What years did Harry Hooper play?

Harry Hooper played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1925.

Was Harry Hooper a pitcher?

No. Harry Hooper was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Harry Hooper hit?

Harry Hooper hit 75 career home runs with 2466 hits.

Is Harry Hooper in the Hall of Fame?

Yes. Harry Hooper was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.

Harry Hooper

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1909-1925)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1971

AVG .281

HR 75

RBI 817

H 2,466

OPS .755

PIV 20,263

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 168 lb
Born: 8/24/1887 in Bell Station, CA, USA
Died: 12/18/1974 in Santa Cruz, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-16
Last Game: 1925-10-04
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1971 (BBWAA)

Full name: Harry Bartholomew Hooper

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,309	8,785	1,429	2,466	389	160	75	817	375	1,136	582	.281	.368	.387	.755	20,263

Career AVG .281 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +5.4% above league average.

Career OBP .368 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +11.5% above league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .755 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — +9.8% above 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
1909	BOS	AL	81	255	29	72	3	4	0	12	15	16	27	.282	.244 (+16%)	.306 (+10%)	.312 (+4%)	.618 (+7%)	317.9
1910	BOS	AL	155	584	81	156	9	10	2	27	40	62	53	.267	.249 (+7%)	.317 (+9%)	.326 (avg)	.644 (+4%)	650.9
1911	BOS	AL	130	524	93	163	20	6	4	45	38	73	43	.311	.266 (+17%)	.336 (+19%)	.356 (+11%)	.693 (+15%)	1783.6
1912	BOS	AL	147	590	98	143	20	12	2	53	29	66	47	.242	.268 (-10%)	.335 (-3%)	.358 (-9%)	.694 (-6%)	-490.5
1913	BOS	AL	148	586	100	169	29	12	4	40	26	60	51	.288	.259 (+11%)	.325 (+11%)	.345 (+16%)	.670 (+13%)	1507.2
1914	BOS	AL	142	530	85	137	23	15	1	41	19	58	47	.258	.255 (+1%)	.322 (+4%)	.339 (+7%)	.661 (+6%)	577.2
1915	BOS	AL	149	566	90	133	20	13	2	51	22	89	36	.235	.250 (-6%)	.318 (+7%)	.332 (-2%)	.651 (+3%)	526.0
1916	BOS	AL	151	575	75	156	20	11	1	37	27	80	35	.271	.248 (+9%)	.314 (+15%)	.326 (+7%)	.640 (+11%)	1408.3
1917	BOS	AL	151	559	89	143	21	11	3	45	21	80	40	.256	.248 (+3%)	.312 (+14%)	.323 (+8%)	.635 (+11%)	1371.3
1918	BOS	AL	126	474	81	137	26	13	1	44	24	75	25	.289	.255 (+13%)	.318 (+23%)	.326 (+24%)	.645 (+23%)	2247.4
1919	BOS	AL	128	491	76	131	25	6	3	49	23	79	28	.267	.262 (+2%)	.322 (+16%)	.347 (+4%)	.670 (+10%)	1224.8
1920	BOS	AL	139	536	91	167	30	17	7	53	16	88	27	.312	.271 (+15%)	.331 (+24%)	.363 (+30%)	.694 (+27%)	3034.2
1921	CHA	AL	108	419	74	137	26	5	8	58	13	55	21	.327	.286 (+14%)	.344 (+18%)	.395 (+19%)	.739 (+19%)	1662.8
1922	CHA	AL	152	602	111	183	35	8	11	80	16	68	33	.304	.285 (+6%)	.345 (+10%)	.397 (+12%)	.743 (+11%)	1464.3
1923	CHA	AL	145	576	87	166	32	4	10	65	18	68	22	.288	.282 (+2%)	.344 (+7%)	.390 (+5%)	.734 (+6%)	892.5
1924	CHA	AL	130	476	107	156	27	8	10	62	16	65	26	.328	.283 (+15%)	.345 (+20%)	.389 (+24%)	.734 (+22%)	2256.2
1925	CHA	AL	127	442	62	117	23	5	6	55	12	54	21	.265	.288 (-8%)	.349 (avg)	.407 (-7%)	.756 (-3%)	-170.9
Career · 17 seasons			2,309	8,785	1,429	2,466	389	160	75	817	375	1,136	582	.281	—	—	—	—	20,263

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.07 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	0	0.00	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
24	92	13	27	3	2	2	6	11	11	.293

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1918	WS	BOS	6	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.200
1916	WS	BOS	5	21	6	7	1	1	0	1	3	1	.333
1915	WS	BOS	5	20	4	7	0	0	2	3	2	4	.350
1912	WS	BOS	8	31	3	9	2	1	0	2	4	4	.290

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	1157	4296	717	1217	26	394	.283
Away	1154	4486	713	1247	49	414	.278

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	2.0	2	0	1	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1925-10-04	CHW	CLE	W	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
1925-10-03	CHW	CLE	W	3	1	2	0	1	3	0	0
1925-09-26	CHW	BOS	W	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1925-09-26	CHW	BOS	W	5	2	4	0	0	1	0	0
1925-09-23	CHW	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1925-09-22	CHW	NYY	W	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1925-09-22	CHW	NYY	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
1925-09-20	CHW	MIN	L	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1925-09-19	CHW	MIN	W	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
1925-09-19	CHW	MIN	L	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-10-03	BOS	MIN	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2284	224	3981	344	151	81
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	BOS	OF	74	69	124	14	7	3
1910	BOS	OF	155	155	241	30	18	7
1911	BOS	OF	130	0	181	27	10	1
1912	BOS	OF	147	0	220	22	9	6
1913	BOS	OF	147	0	248	25	9	7
1913	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1914	BOS	OF	140	0	231	23	7	5
1915	BOS	OF	149	0	255	23	8	7
1916	BOS	OF	151	0	266	19	10	5
1917	BOS	OF	151	0	245	20	8	3
1918	BOS	OF	126	0	221	16	9	8
1919	BOS	OF	128	0	262	19	6	2
1920	BOS	OF	139	0	263	22	11	2
1921	CHA	OF	108	0	182	12	5	3
1922	CHA	OF	149	0	288	19	12	7
1923	CHA	OF	143	0	272	15	12	3
1924	CHA	OF	123	0	251	22	4	8
1925	CHA	OF	124	0	231	16	6	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Left Field	81
Center Field	28
Right Field	2183

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1918	Baseball Magazine All-Star	OF

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California	Moraga	CA	1907

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1914	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	4.0	64	0
1913	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	1.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Hooper

What years did Harry Hooper play?: Harry Hooper played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1925.
Was Harry Hooper a pitcher?: No. Harry Hooper was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Harry Hooper hit?: Harry Hooper hit 75 career home runs with 2466 hits.
Is Harry Hooper in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Harry Hooper was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.