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Clark Griffith
Clark Calvin Griffith (The Old Fox)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 156 lb.

Debut April 11, 1891
Final Game October 7, 1914
Born November 20, 1869 in Clear Creek, MO
Died October 27, 1955 in Washington, DC

Uncle of Sherry Robertson

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1891 21 TOT AA  14   9  34  21  15   0  13  0  226.3  242  155   94  11   73   88   0   0     0       0  3.74  3.96  106 1.392
         STL AA  11   8  27  17  12   0  10  0  186.3  195  122   69   8   58   68   0   0     0       0  3.33  4.02  121 1.358
         BOS AA   3   1   7   4   3   0   3  0   40.0   47   33   25   3   15   20   0   0     0       0  5.63  3.68   65 1.550
 1893 23 CHC NL   1   2   4   2   2   0   2  0   19.7   24   14   11   1    5    9   0   0     0       0  5.03  4.85   96 1.475
 1894 24 CHC NL  21  14  36  30  28   0   6  0  261.3  328  193  143  12   85   71   0   5     0       0  4.92  5.63  114 1.580
 1895 25 CHC NL  26  14  42  41  39   0   1  0  353.0  434  228  154  11   91   79   0   7     0       0  3.93  5.11  130 1.487
 1896 26 CHC NL  23  11  36  35  35   0   1  0  317.7  370  189  125   3   70   81   0   1     0       0  3.54  4.53  128 1.385
 1897 27 CHC NL  21  18  41  38  38   1   3  1  343.7  410  231  142   3   86  102  17  11     0       0  3.72  4.48  120 1.443
 1898 28 CHC NL  24  10  38  38  36   4   0  0  325.7  305  105   68   1   64   97  20   6     0       0  1.88  3.57  190 1.133
 1899 29 CHC NL  22  14  38  38  35   0   0  0  319.7  329  163   99   5   65   73  14   1     0       2  2.79  3.73  134 1.233
 1900 30 CHC NL  14  13  30  30  27   4   0  0  248.0  245  126   84   6   51   61  16   5     0       0  3.05  3.62  119 1.194
 1901 31 CHW AL  24   7  35  30  26   5   5  1  266.7  275  114   79   4   50   67   4   2     0       0  2.67  3.48  130 1.219
 1902 32 CHW AL  15   9  28  24  20   3   4  0  213.0  247  117   99  11   47   51  16   3     0       0  4.18  3.39   81 1.380
 1903 33 NYY AL  14  11  25  24  22   2   1  0  213.0  201   92   64   3   33   69   6   6   880       0  2.70  3.11  115 1.099
 1904 34 NYY AL   7   5  16  11   8   1   5  0  100.3   91   40   32   3   16   36   4   4   397       0  2.87  2.70   94 1.066
 1905 35 NYY AL   9   6  25   7   4   2  17  1  101.7   82   30   19   1   15   46   1   3     0       0  1.68  2.91  173 0.954
 1906 36 NYY AL   2   2  17   2   1   0  15  2   59.7   58   30   20   0   15   16   4   3     0       1  3.02  2.96   98 1.223
 1907 37 NYY AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   4  0    8.3   15   16    8   0    6    5   0   0    49       0  8.64  2.79   32 2.520
 1909 39 CIN NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    6.0   11    8    4   0    2    3   0   0    31       0  6.00  2.59   43 2.167
 1912 42 WSH AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    0.0    1    1    1   1    0    0   0   0     1       0   inf  0.00    0   inf
 1913 43 WSH AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    0   0   0     4       0  0.00  2.96  inf 1.000
 1914 44 WSH AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  1    1.0    1    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     4       0  0.00  2.82  inf 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 20 Yr WL% .619 237 146 453 372 337  22  78  6 3385.7 3670 1852 1246  76  774  955 102  57  1366       3  3.31  4.02  121 1.313
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  12  37  30  27   1   6  0  279.0  302  152  102   6   63   78   8   4   112   0   0  3.31  4.02  121 1.313
 Career High     26  18  42  41  39   5  17  2  353.0  434  231  154  12   91  102  20  11   880   0   2  1.68  5.63  190 0.954
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1891 21 TOT AA  37  100   17   16   2  1   2   11   3     14  20  .160  .282  .260   51   26               3    
         STL AA  27   77   11   12   1  0   1    8   2      8  15  .156  .253  .208   28   16               2    
         BOS AA  10   23    6    4   1  1   1    3   1      6   5  .174  .367  .435  126   10               1    
 1893 23 CHC NL   4   11    1    2   0  0   0    2   0      0   1  .182  .182  .182   -5    2               0    
 1894 24 CHC NL  46  142   27   33   5  4   0   15   6     23   9  .232  .339  .324   57   46               0    
 1895 25 CHC NL  43  144   20   46   3  0   1   27   2     16   9  .319  .391  .361   89   52   2           1    
 1896 26 CHC NL  38  135   22   36   5  2   1   16   3      9   7  .267  .313  .356   73   48   2           0    
 1897 27 CHC NL  46  162   27   38   8  4   0   21   2     18      .235  .311  .333   67   54   3           0    
 1898 28 CHC NL  38  122   15   20   2  3   0   15   1     13      .164  .244  .230   36   28   2           0    
 1899 29 CHC NL  39  120   15   31   5  0   0   14   2     14      .258  .346  .300   80   36   4           2    
 1900 30 CHC NL  30   95   16   24   4  1   1    7   2      8      .253  .311  .347   84   33   1           0    
 1901 31 CHW AL  35   89   21   27   3  1   2   14   0     23      .303  .446  .427  146   38   3           0    
 1902 32 CHW AL  35   92   11   20   3  0   0    8   0      7      .217  .273  .250   48   23   3           0    
 1903 33 NYY AL  25   69    5   11   4  0   1    7   1     11      .159  .284  .261   60   18   2           1    
 1904 34 NYY AL  16   42    2    6   2  0   0    1   0      4      .143  .217  .190   27    8   1           0    
 1905 35 NYY AL  26   32    2    7   1  1   0    5   0      3      .219  .286  .313   81   10   2           0    
 1906 36 NYY AL  17   18    0    2   0  0   0    1   0      3      .111  .238  .111    6    2   2           0    
 1907 37 NYY AL   5    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1909 39 CIN NL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1910 40 CIN NL   1    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0                           0   0           0    
 1912 42 WSH AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1913 43 WSH AL   1    1    0    1   1  0   0    1   0      0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  766    2   0           0    
 1914 44 WSH AL   1    1    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  1   0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000  783    2   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons     485 1380  202  321  49 17   8  166  22  1 166  46  .233  .318  .310   69  428  27   0   0   7   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        461   67  107  16  6   3   55   7  0  55  15  .233  .318  .310   69  143   9   0   0   2   0
 Career High     46  162   27   46   8  4   2   27   6  1  23  20                          54   4   0   0   3   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1891 21 TOT AA  117   84    7   2.2    97| .160  .270| .282  .355| .260  .365| .542  .720|  51  .244  -6.7  -0.7     
         STL AA   87   65    4   1.6    98| .156  .272| .253  .357| .208  .366| .461  .723|  28  .157  -7.6  -0.8     
         BOS AA   30   19    3   4.1    94| .174  .266| .367  .350| .435  .359| .802  .709| 126  .510   0.9   0.1     
 1893 23 CHC NL   11    9    0   0.0   109| .182  .290| .182  .368| .182  .394| .364  .763|  -5  .000  -1.7  -0.2     
 1894 24 CHC NL  165  109   16   3.8   132| .232  .323| .339  .396| .324  .456| .663  .851|  57  .305 -10.6  -0.9     
 1895 25 CHC NL  163  100   20   5.2   118| .319  .311| .391  .378| .361  .420| .752  .798|  89  .502  -1.8  -0.2     
 1896 26 CHC NL  146  101   15   3.9   111| .267  .302| .313  .368| .356  .404| .669  .772|  73  .399  -5.9  -0.6     
 1897 27 CHC NL  183  127   17   3.5   111| .235  .304| .311  .368| .333  .404| .644  .772|  67  .357  -8.2  -0.8     
 1898 28 CHC NL  137  104    7   1.8    91| .164  .278| .244  .342| .230  .357| .474  .699|  36  .185 -10.6  -1.1     
 1899 29 CHC NL  140   93   12   3.3    97| .258  .286| .346  .348| .300  .372| .646  .721|  80  .385  -2.4  -0.2     
 1900 30 CHC NL  104   72   10   3.6    95| .253  .282| .311  .343| .347  .372| .658  .714|  84  .426  -2.1  -0.2     
 1901 31 CHW AL  115   65   17   6.8    95| .303  .281| .446  .336| .427  .377| .873  .713| 146  .698   7.5   0.7     
 1902 32 CHW AL  102   75    6   2.1    94| .217  .279| .273  .336| .250  .376| .523  .712|  48  .217  -6.2  -0.6     
 1903 33 NYY AL   83   60    5   2.2    87| .159  .270| .284  .320| .261  .365| .545  .685|  60  .293  -2.9  -0.3     
 1904 34 NYY AL   47   37    2   1.4    77| .143  .257| .217  .309| .190  .337| .407  .647|  27  .191  -3.4  -0.4     
 1905 35 NYY AL   37   27    3   3.0    80| .219  .260| .286  .321| .313  .339| .599  .659|  81  .476  -0.8  -0.1     
 1906 36 NYY AL   23   18    0   0.0    82| .111  .267| .238  .324| .111  .342| .349  .666|   6  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
 1907 37 NYY AL    2    2    0   0.0    77| .000  .263| .000  .320| .000  .328| .000  .648|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1909 39 CIN NL    2    2    0   0.0    76| .000  .251| .000  .318| .000  .324| .000  .642|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1     
 1910 40 CIN NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0     
 1912 42 WSH AL    1    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .274| .000  .342| .000  .360| .000  .702|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1913 43 WSH AL    1    0    2          89|1.000  .267|1.000  .339|2.000  .350|3.000  .689| 766         0.8   0.1     
 1914 44 WSH AL    1    1    0   0.0    86|1.000  .261|1.000  .335|2.000  .342|3.000  .677| 783  .000   0.8   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons     1580 1087  139   3.3   103| .233  .290| .318  .355| .310  .389| .628  .744|  69  .366 -57.2  -5.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1891 21 TOT AA   P   34     10   50    6    1  .909  .908  1.76  2.14  2.39  2.58   21  226.3
         STL AA   P   27      8   45    4    1  .930  .908  1.96  2.14  2.56  2.58   17  186.3
         BOS AA   P    7      2    5    2    0  .778  .909  1.00  2.14  1.57  2.59    4   40.0
                 OF    3      2    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.83                            2    0    1
 1893 23 CHC NL   P    4      2    6    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  2.08  3.65  2.51    2   19.7
 1894 24 CHC NL   P   36     20   45    4    1  .942  .912  1.81  1.74  2.24  2.18   30  261.3
                 OF    7      7    1    3    0  .727  .920  1.14  2.24                            0    3    4
                 SS    1      0    0    3    0  .000        0.00  5.60                        
 1895 25 CHC NL   P   42     27   81    9    2  .923  .917  2.57  2.01  2.75  2.52   41  353.0
                 OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1896 26 CHC NL   P   36     20   79    9    3  .917  .916  2.75  2.20  2.80  2.72   35  317.7
 1897 27 CHC NL   P   41     23   85    6    3  .947  .920  2.63  2.10  2.83  2.55   38  343.7
                 SS    2      5    8    1    1  .929  .909  6.50  5.65                        
                 OF    2      0    0    2    0  .000        0.00  2.05                            1    1    0
                 3B    1      3    3    3    0  .667  .896  6.00  3.30                        
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.00                        
 1898 28 CHC NL   P   38     18   82    5    2  .952  .918  2.63  2.25  2.76  2.65   38  325.7
 1899 29 CHC NL   P   38     17  109    9    3  .933  .909  3.32  2.24  3.55  2.68   38  319.7
                 SS    1      1    1    2    0  .500  .909  2.00  5.50                        
 1900 30 CHC NL   P   30      9   57    6    0  .917  .921  2.20  2.17  2.40  2.67   30  248.0
 1901 31 CHW AL   P   35      9   78    5    3  .946  .930  2.49  2.51  2.94  2.99   30  266.7
 1902 32 CHW AL   P   28     10   55    0    1 1.000  .929  2.32  2.65  2.75  3.10   24  213.0
                 OF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  2.03                            2    0    1
 1903 33 NYY AL   P   25      8   50    1    1  .983  .948  2.32  2.73  2.45  3.19   24  213.0
 1904 34 NYY AL   P   16      3   32    2    0  .946  .951  2.19  3.01  3.14  3.45   11  100.3
 1905 35 NYY AL   P   25      1   23    1    0  .960  .941  0.96  2.61  2.12  3.24    7  101.7
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            1    0    0
 1906 36 NYY AL   P   17      1   23    0    2 1.000  .949  1.41  2.52  3.62  3.23    2   59.7
 1907 37 NYY AL   P    4      0    4    1    0  .800  .952  1.00  2.42  4.34  3.25    0    8.3
 1909 39 CIN NL   P    1      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  2.00  7.50  2.85    1    6.0
 1912 42 WSH AL  2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.80                        
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                        
 1913 43 WSH AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                        
                  P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1914 44 WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.70    0    1.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1897 27 CHC NL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.00                        

 1912 42 WSH AL  2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.80                        

 1897 27 CHC NL  3B    1      3    3    3    0  .667  .896  6.00  3.30                        

 1891 21 BOS AA  OF    3      2    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  1.83                            2    0    1
 1894 24 CHC NL  OF    7      7    1    3    0  .727  .920  1.14  2.24                            0    3    4
 1895 25 CHC NL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1897 27 CHC NL  OF    2      0    0    2    0  .000        0.00  2.05                            1    1    0
 1902 32 CHW AL  OF    3      3    0    0    0 1.000  .938  1.00  2.03                            2    0    1
 1905 35 NYY AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            1    0    0
 1913 43 WSH AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                        

 1891 21 TOT AA   P   34     10   50    6    1  .909  .908  1.76  2.14  2.39  2.58   21  226.3
         STL AA   P   27      8   45    4    1  .930  .908  1.96  2.14  2.56  2.58   17  186.3
         BOS AA   P    7      2    5    2    0  .778  .909  1.00  2.14  1.57  2.59    4   40.0
 1893 23 CHC NL   P    4      2    6    0    0 1.000  .909  2.00  2.08  3.65  2.51    2   19.7
 1894 24 CHC NL   P   36     20   45    4    1  .942  .912  1.81  1.74  2.24  2.18   30  261.3
 1895 25 CHC NL   P   42     27   81    9    2  .923  .917  2.57  2.01  2.75  2.52   41  353.0
 1896 26 CHC NL   P   36     20   79    9    3  .917  .916  2.75  2.20  2.80  2.72   35  317.7
 1897 27 CHC NL   P   41     23   85    6    3  .947  .920  2.63  2.10  2.83  2.55   38  343.7
 1898 28 CHC NL   P   38     18   82    5    2  .952  .918  2.63  2.25  2.76  2.65   38  325.7
 1899 29 CHC NL   P   38     17  109    9    3  .933  .909  3.32  2.24  3.55  2.68   38  319.7
 1900 30 CHC NL   P   30      9   57    6    0  .917  .921  2.20  2.17  2.40  2.67   30  248.0
 1901 31 CHW AL   P   35      9   78    5    3  .946  .930  2.49  2.51  2.94  2.99   30  266.7
 1902 32 CHW AL   P   28     10   55    0    1 1.000  .929  2.32  2.65  2.75  3.10   24  213.0
 1903 33 NYY AL   P   25      8   50    1    1  .983  .948  2.32  2.73  2.45  3.19   24  213.0
 1904 34 NYY AL   P   16      3   32    2    0  .946  .951  2.19  3.01  3.14  3.45   11  100.3
 1905 35 NYY AL   P   25      1   23    1    0  .960  .941  0.96  2.61  2.12  3.24    7  101.7
 1906 36 NYY AL   P   17      1   23    0    2 1.000  .949  1.41  2.52  3.62  3.23    2   59.7
 1907 37 NYY AL   P    4      0    4    1    0  .800  .952  1.00  2.42  4.34  3.25    0    8.3
 1909 39 CIN NL   P    1      1    4    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  2.00  7.50  2.85    1    6.0
 1912 42 WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                        
 1913 43 WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1914 44 WSH AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.70    0    1.0

 1894 24 CHC NL  SS    1      0    0    3    0  .000        0.00  5.60                        
 1897 27 CHC NL  SS    2      5    8    1    1  .929  .909  6.50  5.65                        
 1899 29 CHC NL  SS    1      1    1    2    0  .500  .909  2.00  5.50                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 453    179  863   64   22  .942  .922  2.30  2.28              372 3385.7
                 OF   18     13    2    5    0  .750  .920  0.83  2.07                            6    4    7
                 SS    4      6    9    6    1  .714  .909  3.75  5.60                        
                 3B    1      3    3    3    0  .667  .896  6.00  3.30                        
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00 10.00                        
                 2B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  4.80                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       478    201  879   78   23  .933  .921  2.26  2.32
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
1898 NL-1.88-1
1899 NL-2.79-8
1900 NL-3.05-9
1901 AL-2.67-4

Wins
1895 NL-26-4
1896 NL-23-9
1897 NL-21-7
1898 NL-24-10
1899 NL-22-10
1901 AL-24-3
Car-237-58

Won-Loss %
1891 AA-.609-6
1895 NL-.650-6
1896 NL-.676-6
1898 NL-.706-5
1901 AL-.774-1
1902 AL-.625-6
Car-.619-69

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1894 NL-1.580-10
1898 NL-1.133-3
1899 NL-1.233-9
1900 NL-1.194-5
1901 AL-1.219-3
1903 AL-1.099-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1898 NL-8.43-9
1900 NL-8.89-7
1901 AL-9.28-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1891 AA-2.90-5
1894 NL-2.93-10
1895 NL-2.32-6
1896 NL-1.98-5
1897 NL-2.25-9
1898 NL-1.77-5
1899 NL-1.83-7
1900 NL-1.85-4
1901 AL-1.69-4
1902 AL-1.99-7
1903 AL-1.39-8

Games
1895 NL-42-9
1897 NL-41-8

Saves
1897 NL-1-8
1901 AL-1-3
1905 AL-1-2
1906 AL-2-3

Innings
1895 NL-353.0-6
1897 NL-343.7-3
Car-3385.7-83

Strikeouts
1897 NL-102-6
1898 NL-97-8

Games Started
1895 NL-41-5
1897 NL-38-9
1899 NL-38-7

Comp. Games
1895 NL-39-5
1896 NL-35-9
1897 NL-38-1
1898 NL-36-9
1899 NL-35-7
Car-337-28

Shutouts
1898 NL-4-6
1900 NL-4-1
1901 AL-5-1
1902 AL-3-5

Home Runs Allow.
1891 AA-11-7
1895 NL-11-10
1902 AL-11-4

Hits Allowed
1895 NL-434-4
1897 NL-410-3
Car-3670-53

SO to Walk
1891 AA-1.21-7
1894 NL-.84-6
1896 NL-1.16-3
1897 NL-1.19-9
1898 NL-1.52-4
1899 NL-1.12-8
1900 NL-1.20-8
1901 AL-1.34-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1895 NL-154-10
Car-1246-97

Wild Pitches
1897 NL-11-10
1903 AL-6-9

Hit Batsmen
1898 NL-20-8
1900 NL-16-9
1902 AL-16-2
Car-102-58

Games Finished
1891 AA-13-1
1901 AL-5-8
1902 AL-4-8
1904 AL-5-7
1905 AL-17-1
1906 AL-15-1

Adjusted ERA+
1895 NL-130-9
1896 NL-128-8
1898 NL-190-1
1899 NL-134-10
1901 AL-130-4
Car-121-95

Oldest Player
1907 AL-37-10
1909 NL-39-3
1910 NL-40-2
1912 AL-42-5
1913 AL-43-2
1914 AL-44-1

    

Black Ink: Pitching - 11 (202) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 131 (126) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3866) Pitching - 39.0 (73) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 90.5 (117) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

March 27, 1891: Jumped from the Milwaukee (Western) to the St. Louis Browns.

July, 1891: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

August, 1891: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August, 1893: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Colts.

Before 1901 Season: Jumped from the Chicago Orphans to the Chicago White Sox.

Before 1903 Season: Sent from the Chicago White Sox to the New York Highlanders in an unknown transaction.

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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