John Hummel
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1918)
John Hummel was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1918 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,161 career games, he hit .254 with 991 hits, 29 home runs, and 394 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,233.
- 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
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 160 lb
- Died
- 5/18/1959 in Springfield, MA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1905-09-12
- Last Game
- 1918-09-02
Full name: John Edwin Hummel
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,161 | 3,906 | 421 | 991 | 128 | 84 | 29 | 394 | 117 | 346 | 475 | .254 | .316 | .352 | .668 | 2,233 |
Career AVG .254 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .316 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .352 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +6.5% above league average.
Career OPS .668 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — near 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | BRO | NL | 30 | 109 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | .266 | .248 (+7%) | .307 (+5%) | .322 (+14%) | .629 (+9%) | 130.2 |
| 1906 | BRO | NL | 97 | 286 | 20 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 51 | .199 | .247 (-19%) | .307 (-6%) | .315 (-18%) | .622 (-12%) | -420.9 |
| 1907 | BRO | NL | 107 | 342 | 41 | 80 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 26 | 30 | .234 | .245 (-5%) | .304 (-3%) | .308 (+1%) | .613 (-1%) | -64.3 |
| 1908 | BRO | NL | 154 | 594 | 51 | 143 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 34 | 51 | .241 | .240 (avg) | .298 (-5%) | .306 (+4%) | .605 (avg) | -129.7 |
| 1909 | BRO | NL | 146 | 542 | 54 | 152 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 16 | 22 | 59 | .280 | .244 (+15%) | .306 (+1%) | .312 (+16%) | .618 (+9%) | 653.9 |
| 1910 | BRO | NL | 153 | 578 | 67 | 141 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 74 | 21 | 57 | 81 | .244 | .249 (-2%) | .317 (-1%) | .326 (+7%) | .644 (+3%) | 253.3 |
| 1911 | BRO | NL | 137 | 477 | 54 | 129 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 16 | 67 | 66 | .270 | .266 (+1%) | .336 (+7%) | .356 (+10%) | .693 (+9%) | 870.2 |
| 1912 | BRO | NL | 122 | 411 | 55 | 116 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 49 | 55 | .282 | .268 (+5%) | .335 (+7%) | .358 (+13%) | .694 (+10%) | 799.6 |
| 1913 | BRO | NL | 67 | 198 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 23 | .242 | .259 (-7%) | .325 (-10%) | .345 (+10%) | .670 (avg) | -77.2 |
| 1914 | BRO | NL | 73 | 208 | 25 | 55 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 25 | .264 | .255 (+4%) | .322 (-2%) | .339 (+15%) | .661 (+7%) | 144.8 |
| 1915 | BRO | NL | 53 | 100 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .230 | .250 (-8%) | .318 (-14%) | .332 (-7%) | .651 (-10%) | -181.1 |
| 1918 | NYA | AL | 22 | 61 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | .295 | .255 (+16%) | .318 (+29%) | .326 (+15%) | .645 (+22%) | 254.2 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 1,161 | 3,906 | 421 | 991 | 128 | 84 | 29 | 394 | 117 | 346 | 475 | .254 | — | — | — | — | 2,233 | ||
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
View full game log (1158 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 581 | 1940 | 205 | 500 | 11 | 190 | .258 |
| Away | 577 | 1962 | 215 | 487 | 18 | 201 | .248 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-09-02 | NYY | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1918-09-02 | NYY | BOS | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1918-09-01 | NYY | MIN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1918-08-31 | NYY | MIN | L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1918-08-30 | NYY | MIN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1918-08-29 | NYY | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-28 | NYY | SLA | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1918-08-27 | NYY | SLA | W | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1918-08-27 | NYY | SLA | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918-08-26 | NYY | SLA | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 160 | 87 | 1560 | 70 | 22 | 75 |
| 2B | 548 | 347 | 1218 | 1541 | 105 | 211 |
| OF | 293 | 169 | 480 | 42 | 13 | 11 |
| SS | 74 | 50 | 125 | 192 | 29 | 21 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | BRO | 2B | 30 | 30 | 62 | 90 | 6 | 13 |
| 1906 | BRO | 1B | 15 | 15 | 157 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 1906 | BRO | 2B | 50 | 45 | 115 | 148 | 13 | 25 |
| 1906 | BRO | OF | 21 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907 | BRO | 1B | 12 | 12 | 129 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 1907 | BRO | 2B | 44 | 37 | 106 | 129 | 12 | 14 |
| 1907 | BRO | OF | 33 | 35 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | BRO | SS | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 2 |
| 1908 | BRO | 1B | 8 | 6 | 82 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 1908 | BRO | 2B | 43 | 43 | 105 | 127 | 9 | 10 |
| 1908 | BRO | OF | 95 | 97 | 162 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| 1908 | BRO | SS | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 1909 | BRO | 1B | 54 | 54 | 572 | 15 | 8 | 22 |
| 1909 | BRO | 2B | 38 | 39 | 66 | 106 | 9 | 6 |
| 1909 | BRO | OF | 17 | 16 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1909 | BRO | SS | 36 | 35 | 57 | 84 | 18 | 9 |
| 1910 | BRO | 2B | 153 | 153 | 344 | 424 | 28 | 67 |
| 1911 | BRO | 1B | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1911 | BRO | 2B | 127 | 0 | 296 | 352 | 19 | 58 |
| 1911 | BRO | SS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1912 | BRO | 1B | 11 | 0 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 1912 | BRO | 2B | 58 | 0 | 120 | 159 | 9 | 17 |
| 1912 | BRO | OF | 44 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1913 | BRO | 1B | 6 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1913 | BRO | 2B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1913 | BRO | OF | 28 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1913 | BRO | SS | 17 | 0 | 31 | 51 | 4 | 8 |
| 1914 | BRO | 1B | 36 | 0 | 310 | 17 | 6 | 12 |
| 1914 | BRO | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | BRO | OF | 19 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914 | BRO | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | BRO | 1B | 11 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1915 | BRO | OF | 21 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | BRO | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NYA | 1B | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1918 | NYA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NYA | OF | 15 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 162 |
| Second Base | 553 |
| Shortstop | 76 |
| Left Field | 145 |
| Center Field | 29 |
| Right Field | 128 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Bloomsburg | PA | 1903, 1904 |
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John Hummel: the record in brief
John Hummel played a first major league game on September 12, 1905 and a last one on September 2, 1918. Hummel played for the Brooklyn Superbas (1905 to 1913), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1911 to 1912), the Brooklyn Robins (1914 through 1915), and the New York Yankees (1918). Hummel played primarily as a second baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Born on April 4, 1883, in Bloomsburg, PA, USA, Hummel was listed at 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds. The bio records the death on May 18, 1959, in Springfield, MA, USA. On the record, John Hummel was born John Edwin Hummel.
In 1,161 games and 3,906 at bats, Hummel batted .254 with 991 hits, plus 29 homers, 394 runs batted in, and 117 stolen bases. Hummel got on base at a .316 rate and slugged .352 (.668 OPS). Against a .253 league average for those years, Hummel's .254 average was near the norm. Hummel collected a career-high 152 hits in 1909. 1910 brought a season-best 21 stolen bases.
Frequently Asked Questions about John Hummel
- What years did John Hummel play?
- John Hummel played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1918.
- Was John Hummel a pitcher?
- No. John Hummel was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did John Hummel hit?
- John Hummel hit 29 career home runs with 991 hits.
- What teams did John Hummel play for?
- John Hummel played for 2 teams: the Brooklyn Robins (1905–1915) and the New York Yankees (1918).
- What were John Hummel's career stats?
- In 1,161 games, John Hummel had 991 hits, 29 home runs, 394 RBI, 421 runs, and 117 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.
- What position did John Hummel play?
- John Hummel played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was John Hummel and how much did he weigh?
- John Hummel was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 160 pounds.
- How many home runs did John Hummel hit each season?
- John Hummel's home runs by season: 0 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 3 in 1907, 4 in 1908, 4 in 1909, 5 in 1910, 5 in 1911, 5 in 1912, 2 in 1913, 0 in 1914, 0 in 1915, and 0 in 1918. His most in one season was 5, in 1910, 1911, and 1912.
- What was John Hummel's career batting average?
- John Hummel batted .254 over his career, with 991 hits in 3,906 at bats.
- How many RBI did John Hummel have?
- John Hummel drove in 394 runs in his career.
- Is John Hummel in the Hall of Fame?
- No. John Hummel has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.