What years did Jay Kirke play?

Jay Kirke played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1918.

Was Jay Kirke a pitcher?

No. Jay Kirke was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jay Kirke hit?

Jay Kirke hit 7 career home runs with 346 hits.

Jay Kirke

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1918)

AVG .301

HR 7

RBI 148

H 346

OPS .713

PIV 1,136

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 6/16/1888 in Fleischmanns, NY, USA
Died: 8/31/1968 in New Orleans, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-09-28
Last Game: 1918-09-02

Full name: Judson Fabian Kirke

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
320	1,148	122	346	49	13	7	148	21	35	119	.301	.328	.385	.713	1,136

Career AVG .301 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +17.1% above league average.

Career OBP .328 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .385 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — +13.1% above league average.

Career OPS .713 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — +7.2% above 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
1910	DET	AL	8	25	3	5	1	0	0	3	1	1	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	BSN	NL	20	89	9	32	5	5	0	12	3	2	6	.360	.266 (+35%)	.336 (+13%)	.356 (+48%)	.693 (+31%)	373.4
1912	BSN	NL	103	359	53	115	11	4	4	62	7	9	46	.320	.268 (+19%)	.335 (+1%)	.358 (+13%)	.694 (+7%)	370.9
1913	BSN	NL	18	38	3	9	2	0	0	3	0	1	6	.237	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	CLE	AL	67	242	18	66	10	2	1	25	5	7	30	.273	.255 (+7%)	.322 (-8%)	.339 (+1%)	.661 (-3%)	-190.0
1915	CLE	AL	87	339	35	105	19	2	2	40	5	14	21	.310	.250 (+24%)	.318 (+9%)	.332 (+19%)	.651 (+14%)	733.5
1918	NY1	NL	17	56	1	14	1	0	0	3	0	1	3	.250	.255 (-2%)	.318 (-17%)	.326 (-18%)	.645 (-18%)	-152.0
Career · 7 seasons			320	1,148	122	346	49	13	7	148	21	35	119	.301	—	—	—	—	1,136

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	155	542	60	166	3	93	.306
Away	165	610	63	180	4	63	.295

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO
1918-09-02	NY1	BSN	L	3	1	0	0	0
1918-08-31	NY1	BRO	L	3	1	0	0	0
1918-08-31	NY1	BRO	W	4	1	0	0	1
1918-08-30	NY1	BRO	W	3	0	0	0	0
1918-08-28	NY1	BRO	L	4	1	0	1	0
1918-08-26	NY1	STL	W	4	3	1	0	0
1918-08-23	NY1	CHC	L	4	2	0	0	0
1918-08-20	NY1	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-08-08	NY1	CIN	L	4	0	0	0	1
1918-08-07	NY1	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	125	0	1256	76	21	56
2B	8	7	18	20	3	2
3B	15	0	31	24	6	2
OF	142	1	234	32	21	3
SS	3	0	9	5	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	DET	2B	7	7	16	17	3	1
1910	DET	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1911	BSN	1B	3	0	34	0	2	1
1911	BSN	2B	1	0	2	3	0	1
1911	BSN	3B	1	0	3	1	0	0
1911	BSN	OF	14	0	24	2	2	0
1911	BSN	SS	1	0	5	5	0	0
1912	BSN	1B	1	0	9	0	0	2
1912	BSN	3B	14	0	28	23	6	2
1912	BSN	OF	72	0	118	22	15	2
1912	BSN	SS	2	0	4	0	2	0
1913	BSN	OF	13	0	19	5	2	0
1914	CLE	1B	18	0	162	12	2	9
1914	CLE	OF	42	0	73	3	2	1
1915	CLE	1B	87	0	886	52	13	37
1918	NY1	1B	16	0	165	12	4	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	125
Second Base	8
Third Base	15
Shortstop	5
Left Field	103
Center Field	3
Right Field	37

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jay Kirke

What years did Jay Kirke play?: Jay Kirke played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1918.
Was Jay Kirke a pitcher?: No. Jay Kirke was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jay Kirke hit?: Jay Kirke hit 7 career home runs with 346 hits.