What years did Jimmy Sheckard play?

Jimmy Sheckard played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1913.

Was Jimmy Sheckard a pitcher?

No. Jimmy Sheckard was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Jimmy Sheckard hit?

Jimmy Sheckard hit 56 career home runs with 2,084 hits.

What teams did Jimmy Sheckard play for?

Jimmy Sheckard played for 6 teams: the Brooklyn Superbas (1897–1898, 1900–1905), the Baltimore Orioles (1899), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), the Chicago Cubs (1906–1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913), and the Cincinnati Reds (1913).

What were Jimmy Sheckard's career stats?

In 2,122 games, Jimmy Sheckard had 2,084 hits, 56 home runs, 813 RBI, 1,296 runs, and 465 stolen bases, with a .274 batting average.

What position did Jimmy Sheckard play?

Jimmy Sheckard played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jimmy Sheckard and how much did he weigh?

Jimmy Sheckard was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.

How many home runs did Jimmy Sheckard hit each season?

Jimmy Sheckard's home runs by season: 3 in 1897, 4 in 1898, 3 in 1899, 1 in 1900, 11 in 1901, 4 in 1902, 9 in 1903, 1 in 1904, 3 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 1 in 1907, 2 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 5 in 1910, 4 in 1911, 3 in 1912, and 0 in 1913. His most in one season was 11, in 1901.

What was Jimmy Sheckard's career batting average?

Jimmy Sheckard batted .274 over his career, with 2,084 hits in 7,605 at bats.

How many RBI did Jimmy Sheckard have?

Jimmy Sheckard drove in 813 runs in his career.

Is Jimmy Sheckard in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jimmy Sheckard has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jimmy Sheckard

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1913)

Jimmy Sheckard was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1913 for 6 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,122 career games, he hit .274 with 2,084 hits, 56 home runs, and 813 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 24,943.

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 October 17, 2026

AVG .274

HR 56

RBI 813

H 2,084

OPS .753

PIV 24,943

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 11/23/1878 in Upper Chanceford, PA, USA
Died: 1/15/1947 in Lancaster, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-09-14
Last Game: 1913-09-28

Full name: Samuel James Tilden Sheckard

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Career Batting Statistics

Jimmy Sheckard — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,122	7,605	1,296	2,084	354	136	56	813	465	1,135	849	.274	.375	.378	.753	24,943

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career OBP .375 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +17.0% above league average.

Career SLG .378 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +11.9% above league average.

Career OPS .753 vs. league average .659 across their career seasons — +14.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jimmy Sheckard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1897	BRO	NL	13	49	12	14	3	2	3	14	5	6	7	.286	—	—	—	—	232.8
1898	BRO	NL	105	408	51	113	17	9	4	64	8	37	28	.277	.270 (+2%)	.333 (+4%)	.347 (+13%)	.680 (+9%)	649.6
1899	BLN	NL	147	536	104	158	18	10	3	75	77	56	51	.295	.282 (+4%)	.343 (+11%)	.366 (+4%)	.710 (+7%)	1027.5
1900	BRO	NL	85	273	74	82	19	10	1	39	30	42	28	.300	.279 (+8%)	.338 (+23%)	.366 (+24%)	.705 (+23%)	1341.6
1901	BRO	NL	133	554	116	196	29	19	11	104	35	47	52	.354	.271 (+30%)	.326 (+25%)	.359 (+49%)	.686 (+37%)	3955.5
1902	BLA	AL	4	15	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	4	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1902	BRO	NL	123	486	86	129	20	10	4	37	23	57	45	.265	.266 (-1%)	.321 (+8%)	.343 (+8%)	.665 (+8%)	0.0
1903	BRO	NL	139	515	99	171	29	9	9	75	67	75	48	.332	.261 (+27%)	.316 (+33%)	.345 (+38%)	.662 (+36%)	3855.0
1904	BRO	NL	143	507	70	121	23	6	1	46	21	56	56	.239	.246 (-3%)	.300 (+5%)	.321 (-2%)	.622 (+1%)	263.5
1905	BRO	NL	130	480	58	140	20	11	3	41	23	61	55	.292	.248 (+18%)	.307 (+24%)	.322 (+23%)	.629 (+23%)	2235.3
1906	CHN	NL	149	549	90	144	27	10	1	45	30	67	69	.262	.247 (+6%)	.307 (+13%)	.315 (+12%)	.622 (+13%)	1437.0
1907	CHN	NL	143	484	76	129	23	1	1	36	31	76	53	.267	.245 (+9%)	.304 (+22%)	.308 (+5%)	.613 (+14%)	1638.9
1908	CHN	NL	115	403	54	93	18	3	2	22	18	62	49	.231	.240 (-4%)	.298 (+13%)	.306 (avg)	.605 (+6%)	671.6
1909	CHN	NL	148	525	81	134	29	5	1	43	15	72	71	.255	.244 (+4%)	.306 (+13%)	.312 (+7%)	.618 (+10%)	1161.1
1910	CHN	NL	144	507	82	130	27	6	5	51	22	83	53	.256	.249 (+3%)	.317 (+15%)	.326 (+11%)	.644 (+13%)	1547.4
1911	CHN	NL	156	539	121	149	26	11	4	50	32	147	58	.276	.266 (+4%)	.336 (+29%)	.356 (+9%)	.693 (+19%)	2886.7
1912	CHN	NL	146	523	85	128	22	10	3	47	15	122	81	.245	.268 (-9%)	.335 (+17%)	.358 (-5%)	.694 (+6%)	1218.7
1913	SLN	NL	52	136	18	27	2	1	0	17	5	41	25	.199	.259 (-24%)	.325 (+19%)	.345 (-34%)	.670 (-8%)	63.6
1913	CIN	NL	47	116	16	22	1	3	0	7	6	27	16	.190	.259 (-27%)	.325 (+5%)	.345 (-28%)	.670 (-12%)	63.6
Career · 19 seasons			2,122	7,605	1,296	2,084	354	136	56	813	465	1,135	849	.274	—	—	—	—	24,250

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jimmy Sheckard — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
21	77	7	15	6	0	0	5	11	13	.195

Playoff Batting by Year

Jimmy Sheckard — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1910	WS	CHN	5	14	5	5	2	1	7	2	.357
1908	WS	CHN	5	21	2	5	2	1	2	3	.238
1907	WS	CHN	5	21	0	5	2	2	0	4	.238
1906	WS	CHN	6	21	0	0	0	1	2	4	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jimmy Sheckard — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1091	3801	650	1039	25	417	.273
Away	1019	3747	634	1031	28	358	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jimmy Sheckard — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1913-09-28	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1913-09-13	CIN	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1913-09-08	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1913-09-06	CIN	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1913-09-05	CIN	CHC	W	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1913-09-03	CIN	PIT	W	4	0	1	1	0	0	0
1913-09-02	CIN	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1913-09-01	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
1913-08-31	CIN	STL	W	4	1	1	1	2	0	1
1913-08-31	CIN	STL	W	2	1	1	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jimmy Sheckard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	8	0	0	0
2B	2	2	5	0	1	0
3B	13	0	9	23	13	1
OF	2071	960	4203	307	197	80
SS	11	0	17	41	19	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jimmy Sheckard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1897	BRO	OF	2	0	4	0	1	0
1897	BRO	SS	11	0	17	41	19	5
1898	BRO	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0
1898	BRO	OF	105	0	213	12	18	2
1899	BLN	1B	1	0	8	0	0	0
1899	BLN	OF	146	0	298	33	20	14
1900	BRO	OF	78	0	171	13	15	3
1901	BRO	3B	12	0	9	22	12	1
1901	BRO	OF	121	0	287	15	18	5
1902	BLA	OF	4	0	5	0	0	0
1902	BRO	OF	123	0	284	12	11	5
1903	BRO	OF	139	0	314	36	18	7
1904	BRO	2B	2	2	5	0	1	0
1904	BRO	OF	141	139	291	16	14	5
1905	BRO	OF	129	129	266	24	10	6
1906	CHN	OF	149	149	264	13	4	1
1907	CHN	OF	142	140	222	13	6	2
1908	CHN	OF	115	115	201	13	10	3
1909	CHN	OF	148	147	277	18	10	5
1910	CHN	OF	143	141	308	21	8	3
1911	CHN	OF	156	0	332	32	14	12
1912	CHN	OF	146	0	332	26	14	4
1913	SLN	OF	46	0	76	6	4	3
1913	CIN	OF	38	0	58	4	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jimmy Sheckard Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	1
Second Base	2
Third Base	13
Shortstop	11
Left Field	1837
Center Field	22
Right Field	215

Award Voting History

Jimmy Sheckard — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1911	Most Valuable Player	NL	12th	9.0	64	0

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Jimmy Sheckard: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jimmy Sheckard's first major league game on September 14, 1897; the last one listed came on September 28, 1913. Sheckard played for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1897 to 1898), the Baltimore Orioles (1899 through 1902), the Brooklyn Superbas (1900 through 1905), the Chicago Cubs (1906 through 1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913), and the Cincinnati Reds (1913). Listed as an outfielder, Sheckard threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Sheckard is listed at 5'9" and 175 pounds. The birth record reads November 23, 1878, in Upper Chanceford, PA, USA. Sheckard's death is recorded on January 15, 1947, in Lancaster, PA, USA. Jimmy Sheckard was the playing name; the full given name is Samuel James Tilden.

Sheckard finished with 2,084 hits from 7,605 at bats in 2,122 games, which works out to .274, plus 56 home runs, 813 RBI, and 465 stolen bases. Sheckard's career OPS of .753 combines a .375 on-base mark with .378 slugging. The league as a whole hit .260 across Sheckard's seasons, which puts the .274 career mark 5.6% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jimmy Sheckard

What years did Jimmy Sheckard play?: Jimmy Sheckard played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1913.
Was Jimmy Sheckard a pitcher?: No. Jimmy Sheckard was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jimmy Sheckard hit?: Jimmy Sheckard hit 56 career home runs with 2,084 hits.
What teams did Jimmy Sheckard play for?: Jimmy Sheckard played for 6 teams: the Brooklyn Superbas (1897–1898, 1900–1905), the Baltimore Orioles (1899), the Baltimore Orioles (1902), the Chicago Cubs (1906–1912), the St. Louis Cardinals (1913), and the Cincinnati Reds (1913).
What were Jimmy Sheckard's career stats?: In 2,122 games, Jimmy Sheckard had 2,084 hits, 56 home runs, 813 RBI, 1,296 runs, and 465 stolen bases, with a .274 batting average.
What position did Jimmy Sheckard play?: Jimmy Sheckard played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jimmy Sheckard and how much did he weigh?: Jimmy Sheckard was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Jimmy Sheckard hit each season?: Jimmy Sheckard's home runs by season: 3 in 1897, 4 in 1898, 3 in 1899, 1 in 1900, 11 in 1901, 4 in 1902, 9 in 1903, 1 in 1904, 3 in 1905, 1 in 1906, 1 in 1907, 2 in 1908, 1 in 1909, 5 in 1910, 4 in 1911, 3 in 1912, and 0 in 1913. His most in one season was 11, in 1901.
What was Jimmy Sheckard's career batting average?: Jimmy Sheckard batted .274 over his career, with 2,084 hits in 7,605 at bats.
How many RBI did Jimmy Sheckard have?: Jimmy Sheckard drove in 813 runs in his career.
Is Jimmy Sheckard in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jimmy Sheckard has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.