Stuffy McInnis

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1927)

Stuffy McInnis was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1927 for 6 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,128 career games, he hit .307 with 2,405 hits, 20 home runs, and 1,063 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,727.

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 .307
HR 20
RBI 1,063
H 2,405
OPS .723
PIV 6,727
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 162 lb
Born
9/19/1890 in Gloucester, MA, USA
Died
2/16/1960 in Ipswich, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1909-04-12
Last Game
1927-08-01

Full name: John Phalen McInnis

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Career Batting Statistics

Stuffy McInnis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,128 7,822 872 2,405 312 101 20 1,063 172 380 251 .307 .343 .381 .723 6,727

Career AVG .307 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — +14.7% above league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .381 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — +5.2% above league average.

Career OPS .723 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Stuffy McInnis 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
1909 PHA AL 19 46 4 11 0 0 1 4 0 2 5 .239 — — — — 0.0
1910 PHA AL 38 73 10 22 2 4 0 12 3 7 2 .301 .249 (+21%) .317 (+14%) .326 (+34%) .644 (+24%) 248.9
1911 PHA AL 126 468 76 150 20 10 3 77 23 25 25 .321 .266 (+20%) .336 (+8%) .356 (+19%) .693 (+14%) 1096.2
1912 PHA AL 153 568 83 186 25 13 3 101 27 49 30 .327 .268 (+22%) .335 (+14%) .358 (+21%) .694 (+18%) 1971.5
1913 PHA AL 148 543 79 176 30 4 4 90 16 45 31 .324 .259 (+25%) .325 (+17%) .345 (+20%) .670 (+19%) 2055.2
1914 PHA AL 149 576 74 181 12 8 1 95 25 19 27 .314 .255 (+23%) .322 (+6%) .339 (+9%) .661 (+7%) 644.1
1915 PHA AL 119 456 44 143 14 4 0 49 8 14 17 .314 .250 (+25%) .318 (+6%) .332 (+9%) .651 (+7%) 484.5
1916 PHA AL 140 512 42 151 25 3 1 60 7 25 19 .295 .248 (+19%) .314 (+6%) .326 (+11%) .640 (+8%) 666.7
1917 PHA AL 150 567 50 172 19 4 0 44 18 33 19 .303 .248 (+22%) .312 (+9%) .323 (+9%) .635 (+9%) 880.6
1918 BOS AL 117 423 40 115 11 5 0 56 10 19 10 .272 .255 (+7%) .318 (-4%) .326 (-2%) .645 (-3%) -235.5
1919 BOS AL 120 440 32 134 12 5 1 58 8 23 11 .305 .262 (+16%) .322 (+6%) .347 (+4%) .670 (+5%) 349.8
1920 BOS AL 148 559 50 166 21 3 2 72 6 18 19 .297 .271 (+9%) .331 (-3%) .363 (-2%) .694 (-3%) -288.1
1921 BOS AL 152 584 72 179 31 10 0 76 2 21 9 .307 .286 (+7%) .344 (-3%) .395 (avg) .739 (-1%) -237.0
1922 CLE AL 142 537 58 164 28 7 1 78 1 15 5 .305 .285 (+7%) .345 (-6%) .397 (-2%) .743 (-4%) -448.7
1923 BSN NL 154 607 70 191 23 9 2 95 7 26 12 .315 .282 (+11%) .344 (-1%) .390 (+1%) .734 (avg) -86.2
1924 BSN NL 146 581 57 169 23 7 1 59 9 15 6 .291 .283 (+2%) .345 (-10%) .389 (-8%) .734 (-9%) -927.3
1925 PIT NL 59 155 19 57 10 4 0 24 1 17 1 .368 .288 (+28%) .349 (+25%) .407 (+19%) .756 (+22%) 666.5
1926 PIT NL 47 127 12 38 6 1 0 13 1 7 3 .299 .279 (+7%) .345 (-3%) .390 (-7%) .735 (-5%) -114.4
1927 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 2,128 7,822 872 2,405 312 101 20 1,063 172 380 251 .307 — — — — 6,727

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

Stuffy McInnis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
20 65 5 13 2 0 0 4 4 8 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Stuffy McInnis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 WS PIT 4 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .286
1918 WS BOS 6 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250
1914 WS PHA 4 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 .143
1913 WS PHA 5 17 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .118
1911 WS PHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Stuffy McInnis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1067387343512179576.314
Away10623951438118911520.301

Last 10 Games — Batting

Stuffy McInnis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-08-01 PHICHCL 000000000
1926-09-09 PITCHCW 301100010
1926-09-08 PITCINW 100000000
1926-09-07 PITSTLL 100000000
1926-09-04 PITCHCL 402000000
1926-09-01 PITSTLL 402000000
1926-08-31 PITSTLL 202000000
1926-08-25 PITBROL 400000000
1926-08-24 PITBROW 200000000
1926-08-23 PITBROL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Stuffy McInnis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1995 0 19962 1238 160 1309
2B 5 2 7 5 1 0
3B 27 2 39 45 1 8
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
SS 55 20 111 121 32 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Stuffy McInnis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1909 PHA SS 14 11 34 44 10 5
1910 PHA 2B 5 2 7 5 1 0
1910 PHA 3B 4 2 5 3 0 0
1910 PHA OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1910 PHA SS 17 9 20 31 4 3
1911 PHA 1B 97 0 891 55 17 55
1911 PHA SS 24 0 57 46 18 3
1912 PHA 1B 153 0 1533 100 27 88
1913 PHA 1B 148 0 1504 80 12 85
1914 PHA 1B 149 0 1423 85 7 78
1915 PHA 1B 119 0 1123 83 13 63
1916 PHA 1B 140 0 1404 96 12 87
1917 PHA 1B 150 0 1658 95 12 81
1918 BOS 1B 94 0 1066 71 9 45
1918 BOS 3B 23 0 34 42 1 8
1919 BOS 1B 118 0 1236 82 7 84
1920 BOS 1B 148 0 1586 91 7 101
1921 BOS 1B 152 0 1549 102 1 109
1922 CLE 1B 140 0 1376 73 5 96
1923 BSN 1B 154 0 1500 89 14 136
1924 BSN 1B 146 0 1435 95 10 129
1925 PIT 1B 46 0 377 24 3 40
1926 PIT 1B 40 0 300 17 4 32
1927 PHI 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Stuffy McInnis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1996
Second Base 5
Third Base 28
Shortstop 53
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Stuffy McInnis — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1915 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1914 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1913 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
1912 Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B

Award Voting History

Stuffy McInnis — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 11.0 64 0
1913 Most Valuable Player AL 7th 12.0 64 0
1912 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 1.0 64 0
1911 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 1.0 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

Stuffy McInnis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Deacon White HOF
    .312 avg, 24 HR
  2. 95
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  3. 93
    Del Pratt
    .292 avg, 43 HR
  4. 91
    Charlie Grimm
    .290 avg, 79 HR
  5. 90
    Larry Gardner
    .289 avg, 27 HR
  6. 85
    Nellie Fox HOF
    .288 avg, 35 HR

Stuffy McInnis: the record in brief

According to the bio, Stuffy McInnis debuted on April 12, 1909 and played a final game on August 1, 1927. McInnis played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1909 to 1917), the Boston Red Sox (1918 through 1921), the Cleveland Indians (1922), the Boston Braves (1923 to 1924), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925 through 1926), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1927). McInnis, born on September 19, 1890, in Gloucester, MA, USA, is listed as a first baseman and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 5-foot-9 and 162 pounds. McInnis died on February 16, 1960, in Ipswich, MA, USA. McInnis's full given name, per the bio, is John Phalen McInnis.

Across 2,128 games at the plate, McInnis's career line reads 2,405 hits in 7,822 at bats for a .307 average, adding 20 homers, 1,063 runs batted in, and 172 stolen bases. McInnis's career OPS of .723 combines a .343 on-base mark with .381 slugging. Over the seasons McInnis played, league hitters batted .268; the .307 career figure is 14.7% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Stuffy McInnis

What years did Stuffy McInnis play?
Stuffy McInnis played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1927.
Was Stuffy McInnis a pitcher?
No. Stuffy McInnis was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Stuffy McInnis hit?
Stuffy McInnis hit 20 career home runs with 2,405 hits.
What teams did Stuffy McInnis play for?
Stuffy McInnis played for 6 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1909–1917), the Boston Red Sox (1918–1921), the Cleveland Indians (1922), the Boston Braves (1923–1924), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–1926), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1927).
What were Stuffy McInnis's career stats?
In 2,128 games, Stuffy McInnis had 2,405 hits, 20 home runs, 1,063 RBI, 872 runs, and 172 stolen bases, with a .307 batting average.
What position did Stuffy McInnis play?
Stuffy McInnis played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Stuffy McInnis and how much did he weigh?
Stuffy McInnis was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 162 pounds.
How many home runs did Stuffy McInnis hit each season?
Stuffy McInnis's home runs by season: 1 in 1909, 0 in 1910, 3 in 1911, 3 in 1912, 4 in 1913, 1 in 1914, 0 in 1915, 1 in 1916, 0 in 1917, 0 in 1918, 1 in 1919, 2 in 1920, 0 in 1921, 1 in 1922, 2 in 1923, 1 in 1924, 0 in 1925, and 0 in 1926. His most in one season was 4, in 1913.
What was Stuffy McInnis's career batting average?
Stuffy McInnis batted .307 over his career, with 2,405 hits in 7,822 at bats.
How many RBI did Stuffy McInnis have?
Stuffy McInnis drove in 1,063 runs in his career.
Is Stuffy McInnis in the Hall of Fame?
No. Stuffy McInnis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.