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Tim Keefe
Timothy John Keefe (Smiling Tim or Sir Timothy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 185 lb.

Debut August 6, 1880
Final Game August 15, 1893
Born January 1, 1857 in Cambridge, MA
Died April 23, 1933 in Cambridge, MA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Troy Trojans in 1880. (All Transactions)

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        Won 342 games in his career (10th on the all-time list). As a rookie in 1880, he posted an ERA of 0.86 in 105 innings. This still stands as the all-time record for best ERA in a single season. Pioneer of the changeup.

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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1880 23 TRO NL   6   6  12  12  12   0   0  0  105.0   71   27   10   0   17   43       1   397       0  0.86  2.52  294 0.838
 1881 24 TRO NL  18  27  45  45  45   4   0  0  402.0  442  243  145   4   81  103      13  1693       0  3.25  2.94   91 1.301
 1882 25 TRO NL  17  26  43  42  41   1   1  0  375.0  368  221  104   4   81  116       8  1588       0  2.50  2.83  113 1.197
 1883 26 NYP AA  41  27  68  68  68   5   0  0  619.0  486  244  166   6   98  361      26  2418       0  2.41  3.50  145 0.943
 1884 27 NYP AA  37  17  58  58  56   4   0  0  483.0  380  195  121  11   71  334  15   0  1950       0  2.25  3.11  138 0.934
 1885 28 NYG NL  32  13  46  46  45   7   0  0  400.0  300  154   70   6  102  227   0  35  1577       0  1.58  2.73  173 1.005
 1886 29 NYG NL  42  20  64  64  62   2   0  0  535.0  479  250  152   9  102  297   0  40  2173       0  2.56  3.25  127 1.086
 1887 30 NYG NL  35  19  56  56  54   2   1  0  476.7  428  260  165  11  108  189  11  37  1981       0  3.12  3.76  121 1.124
 1888 31 NYG NL  35  12  51  51  48   8   0  0  434.3  317  140   84   5   90  335  12  21  1723       0  1.74  2.72  156 0.937
 1889 32 NYG NL  28  13  47  45  39   3   2  1  364.0  319  212  134   9  151  225  18  11  1704       0  3.31  4.06  123 1.291
 1890 33 NYI PL  17  11  30  30  23   1   0  0  229.0  228  137   86   6   85   88   8  17  1056       0  3.38  4.52  134 1.367
 1891 34 TOT NL   5  11  19  17  13   0   2  1  133.3  155  112   66   3   55   64   7  10   616       0  4.46  3.33   75 1.575
         NYG NL   2   5   8   7   4   0   1  0   55.0   71   57   32   1   27   29   1   5   267       0  5.24  3.21   61 1.782
         PHI NL   3   6  11  10   9   0   1  1   78.3   84   55   34   2   28   35   6   5   349       0  3.91  3.41   87 1.430
 1892 35 PHI NL  19  16  39  38  31   2   1  0  313.3  264  142   82   4  100  127  13   9  1314       0  2.36  3.25  138 1.162
 1893 36 PHI NL  10   7  22  22  17   0   0  0  178.0  202  131   87   3   79   53  12   5   785       0  4.40  4.71  107 1.579
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .603 342 225 600 594 554  39   7  2 5047.7 4439 2468 1472  81 1220 2562  96 233 20975       0  2.62  3.33  127 1.121
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  12  34  33  31   2   0  0  287.3  252  140   83   4   69  145   5  13  1194   0   0  2.62  3.33  127 1.121
 Career High     42  27  68  68  68   8   2  1  619.0  486  260  166  11  151  361  18  40  2418   0   0  0.86  4.71  294 0.838
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1880 23 TRO NL  12   43    4   10   3  0   0    3          1  12  .233  .250  .302   82   13                    
 1881 24 TRO NL  46  152   18   35   7  1   0   19         21  26  .230  .324  .289   89   44                    
 1882 25 TRO NL  53  189   24   43   8  7   1   19         17  46  .228  .291  .360  112   68                    
 1883 26 NYP AA  70  259   39   57   6  9   0    0   0     14      .220  .260  .313   76   81                    
 1884 27 NYP AA  62  210   27   50   3  6   3    0   0     18      .238  .301  .352  112   74               1    
 1885 28 NYG NL  47  166   20   27   1  5   0   12         13  22  .163  .223  .229   46   38                    
 1886 29 NYG NL  64  205   26   35  10  1   1   20   3     17  42  .171  .234  .244   44   50                    
 1887 30 NYG NL  56  191   27   42   7  6   2   23   2     20  41  .220  .294  .351   81   67               0    
 1888 31 NYG NL  51  181   10   23   3  0   2    8   3      4  56  .127  .146  .177    3   32               0    
 1889 32 NYG NL  47  149   17   23   5  2   0    8   2      8  40  .154  .197  .215   13   32               0    
 1890 33 NYI PL  30   92   18   10   1  0   2   11   0     13  26  .109  .234  .185    9   17               2    
 1891 34 TOT NL  19   50    2    7   0  1   0    2   1      7  29  .140  .246  .180   24    9               0    
         NYG NL   8   21    2    2   0  0   0    1   1      3  13  .095  .208  .095   -9    2               0    
         PHI NL  11   29    0    5   0  1   0    1   0      4  16  .172  .273  .241   48    7               0    
 1892 35 PHI NL  39  117    6   10   2  0   1    3   1     13  47  .085  .183  .128   -6   15               1    
 1893 36 PHI NL  22   79   10   18   4  0   0    6   1      9  24  .228  .307  .278   55   22               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     618 2083  248  390  60 38  12  134  13  0 175 411  .187  .252  .270   58  562   0   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        546   65  102  16 10   3   35   3  0  46 108  .187  .252  .270   58  147   0   0   0   1   0
 Career High     70  259   39   57  10  9   3   23   3  0  21  56  .238  .324  .360  112   81   0   0   0   2   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1880 23 TRO NL   44   33    3   2.4    65| .233  .252| .250  .275| .302  .332| .552  .607|  82  .380  -0.7  -0.1     
 1881 24 TRO NL  173  117   14   3.2    78| .230  .270| .324  .301| .289  .354| .613  .655|  89  .436  -0.7  -0.1     
 1882 25 TRO NL  206  146   20   3.7    67| .228  .248| .291  .276| .360  .338| .651  .613| 112  .502   2.9   0.3     
 1883 26 NYP AA  273  202   21   2.8    77| .220  .267| .260  .297| .313  .352| .573  .649|  76  .390  -7.2  -0.8     
 1884 27 NYP AA  229  160   22   3.6    68| .238  .244| .301  .283| .352  .333| .653  .616| 112  .549   2.9   0.3     
 1885 28 NYG NL  179  139    8   1.5    70| .163  .248| .223  .291| .229  .332| .452  .623|  46  .188 -10.3  -1.2     
 1886 29 NYG NL  222  170   12   1.8    82| .171  .261| .234  .311| .244  .358| .478  .668|  44  .215 -13.6  -1.5     
 1887 30 NYG NL  211  149   20   3.5    94| .220  .270| .294  .327| .351  .384| .645  .711|  81  .395  -4.9  -0.5     
 1888 31 NYG NL  185  158    5   0.8    71| .127  .245| .146  .292| .177  .335| .323  .627|   3  .076 -19.7  -2.4     
 1889 32 NYG NL  157  126    6   1.2    99| .154  .277| .197  .349| .215  .379| .412  .728|  13  .094 -18.3  -1.9     
 1890 33 NYI PL  107   82    4   1.3   112| .109  .291| .234  .371| .185  .404| .419  .775|   9  .081 -12.8  -1.2     
 1891 34 TOT NL   57   43    2   1.2    88| .140  .260| .246  .334| .180  .354| .426  .687|  24  .106  -4.8  -0.5     
         NYG NL   24   19    0   0.0    85| .095  .255| .208  .328| .095  .347| .303  .676|  -9  .000  -2.8  -0.3     
         PHI NL   33   24    2   2.2    90| .172  .263| .273  .338| .241  .358| .514  .696|  48  .257  -2.0  -0.2     
 1892 35 PHI NL  131  107    3   0.7    81| .085  .252| .183  .325| .128  .337| .311  .662|  -6  .051 -15.0  -1.7     
 1893 36 PHI NL   88   61    7   3.0   108| .228  .288| .307  .367| .278  .393| .585  .759|  55  .294  -5.1  -0.5     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     2262 1693  147   2.3    81| .187  .261| .252  .309| .270  .354| .522  .663|  58  .287 -107.4 -11.8     

* 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 ------+

 1880 23 TRO NL   P   12      7   22    0    0 1.000  .912  2.42  2.01  2.49  2.27   12  105.0
 1881 24 TRO NL   P   45     23   79   17    5  .857  .896  2.27  2.09  2.28  2.25   45  402.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    1    0
 1882 25 TRO NL   P   43     32   89   11    4  .917  .907  2.81  2.07  2.90  2.21   42  375.0
                 OF    8     19    2    2    1  .913  .854  2.62  1.88                            0    8    0
                 3B    3      1   11    1    1  .923  .845  4.00  3.50                        
 1883 26 NYP AA   P   68     31  142   23    3  .883  .851  2.54  2.14  2.52  2.31   68  619.0
                 OF    1      4    0    0    0 1.000  .851  4.00  1.70                            0    1    0
                 2B    1      3    4    2    0  .778  .875  7.00  6.00                        
 1884 27 NYP AA   P   58     18   93   29    2  .793  .829  1.91  2.13  2.07  2.28   58  483.0
                 OF    5      8    2    2    1  .833  .847  2.00  1.60                            1    4    0
 1885 28 NYG NL   P   46     30   80   13    0  .894  .899  2.39  2.30  2.48  2.43   46  400.0
                 OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            0    0    2
 1886 29 NYG NL   P   64     29  107   15    3  .901  .915  2.12  2.07  2.29  2.26   64  535.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70                            0    1    0
 1887 30 NYG NL   P   56     17  102   15    1  .888  .902  2.12  1.86  2.25  2.02   56  476.7
                 OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.90                            1    1    0
 1888 31 NYG NL   P   51     29   79   10    1  .915  .895  2.12  2.23  2.24  2.36   51  434.3
                 OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1
 1889 32 NYG NL   P   47     10   78    8    3  .917  .905  1.87  1.93  2.18  2.22   45  364.0
 1890 33 NYI PL   P   30     15   61    4    2  .950  .912  2.53  2.42  2.99  2.80   30  229.0
 1891 34 TOT NL   P   19      6   28    2    1  .944  .914  1.79  1.96  2.30  2.29   17  133.3
         NYG NL   P    8      3   12    1    1  .938  .915  1.88  1.96  2.45  2.29    7   55.0
         PHI NL   P   11      3   16    1    0  .950  .913  1.73  1.96  2.18  2.29   10   78.3
 1892 35 PHI NL   P   39      8   68   13    2  .854  .900  1.95  2.17  2.18  2.49   38  313.3
 1893 36 PHI NL   P   22      5   32    6    1  .860  .914  1.68  2.07  1.87  2.50   22  178.0

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

 1883 26 NYP AA  2B    1      3    4    2    0  .778  .875  7.00  6.00                        

 1882 25 TRO NL  3B    3      1   11    1    1  .923  .845  4.00  3.50                        

 1881 24 TRO NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    1    0
 1882 25 TRO NL  OF    8     19    2    2    1  .913  .854  2.62  1.88                            0    8    0
 1883 26 NYP AA  OF    1      4    0    0    0 1.000  .851  4.00  1.70                            0    1    0
 1884 27 NYP AA  OF    5      8    2    2    1  .833  .847  2.00  1.60                            1    4    0
 1885 28 NYG NL  OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            0    0    2
 1886 29 NYG NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70                            0    1    0
 1887 30 NYG NL  OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.90                            1    1    0
 1888 31 NYG NL  OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  1.90                            0    0    1

 1880 23 TRO NL   P   12      7   22    0    0 1.000  .912  2.42  2.01  2.49  2.27   12  105.0
 1881 24 TRO NL   P   45     23   79   17    5  .857  .896  2.27  2.09  2.28  2.25   45  402.0
 1882 25 TRO NL   P   43     32   89   11    4  .917  .907  2.81  2.07  2.90  2.21   42  375.0
 1883 26 NYP AA   P   68     31  142   23    3  .883  .851  2.54  2.14  2.52  2.31   68  619.0
 1884 27 NYP AA   P   58     18   93   29    2  .793  .829  1.91  2.13  2.07  2.28   58  483.0
 1885 28 NYG NL   P   46     30   80   13    0  .894  .899  2.39  2.30  2.48  2.43   46  400.0
 1886 29 NYG NL   P   64     29  107   15    3  .901  .915  2.12  2.07  2.29  2.26   64  535.0
 1887 30 NYG NL   P   56     17  102   15    1  .888  .902  2.12  1.86  2.25  2.02   56  476.7
 1888 31 NYG NL   P   51     29   79   10    1  .915  .895  2.12  2.23  2.24  2.36   51  434.3
 1889 32 NYG NL   P   47     10   78    8    3  .917  .905  1.87  1.93  2.18  2.22   45  364.0
 1890 33 NYI PL   P   30     15   61    4    2  .950  .912  2.53  2.42  2.99  2.80   30  229.0
 1891 34 TOT NL   P   19      6   28    2    1  .944  .914  1.79  1.96  2.30  2.29   17  133.3
         NYG NL   P    8      3   12    1    1  .938  .915  1.88  1.96  2.45  2.29    7   55.0
         PHI NL   P   11      3   16    1    0  .950  .913  1.73  1.96  2.18  2.29   10   78.3
 1892 35 PHI NL   P   39      8   68   13    2  .854  .900  1.95  2.17  2.18  2.49   38  313.3
 1893 36 PHI NL   P   22      5   32    6    1  .860  .914  1.68  2.07  1.87  2.50   22  178.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 600    260 1060  166   28  .888  .890  2.20  2.10              594 5047.7
                 OF   21     33    4    5    2  .881  .855  1.76  1.80                            2   16    3
                 3B    3      1   11    1    1  .923  .845  4.00  3.50                        
                 2B    1      3    4    2    0  .778  .875  7.00  6.00                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       625    297 1079  174   31  .888  .889  2.20  2.11
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    NYP PRO     L   2   2   3.60  0  2  0  2  15    10   6   3  12 
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   4   4   0.51  4  0  0  4  35    18   2   9  30 
 1889   WS    NYG BRO     W   2   1   8.18  0  1  1  1  11    17  10   2   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   8   7   2.66  4  3  1  7  61    45  18  14  46 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1884   WS    NYP PRO     L   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   4  .200  .200  .200   0                
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   4  11   2   1  0  0  0   0   2   2  .091  .231  .091   1                
 1889   WS    NYG BRO     W   2   4   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   1  .500  .600  .750   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   8  20   3   4  1  0  0   0   3   7  .200  .304  .250   1                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Awards
1888-NL-Triple Crown

Triples
1883 AA-9-10

Strikeouts
1882 NL-46-3

At Bats per Home Run
1884 AA-70.0-9

ERA
1880 NL-.86-1
1882 NL-2.50-5
1883 AA-2.41-5
1884 AA-2.25-4
1885 NL-1.58-1
1886 NL-2.56-7
1887 NL-3.12-5
1888 NL-1.74-1
1889 NL-3.31-5
1890 PL-3.38-5
1892 NL-2.36-2
Car-2.62-55

Wins
1881 NL-18-10
1882 NL-17-10
1883 AA-41-2
1884 AA-37-2
1885 NL-32-3
1886 NL-42-1
1887 NL-35-2
1888 NL-35-1
1889 NL-28-2
Car-342-10

Won-Loss %
1880 NL-.500-7
1883 AA-.603-7
1884 AA-.685-7
1885 NL-.711-5
1886 NL-.677-7
1887 NL-.648-5
1888 NL-.745-1
1889 NL-.683-3
1890 PL-.607-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1880 NL-.838-2
1882 NL-1.197-10
1883 AA-.943-1
1884 AA-.934-4
1885 NL-1.005-3
1886 NL-1.086-5
1887 NL-1.124-1
1888 NL-.937-1
1889 NL-1.291-3
1890 PL-1.367-4
1892 NL-1.162-3
Car-1.121-31

Hits Allowed/9IP
1880 NL-6.09-1
1882 NL-8.83-10
1883 AA-7.07-1
1884 AA-7.08-3
1885 NL-6.75-1
1886 NL-8.06-8
1887 NL-8.08-1
1888 NL-6.57-1
1889 NL-7.89-1
1890 PL-8.96-5
1892 NL-7.58-8
Car-7.91-91

Bases on Balls/9IP
1883 AA-1.42-7
1886 NL-1.72-4
1887 NL-2.04-7
1890 PL-3.34-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1880 NL-3.69-4
1882 NL-2.78-10
1883 AA-5.25-1
1884 AA-6.22-4
1885 NL-5.11-2
1886 NL-5.00-6
1887 NL-3.57-7
1888 NL-6.94-1
1889 NL-5.56-1
1890 PL-3.46-8
1893 NL-2.68-8

Games
1881 NL-45-6
1882 NL-43-8
1883 AA-68-1
1884 AA-58-4
1885 NL-46-9
1886 NL-64-1
1887 NL-56-2
1888 NL-51-3
1889 NL-47-3

Saves
1889 NL-1-4
1891 NL-1-5

Innings
1881 NL-402.0-6
1882 NL-375.0-8
1883 AA-619.0-1
1884 AA-483.0-5
1885 NL-400.0-8
1886 NL-535.0-1
1887 NL-476.7-2
1888 NL-434.3-4
1889 NL-364.0-6
Car-5047.7-12

Strikeouts
1881 NL-103-10
1882 NL-116-10
1883 AA-361-1
1884 AA-334-3
1885 NL-227-4
1886 NL-297-3
1887 NL-189-2
1888 NL-335-1
1889 NL-225-2
Car-2562-27

Games Started
1881 NL-45-6
1882 NL-42-8
1883 AA-68-1
1884 AA-58-4
1885 NL-46-8
1886 NL-64-1
1887 NL-56-2
1888 NL-51-3
1889 NL-45-3
Car-594-21

Comp. Games
1881 NL-45-6
1882 NL-41-8
1883 AA-68-1
1884 AA-56-4
1885 NL-45-8
1886 NL-62-1
1887 NL-54-2
1888 NL-48-4
1889 NL-39-3
Car-554-3

Shutouts
1881 NL-4-5
1883 AA-5-3
1884 AA-4-7
1885 NL-7-2
1886 NL-2-8
1887 NL-2-5
1888 NL-8-1
1889 NL-3-3
1890 PL-1-9
Car-39-51

Home Runs Allow.
1881 NL-4-5
1883 AA-6-7
1884 AA-11-4
1886 NL-9-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1881 NL-81-4
1882 NL-81-3
1883 AA-98-3
1884 AA-71-10
1885 NL-102-3
1886 NL-102-8
1887 NL-108-6
1888 NL-90-6
1889 NL-151-3
Car-1220-46

Hits Allowed
1881 NL-442-6
1882 NL-368-9
1883 AA-486-3
1886 NL-479-4
1887 NL-428-5
1888 NL-317-10
1889 NL-319-10
Car-4439-21

SO to Walk
1883 AA-3.68-3
1884 AA-4.70-5
1885 NL-2.23-7
1886 NL-2.91-5
1887 NL-1.75-4
1888 NL-3.72-2
1889 NL-1.49-1
1890 PL-1.04-5
1892 NL-1.27-6
1893 NL-.67-10

Losses
1881 NL-27-3
1882 NL-26-3
1883 AA-27-3
1886 NL-20-8
Car-225-23

Earned Runs Allow.
1881 NL-145-3
1882 NL-104-10
1883 AA-166-4
1886 NL-152-5
1887 NL-165-4
1889 NL-134-9
Car-1472-40

Wild Pitches
1881 NL-13-10
1883 AA-26-1
1885 NL-35-4
1886 NL-40-4
1887 NL-37-3
1888 NL-21-5
Car-233-3

Hit Batsmen
1888 NL-12-8
1889 NL-18-2
1891 NL-7-5
1892 NL-13-1
1893 NL-12-2
Car-96-71

Batters Faced
1881 NL-1693-6
1882 NL-1588-9
1883 AA-2418-1
1884 AA-1950-8
1885 NL-1577-9
1886 NL-2173-1
1887 NL-1981-2
1888 NL-1723-4
1889 NL-1704-3
1891 NL-616-5
1892 NL-1314-3
1893 NL-785-3
Car-20975-11

Games Finished
1882 NL-1-9
1887 NL-1-10

Adjusted ERA+
1880 NL-294-1
1882 NL-113-5
1883 AA-145-4
1884 AA-138-4
1885 NL-173-1
1886 NL-127-8
1887 NL-121-7
1888 NL-156-1
1889 NL-123-5
1890 PL-134-2
1892 NL-138-3
Car-127-52

Oldest Player
1891 NL-34-10
1892 NL-35-10
1893 NL-36-7

Black Ink: Pitching - 58 (20) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2306) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 251 (19) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 70.0 (7) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 271.0 (6) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

August, 1880: Signed as a Free Agent with the Troy Trojans.

Before 1883 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Metropolitans.

April 2, 1885: Purchased by the New York Giants from the New York Metropolitans. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1890 Season: Jumped from the New York Giants to the New York Giants.

July 21, 1891: Released by the New York Giants.

August 11, 1891: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August, 1893: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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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