Buttons Briggs

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: July 8, 1875 in Poughkeepsie, NY us

Died: February 18, 1911 in Cleveland, OH

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

Last Game: September 25, 1905 (Age 30-079d)
vs. BRO 8.0 IP, 10 H, 3 SO, 3 BB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1896 season

Full Name: Herbert Theodore Briggs

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.6

ERA

3.41

106

855.2

338

WHIP

1.415

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1896	20	-5.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	8	.600	4.31	5.98	26	21	4	19	0	1	194.0	202	129	93	6	108		84	15	0	6	882	1.598	9.4	0.3	5.0	3.9	0.78
1897	21	-4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	17	.190	5.26	8.00	22	22	0	21	0	0	186.2	246	166	109	6	85		60	9	0	6	876	1.773	11.9	0.3	4.1	2.9	0.71
1898	22		2 Teams	WL	A		5	12	.294		5.54	14	14		13	1		117.0	145	72			41		62	5		11		1.590	11.2		3.2	4.8	1.51
1898	22	-4.2	Columbus	WL	A		1	1	.500		3.38	2	2		1	1		16.0	19	6			1		4	0		3		1.250	10.7		0.6	2.3	4.00
1898	22	-4.2	Detroit	WL	A		4	11	.267		5.88	12	12		12	0		101.0	126	66			40		58	5		8		1.644	11.2		3.6	5.2	1.45
1898	22	-3.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	3	.250	5.70	6.60	4	4	0	3	0	0	30.0	38	22	19	0	10		14	1	0	1	135	1.600	11.4	0.0	3.0	4.2	1.40
1899	23	-2.2	Cortland	NYSL	C		2	5	.286		5.82	11	9		9	1		85.0	92	55			32		36	2		1		1.459	9.7		3.4	3.8	1.13

1901	25	-2.0	Utica	NYSL	C							29
1902	26	-0.3	Toronto	EL	A		20	8	.714			29
1903	27	2.4	Toronto	EL	A		26	8	.765										234				83		205										2.47
1904	28	0.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	19	11	.633	2.05	3.31	34	30	4	28	3	3	277.0	252	102	63	3	77		112	8	0	3	1120	1.188	8.2	0.1	2.5	3.6	1.45
1905	29	1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	8	.500	2.14	3.11	20	20	0	13	5	0	168.0	141	58	40	1	52		68	6	0	1	654	1.149	7.6	0.1	2.8	3.6	1.31

1907	31	4.9	Indianapolis	AA	A		16	14	.533		3.39	33						268.0	233	101			96		122	15		6		1.228	7.8		3.2	4.1	1.27
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		44	47	.484	3.41	5.02	106	97	8	84	8	4	855.2	879	477	324	16	332		338	39	0	17	3667	1.415	9.2	0.2	3.5	3.6	1.02
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		69	47				116	23		22	2		470.0	704	228			252		425	22		18
All Levels (10 Seasons)							113	94				222	120	8	106	10	4	1325.2	1583	705	324	16	584		763	61	0	35	3667

A (4 seasons)					Minors		67	42	.615			76	14		13	1		385.0	612	173			220		389	20		17
C (2 seasons)					Minors		2	5				40	9		9	1		85.0	92	55			32		36	2		1