Harry Jeffries
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Harry Jeffries was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball for 16 teams, including the Chicago Giants. In 562 career games, he hit .255 with 484 hits, 6 home runs, and 190 RBI.
- 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
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'6" / 166 lb
- Died
- 9/12/1966 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Full name: Harry Lee Jeffries
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | 1,900 | 269 | 484 | 65 | 14 | 6 | 190 | 34 | 149 | 5 | .255 | .315 | .313 | .628 | -3,576 |
Career AVG .255 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.
Career OBP .315 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.
Career SLG .313 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.
Career OPS .628 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 14.4% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | COG | NNL | 27 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .185 | .271 (-32%) | .331 (-22%) | .363 (-49%) | .694 (-36%) | -429.8 |
| 1921 | COG | NNL | 51 | 189 | 31 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .275 | .286 (-4%) | .344 (-4%) | .395 (-20%) | .739 (-12%) | -344.1 |
| 1922 | CAG | NNL | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .083 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1922 | CTS | NNL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1923 | DS | NNL | 46 | 155 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .232 | .282 (-18%) | .344 (-12%) | .390 (-31%) | .734 (-22%) | -517.3 |
| 1924 | DS | NNL | 8 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | CBN | NNL | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | BBS | ECL | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .118 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1924 | WP | ECL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1925 | BBS | ECL | 58 | 211 | 30 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .308 | .288 (+7%) | .349 (+4%) | .407 (-5%) | .756 (avg) | 0.4 |
| 1926 | DS | NNL | 84 | 296 | 61 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 1 | .291 | .279 (+4%) | .345 (+8%) | .390 (-6%) | .735 (+1%) | 152.7 |
| 1926 | CEL | NNL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 152.7 |
| 1927 | DS | NNL | 71 | 250 | 34 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .256 | .282 (-9%) | .344 (-13%) | .392 (-14%) | .736 (-14%) | -576.7 |
| 1928 | CTG | NNL | 32 | 117 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .359 | .280 (+28%) | .342 (+20%) | .395 (+28%) | .737 (+24%) | 478.4 |
| 1928 | BBS | ECL | 14 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .164 | .280 (-42%) | .342 (-40%) | .395 (-59%) | .737 (-50%) | 478.4 |
| 1929 | CAG | NNL | 55 | 176 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .227 | .289 (-21%) | .353 (-22%) | .415 (-33%) | .769 (-28%) | -815.0 |
| 1930 | CAG | NNL | 56 | 169 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .207 | .293 (-30%) | .354 (-28%) | .429 (-46%) | .784 (-38%) | -1084.9 |
| 1931 | CC2 | NNL | 8 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .323 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | BBS | EWL | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | NWB | EWL | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | HIL | EWL | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1934 | PBG | NN2 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .069 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1935 | NBY | IND | 10 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CC | NAL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1944 | CIC | NAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 25 seasons | 562 | 1,900 | 269 | 484 | 65 | 14 | 6 | 190 | 34 | 149 | 5 | .255 | — | — | — | — | -2,505 | ||
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.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | PBG | NN2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | — | 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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 8 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2B | 12 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 3B | 409 | 338 | 430 | 635 | 86 | 32 |
| C | 71 | 58 | 263 | 44 | 9 | 5 |
| OF | 55 | 48 | 101 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 13 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | COG | 1B | 5 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1920 | COG | 2B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1920 | COG | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | COG | C | 5 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1920 | COG | OF | 9 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1920 | COG | SS | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| 1921 | COG | 1B | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1921 | COG | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | COG | C | 8 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921 | COG | OF | 43 | 38 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1921 | COG | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | CAG | 3B | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1922 | CTS | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | DS | 3B | 46 | 44 | 82 | 65 | 20 | 5 |
| 1924 | DS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1924 | CBN | SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | BBS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | WP | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BBS | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BBS | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BBS | 3B | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | BBS | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | DS | 2B | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1926 | DS | 3B | 79 | 78 | 77 | 166 | 22 | 12 |
| 1926 | DS | C | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1926 | DS | OF | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | CEL | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | DS | 3B | 67 | 67 | 84 | 139 | 12 | 8 |
| 1927 | DS | C | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CTG | 3B | 31 | 31 | 49 | 52 | 8 | 2 |
| 1928 | CTG | C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | BBS | 2B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | BBS | 3B | 12 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1929 | CAG | 3B | 38 | 32 | 24 | 59 | 2 | 2 |
| 1929 | CAG | C | 20 | 16 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 1929 | CAG | OF | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CAG | 3B | 42 | 37 | 43 | 70 | 7 | 1 |
| 1930 | CAG | C | 12 | 11 | 61 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1931 | CC2 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1931 | CC2 | C | 6 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | BBS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1932 | NWB | 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1932 | HIL | 3B | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1934 | PBG | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | PBG | C | 7 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1934 | PBG | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NBY | 3B | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 1943 | CC | C | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | CIC | C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| Catcher | 71 |
| First Base | 8 |
| Second Base | 12 |
| Third Base | 409 |
| Shortstop | 13 |
| Left Field | 18 |
| Center Field | 24 |
| Right Field | 13 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Harry Jeffries: the record in brief
Harry Jeffries's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1920 to 1944. The team column moves through the Chicago Giants (1920 to 1921), the Chicago American Giants (1922 through 1930), the Cleveland Tate Stars (1922), the Detroit Stars (1923 through 1927), the Cleveland Browns (1924), the Baltimore Black Sox (1924 through 1932), the Washington Potomacs (1924), and the Cleveland Elites (1926), with further stops in the season rows. At 5-foot-6 and 166 pounds, Jeffries is listed as a third baseman. The bio says Jeffries threw and hit right-handed. Jeffries was born on December 13, 1898, in Louisville, KY, USA. The bio records the death on September 12, 1966, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Jeffries's full given name, per the bio, is Harry Lee Jeffries.
In 562 games and 1,900 at bats, Jeffries batted .255 with 484 hits, plus 6 home runs, 190 runs batted in, and 34 stolen bases. Jeffries got on base at a .315 rate and slugged .313 (.628 OPS). Over the seasons Jeffries played, league hitters batted .280; the .255 career figure is 9.0% below that.
Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Jeffries
- Was Harry Jeffries a pitcher?
- No. Harry Jeffries was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
- How many home runs did Harry Jeffries hit?
- Harry Jeffries hit 6 career home runs with 484 hits.
- What was Harry Jeffries's career batting average?
- Harry Jeffries batted .255 over his career, with 484 hits in 1,900 at bats.
- How many RBI did Harry Jeffries have?
- Harry Jeffries drove in 190 runs in his career.
- What was Harry Jeffries's career ERA?
- Harry Jeffries finished with a 5.40 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.
- Is Harry Jeffries in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Harry Jeffries has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.