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John Fox

John Joseph Fox

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Unknown

Born: February 7, 1859 in Roxbury, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1881
Teams (by GP): RedStockings/Orioles/PittsburghAlleghenys/Nationals 1881-1886

Final Game: August 9, 1886
Died: April 16, 1893 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1881 22 BSN NL 6 8 .429 3.33 17 16 1 12 0 0 124.1 144 90 46 0 39 30 0 21 556 80 1.472 10.4 0.0 2.8 2.2 0.77
1883 24 BAL AA 6 13 .316 4.03 20 19 1 18 0 0 165.1 209 140 74 2 32 49 12 754 86 1.458 11.4 0.1 1.7 2.7 1.53
1884 25 PIT AA 1 6 .143 5.64 7 7 0 7 0 0 59.0 76 59 37 2 16 22 3 0 11 280 58 1.559 11.6 0.3 2.4 3.4 1.38
1886 27 WHS NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 11 13 8 0 11 3 0 3 46 38 2.750 12.4 0.0 12.4 3.4 0.27
4 Seasons 13 28 .317 4.16 45 43 2 38 0 0 356.2 440 302 165 4 98 104 3 0 47 1636 76 1.508 11.1 0.1 2.5 2.6 1.06
162 Game Avg. 10 22 .317 4.16 35 33 2 29 0 0 276 340 233 128 3 76 80 0 36 1264 76 1.508 11.1 0.1 2.5 2.6 1.06
PIT (1 yr) 1 6 .143 5.64 7 7 0 7 0 0 59.0 76 59 37 2 16 22 3 0 11 280 58 1.559 11.6 0.3 2.4 3.4 1.38
BSN (1 yr) 6 8 .429 3.33 17 16 1 12 0 0 124.1 144 90 46 0 39 30 0 21 556 80 1.472 10.4 0.0 2.8 2.2 0.77
BAL (1 yr) 6 13 .316 4.03 20 19 1 18 0 0 165.1 209 140 74 2 32 49 12 754 86 1.458 11.4 0.1 1.7 2.7 1.53
WHS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 11 13 8 0 11 3 0 3 46 38 2.750 12.4 0.0 12.4 3.4 0.27
AA (2 yrs) AA 7 19 .269 4.45 27 26 1 25 0 0 224.1 285 199 111 4 48 71 3 0 23 1034 77 1.484 11.4 0.2 1.9 2.8 1.48
NL (2 yrs) NL 6 9 .400 3.67 18 17 1 13 0 0 132.1 155 103 54 0 50 33 0 24 602 74 1.549 10.5 0.0 3.4 2.2 0.66

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
1881 22 BSN NL 124.1 16 90 78 -1 1.0 -12 -1.4 $
1883 24 BAL AA 165.1 19 140 118 -9 1.0 -22 -0.5 $
1884 25 PIT AA 59.0 7 59 40 -1 1.0 -19 -1.4 $
1886 27 WHS NL 8.0 1 13 6 0 1.0 -7 -0.7 $
4 Seasons 356.2 43 302 242 -11 1.0 -60 -4.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 59.0 7 59 40 -1 1.0 -19 -1.4 $
BSN (1 yr) 124.1 16 90 78 -1 1.0 -12 -1.4 $
BAL (1 yr) 165.1 19 140 118 -9 1.0 -22 -0.5 $
WHS (1 yr) 8.0 1 13 6 0 1.0 -7 -0.7 $

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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
1881 22 BSN NL 30 118 118 8 21 0 0 0 4 0 11 .178 .178 .178 .356 14 21 0 1O/3
1883 24 BAL AA 23 96 92 12 14 3 0 0 0 4 .152 .188 .185 .372 18 17 0 1/O3
1884 25 PIT AA 8 25 25 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .320 .560 83 8 0 /16
1886 27 WHS NL 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 108 1 0 /1
4 Seasons 62 242 238 24 42 5 0 0 4 0 4 11 .176 .190 .197 .388 24 47 0
162 Game Avg. 162 632 622 63 110 13 0 0 10 10 .176 .190 .197 .388 24 123 0
PIT (1 yr) 8 25 25 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .320 .560 83 8 0
BSN (1 yr) 30 118 118 8 21 0 0 0 4 0 11 .178 .178 .178 .356 14 21 0
BAL (1 yr) 23 96 92 12 14 3 0 0 0 4 .152 .188 .185 .372 18 17 0
WHS (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 108 1 0
AA (2 yrs) 31 121 117 16 20 5 0 0 0 4 .171 .198 .214 .412 32 25 0
NL (2 yrs) 31 121 121 8 22 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 .182 .182 .182 .364 16 22 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
1881 22 BSN NL 118 -13 0 0 0 0 -1 4 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $ 1O/3
1883 24 BAL AA 96 -10 0 0 0 0 1 2 -7 -0.6 -7 -0.6 0.0 $ 1/O3
1884 25 PIT AA 25 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /16
1886 27 WHS NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
4 Seasons 242 -24 0 0 0 0 0 6 -18 -1.7 -18 -1.7 0.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 25 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
BSN (1 yr) 118 -13 0 0 0 0 -1 4 -10 -1.0 -10 -1.0 0.0 $
BAL (1 yr) 96 -10 0 0 0 0 1 2 -7 -0.6 -7 -0.6 0.0 $
WHS (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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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
1881 BSN NL 22 P 17 124.1 36 8 25 3 2 .917 2.39 1.94 .896 2.25 2.22
1881 BSN NL 22 OF 12 23 15 3 5 1 .783 1.50 .871 2.06 0-0-12
1881 BSN NL 22 1B 6 48 45 1 2 1 .958 7.67 .960 10.52
1883 BAL AA 24 P 20 165.1 64 15 32 17 0 .734 2.56 2.35 .852 2.31 2.28
1883 BAL AA 24 OF 4 10 4 2 4 1 .600 1.50 .851 1.80 0-0-4
1883 BAL AA 24 1B 1 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 8.00 .951 10.70
1884 PIT AA 25 P 7 59.0 19 2 15 2 1 .895 2.59 2.43 .829 2.27 2.21
1884 PIT AA 25 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30
1886 WHS NL 27 P 1 8.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.00 .915 2.25 2.20
4 Seasons P 45 356.2 121 25 74 22 3 .818 2.50 2.20 .863 2.28 2.24
2 Seasons OF 16 33 19 5 9 2 .727 1.50 .865 1.99 0-0-16
2 Seasons 1B 7 56 53 1 2 2 .964 7.71 .959 10.54
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30
4 Seasons TOT 69 356.2 210 97 80 33 7 .843 2.50 2.57 .889 2.28 3.06 0-0-16
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.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL  0.000 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1881 NL  21 (7th)

                           

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