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.

What was Jack Katoll's career batting average?

Jack Katoll batted .134 over his career, with 20 hits in 149 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Katoll have?

Jack Katoll drove in 9 runs in his career.

What was Jack Katoll's career ERA?

Jack Katoll finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 17-22 with 90 strikeouts.

Jack Katoll

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

Jack Katoll was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1902 for the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 5 seasons. Across 47 career appearances, he went 17-22 with a 3.32 ERA and 90 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Jack Katoll — 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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Jack Katoll — Season-by-Season Pitching
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

Jack Katoll — 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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Jack Katoll — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Jack Katoll — 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

Jack Katoll — 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

Jack Katoll — 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

Jack Katoll — 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

Jack Katoll — 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

Jack Katoll — 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

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Jack Katoll — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	47
Left Field	2
Right Field	1

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Career Spans

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Jack Katoll: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 9, 1898 and the final game on September 29, 1902, Jack Katoll built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Orphans (1898 to 1899), the Chicago White Sox (1901 through 1902), and the Baltimore Orioles (1902). Katoll, a pitcher by primary position, batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Katoll is listed at 5'11" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads June 24, 1875, in Finckenstein, West Prussia, Prussia. Katoll died on June 18, 1955, in Woodstock, IL, USA. The given name on file is Johann Katoll.

Katoll's career pitching line is 17 wins, 22 losses and a 3.32 ERA over 47 appearances. Also on Katoll's record: 90 strikeouts and 35 complete games. The leagues Katoll pitched in allowed 3.50 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.4% better than average. The best win total was 11, in 1901. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.81 in 1901, when the league's was 3.49.

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.
What was Jack Katoll's career batting average?: Jack Katoll batted .134 over his career, with 20 hits in 149 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Katoll have?: Jack Katoll drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Jack Katoll's career ERA?: Jack Katoll finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 17-22 with 90 strikeouts.