Jack Stivetts
Born: 3/31/1868 in Ashland, PA, USA
Died: 4/18/1930 in Ashland, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1889-06-26 | Final Game: 1899-06-12
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 185 lbs
Full name: John Elmer Stivetts
Biography
Jack Stivetts, born in 1868, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1889 until 1899. With a career record of 203 wins and 132 losses, Stivetts established himself as a formidable presence on the mound during the late 19th century, a time characterized by the game's transition from the deadball era to the more modern approach to baseball. His earned run average (ERA) of 3.74 reflects his ability to manage opposing hitters effectively, while his 1,223 strikeouts demonstrate his proficiency in overpowering batters and securing outs.
Stivetts’ career spanned a significant period in baseball history, during which the sport was evolving both in terms of athleticism and strategy. He also recorded five saves, showcasing his versatility and ability to close out games when needed. His contributions to the teams he played for, coupled with his solid performances, have marked him as a noteworthy figure in the annals of baseball history, remembered for his skill and resilience on the hill.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 132 | 388 | 333 | 278 | 14 | 5 | 2887.7 | 2905 | 1199 | 130 | 1155 | 1223 | 3.74 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | SL4 | AA | 12 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 191.7 | 153 | 48 | 68 | 143 | 2.25 | 5036.5 |
| 1890 | SL4 | AA | 27 | 21 | 54 | 46 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 419.3 | 399 | 164 | 179 | 289 | 3.52 | 5873.8 |
| 1891 | SL4 | AA | 33 | 22 | 64 | 56 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 440.0 | 357 | 140 | 232 | 259 | 2.86 | 296.2 |
| 1892 | BSN | NL | 35 | 16 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 415.7 | 346 | 140 | 171 | 180 | 3.03 | 387.2 |
| 1893 | BSN | NL | 20 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 283.7 | 315 | 139 | 115 | 61 | 4.41 | -1924.8 |
| 1894 | BSN | NL | 26 | 14 | 45 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 338.0 | 429 | 184 | 127 | 76 | 4.90 | -2912.5 |
| 1895 | BSN | NL | 17 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 291.0 | 341 | 150 | 89 | 111 | 4.64 | 1888.4 |
| 1896 | BSN | NL | 22 | 14 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 329.0 | 353 | 150 | 99 | 71 | 4.10 | -1950.8 |
| 1897 | BSN | NL | 11 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 129.3 | 147 | 49 | 43 | 27 | 3.41 | -721.2 |
| 1898 | BSN | NL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8.25 | -876.8 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 48 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5.68 | -919.5 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 1992 | 348 | 593 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 357 | 31 | 133 | 158 | 0.298 | 0.344 | 0.439 | 0.783 | 2797.5 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | SL4 | AA | 27 | 79 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.228 | -252.8 |
| 1890 | SL4 | AA | 67 | 226 | 36 | 65 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0.288 | 706.9 |
| 1891 | SL4 | AA | 85 | 302 | 45 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 0.305 | 477.5 |
| 1892 | BSN | NL | 71 | 240 | 40 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 0.296 | 842.6 |
| 1893 | BSN | NL | 50 | 172 | 32 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0.297 | 147.4 |
| 1894 | BSN | NL | 68 | 244 | 55 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 64 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 0.328 | 436.8 |
| 1895 | BSN | NL | 46 | 158 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0.190 | -1070.9 |
| 1896 | BSN | NL | 67 | 222 | 43 | 77 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0.347 | 621.5 |
| 1897 | BSN | NL | 61 | 199 | 41 | 73 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 0.367 | 978.9 |
| 1898 | BSN | NL | 41 | 111 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0.252 | -90.4 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 18 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.205 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | CS | BSN | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.250 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0.93 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | CS | BSN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 0.93 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 30 | 0 | 234 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| 2B | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| OF | 141 | 0 | 221 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| P | 388 | 0 | 166 | 584 | 62 | 17 |
| SS | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | SL4 | P | 26 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 5 | 0 |
| 1889 | SL4 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1890 | SL4 | P | 54 | 0 | 24 | 86 | 13 | 3 |
| 1890 | SL4 | 1B | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1890 | SL4 | OF | 10 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1891 | SL4 | P | 64 | 0 | 22 | 110 | 15 | 2 |
| 1891 | SL4 | OF | 24 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1892 | BSN | P | 54 | 0 | 17 | 96 | 12 | 5 |
| 1892 | BSN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1892 | BSN | OF | 18 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1893 | BSN | P | 38 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| 1893 | BSN | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1893 | BSN | OF | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1894 | BSN | P | 45 | 0 | 19 | 47 | 4 | 1 |
| 1894 | BSN | 1B | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1894 | BSN | OF | 16 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 1895 | BSN | P | 38 | 0 | 24 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| 1895 | BSN | 1B | 5 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1895 | BSN | OF | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1896 | BSN | P | 42 | 0 | 30 | 57 | 5 | 3 |
| 1896 | BSN | 1B | 5 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1896 | BSN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1896 | BSN | OF | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1897 | BSN | P | 18 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 1897 | BSN | 1B | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1897 | BSN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1897 | BSN | OF | 29 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1898 | BSN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | BSN | 1B | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1898 | BSN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1898 | BSN | SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1898 | BSN | OF | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | OF | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 388 |
| First Base | 30 |
| Second Base | 4 |
| Third Base | 5 |
| Shortstop | 5 |
| Left Field | 41 |
| Center Field | 33 |
| Right Field | 69 |