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Jiggs Donahue

Jiggs Donahue

1900–1909 · Bats L · Throws L · 6'1", 178 lb · b. 1879 Springfield, OH

Career 813 G · 731 H · 4 HR · 327 RBI · .255 AVG

Seasons leading his league

12

8 best in baseball 4 league only

19 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

5 Categories led

1905 Best season

Spanning 1905–1907, peaking at 4 titles in 1905.

Led in First Base Fielding Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1905–1907) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

383rd League titles 12
246th Best in baseball 8
1,598th Top-5 finishes 19

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
First Base Fielding Percentage	3	1st	3 yrs (1905–1907)	1907 .994 1905 AL .988 1906 AL .988
First Base Assists	3	1st	3 yrs (1905–1907)	1906 118 1907 140 1905 AL 114 1904 #3
First Base Putouts	3	1st	3 yrs (1905–1907)	1905 1,645 1906 1,697 1907 1,846
First Base Range Factor	2	1st	2 yrs (1906–1907)	1906 11.79 1907 12.65 1905 #2
First Base Double Plays	1	1st	—	1905 AL 77 1906 #2 1907 #2
Runs Batted In	—	#3	—	1905 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1907	4	1B PO 1,846 1B A 140 1B FPCT .994 1B RF 12.65
1906	4	1B PO 1,697 1B A 118 1B FPCT .988 1B RF 11.79
1905	4	1B PO 1,645 1B A 114 1B DP 77 1B FPCT .988

Batting

9 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1900	PIT	NL	3	10	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	.200	.200	.400	.600
1901	MLA +1	AL	39	107	10	34	5	4	0	16	10	3	4	.318	.387	.439	.826
1902	SLA	AL	30	89	11	21	1	1	1	7	12	8	2	.236	.327	.303	.630
1904	CHA	AL	102	367	46	91	9	7	1	48	25	26	18	.248	.298	.319	.617
1905	CHA	AL	149	533	71	153	22	4	1	76	44	35	32	.287	.346	.349	.695
1906	CHA	AL	154	556	70	143	17	7	1	57	48	25	36	.257	.320	.318	.638
1907	CHA	AL	157	609	75	158	16	4	0	68	28	33	27	.259	.295	.299	.594
1908	CHA	AL	93	304	22	62	8	2	0	22	25	30	14	.204	.271	.243	.515
1909	WS1 +1	AL	86	287	13	67	12	1	0	30	23	17	9	.233	.293	.282	.575
Career	—	—	813	2,862	319	731	90	31	4	327	215	178	143	.255	.311	.313	.624

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1900	PIT	NL	C	2	—	17.0	7	1	1	0	9	.889	4.00
			OF	1	—	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1901	MLA	AL	C	20	—	158.0	73	24	7	0	104	.933	4.85
			1B	13	—	109.0	113	6	10	8	129	.922	9.15
			OF	1	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1902	SLA	AL	C	23	—	200.0	80	29	5	2	114	.956	4.74
			1B	5	—	31.0	38	0	3	4	41	.927	7.60
1904	CHA	AL	1B	101	100	889.0	1,067	85	25	49	1,177	.979	11.41
1905	CHA	AL	1B	149	149	1338.0	1,645	114	21	77	1,780	.988	11.81
1906	CHA	AL	1B	154	154	1371.0	1,697	118	22	62	1,837	.988	11.79
1907	CHA	AL	1B	157	157	1402.0	1,846	140	12	78	1,998	.994	12.65
1908	CHA	AL	1B	83	80	726.0	968	57	6	30	1,031	.994	12.35
1909	WS1	AL	1B	83	79	688.0	777	36	13	28	826	.984	9.80
Career	—	—	1B	745	719	6554.0	8,151	556	112	336	8,819	.987	11.69
	—	—	C	45	—	375.0	160	54	13	2	227	.943	4.76
	—	—	OF	2	—	6.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	0.50