Was John Taff a pitcher?

Yes. John Taff pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Taff hit?

John Taff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

John Taff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913)

W–L 0–1

ERA 6.62

WHIP 1.53

SO 9

Pitcher PIV 286.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 6/3/1890 in Austin, TX, USA
Died: 5/15/1961 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-05-11
Last Game: 1913-06-28

Full name: John Gallatin Taff

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	7	1	0	0	1	17.7	22	13	0	5	9	6.62	286.2

Career ERA 6.62 vs. league average 3.07 across their career seasons — 116.0% 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
1913	PHA	AL	0	1	7	1	0	0	1	17.7	22	13	5	9	6.62	3.07 (-116%)	286.2
Career · 1 season			0	1	7	1	0	0	1	17.2	22	13	5	9	6.62	—	286

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
7	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 40.4% 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
1913	PHA	AL	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			7	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	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	4	4	1	1	0	0	.250
Away	3	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	12.0	14	7	2	6	5.25
Away	3	6.0	7	4	2	3	6.00

Last 7 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1913-06-28	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1913-06-20	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	1
1913-06-18	PHA	CHW	L	2	0	0	2
1913-05-31	PHA	NYY	W	1	1	1	0
1913-05-26	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1913-05-17	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1913-05-11	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1913-06-28	PHA	MIN	—	3.0	5	4	4	1	1
1913-06-20	PHA	BOS	—	2.2	3	2	2	0	1
1913-06-18	PHA	CHW	—	5.0	3	1	1	0	3
1913-05-31	PHA	NYY	SV	3.0	4	2	1	1	1
1913-05-26	PHA	MIN	L	1.1	4	3	3	1	1
1913-05-17	PHA	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1913-05-11	PHA	CHW	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	7	0	0	6	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1913	PHA	P	7	0	0	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	7

Frequently Asked Questions about John Taff

Was John Taff a pitcher?: Yes. John Taff pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Taff hit?: John Taff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.