Jack Quinn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1933)

W–L 247–218
ERA 3.29
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,329
Pitcher PIV 38930.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 196 lb
Born
7/1/1883 in Stefurov, Austria-Hungary
Died
4/17/1946 in Pottsville, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1909-04-15
Last Game
1933-07-07

Full name: John Picus Quinn

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
247 218 756 444 243 28 57 3920.3 4,238 1,433 102 860 1,329 3.29 38930.2

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.73 across their career seasons — 11.8% 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
1909 NYA AL 9 5 23 11 8 0 1 118.7 110 26 24 36 1.97 2.55 (+23%) 288.2
1910 NYA AL 18 12 35 31 20 0 0 235.7 214 62 58 82 2.37 2.79 (+15%) 1290.6
1911 NYA AL 8 10 40 16 7 0 2 174.7 203 73 41 71 3.76 3.37 (-12%) 2108.7
1912 NYA AL 5 7 18 11 7 0 0 102.7 139 66 23 47 5.79 3.36 (-72%) 301.1
1913 BSN NL 4 3 8 7 6 1 0 56.3 55 15 7 33 2.40 3.07 (+22%) 1413.5
1914 BLF FL 26 14 46 42 27 4 1 342.7 335 99 65 164 2.60 2.93 (+11%) 6212.6
1915 BLF FL 9 22 44 31 21 0 1 273.7 289 105 63 118 3.45 2.90 (-19%) 989.4
1918 CHA AL 5 1 6 5 5 0 0 51.0 38 13 7 22 2.29 2.83 (+19%) 1273.8
1919 NYA AL 15 14 38 31 18 4 0 266.0 242 77 65 97 2.61 3.09 (+16%) 826.9
1920 NYA AL 18 10 41 32 17 2 3 253.3 271 90 48 101 3.20 3.45 (+7%) 2983.4
1921 NYA AL 8 7 33 13 6 0 0 119.0 158 50 32 44 3.78 4.02 (+6%) 1350.6
1922 BOS AL 13 16 40 32 16 4 0 256.0 263 99 59 67 3.48 4.18 (+17%) 2190.0
1923 BOS AL 13 17 42 28 16 1 7 243.0 302 105 53 71 3.89 4.03 (+4%) 3413.8
1924 BOS AL 12 13 44 25 13 2 7 228.7 241 83 52 64 3.27 4.13 (+21%) 435.6
1925 BOS AL 7 8 19 15 8 0 0 105.0 140 51 26 24 4.37 4.55 (+4%) 555.4
1925 PHA AL 6 3 18 14 4 0 0 99.7 119 43 16 19 3.88 4.55 (+15%) 936.2
1926 PHA AL 10 11 31 21 8 3 1 163.7 191 62 36 58 3.41 4.11 (+17%) 2946.5
1927 PHA AL 15 10 34 25 11 3 1 201.3 211 73 37 43 3.26 4.08 (+20%) 1533.9
1928 PHA AL 18 7 31 28 18 4 1 211.3 239 68 34 43 2.90 4.13 (+30%) 3757.7
1929 PHA AL 11 9 35 18 7 0 2 161.0 182 71 39 41 3.97 4.60 (+14%) 1558.3
1930 PHA AL 9 7 35 7 0 0 6 89.7 109 44 22 28 4.42 4.80 (+8%) 406.3
1931 BRO NL 5 4 39 1 0 0 15 64.3 65 19 24 25 2.66 4.10 (+35%) 603.6
1932 BRO NL 3 7 42 0 0 0 8 87.3 102 32 24 28 3.30 4.13 (+20%) 1408.6
1933 CIN NL 0 1 14 0 0 0 1 15.7 20 7 5 3 4.02 3.86 (-4%) 145.6
Career · 24 seasons 247 218 756 444 243 28 57 3,920.1 4,238 1,433 860 1,329 3.29 — 38,930

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 Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
771 1,349 90 248 38 7 8 113 5 89 335 .184 .236 .240 .476 -5,433

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 32.7% below league average.

Career OBP .236 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 29.8% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .476 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 33.1% 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
1909 NYA AL 23 45 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 .156 — — — — 0.0
1910 NYA AL 35 82 9 19 4 2 0 10 2 6 23 .232 .249 (-7%) .317 (-11%) .326 (+1%) .644 (-5%) -83.5
1911 NYA AL 40 61 4 10 2 0 1 5 1 5 15 .164 .266 (-39%) .336 (-32%) .356 (-31%) .693 (-32%) -306.6
1912 NYA AL 18 39 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 4 12 .205 — — — — 0.0
1913 BSN NL 9 20 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
1914 BLF FL 48 121 10 33 6 1 2 10 1 8 21 .273 .255 (+7%) .322 (-1%) .339 (+15%) .661 (+7%) 100.8
1915 BLF FL 56 110 12 29 4 1 0 10 0 8 24 .264 .250 (+5%) .318 (-2%) .332 (-4%) .651 (-3%) -54.2
1918 CHA AL 6 18 1 4 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 .222 — — — — 0.0
1919 NYA AL 38 91 7 19 1 0 0 4 0 10 17 .209 .262 (-20%) .322 (-11%) .347 (-37%) .670 (-24%) -301.5
1920 NYA AL 41 88 6 8 0 0 2 6 0 9 26 .091 .271 (-67%) .331 (-47%) .363 (-56%) .694 (-52%) -706.0
1921 NYA AL 33 41 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 3 9 .220 — — — — 0.0
1922 BOS AL 40 91 5 9 3 0 1 5 0 6 28 .099 .285 (-65%) .345 (-53%) .397 (-59%) .743 (-56%) -845.5
1923 BOS AL 42 80 4 18 3 1 0 6 0 2 20 .225 .282 (-20%) .344 (-29%) .390 (-26%) .734 (-28%) -375.9
1924 BOS AL 44 78 5 14 1 0 0 7 0 2 20 .179 .283 (-37%) .345 (-42%) .389 (-51%) .734 (-47%) -590.0
1925 BOS AL 19 32 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 .094 — — — — 0.0
1925 PHA AL 18 31 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 .097 — — — — 0.0
1926 PHA AL 31 46 4 8 2 0 0 3 0 3 9 .174 — — — — -282.2
1927 PHA AL 34 66 1 6 1 0 0 6 0 2 17 .091 .282 (-68%) .344 (-66%) .392 (-73%) .736 (-70%) -750.2
1928 PHA AL 31 79 3 13 2 0 0 12 0 3 23 .165 .280 (-41%) .342 (-43%) .395 (-52%) .737 (-48%) -616.5
1929 PHA AL 35 60 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 20 .133 .289 (-54%) .353 (-62%) .415 (-60%) .769 (-61%) -622.0
1930 PHA AL 35 34 2 9 0 0 1 4 0 1 9 .265 — — — — 0.0
1931 BRO NL 39 15 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 .200 — — — — 0.0
1932 BRO NL 42 20 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 .200 — — — — 0.0
1933 CIN NL 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 771 1,349 90 248 38 7 8 113 5 89 335 .184 — — — — -5,433

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
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 WS PHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1929 WS PHA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1921 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 1 0 10.7 18 10 4 5 8.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1930 WS PHA 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 4.50
1929 WS PHA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 7 5 2 2 9.00
1921 WS NYA 0 1 1 0 0 3.7 8 4 2 2 9.82

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home39966656121765.182
Away37267534127155.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3942080.022067274317293.15
Away3621842.220417154276113.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1933-07-07 CINBSNW 000000000
1933-07-04 CINCHCL 000000000
1933-06-28 CINBROL 100000001
1933-06-25 CINNY1L 000000000
1933-06-24 CINNY1L 000000000
1933-06-21 CINPHIL 000000000
1933-06-20 CINPHIL 000000000
1933-06-19 CINPHIL 000000000
1933-06-17 CINSTLL 000000000
1933-06-11 CINCHCL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1933-07-07 CINBSN — 1.2100100
1933-07-04 CINCHC — 1.0211000
1933-06-28 CINBRO L 3.0633200
1933-06-25 CINNY1 — 1.0110010
1933-06-24 CINNY1 — 1.0422000
1933-06-21 CINPHI — 1.0000010
1933-06-20 CINPHI — 1.0100010
1933-06-19 CINPHI — 0.2210100
1933-06-17 CINSTL — 1.0100100
1933-06-11 CINCHC — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 3 0 5 0 0 0
P 756 42 139 1240 45 40

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1909 NYA P 23 11 5 52 2 3
1910 NYA P 35 31 8 111 3 5
1911 NYA P 40 0 4 65 2 2
1912 NYA P 18 0 4 39 1 0
1913 BSN P 8 0 0 24 0 1
1914 BLF OF 2 0 5 0 0 0
1914 BLF P 46 0 14 104 8 1
1915 BLF OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1915 BLF P 44 0 10 98 3 1
1918 CHA P 6 0 3 13 0 1
1919 NYA P 38 0 6 79 4 2
1920 NYA P 41 0 14 75 5 1
1921 NYA P 33 0 2 33 1 2
1922 BOS P 40 0 12 89 1 2
1923 BOS P 42 0 11 59 3 1
1924 BOS P 44 0 9 73 3 3
1925 BOS P 19 0 7 37 2 0
1925 PHA P 18 0 5 30 0 3
1926 PHA P 31 0 8 47 4 3
1927 PHA P 34 0 4 47 0 2
1928 PHA P 31 0 7 55 1 2
1929 PHA P 35 0 3 38 1 1
1930 PHA P 35 0 1 29 0 2
1931 BRO P 39 0 0 17 1 2
1932 BRO P 42 0 1 20 0 0
1933 CIN P 14 0 1 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 756
Left Field 1
Right Field 2

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1931 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 6.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jack Quinn (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Waite Hoyt HOF
    237-182, 3.59 ERA
  2. 78
    Dutch Leonard
    191-181, 3.25 ERA
  3. 68
    Hooks Dauss
    222-182, 3.30 ERA
  4. 65
    Charlie Root
    201-160, 3.59 ERA
  5. 60
    Herb Pennock HOF
    240-162, 3.60 ERA
  6. 58
    Paul Derringer
    223-212, 3.46 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Quinn

What years did Jack Quinn play?
Jack Quinn played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1933.
Was Jack Quinn a pitcher?
Yes. Jack Quinn pitched in the major leagues, recording 247 wins and 1329 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Quinn hit?
Jack Quinn hit 8 career home runs with 248 hits.