Jamie Quirk

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1992)

AVG .240
HR 43
RBI 247
H 544
OPS .645
PIV -3,173
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 190 lb
Born
10/22/1954 in Whittier, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1975-09-04
Last Game
1992-10-04

Full name: James Patrick Quirk

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
984 2,266 193 544 100 7 43 247 5 177 435 .240 .298 .347 .645 -3,173

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career SLG .347 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.

Career OPS .645 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 9.1% 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
1975 KCA AL 14 39 2 10 0 0 1 5 0 2 7 .256 — — — — 0.0
1976 KCA AL 64 114 11 28 6 0 1 15 0 2 22 .246 .255 (-4%) .320 (-21%) .360 (-10%) .681 (-15%) -320.0
1977 ML4 AL 93 221 16 48 14 1 3 13 0 8 47 .217 .264 (-18%) .329 (-24%) .401 (-18%) .730 (-20%) -762.8
1978 KCA AL 17 29 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 5 4 .207 — — — — 0.0
1979 KCA AL 51 79 8 24 6 1 1 11 0 5 13 .304 .265 (+14%) .329 (+7%) .397 (+11%) .727 (+9%) 124.3
1980 KCA AL 62 163 13 45 5 0 5 21 3 7 24 .276 .264 (+4%) .326 (-7%) .387 (+3%) .714 (-2%) -75.6
1981 KCA AL 46 100 8 25 7 0 0 10 0 6 17 .250 .255 (-2%) .320 (-7%) .368 (-13%) .688 (-10%) -153.8
1982 KCA AL 36 78 8 18 3 0 1 5 0 3 15 .231 .261 (-12%) .324 (-21%) .388 (-21%) .712 (-21%) -271.4
1983 SLN NL 48 86 3 18 2 1 2 11 0 6 27 .209 .260 (-20%) .324 (-17%) .389 (-16%) .714 (-17%) -230.7
1984 CHA AL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 CLE AL 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1985 KCA AL 19 57 3 16 3 1 0 4 0 2 9 .281 .257 (+9%) .323 (-6%) .390 (-6%) .714 (-6%) -62.6
1986 KCA AL 80 219 24 47 10 0 8 26 0 17 41 .215 .257 (-17%) .325 (-16%) .395 (-6%) .720 (-11%) -410.8
1987 KCA AL 109 296 24 70 17 0 5 33 1 28 56 .236 .262 (-10%) .331 (-7%) .415 (-17%) .746 (-13%) -614.0
1988 KCA AL 84 196 22 47 7 1 8 25 1 28 41 .240 .254 (-6%) .317 (+5%) .377 (+8%) .695 (+7%) 261.6
1989 NYA AL 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .083 — — — — 0.0
1989 OAK AL 9 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1989 BAL AL 25 51 5 11 2 0 0 9 0 9 11 .216 .254 (-15%) .319 (+3%) .375 (-32%) .694 (-16%) 0.0
1990 OAK AL 56 121 12 34 5 1 3 26 0 14 34 .281 .257 (+9%) .324 (+9%) .385 (+7%) .710 (+8%) 167.8
1991 OAK AL 76 203 16 53 4 0 1 17 0 16 28 .261 .255 (+2%) .323 (-1%) .384 (-23%) .708 (-13%) -348.3
1992 OAK AL 78 177 13 39 7 1 2 11 0 16 28 .220 .255 (-14%) .322 (-9%) .377 (-19%) .699 (-14%) -375.4
Career · 21 seasons 984 2,266 193 544 100 7 43 247 5 177 435 .240 — — — — -3,072

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
8 13 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 .154

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 ALCS OAK 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS OAK 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 WS OAK 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1985 ALCS KCA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 ALCS KCA 4 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 .143

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home49311119827420112.247
Away49111559527023135.234

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-10-04 OAKMILW 010000000
1992-10-02 OAKMILL 302100010
1992-10-01 OAKTEXL 300000010
1992-09-30 OAKTEXL 311001101
1992-09-29 OAKTEXW 210000010
1992-09-27 OAKMILL 200000011
1992-09-26 OAKMILL 200000001
1992-09-25 OAKMILL 101000000
1992-09-23 OAKCHWL 200000001
1992-09-22 OAKCHWL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 43 16 176 20 0 12
2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
3B 118 55 60 139 17 13
C 525 398 2344 235 48 26
OF 32 21 45 2 3 1
SS 22 0 3 8 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1975 KCA 3B 2 1 0 2 0 0
1975 KCA OF 10 10 19 1 2 0
1976 KCA 1B 2 0 3 0 0 1
1976 KCA 3B 11 2 4 10 2 0
1976 KCA SS 12 0 2 4 0 1
1977 ML4 3B 8 0 1 3 1 1
1977 ML4 OF 10 6 18 1 1 1
1978 KCA 3B 10 6 10 15 2 1
1978 KCA SS 2 0 1 1 0 0
1979 KCA 3B 3 2 1 4 0 0
1979 KCA C 9 2 15 2 1 0
1979 KCA SS 5 0 0 3 0 0
1980 KCA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1980 KCA 3B 28 23 21 57 6 2
1980 KCA C 15 11 48 9 2 1
1980 KCA OF 7 5 6 0 0 0
1981 KCA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1981 KCA 3B 8 6 5 13 3 1
1981 KCA C 22 15 58 9 1 1
1981 KCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 KCA 1B 6 3 33 6 0 1
1982 KCA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 KCA C 29 14 77 6 0 0
1982 KCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1983 SLN 3B 7 0 0 2 0 0
1983 SLN C 22 16 68 11 6 1
1983 SLN SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CHA 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1984 CLE C 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 KCA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1985 KCA C 17 15 64 8 1 1
1986 KCA 1B 6 4 43 6 0 4
1986 KCA 3B 24 14 13 28 1 7
1986 KCA C 41 38 247 30 3 2
1986 KCA OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1987 KCA C 108 88 532 40 8 3
1987 KCA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1988 KCA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 0
1988 KCA 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0
1988 KCA C 79 60 409 31 8 5
1989 NYA C 6 6 28 4 0 2
1989 NYA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK 1B 1 1 3 0 0 0
1989 OAK 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0
1989 OAK C 2 0 0 1 0 0
1989 OAK OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1989 BAL C 24 17 96 9 0 1
1990 OAK 1B 8 1 13 0 0 0
1990 OAK 3B 8 1 4 1 1 1
1990 OAK C 37 26 151 17 4 3
1990 OAK OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 OAK 1B 8 5 44 6 0 4
1991 OAK 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 OAK C 54 49 293 32 6 2
1992 OAK 1B 9 2 29 2 0 2
1992 OAK 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1992 OAK C 59 41 258 26 8 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 525
First Base 43
Second Base 1
Third Base 118
Shortstop 21
Left Field 25
Right Field 9
Designated Hitter 87

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1992 OAK AL $525,000
1991 OAK AL $500,000
1990 OAK AL $150,000
1989 NYA AL $68,000
1988 KCA AL $335,000
1987 KCA AL $200,000
1986 KCA AL $150,000
Total Career Earnings $1,928,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jamie Quirk (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gerald Laird
    .243 avg, 38 HR
  2. 96
    Andy Etchebarren
    .235 avg, 49 HR
  3. 92
    Damon Berryhill
    .240 avg, 47 HR
  4. 91
    Joe Azcue
    .252 avg, 50 HR
  5. 89
    Alex Trevino
    .249 avg, 23 HR
  6. 87
    George Mitterwald
    .236 avg, 76 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamie Quirk

What years did Jamie Quirk play?
Jamie Quirk played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.
Was Jamie Quirk a pitcher?
No. Jamie Quirk was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Jamie Quirk hit?
Jamie Quirk hit 43 career home runs with 544 hits.