Jim Hegan was born on Tuesday, August 3, 1920, in Lynn, Massachusetts. Hegan was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1941, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jim Hegan baseball stats page.
"You start and end any discussion of catchers with Jim Hegan. Of all the things a catcher has to do - catch, throw, call a game - Hegan was the best I ever saw." - Former Catcher / Manager / Scout Birdie Tebbetts in Baseball Digest (Nov 2002, Al Doyle, 'Sustaining A Long Career', Page 57)
Jim HeganJim Hegan Autograph on a 1955 Topps Baseball Card (#29) |
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Jim HeganJim Hegan Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jim HeganJim Hegan Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1941 | 21 | Indians | 16 | 47 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | .319 | .373 | .426 |
1942 | 22 | Indians | 68 | 170 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | .194 | .243 | .224 |
1946 | 26 | Indians | 88 | 271 | 29 | 64 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 | .236 | .284 | .314 |
1947 | 27 | Indians | 135 | 378 | 38 | 94 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 49 | 6 | - | 1 | 8 | .249 | .324 | .344 |
1948 | 28 | Indians | 144 | 472 | 60 | 117 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 61 | 48 | 17 | 74 | 4 | - | 0 | 10 | .248 | .317 | .407 |
1949 | 29 | Indians | 152 | 468 | 54 | 105 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 49 | 13 | 89 | 12 | - | 0 | 12 | .224 | .298 | .338 |
1950 | 30 | Indians | 131 | 415 | 53 | 91 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 58 | 42 | 8 | 52 | 12 | - | 0 | 11 | .219 | .291 | .383 |
1951 | 31 | Indians | 133 | 416 | 60 | 99 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 38 | 9 | 72 | 3 | - | 0 | 6 | .238 | .302 | .346 |
1952 | 32 | Indians | 112 | 333 | 39 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 47 | 2 | - | 0 | 4 | .225 | .287 | .324 |
1953 | 33 | Indians | 112 | 299 | 37 | 65 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 41 | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | .217 | .280 | .348 |
1954 | 34 | Indians | 139 | 423 | 56 | 99 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | .234 | .289 | .374 |
1955 | 35 | Indians | 116 | 304 | 30 | 67 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .220 | .293 | .339 |
1956 | 36 | Indians | 122 | 315 | 42 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 49 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .222 | .327 | .340 |
1957 | 37 | Indians | 58 | 148 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .216 | .291 | .345 |
1958 | 38 | Tigers | 45 | 130 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .192 | .250 | .262 |
1958 | 38 | Phillies | 25 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .270 | .322 |
1959 | 39 | Phillies | 25 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .232 | .216 |
1959 | 39 | Giants | 21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 | .161 | .167 |
1960 | 40 | Cubs | 24 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .209 | .244 | .372 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,666 | 4,772 | 550 | 1,087 | 187 | 46 | 92 | 4 | 525 | 456 | 69 | 742 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 113 | .228 | .295 | .344 |
Jim HeganJim Hegan Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1941 Indians | C | 16 | 13 | 342 | 75 | 4.7 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .973 | 5.76 |
1942 Indians | C | 66 | 53 | 882 | 265 | 4.0 | 259 | 227 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .977 | 7.93 |
1946 Indians | C | 87 | 79 | 1,922 | 538 | 6.2 | 533 | 486 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .991 | 7.49 |
1947 Indians | C | 133 | 120 | 2,691 | 627 | 4.7 | 620 | 566 | 54 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .989 | 6.22 |
1948 Indians | C | 142 | 136 | 348 | 720 | 5.1 | 713 | 637 | 76 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .990 | 55.32 |
1949 Indians | C | 152 | 146 | 348 | 731 | 4.8 | 724 | 651 | 73 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 60 | 4 | .990 | 56.17 |
1950 Indians | C | 129 | 124 | 3,181 | 725 | 5.6 | 720 | 656 | 64 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 3 | .993 | 6.11 |
1951 Indians | C | 129 | 116 | 3,176 | 669 | 5.2 | 663 | 597 | 66 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | .991 | 5.64 |
1952 Indians | C | 107 | 93 | 2,531 | 558 | 5.2 | 551 | 498 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 25 | .987 | 5.88 |
1953 Indians | C | 106 | 91 | 2,374 | 452 | 4.3 | 441 | 399 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | .976 | 5.02 |
1954 Indians | C | 137 | 121 | 3,340 | 714 | 5.2 | 710 | 661 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 28 | .994 | 5.74 |
1955 Indians | C | 111 | 91 | 2,476 | 619 | 5.6 | 617 | 583 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 13 | .997 | 6.73 |
1956 Indians | C | 118 | 97 | 2,593 | 686 | 5.8 | 676 | 648 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | .985 | 7.04 |
1957 Indians | C | 58 | 48 | 1,263 | 301 | 5.2 | 301 | 287 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1.000 | 6.43 |
1958 Tigers | C | 45 | 43 | 1,060 | 231 | 5.1 | 230 | 211 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | .996 | 5.86 |
1958 Phillies | C | 25 | 18 | 494 | 113 | 4.5 | 112 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .991 | 6.12 |
1959 Phillies | C | 25 | 18 | 466 | 96 | 3.8 | 95 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | .990 | 5.50 |
1959 Giants | C | 21 | 9 | 296 | 80 | 3.8 | 78 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .975 | 7.11 |
1960 Cubs | C | 22 | 12 | 356 | 87 | 4.0 | 85 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | .977 | 6.45 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,629 | 1,428 | 30,139 | 8,287 | 5.1 | 8,201 | 7,506 | 695 | 86 | 136 | 75 | 298 | 169 | .990 | 7.35 | |
17 Years | 1,629 | 1,428 | 30,139 | 8,287 | 5.1 | 8,201 | 7,506 | 695 | 86 | 136 | 75 | 298 | 169 | .990 | 7.35 |
Jim HeganJim Hegan Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1941 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.0 | 6.7 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1942 Indians | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
1946 Indians | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.2 | 15.9 | - | - | - |
1947 Indians | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 94.5 | 7.7 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1948 Indians | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 33.7 | 6.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1949 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 58.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1950 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 29.6 | 8.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1951 Indians | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 9 | n/a | 69.3 | 5.8 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1952 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 2 | n/a | 83.3 | 7.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1953 Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | n/a | 33.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1954 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | n/a | 38.5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1955 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 11 | n/a | 33.8 | 9.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1956 Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 10 | n/a | 52.5 | 5.8 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1957 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 37.0 | 6.4 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1958 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 130.0 | 4.1 | 18.6 | - | - | - |
1958 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1959 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1959 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 43.0 | 4.3 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 15 | 24 | .385 | 25 | 57 | n/a | 51.9 | 6.4 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
Jim HeganJim Hegan Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1941 Cleveland Indians | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Cleveland Indians | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1946 Cleveland Indians | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1947 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1948 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1949 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1950 Cleveland Indians | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1951 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1952 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1953 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1955 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Detroit Tigers | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 San Francisco Giants | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Chicago Cubs | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
Jim Hegan Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Jim Hegan was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Hegan was named one of the seven catchers.
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