John Peters

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1874-1884)

AVG .278
HR 3
RBI 249
H 748
OPS .609
PIV 1,101
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 180 lb
Born
4/8/1850 in New Orleans, LA, USA
Died
1/4/1924 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut
1874-05-23
Last Game
1884-06-11

Full name: John Phillip Peters

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
615 2,693 373 748 92 12 3 249 14 25 77 .278 .284 .324 .609 1,101

Career AVG .278 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +9.8% above league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .324 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .609 vs. league average .608 across their career seasons — near 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
1874 CH2 55 239 39 69 10 0 1 25 2 2 11 .289 .273 (+6%) .282 (+4%) .333 (+3%) .615 (+4%) 139.1
1875 CH2 69 297 40 85 16 2 0 34 12 0 3 .286 .253 (+13%) .260 (+10%) .309 (+14%) .570 (+12%) 483.3
1876 CHN NL 66 316 70 111 14 2 1 47 0 3 2 .351 .265 (+32%) .277 (+29%) .320 (+30%) .598 (+30%) 1384.7
1877 CHN NL 60 265 45 84 10 3 0 41 0 1 7 .317 .271 (+17%) .289 (+11%) .337 (+12%) .626 (+11%) 435.1
1878 ML2 NL 55 246 33 76 6 1 0 22 0 5 8 .309 .259 (+19%) .278 (+16%) .319 (+7%) .597 (+11%) 428.2
1879 CHN NL 83 379 45 93 13 2 1 31 0 1 19 .245 .255 (-4%) .270 (-9%) .328 (-9%) .599 (-9%) -450.5
1880 PRO NL 86 359 30 82 5 0 0 24 0 5 15 .228 .244 (-7%) .267 (-10%) .319 (-24%) .586 (-18%) -776.2
1881 BFN NL 54 229 21 49 8 1 0 25 0 3 12 .214 .260 (-18%) .290 (-23%) .338 (-24%) .628 (-23%) -746.0
1882 PT1 AA 78 331 47 96 10 1 0 0 0 5 0 .290 .248 (+17%) .275 (+9%) .329 (-1%) .605 (+3%) 203.7
1883 PT1 AA 8 28 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 — — — — 0.0
1884 PT1 AA 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 615 2,693 373 748 92 12 3 249 14 25 77 .278 — — — — 1,101

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 2.31 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1876 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0.00 — 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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 60 19 174 212 72 19
OF 1 0 3 2 4 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 557 36 760 1869 379 147

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1874 CH2 2B 19 19 61 61 24 3
1874 CH2 SS 36 36 33 122 39 5
1875 CH2 2B 6 0 14 13 6 2
1875 CH2 SS 65 0 66 239 45 18
1876 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1876 CHN SS 66 0 95 193 21 16
1877 CHN SS 60 0 124 215 45 23
1878 ML2 2B 34 0 97 136 40 14
1878 ML2 SS 22 0 33 69 13 4
1879 CHN SS 83 0 94 271 71 14
1880 PRO SS 86 0 111 268 42 26
1881 BFN OF 1 0 3 2 4 0
1881 BFN SS 53 0 102 183 43 17
1882 PT1 2B 1 0 2 2 2 0
1882 PT1 SS 77 0 92 281 51 21
1883 PT1 SS 8 0 9 27 8 3
1884 PT1 SS 1 0 1 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 60
Shortstop 557
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

John Peters (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike McGeary
    .276 avg, 0 HR
  2. 97
    Tom Carey
    .270 avg, 5 HR
  3. 85
    Harry Schafer
    .271 avg, 4 HR
  4. 84
    Emil Verban
    .272 avg, 1 HR
  5. 76
    Bob Ferguson
    .265 avg, 1 HR
  6. 74
    Dude Esterbrook
    .261 avg, 6 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about John Peters

What years did John Peters play?
John Peters played in Major League Baseball from 1874 to 1884.
Was John Peters a pitcher?
No. John Peters was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did John Peters hit?
John Peters hit 3 career home runs with 748 hits.