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Pud Galvin

James Francis Galvin (Pud, Gentle Jeems or The Little Steam Engine)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 25, 1856 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 1875
Teams (by GP): Bisons/PittsburghAlleghenys/Pirates/Burghers/BrownStockings/... 1875-1892

Final Game: August 2, 1892
Died: March 7, 1902 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1965.
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Standard Batting

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
1875 18 STL NA 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0 /1O
1879 22 BUF NL 67 266 265 34 66 11 6 0 27 1 56 .249 .252 .336 .588 88 89 0 *1/6
1880 23 BUF NL 66 246 241 25 51 9 2 0 12 5 57 .212 .228 .266 .493 65 64 0 *1O
1881 24 BUF NL 62 239 236 19 50 12 4 0 21 3 70 .212 .222 .297 .518 62 70 0 *1O/6
1882 25 BUF NL 54 208 206 21 44 7 4 0 17 2 49 .214 .221 .286 .508 60 59 0 1/O
1883 26 BUF NL 80 325 322 41 71 11 2 1 19 3 79 .220 .228 .276 .504 51 89 0 *1/O
1884 27 BUF NL 72 276 274 34 49 6 1 0 24 2 80 .179 .185 .208 .393 22 57 0 1/O
1885 28 TOT MLB 44 161 160 16 27 4 2 1 12 1 .169 .174 .238 .411 30 38 0 1/O
1885 28 BUF NL 33 123 122 14 23 4 2 1 10 1 27 .189 .195 .279 .474 50 34 0 1
1885 28 PIT AA 11 38 38 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 .105 .105 .105 .211 -34 4 0 1/O
1886 29 PIT AA 50 197 194 24 49 7 2 0 21 8 3 .253 .264 .309 .573 82 60 0 1
1887 30 PIT NL 49 195 193 10 41 7 3 2 22 5 2 47 .212 .221 .311 .531 50 60 0 1/O
1888 31 PIT NL 50 176 175 6 25 1 1 1 3 4 1 51 .143 .148 .177 .325 7 31 0 1/O
1889 32 PIT NL 41 153 150 15 28 7 2 0 16 2 3 46 .187 .203 .260 .463 35 39 0 1
1890 33 PBB PL 26 103 97 8 20 2 1 0 12 1 6 20 .206 .252 .247 .500 38 24 0 1
1891 34 PIT NL 33 114 109 11 18 0 0 0 7 0 3 29 .165 .202 .165 .367 9 18 2 1
1892 35 TOT NL 24 83 80 6 7 1 0 0 5 0 3 19 .088 .120 .100 .220 -34 8 0 1
1892 35 PIT NL 12 43 41 4 5 1 0 0 4 0 2 9 .122 .163 .146 .309 -7 6 0 1
1892 35 STL NL 12 40 39 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 .051 .075 .051 .126 -62 2 0 1
15 Yrs 731 2788 2748 278 552 87 31 5 220 23 0 38 604 .201 .212 .261 .473 46 716 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 618 609 62 122 19 7 1 49 8 .201 .212 .261 .473 46 159 0
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
BUF (7 yrs) 434 1683 1666 188 354 60 21 2 130 17 418 .212 .220 .277 .498 57 462 0
PIT (7 yrs) 246 916 900 72 170 23 8 3 75 19 14 182 .189 .203 .242 .445 35 218 2
STL (1 yr) 12 40 39 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 .051 .075 .051 .126 -62 2 0
STL (1 yr) 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0
PBB (1 yr) 26 103 97 8 20 2 1 0 12 1 6 20 .206 .252 .247 .500 38 24 0
NL (12 yrs) 631 2404 2373 236 473 76 27 5 183 11 29 610 .199 .210 .260 .470 46 618 2
AA (2 yrs) 61 235 232 26 53 7 2 0 23 8 3 .228 .238 .276 .514 63 64 0
PL (1 yr) 26 103 97 8 20 2 1 0 12 1 6 20 .206 .252 .247 .500 38 24 0
NA (1 yr) 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1875 18 STL NA 13 46 -3 1 0 0 1 -2 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ /1O
1879 22 BUF NL 67 266 -8 0 0 0 11 3 0.2 8 11 0.2 .504 .502 0.2 -0.0 11 $ *1/6
1880 23 BUF NL 66 246 -12 0 0 -3 5 -10 -1.0 8 -2 -1.0 .485 .494 -0.7 -0.4 1 $ *1O
1881 24 BUF NL 62 239 -15 0 0 -2 10 -7 -0.8 7 -0 -0.8 .488 .496 -0.6 -0.3 2 $1,200 *1O/6
1882 25 BUF NL 54 208 -13 0 0 -1 7 -8 -0.8 6 -1 -0.8 .487 .496 -0.6 -0.2 -0 $1,300 1/O
1883 26 BUF NL 80 325 -26 0 0 0 15 -11 -1.1 10 -1 -1.1 .488 .494 -1.0 -0.1 -1 $1,700 *1/O
1884 27 BUF NL 72 276 -29 0 0 0 10 -19 -1.9 8 -10 -1.9 .475 .489 -1.8 -0.1 -10 $2,600 1/O
1885 28 BUF NL 33 123 -8 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .493 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $2,600 1
1885 28 PIT AA 11 38 -6 0 0 0 2 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .466 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 1/O
1886 29 PIT AA 50 197 -5 -0 0 0 9 4 0.4 3 8 0.4 .508 .502 0.3 0.0 8 $2,000 1
1887 30 PIT NL 49 195 -17 -1 0 0 15 -3 -0.4 6 3 -0.4 .494 .498 -0.3 -0.1 3 $2,100 1/O
1888 31 PIT NL 50 176 -19 -0 0 0 12 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.9 .483 .495 -0.9 -0.0 -3 $3,000 1/O
1889 32 PIT NL 41 153 -16 -0 0 0 13 -4 -0.4 4 0 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.4 -0.0 0 $3,000 1
1890 33 PBB PL 26 103 -10 -0 0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1891 34 PIT NL 33 114 -14 0 0 0 9 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .486 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1892 35 PIT NL 12 43 -6 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .478 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1892 35 STL NL 12 40 -8 0 0 0 3 -6 -0.6 1 -4 -0.6 .454 .497 -0.6 0.0 -4 $ 1
15 Seasons 731 2788 -216 -1 0 -6 137 -86 -9.0 80 -6 -9.1 .489 .497 -8.1 -1.3 0 $19,500
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
BUF (7 yrs) 434 1683 -112 0 0 -6 64 -54 -5.7 51 -3 -5.7 .488 .495 -4.7 -1.1 3 $9,400
PIT (7 yrs) 246 916 -83 -2 0 0 62 -23 -2.5 25 2 -2.5 .491 .498 -2.5 -0.2 2 $10,100
STL (1 yr) 12 40 -8 0 0 0 3 -6 -0.6 1 -4 -0.6 .454 .497 -0.6 0.0 -4 $
STL (1 yr) 13 46 -3 1 0 0 1 -2 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 -0.0 1 $
PBB (1 yr) 26 103 -10 -0 0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1875 18 STL NA 46 41 2 1.3 51 .133 .130 .246 .130 .253 .217 .302 .348 .554 24 .155 -3.2 -0.4 .317 .152 .087 .0
1879 22 BUF NL 266 199 22 3.0 69 .316 .249 .264 .252 .280 .336 .342 .588 .622 88 .428 -3.8 -0.4 .087
1880 23 BUF NL 246 190 15 2.1 62 .277 .212 .248 .228 .271 .266 .327 .493 .597 65 .321 -8.5 -1.0 .054
1881 24 BUF NL 239 186 16 2.3 73 .301 .212 .262 .222 .293 .297 .344 .518 .636 62 .297 -10.4 -1.2 .085
1882 25 BUF NL 208 162 13 2.2 72 .280 .214 .256 .221 .284 .286 .348 .508 .632 60 .275 -9.4 -1.1 .073
1883 26 BUF NL 325 251 20 2.1 82 .289 .220 .270 .228 .298 .276 .372 .504 .670 51 .238 -19.4 -2.1 .056
1884 27 BUF NL 276 225 11 1.3 75 .253 .179 .253 .185 .293 .208 .350 .393 .643 22 .129 -24.4 -2.7 .029
1885 28 TOT MLB 161 133 7 1.4 71 .164 .169 .250 .174 .294 .238 .334 .411 .628 30 .165 -12.8 -1.5 .069
1885 28 BUF NL 123 99 7 1.9 71 .234 .189 .249 .195 .293 .279 .333 .474 .626 50 .253 -7.0 -0.8 .090
1885 28 PIT AA 38 34 0 0.0 74 .105 .105 .252 .105 .298 .105 .339 .211 .637 -34 .000 -5.8 -0.7 .000
1886 29 PIT AA 197 145 16 2.9 72 .253 .253 .242 .264 .305 .309 .323 .573 .628 82 .416 -4.8 -0.5 .490 .113 .057 .0
1887 30 PIT NL 195 152 13 2.2 91 .271 .212 .266 .221 .323 .311 .379 .531 .702 50 .222 -13.1 -1.3 .441 .135 .098 2.9
1888 31 PIT NL 176 150 5 0.9 66 .195 .143 .237 .148 .284 .177 .324 .325 .608 7 .084 -18.0 -2.2 .240 .063 .034 1.6
1889 32 PIT NL 153 122 8 1.7 87 .269 .187 .261 .203 .330 .260 .356 .463 .686 35 .155 -13.2 -1.4 .361 .107 .073 .0
1890 33 PBB PL 103 77 6 2.0 98 .260 .206 .271 .252 .348 .247 .377 .500 .725 38 .172 -8.5 -0.8 .403 .113 .041 .0
1891 34 PIT NL 114 91 3 0.9 84 .225 .165 .254 .202 .327 .165 .346 .367 .673 9 .059 -12.6 -1.4 .253 .028 .000
1892 35 TOT NL 83 73 1 0.4 84 .115 .088 .255 .120 .329 .100 .341 .220 .670 -34 .014 -13.3 -1.5 .151 .050 .013
1892 35 PIT NL 43 36 1 0.7 82 .156 .122 .253 .163 .326 .146 .338 .309 .665 -7 .050 -5.4 -0.6 .222 .073 .024
1892 35 STL NL 40 37 0 0.0 85 .069 .051 .257 .075 .332 .051 .344 .126 .676 -62 .000 -7.9 -0.9 .081 .026 .000
15 Yrs 2788 2197 158 1.9 76 .256 .201 .257 .212 .298 .261 .347 .473 .645 46 .228 -175.4 -19.4 .355 .082 .060 8.2
162 Game Avg. 618 487 35 1.9 76 .256 .201 .257 .212 .298 .261 .347 .473 .645 46 .228 -175.4 -19.4 .355 .082 .060 2
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BUF (7 yrs) 1683 1312 104 2.1 73 .283 .212 .259 .220 .287 .277 .347 .498 .635 57 .273 -83.0 -9.3 .065
PIT (7 yrs) 916 730 46 1.7 79 .234 .189 .252 .203 .312 .242 .345 .445 .657 35 .176 -72.8 -8.0 .341 .090 .053 5.2
STL (1 yr) 40 37 0 0.0 85 .069 .051 .257 .075 .332 .051 .344 .126 .676 -62 .000 -7.9 -0.9 .081 .026 .000
STL (1 yr) 46 41 2 1.3 51 .133 .130 .246 .130 .253 .217 .302 .348 .554 24 .155 -3.2 -0.4 .317 .152 .087 .0
PBB (1 yr) 103 77 6 2.0 98 .260 .206 .271 .252 .348 .247 .377 .500 .725 38 .172 -8.5 -0.8 .403 .113 .041 .0
NL (12 yrs) 2404 1900 134 1.9 75 .266 .199 .257 .210 .296 .260 .348 .470 .645 46 .222 -153.2 -17.0 .095 .025 .061 7.9
AA (2 yrs) 235 179 16 2.4 72 .228 .228 .244 .238 .304 .276 .326 .514 .630 63 .329 -10.5 -1.2 .397 .095 .047 .0
PL (1 yr) 103 77 6 2.0 98 .260 .206 .271 .252 .348 .247 .377 .500 .725 38 .172 -8.5 -0.8 .403 .113 .041 .0
NA (1 yr) 46 41 2 1.3 51 .133 .130 .246 .130 .253 .217 .302 .348 .554 24 .155 -3.2 -0.4 .317 .152 .087 .0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1875 18 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0
1876 19 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0
1877 20 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0
1878 21 13 46 46 8 6 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .130 .130 .217 .348 24 10 1 0
1879 22 80 312 311 42 72 13 7 0 29 3 0 1 57 .232 .234 .318 .552 79 99 1 0
1880 23 146 558 552 67 123 22 9 0 41 3 0 6 114 .223 .231 .295 .526 73 163 1 0
1881 24 208 797 788 86 173 34 13 0 62 3 0 9 184 .220 .228 .296 .524 70 233 1 0
1882 25 262 1005 994 107 217 41 17 0 79 3 0 11 233 .218 .227 .294 .521 68 292 1 0
1883 26 342 1330 1316 148 288 52 19 1 98 3 0 14 312 .219 .227 .290 .517 63 381 1 0
1884 27 414 1606 1590 182 337 58 20 1 122 3 0 16 392 .212 .220 .275 .495 56 438 1 0
1885 28 458 1767 1750 198 364 62 22 2 134 3 0 17 392 .208 .216 .272 .488 54 476 1 0
1886 29 508 1964 1944 222 413 69 24 2 155 11 0 20 392 .212 .220 .276 .496 57 536 1 0
1887 30 557 2159 2137 232 454 76 27 4 177 16 0 22 439 .212 .220 .279 .499 56 596 1 0
1888 31 607 2335 2312 238 479 77 28 5 180 20 0 23 490 .207 .215 .271 .486 52 627 1 0
1889 32 648 2488 2462 253 507 84 30 5 196 22 0 26 536 .206 .214 .271 .485 51 666 1 0
1890 33 674 2591 2559 261 527 86 31 5 208 23 0 32 556 .206 .216 .270 .485 51 690 1 0
1891 34 707 2705 2668 272 545 86 31 5 215 23 0 35 585 .204 .215 .265 .481 49 708 1 2
1892 35 731 2788 2748 278 552 87 31 5 220 23 0 38 604 .201 .212 .261 .473 46 716 1 2

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1875 18 40 138 138 19 16 5 3 0 5 8 0 3 .116 .116 .196 .312 3 13
1879 22 136 523 521 55 118 20 11 0 44 0 2 113 .226 .229 .307 .537 36 67
1880 23 126 466 457 46 95 17 4 0 22 0 9 109 .208 .223 .263 .486 27 66
1881 24 120 455 450 33 91 22 7 0 37 0 5 135 .202 .211 .282 .493 27 62
1882 25 103 384 381 31 72 11 7 0 25 0 3 93 .189 .195 .255 .450 19 54
1883 26 131 513 509 50 98 15 3 1 23 0 4 129 .193 .199 .240 .439 25 80
1884 27 102 382 380 37 60 7 1 0 26 0 2 114 .158 .162 .182 .344 11 72
1885 28 64 232 231 20 37 5 3 1 15 0 1 39 .160 .164 .221 .385 9 44
1886 29 58 223 220 23 51 7 2 0 20 8 3 0 .232 .242 .282 .524 15 50
1887 30 63 241 239 10 45 8 3 2 21 5 2 60 .188 .195 .272 .467 13 49
1888 31 60 211 210 8 31 1 1 1 4 5 1 61 .148 .152 .176 .328 6 50
1889 32 50 184 181 16 32 8 2 0 17 2 3 56 .177 .190 .243 .433 9 41
1890 33 32 120 114 6 19 2 1 0 10 1 6 25 .167 .208 .202 .410 5 26
1891 34 39 132 127 11 20 0 0 0 7 0 3 34 .157 .189 .157 .347 4 33
1892 35 25 88 85 6 8 1 0 0 5 0 3 20 .094 .125 .106 .231 1 24
15 Yrs 1149 4292 4243 371 793 129 48 5 281 29 47 991 .187 .196 .243 .440 210 731
162 Game Avg. 162 605 598 52 112 18 7 1 40 7 .187 .196 .243 .440 30 731

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1965 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1965
by Veteran's Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1879 NL  8.8 (3rd)
1881 NL  7.1 (2nd)
1883 NL  9.3 (3rd)
1884 NL  18.0 (2nd)
1886 AA  4.8 (8th)
1887 NL  6.2 (7th)
1888 NL  5.2 (10th)
Career  68.9 (83rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1879 NL  56 (1st)
1880 NL  57 (1st)
1881 NL  70 (1st)
1882 NL  49 (2nd)
1883 NL  79 (1st)
1884 NL  80 (4th)
1887 NL  47 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1891 NL  born 1856-12-25 (9th)
1892 NL  born 1856-12-25 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1875 NA  born 1856-12-25 (3rd)

                                         

Similarity Scores

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