What years did Farmer Steelman play?

Farmer Steelman played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1902.

Was Farmer Steelman a pitcher?

No. Farmer Steelman was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Farmer Steelman hit?

Farmer Steelman hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

Farmer Steelman

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899-1902)

AVG .218

HR 0

RBI 15

H 31

OPS .551

PIV -49

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / —
Born: 6/29/1875 in Millville, NJ, USA
Died: 9/16/1944 in Merchantville, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1899-09-15
Last Game: 1902-05-22

Full name: Morris James Steelman

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
43	142	8	31	3	1	0	15	6	14	21	.218	.297	.254	.551	-49

Career AVG .218 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 20.3% below league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career SLG .254 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career OPS .551 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 20.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1899	LS3	NL	4	15	2	1	0	1	2	0	2	5	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	BRO	NL	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	BRO	NL	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	PHA	AL	27	88	5	23	2	0	7	4	10	9	.261	.271 (-4%)	.326 (+7%)	.359 (-21%)	.686 (-8%)	0.0
1902	PHA	AL	10	32	1	6	1	0	6	2	2	6	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			43	142	8	31	3	1	15	6	14	21	.218	—	—	—	—	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

View full game log (44 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	22	73	4	17	0	11	.233
Away	22	71	4	14	0	4	.197

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1902-05-22	PHA	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
1902-05-20	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1902-05-15	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1902-05-12	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1902-05-10	PHA	BLA	W	3	1	1	0	1	1	1
1902-05-09	PHA	BLA	L	4	0	1	0	2	0	1
1902-05-08	PHA	BLA	W	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
1902-05-07	PHA	BLA	W	3	0	1	0	2	1	0
1902-04-29	PHA	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1902-04-26	PHA	BLA	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	25	0	92	36	2	2
OF	17	0	17	3	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1899	LS3	C	4	11	2	1	0
1900	BRO	C	1	4	2	0	0
1901	BRO	C	1	4	3	1	0
1901	PHA	C	14	52	24	0	1
1901	PHA	OF	12	10	2	0	1
1902	PHA	C	5	21	5	0	1
1902	PHA	OF	5	7	1	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	25
Right Field	17

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmer Steelman

What years did Farmer Steelman play?: Farmer Steelman played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1902.
Was Farmer Steelman a pitcher?: No. Farmer Steelman was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Farmer Steelman hit?: Farmer Steelman hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.