Ivey Wingo
Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1929)
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 160 lb
- Died
- 3/1/1941 in Norcross, GA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1911-04-20
- Last Game
- 1929-10-06
Full name: Ivey Brown Wingo
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Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,327 | 4,003 | 362 | 1,039 | 147 | 81 | 25 | 455 | 87 | 264 | 285 | .260 | .307 | .355 | .662 | -2,421 |
Career AVG .260 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons β near league average.
Career OBP .307 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons β 8.2% below league average.
Career SLG .355 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons β near league average.
Career OPS .662 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons β 5.6% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLN | NL | 25 | 57 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .211 | .266 (-21%) | .336 (-26%) | .356 (-31%) | .693 (-28%) | -255.3 |
| 1912 | SLN | NL | 100 | 310 | 38 | 82 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 45 | .265 | .268 (-2%) | .335 (-5%) | .358 (+10%) | .694 (+2%) | 18.6 |
| 1913 | SLN | NL | 112 | 307 | 25 | 78 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 41 | .254 | .259 (-2%) | .325 (-9%) | .345 (-1%) | .670 (-5%) | -304.4 |
| 1914 | SLN | NL | 80 | 237 | 24 | 71 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 17 | .300 | .255 (+17%) | .322 (+9%) | .339 (+26%) | .661 (+18%) | 664.4 |
| 1915 | CIN | NL | 119 | 339 | 26 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 33 | .221 | .250 (-12%) | .318 (-22%) | .332 (-5%) | .651 (-13%) | -777.2 |
| 1916 | CIN | NL | 119 | 347 | 30 | 85 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 25 | 27 | .245 | .248 (-1%) | .314 (-5%) | .326 (+7%) | .640 (+1%) | -51.6 |
| 1917 | CIN | NL | 121 | 399 | 37 | 106 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 25 | 13 | .266 | .248 (+7%) | .312 (-1%) | .323 (+16%) | .635 (+8%) | 401.2 |
| 1918 | CIN | NL | 100 | 323 | 35 | 82 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 18 | .254 | .255 (-1%) | .318 (-7%) | .326 (+3%) | .645 (-2%) | -163.7 |
| 1919 | CIN | NL | 76 | 245 | 30 | 67 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 19 | .273 | .262 (+4%) | .322 (+4%) | .347 (+7%) | .670 (+5%) | 209.4 |
| 1920 | CIN | NL | 108 | 364 | 32 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 19 | 13 | .264 | .271 (-3%) | .331 (-10%) | .363 (-7%) | .694 (-8%) | -509.8 |
| 1921 | CIN | NL | 97 | 295 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 14 | .268 | .286 (-6%) | .344 (-8%) | .395 (-8%) | .739 (-8%) | -396.1 |
| 1922 | CIN | NL | 80 | 260 | 24 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 23 | 11 | .285 | .285 (avg) | .345 (-1%) | .397 (-1%) | .743 (-1%) | -50.6 |
| 1923 | CIN | NL | 61 | 171 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .263 | .282 (-7%) | .344 (-12%) | .390 (-9%) | .734 (-10%) | -307.9 |
| 1924 | CIN | NL | 66 | 192 | 21 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 8 | .286 | .283 (+1%) | .345 (-2%) | .389 (-5%) | .734 (-4%) | -120.5 |
| 1925 | CIN | NL | 55 | 146 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .205 | .288 (-29%) | .349 (-25%) | .407 (-38%) | .756 (-32%) | -777.4 |
| 1926 | CIN | NL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| 1929 | CIN | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 1,327 | 4,003 | 362 | 1,039 | 147 | 81 | 25 | 455 | 87 | 264 | 285 | .260 | — | — | — | — | -2,421 | ||
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 (1328 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 665 | 1938 | 178 | 525 | 7 | 237 | .271 |
| Away | 663 | 2068 | 183 | 513 | 18 | 215 | .248 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-10-06 | CIN | STL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-09-08 | CIN | PIT | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-08-23 | CIN | NY1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-08-11 | CIN | PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-08-10 | CIN | PHI | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-08-09 | CIN | PHI | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1926-07-11 | CIN | NY1 | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926-06-21 | CIN | CHC | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925-09-03 | CIN | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925-09-03 | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 6 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1233 | 0 | 4409 | 1487 | 234 | 141 |
| OF | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | SLN | C | 18 | 0 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 1912 | SLN | C | 92 | 0 | 360 | 148 | 23 | 11 |
| 1913 | SLN | 1B | 5 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1913 | SLN | C | 98 | 0 | 346 | 132 | 28 | 12 |
| 1913 | SLN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | SLN | C | 70 | 0 | 272 | 93 | 16 | 7 |
| 1914 | SLN | OF | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CIN | C | 98 | 0 | 413 | 124 | 19 | 15 |
| 1915 | CIN | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1916 | CIN | C | 107 | 0 | 463 | 170 | 28 | 15 |
| 1917 | CIN | C | 120 | 0 | 459 | 151 | 21 | 12 |
| 1918 | CIN | C | 93 | 0 | 315 | 111 | 12 | 13 |
| 1918 | CIN | OF | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919 | CIN | C | 75 | 0 | 266 | 106 | 12 | 6 |
| 1920 | CIN | 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | CIN | C | 107 | 0 | 368 | 115 | 21 | 14 |
| 1921 | CIN | C | 92 | 0 | 318 | 101 | 18 | 11 |
| 1921 | CIN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | CIN | C | 78 | 0 | 211 | 81 | 11 | 6 |
| 1923 | CIN | C | 57 | 0 | 172 | 44 | 7 | 2 |
| 1924 | CIN | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | CIN | C | 65 | 0 | 215 | 50 | 3 | 7 |
| 1925 | CIN | C | 55 | 0 | 154 | 38 | 7 | 7 |
| 1926 | CIN | C | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | CIN | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 1232 |
| First Base | 6 |
| Second Base | 2 |
| Left Field | 8 |
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 5 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | C |
| 1914 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | C2 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative β closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Ivey Wingo (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ivey Wingo
- What years did Ivey Wingo play?
- Ivey Wingo played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1929.
- Was Ivey Wingo a pitcher?
- No. Ivey Wingo was a position player (Catcher).
- How many home runs did Ivey Wingo hit?
- Ivey Wingo hit 25 career home runs with 1039 hits.