Jack Remsen
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1872-1884)
Jack Remsen was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1884 for 9 teams, including the Brooklyn Atlantics, a span of 13 seasons. In 578 career games, he hit .244 with 573 hits, 9 home runs, and 201 RBI.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 189 lb
- Born
- 1850 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1872-05-02
- Last Game
- 1884-10-15
Full name: John Jay Remsen
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 578 | 2,353 | 366 | 573 | 69 | 39 | 9 | 201 | 14 | 71 | 131 | .244 | .266 | .317 | .583 | -1,319 |
Career AVG .244 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.
Career OBP .266 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 5.3% below league average.
Career SLG .317 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .583 vs. league average .610 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | BR2 | 37 | 165 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .236 | .285 (-17%) | .296 (-17%) | .347 (-4%) | .644 (-10%) | -271.5 | |
| 1873 | BR2 | 50 | 207 | 29 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .295 | .290 (+1%) | .304 (-1%) | .357 (+10%) | .661 (+5%) | 114.2 | |
| 1874 | NY2 | 64 | 284 | 52 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .229 | .273 (-16%) | .282 (-19%) | .333 (-9%) | .615 (-14%) | -551.2 | |
| 1875 | HR1 | 86 | 358 | 70 | 96 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .268 | .253 (+6%) | .260 (+7%) | .309 (+3%) | .570 (+5%) | 261.6 | |
| 1876 | HAR | NL | 69 | 324 | 62 | 89 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .275 | .265 (+4%) | .277 (avg) | .320 (+10%) | .598 (+5%) | 188.3 |
| 1877 | SL3 | NL | 33 | 123 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .260 | .271 (-4%) | .289 (-2%) | .337 (+4%) | .626 (+1%) | 4.6 |
| 1878 | CHN | NL | 56 | 224 | 32 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 33 | .232 | .259 (-11%) | .278 (+3%) | .319 (-5%) | .597 (-1%) | 24.1 |
| 1879 | CHN | NL | 42 | 152 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .217 | .255 (-15%) | .270 (-16%) | .328 (-18%) | .599 (-17%) | -340.6 |
| 1881 | CL2 | NL | 48 | 172 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 31 | .174 | .260 (-33%) | .290 (-26%) | .338 (-31%) | .628 (-29%) | -679.2 |
| 1884 | PHI | NL | 12 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .209 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1884 | BR3 | AA | 81 | 301 | 45 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .223 | .243 (-9%) | .278 (avg) | .327 (-5%) | .606 (-3%) | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 578 | 2,353 | 366 | 573 | 69 | 39 | 9 | 201 | 14 | 71 | 131 | .244 | — | — | — | — | -1,250 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 14 | 1 | 147 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| OF | 566 | 99 | 1172 | 83 | 178 | 21 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | BR2 | OF | 37 | 36 | 89 | 5 | 24 | 2 |
| 1873 | BR2 | OF | 50 | 0 | 102 | 5 | 28 | 2 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 1B | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1874 | NY2 | OF | 63 | 63 | 128 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
| 1875 | HR1 | OF | 86 | 0 | 162 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 1876 | HAR | OF | 69 | 0 | 177 | 12 | 24 | 5 |
| 1877 | SL3 | OF | 33 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1878 | CHN | OF | 56 | 0 | 103 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| 1879 | CHN | 1B | 11 | 0 | 135 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 1879 | CHN | OF | 31 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1881 | CL2 | OF | 48 | 0 | 117 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| 1884 | PHI | OF | 12 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1884 | BR3 | OF | 81 | 0 | 152 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 14 |
| Left Field | 48 |
| Center Field | 514 |
| Right Field | 5 |
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Jack Remsen: the record in brief
Between the debut on May 2, 1872 and the final game on October 15, 1884, Jack Remsen built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Brooklyn Atlantics (1872 through 1884), the New York Mutuals (1874), the Hartford Dark Blues (1875 through 1876), the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877), the Chicago White Stockings (1878 to 1879), the Cleveland Blues (1881), and the Philadelphia Quakers (1884). Remsen played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date in 1850, in Brooklyn, NY, USA and a listed size of 189 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The given name on file is John Jay Remsen.
Remsen collected 573 hits in 2,353 at bats across 578 games, good for a .244 batting average, adding 9 home runs and 201 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .266 and the slugging percentage .317, for an OPS of .583. The league as a whole hit .258 across Remsen's seasons, which puts the .244 career mark 5.5% below average. 1875 produced Remsen's most hits, 96 of them for the Hartford Dark Blues.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Remsen
- What years did Jack Remsen play?
- Jack Remsen played in Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1884.
- Was Jack Remsen a pitcher?
- No. Jack Remsen was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Jack Remsen hit?
- Jack Remsen hit 9 career home runs with 573 hits.
- What teams did Jack Remsen play for?
- Jack Remsen played for 9 teams: the Brooklyn Atlantics (1872–1873), the New York Mutuals (1874), the Hartford Dark Blues (1875), the Hartford Dark Blues (1876), the St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877), the Chicago White Stockings (1878–1879), the Cleveland Blues (1881), the Philadelphia Quakers (1884), and the Brooklyn Atlantics (1884).
- What were Jack Remsen's career stats?
- In 578 games, Jack Remsen had 573 hits, 9 home runs, 201 RBI, 366 runs, and 14 stolen bases, with a .244 batting average.
- What position did Jack Remsen play?
- Jack Remsen played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Jack Remsen and how much did he weigh?
- Jack Remsen was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 189 pounds.
- How many home runs did Jack Remsen hit each season?
- Jack Remsen's home runs by season: 1 in 1872, 1 in 1873, 2 in 1874, 0 in 1875, 1 in 1876, 0 in 1877, 1 in 1878, 0 in 1879, 0 in 1881, and 3 in 1884. His most in one season was 3, in 1884.
- What was Jack Remsen's career batting average?
- Jack Remsen batted .244 over his career, with 573 hits in 2,353 at bats.
- How many RBI did Jack Remsen have?
- Jack Remsen drove in 201 runs in his career.
- Is Jack Remsen in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jack Remsen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.