Deacon White

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1871-1890)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2013
AVG .312
HR 24
RBI 988
H 2,067
OPS .740
PIV 19,258
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 175 lb
Born
12/2/1847 in Caton, NY, USA
Died
7/7/1939 in Aurora, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1871-05-04
Last Game
1890-10-04
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2013 (Veterans)

Full name: James Laurie White

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,560 6,624 1,140 2,067 270 98 24 988 70 308 221 .312 .346 .393 .740 19,258

Career AVG .312 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — +22.1% above league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .301 across their career seasons — +15.3% above league average.

Career SLG .393 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +16.0% above league average.

Career OPS .740 vs. league average .639 across their career seasons — +15.7% above 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
1871 CL1 29 146 40 47 6 5 1 21 2 4 1 .322 .286 (+12%) .311 (+9%) .383 (+18%) .695 (+14%) 304.7
1872 CL1 22 109 21 37 2 2 0 22 0 4 1 .339 .285 (+19%) .296 (+22%) .347 (+13%) .644 (+17%) 299.8
1873 BS1 60 311 79 122 17 8 1 77 19 0 2 .392 .290 (+35%) .304 (+29%) .357 (+42%) .661 (+36%) 1733.7
1874 BS1 70 352 75 106 5 7 3 52 1 5 0 .301 .273 (+10%) .282 (+10%) .333 (+14%) .615 (+12%) 659.8
1875 BS1 80 371 76 136 23 3 1 60 2 3 2 .367 .253 (+44%) .260 (+43%) .309 (+46%) .570 (+44%) 2384.8
1876 CHN NL 66 303 66 104 18 1 1 60 0 7 3 .343 .265 (+29%) .277 (+29%) .320 (+31%) .598 (+30%) 1367.8
1877 BSN NL 59 266 51 103 14 11 2 49 0 8 3 .387 .271 (+43%) .289 (+40%) .337 (+61%) .626 (+52%) 2047.8
1878 CN1 NL 61 258 41 81 4 1 0 29 0 10 5 .314 .259 (+21%) .278 (+22%) .319 (+6%) .597 (+13%) 585.4
1879 CN1 NL 78 333 55 110 16 6 1 52 0 6 9 .330 .255 (+29%) .270 (+26%) .328 (+29%) .599 (+28%) 1392.3
1880 CN1 NL 35 141 21 42 4 2 0 7 0 9 7 .298 .244 (+22%) .267 (+27%) .319 (+11%) .586 (+18%) 412.4
1881 BFN NL 78 319 58 99 24 4 0 53 0 9 8 .310 .260 (+19%) .290 (+13%) .338 (+21%) .628 (+18%) 856.3
1882 BFN NL 83 337 51 95 17 0 1 33 0 15 16 .282 .248 (+14%) .275 (+13%) .329 (+3%) .605 (+8%) 490.3
1883 BFN NL 94 391 62 114 14 5 0 47 0 23 18 .292 .257 (+13%) .285 (+16%) .345 (+2%) .631 (+8%) 656.3
1884 BFN NL 110 452 82 147 16 11 5 74 0 32 13 .325 .243 (+34%) .278 (+33%) .327 (+35%) .606 (+34%) 2603.0
1885 BFN NL 98 404 54 118 6 6 0 57 0 12 11 .292 .244 (+20%) .287 (+9%) .325 (+4%) .613 (+6%) 366.0
1886 DTN NL 124 491 65 142 19 5 1 76 9 31 35 .289 .246 (+17%) .302 (+10%) .331 (+7%) .634 (+8%) 712.5
1887 DTN NL 111 449 71 136 20 11 3 75 20 26 15 .303 .270 (+12%) .331 (+7%) .373 (+11%) .705 (+9%) 751.4
1888 DTN NL 125 527 75 157 22 5 4 71 12 21 24 .298 .238 (+25%) .290 (+15%) .319 (+19%) .610 (+17%) 1553.3
1889 PIT NL 55 225 35 57 10 1 0 26 2 16 18 .253 .263 (-4%) .334 (-6%) .357 (-14%) .691 (-10%) -344.0
1890 BFP PL 122 439 62 114 13 4 0 47 3 67 30 .260 .260 (avg) .336 (+13%) .351 (-12%) .687 (avg) 424.0
Career · 20 seasons 1,560 6,624 1,140 2,067 270 98 24 988 70 308 221 .312 — — — — 19,258

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10.0 19 8 0 2 3 7.20 0.0

Career ERA 7.20 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — 97.0% 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
1876 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 3 0.00 — 0.0
1890 BFP PL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 18 8 2 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 10.0 19 8 2 3 7.20 — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
15 58 8 12 1 1 0 3 2 0 .207

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1887 WS DTN 15 58 8 12 1 1 0 3 2 0 .207

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 133 1 1283 67 60 65
2B 34 7 81 110 45 17
3B 827 0 954 1619 444 118
C 458 95 2182 502 399 40
OF 165 16 149 31 66 1
P 2 0 0 1 0 0
SS 3 1 2 4 4 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1871 CL1 2B 1 1 2 0 0 0
1871 CL1 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1871 CL1 C 29 27 136 20 34 3
1871 CL1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1871 CL1 SS 2 1 0 3 2 0
1872 CL1 2B 7 6 16 22 9 4
1872 CL1 C 14 12 61 14 10 5
1872 CL1 OF 5 4 5 1 4 0
1873 BS1 C 56 0 227 45 51 7
1873 BS1 OF 12 0 4 1 2 0
1874 BS1 1B 1 1 8 0 3 0
1874 BS1 C 58 56 253 39 56 2
1874 BS1 OF 21 12 12 1 11 0
1875 BS1 1B 1 0 9 0 1 0
1875 BS1 C 75 0 355 87 60 6
1875 BS1 OF 14 0 4 1 2 0
1876 CHN 1B 3 0 15 0 3 0
1876 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1876 CHN C 63 0 295 50 64 3
1876 CHN OF 3 0 8 0 2 0
1876 CHN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1877 BSN 1B 35 0 324 13 13 16
1877 BSN C 7 0 39 5 9 0
1877 BSN OF 19 0 21 4 2 0
1878 CN1 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1878 CN1 C 48 0 262 66 33 4
1878 CN1 OF 16 0 15 4 6 0
1879 CN1 1B 2 0 18 3 1 0
1879 CN1 C 59 0 307 92 44 3
1879 CN1 OF 21 0 24 1 10 0
1880 CN1 1B 3 0 23 0 1 2
1880 CN1 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1880 CN1 OF 33 0 36 9 16 1
1881 BFN 1B 26 0 256 8 16 10
1881 BFN 2B 25 0 63 88 36 13
1881 BFN 3B 7 0 16 12 4 1
1881 BFN C 4 0 17 3 3 0
1881 BFN OF 17 0 19 8 11 0
1882 BFN 3B 63 0 59 111 33 6
1882 BFN C 20 0 114 39 22 2
1883 BFN 3B 77 0 84 128 54 8
1883 BFN C 22 0 99 37 13 3
1884 BFN 3B 108 0 113 198 66 11
1884 BFN C 3 0 17 5 0 2
1885 BFN 3B 98 0 118 198 40 12
1886 DTN 3B 124 0 131 245 68 18
1887 DTN 1B 2 0 18 1 1 1
1887 DTN 3B 106 0 133 225 64 18
1887 DTN OF 3 0 1 1 0 0
1888 DTN 3B 125 0 146 244 65 19
1889 PIT 1B 3 0 30 2 2 3
1889 PIT 3B 52 0 68 95 24 7
1890 BFP 1B 57 0 582 40 19 33
1890 BFP 3B 64 0 86 161 26 18
1890 BFP P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1890 BFP SS 1 0 2 1 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 2
Catcher 458
First Base 133
Second Base 34
Third Base 827
Shortstop 3
Left Field 12
Center Field 8
Right Field 147

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

Career Spans

Deacon White (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Stuffy McInnis
    .307 avg, 20 HR
  2. 92
    Jimmy Collins HOF
    .294 avg, 65 HR
  3. 88
    Pinky Whitney
    .295 avg, 93 HR
  4. 87
    Heinie Zimmerman
    .295 avg, 58 HR
  5. 86
    George Burns
    .307 avg, 72 HR
  6. 85
    Larry Gardner
    .289 avg, 27 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Deacon White

What years did Deacon White play?
Deacon White played in Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1890.
Was Deacon White a pitcher?
No. Deacon White was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Deacon White hit?
Deacon White hit 24 career home runs with 2067 hits.
Is Deacon White in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Deacon White was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.