John Peters Stats

John Peters was born on Friday, July 14, 1893, in Kansas City, Kansas. Peters was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1915, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 John Peters baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   John William Peters
Nickname:   Shotgun
Born On:   07-14-1893  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kansas City, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-21-1932 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Kansas City, Missouri
Cemetery:   Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   192
First Game:   05-01-1915 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-25-1922
Draft:   Not Applicable

John Peters

John Peters Pitching Stats

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John Peters

John Peters Hitting Stats

1915 22 Tigers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - .000 .000 .000
1918 25 Indians 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000
1921 28 Phillies 55 155 7 45 4 0 3 0 23 6 - 13 3 - 3 - .290 .329 .374
1922 29 Phillies 55 143 15 35 9 1 4 0 24 9 - 18 3 - 4 - .245 .308 .406
4 Years 112 302 22 80 13 1 7 0 47 16 0 33 6 0 7 0 .265 .317 .384

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John Peters Fielding Stats

1915 Tigers C 1 1 24 9 9.0 9 6 3 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 10.13
1918 Indians C 1 1 - 8 8.0 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 0.00
1921 Phillies C 44 39 957 150 3.4 140 116 24 10 0 3 39 16 .933 3.95
1922 Phillies C 39 34 922 149 3.8 142 118 24 7 3 3 40 12 .953 4.16
C Totals 85 75 1,903 316 3.7 295 243 52 21 3 6 83 28 .934 4.19
4 Years 85 75 1,903 316 3.7 295 243 52 21 3 6 83 28 .934 4.19

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John Peters Miscellaneous Stats

1915 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1918 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 - - -
1921 Phillies 1 0 1.000 11 0 n/a 51.7 11.9 6.7 - - -
1922 Phillies 0 1 .000 17 0 n/a 35.8 7.9 6.0 - - -
4 Years 1 1 .500 28 0 n/a 43.1 9.2 6.4 - - -

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John Peters Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1915 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Cleveland Indians n/a Undetermined n/a -
1921 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -

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