Was John Singleton a pitcher?

Yes. John Singleton pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 27 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Singleton hit?

John Singleton hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

John Singleton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1922)

W–L 1–10

ERA 5.90

WHIP 1.77

SO 27

Pitcher PIV -1536.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 171 lb
Born: 11/27/1896 in Gallipolis, OH, USA
Died: 10/23/1937 in Dayton, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1922-06-08
Last Game: 1922-09-22

Full name: John Edward Singleton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	10	22	9	3	1	0	93.0	127	61	6	38	27	5.90	-1536.3

Career ERA 5.90 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 41.2% worse 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
1922	PHI	NL	1	10	22	9	3	1	0	93.0	127	61	38	27	5.90	4.18 (-41%)	-1536.3
Career · 1 season			1	10	22	9	3	1	0	93.0	127	61	38	27	5.90	—	-1,536

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
22	36	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	.139	.139	.167	.306	0

Career AVG .139 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Career OBP .139 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Career OPS .306 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 58.9% 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
1922	PHI	NL	22	36	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			22	36	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	.139	—	—	—	—	0

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	14	22	1	3	0	0	.136
Away	8	14	2	2	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	14	57.0	78	45	23	20	7.11
Away	8	36.0	49	23	16	9	5.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1922-09-22	PHI	CHC	W	1	0	0	1
1922-09-16	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1922-09-13	PHI	STL	L	3	0	0	1
1922-09-05	PHI	BRO	L	3	0	0	2
1922-09-01	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	0	1
1922-08-23	PHI	PIT	L	3	1	1	1
1922-08-20	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1922-08-08	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	1
1922-08-07	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1922-08-04	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1922-09-22	PHI	CHC	—	4.0	4	4	4	3	2	0
1922-09-16	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1922-09-13	PHI	STL	—	7.0	6	4	4	1	2	1
1922-09-05	PHI	BRO	—	7.2	6	3	3	1	3	0
1922-09-01	PHI	BSN	—	2.0	3	3	2	2	1	0
1922-08-23	PHI	PIT	—	5.2	9	6	6	3	1	1
1922-08-20	PHI	STL	—	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
1922-08-08	PHI	PIT	—	4.0	12	9	9	1	3	2
1922-08-07	PHI	PIT	L	0.1	4	6	6	0	0	0
1922-08-04	PHI	STL	L	2.0	7	7	6	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	22	0	2	19	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1922	PHI	P	22	0	2	19	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	22

Frequently Asked Questions about John Singleton

Was John Singleton a pitcher?: Yes. John Singleton pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 27 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Singleton hit?: John Singleton hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.