Was John Sherlock a pitcher?

No. John Sherlock was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did John Sherlock hit?

John Sherlock hit 0 career home runs with 97 hits.

John Sherlock

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930)

AVG .324

HR 0

RBI 38

H 97

OPS .778

PIV 24

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 10/26/1904 in Buffalo, NY, USA
Died: 11/26/1985 in Buffalo, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-20
Last Game: 1930-09-28

Full name: John Clinton Sherlock

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
92	299	51	97	18	2	0	38	0	27	28	.324	.380	.398	.778	24

Career AVG .324 vs. league average .294 across their career seasons — +10.4% above league average.

Career OBP .380 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — +7.3% above league average.

Career SLG .398 vs. league average .430 across their career seasons — 7.4% below league average.

Career OPS .778 vs. league average .784 across their career seasons — near 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
1930	PHI	NL	92	299	51	97	18	2	0	38	0	27	28	.324	.293 (+10%)	.354 (+7%)	.429 (-7%)	.784 (-1%)	24.4
Career · 1 season			92	299	51	97	18	2	0	38	0	27	28	.324	—	—	—	—	24

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	53	180	34	63	0	24	.350
Away	39	119	17	34	0	14	.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1930-09-28	PHI	NY1	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
1930-09-27	PHI	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1930-09-23	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-20	PHI	STL	W	4	2	1	1	0	0	1
1930-09-20	PHI	STL	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1930-09-19	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-16	PHI	PIT	W	5	1	3	1	2	1	0
1930-09-15	PHI	CHC	W	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1930-09-12	PHI	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1930-09-10	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	70	623	51	7	57
2B	5	14	14	1	2
OF	1	2	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	PHI	1B	70	623	51	7	57
1930	PHI	2B	5	14	14	1	2
1930	PHI	OF	1	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	71
Second Base	5
Center Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about John Sherlock

Was John Sherlock a pitcher?: No. John Sherlock was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did John Sherlock hit?: John Sherlock hit 0 career home runs with 97 hits.