What years did Oscar Stanage play?

Oscar Stanage played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1925.

Was Oscar Stanage a pitcher?

No. Oscar Stanage was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Oscar Stanage hit?

Oscar Stanage hit 8 career home runs with 819 hits.

What teams did Oscar Stanage play for?

Oscar Stanage played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1906) and the Detroit Tigers (1909–1920, 1925).

What were Oscar Stanage's career stats?

In 1,096 games, Oscar Stanage had 819 hits, 8 home runs, 321 RBI, 248 runs, and 30 stolen bases, with a .234 batting average.

What position did Oscar Stanage play?

Oscar Stanage played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Oscar Stanage and how much did he weigh?

Oscar Stanage was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.

How many home runs did Oscar Stanage hit each season?

Oscar Stanage's home runs by season: 0 in 1906, 0 in 1909, 2 in 1910, 3 in 1911, 0 in 1912, 0 in 1913, 0 in 1914, 1 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 0 in 1917, 1 in 1918, 1 in 1919, 0 in 1920, and 0 in 1925. His most in one season was 3, in 1911.

What was Oscar Stanage's career batting average?

Oscar Stanage batted .234 over his career, with 819 hits in 3,503 at bats.

How many RBI did Oscar Stanage have?

Oscar Stanage drove in 321 runs in his career.

Is Oscar Stanage in the Hall of Fame?

No. Oscar Stanage has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Oscar Stanage

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1925)

Oscar Stanage was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1925 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 20 seasons. In 1,096 career games, he hit .234 with 819 hits, 8 home runs, and 321 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 October 17, 2026

AVG .234

HR 8

RBI 321

H 819

OPS .579

PIV -6,848

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 3/17/1883 in Tulare, CA, USA
Died: 11/11/1964 in Highland Park, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-05-19
Last Game: 1925-06-17

Full name: Oscar Harland Stanage

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

Oscar Stanage — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,096	3,503	248	819	123	34	8	321	30	219	464	.234	.284	.295	.579	-6,848

Career AVG .234 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Career OBP .284 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 14.0% below league average.

Career OPS .579 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — 13.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Oscar Stanage 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
1906	CIN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	DET	AL	77	252	17	66	8	6	0	21	2	11	27	.262	.244 (+7%)	.306 (-3%)	.312 (+9%)	.618 (+3%)	42.6
1910	DET	AL	88	275	24	57	7	4	2	25	1	20	35	.207	.249 (-17%)	.317 (-16%)	.326 (-13%)	.644 (-15%)	-622.4
1911	DET	AL	141	503	45	133	13	7	3	51	3	20	79	.264	.266 (-1%)	.336 (-12%)	.356 (-6%)	.693 (-9%)	-788.0
1912	DET	AL	121	394	35	103	9	4	0	41	3	34	55	.261	.268 (-3%)	.335 (-3%)	.358 (-15%)	.694 (-9%)	-498.8
1913	DET	AL	80	241	19	54	13	2	0	21	5	21	35	.224	.259 (-14%)	.325 (-10%)	.345 (-15%)	.670 (-13%)	-457.8
1914	DET	AL	122	400	16	77	8	4	0	25	2	24	58	.193	.255 (-25%)	.322 (-25%)	.339 (-31%)	.661 (-28%)	-1701.8
1915	DET	AL	100	300	27	67	9	2	1	31	5	20	41	.223	.250 (-11%)	.318 (-14%)	.332 (-17%)	.651 (-15%)	-693.9
1916	DET	AL	94	291	16	69	17	3	0	30	3	17	48	.237	.248 (-5%)	.314 (-9%)	.326 (-3%)	.640 (-6%)	-304.0
1917	DET	AL	99	297	19	61	14	1	0	30	3	20	35	.205	.248 (-17%)	.312 (-16%)	.323 (-20%)	.635 (-18%)	-769.1
1918	DET	AL	54	186	9	47	4	0	1	14	2	11	18	.253	.255 (-1%)	.318 (-8%)	.326 (-11%)	.645 (-9%)	-256.1
1919	DET	AL	38	120	9	29	4	1	1	15	1	7	12	.242	.262 (-8%)	.322 (-9%)	.347 (-9%)	.670 (-9%)	-160.9
1920	DET	AL	78	238	12	55	17	0	0	17	0	14	21	.231	.271 (-15%)	.331 (-17%)	.363 (-17%)	.694 (-17%)	-637.4
1925	DET	AL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			1,096	3,503	248	819	123	34	8	321	30	219	464	.234	—	—	—	—	-6,848

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

Oscar Stanage — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	.200

Playoff Batting by Year

Oscar Stanage — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1909	WS	DET	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	.200

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (1097 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Oscar Stanage — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	531	1648	120	394	6	178	.239
Away	566	1854	128	425	2	164	.229

Last 10 Games — Batting

Oscar Stanage — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1925-06-17	DET	NYY	W	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1925-06-13	DET	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1925-06-05	DET	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-09-17	DET	BOS	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	1
1920-09-16	DET	BOS	W	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1920-09-14	DET	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1920-09-13	DET	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1920-09-12	DET	NYY	L	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
1920-09-11	DET	PHA	W	3	0	2	0	1	1	0
1920-09-10	DET	PHA	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Oscar Stanage — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	6	0	47	2	4	1
C	1074	157	4276	1381	229	107
SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Oscar Stanage — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	CIN	C	1	0	1	0	0	0
1909	DET	C	77	74	324	80	15	12
1910	DET	C	84	83	344	148	25	6
1911	DET	C	141	0	599	212	41	13
1912	DET	C	120	0	440	168	32	14
1913	DET	C	77	0	277	106	16	6
1914	DET	C	122	0	532	190	30	11
1915	DET	C	100	0	395	111	19	0
1916	DET	C	94	0	392	110	16	11
1917	DET	C	95	0	385	88	11	13
1918	DET	1B	5	0	46	2	4	1
1918	DET	C	47	0	188	54	5	9
1918	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1919	DET	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1919	DET	C	36	0	149	39	5	8
1920	DET	C	77	0	248	75	14	4
1925	DET	C	3	0	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Oscar Stanage Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1074
First Base	6
Shortstop	1

Awards & Honors

Oscar Stanage — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1912	Baseball Magazine All-Star	C1
1911	Baseball Magazine All-Star	C3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Oscar Stanage (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

Oscar Stanage: the record in brief

Oscar Stanage's major league career runs from a debut on May 19, 1906 to a final game on June 17, 1925. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1906) and the Detroit Tigers (1909 to 1925). Listed as a catcher, Stanage batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds. Stanage was born on March 17, 1883, in Tulare, CA, USA. Stanage's death is recorded on November 11, 1964, in Highland Park, MI, USA. Oscar Stanage was the playing name; the full given name is Oscar Harland.

The batting record for Stanage: 1,096 games, 819 hits in 3,503 at bats, and a .234 average, along with 8 homers, 321 runs batted in, and 30 stolen bases. Stanage's career OPS of .579 combines a .284 on-base mark with .295 slugging. Set against a .259 league average for the same years, Stanage's .234 average sits 9.7% below it. The OPS comparison is .579 to a league .667, 13.2% below average. Stanage collected a career-high 133 hits in 1911. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .264 in 1911, did not top the league's .266.

Frequently Asked Questions about Oscar Stanage

What years did Oscar Stanage play?: Oscar Stanage played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1925.
Was Oscar Stanage a pitcher?: No. Oscar Stanage was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Oscar Stanage hit?: Oscar Stanage hit 8 career home runs with 819 hits.
What teams did Oscar Stanage play for?: Oscar Stanage played for 2 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (1906) and the Detroit Tigers (1909–1920, 1925).
What were Oscar Stanage's career stats?: In 1,096 games, Oscar Stanage had 819 hits, 8 home runs, 321 RBI, 248 runs, and 30 stolen bases, with a .234 batting average.
What position did Oscar Stanage play?: Oscar Stanage played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Oscar Stanage and how much did he weigh?: Oscar Stanage was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.
How many home runs did Oscar Stanage hit each season?: Oscar Stanage's home runs by season: 0 in 1906, 0 in 1909, 2 in 1910, 3 in 1911, 0 in 1912, 0 in 1913, 0 in 1914, 1 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 0 in 1917, 1 in 1918, 1 in 1919, 0 in 1920, and 0 in 1925. His most in one season was 3, in 1911.
What was Oscar Stanage's career batting average?: Oscar Stanage batted .234 over his career, with 819 hits in 3,503 at bats.
How many RBI did Oscar Stanage have?: Oscar Stanage drove in 321 runs in his career.
Is Oscar Stanage in the Hall of Fame?: No. Oscar Stanage has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.