Tommy Tucker

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1887-1899)

Tommy Tucker was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1899 for 6 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,688 career games, he hit .290 with 1,882 hits, 42 home runs, and 932 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 8,242.

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

AVG .290
HR 42
RBI 932
H 1,882
OPS .737
PIV 8,242
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
10/28/1863 in Holyoke, MA, USA
Died
10/22/1935 in Montague, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1887-04-16
Last Game
1899-09-13

Full name: Thomas Joseph Tucker

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Career Batting Statistics

Tommy Tucker — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,688 6,482 1,084 1,882 240 85 42 932 352 481 394 .290 .364 .373 .737 8,242

Career AVG .290 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +7.2% above league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .737 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy Tucker 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
1887 BL2 AA 136 524 114 144 15 9 6 84 85 29 45 .275 .270 (+2%) .331 (+5%) .373 (avg) .705 (+2%) 366.1
1888 BL2 AA 136 520 74 149 17 12 6 61 43 16 52 .287 .238 (+20%) .290 (+14%) .319 (+25%) .610 (+20%) 1721.8
1889 BL2 AA 134 527 103 196 22 11 5 99 63 42 26 .372 .263 (+41%) .334 (+35%) .357 (+35%) .691 (+35%) 3973.7
1890 BSN NL 132 539 104 159 17 8 1 62 43 56 22 .295 .260 (+13%) .336 (+15%) .351 (+3%) .687 (+9%) 1237.7
1891 BSN NL 140 548 103 148 16 5 2 69 26 37 30 .270 .254 (+6%) .331 (+5%) .343 (-4%) .675 (avg) 202.9
1892 BSN NL 149 542 85 153 15 7 1 62 22 45 35 .282 .244 (+15%) .316 (+15%) .327 (+4%) .644 (+10%) 1246.8
1893 BSN NL 121 486 83 138 13 2 7 91 8 27 31 .284 .279 (+2%) .356 (-3%) .379 (-5%) .735 (-4%) -241.3
1894 BSN NL 123 500 112 165 24 6 3 100 18 53 21 .330 .309 (+7%) .379 (+9%) .435 (-3%) .814 (+2%) 474.2
1895 BSN NL 126 465 87 115 19 6 3 73 15 63 29 .247 .296 (-17%) .361 (avg) .399 (-17%) .761 (-9%) -514.9
1896 BSN NL 122 474 74 144 27 5 2 72 6 30 29 .304 .290 (+5%) .354 (+2%) .387 (+2%) .741 (+2%) 234.0
1897 BSN NL 4 14 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1897 WAS NL 93 352 52 119 18 5 5 61 18 27 27 .338 .291 (+16%) .354 (+14%) .387 (+19%) .741 (+16%) 0.0
1898 BRO NL 73 283 35 79 9 4 1 34 1 12 12 .279 .270 (+3%) .333 (-3%) .347 (+1%) .680 (-1%) -72.1
1898 SLN NL 72 252 18 60 7 2 0 20 1 18 19 .238 .270 (-12%) .333 (-4%) .347 (-19%) .680 (-12%) -72.1
1899 CL4 NL 127 456 40 110 19 3 0 40 3 24 16 .241 .282 (-15%) .343 (-14%) .366 (-19%) .710 (-17%) -1187.4
Career · 15 seasons 1,688 6,482 1,084 1,882 240 85 42 932 352 481 394 .290 — — — — 7,369

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 Pitching Statistics

Tommy Tucker — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 2 0 0 2 5.40 0.0

Career ERA 5.40 vs. league average 3.24 across their career seasons — 66.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tommy Tucker — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1888 BL2 AA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 1 0 2 3.86 — 0.0
1891 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 2 0 2 5.40 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tommy Tucker — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 23 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 .261

Playoff Batting by Year

Tommy Tucker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1892 CS BSN 6 23 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 1 .261

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tommy Tucker — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home993673292041.251
Away17362361157153.252

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Tucker — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1899-09-13 CL4PHIL 200000010
1899-09-12 CL4PHIL 401000000
1899-09-12 CL4PHIL 301000000
1899-09-10 CL4CINL 200000000
1899-09-09 CL4CHCL 401000000
1899-09-08 CL4CHCL 400000000
1899-09-07 CL4CHCL 401000100
1899-09-05 CL4CINL 501000000
1899-09-05 CL4CINL 411000000
1899-09-04 CL4CINL 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Tucker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1670 0 16401 750 393 926
OF 20 0 32 3 6 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Tucker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1887 BL2 1B 136 0 1346 50 35 49
1888 BL2 1B 129 0 1354 59 36 64
1888 BL2 OF 7 0 11 0 2 0
1888 BL2 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1889 BL2 1B 123 0 1144 45 44 63
1889 BL2 OF 12 0 21 3 4 0
1890 BSN 1B 132 0 1341 39 29 53
1891 BSN 1B 140 0 1313 55 34 66
1891 BSN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1892 BSN 1B 149 0 1484 51 45 96
1893 BSN 1B 121 0 1252 39 27 89
1894 BSN 1B 123 0 1108 68 18 82
1894 BSN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1895 BSN 1B 126 0 1167 83 28 79
1896 BSN 1B 122 0 1214 72 20 72
1897 BSN 1B 4 0 41 4 2 0
1897 WAS 1B 93 0 856 42 15 58
1898 BRO 1B 73 0 797 49 8 44
1898 SLN 1B 72 0 755 36 22 40
1899 CL4 1B 127 0 1229 58 30 71

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tommy Tucker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 1670
Left Field 2
Center Field 12
Right Field 6

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tommy Tucker (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Daly
    .278 avg, 49 HR
  2. 96
    Dan McGann
    .284 avg, 42 HR
  3. 95
    Jack Glasscock
    .290 avg, 27 HR
  4. 92
    Billy Nash
    .275 avg, 60 HR
  5. 91
    Larry Doyle
    .290 avg, 74 HR
  6. 87
    Jack Doyle
    .299 avg, 25 HR

Tommy Tucker: the record in brief

The profile opens with Tommy Tucker's first major league game on April 16, 1887; the last one listed came on September 13, 1899. Tucker played for the Baltimore Orioles (1887 through 1889), the Boston Beaneaters (1890 through 1897), the Washington Senators (1897), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898), the St. Louis Browns (1898), and the Cleveland Spiders (1899). Listed as a first baseman, Tucker switch-hit and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds. The birth record reads October 28, 1863, in Holyoke, MA, USA. Tucker's death is recorded on October 22, 1935, in Montague, MA, USA. On the record, Tommy Tucker was born Thomas Joseph Tucker.

Tucker's career batting table shows 1,688 games, 6,482 at bats and 1,882 hits, a .290 average; the totals also include 42 home runs, 932 RBI, and 352 stolen bases. Tucker got on base at a .364 rate and slugged .373 (.737 OPS). Tucker's .290 average ran 7.2% above the .271 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Tucker

What years did Tommy Tucker play?
Tommy Tucker played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1899.
Was Tommy Tucker a pitcher?
No. Tommy Tucker was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Tommy Tucker hit?
Tommy Tucker hit 42 career home runs with 1,882 hits.
What teams did Tommy Tucker play for?
Tommy Tucker played for 6 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1887–1889), the Boston Beaneaters (1890–1897), the Washington Senators (1897), the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1898), the St. Louis Browns (1898), and the Cleveland Spiders (1899).
What were Tommy Tucker's career stats?
In 1,688 games, Tommy Tucker had 1,882 hits, 42 home runs, 932 RBI, 1,084 runs, and 352 stolen bases, with a .290 batting average.
What position did Tommy Tucker play?
Tommy Tucker played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tommy Tucker and how much did he weigh?
Tommy Tucker was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 165 pounds.
How many home runs did Tommy Tucker hit each season?
Tommy Tucker's home runs by season: 6 in 1887, 6 in 1888, 5 in 1889, 1 in 1890, 2 in 1891, 1 in 1892, 7 in 1893, 3 in 1894, 3 in 1895, 2 in 1896, 5 in 1897, 1 in 1898, and 0 in 1899. His most in one season was 7, in 1893.
What was Tommy Tucker's career batting average?
Tommy Tucker batted .290 over his career, with 1,882 hits in 6,482 at bats.
How many RBI did Tommy Tucker have?
Tommy Tucker drove in 932 runs in his career.
What was Tommy Tucker's career ERA?
Tommy Tucker finished with a 5.40 career ERA, going 0-0 with 2 strikeouts.
Is Tommy Tucker in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tommy Tucker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.