What years did Duffy Lewis play?

Duffy Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921.

Was Duffy Lewis a pitcher?

No. Duffy Lewis was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Duffy Lewis hit?

Duffy Lewis hit 38 career home runs with 1518 hits.

What was Duffy Lewis's career batting average?

Duffy Lewis batted .284 over his career, with 1,518 hits in 5,351 at bats.

How many RBI did Duffy Lewis have?

Duffy Lewis drove in 793 runs in his career.

What was Duffy Lewis's career ERA?

Duffy Lewis finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.

Duffy Lewis

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1921)

Duffy Lewis was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921 for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators, a span of 12 seasons. In 1,459 career games, he hit .284 with 1,518 hits, 38 home runs, and 793 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,073.

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 September 8, 2026

AVG .284

HR 38

RBI 793

H 1,518

OPS .717

PIV 7,073

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 4/18/1888 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 6/17/1979 in Salem, NH, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-04-16
Last Game: 1921-06-06

Full name: George Edward Lewis

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Career Batting Statistics

Duffy Lewis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,459	5,351	612	1,518	289	68	38	793	113	352	546	.284	.333	.384	.717	7,073

Career AVG .284 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +8.8% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .384 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Career OPS .717 vs. league average .673 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Duffy Lewis Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	BOS	AL	151	541	64	153	29	7	8	68	10	32	71	.283	.249 (+13%)	.317 (+3%)	.326 (+24%)	.644 (+14%)	1190.7
1911	BOS	AL	130	469	64	144	32	4	7	86	11	25	46	.307	.266 (+15%)	.336 (+6%)	.356 (+22%)	.693 (+14%)	1200.5
1912	BOS	AL	154	581	85	165	36	9	6	109	9	52	76	.284	.268 (+6%)	.335 (+3%)	.358 (+14%)	.694 (+9%)	899.4
1913	BOS	AL	149	551	54	164	31	12	0	90	12	30	55	.298	.259 (+15%)	.325 (+3%)	.345 (+15%)	.670 (+9%)	786.8
1914	BOS	AL	146	510	53	142	37	9	2	79	22	57	41	.278	.255 (+9%)	.322 (+11%)	.339 (+17%)	.661 (+14%)	1388.2
1915	BOS	AL	152	557	69	162	31	7	2	76	14	45	63	.291	.250 (+16%)	.318 (+9%)	.332 (+15%)	.651 (+12%)	1231.3
1916	BOS	AL	152	563	56	151	29	5	1	56	16	33	56	.268	.248 (+8%)	.314 (avg)	.326 (+5%)	.640 (+2%)	140.1
1917	BOS	AL	150	553	55	167	29	9	1	65	8	29	54	.302	.248 (+21%)	.312 (+10%)	.323 (+21%)	.635 (+16%)	1421.8
1919	NYA	AL	141	559	67	152	23	4	7	89	8	17	42	.272	.262 (+4%)	.322 (-9%)	.347 (+5%)	.670 (-2%)	-312.7
1920	NYA	AL	107	365	34	99	8	1	4	61	2	24	32	.271	.271 (avg)	.331 (-4%)	.363 (-9%)	.694 (-6%)	-326.1
1921	WS1	AL	27	102	11	19	4	1	0	14	1	8	10	.186	.286 (-35%)	.344 (-27%)	.395 (-38%)	.739 (-33%)	-546.7
Career · 11 seasons			1,459	5,351	612	1,518	289	68	38	793	113	352	546	.284	—	—	—	—	7,073

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 Pitching Statistics

Duffy Lewis — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	0	1	18.00	0.0

Career ERA 18.00 vs. league average 3.07 across their career seasons — 487.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Duffy Lewis — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	1	18.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	1	18.00	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Duffy Lewis — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	67	8	20	6	1	1	7	5	7	.299

Playoff Batting by Year

Duffy Lewis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1916	WS	BOS	5	17	3	6	2	1	0	1	2	1	.353
1915	WS	BOS	5	18	1	8	1	0	1	5	1	4	.444
1912	WS	BOS	8	32	4	6	3	0	0	1	2	2	.188

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Duffy Lewis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	726	2581	282	705	13	382	.273
Away	733	2757	325	812	25	426	.295

Pitching — Home / Away

Duffy Lewis — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.0	3	2	0	1	18.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Duffy Lewis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1921-06-06	MIN	CHW	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1921-05-20	MIN	SLA	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1921-05-19	MIN	SLA	W	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
1921-05-18	MIN	SLA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1921-05-17	MIN	DET	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1921-05-16	MIN	DET	L	5	2	3	1	1	1	0	0
1921-05-15	MIN	DET	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1921-05-14	MIN	DET	L	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1921-05-13	MIN	CLE	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1921-05-12	MIN	CLE	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Duffy Lewis — Last 1 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-10-03	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Duffy Lewis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	1432	148	2657	210	123	40
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Duffy Lewis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1910	BOS	OF	149	148	261	28	17	9
1911	BOS	OF	125	0	203	27	15	4
1912	BOS	OF	154	0	301	23	18	4
1913	BOS	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1913	BOS	OF	142	0	262	29	12	3
1913	BOS	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1914	BOS	OF	142	0	254	22	14	2
1915	BOS	OF	152	0	263	15	14	3
1916	BOS	OF	151	0	306	16	10	4
1917	BOS	OF	150	0	324	20	10	6
1919	NYA	OF	141	0	254	13	4	4
1920	NYA	OF	99	0	182	14	8	1
1921	WS1	OF	27	0	47	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Duffy Lewis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Third Base	1
Left Field	1414
Center Field	16
Right Field	2

Award Voting History

Duffy Lewis — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1914	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	4.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Duffy Lewis

What years did Duffy Lewis play?: Duffy Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1921.
Was Duffy Lewis a pitcher?: No. Duffy Lewis was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Duffy Lewis hit?: Duffy Lewis hit 38 career home runs with 1518 hits.
What was Duffy Lewis's career batting average?: Duffy Lewis batted .284 over his career, with 1,518 hits in 5,351 at bats.
How many RBI did Duffy Lewis have?: Duffy Lewis drove in 793 runs in his career.
What was Duffy Lewis's career ERA?: Duffy Lewis finished with a 18.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.