Nap Lajoie

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1896-1916)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1937
AVG .338
HR 82
RBI 1,599
H 3,243
OPS .846
PIV 47,526
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
9/5/1874 in Woonsocket, RI, USA
Died
2/7/1959 in Daytona Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1896-08-12
Last Game
1916-08-26
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1937 (BBWAA)
Awards
Triple Crown

Full name: Napoleon Lajoie

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,480 9,590 1,504 3,243 657 163 82 1,599 380 516 347 .338 .380 .466 .846 47,526

Career AVG .338 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +30.6% above league average.

Career OBP .380 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — +18.3% above league average.

Career SLG .466 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +37.6% above league average.

Career OPS .846 vs. league average .660 across their career seasons — +28.2% 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
1896 PHI NL 39 175 36 57 12 7 4 42 7 1 11 .326 .290 (+12%) .354 (-7%) .387 (+40%) .741 (+18%) 390.3
1897 PHI NL 127 545 107 197 40 23 9 127 20 15 25 .361 .291 (+24%) .354 (+11%) .387 (+47%) .741 (+30%) 2945.5
1898 PHI NL 147 608 113 197 43 11 6 127 25 21 23 .324 .270 (+20%) .333 (+6%) .347 (+33%) .680 (+20%) 1980.9
1899 PHI NL 77 312 70 118 19 9 6 70 13 12 7 .378 .282 (+34%) .343 (+22%) .366 (+51%) .710 (+37%) 2010.2
1900 PHI NL 102 451 95 152 33 12 7 92 22 10 8 .337 .279 (+21%) .338 (+7%) .366 (+39%) .705 (+24%) 1747.3
1901 PHA AL 131 544 145 232 48 14 14 125 27 24 9 .426 .271 (+57%) .326 (+42%) .359 (+79%) .686 (+61%) 6259.1
1902 PHA AL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1902 CLE AL 86 348 81 132 35 5 7 64 19 19 7 .379 .266 (+42%) .321 (+31%) .343 (+66%) .665 (+49%) 0.0
1903 CLE AL 125 485 90 167 41 11 7 93 21 24 26 .344 .261 (+32%) .316 (+20%) .345 (+50%) .662 (+35%) 2942.1
1904 CLE AL 140 553 92 208 49 15 5 102 29 27 19 .376 .246 (+52%) .300 (+37%) .321 (+70%) .622 (+54%) 5125.3
1905 CLE AL 65 249 29 82 12 2 2 41 11 17 8 .329 .248 (+33%) .307 (+23%) .322 (+29%) .629 (+26%) 1040.7
1906 CLE AL 152 602 88 214 48 9 0 91 20 30 19 .355 .247 (+44%) .307 (+27%) .315 (+48%) .622 (+38%) 3861.7
1907 CLE AL 137 509 53 153 30 6 2 63 24 30 28 .301 .245 (+23%) .304 (+14%) .308 (+28%) .613 (+21%) 1777.0
1908 CLE AL 157 581 77 168 32 6 2 74 15 47 20 .289 .240 (+20%) .298 (+18%) .306 (+22%) .605 (+20%) 2119.3
1909 CLE AL 128 469 56 152 33 7 1 47 13 35 19 .324 .244 (+33%) .306 (+23%) .312 (+38%) .618 (+31%) 2480.2
1910 CLE AL 159 592 94 227 51 7 4 76 26 60 18 .383 .249 (+54%) .317 (+40%) .326 (+57%) .644 (+49%) 5432.1
1911 CLE AL 90 315 36 115 20 1 2 60 13 26 15 .365 .266 (+37%) .336 (+25%) .356 (+27%) .693 (+26%) 1561.3
1912 CLE AL 117 448 66 165 34 4 0 90 18 28 11 .368 .268 (+37%) .335 (+23%) .358 (+29%) .694 (+26%) 2245.8
1913 CLE AL 137 465 66 156 25 2 1 68 17 33 17 .335 .259 (+29%) .325 (+22%) .345 (+17%) .670 (+20%) 1913.7
1914 CLE AL 121 419 37 108 14 3 0 50 14 32 15 .258 .255 (+1%) .322 (-3%) .339 (-10%) .661 (-6%) -385.2
1915 PHA AL 129 490 40 137 24 5 1 61 10 11 16 .280 .250 (+12%) .318 (-6%) .332 (+7%) .651 (+1%) -114.3
1916 PHA AL 113 426 33 105 14 4 2 35 15 14 26 .246 .248 (-1%) .314 (-13%) .326 (-4%) .640 (-9%) -652.5
Career · 22 seasons 2,480 9,590 1,504 3,243 657 163 82 1,599 380 516 347 .338 — — — — 44,680

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11484303713153633692.357
Away11664566647145236628.318

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1916-08-26 PHACLEW 301010010
1916-08-25 PHACLEL 211000000
1916-08-25 PHACLEL 501000001
1916-08-24 PHACLEL 411000000
1916-08-24 PHACLEW 413000100
1916-08-23 PHADETL 412100100
1916-08-22 PHADETW 301000000
1916-08-21 PHADETL 400000001
1916-08-19 PHADETL 401000000
1916-08-18 PHASLAL 411000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 286 33 2798 135 37 137
2B 2035 837 5496 6267 451 1050
3B 21 15 26 53 5 4
OF 26 0 50 7 2 0
SS 73 50 150 229 23 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1896 PHI 1B 39 0 363 11 2 27
1897 PHI 1B 108 0 1079 37 18 45
1897 PHI 3B 2 0 1 2 0 0
1897 PHI OF 19 0 37 6 2 0
1898 PHI 1B 1 0 7 1 0 1
1898 PHI 2B 146 0 442 406 46 59
1899 PHI 2B 67 0 224 236 22 39
1899 PHI OF 5 0 12 1 0 0
1900 PHI 2B 102 0 287 341 30 69
1900 PHI 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1901 PHA 2B 119 0 395 381 32 60
1901 PHA SS 12 0 35 43 2 3
1902 PHA 2B 1 0 2 3 0 0
1902 CLE 2B 86 0 270 283 15 49
1903 CLE 1B 1 0 11 0 0 0
1903 CLE 2B 122 0 366 402 36 61
1903 CLE 3B 1 0 1 5 0 0
1904 CLE 1B 2 1 20 1 0 0
1904 CLE 2B 95 95 272 255 21 42
1904 CLE SS 44 44 86 130 17 10
1905 CLE 1B 5 5 50 2 0 2
1905 CLE 2B 59 58 148 177 3 25
1906 CLE 2B 130 131 354 415 21 76
1906 CLE 3B 15 15 20 40 5 3
1906 CLE SS 7 6 15 24 2 2
1907 CLE 1B 9 9 95 11 1 1
1907 CLE 2B 128 128 314 461 25 86
1908 CLE 1B 1 0 10 5 0 0
1908 CLE 2B 156 156 450 538 37 78
1909 CLE 1B 8 8 89 3 0 5
1909 CLE 2B 120 120 282 373 28 55
1910 CLE 1B 10 10 114 8 2 3
1910 CLE 2B 149 149 387 419 28 60
1911 CLE 1B 41 0 388 16 4 17
1911 CLE 2B 37 0 91 93 10 16
1912 CLE 1B 20 0 171 12 3 13
1912 CLE 2B 97 0 241 249 21 49
1913 CLE 2B 126 0 279 363 20 59
1914 CLE 1B 31 0 300 18 5 22
1914 CLE 2B 80 0 187 215 17 45
1915 PHA 1B 5 0 49 3 1 0
1915 PHA 2B 110 0 251 332 23 61
1915 PHA 3B 2 0 4 6 0 1
1915 PHA SS 10 0 14 32 2 5
1916 PHA 1B 5 0 52 7 1 1
1916 PHA 2B 105 0 254 325 16 61
1916 PHA OF 2 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 288
Second Base 2036
Third Base 22
Shortstop 74
Left Field 5
Center Field 5
Right Field 18

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1908 Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1901 Triple Crown

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1913 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 7.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 5.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Nap Lajoie (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Sisler HOF
    .340 avg, 102 HR
  2. 95
    Cap Anson HOF
    .334 avg, 97 HR
  3. 93
    Frankie Frisch HOF
    .316 avg, 105 HR
  4. 84
    Jake Beckley HOF
    .308 avg, 87 HR
  5. 80
    Charlie Gehringer HOF
    .320 avg, 184 HR
  6. 80
    Rod Carew HOF
    .328 avg, 92 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nap Lajoie

What years did Nap Lajoie play?
Nap Lajoie played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1916.
Was Nap Lajoie a pitcher?
No. Nap Lajoie was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Nap Lajoie hit?
Nap Lajoie hit 82 career home runs with 3243 hits.
Is Nap Lajoie in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Nap Lajoie was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.