Joe Hewitt
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Joe Hewitt was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for 12 teams, including the St. Louis Giants. In 568 career games, he hit .244 with 482 hits, 7 home runs, and 163 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 140 lb
- Died
- 4/2/1948 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Full name: Joe William Hewitt
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Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 568 | 1,975 | 392 | 482 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 163 | 155 | 309 | 5 | .244 | .362 | .292 | .654 | -370 |
Career AVG .244 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.
Career OBP .362 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.
Career SLG .292 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.
Career OPS .654 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 7.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLG | WES | 18 | 63 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .333 | .266 (+25%) | .336 (+22%) | .356 (+42%) | .693 (+32%) | 326.1 |
| 1912 | SLG | WES | 30 | 115 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | .322 | .268 (+20%) | .335 (+19%) | .358 (+12%) | .694 (+15%) | 335.9 |
| 1913 | NLG | EAS | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1914 | NLG | EAS | 21 | 84 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .274 | .255 (+7%) | .322 (+9%) | .339 (-12%) | .661 (-2%) | 9.9 |
| 1914 | NLS | EAS | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 9.9 |
| 1915 | SLG | WES | 18 | 65 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .246 | .250 (-2%) | .318 (+14%) | .332 (+16%) | .651 (+15%) | 179.3 |
| 1916 | SLG | WES | 6 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .182 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1916 | BRG | EAS | 23 | 96 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .271 | .248 (+9%) | .314 (+8%) | .326 (-14%) | .640 (-3%) | 0.0 |
| 1917 | BRG | EAS | 24 | 97 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .237 | .248 (-5%) | .312 (-1%) | .323 (-14%) | .635 (-8%) | -88.6 |
| 1918 | BRG | EAS | 21 | 81 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .247 | .255 (-3%) | .318 (+10%) | .326 (-17%) | .645 (-4%) | 14.6 |
| 1918 | NLG | EAS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 14.6 |
| 1919 | DS | WES | 39 | 146 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0 | .253 | .262 (-3%) | .322 (+16%) | .347 (-15%) | .670 (avg) | 133.3 |
| 1920 | DS | NNL | 45 | 157 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 1 | .197 | .271 (-27%) | .331 (-1%) | .363 (-33%) | .694 (-18%) | -318.5 |
| 1921 | SLG | NNL | 63 | 239 | 42 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 32 | 42 | 0 | .238 | .286 (-17%) | .344 (+9%) | .395 (-27%) | .739 (-10%) | -166.0 |
| 1922 | SLS | NNL | 51 | 194 | 43 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 0 | .284 | .285 (-1%) | .345 (+8%) | .397 (-14%) | .743 (-4%) | -15.1 |
| 1923 | SLS | NNL | 34 | 100 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .340 | .282 (+20%) | .344 (+34%) | .390 (avg) | .734 (+16%) | 421.4 |
| 1923 | MB | NNL | 25 | 85 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .212 | .282 (-25%) | .344 (+1%) | .390 (-46%) | .734 (-24%) | 421.4 |
| 1924 | CAG | NNL | 36 | 107 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 4 | .234 | .283 (-18%) | .345 (+17%) | .389 (-33%) | .734 (-9%) | -5.8 |
| 1924 | BBB | NNL | 16 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | .283 (-19%) | .345 (+14%) | .389 (-31%) | .734 (-10%) | -5.8 |
| 1925 | DS | NNL | 36 | 123 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .154 | .288 (-46%) | .349 (-14%) | .407 (-48%) | .756 (-32%) | -613.2 |
| 1926 | DM | NNL | 13 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .079 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1926 | DS | NNL | 22 | 66 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .152 | .279 (-46%) | .345 (-13%) | .390 (-50%) | .735 (-32%) | 0.0 |
| 1930 | NEG | NNL | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1931 | CCU | NNL | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | NEG | NSL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 25 seasons | 568 | 1,975 | 392 | 482 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 163 | 155 | 309 | 5 | .244 | — | — | — | — | 653 | ||
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
Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .636 |
| Away | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
Last 6 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931-06-17 | CV6 | LS4 | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-18 | CAG | CUW | W | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1923-08-05 | MIL | KCM | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-07-10 | SLG | CAG | L | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1921-07-10 | SLG | CAG | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-06-29 | SLG | CB1 | W | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 130 | 84 | 215 | 336 | 46 | 45 |
| 3B | 75 | 32 | 43 | 87 | 12 | 7 |
| OF | 68 | 24 | 74 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 287 | 191 | 498 | 741 | 125 | 97 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | SLG | SS | 17 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 7 | 4 |
| 1912 | SLG | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 1912 | SLG | OF | 11 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | SLG | SS | 16 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 3 |
| 1913 | NLG | OF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1913 | NLG | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | NLG | 2B | 14 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 4 |
| 1914 | NLG | 3B | 7 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 1914 | NLS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1915 | SLG | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | SLG | OF | 17 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1915 | SLG | SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1916 | SLG | OF | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1916 | BRG | SS | 23 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 13 | 10 |
| 1917 | BRG | SS | 24 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 8 | 12 |
| 1918 | BRG | 2B | 17 | 0 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 7 |
| 1918 | BRG | SS | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| 1918 | NLG | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 1919 | DS | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | DS | SS | 32 | 31 | 53 | 88 | 11 | 11 |
| 1920 | DS | 2B | 11 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| 1920 | DS | 3B | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 1920 | DS | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | DS | SS | 22 | 22 | 34 | 70 | 7 | 7 |
| 1921 | SLG | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | SLG | SS | 62 | 62 | 126 | 180 | 19 | 29 |
| 1922 | SLS | 2B | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 1922 | SLS | 3B | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 1922 | SLS | OF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | SLS | SS | 35 | 33 | 69 | 74 | 17 | 5 |
| 1923 | SLS | 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1923 | SLS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | SLS | OF | 15 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1923 | SLS | SS | 13 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| 1923 | MB | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | MB | 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | MB | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1923 | MB | SS | 20 | 20 | 36 | 48 | 11 | 4 |
| 1924 | CAG | 2B | 29 | 28 | 45 | 79 | 11 | 11 |
| 1924 | CAG | OF | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | CAG | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | BBB | 2B | 14 | 14 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 4 |
| 1924 | BBB | 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | DS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | DS | 3B | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | DM | 2B | 7 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 1926 | DM | SS | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| 1926 | DS | 2B | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 3 |
| 1926 | DS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1926 | DS | SS | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1930 | NEG | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NEG | OF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NEG | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | CCU | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1931 | CCU | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | CCU | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NEG | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 130 |
| Third Base | 75 |
| Shortstop | 287 |
| Left Field | 27 |
| Center Field | 2 |
| Right Field | 39 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Joe Hewitt: the record in brief
The season rows for Joe Hewitt begin in 1911. By club, Hewitt's seasons break down as the St. Louis Giants (1911 through 1921), the New York Lincoln Giants (1913 through 1918), the New York Lincoln Stars (1914), the Brooklyn Royal Giants (1916 through 1918), the Detroit Stars (1919 to 1926), the St. Louis Stars (1922 through 1923), the Milwaukee Bears (1923), and the Chicago American Giants (1924), among other clubs in the table. Hewitt, born on August 7, 1885, in New Market, AL, USA, is listed as a shortstop and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Size on record: 140 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame. Hewitt's death is recorded on April 2, 1948, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Hewitt's full given name, per the bio, is Joe William Hewitt.
Hewitt collected 482 hits in 1,975 at bats across 568 games, good for a .244 batting average, adding 7 home runs, 163 runs batted in, and 155 stolen bases. Hewitt's career OPS of .654 combines a .362 on-base mark with .292 slugging. Over the seasons Hewitt played, league hitters batted .271; the .244 career figure is 10.1% below that.
Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Hewitt
- Was Joe Hewitt a pitcher?
- No. Joe Hewitt was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Joe Hewitt hit?
- Joe Hewitt hit 7 career home runs with 482 hits.
- What was Joe Hewitt's career batting average?
- Joe Hewitt batted .244 over his career, with 482 hits in 1,975 at bats.
- How many RBI did Joe Hewitt have?
- Joe Hewitt drove in 163 runs in his career.
- Is Joe Hewitt in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Joe Hewitt has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Joe Hewitt play for?
- Joe Hewitt played for the St. Louis Giants, the New York Lincoln Giants, the New York Lincoln Stars, the Brooklyn Royal Giants, the Detroit Stars, and the St. Louis Stars, among 12 clubs in all.