What years did Doc Prothro play?

Doc Prothro played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1926.

Was Doc Prothro a pitcher?

No. Doc Prothro was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Doc Prothro hit?

Doc Prothro hit 0 career home runs with 191 hits.

Doc Prothro

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1920-1926)

AVG .318

HR 0

RBI 81

H 191

OPS .798

PIV 818

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 7/16/1893 in Memphis, TN, USA
Died: 10/14/1971 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1920-09-26
Last Game: 1926-09-24

Full name: James Thompson Prothro

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
180	600	66	191	34	10	0	81	13	69	40	.318	.390	.408	.798	818

Career AVG .318 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — +13.0% above league average.

Career OBP .390 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.

Career SLG .408 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .798 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1920	WS1	AL	6	13	2	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.385	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	WS1	AL	6	8	2	2	0	1	3	0	1	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	WS1	AL	46	159	17	53	11	5	24	4	15	11	.333	.283 (+17%)	.345 (+14%)	.389 (+19%)	.734 (+17%)	463.3
1925	BOS	AL	119	415	44	130	23	3	51	9	52	21	.313	.288 (+9%)	.349 (+11%)	.407 (-6%)	.756 (+2%)	354.4
1926	CIN	NL	3	5	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			180	600	66	191	34	10	81	13	69	40	.318	—	—	—	—	818

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	82	262	24	77	0	38	.294
Away	98	338	42	114	0	47	.337

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1926-09-24	CIN	PHI	L	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1926-09-08	CIN	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1926-08-29	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1925-10-02	BOS	MIN	W	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1925-10-01	BOS	MIN	W	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0
1925-09-30	BOS	MIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1925-09-26	BOS	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1925-09-26	BOS	CHW	L	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1925-09-25	BOS	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1925-09-24	BOS	DET	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	163	0	160	294	29	24
SS	5	0	11	8	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1920	WS1	3B	2	0	2	0	2
1920	WS1	SS	2	4	3	0	2
1923	WS1	3B	6	5	11	0	0
1924	WS1	3B	45	40	68	10	6
1925	BOS	3B	108	115	211	19	16
1925	BOS	SS	3	7	5	1	1
1926	CIN	3B	2	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Third Base	162
Shortstop	5

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	Memphis	TN	1916, 1917, 1918

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Prothro

What years did Doc Prothro play?: Doc Prothro played in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1926.
Was Doc Prothro a pitcher?: No. Doc Prothro was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Doc Prothro hit?: Doc Prothro hit 0 career home runs with 191 hits.