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John Ewing

John Ewing (Long John)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: June 1, 1863 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1883
Teams (by GP): Giants/Colonels/Reds/Nationals/Browns 1883-1891

Final Game: October 1, 1891
Died: April 23, 1895 in Denver, CO
Buried: Mount Washington Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
Relatives: Brother of Buck Ewing
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 12:05AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #970. Jesse Duryea… #971. Armando Reynoso… #972. Dick Selma… #973. JOHN EWING… #974. Hardie Henderson… #975. Sid Hudson… #976. Kris Benson… 

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
1888 25 LOU AA 8 13 .381 2.83 21 21 0 21 2 0 191.0 175 105 60 3 34 87 8 0 4 787 108 1.094 8.2 0.1 1.6 4.1 2.56
1889 26 LOU AA 6 30 .167 4.87 40 39 1 37 1 0 331.0 407 296 179 6 147 155 14 14 1549 79 1.674 11.1 0.2 4.0 4.2 1.05
1890 27 NYI PL 18 12 .600 4.24 35 31 4 27 1 2 267.1 294 196 126 6 104 145 16 0 10 1220 107 1.489 9.9 0.2 3.5 4.9 1.39
1891 28 NYG NL 21 8 .724 2.27 33 30 3 28 5 0 269.1 237 118 68 2 105 138 11 0 9 1158 142 1.270 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.31
4 Seasons 53 63 .457 3.68 129 121 8 113 9 2 1058.2 1113 715 433 17 390 525 49 0 37 4714 101 1.420 9.5 0.1 3.3 4.5 1.35
162 Game Avg. 14 17 .457 3.68 35 33 2 31 2 1 288 303 194 118 5 106 143 13 0 10 1282 101 1.420 9.5 0.1 3.3 4.5 1.35
LOU (2 yrs) 14 43 .246 4.12 61 60 1 58 3 0 522.0 582 401 239 9 181 242 22 0 18 2336 86 1.462 10.0 0.2 3.1 4.2 1.34
NYG (1 yr) 21 8 .724 2.27 33 30 3 28 5 0 269.1 237 118 68 2 105 138 11 0 9 1158 142 1.270 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.31
NYI (1 yr) 18 12 .600 4.24 35 31 4 27 1 2 267.1 294 196 126 6 104 145 16 0 10 1220 107 1.489 9.9 0.2 3.5 4.9 1.39
AA (2 yrs) AA 14 43 .246 4.12 61 60 1 58 3 0 522.0 582 401 239 9 181 242 22 0 18 2336 86 1.462 10.0 0.2 3.1 4.2 1.34
NL (1 yr) NL 21 8 .724 2.27 33 30 3 28 5 0 269.1 237 118 68 2 105 138 11 0 9 1158 142 1.270 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.6 1.31
PL (1 yr) PL 18 12 .600 4.24 35 31 4 27 1 2 267.1 294 196 126 6 104 145 16 0 10 1220 107 1.489 9.9 0.2 3.5 4.9 1.39

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1888 25 LOU AA 191.0 21 105 127 -8 1.0 22 2.8 $
1889 26 LOU AA 331.0 39 296 263 -14 1.0 -33 -1.5 $
1890 27 NYI PL 267.1 31 196 237 2 1.0 41 3.9 $
1891 28 NYG NL 269.1 30 118 192 5 1.0 74 5.6 $
4 Seasons 1058.2 121 715 819 -15 1.0 104 10.8 $
LOU (2 yrs) 522.0 60 401 390 -22 1.0 -11 1.3 $
NYG (1 yr) 269.1 30 118 192 5 1.0 74 5.6 $
NYI (1 yr) 267.1 31 196 237 2 1.0 41 3.9 $

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1883 20 STL AA 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O
1884 21 TOT UA 2 9 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444 43 3 0 /O
1884 21 COR UA 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O
1884 21 WHS UA 1 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 164 3 0 /O
1888 25 LOU AA 21 80 79 6 16 1 1 0 5 7 1 .203 .213 .241 .453 46 19 0 1
1889 26 LOU AA 41 145 134 12 23 2 0 0 6 5 9 30 .172 .234 .187 .421 21 25 2 1/3
1890 27 NYI PL 35 119 114 18 24 2 1 2 17 2 5 35 .211 .244 .298 .542 40 34 0 1
1891 28 NYG NL 33 116 113 10 23 1 0 0 8 4 3 14 .204 .224 .212 .437 29 24 0 1
6 Seasons 133 474 454 47 87 6 3 2 36 18 18 79 .192 .226 .231 .457 32 105 2
162 Game Avg. 162 577 553 57 106 7 4 2 44 22 .192 .226 .231 .457 32 128 2
LOU (2 yrs) 62 225 213 18 39 3 1 0 11 12 10 30 .183 .227 .207 .433 30 44 2
NYG (1 yr) 33 116 113 10 23 1 0 0 8 4 3 14 .204 .224 .212 .437 29 24 0
NYI (1 yr) 35 119 114 18 24 2 1 2 17 2 5 35 .211 .244 .298 .542 40 34 0
COR (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
STL (1 yr) 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
WHS (1 yr) 1 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 164 3 0
AA (3 yrs) 63 230 218 18 39 3 1 0 11 12 10 30 .179 .222 .202 .424 27 44 2
UA (1 yr) 2 9 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444 43 3 0
NL (1 yr) 33 116 113 10 23 1 0 0 8 4 3 14 .204 .224 .212 .437 29 24 0
PL (1 yr) 35 119 114 18 24 2 1 2 17 2 5 35 .211 .244 .298 .542 40 34 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1883 20 STL AA 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
1884 21 COR UA 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O
1884 21 WHS UA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /O
1888 25 LOU AA 80 -6 0 0 0 0 2 1 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
1889 26 LOU AA 145 -18 -1 0 0 0 6 3 -10 -0.7 -10 -0.8 0.1 $ 1/3
1890 27 NYI PL 119 -15 0 0 0 0 3 2 -10 -0.6 -10 -0.8 0.2 $ 1
1891 28 NYG NL 116 -11 0 0 0 0 5 4 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ 1
6 Seasons 474 -52 -1 0 0 0 16 10 -27 -1.8 -27 -2.3 0.5 $
LOU (2 yrs) 225 -24 -1 0 0 0 8 4 -13 -0.9 -13 -1.1 0.2 $
NYG (1 yr) 116 -11 0 0 0 0 5 4 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $
NYI (1 yr) 119 -15 0 0 0 0 3 2 -10 -0.6 -10 -0.8 0.2 $
COR (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
STL (1 yr) 5 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
WHS (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1883 STL AA 20 OF 1 3 1 0 2 0 .333 1.00 .850 1.80 0-1-0
1884 TOT UA 21 OF 2 5 2 1 2 0 .600 1.50 .816 1.50 0-1-1
1884 COR UA 21 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .820 1.50 0-0-1
1884 WHS UA 21 OF 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00 .815 1.50 0-1-0
1888 LOU AA 25 P 21 191.0 53 4 44 5 0 .906 2.26 2.29 .891 2.45 2.41
1889 LOU AA 26 P 40 331.0 86 9 73 4 3 .953 2.23 2.05 .905 2.13 2.05
1889 LOU AA 26 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .973 10.10
1890 NYI PL 27 P 35 267.1 79 14 61 4 1 .949 2.52 2.14 .912 2.80 2.72
1891 NYG NL 28 P 33 269.1 72 17 49 6 3 .917 2.21 2.00 .915 2.29 2.25
4 Seasons P 129 1058.2 290 44 227 19 7 .934 2.30 2.10 .907 2.40 2.34
2 Seasons OF 3 8 3 1 4 0 .500 1.33 .829 1.60 0-2-1
1 Season 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .973 10.10
6 Seasons TOT 133 1058.2 301 50 228 23 7 .924 2.30 2.09 .905 2.40 2.38 0-2-1
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1891 NL  5.5 (10th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1891 NL  5.6 (7th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1891 NL  2.27 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1891 NL  21 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1890 PL  .600 (9th)
1891 NL  .724 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1890 PL  1.489 (9th)
1891 NL  1.270 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL  7.920 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA  1.602 (4th)
1890 PL  3.501 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 AA  4.100 (9th)
1890 PL  4.882 (1st)
1891 NL  4.611 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1890 PL  2 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 AA  155 (9th)
1890 PL  145 (4th)
1891 NL  138 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  1 (9th)
1891 NL  5 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1889 AA  147 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1889 AA  407 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1888 AA  2.559 (4th)
1890 PL  1.394 (3rd)
1891 NL  1.314 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA  0.163 (4th)
1890 PL  0.202 (7th)
1891 NL  0.067 (1st)
Career  0.145 (90th)

Losses s c a p y
1889 AA  30 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  179 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 PL  16 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 PL  4 (10th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1891 NL  142 (2nd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1891 NL  28 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1891 NL  2.6 (6th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1889 AA  .953 (3rd)
1890 PL  .949 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1883 AA  born 1863-06-01 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (333), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 37 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (689), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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