Heinie Peitz

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1892-1913)

Heinie Peitz was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1892 to 1913 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 22 seasons. In 1,235 career games, he hit .271 with 1,117 hits, 16 home runs, and 560 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 688.

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 .271
HR 16
RBI 560
H 1,117
OPS .703
PIV 688
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
11/28/1870 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died
10/23/1943 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1892-10-15
Last Game
1913-06-01

Full name: Henry Clement Peitz

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Career Batting Statistics

Heinie Peitz — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,235 4,124 532 1,117 191 66 16 560 91 410 261 .271 .342 .361 .703 688

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .342 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .703 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Heinie Peitz 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
1892 SLN NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1893 SLN NL 96 362 53 92 12 9 1 45 12 54 20 .254 .279 (-9%) .356 (-1%) .379 (-9%) .735 (-5%) -267.2
1894 SLN NL 99 338 52 89 19 9 3 49 14 43 21 .263 .309 (-15%) .379 (-8%) .435 (-8%) .814 (-8%) -532.9
1895 SLN NL 90 334 44 95 14 12 2 65 9 29 20 .284 .296 (-4%) .361 (-4%) .399 (+4%) .761 (avg) -78.7
1896 CIN NL 68 211 33 63 12 5 2 34 7 30 15 .299 .290 (+3%) .354 (+9%) .387 (+11%) .741 (+10%) 429.0
1897 CIN NL 77 266 35 78 11 7 1 44 3 18 15 .293 .291 (avg) .354 (-4%) .387 (+3%) .741 (avg) -70.7
1898 CIN NL 105 330 49 90 15 5 1 43 9 35 24 .273 .270 (+1%) .333 (+4%) .347 (+3%) .680 (+4%) 250.1
1899 CIN NL 94 293 45 79 13 2 1 43 11 46 11 .270 .282 (-5%) .343 (+8%) .366 (-8%) .710 (avg) 166.4
1900 CIN NL 91 294 34 75 14 1 2 34 5 20 19 .255 .279 (-9%) .338 (-6%) .366 (-10%) .705 (-8%) -354.6
1901 CIN NL 82 269 24 82 13 5 1 24 3 23 24 .305 .271 (+12%) .326 (+11%) .359 (+12%) .686 (+12%) 571.5
1902 CIN NL 112 387 54 122 22 5 1 60 7 24 23 .315 .266 (+18%) .321 (+15%) .343 (+18%) .665 (+16%) 1186.2
1903 CIN NL 105 358 45 93 15 3 0 42 7 37 22 .260 .261 (-1%) .316 (+4%) .345 (-8%) .662 (-2%) -20.8
1904 CIN NL 84 272 32 66 13 2 1 30 1 14 15 .243 .246 (-2%) .300 (-6%) .321 (-2%) .622 (-4%) -178.8
1905 PIT NL 88 278 18 62 10 0 0 27 2 24 25 .223 .248 (-10%) .307 (-6%) .322 (-20%) .629 (-13%) -453.7
1906 PIT NL 40 125 13 30 8 0 0 20 1 13 7 .240 .247 (-3%) .307 (+5%) .315 (-4%) .622 (avg) 42.2
1913 SLN NL 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,235 4,124 532 1,117 191 66 16 560 91 410 261 .271 — — — — 688

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

Heinie Peitz — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 1 4 1 1 0 0 16.0 22 13 0 7 3 7.31 0.0

Career ERA 7.31 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — 64.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Heinie Peitz — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1894 SLN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 3 2 0 9.00 — 0.0
1897 CIN NL 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8.0 9 7 4 0 7.88 — 0.0
1899 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 1 3 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 16.0 22 13 7 3 7.31 — 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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Heinie Peitz — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home43013561823794166.279
Away37712551313213135.256

Pitching — Home / Away

Heinie Peitz — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away15.062133.60

Last 10 Games — Batting

Heinie Peitz — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1913-06-01 STLCHCL 311010000
1913-05-31 STLCINL 100000000
1913-05-04 STLCHCW 000000000
1906-10-07 PITCINW 201100210
1906-10-04 PITCHCL 201000020
1906-09-29 PITBROL 211100001
1906-09-28 PITBROL 400000100
1906-09-28 PITBROW 300000000
1906-09-27 PITPHIL 311100000
1906-09-26 PITPHIW 300000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Heinie Peitz — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1899-09-12 CINWSN — 5.0632130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Heinie Peitz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 75 12 639 41 12 43
2B 74 0 178 189 25 32
3B 79 0 108 124 25 7
C 961 183 3726 1095 187 112
OF 11 0 17 1 2 0
P 4 0 3 7 0 0
SS 11 0 25 28 9 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Heinie Peitz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1892 SLN C 1 0 3 0 0 0
1893 SLN 1B 5 0 50 1 1 4
1893 SLN C 74 0 296 86 21 7
1893 SLN OF 10 0 17 1 2 0
1893 SLN SS 11 0 25 28 9 5
1894 SLN 1B 14 0 107 12 4 11
1894 SLN 3B 47 0 67 73 16 4
1894 SLN C 39 0 146 51 13 3
1894 SLN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1895 SLN 1B 11 0 76 7 4 6
1895 SLN 3B 10 0 12 6 5 1
1895 SLN C 71 0 260 80 23 10
1896 CIN C 67 0 201 42 8 6
1897 CIN C 71 0 260 67 7 8
1897 CIN P 2 0 1 5 0 0
1898 CIN C 101 0 323 90 24 12
1899 CIN C 92 0 332 90 10 4
1899 CIN P 1 0 2 2 0 0
1900 CIN 1B 8 0 63 2 1 1
1900 CIN C 80 0 310 125 19 13
1901 CIN 1B 2 0 9 1 0 0
1901 CIN 2B 21 0 45 54 2 8
1901 CIN 3B 6 0 7 12 1 2
1901 CIN C 49 0 260 60 6 4
1902 CIN 1B 6 0 59 1 2 5
1902 CIN 2B 48 0 124 126 22 23
1902 CIN 3B 6 0 4 12 0 0
1902 CIN C 47 0 189 70 9 12
1903 CIN 1B 11 0 106 6 0 9
1903 CIN 2B 4 0 8 9 1 1
1903 CIN 3B 9 0 17 21 3 0
1903 CIN C 78 0 365 93 14 7
1904 CIN 1B 18 12 169 11 0 7
1904 CIN 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1904 CIN C 64 62 255 89 9 10
1905 PIT 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1905 PIT C 87 84 337 105 16 14
1906 PIT C 38 37 186 45 5 2
1913 SLN C 2 0 3 2 3 0
1913 SLN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Heinie Peitz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 4
Catcher 961
First Base 76
Second Base 74
Third Base 79
Shortstop 11
Left Field 4
Right Field 7

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Heinie Peitz (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Johnny Kling
    .272 avg, 20 HR
  2. 93
    Charles Zimmer
    .269 avg, 26 HR
  3. 88
    Ed McFarland
    .275 avg, 13 HR
  4. 86
    Jimmie Wilson
    .284 avg, 32 HR
  5. 86
    Hank Severeid
    .289 avg, 17 HR
  6. 85
    Charlie Bennett
    .256 avg, 55 HR

Heinie Peitz: the record in brief

According to the bio, Heinie Peitz debuted on October 15, 1892 and played a final game on June 1, 1913. By club, Peitz's seasons break down as the St. Louis Browns (1892 to 1895), the Cincinnati Reds (1896 through 1904), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1905 to 1906), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1913). The bio lists Peitz as a catcher who batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 165 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Peitz was born on November 28, 1870, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Peitz's death is recorded on October 23, 1943, in Cincinnati, OH, USA. The bio lists the given name Henry Clement.

The batting record for Peitz: 1,235 games, 1,117 hits in 4,124 at bats, and a .271 average, adding 16 home runs, 560 RBI, and 91 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .342 and the slugging percentage .361, for an OPS of .703. Peitz hit .271 while the league hit .269 over the same span, a figure close to average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Heinie Peitz

What years did Heinie Peitz play?
Heinie Peitz played in Major League Baseball from 1892 to 1913.
Was Heinie Peitz a pitcher?
No. Heinie Peitz was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 4 career games.
How many home runs did Heinie Peitz hit?
Heinie Peitz hit 16 career home runs with 1,117 hits.
What teams did Heinie Peitz play for?
Heinie Peitz played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1892–1895, 1913), the Cincinnati Reds (1896–1904), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1905–1906).
What were Heinie Peitz's career stats?
In 1,235 games, Heinie Peitz had 1,117 hits, 16 home runs, 560 RBI, 532 runs, and 91 stolen bases, with a .271 batting average.
What position did Heinie Peitz play?
Heinie Peitz played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Heinie Peitz and how much did he weigh?
Heinie Peitz was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 165 pounds.
How many home runs did Heinie Peitz hit each season?
Heinie Peitz's home runs by season: 0 in 1892, 1 in 1893, 3 in 1894, 2 in 1895, 2 in 1896, 1 in 1897, 1 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 2 in 1900, 1 in 1901, 1 in 1902, 0 in 1903, 1 in 1904, 0 in 1905, 0 in 1906, and 0 in 1913. His most in one season was 3, in 1894.
What was Heinie Peitz's career batting average?
Heinie Peitz batted .271 over his career, with 1,117 hits in 4,124 at bats.
How many RBI did Heinie Peitz have?
Heinie Peitz drove in 560 runs in his career.
What was Heinie Peitz's career ERA?
Heinie Peitz finished with a 7.31 career ERA, going 0-1 with 3 strikeouts.
Is Heinie Peitz in the Hall of Fame?
No. Heinie Peitz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.