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Buttons Briggs
Herbert Theodore Briggs

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 23, 1896
Final Game September 25, 1905
Born July 8, 1875 in Poughkeepsie, NY
Died February 18, 1911 in Cleveland, OH

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1896 20 CHC NL  12   8  26  21  19   0   4  1  194.0  202  129   93   6  108   84   0   6     0       0  4.31  4.53  105 1.598
 1897 21 CHC NL   4  17  22  22  21   0   0  0  186.7  246  166  109   6   85   60   9   6     0       0  5.26  4.48   85 1.773
 1898 22 CHC NL   1   3   4   4   3   0   0  0   30.0   38   22   19   0   10   14   1   1     0       0  5.70  3.57   63 1.600
 1904 28 CHC NL  19  11  34  30  28   3   4  3  277.0  252  101   63   3   77  112   8   3  1109       0  2.05  2.67  131 1.188
 1905 29 CHC NL   8   8  20  20  13   5   0  0  168.0  141   58   40   1   52   68   6   1   634       0  2.14  2.96  138 1.149
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .484  44  47 106  97  84   8   8  4  855.7  879  476  324  16  332  338  24  17  1743       0  3.41  3.58  105 1.415
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  15  35  32  28   2   2  1  286.3  294  159  108   5  111  113   8   5   583   0   0  3.41  3.58  105 1.415
 Career High     19  17  34  30  28   5   4  3  277.0  252  166  109   6  108  112   9   6  1109   0   0  2.05  4.53  138 1.149

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1896 20 CHC NL  26   78    5   10   0  2   0    6   0      7  14  .128  .200  .179   -1   14   0           0    
 1897 21 CHC NL  22   81    5   13   0  1   0    5   1      3      .160  .190  .185   -2   15   2           0    
 1898 22 CHC NL   4   14    2    6   1  0   0    1   0      0      .429  .429  .500  165    7   0           0    
 1904 28 CHC NL  34   94    6   16   1  0   1    4   0      5      .170  .212  .213   31   20   2           0    
 1905 29 CHC NL  20   57    1    3   0  0   0    1   0      4      .053  .115  .053  -50    3   3           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      106  324   19   48   2  3   1   17   1  0  19  14  .148  .195  .182    6   59   7   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        495   29   73   3  5   2   26   2  0  29  21  .148  .195  .182    6   90  11   0   0   0   0
 Career High     34   94    6   16   1  2   1    6   1  0   7  14                          20   3   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1896 20 CHC NL   85   68    3   1.2   111| .128  .302| .200  .368| .179  .404| .379  .772|  -1  .067 -12.2  -1.2     
 1897 21 CHC NL   86   70    3   1.1   111| .160  .304| .190  .368| .185  .404| .375  .772|  -2  .064 -12.7  -1.2     
 1898 22 CHC NL   14    8    3   9.7    91| .429  .278| .429  .342| .500  .356| .929  .699| 165  .840   1.1   0.1     
 1904 28 CHC NL  101   80    4   1.3    78| .170  .258| .212  .316| .213  .333| .425  .649|  31  .157  -7.8  -0.9     
 1905 29 CHC NL   64   57    0   0.0    87| .053  .269| .115  .332| .053  .351| .168  .683| -50  .000 -10.8  -1.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       350  283   13   1.2    96| .148  .283| .195  .345| .182  .372| .377  .717|   6  .095 -42.4  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1896 20 CHC NL P 26 6 29 4 0 .897 .916 1.35 2.20 1.62 2.72 21 194.0 1897 21 CHC NL P 22 8 35 1 0 .977 .921 1.95 2.10 2.07 2.55 22 186.7 1898 22 CHC NL P 4 1 6 2 0 .778 .921 1.75 2.25 2.10 2.64 4 30.0 1904 28 CHC NL P 34 16 54 0 2 1.000 .940 2.06 2.62 2.27 3.03 30 277.0 1905 29 CHC NL P 20 11 36 2 0 .959 .944 2.35 2.42 2.52 2.97 20 168.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1896 20 CHC NL P 26 6 29 4 0 .897 .916 1.35 2.20 1.62 2.72 21 194.0 1897 21 CHC NL P 22 8 35 1 0 .977 .921 1.95 2.10 2.07 2.55 22 186.7 1898 22 CHC NL P 4 1 6 2 0 .778 .921 1.75 2.25 2.10 2.64 4 30.0 1904 28 CHC NL P 34 16 54 0 2 1.000 .940 2.06 2.62 2.27 3.03 30 277.0 1905 29 CHC NL P 20 11 36 2 0 .959 .944 2.35 2.42 2.52 2.97 20 168.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 106 42 160 9 2 .957 .932 1.91 2.36 2.12 2.83 97 855.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 106 42 160 9 2 .957 .932 1.91 2.36 2.12 2.83 97 856
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1904 NL-2.05-7
1905 NL-2.14-4

Wins
1904 NL-19-8

Won-Loss %
1904 NL-.633-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1896 NL-9.37-7
1905 NL-7.55-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1896 NL-3.90-1
1897 NL-2.89-6

Saves
1896 NL-1-4
1904 NL-3-2

Strikeouts
1904 NL-112-10

Shutouts
1905 NL-5-3

Adjusted ERA+
1904 NL-131-9
1905 NL-138-4

Youngest Player
1896 NL-20-8

   

Gray Ink: Pitching - 30 (769) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1327) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1125) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

July, 1898: Traded by the Chicago Orphans with Danny Friend to the Columbus (Western) for Sam Mertes and a player to be named.

October 10, 1903: Traded by the Toronto (Eastern) to the Chicago Cubs for Dick Harley, Tommy Raub, Clarence Currie, and $750. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 15, 1905: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Doc Casey, Billy Maloney, Jack McCarthy, and $2,000 to the Brooklyn Superbas for Jimmy Sheckard.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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