Buttons Briggs
Herbert Theodore Briggs
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 8, 1875 in Poughkeepsie, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1896
Final Game: September 25, 1905
Died: February 18, 1911 in Cleveland, OH
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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
1896 20 CHC NL 12 8 .600 4.31 26 21 4 19 0 1 194.0 202 129 93 6 108 84 0 0 6 0 105 1.598 9.4 0.3 5.0 3.9 0.78
1897 21 CHC NL 4 17 .190 5.26 22 22 0 21 0 0 186.2 246 166 109 6 85 60 9 0 6 0 85 1.773 11.9 0.3 4.1 2.9 0.71
1898 22 CHC NL 1 3 .250 5.70 4 4 0 3 0 0 30.0 38 22 19 0 10 14 1 0 1 0 63 1.600 11.4 0.0 3.0 4.2 1.40
1904 28 CHC NL 19 11 .633 2.05 34 30 4 28 3 3 277.0 252 101 63 3 77 112 8 0 3 1109 131 1.188 8.2 0.1 2.5 3.6 1.45
1905 29 CHC NL 8 8 .500 2.14 20 20 0 13 5 0 168.0 141 58 40 1 52 68 6 0 1 634 138 1.149 7.6 0.1 2.8 3.6 1.31
5 Seasons 44 47 .484 3.41 106 97 8 84 8 4 855.2 879 476 324 16 332 338 24 0 17 1743 105 1.415 9.2 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.02
162 Game Avg. 15 16 .484 3.41 36 32 3 28 3 1 287 294 159 109 5 111 113 8 0 6 584 105 1.415 9.2 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.02

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+
1896 20 12 8 .600 4.31 26 21 4 19 0 1 194.0 202 129 93 6 108 84 0 0 6 0 105 1.598 9.4 0.3 5.0 3.9 0.78 105
1897 21 16 25 .390 4.78 48 43 4 40 0 1 380.2 448 295 202 12 193 144 9 0 12 0 94 1.684 10.6 0.3 4.6 3.4 0.75 94
1898 22 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1899 23 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1900 24 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1901 25 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1902 26 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1903 27 17 28 .378 4.84 52 47 4 43 0 1 410.2 486 317 221 12 203 158 10 0 13 0 92 1.678 10.7 0.3 4.4 3.5 0.78 92
1904 28 36 39 .480 3.72 86 77 8 71 3 4 687.2 738 418 284 15 280 270 18 0 16 1109 100 1.480 9.7 0.2 3.7 3.5 0.96 100
1905 29 44 47 .484 3.41 106 97 8 84 8 4 855.2 879 476 324 16 332 338 24 0 17 1743 105 1.415 9.2 0.2 3.5 3.6 1.02 105

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1896 20 0.00 0.0 0 89 80 0 0 0 0 26
1897 21 0.00 0.0 0 106 95 0 0 0 0 22
1898 22 0.00 0.0 0 19 17 0 0 0 0 4
1904 28 20 9 .690 2.62 261.0 275 84 76 3 84 106 9 1.375 9.5 2.9 3.7 1.26 0.1 34
1905 29 11 5 .688 2.66 152.0 146 50 45 1 54 62 6 1.316 8.6 3.2 3.7 1.15 0.1 20
5 Seasons 31 14 .689 6.82 413.0 421 348 313 4 138 168 15 1.354 9.2 3.7 1.22 0.1 106

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1904 NL--2.047--8th
1905 NL--2.143--4th

Wins s c a p y
1904 NL--19--8th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1904 NL--.633--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL--9.371--7th
1905 NL--7.554--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL--3.897--1st
1897 NL--2.893--6th

Saves s c a p y
1896 NL--1--4th
1904 NL--3--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1904 NL--112--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1905 NL--5--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL--.054--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1904 NL--131--9th
1905 NL--138--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1896 NL--born 1875-07-08--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 15 (959), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Bob Emslie (961)
  8. Nate Andrews (961)
  9. Matt Cain (960)
  10. Gene Krapp (959)
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