Henry Boyle
Henry J. Boyle (Handsome Henry)
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right

Born: September 20, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1884
Final Game: October 2, 1889
Died: May 25, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA
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Standard Pitching

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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 0 0 171 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 0 24 1547 100 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 0 1 12 877 181 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 1691 107 1.365 10.0 0.3 2.3 2.3 1.02
6 Seasons 89 111 .445 3.06 207 199 8 189 10 1 1756.1 1740 983 597 46 378 602 36 1 81 6893 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 14 112 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 0 1 36 2424 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 4469 104 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 6893 109 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 0 0 171 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80

Cumulative Pitching

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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 0 0 171 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80 171
1885 24 31 27 .534 2.46 61 55 6 55 3 1 516.2 464 270 141 5 110 221 0 0 24 1547 115 1.111 8.1 0.1 1.9 3.8 2.01 115
1886 25 40 42 .488 2.25 86 79 7 78 5 1 726.2 647 376 182 10 156 322 0 1 36 2424 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 49 3848 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 71 5202 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 81 6893 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59 112

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1884 UA  1.740 (3rd)
1885 NL  2.749 (10th)
1886 NL  1.757 (1st)
1887 NL  3.649 (10th)
Career  3.059 (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  .853 (4th)
1886 NL  1.091 (6th)
1887 NL  1.296 (9th)
1889 NL  1.365 (10th)
Career  1.206 (142nd)

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  .600 (2nd)
1886 NL  1.971 (7th)
1887 NL  1.893 (5th)
1889 NL  2.258 (2nd)
Career  1.937 (75th)

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  .049 (2nd)
1886 NL  .214 (7th)
1887 NL  .302 (6th)
Career  .236 (216th)

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  81 (156th)

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  1547 (10th)
1889 NL  1691 (4th)

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

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1884 UA  171 (3rd)
1885 NL  100 (10th)
1886 NL  181 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 59 (417), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (501), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Pat Ragan (937)
  6. Barney Pelty (936)
  7. George Suggs (932)
  8. Henry Porter (930)
  9. Phil Douglas (929)
  10. Hugh Daily (929)
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  4. Burleigh Grimes (956) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Bob Groom (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Harry Howell (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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