Jimmie Foxx was born on Tuesday, October 22, 1907, in Sudlersville, Maryland. Foxx was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1925, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Jimmie Foxx baseball stats page.
"I was pitching one day when my glasses clouded up on me. I took them off to polish them. When I looked up to the plate, I saw Jimmie Foxx. The sight of him terrified me so much that I haven't been able to wear glasses since." - Gomez, Lefty. The Story of the Oakland Athletics. Pueschner, Gordon. Author. Creative Education Publishers. 1 July 2007. Page 15.
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Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx 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 |
| 1939 | 32 | Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1945 | 38 | Phillies | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 2 Years | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 97 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx 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 |
| 1925 | 18 | Athletics | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .778 |
| 1926 | 19 | Athletics | 26 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | .333 | .438 |
| 1927 | 20 | Athletics | 61 | 130 | 23 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .323 | .393 | .515 |
| 1928 | 21 | Athletics | 118 | 400 | 85 | 131 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 60 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .328 | .416 | .548 |
| 1929 | 22 | Athletics | 149 | 517 | 123 | 183 | 23 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 118 | 103 | 5 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .354 | .463 | .625 |
| 1930 | 23 | Athletics | 153 | 562 | 127 | 188 | 33 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 156 | 93 | 9 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .335 | .429 | .637 |
| 1931 | 24 | Athletics | 139 | 515 | 93 | 150 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 120 | 73 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .291 | .380 | .567 |
| 1932 | 25 | Athletics | 154 | 585 | 151 | 213 | 33 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 169 | 116 | 10 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .364 | .469 | .749 |
| 1933 | 26 | Athletics | 149 | 573 | 125 | 204 | 37 | 9 | 48 | 1 | 163 | 96 | 9 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .356 | .449 | .703 |
| 1934 | 27 | Athletics | 150 | 539 | 120 | 180 | 28 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 130 | 111 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .334 | .449 | .653 |
| 1935 | 28 | Athletics | 147 | 535 | 118 | 185 | 33 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 115 | 114 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .346 | .461 | .636 |
| 1936 | 29 | Red Sox | 155 | 585 | 130 | 198 | 32 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 143 | 105 | 11 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .338 | .440 | .631 |
| 1937 | 30 | Red Sox | 150 | 569 | 111 | 162 | 24 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 127 | 99 | 12 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .285 | .392 | .538 |
| 1938 | 31 | Red Sox | 149 | 565 | 139 | 197 | 33 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 175 | 119 | 12 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .349 | .462 | .704 |
| 1939 | 32 | Red Sox | 124 | 467 | 130 | 168 | 31 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 105 | 89 | 6 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .360 | .464 | .694 |
| 1940 | 33 | Red Sox | 144 | 515 | 106 | 153 | 30 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 119 | 101 | 11 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .297 | .412 | .581 |
| 1941 | 34 | Red Sox | 135 | 487 | 87 | 146 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 105 | 93 | 11 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .300 | .412 | .505 |
| 1942 | 35 | Red Sox | 30 | 100 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .392 | .460 |
| 1942 | 35 | Cubs | 70 | 205 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .205 | .282 | .288 |
| 1944 | 37 | Cubs | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .136 | .100 |
| 1945 | 38 | Phillies | 89 | 224 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .336 | .420 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 20 Years | 2,317 | 8,134 | 1,751 | 2,646 | 458 | 125 | 534 | 17 | 1,922 | 1,452 | 134 | 1,311 | 71 | 0 | 13 | 229 | .325 | .428 | .609 | ||
Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1925 Athletics | C | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1926 Athletics | C | 12 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 2.0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.00 |
| 1926 Athletics | RF | 3 | 3 | 78 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
| 1927 Athletics | 1B | 32 | 23 | 669 | 280 | 8.8 | 273 | 258 | 15 | 7 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 11.02 |
| 1927 Athletics | C | 5 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 3.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.47 |
| 1928 Athletics | 1B | 30 | 30 | 753 | 281 | 9.4 | 279 | 273 | 6 | 2 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.00 |
| 1928 Athletics | 3B | 60 | 56 | 1,515 | 200 | 3.3 | 188 | 59 | 129 | 12 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 3.35 |
| 1928 Athletics | C | 19 | 18 | 468 | 107 | 5.6 | 104 | 84 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .972 | 6.00 |
| 1929 Athletics | 1B | 142 | 142 | 3,576 | 1,306 | 9.2 | 1,300 | 1,226 | 74 | 6 | 98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.82 |
| 1929 Athletics | 3B | 8 | 7 | 180 | 25 | 3.1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.60 |
| 1930 Athletics | 1B | 153 | 153 | 39 | 1,455 | 9.5 | 1,441 | 1,362 | 79 | 14 | 101 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 997.62 |
| 1931 Athletics | 1B | 112 | 112 | 2,829 | 1,020 | 9.1 | 1,013 | 964 | 49 | 7 | 89 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.67 |
| 1931 Athletics | 3B | 26 | 23 | 681 | 87 | 3.3 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 8 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 3.13 |
| 1931 Athletics | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 1931 Athletics | RF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 Athletics | 1B | 141 | 141 | 3,777 | 1,416 | 10.0 | 1,407 | 1,328 | 79 | 9 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.06 |
| 1932 Athletics | 3B | 13 | 13 | 330 | 30 | 2.3 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.29 |
| 1933 Athletics | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,852 | 1,510 | 10.1 | 1,495 | 1,402 | 93 | 15 | 98 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.48 |
| 1933 Athletics | SS | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1934 Athletics | 1B | 140 | 139 | 3,621 | 1,473 | 10.5 | 1,463 | 1,378 | 85 | 10 | 133 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.91 |
| 1934 Athletics | 3B | 9 | 9 | 234 | 27 | 3.0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.12 |
| 1935 Athletics | 1B | 121 | 121 | 3,183 | 1,189 | 9.8 | 1,186 | 1,109 | 77 | 3 | 107 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.06 |
| 1935 Athletics | 3B | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1935 Athletics | C | 26 | 24 | 558 | 133 | 5.1 | 132 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .992 | 6.39 |
| 1936 Red Sox | 1B | 139 | 139 | 3,708 | 1,314 | 9.5 | 1,302 | 1,226 | 76 | 12 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 9.48 |
| 1936 Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1936 Red Sox | LF | 11 | 11 | 231 | 119 | 10.8 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 13.79 |
| 1936 Red Sox | RF | 5 | 5 | 90 | 9 | 1.8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1937 Red Sox | 1B | 150 | 150 | 3,945 | 1,401 | 9.3 | 1,393 | 1,287 | 106 | 8 | 122 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.53 |
| 1937 Red Sox | C | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1938 Red Sox | 1B | 149 | 149 | 3,789 | 1,417 | 9.5 | 1,398 | 1,282 | 116 | 19 | 153 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.96 |
| 1939 Red Sox | 1B | 123 | 123 | 3,180 | 1,202 | 9.8 | 1,192 | 1,101 | 91 | 10 | 104 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.12 |
| 1939 Red Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1940 Red Sox | 1B | 95 | 95 | 2,391 | 932 | 9.8 | 923 | 844 | 79 | 9 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 10.42 |
| 1940 Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1940 Red Sox | C | 42 | 42 | 1,052 | 197 | 4.7 | 196 | 178 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 8 | .995 | 5.03 |
| 1941 Red Sox | 1B | 124 | 124 | 3,285 | 1,277 | 10.3 | 1,267 | 1,155 | 112 | 10 | 105 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.41 |
| 1941 Red Sox | 3B | 5 | 5 | 105 | 17 | 3.4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .765 | 3.34 |
| 1941 Red Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1942 Red Sox | 1B | 27 | 27 | 690 | 266 | 9.9 | 265 | 231 | 34 | 1 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 10.37 |
| 1942 Cubs | 1B | 52 | 48 | 1,212 | 522 | 10.0 | 513 | 489 | 24 | 9 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 11.43 |
| 1942 Cubs | C | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1944 Cubs | 3B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1944 Cubs | C | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1945 Phillies | 1B | 40 | 35 | 867 | 323 | 8.1 | 319 | 292 | 27 | 4 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.93 |
| 1945 Phillies | 3B | 14 | 13 | 210 | 40 | 2.9 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 4.63 |
| 1945 Phillies | P | 9 | 2 | 68 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.19 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 1,919 | 1,900 | 45,366 | 18,584 | 9.7 | 18,429 | 17,207 | 1,222 | 155 | 1,528 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.97 | |
| 3B Totals | 141 | 131 | 3,354 | 441 | 3.1 | 410 | 132 | 278 | 31 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 3.30 | |
| C Totals | 108 | 89 | 2,176 | 485 | 4.5 | 480 | 420 | 60 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 23 | .990 | 5.96 | |
| LF Totals | 12 | 12 | 258 | 121 | 10.1 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 12.56 | |
| RF Totals | 10 | 8 | 168 | 16 | 1.6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 | |
| P Totals | 10 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.14 | |
| SS Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| 20 Years | 2,201 | 2,142 | 51,393 | 19,651 | 8.9 | 19,459 | 17,897 | 1,562 | 192 | 1,553 | 9 | 38 | 23 | .990 | 10.22 | |
Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1925 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1926 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1927 Athletics | 2 | 1 | .667 | 25 | 1 | n/a | 43.3 | 11.8 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1928 Athletics | 3 | 8 | .273 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 30.8 | 9.3 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Athletics | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.7 | 7.4 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Athletics | 7 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.2 | 8.5 | 3.6 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Athletics | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 17.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Athletics | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 10.1 | 6.1 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Athletics | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 11.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | - | - | - |
| 1934 Athletics | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 12.3 | 7.2 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 1935 Athletics | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Red Sox | 13 | 4 | .765 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 14.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Red Sox | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 15.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Red Sox | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 11.3 | 7.4 | 3.2 | - | - | - |
| 1939 Red Sox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 13.3 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 |
| 1940 Red Sox | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 14.3 | 5.9 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1941 Red Sox | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 25.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 6.7 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1942 Cubs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 17 | 0 | n/a | 68.3 | 3.7 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
| 1944 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
| 1945 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 29 | 0 | n/a | 32.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.71 | 3.97 | 5.56 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 20 Years | 87 | 75 | .537 | 129 | 3 | n/a | 15.2 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 0.79 | 4.18 | 5.32 |

James Emory Foxx was a Major League Baseball player with the Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944), and Philadelphia Phillies (1945). When Jimmie (sometimes spelled Jimmy), his nickname, hit .356 in 1933, he also crushed 48 home runs and collected 163 RBI, becoming the first American League player to win a Most Valuable Player Award during a Triple Crown!

Jimmie Foxx Rookie Card | 1933 Goudey Baseball Card (#29 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Jimmie Foxx is one of only five ballplayers (Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Ken Griffey, Jr. & Manny Ramirez are the other four) in Major League history to hit at least two-hundred career home runs with two different ballclubs?
What do Jimmie Foxx, Doc Cramer & Kirby Puckett have in common? There are the only three American League players in history to have more than one six-hit game (each had two) during their career! A breakdown appears below:
Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics vs. Washington Senators, 05-30-1930 (13 innings)
Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 07-10-1932 (18 innings)
Doc Cramer
Philadelphia Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 06-20-1932
Philadelphia Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers, 07-13-1935
Kirby Puckett
Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, 08-30-1987
Minnesota Twins vs. Texas Rangers, 05-23-1991 (11 innings)

Jimmie Foxx | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1951 (HOF)
Jimmie Foxx was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history — the first player to ever win three MVP Awards, just the second player to enter the 500 Home Runs Club (joining Babe Ruth), and at the time of his retirement, he held more than a dozen major league records. However, when his name first appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot (1936), only 9.3% of the writers agreed. In 1947, he received less votes (6.2%), and it took until 1951 before he was sent to Cooperstown, appearing at that point on (only) 79.2% of the ballots!