Hal Jeffcoat

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1959)

Hal Jeffcoat was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1959 for the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 12 seasons. In 918 career games, he hit .248 with 487 hits, 26 home runs, and 188 RBI. He also pitched in 245 games, going 39-37 with a 4.22 ERA.

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

AVG .248
HR 26
RBI 188
H 487
OPS .645
PIV -3,802
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
9/6/1924 in West Columbia, SC, USA
Died
8/30/2007 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1948-04-20
Last Game
1959-08-06

Full name: Harold Bentley Jeffcoat

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Career Batting Statistics

Hal Jeffcoat — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
918 1,963 249 487 95 18 26 188 49 114 289 .248 .291 .355 .645 -3,802

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .291 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OPS .645 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 10.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hal Jeffcoat 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
1948 CHN NL 134 473 53 132 16 4 4 42 8 24 68 .279 .263 (+6%) .340 (-7%) .379 (-6%) .719 (-7%) -592.7
1949 CHN NL 108 363 43 89 18 6 2 26 12 20 48 .245 .262 (-7%) .343 (-17%) .384 (-10%) .727 (-13%) -899.6
1950 CHN NL 66 179 21 42 13 1 2 18 7 6 23 .235 .265 (-12%) .346 (-25%) .401 (-12%) .747 (-18%) -607.4
1951 CHN NL 113 278 44 76 20 2 4 27 8 16 23 .273 .260 (+5%) .336 (-6%) .385 (+5%) .721 (-1%) -107.4
1952 CHN NL 102 297 29 65 17 2 4 30 7 15 40 .219 .252 (-13%) .326 (-21%) .369 (-11%) .696 (-15%) -802.7
1953 CHN NL 106 183 22 43 3 1 4 22 5 21 26 .235 .264 (-11%) .335 (-7%) .397 (-17%) .733 (-12%) -348.0
1954 CHN NL 56 31 13 8 2 1 1 6 2 1 7 .258 — — — — 0.0
1955 CHN NL 52 23 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 .174 — — — — 0.0
1956 CIN NL 49 54 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 3 20 .148 .258 (-43%) .331 (-42%) .397 (-53%) .728 (-48%) -420.0
1957 CIN NL 53 69 13 14 3 1 4 11 0 5 20 .203 .257 (-21%) .323 (-18%) .391 (+15%) .715 (avg) -23.6
1958 CIN NL 50 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .556 — — — — 0.0
1959 CIN NL 17 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1959 SLN NL 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 918 1,963 249 487 95 18 26 188 49 114 289 .248 — — — — -3,802

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

Hal Jeffcoat — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
39 37 245 51 13 1 25 697.0 772 327 73 257 239 4.22 -6777.6

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 8.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hal Jeffcoat Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1954 CHN NL 5 6 43 3 1 0 7 104.0 110 60 58 35 5.19 3.90 (-33%) -2902.0
1955 CHN NL 8 6 50 1 0 0 6 100.2 107 33 53 32 2.95 4.00 (+26%) -196.8
1956 CIN NL 8 2 38 16 2 0 2 171.0 189 73 55 55 3.84 3.96 (+3%) 1212.6
1957 CIN NL 12 13 37 31 10 1 0 207.0 236 104 46 63 4.52 3.83 (-18%) -3126.8
1958 CIN NL 6 8 49 0 0 0 9 75.0 76 31 26 35 3.72 3.86 (+4%) -352.9
1959 CIN NL 0 1 17 0 0 0 1 21.2 21 8 10 12 3.32 3.90 (+15%) -387.8
1959 SLN NL 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 17.2 33 18 9 7 9.17 3.90 (-135%) -1023.9
Career · 7 seasons 39 37 245 51 13 1 25 697.0 772 327 257 239 4.22 — -6,778

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

Hal Jeffcoat — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home4819951412591598.260
Away4379671092281190.236

Pitching — Home / Away

Hal Jeffcoat — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home121357.13901711241174.31
Away124339.13831561331234.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hal Jeffcoat — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1959-08-06 STLPITL 000000000
1959-07-31 STLATLL 000000000
1959-07-27 STLCINL 000000000
1959-07-15 STLCINL 000000000
1959-07-14 STLCINW 000000000
1959-07-12 STLPITW 000000000
1959-07-09 STLPHIL 000000000
1959-07-04 STLSFGL 100000001
1959-07-02 STLLADL 000000000
1959-06-28 STLCINW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hal Jeffcoat — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1959-08-06 STLPIT — 0.2655101
1959-07-31 STLATL — 1.0211001
1959-07-27 STLCIN — 2.0211030
1959-07-15 STLCIN — 1.0200000
1959-07-12 STLPIT — 0.2100100
1959-07-09 STLPHI — 2.0200000
1959-07-04 STLSFG — 2.1211310
1959-07-02 STLLAD — 1.0000000
1959-06-28 STLCIN — 0.0333000
1959-06-23 STLATL L 5.01166322

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hal Jeffcoat — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 559 0 1201 63 29 14
P 245 51 66 140 11 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hal Jeffcoat — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1948 CHN OF 119 0 307 12 8 3
1949 CHN OF 101 0 250 12 10 2
1950 CHN OF 53 0 83 6 3 0
1951 CHN OF 87 0 166 11 2 5
1952 CHN OF 95 0 218 16 1 2
1953 CHN OF 100 0 175 6 5 2
1954 CHN OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
1954 CHN P 43 3 12 20 4 1
1955 CHN P 50 1 4 24 3 1
1956 CIN P 38 16 21 42 2 4
1957 CIN P 37 31 16 30 2 5
1958 CIN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1958 CIN P 49 0 8 19 0 2
1959 CIN P 17 0 4 2 0 1
1959 SLN P 11 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hal Jeffcoat Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 245
Left Field 31
Center Field 429
Right Field 101

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Hal Jeffcoat (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Juan Lagares
    .250 avg, 31 HR
  2. 95
    George Wright
    .245 avg, 42 HR
  3. 90
    Leury Garcia
    .253 avg, 34 HR
  4. 89
    Marvell Wynne
    .247 avg, 40 HR
  5. 78
    Max Venable
    .241 avg, 18 HR
  6. 73
    Herm Winningham
    .239 avg, 19 HR

Hal Jeffcoat: the record in brief

Hal Jeffcoat played a first major league game on April 20, 1948 and a last one on August 6, 1959. The team column moves through the Chicago Cubs (1948 to 1955), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1956 through 1959), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Jeffcoat is listed as an outfielder at 5'10" and 185 pounds. The bio says Jeffcoat both batted and threw right-handed. Jeffcoat was born on September 6, 1924, in West Columbia, SC, USA. The bio records the death on August 30, 2007, in Tampa, FL, USA. Hal Jeffcoat was the playing name; the full given name is Harold Bentley.

The batting record for Jeffcoat: 918 games, 487 hits in 1,963 at bats, and a .248 average; the totals also include 26 home runs, 188 RBI, and 49 stolen bases. Jeffcoat got on base at a .291 rate and slugged .355 (.645 OPS). Jeffcoat hit .248 while the league hit .260 over the same span, a figure close to average. Jeffcoat collected a career-high 132 hits in 1948.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Jeffcoat

What years did Hal Jeffcoat play?
Hal Jeffcoat played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1959.
Was Hal Jeffcoat a pitcher?
Both. Hal Jeffcoat pitched in 245 games, going 39-37 with a 4.22 ERA, but spent most of his career as an Outfielder.
How many home runs did Hal Jeffcoat hit?
Hal Jeffcoat hit 26 career home runs with 487 hits.
What was Hal Jeffcoat's career batting average?
Hal Jeffcoat batted .248 over his career, with 487 hits in 1,963 at bats.
How many RBI did Hal Jeffcoat have?
Hal Jeffcoat drove in 188 runs in his career.
What was Hal Jeffcoat's career ERA?
Hal Jeffcoat finished with a 4.22 career ERA, going 39-37 with 239 strikeouts.