure for those seasons. 1951 brought Hearn a season-high 17 wins. 1952 produced Hearn's most strikeouts, 89.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Hearn
- What years did Jim Hearn play?
- Jim Hearn played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1959.
- Was Jim Hearn a pitcher?
- Yes. Jim Hearn pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 669 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Jim Hearn hit?
- Jim Hearn hit 9 career home runs with 77 hits.
- What teams did Jim Hearn play for?
- Jim Hearn played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1947–1950), the New York Giants (1950–1956), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1957–1959).
- Did Jim Hearn win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Jim Hearn did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Jim Hearn win?
- Jim Hearn was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Jim Hearn's career stats?
- In 396 games, Jim Hearn went 109-89 with a 3.81 ERA, 669 strikeouts, 1,703.2 innings pitched, and 8 saves. At the plate he had 77 hits and 9 home runs.
- What position did Jim Hearn play?
- Jim Hearn played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Jim Hearn and how much did he weigh?
- Jim Hearn was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
- What was Jim Hearn's career ERA?
- Jim Hearn finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 109-89 with 669 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Jim Hearn have?
- Jim Hearn recorded 669 career strikeouts.
- Is Jim Hearn in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jim Hearn has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Jim Hearn make?
- Jim Hearn was selected to 1 All-Star Game.