What years did Jim Scott play?

Jim Scott played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1917.

Was Jim Scott a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Scott pitched in the major leagues, recording 107 wins and 945 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Scott hit?

Jim Scott hit 1 career home runs with 79 hits.

Jim Scott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1917)

W–L 107–113

ERA 2.30

WHIP 1.18

SO 945

Pitcher PIV 12789.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 235 lb
Born: 4/23/1888 in Deadwood, SD, USA
Died: 4/7/1957 in Jacumba, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-25
Last Game: 1917-08-17

Full name: James Scott

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
107	113	317	226	123	26	9	1892.0	1,624	483	21	609	945	2.30	12789.4

Career ERA 2.30 vs. league average 2.93 across their career seasons — 21.6% 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	CHA	AL	12	12	36	29	20	4	0	250.3	194	64	93	135	2.30	2.55 (+10%)	513.7
1910	CHA	AL	8	18	41	23	14	2	1	229.7	182	62	86	135	2.43	2.79 (+13%)	929.7
1911	CHA	AL	14	11	39	26	13	3	0	222.0	195	59	81	128	2.39	3.37 (+29%)	2344.5
1912	CHA	AL	2	2	6	4	2	1	0	37.7	36	9	15	23	2.15	3.36 (+36%)	419.3
1913	CHA	AL	20	20	48	38	25	4	1	312.3	252	66	86	158	1.90	3.07 (+38%)	4123.9
1914	CHA	AL	14	18	43	33	12	2	1	253.3	228	80	75	138	2.84	2.93 (+3%)	2362.1
1915	CHA	AL	24	11	48	35	23	7	2	296.3	256	67	78	120	2.03	2.90 (+30%)	2516.2
1916	CHA	AL	7	14	32	21	8	1	3	165.3	155	50	53	71	2.72	2.78 (+2%)	52.4
1917	CHA	AL	6	7	24	17	6	2	1	125.0	126	26	42	37	1.87	2.69 (+30%)	-472.4
Career · 9 seasons			107	113	317	226	123	26	9	1,892.0	1,624	483	609	945	2.30	—	12,789

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
317	614	30	79	11	1	1	34	3	34	182	.129	.177	.155	.332	-3,974

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Career OPS .332 vs. league average .657 across their career seasons — 49.5% 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	CHA	AL	36	85	7	9	2	0	0	5	0	9	37	.106	.244 (-57%)	.306 (-38%)	.312 (-59%)	.618 (-48%)	-558.2
1910	CHA	AL	41	74	6	15	3	1	0	6	0	3	24	.203	.249 (-19%)	.317 (-26%)	.326 (-17%)	.644 (-22%)	-256.7
1911	CHA	AL	39	71	5	11	2	0	0	4	0	4	27	.155	.266 (-42%)	.336 (-37%)	.356 (-49%)	.693 (-43%)	-474.9
1912	CHA	AL	6	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	CHA	AL	48	97	3	7	1	0	1	8	2	3	24	.072	.259 (-72%)	.325 (-67%)	.345 (-67%)	.670 (-67%)	-978.9
1914	CHA	AL	43	86	3	14	3	0	0	2	0	3	19	.163	.255 (-36%)	.322 (-41%)	.339 (-42%)	.661 (-41%)	-536.4
1915	CHA	AL	48	95	3	12	0	0	0	6	1	8	26	.126	.250 (-50%)	.318 (-39%)	.332 (-62%)	.651 (-51%)	-690.6
1916	CHA	AL	32	52	2	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	.115	.248 (-54%)	.314 (-63%)	.326 (-65%)	.640 (-64%)	-478.8
1917	CHA	AL	24	42	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	.119	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			317	614	30	79	11	1	1	34	3	34	182	.129	—	—	—	—	-3,974

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	156	271	18	32	0	9	.118
Away	161	344	11	47	1	25	.137

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	156	921.1	768	228	288	508	2.23
Away	161	964.2	860	273	330	443	2.55

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1917-08-17	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1917-08-15	CHW	CLE	W	1	0	0	0
1917-08-12	CHW	CLE	W	3	0	1	0
1917-08-06	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1917-08-03	CHW	PHA	W	3	1	1	1
1917-07-28	CHW	NYY	L	2	0	1	0
1917-07-12	CHW	NYY	W	0	0	0	0
1917-07-07	CHW	PHA	L	3	1	0	0
1917-07-06	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1917-06-30	CHW	CLE	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1917-08-17	CHW	PHA	—	2.1	4	3	2	3	0
1917-08-15	CHW	CLE	W	3.0	2	0	0	4	1
1917-08-12	CHW	CLE	—	8.0	8	2	2	2	2
1917-08-06	CHW	PHA	L	2.1	2	1	1	1	1
1917-08-03	CHW	PHA	W	9.0	6	0	0	3	3
1917-07-28	CHW	NYY	L	8.0	13	4	4	4	2
1917-07-12	CHW	NYY	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
1917-07-07	CHW	PHA	L	7.1	7	4	3	4	0
1917-07-06	CHW	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1917-06-30	CHW	CLE	—	3.0	4	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	317	52	54	571	40	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	CHA	P	36	29	6	70	4	2
1910	CHA	P	41	23	11	84	3	4
1911	CHA	P	39	0	7	43	8	3
1912	CHA	P	6	0	0	11	1	0
1913	CHA	P	48	0	7	91	9	2
1914	CHA	P	43	0	6	87	7	1
1915	CHA	P	48	0	6	103	5	2
1916	CHA	P	32	0	4	45	1	3
1917	CHA	P	24	0	7	37	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	317

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1915	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P2

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1913	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	5.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Scott

What years did Jim Scott play?: Jim Scott played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1917.
Was Jim Scott a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Scott pitched in the major leagues, recording 107 wins and 945 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Scott hit?: Jim Scott hit 1 career home runs with 79 hits.