Paddy Livingston, baseball player, 1901-1917

Paddy Livingston

Born: 1/14/1880 in Cleveland, OH, USA

Died: 9/19/1977 in Cleveland, OH, USA

MLB Debut: 1901-09-02 | Final Game: 1917-06-24

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 5'8" | Weight: 197 lbs

Full name: Patrick Joseph Livingston

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Biography

Paddy Livingston was a professional baseball player born in 1880, who played primarily as a position player from 1901 until his retirement in 1917. Over the course of his career, he appeared in 206 games, amassing a total of 120 hits and achieving a batting average of .209. Although he did not hit any home runs, Livingston contributed to his teams with 45 runs batted in and demonstrated speed on the base paths with 9 stolen bases. Livingston’s career unfolded during a transformative period in baseball, witnessing the game's evolution from the deadball era to the early stages of modern baseball. His playing style was characterized by a focus on contact hitting and base running rather than power, reflecting the strategic dimensions of the era. While he might not have been a standout player in terms of statistics, his contributions to the teams he played for were integral to the fabric of early 20th-century baseball.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
206 574 48 120 17 12 0 45 9 41 60 0.209 0.287 0.280 0.568 -848.6

Career AVG .209 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.

Career SLG .280 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career OPS 0.568 vs. league average 0.656 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1901 CLE AL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1906 CIN NL 50 139 8 22 1 4 0 8 0 12 23 0.158 .247 (-36%) .307 (-16%) .315 (-29%) .622 (-22%) -451.5
1909 PHA AL 64 175 15 41 6 4 0 15 4 15 18 0.234 .244 (-4%) .306 (+5%) .312 (+1%) .618 (+3%) 129.3
1910 PHA AL 37 120 11 25 4 3 0 9 2 6 12 0.208 .249 (-17%) .317 (-17%) .326 (-11%) .644 (-14%) -288.8
1911 PHA AL 27 71 9 17 4 0 0 8 1 7 3 0.239 .266 (-10%) .336 (-6%) .356 (-17%) .693 (-12%) -124.3
1912 CLE AL 20 47 5 11 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 0.234 — — — — -113.3
1917 STL NL 7 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.200 — — — — 0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
C 195 131 935 297 39 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1901 CLE C 1 0 0 1 0 0
1906 CIN C 47 41 202 62 11 5
1909 PHA C 64 56 306 106 13 6
1910 PHA C 37 34 205 68 9 5
1911 PHA C 26 0 133 36 4 1
1912 CLE C 14 0 63 18 2 0
1917 SLN C 6 0 26 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Catcher 196