Jimmy Sheckard
1897–1913 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
2,122G
.274AVG
.375OBP
.378SLG
More career statistics
2,084H
56HR
813RBI
465SB
21Rare 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 | 2,122 | 2,123 |
| Batting · At bats | 7,605 | 7,598 |
| Batting · Doubles | 354 | 353 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 92 | 96 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 233 | 806 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 9,118 | 9,131 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,296 | 1,295 |
| Batting · RBI | 813 | 794 |
| Batting · Triples | 136 | 137 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,135 | 1,154 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,122 | 9,118 | 7,605 | 1,296 | 2,084 | 354 | 136 | 56 | 813 | 1,135 | 233 | 465 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 2,878 | .274 | .375 | .378 | .753 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1901-07-15 to 1901-08-01
42longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1901-04-18 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1903-06-17 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1911-06-11 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1101 | 4668 | 1049 | 28 | 435 | 631 | 417 | .273 | .360 | .376 |
| Away | 1022 | 4463 | 1035 | 28 | 359 | 523 | 389 | .275 | .349 | .382 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 175 | 754 | 164 | 3 | 43 | 109 | 60 | .267 | .362 | .373 |
| May | 377 | 1655 | 367 | 12 | 137 | 208 | 164 | .265 | .347 | .359 |
| June | 325 | 1420 | 341 | 8 | 120 | 178 | 125 | .287 | .365 | .399 |
| July | 403 | 1728 | 370 | 6 | 146 | 190 | 144 | .254 | .324 | .345 |
| August | 378 | 1617 | 351 | 9 | 144 | 205 | 141 | .265 | .344 | .361 |
| September | 374 | 1575 | 382 | 14 | 160 | 200 | 142 | .290 | .370 | .407 |
| October | 91 | 382 | 109 | 4 | 44 | 64 | 30 | .352 | .453 | .516 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 301 | 1301 | 331 | 9 | 127 | 160 | 115 | .303 | .377 | .423 |
| new-york-giants | 291 | 1258 | 243 | 12 | 87 | 149 | 150 | .230 | .312 | .322 |
| boston-braves | 287 | 1263 | 300 | 6 | 123 | 185 | 101 | .295 | .384 | .404 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 287 | 1223 | 271 | 11 | 102 | 154 | 114 | .264 | .348 | .385 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 284 | 1233 | 306 | 7 | 98 | 170 | 87 | .303 | .386 | .412 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 280 | 1179 | 254 | 5 | 95 | 137 | 114 | .252 | .332 | .357 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 167 | 718 | 133 | 3 | 50 | 111 | 63 | .237 | .340 | .314 |
| chicago-cubs | 143 | 596 | 154 | 2 | 71 | 62 | 38 | .298 | .362 | .390 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 13 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1898 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 409 | 114 | 4 | 64 | 8 | .279 | – | – |
| 1899 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 147 | 535 | 158 | 3 | 75 | 77 | .295 | – | – |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 86 | 271 | 82 | 1 | 39 | 31 | .303 | – | – |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 133 | 556 | 196 | 11 | 104 | 35 | .353 | – | – |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Brooklyn Dodgers | 127 | 499 | 133 | 4 | 37 | 25 | .267 | – | – |
| 1903 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 139 | 516 | 171 | 9 | 64 | 67 | .331 | – | – |
| 1904 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 143 | 507 | 121 | 1 | 46 | 21 | .239 | – | – |
| 1905 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 130 | 479 | 140 | 3 | 41 | 23 | .292 | – | – |
| 1906 |  Chicago Cubs | 149 | 548 | 144 | 1 | 38 | 30 | .263 | – | – |
| 1907 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 484 | 129 | 1 | 31 | 30 | .267 | – | – |
| 1908 | Chicago Cubs | 115 | 403 | 93 | 2 | 24 | 17 | .231 | – | – |
| 1909 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 520 | 133 | 1 | 50 | 16 | .256 | – | – |
| 1910 | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 506 | 130 | 5 | 51 | 22 | .257 | – | – |
| 1911 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 539 | 149 | 4 | 48 | 32 | .276 | – | – |
| 1912 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 524 | 128 | 3 | 44 | 15 | .244 | – | – |
| 1913 | Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 252 | 49 | – | 24 | 11 | .194 | – | – |