Jack Fifield
1897–1899 · bats R / throws R · Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1897-99)
69G
.194AVG
.265OBP
.260SLG
More career statistics
38H
2HR
14RBI
1SB
21–39W–L
521.2IP
89K
4.59ERA
64GS
1SV
8Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 69 | 70 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 220 | 223 |
| Batting · RBI | 14 | 15 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,336 | 2,369 |
| Pitching · p er | 266 | 279 |
| Pitching · p k | 89 | 90 |
| Pitching · p w | 193 | 195 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 220 | 196 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | .194 | .265 | .260 | .525 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521.7 | 68 | 64 | 54 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 616 | 362 | 266 | 11 | 193 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4.59 | 1.551 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1897-06-22 to 1897-07-03
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1898-08-27 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Twelve Runs Allowed | 1898-10-11 | 1 in 264 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1898-05-17 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 39 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 8 | .214 | .286 | .272 |
| Away | 31 | 104 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | .172 | .221 | .247 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .429 | .250 |
| May | 15 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .275 | .333 | .375 |
| June | 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .320 | .370 | .480 |
| July | 12 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .054 | .182 | .054 |
| August | 12 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .257 | .275 | .371 |
| September | 12 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .132 | .146 | .158 |
| October | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .118 | .211 | .118 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .429 |
| baltimore-orioles-1897-99 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .176 | .333 | .235 |
| louisville-colonels | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .348 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 7 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .214 | .300 | .286 |
| cleveland-spiders | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| cincinnati-reds | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .158 | .261 | .263 |
| boston-braves | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .176 | .250 | .176 |
| washington-senators-1897-99 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .238 | .273 | .286 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 77 | 18 | 2 | 6 | – | .234 | 210 | 39 |
| 1898 | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 64 | 7 | – | 5 | 1 | .109 | 171 | 31 |
| 1899 | Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1897-99) | 22 | 55 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .236 | 139 | 20 |