Jack Tobin
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1927)
Jack Tobin was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1927 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Terriers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,619 career games, he hit .309 with 1,906 hits, 64 home runs, and 581 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 14,217.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'8" / 142 lb
- Died
- 12/10/1969 in St. Louis, MO, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1914-04-16
- Last Game
- 1927-09-28
Full name: John Thomas Tobin
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,619 | 6,174 | 936 | 1,906 | 294 | 99 | 64 | 581 | 147 | 508 | 267 | .309 | .364 | .420 | .784 | 14,217 |
Career AVG .309 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +13.3% above league average.
Career OBP .364 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.
Career SLG .420 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — +13.1% above league average.
Career OPS .784 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — +10.9% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | SLF | FL | 139 | 529 | 81 | 143 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 51 | 53 | .270 | .255 (+6%) | .322 (+6%) | .339 (+16%) | .661 (+11%) | 1055.8 |
| 1915 | SLF | FL | 158 | 625 | 92 | 184 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 68 | 42 | .294 | .250 (+17%) | .318 (+15%) | .332 (+22%) | .651 (+19%) | 2236.9 |
| 1916 | SLA | AL | 77 | 150 | 16 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 13 | .213 | .248 (-14%) | .314 (-14%) | .326 (-22%) | .640 (-18%) | -386.1 |
| 1918 | SLA | AL | 122 | 480 | 59 | 133 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 48 | 26 | .277 | .255 (+9%) | .318 (+9%) | .326 (+3%) | .645 (+6%) | 666.0 |
| 1919 | SLA | AL | 127 | 486 | 54 | 159 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 36 | 24 | .327 | .262 (+25%) | .322 (+16%) | .347 (+26%) | .670 (+21%) | 1932.8 |
| 1920 | SLA | AL | 147 | 593 | 94 | 202 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 21 | 39 | 23 | .341 | .271 (+25%) | .331 (+16%) | .363 (+24%) | .694 (+20%) | 2274.8 |
| 1921 | SLA | AL | 150 | 671 | 132 | 236 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 59 | 7 | 45 | 22 | .352 | .286 (+23%) | .344 (+15%) | .395 (+23%) | .739 (+19%) | 2623.8 |
| 1922 | SLA | AL | 146 | 625 | 122 | 207 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 7 | 56 | 22 | .331 | .285 (+16%) | .345 (+12%) | .397 (+19%) | .743 (+16%) | 2100.4 |
| 1923 | SLA | AL | 151 | 637 | 91 | 202 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 73 | 8 | 42 | 13 | .317 | .282 (+12%) | .344 (+5%) | .390 (+22%) | .734 (+14%) | 1697.8 |
| 1924 | SLA | AL | 136 | 569 | 87 | 170 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 50 | 12 | .299 | .283 (+5%) | .345 (+4%) | .389 (avg) | .734 (+2%) | 218.1 |
| 1925 | SLA | AL | 77 | 193 | 25 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 5 | .301 | .288 (+4%) | .349 (-4%) | .407 (-5%) | .756 (-4%) | -149.0 |
| 1926 | WS1 | AL | 27 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1926 | BOS | AL | 51 | 209 | 26 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 3 | .273 | .279 (-2%) | .345 (-6%) | .390 (-15%) | .735 (-11%) | 0.0 |
| 1927 | BOS | AL | 111 | 374 | 52 | 116 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 36 | 9 | .310 | .282 (+10%) | .344 (+8%) | .392 (-1%) | .736 (+3%) | 306.9 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 1,619 | 6,174 | 936 | 1,906 | 294 | 99 | 64 | 581 | 147 | 508 | 267 | .309 | — | — | — | — | 14,578 | ||
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 (1622 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 795 | 2945 | 492 | 952 | 45 | 305 | .323 |
| Away | 827 | 3229 | 442 | 954 | 19 | 292 | .295 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-09-28 | BOS | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-28 | BOS | MIN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-26 | BOS | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-23 | BOS | CHW | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-22 | BOS | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-21 | BOS | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927-09-20 | BOS | DET | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-20 | BOS | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-17 | BOS | DET | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1927-09-17 | BOS | DET | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| OF | 1491 | 0 | 2614 | 202 | 127 | 43 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | SLF | OF | 132 | 0 | 185 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 1915 | SLF | OF | 158 | 0 | 279 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 1916 | SLA | OF | 41 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1918 | SLA | OF | 122 | 0 | 244 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| 1919 | SLA | OF | 123 | 0 | 247 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
| 1920 | SLA | OF | 147 | 0 | 293 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| 1921 | SLA | OF | 150 | 0 | 277 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 1922 | SLA | OF | 145 | 0 | 221 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 1923 | SLA | OF | 151 | 0 | 269 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 1924 | SLA | OF | 132 | 0 | 251 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 1925 | SLA | 1B | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1925 | SLA | OF | 39 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | WS1 | OF | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | BOS | OF | 51 | 0 | 79 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1927 | BOS | OF | 93 | 0 | 152 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 3 |
| Left Field | 231 |
| Center Field | 136 |
| Right Field | 1128 |
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Jack Tobin: the record in brief
The profile opens with Jack Tobin's first major league game on April 16, 1914; the last one listed came on September 28, 1927. The team column moves through the St. Louis Terriers (1914 to 1915), the St. Louis Browns (1916 through 1925), the Washington Senators (1926), and the Boston Red Sox (1926 to 1927). Tobin, born on May 4, 1892, in St. Louis, MO, USA, is listed as an outfielder and batted and threw left-handed. Tobin's listed size is 5'8" and 142 pounds. Tobin died on December 10, 1969, in St. Louis, MO, USA. The bio lists the given name John Thomas.
Across 1,619 games at the plate, Tobin's career line reads 1,906 hits in 6,174 at bats for a .309 average, plus 64 homers, 581 RBI, and 147 stolen bases. Tobin got on base at a .364 rate and slugged .420 (.784 OPS). Measured against the leagues Tobin played in, the .309 career average compares with a .272 league average over the same seasons, 13.3% above the league.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Tobin
- What years did Jack Tobin play?
- Jack Tobin played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1927.
- Was Jack Tobin a pitcher?
- No. Jack Tobin was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Jack Tobin hit?
- Jack Tobin hit 64 career home runs with 1906 hits.
- What was Jack Tobin's career batting average?
- Jack Tobin batted .309 over his career, with 1,906 hits in 6,174 at bats.
- How many RBI did Jack Tobin have?
- Jack Tobin drove in 581 runs in his career.
- Is Jack Tobin in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jack Tobin has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.