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Henry Boyle

Henry J. Boyle (Handsome Henry)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: September 20, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1884
Teams (by GP): Maroons/Hoosiers 1884-1889

Final Game: October 2, 1889
Died: May 25, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1884 23 SLM UA 15 3 .833 1.74 19 16 3 16 2 1 150.0 118 63 29 3 10 88 3 595 174 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80
1885 24 SLM NL 16 24 .400 2.75 42 39 3 39 1 0 366.2 346 207 112 2 100 133 0 24 1547 101 1.216 8.5 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.33
1886 25 SLM NL 9 15 .375 1.76 25 24 1 23 2 0 210.0 183 106 41 5 46 101 1 12 877 180 1.090 7.8 0.2 2.0 4.3 2.20
1887 26 IND NL 13 24 .351 3.65 38 38 0 37 0 0 328.0 356 204 133 11 69 85 12 0 13 1424 113 1.296 9.8 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.23
1888 27 IND NL 15 22 .405 3.26 37 37 0 36 3 0 323.0 315 179 117 11 58 98 10 0 22 1354 90 1.155 8.8 0.3 1.6 2.7 1.69
1889 28 IND NL 21 23 .477 3.92 46 45 1 38 2 0 378.2 422 224 165 14 95 97 14 0 10 1650 105 1.365 10.0 0.3 2.3 2.3 1.02
6 Yrs 89 111 .445 3.06 207 199 8 189 10 1 1756.1 1740 983 597 46 378 602 36 1 84 7447 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59
162 Game Avg. 15 19 .445 3.06 35 33 1 32 2 0 294 291 165 100 8 63 101 0 14 1247 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59
SLM (3 yrs) 40 42 .488 2.25 86 79 7 78 5 1 726.2 647 376 182 10 156 322 1 39 3019 130 1.105 8.0 0.1 1.9 4.0 2.06
IND (3 yrs) 49 69 .415 3.63 121 120 1 111 5 0 1029.2 1093 607 415 36 222 280 36 0 45 4428 103 1.277 9.6 0.3 1.9 2.4 1.26
NL (5 yrs) 74 108 .407 3.18 188 183 5 173 8 0 1606.1 1622 920 568 43 368 514 36 1 81 6852 108 1.239 9.1 0.2 2.1 2.9 1.40
UA (1 yr) 15 3 .833 1.74 19 16 3 16 2 1 150.0 118 63 29 3 10 88 3 595 174 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1884 23 SLM UA 150.0 19 16 63 3.78 5.31 0.47 0.00 99.0 4.79 16 1.5 1.0 -0.3 1.2 17 .581 .510 $
1885 24 SLM NL 366.2 42 39 207 5.08 5.16 0.24 0.00 98.0 4.82 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.4 18 .493 .498 $1,700
1886 25 SLM NL 210.0 25 24 106 4.54 5.37 0.02 0.00 96.0 5.13 20 1.9 1.0 -0.3 3.5 33 .578 .512 $
1887 26 IND NL 328.0 38 38 204 5.60 6.25 0.22 0.00 102.0 6.15 33 2.9 -0.5 5.3 58 .575 .518 $
1888 27 IND NL 323.0 37 37 179 4.99 4.55 -0.18 0.00 104.0 4.92 3 0.4 -0.3 2.6 26 .510 .502 $
1889 28 IND NL 378.2 46 45 224 5.32 5.81 0.10 0.00 102.0 5.82 30 2.7 1.0 -0.4 5.5 64 .558 .516 $
6 Seasons 1756.1 207 199 983 5.04 5.43 0.12 0.00 100.6 5.34 99 9.1 1.0 -2.1 20.5 216 .544 .509 $1,700
SLM (3 yrs) 726.2 86 79 376 4.66 5.25 0.23 0.00 97.6 4.90 33 3.2 1.0 -0.9 7.1 68 .537 .507 $1,700
IND (3 yrs) 1029.2 121 120 607 5.31 5.55 0.05 0.00 102.6 5.64 66 5.9 1.0 -1.2 13.4 147 .549 .512 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1884 23 15 3 .833 1.74 19 16 3 16 2 1 150.0 118 63 29 3 10 88 3 595 174 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80 174
1885 24 31 27 .534 2.46 61 55 6 55 3 1 516.2 464 270 141 5 110 221 0 27 2142 116 1.111 8.1 0.1 1.9 3.8 2.01 116
1886 25 40 42 .488 2.25 86 79 7 78 5 1 726.2 647 376 182 10 156 322 1 39 3019 130 1.105 8.0 0.1 1.9 4.0 2.06 130
1887 26 53 66 .445 2.69 124 117 7 115 5 1 1054.2 1003 580 315 21 225 407 12 1 52 4443 123 1.164 8.6 0.2 1.9 3.5 1.81 123
1888 27 68 88 .436 2.82 161 154 7 151 8 1 1377.2 1318 759 432 32 283 505 22 1 74 5797 114 1.162 8.6 0.2 1.8 3.3 1.78 114
1889 28 89 111 .445 3.06 207 199 8 189 10 1 1756.1 1740 983 597 46 378 602 36 1 84 7447 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59 112

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1884 23 36 4 .900 1.31 365.0 242 59 53 6 21 214 0 0.721 6.0 0.5 5.3 10.19 0.1 19
1885 24 43 17 .717 2.46 546.0 482 166 149 3 139 198 0 1.137 7.9 2.3 3.3 1.42 0.0 42
1886 25 28 4 .875 1.47 288.0 225 52 47 6 57 139 0 0.979 7.0 1.8 4.3 2.44 0.2 25
1887 26 36 13 .735 2.43 449.0 383 134 121 12 74 116 13 1.018 7.7 1.5 2.3 1.57 0.2 38
1888 27 28 15 .651 2.99 391.0 362 144 130 13 67 119 11 1.097 8.3 1.5 2.7 1.78 0.3 37
1889 28 36 17 .679 2.77 484.0 442 166 149 15 100 124 15 1.120 8.2 1.9 2.3 1.24 0.3 46
6 Yrs 207 70 .747 2.32 2523.0 2136 721 649 55 458 910 39 1.028 7.6 3.2 1.99 0.2 207

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacements c a p y
1887 NL  5.2 (10th)
1889 NL  5.9 (7th)

WAR for Pitcherss c a p y
1885 NL  2.4 (10th)
1887 NL  5.3 (8th)
1889 NL  5.5 (5th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1884 UA  1.74 (3rd)
1885 NL  2.75 (10th)
1886 NL  1.76 (1st)
1887 NL  3.65 (10th)
Career  3.06 (182nd)

Wins s c a p y
1889 NL  21 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1884 UA  .833 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1884 UA  0.853 (4th)
1886 NL  1.090 (6th)
1887 NL  1.296 (9th)
1889 NL  1.365 (10th)
Career  1.206 (146th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA  7.080 (4th)
1885 NL  8.493 (10th)
1886 NL  7.843 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA  0.600 (2nd)
1886 NL  1.971 (7th)
1887 NL  1.893 (5th)
1889 NL  2.258 (2nd)
Career  1.937 (77th)

Games Played s c a p y
1885 NL  42 (10th)
1889 NL  46 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1884 UA  1 (2nd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1885 NL  366.7 (10th)
1889 NL  378.7 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1885 NL  39 (10th)
1889 NL  45 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1885 NL  39 (10th)
1887 NL  37 (10th)
1889 NL  38 (6th)
Career  189 (153rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1884 UA  2 (7th)
1886 NL  2 (8th)
1889 NL  2 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 NL  14 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1885 NL  100 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1885 NL  346 (9th)
1889 NL  422 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1884 UA  8.800 (4th)
1886 NL  2.196 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 NL  0.049 (2nd)
1886 NL  0.214 (6th)
1887 NL  0.302 (6th)
Career  0.236 (215th)

Losses s c a p y
1885 NL  24 (5th)
1887 NL  24 (2nd)
1888 NL  22 (7th)
1889 NL  23 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1885 NL  112 (8th)
1888 NL  117 (8th)
1889 NL  165 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1885 NL  24 (9th)
1888 NL  22 (4th)
Career  84 (165th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL  12 (10th)
1888 NL  10 (10th)
1889 NL  14 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1885 NL  1,547 (10th)
1889 NL  1,650 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1884 UA  3 (7th)
1885 NL  3 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1884 UA  172 (3rd)
1885 NL  101 (10th)
1886 NL  182 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1884 UA  19 (8th)
1886 NL  23 (8th)
1887 NL  18 (10th)
1889 NL  18 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1884 UA  1.8 (8th)
1886 NL  2.2 (8th)
1887 NL  1.5 (10th)
1889 NL  1.6 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 59 (428), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (517), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (615), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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