Sherry Magee

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1904-1919)

Sherry Magee was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1919 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Braves, and the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 16 seasons. In 2,087 career games, he hit .291 with 2,169 hits, 83 home runs, and 1,176 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 31,225.

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

AVG .291
HR 83
RBI 1,176
H 2,169
OPS .790
PIV 31,225
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 179 lb
Born
8/6/1884 in Clarendon, PA, USA
Died
3/13/1929 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1904-06-29
Last Game
1919-09-27

Full name: Sherwood Robert Magee

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Career Batting Statistics

Sherry Magee — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,087 7,441 1,112 2,169 425 166 83 1,176 441 736 624 .291 .364 .427 .790 31,225

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +15.1% above league average.

Career SLG .427 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +29.3% above league average.

Career OPS .790 vs. league average .646 across their career seasons — +22.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sherry Magee 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
1904 PHI NL 95 364 51 101 15 12 3 57 11 14 23 .277 .246 (+12%) .300 (+2%) .321 (+27%) .622 (+15%) 732.7
1905 PHI NL 155 603 100 180 24 17 5 98 48 44 58 .299 .248 (+20%) .307 (+15%) .322 (+30%) .629 (+23%) 2409.9
1906 PHI NL 154 563 77 159 36 8 6 67 55 52 59 .282 .247 (+14%) .307 (+13%) .315 (+29%) .622 (+21%) 2123.8
1907 PHI NL 140 503 75 165 28 12 4 85 46 53 29 .328 .245 (+34%) .304 (+30%) .308 (+47%) .613 (+39%) 3517.2
1908 PHI NL 143 508 79 144 30 16 2 57 40 49 60 .283 .240 (+18%) .298 (+20%) .306 (+36%) .605 (+28%) 2537.1
1909 PHI NL 143 522 60 141 33 14 2 66 38 43 36 .270 .244 (+11%) .306 (+10%) .312 (+28%) .618 (+19%) 1694.0
1910 PHI NL 154 519 110 172 39 17 6 123 49 94 36 .331 .249 (+33%) .317 (+40%) .326 (+55%) .644 (+48%) 5054.5
1911 PHI NL 121 445 79 128 32 5 15 94 22 49 33 .288 .266 (+8%) .336 (+9%) .356 (+35%) .693 (+23%) 1881.9
1912 PHI NL 132 464 79 142 25 9 6 66 30 55 54 .306 .268 (+14%) .335 (+16%) .358 (+22%) .694 (+19%) 1823.7
1913 PHI NL 138 470 92 144 36 6 11 70 23 38 36 .306 .259 (+18%) .325 (+14%) .345 (+38%) .670 (+26%) 2309.4
1914 PHI NL 146 544 96 171 39 11 15 103 25 55 42 .314 .255 (+23%) .322 (+18%) .339 (+50%) .661 (+34%) 3438.9
1915 BSN NL 156 571 72 160 34 12 2 87 15 54 39 .280 .250 (+12%) .318 (+10%) .332 (+18%) .651 (+14%) 1461.7
1916 BSN NL 122 419 44 101 17 5 3 54 10 44 52 .241 .248 (-3%) .314 (+3%) .326 (avg) .640 (+1%) 169.7
1917 BSN NL 72 246 24 63 8 4 1 29 7 13 23 .256 .248 (+3%) .312 (-3%) .323 (+3%) .635 (avg) -46.3
1917 CIN NL 45 137 17 44 8 4 0 23 4 16 7 .321 .248 (+29%) .312 (+28%) .323 (+35%) .635 (+32%) -46.3
1918 CIN NL 115 400 46 119 15 13 2 76 14 37 18 .297 .255 (+17%) .318 (+16%) .326 (+27%) .645 (+22%) 1556.5
1919 CIN NL 56 163 11 35 6 1 0 21 4 26 19 .215 .262 (-18%) .322 (+4%) .347 (-24%) .670 (-10%) -144.2
Career · 17 seasons 2,087 7,441 1,112 2,169 425 166 83 1,176 441 736 624 .291 — — — — 30,474

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

Sherry Magee — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Sherry Magee — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CIN 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sherry Magee — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10663734577116145595.311
Away10223708535100838558.272

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sherry Magee — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-27 CINCHCW 400000001
1919-09-21 CINBROL 300000010
1919-09-20 CINBROL 400000001
1919-09-18 CINBROW 301000001
1919-09-13 CINBSNL 000000010
1919-09-12 CINBSNW 101010100
1919-09-09 CINPHIL 100000000
1919-08-26 CINPHIW 300000010
1919-08-26 CINPHIW 300000011
1919-08-25 CINPHIW 220000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sherry Magee — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 136 0 1208 87 26 61
2B 15 0 32 50 4 6
3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
OF 1861 980 3800 176 123 39
SS 40 0 95 119 15 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sherry Magee — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1904 PHI 1B 1 0 10 0 1 0
1904 PHI OF 94 93 156 19 15 2
1905 PHI OF 155 155 341 19 14 6
1906 PHI OF 154 154 316 18 6 2
1907 PHI OF 139 139 297 13 7 7
1908 PHI OF 142 142 279 15 9 5
1909 PHI OF 143 143 283 11 9 0
1910 PHI OF 154 154 285 9 8 2
1911 PHI OF 120 0 248 14 5 3
1912 PHI 1B 6 0 61 0 2 2
1912 PHI OF 124 0 251 8 10 2
1913 PHI 1B 4 0 21 1 0 2
1913 PHI OF 123 0 236 7 8 2
1914 PHI 1B 32 0 296 32 10 7
1914 PHI 2B 8 0 21 33 3 4
1914 PHI OF 67 0 137 3 9 0
1914 PHI SS 39 0 95 119 15 9
1915 BSN 1B 21 0 178 10 0 7
1915 BSN OF 135 0 346 16 7 4
1916 BSN 1B 2 0 11 3 0 0
1916 BSN OF 120 0 220 6 5 0
1916 BSN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1917 BSN 1B 2 0 14 0 0 2
1917 BSN OF 65 0 137 7 7 3
1917 CIN 1B 2 0 19 3 1 1
1917 CIN OF 41 0 83 7 1 1
1918 CIN 1B 66 0 598 38 12 40
1918 CIN 2B 6 0 7 15 1 1
1918 CIN OF 38 0 87 3 2 0
1919 CIN 2B 1 0 4 2 0 1
1919 CIN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1919 CIN OF 47 0 98 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Sherry Magee Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 138
Second Base 17
Third Base 1
Shortstop 40
Left Field 1603
Center Field 144
Right Field 117

Awards & Honors

Sherry Magee — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1914 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1912 Baseball Magazine All-Star OF
1910 Baseball Magazine All-Star LF

Award Voting History

Sherry Magee — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 14.0 64 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Sherry Magee (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jimmy Ryan
    .308 avg, 118 HR
  2. 86
    Harry Stovey
    .288 avg, 122 HR
  3. 83
    Kip Selbach
    .293 avg, 44 HR
  4. 81
    Bobby Veach
    .310 avg, 64 HR
  5. 81
    Jim O'Rourke HOF
    .310 avg, 62 HR
  6. 81
    Harry Hooper HOF
    .281 avg, 75 HR

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Sherry Magee: the record in brief

According to the bio, Sherry Magee debuted on June 29, 1904 and played a final game on September 27, 1919. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (1904 through 1914), the Boston Braves (1915 through 1917), and the Cincinnati Reds (1917 to 1919). At 5-foot-11 and 179 pounds, Magee is listed as an outfielder. Magee threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Magee was born on August 6, 1884, in Clarendon, PA, USA. Magee died on March 13, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. On the record, Sherry Magee was born Sherwood Robert Magee.

In 2,087 games and 7,441 at bats, Magee batted .291 with 2,169 hits, adding 83 homers, 1,176 runs batted in, and 441 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .364 and .427 give Magee a career OPS of .790. The league as a whole hit .252 across Magee's seasons, which puts the .291 career mark 15.5% above average. The OPS comparison is .790 to a league .646, 22.4% above average. 1911 was Magee's biggest home run year, with 15.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherry Magee

What years did Sherry Magee play?
Sherry Magee played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1919.
Was Sherry Magee a pitcher?
No. Sherry Magee was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Sherry Magee hit?
Sherry Magee hit 83 career home runs with 2169 hits.
What was Sherry Magee's career batting average?
Sherry Magee batted .291 over his career, with 2,169 hits in 7,441 at bats.
How many RBI did Sherry Magee have?
Sherry Magee drove in 1,176 runs in his career.
Is Sherry Magee in the Hall of Fame?
No. Sherry Magee has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.