What years did Dick Hoblitzell play?

Dick Hoblitzell played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1918.

Was Dick Hoblitzell a pitcher?

No. Dick Hoblitzell was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Dick Hoblitzell hit?

Dick Hoblitzell hit 27 career home runs with 1,310 hits.

What teams did Dick Hoblitzell play for?

Dick Hoblitzell played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1908–1914) and the Boston Red Sox (1914–1918).

What were Dick Hoblitzell's career stats?

In 1,318 games, Dick Hoblitzell had 1,310 hits, 27 home runs, 593 RBI, 591 runs, and 173 stolen bases, with a .278 batting average.

What position did Dick Hoblitzell play?

Dick Hoblitzell played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Dick Hoblitzell and how much did he weigh?

Dick Hoblitzell was listed at 6 feet and 172 pounds.

How many home runs did Dick Hoblitzell hit each season?

Dick Hoblitzell's home runs by season: 0 in 1908, 4 in 1909, 4 in 1910, 11 in 1911, 2 in 1912, 3 in 1913, 0 in 1914, 2 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 1 in 1917, and 0 in 1918. His most in one season was 11, in 1911.

What was Dick Hoblitzell's career batting average?

Dick Hoblitzell batted .278 over his career, with 1,310 hits in 4,706 at bats.

How many RBI did Dick Hoblitzell have?

Dick Hoblitzell drove in 593 runs in his career.

Is Dick Hoblitzell in the Hall of Fame?

No. Dick Hoblitzell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dick Hoblitzell

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1918)

Dick Hoblitzell was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1918 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,318 career games, he hit .278 with 1,310 hits, 27 home runs, and 593 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,636.

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 October 15, 2026

AVG .278

HR 27

RBI 593

H 1,310

OPS .715

PIV 7,636

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 172 lb
Born: 10/26/1888 in Waverly, WV, USA
Died: 11/14/1962 in Parkersburg, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-09-05
Last Game: 1918-06-07

Full name: Richard Carleton Hoblitzell

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Career Batting Statistics

Dick Hoblitzell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,318	4,706	591	1,310	194	88	27	593	173	407	321	.278	.341	.374	.715	7,636

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.

Career SLG .374 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career OPS .715 vs. league average .652 across their career seasons — +9.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dick Hoblitzell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	CIN	NL	32	114	8	29	3	2	0	8	2	7	18	.254	.240 (+6%)	.298 (+4%)	.306 (+3%)	.605 (+3%)	52.9
1909	CIN	NL	142	517	59	159	23	11	4	67	17	44	47	.308	.244 (+26%)	.306 (+19%)	.312 (+34%)	.618 (+26%)	2370.5
1910	CIN	NL	155	611	85	170	24	13	4	70	28	47	32	.278	.249 (+11%)	.317 (+4%)	.326 (+16%)	.644 (+10%)	1025.5
1911	CIN	NL	158	622	81	180	19	13	11	91	32	42	44	.289	.266 (+9%)	.336 (+2%)	.356 (+16%)	.693 (+9%)	995.2
1912	CIN	NL	148	558	73	164	32	12	2	85	23	48	28	.294	.268 (+9%)	.335 (+5%)	.358 (+13%)	.694 (+9%)	903.0
1913	CIN	NL	137	502	59	143	23	7	3	62	18	35	26	.285	.259 (+10%)	.325 (+3%)	.345 (+9%)	.670 (+6%)	485.3
1914	CIN	NL	78	248	31	52	8	7	0	26	7	26	26	.210	.255 (-18%)	.322 (-11%)	.339 (-12%)	.661 (-11%)	-444.4
1914	BOS	AL	69	229	31	73	10	3	0	33	12	19	21	.319	.255 (+25%)	.322 (+20%)	.339 (+15%)	.661 (+17%)	-444.4
1915	BOS	AL	124	399	54	113	15	12	2	61	9	38	26	.283	.250 (+13%)	.318 (+10%)	.332 (+19%)	.651 (+15%)	1045.3
1916	BOS	AL	130	417	57	108	17	1	0	39	10	47	28	.259	.248 (+4%)	.314 (+8%)	.326 (-7%)	.640 (avg)	192.6
1917	BOS	AL	120	420	49	108	19	7	1	47	12	46	22	.257	.248 (+3%)	.312 (+8%)	.323 (+6%)	.635 (+7%)	577.1
1918	BOS	AL	25	69	4	11	1	0	0	4	3	8	3	.159	.255 (-38%)	.318 (-17%)	.326 (-47%)	.645 (-32%)	-287.1
Career · 12 seasons			1,318	4,706	591	1,310	194	88	27	593	173	407	321	.278	—	—	—	—	6,471

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

Dick Hoblitzell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	33	4	9	1	1	0	3	6	1	.273

Playoff Batting by Year

Dick Hoblitzell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1916	WS	BOS	5	17	3	4	1	1	0	2	6	0	.235
1915	WS	BOS	5	16	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	.312

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Hoblitzell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	666	2292	291	645	9	301	.281
Away	654	2409	298	667	18	307	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Hoblitzell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1918-06-07	BOS	CLE	L	1	1	1	0	0	0
1918-06-02	BOS	DET	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1918-05-27	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1918-05-23	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-15	BOS	DET	W	1	0	1	1	0	0
1918-05-11	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-10	BOS	SLA	W	2	0	1	0	1	0
1918-05-09	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	1	1
1918-05-04	BOS	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-03	BOS	NYY	L	5	0	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Hoblitzell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1284	321	12584	661	180	641
2B	7	7	7	16	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Hoblitzell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	CIN	1B	32	32	313	24	5	11
1909	CIN	1B	142	141	1444	74	28	80
1910	CIN	1B	148	148	1454	67	24	64
1910	CIN	2B	7	7	7	16	0	2
1911	CIN	1B	158	0	1442	91	16	81
1912	CIN	1B	147	0	1326	87	21	73
1913	CIN	1B	134	0	1373	60	17	76
1914	CIN	1B	75	0	802	31	10	43
1914	BOS	1B	68	0	627	30	14	22
1915	BOS	1B	117	0	1095	63	15	51
1916	BOS	1B	126	0	1225	67	15	64
1917	BOS	1B	118	0	1274	52	14	58
1918	BOS	1B	19	0	209	15	1	18

Career Games by Position

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Dick Hoblitzell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1284
Second Base	7
Center Field	1

Award Voting History

Dick Hoblitzell — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1911	Most Valuable Player	NL	22th	2.0	64	0

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Career Spans

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Dick Hoblitzell: the record in brief

September 5, 1908 and June 7, 1918 bracket Dick Hoblitzell's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1908 through 1914) and the Boston Red Sox (1914 to 1918). Hoblitzell is listed as a first baseman at 6 feet, 0 inches and 172 pounds. The bio says Hoblitzell batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hoblitzell was born on October 26, 1888, in Waverly, WV, USA. The bio records the death on November 14, 1962, in Parkersburg, WV, USA. Hoblitzell's full given name, per the bio, is Richard Carleton Hoblitzell.

The batting record for Hoblitzell: 1,318 games, 1,310 hits in 4,706 at bats, and a .278 average; the totals also include 27 homers, 593 RBI, and 173 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .341 clip and slugging .374, Hoblitzell finished with a .715 OPS. The league as a whole hit .253 across Hoblitzell's seasons, which puts the .278 career mark 9.8% above average. By OPS the gap is 9.7% above league average (.715 against .652).

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Hoblitzell

What years did Dick Hoblitzell play?: Dick Hoblitzell played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1918.
Was Dick Hoblitzell a pitcher?: No. Dick Hoblitzell was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Dick Hoblitzell hit?: Dick Hoblitzell hit 27 career home runs with 1,310 hits.
What teams did Dick Hoblitzell play for?: Dick Hoblitzell played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1908–1914) and the Boston Red Sox (1914–1918).
What were Dick Hoblitzell's career stats?: In 1,318 games, Dick Hoblitzell had 1,310 hits, 27 home runs, 593 RBI, 591 runs, and 173 stolen bases, with a .278 batting average.
What position did Dick Hoblitzell play?: Dick Hoblitzell played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dick Hoblitzell and how much did he weigh?: Dick Hoblitzell was listed at 6 feet and 172 pounds.
How many home runs did Dick Hoblitzell hit each season?: Dick Hoblitzell's home runs by season: 0 in 1908, 4 in 1909, 4 in 1910, 11 in 1911, 2 in 1912, 3 in 1913, 0 in 1914, 2 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 1 in 1917, and 0 in 1918. His most in one season was 11, in 1911.
What was Dick Hoblitzell's career batting average?: Dick Hoblitzell batted .278 over his career, with 1,310 hits in 4,706 at bats.
How many RBI did Dick Hoblitzell have?: Dick Hoblitzell drove in 593 runs in his career.
Is Dick Hoblitzell in the Hall of Fame?: No. Dick Hoblitzell has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.