What years did Jim Hegan play?

Jim Hegan played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1960.

Was Jim Hegan a pitcher?

No. Jim Hegan was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jim Hegan hit?

Jim Hegan hit 92 career home runs with 1087 hits.

Jim Hegan

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1960)

AVG .228

HR 92

RBI 525

H 1,087

OPS .639

PIV -8,750

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 8/3/1920 in Lynn, MA, USA
Died: 6/17/1984 in Lynn, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-09
Last Game: 1960-07-04
Awards: 5× All-Star

Full name: James Edward Hegan

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,666	4,772	550	1,087	187	46	92	525	15	456	742	.228	.295	.344	.639	-8,750

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OPS .639 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 10.6% below 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
1941	CLE	AL	16	47	4	15	2	0	1	5	0	4	7	.319	—	—	—	—	101.5
1942	CLE	AL	68	170	10	33	5	0	0	11	1	11	31	.194	.253 (-23%)	.323 (-25%)	.349 (-36%)	.672 (-31%)	-786.3
1946	CLE	AL	88	271	29	64	11	5	0	17	1	17	44	.236	.256 (-8%)	.328 (-14%)	.358 (-13%)	.687 (-13%)	-605.4
1947	CLE	AL	135	378	38	94	14	5	4	42	3	41	49	.249	.262 (-5%)	.336 (-4%)	.376 (-9%)	.712 (-6%)	-378.9
1948	CLE	AL	144	472	60	117	21	6	14	61	6	48	74	.248	.263 (-6%)	.340 (-7%)	.379 (+7%)	.719 (+1%)	-53.0
1949	CLE	AL	152	468	54	105	19	5	8	55	1	49	89	.224	.262 (-15%)	.343 (-13%)	.384 (-12%)	.727 (-13%)	-1030.9
1950	CLE	AL	131	415	53	91	16	5	14	58	1	42	52	.219	.265 (-18%)	.346 (-16%)	.401 (-5%)	.747 (-10%)	-784.2
1951	CLE	AL	133	416	60	99	17	5	6	43	0	38	72	.238	.260 (-9%)	.336 (-10%)	.385 (-10%)	.721 (-10%)	-741.6
1952	CLE	AL	112	333	39	75	17	2	4	41	0	29	47	.225	.252 (-11%)	.326 (-12%)	.369 (-12%)	.696 (-12%)	-671.9
1953	CLE	AL	112	299	37	65	10	1	9	37	1	25	41	.217	.264 (-18%)	.335 (-17%)	.397 (-12%)	.733 (-14%)	-732.9
1954	CLE	AL	139	423	56	99	12	7	11	40	0	34	48	.234	.261 (-10%)	.333 (-13%)	.390 (-4%)	.723 (-8%)	-681.1
1955	CLE	AL	116	304	30	67	5	2	9	40	0	34	33	.220	.258 (-15%)	.332 (-12%)	.393 (-14%)	.726 (-13%)	-684.2
1956	CLE	AL	122	315	42	70	15	2	6	34	1	49	54	.222	.258 (-14%)	.331 (-1%)	.397 (-15%)	.728 (-9%)	-352.4
1957	CLE	AL	58	148	14	32	7	0	4	15	0	16	23	.216	.257 (-16%)	.323 (-10%)	.391 (-12%)	.715 (-11%)	-261.4
1958	DET	AL	45	130	14	25	6	0	1	7	0	10	32	.192	.257 (-25%)	.324 (-23%)	.394 (-34%)	.719 (-29%)	-593.7
1958	PHI	NL	25	59	5	13	6	0	0	6	0	4	16	.220	.257 (-15%)	.324 (-17%)	.394 (-18%)	.719 (-18%)	-593.7
1959	PHI	NL	25	51	1	10	1	0	0	8	0	3	10	.196	.256 (-24%)	.323 (-28%)	.392 (-45%)	.715 (-37%)	-318.0
1959	SFN	NL	21	30	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	.133	—	—	—	—	-318.0
1960	CHN	NL	24	43	4	9	2	1	1	5	0	1	10	.209	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			1,666	4,772	550	1,087	187	46	92	525	15	456	742	.228	—	—	—	—	-9,486

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
10	32	3	6	1	0	1	5	2	5	.188

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1954	WS	CLE	4	13	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.154
1948	WS	CLE	6	19	2	4	0	0	1	5	1	4	.211

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	815	2274	276	527	57	273	.232
Away	850	2497	271	560	35	249	.224

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1960-07-04	CHC	SFG	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960-07-04	CHC	SFG	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960-07-03	CHC	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960-07-01	CHC	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1960-06-29	CHC	ATL	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1960-06-26	CHC	PIT	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
1960-06-25	CHC	PIT	L	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
1960-06-24	CHC	PIT	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1960-06-23	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960-06-21	CHC	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	1629	457	7506	695	86	136

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	CLE	C	16	0	63	10	2	2
1942	CLE	C	66	0	227	32	6	7
1946	CLE	C	87	0	486	47	5	11
1947	CLE	C	133	0	566	54	7	14
1948	CLE	C	142	0	637	76	7	17
1949	CLE	C	152	0	651	73	7	16
1950	CLE	C	129	0	656	64	5	14
1951	CLE	C	129	0	597	66	6	8
1952	CLE	C	107	0	498	53	7	7
1953	CLE	C	106	0	399	42	11	3
1954	CLE	C	137	121	661	49	4	9
1955	CLE	C	111	91	583	34	2	12
1956	CLE	C	118	97	648	28	10	2
1957	CLE	C	58	48	287	14	0	4
1958	DET	C	45	43	211	19	1	4
1958	PHI	C	25	18	104	8	1	1
1959	PHI	C	25	18	84	11	1	2
1959	SFN	C	21	9	72	6	2	1
1960	CHN	C	22	12	76	9	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	1628

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1954	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	5.0	336	0
1948	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	10.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Hegan

What years did Jim Hegan play?: Jim Hegan played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1960.
Was Jim Hegan a pitcher?: No. Jim Hegan was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jim Hegan hit?: Jim Hegan hit 92 career home runs with 1087 hits.