What years did Jack O'Connor play?

Jack O'Connor played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1910.

Was Jack O'Connor a pitcher?

No. Jack O'Connor was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Jack O'Connor hit?

Jack O'Connor hit 19 career home runs with 1418 hits.

Jack O'Connor

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1887-1910)

AVG .263

HR 19

RBI 738

H 1,418

OPS .643

PIV -6,604

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 6/2/1866 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 11/14/1937 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1887-04-20
Last Game: 1910-10-09

Full name: John Joseph O'Connor

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,452	5,383	714	1,418	201	66	19	738	219	302	285	.263	.307	.336	.643	-6,604

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .336 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .643 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 5.6% below 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
1887	CN2	AA	12	40	4	4	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1888	CN2	AA	36	137	14	28	3	1	1	17	12	6	10	.204	.238 (-14%)	.290 (-16%)	.319 (-18%)	.610 (-17%)	-325.6
1889	CL6	AA	107	398	69	107	17	7	4	60	26	33	37	.269	.263 (+2%)	.334 (-1%)	.357 (+5%)	.691 (+2%)	116.8
1890	CL6	AA	121	457	89	148	14	10	2	66	29	38	0	.324	.260 (+24%)	.336 (+12%)	.351 (+17%)	.687 (+15%)	1221.5
1891	CL6	AA	56	229	28	61	12	3	0	37	10	11	14	.266	.254 (+5%)	.331 (-10%)	.343 (avg)	.675 (-4%)	-235.9
1892	CL4	NL	140	572	71	142	22	5	1	58	17	25	48	.248	.244 (+1%)	.316 (-11%)	.327 (-6%)	.644 (-8%)	-819.3
1893	CL4	NL	96	384	72	110	23	1	4	75	29	29	12	.286	.279 (+2%)	.356 (-4%)	.379 (+1%)	.735 (-2%)	-143.4
1894	CL4	NL	86	330	67	104	23	7	2	51	15	15	7	.315	.309 (+2%)	.379 (-9%)	.435 (+2%)	.814 (-3%)	-272.6
1895	CL4	NL	90	343	52	100	14	10	0	58	11	31	22	.292	.296 (-2%)	.361 (-2%)	.399 (-2%)	.761 (-2%)	-142.6
1896	CL4	NL	68	256	41	76	11	1	1	43	15	15	12	.297	.290 (+2%)	.354 (-3%)	.387 (-7%)	.741 (-5%)	-216.4
1897	CL4	NL	103	397	49	115	21	4	2	69	20	26	21	.290	.291 (-1%)	.354 (-5%)	.387 (-2%)	.741 (-3%)	-260.1
1898	CL4	NL	131	478	50	119	17	4	1	56	8	26	17	.249	.270 (-8%)	.333 (-13%)	.347 (-11%)	.680 (-12%)	-953.6
1899	SLN	NL	84	289	33	73	5	6	0	43	7	15	6	.253	.282 (-11%)	.343 (-13%)	.366 (-15%)	.710 (-14%)	-672.5
1900	SLN	NL	10	32	4	7	0	0	0	6	0	2	2	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	PIT	NL	43	147	15	35	4	1	0	19	5	3	4	.238	.279 (-15%)	.338 (-22%)	.366 (-24%)	.705 (-23%)	0.0
1901	PIT	NL	61	202	16	39	7	3	0	22	2	10	17	.193	.271 (-29%)	.326 (-27%)	.359 (-28%)	.686 (-28%)	-879.1
1902	PIT	NL	49	170	13	50	1	2	1	28	2	3	11	.294	.266 (+10%)	.321 (-5%)	.343 (-1%)	.665 (-3%)	-100.0
1903	NYA	AL	64	212	13	43	4	1	0	12	4	8	21	.203	.261 (-23%)	.316 (-26%)	.345 (-33%)	.662 (-30%)	-925.4
1904	SLA	AL	14	47	4	10	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	.213	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	SLA	AL	55	174	8	33	0	0	0	11	4	2	7	.190	.247 (-23%)	.307 (-35%)	.315 (-40%)	.622 (-38%)	-924.9
1907	SLA	AL	25	89	2	14	2	0	0	4	0	0	15	.157	.245 (-36%)	.304 (-42%)	.308 (-42%)	.613 (-42%)	-523.8
1910	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			1,452	5,383	714	1,418	201	66	19	738	219	302	285	.263	—	—	—	—	-6,057

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.136

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1892	CS	CL4	6	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.136

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	249	823	76	198	1	95	.241
Away	289	1023	81	225	1	102	.220

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1910-10-09	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1907-07-08	SLA	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1907-07-04	SLA	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0
1907-06-30	SLA	CLE	L	3	0	1	1	0
1907-06-28	SLA	CHW	L	4	0	0	0	0
1907-06-26	SLA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0
1907-06-25	SLA	DET	W	3	0	1	0	0
1907-06-23	SLA	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0
1907-06-22	SLA	CLE	L	4	1	2	0	0
1907-06-18	SLA	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	208	0	1852	95	27	105
2B	6	0	13	13	2	4
3B	2	0	2	1	0	0
C	861	91	3441	987	177	59
OF	372	0	618	65	71	14
SS	8	0	9	9	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1887	CN2	C	5	0	13	13	6	0
1887	CN2	OF	7	0	16	2	1	1
1888	CN2	C	2	0	14	9	4	0
1888	CN2	OF	34	0	54	8	16	0
1889	CL6	1B	3	0	27	0	1	3
1889	CL6	2B	4	0	7	6	1	1
1889	CL6	C	84	0	420	127	26	6
1889	CL6	OF	19	0	38	2	7	1
1890	CL6	2B	2	0	6	7	1	3
1890	CL6	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1890	CL6	C	106	0	539	146	27	13
1890	CL6	OF	9	0	18	1	4	1
1890	CL6	SS	8	0	9	9	3	1
1891	CL6	C	21	0	78	29	2	2
1891	CL6	OF	40	0	57	8	9	3
1892	CL4	C	34	0	158	40	7	4
1892	CL4	OF	106	0	152	21	12	4
1893	CL4	C	56	0	182	62	13	2
1893	CL4	OF	44	0	70	8	6	0
1894	CL4	1B	7	0	55	3	1	4
1894	CL4	C	45	0	161	35	12	1
1894	CL4	OF	33	0	88	8	8	3
1895	CL4	1B	41	0	392	25	2	22
1895	CL4	3B	1	0	2	0	0	0
1895	CL4	C	48	0	134	44	14	2
1896	CL4	1B	17	0	120	8	1	10
1896	CL4	C	37	0	109	31	5	3
1896	CL4	OF	12	0	13	1	1	0
1897	CL4	1B	36	0	349	8	7	10
1897	CL4	C	13	0	35	12	3	0
1897	CL4	OF	52	0	93	3	6	0
1898	CL4	1B	69	0	586	36	11	33
1898	CL4	C	48	0	156	53	8	2
1898	CL4	OF	15	0	19	3	1	1
1899	SLN	1B	26	0	242	13	3	17
1899	SLN	C	57	0	185	63	15	3
1900	SLN	C	10	0	33	11	2	0
1900	PIT	1B	2	0	20	1	0	3
1900	PIT	C	40	0	108	44	9	2
1901	PIT	C	59	0	256	59	7	5
1902	PIT	1B	6	0	56	1	1	3
1902	PIT	C	42	0	187	49	5	2
1902	PIT	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1903	NYA	1B	1	0	5	0	0	0
1903	NYA	C	63	0	282	56	4	6
1904	SLA	C	14	14	55	11	4	0
1906	SLA	C	51	50	248	64	3	2
1907	SLA	C	25	26	87	29	1	4
1910	SLA	C	1	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	862
First Base	208
Second Base	6
Third Base	2
Shortstop	8
Left Field	42
Center Field	113
Right Field	217

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack O'Connor

What years did Jack O'Connor play?: Jack O'Connor played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1910.
Was Jack O'Connor a pitcher?: No. Jack O'Connor was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jack O'Connor hit?: Jack O'Connor hit 19 career home runs with 1418 hits.