What years did Jim Holmes play?

Jim Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1908.

Was Jim Holmes a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Holmes hit?

Jim Holmes hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Jim Holmes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1908)

W–L 1–4

ERA 3.49

WHIP 1.53

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -955.7

Position: Pitcher
Born: 8/2/1881 in Lawrenceburg, KY, USA
Died: 3/10/1960 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-09-08
Last Game: 1908-10-07

Full name: James Scott Holmes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	4	16	2	1	0	0	49.0	47	19	0	28	11	3.49	-955.7

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 2.54 across their career seasons — 37.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1906	PHA	AL	0	1	3	1	0	9.0	10	4	8	1	4.00	2.68 (-50%)	0.0
1908	BRO	NL	1	3	13	1	1	40.0	37	15	20	10	3.38	2.40 (-41%)	-955.7
Career · 2 seasons			1	4	16	2	1	49.0	47	19	28	11	3.49	—	-956

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
16	18	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.222	.222	.222	.444	0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .303 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .614 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1906	PHA	AL	3	5	1	3	1	.600	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	BRO	NL	13	13	1	1	3	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			16	18	2	4	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0

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

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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	11	10	2	3	0	0	.300
Away	5	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	29.2	22	0	19	5	0.00
Away	5	19.1	25	0	9	9	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1908-10-07	BRO	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
1908-09-19	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1908-09-10	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1908-09-03	BRO	PHI	L	3	0	0	0
1908-08-07	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1908-08-01	BRO	PIT	L	2	1	1	0
1908-07-29	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1908-07-13	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1908-07-08	BRO	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1908-06-29	BRO	NY1	W	4	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1908-10-07	BRO	PHI	—	4.2	3	1	2	3
1908-09-19	BRO	STL	L	1.0	2	3	1	0
1908-09-10	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	1	0
1908-09-03	BRO	PHI	L	8.0	12	7	3	3
1908-08-07	BRO	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	1	0
1908-08-01	BRO	PIT	—	6.0	3	1	3	0
1908-07-29	BRO	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0
1908-07-13	BRO	STL	L	2.2	3	1	0	2
1908-07-08	BRO	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	1
1908-06-29	BRO	NY1	W	8.0	8	4	7	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	16	2	1	7	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	PHA	P	3	1	1	3	0	0
1908	BRO	P	13	1	0	4	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	16

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Holmes

What years did Jim Holmes play?: Jim Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1908.
Was Jim Holmes a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Holmes hit?: Jim Holmes hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.