Nap Lajoie
Napoleon Lajoie
Born: September 5, 1874
Woonsocket, RI USA
Deceased: 1959
Daytona Beach, FL USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195
Career: 1896-1916
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
Minor League Statistics
Nap Lajoie compiled a career batting average of .338 with 82 home runs and 1599 RBI in his 2480-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Bronchos and Cleveland Naps. He began playing during the 1896 season and last took the field during the 1916 campaign. Lajoie was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 178 | 175 | 36 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .326 | .330 | .543 | .872 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 127 | 577 | 545 | 107 | 197 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 127 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .361 | .392 | .569 | .960 | 310 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1898 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 147 | 641 | 608 | 113 | 197 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .324 | .354 | .461 | .814 | 280 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 77 | 337 | 312 | 70 | 118 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 7 | .378 | .419 | .554 | .974 | 173 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 471 | 451 | 95 | 152 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .337 | .362 | .510 | .872 | 230 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 131 | 582 | 544 | 145 | 232 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 125 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .426 | .463 | .643 | 1.106 | 350 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1902 | AL | Cleveland Bronchos | 86 | 381 | 348 | 81 | 132 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 7 | .379 | .421 | .569 | .990 | 198 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1903 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 125 | 525 | 485 | 90 | 167 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 26 | .344 | .379 | .518 | .896 | 251 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1904 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 140 | 594 | 553 | 92 | 208 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 102 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 19 | .376 | .413 | .546 | .959 | 302 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1905 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 65 | 271 | 249 | 29 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .329 | .377 | .418 | .795 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 152 | 655 | 602 | 88 | 214 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 19 | .355 | .392 | .465 | .857 | 280 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 137 | 558 | 509 | 53 | 153 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 28 | .301 | .347 | .395 | .742 | 201 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1908 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 157 | 667 | 581 | 77 | 168 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 20 | .289 | .352 | .375 | .727 | 218 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 128 | 521 | 469 | 56 | 152 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 35 | 19 | .324 | .378 | .431 | .809 | 202 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 159 | 678 | 592 | 94 | 227 | 51 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 0 | 60 | 18 | .383 | .444 | .514 | .958 | 304 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 90 | 353 | 315 | 36 | 115 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .365 | .420 | .454 | .874 | 143 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 117 | 500 | 448 | 66 | 165 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 0 | .368 | .414 | .462 | .876 | 207 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 137 | 525 | 465 | 66 | 156 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 17 | .335 | .398 | .404 | .802 | 188 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 121 | 468 | 419 | 37 | 108 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 15 | .258 | .313 | .305 | .619 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 520 | 490 | 40 | 137 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 16 | .280 | .301 | .355 | .656 | 174 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 113 | 455 | 426 | 33 | 105 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 26 | .246 | .272 | .312 | .584 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2480 | 10461 | 9590 | 1504 | 3243 | 657 | 163 | 82 | 1599 | 380 | 21 | 516 | 321 | .338 | .380 | .466 | .846 | 4472 | 0 | 134 | 221 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 39 | 0 | 329.0 | 363 | 11 | 2 | 27 | .995 | 1.231 | 9.590 |
| 1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 108 | 0 | 933.0 | 1079 | 37 | 18 | 45 | .984 | 1.765 | 1.333 |
| 1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 19 | 0 | 181.0 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .956 | 2.138 | 2.263 |
| 1897 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 1.500 |
| 1898 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 146 | 0 | 1250.0 | 442 | 406 | 46 | 59 | .949 | 6.106 | 5.808 |
| 1898 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 8.000 |
| 1899 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 67 | 0 | 625.0 | 224 | 236 | 22 | 39 | .954 | 6.624 | 6.866 |
| 1899 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.250 | 2.600 |
| 1900 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 102 | 0 | 923.0 | 287 | 341 | 30 | 69 | .954 | 6.124 | 6.157 |
| 1900 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 119 | 0 | 1062.0 | 395 | 381 | 32 | 60 | .960 | 6.576 | 6.521 |
| 1901 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 12 | 0 | 112.0 | 35 | 43 | 2 | 3 | .975 | 6.268 | 6.500 |
| 1902 | AL | Cleveland Bronchos | 2B | 86 | 0 | 792.0 | 270 | 283 | 15 | 49 | .974 | 6.284 | 6.430 |
| 1902 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| 1903 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 122 | 0 | 1080.0 | 366 | 402 | 36 | 61 | .955 | 6.400 | 6.295 |
| 1903 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 3B | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 6.000 |
| 1903 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 |
| 1904 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 95 | 95 | 845.0 | 272 | 255 | 21 | 42 | .962 | 5.613 | 5.547 |
| 1904 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 44 | 44 | 383.0 | 86 | 130 | 17 | 10 | .927 | 5.076 | 4.909 |
| 1904 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 2 | 1 | 18.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| 1905 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 59 | 58 | 539.0 | 148 | 177 | 3 | 25 | .991 | 5.427 | 5.508 |
| 1905 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.415 | 1.400 |
| 1906 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 130 | 131 | 1171.0 | 354 | 415 | 21 | 76 | .973 | 5.910 | 5.915 |
| 1906 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 3B | 15 | 15 | 132.0 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 3 | .923 | 4.091 | 4.000 |
| 1906 | AL | Cleveland Naps | SS | 7 | 6 | 59.0 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .951 | 5.949 | 5.571 |
| 1907 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 128 | 128 | 1125.0 | 314 | 461 | 25 | 86 | .969 | 6.200 | 6.055 |
| 1907 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 9 | 9 | 77.0 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 12.390 | 11.778 |
| 1908 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 156 | 156 | 1406.0 | 450 | 538 | 37 | 78 | .964 | 6.324 | 6.333 |
| 1908 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.500 | 15.000 |
| 1909 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 120 | 120 | 1040.0 | 282 | 373 | 28 | 55 | .959 | 5.668 | 5.458 |
| 1909 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 8 | 8 | 70.0 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 11.829 | 11.500 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 149 | 149 | 1354.0 | 387 | 419 | 28 | 60 | .966 | 5.357 | 5.409 |
| 1910 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 10 | 10 | 94.0 | 114 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .984 | 11.681 | 12.200 |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 388 | 16 | 4 | 17 | .990 | 9.854 | |
| 1911 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 91 | 93 | 10 | 16 | .948 | 4.973 | |
| 1912 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 171 | 12 | 3 | 13 | .984 | 9.150 | |
| 1912 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 97 | 0 | 0.0 | 241 | 249 | 21 | 49 | .959 | 5.052 | |
| 1913 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 279 | 363 | 20 | 59 | .970 | 5.095 | |
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 1B | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 300 | 18 | 5 | 22 | .985 | 1.258 | |
| 1914 | AL | Cleveland Naps | 2B | 80 | 0 | 0.0 | 187 | 215 | 17 | 45 | .959 | 5.025 | |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.400 | |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 110 | 0 | 0.0 | 251 | 332 | 23 | 61 | .962 | 5.300 | |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1915 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | SS | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 5 | .958 | 4.600 | |
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .983 | 11.800 | |
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 254 | 325 | 16 | 61 | .973 | 5.514 | |
| 1916 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| Totals | 2441 | 935 | 15730.0 | 8520 | 6691 | 518 | 1211 | .967 | 8.703 | 6.231 |
Awards
1901 - AL Triple Crown
1908 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
1910 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 2B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
