What years did Jack Katoll play?

Jack Katoll played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1902.

Was Jack Katoll a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Katoll pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 90 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Katoll hit?

Jack Katoll hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.

Jack Katoll

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898-1902)

W–L 17–22

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.45

SO 90

Pitcher PIV -891.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 6/24/1875 in Finckenstein, West Prussia, Prussia
Died: 6/18/1955 in Woodstock, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-09-09
Last Game: 1902-09-29

Full name: Johann Katoll

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	22	47	41	35	0	0	361.0	432	133	8	90	90	3.32	-891.8

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 5.4% better 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
1898	CHN	NL	0	1	2	1	1	11.0	8	1	1	3	0.82	3.59 (+77%)	305.1
1899	CHN	NL	1	1	2	2	2	18.0	17	12	4	1	6.00	3.85 (-56%)	85.2
1901	CHA	AL	11	10	27	25	19	208.0	231	65	53	59	2.81	3.49 (+19%)	94.6
1902	CHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
1902	BLA	AL	5	10	15	13	13	123.0	175	55	32	25	4.02	3.17 (-27%)	-1376.7
Career · 5 seasons			17	22	47	41	35	361.0	432	133	90	90	3.32	—	-892

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
50	149	19	20	2	1	1	9	2	13	28	.134	.209	.181	.390	-784

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Career OBP .209 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Career SLG .181 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career OPS .390 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 43.1% below 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
1898	CHN	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	CHN	NL	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	CHA	AL	27	80	7	10	1	1	1	8	2	4	14	.125	.271 (-54%)	.326 (-49%)	.359 (-44%)	.686 (-47%)	-581.8
1902	CHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	BLA	AL	18	57	11	10	1	0	0	1	0	8	11	.175	.266 (-34%)	.321 (-10%)	.343 (-44%)	.665 (-28%)	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			50	149	19	20	2	1	1	9	2	13	28	.134	—	—	—	—	-582

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	24	66	12	10	0	2	.152
Away	26	82	7	10	1	7	.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	165.1	191	57	41	37	3.10
Away	25	195.2	241	74	50	56	3.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1902-09-29	BLA	BOS	L	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
1902-09-27	BLA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1902-09-27	BLA	BOS	L	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
1902-09-24	BLA	PHA	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
1902-09-23	BLA	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
1902-09-20	BLA	MIN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1902-09-16	BLA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1902-09-12	BLA	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1902-09-10	BLA	PHA	L	3	1	2	1	0	1	0
1902-09-06	BLA	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1902-09-27	BLA	BOS	L	9.0	15	9	8	0	2	1
1902-09-23	BLA	PHA	L	8.0	9	4	1	2	3	0
1902-09-20	BLA	MIN	W	9.0	10	5	1	3	0	0
1902-09-16	BLA	BOS	L	8.0	8	7	7	1	4	2
1902-09-12	BLA	MIN	L	9.0	23	15	15	1	0	0
1902-09-10	BLA	PHA	L	8.0	10	5	1	4	3	0
1902-09-06	BLA	DET	L	8.0	10	6	4	4	3	1
1902-09-02	BLA	CLE	L	8.0	23	23	8	3	0	1
1902-08-31	BLA	CHW	L	8.0	14	11	3	3	4	0
1902-08-28	BLA	SLA	L	9.2	8	1	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	3	0	3	0	1	0
P	47	0	20	134	15	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1898	CHN	P	2	0	2	0	0
1899	CHN	P	2	0	6	2	0
1901	CHA	P	27	11	71	8	1
1902	CHA	P	1	0	0	0	0
1902	BLA	OF	3	3	0	1	0
1902	BLA	P	15	9	55	5	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	47
Left Field	2
Right Field	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Katoll

What years did Jack Katoll play?: Jack Katoll played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1902.
Was Jack Katoll a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Katoll pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 90 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Katoll hit?: Jack Katoll hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.