
Born: February 16, 1866 in Newark, NJ
(All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1888
Final Game: September 16, 1901
Died: December 16, 1940 in Worcester, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1961.
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The greatest leadoff man in NL history until Tim Raines, and one of the most unique players ever.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1888 | 22 | KCC | AA | 35 | 137 | 129 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 4 | .264 | .307 | .357 | .663 | 107 | 46 | 4 | O | |||||||
| 1889 | 23 | KCC | AA | 137 | 635 | 534 | 144 | 161 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 111 | 87 | 41 | .301 | .413 | .395 | .808 | 125 | 211 | 14 | *O | ||||||
| 1890 | 24 | PHI | NL | 123 | 588 | 496 | 133 | 161 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 102 | 83 | 37 | .325 | .430 | .399 | .829 | 139 | 198 | 9 | *O | ||||||
| 1891 | 25 | PHI | NL | 133 | 636 | 527 | 141 | 179 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 111 | 102 | 28 | .340 | .453 | .421 | .874 | 152 | 222 | 7 | *O | ||||||
| 1892 | 26 | PHI | NL | 139 | 643 | 554 | 132 | 183 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 81 | 29 | .330 | .423 | .410 | .833 | 152 | 227 | 8 | *O | ||||||
| 1893 | 27 | PHI | NL | 82 | 431 | 355 | 110 | 135 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 7 | .380 | .490 | .524 | 1.014 | 167 | 186 | 13 | O | ||||||
| 1894 | 28 | PHI | NL | 129 | 679 | 544 | 192 | 220 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 87 | 98 | 126 | 17 | .404 | .523 | .528 | 1.050 | 158 | 287 | 9 | *O | ||||||
| 1895 | 29 | PHI | NL | 123 | 629 | 517 | 166 | 201 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 97 | 96 | 30 | .389 | .490 | .495 | .985 | 154 | 256 | 7 | 9 | *O | |||||
| 1896 | 30 | BSN | NL | 131 | 641 | 523 | 152 | 191 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 83 | 110 | 29 | .365 | .477 | .463 | .940 | 142 | 242 | 2 | 6 | *O | |||||
| 1897 | 31 | BSN | NL | 127 | 622 | 507 | 152 | 174 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 66 | 105 | .343 | .461 | .414 | .875 | 126 | 210 | 6 | 4 | *O | ||||||
| 1898 | 32 | BSN | NL | 110 | 508 | 417 | 110 | 154 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 54 | 87 | .369 | .480 | .453 | .933 | 162 | 189 | 2 | 2 | *O | ||||||
| 1899 | 33 | BSN | NL | 84 | 375 | 297 | 63 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 72 | .310 | .446 | .350 | .796 | 112 | 104 | 1 | 5 | O | ||||||
| 1900 | 34 | BSN | NL | 136 | 635 | 520 | 103 | 173 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 32 | 107 | .333 | .449 | .396 | .845 | 123 | 206 | 3 | 5 | *O | ||||||
| 1901 | 35 | BSN | NL | 102 | 425 | 348 | 71 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 64 | .287 | .404 | .356 | .760 | 113 | 124 | 4 | 9 | *O | ||||||
| 14 Seasons | 1591 | 7584 | 6268 | 1690 | 2158 | 242 | 94 | 40 | 736 | 912 | 1187 | 218 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .887 | 141 | 2708 | 89 | 40 | |||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 772 | 638 | 172 | 220 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 93 | 121 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .887 | 141 | 276 | 9 | |||||||||||
| BSN (6 yrs) | 690 | 3206 | 2612 | 651 | 884 | 95 | 27 | 14 | 281 | 274 | 545 | 29 | .338 | .456 | .412 | .867 | 131 | 1075 | 18 | 31 | |||||||||
| PHI (6 yrs) | 729 | 3606 | 2993 | 874 | 1079 | 126 | 51 | 23 | 367 | 508 | 551 | 148 | .361 | .468 | .460 | .928 | 153 | 1376 | 53 | 9 | |||||||||
| KCC (2 yrs) | 172 | 772 | 663 | 165 | 195 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 130 | 91 | 41 | .294 | .394 | .388 | .781 | 122 | 257 | 18 | ||||||||||
| NL (12 yrs) | 1419 | 6812 | 5605 | 1525 | 1963 | 221 | 78 | 37 | 648 | 782 | 1096 | 177 | .350 | .462 | .437 | .899 | 143 | 2451 | 71 | 40 | |||||||||
| AA (2 yrs) | 172 | 772 | 663 | 165 | 195 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 88 | 130 | 91 | 41 | .294 | .394 | .388 | .781 | 122 | 257 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
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| 1888 | KCC | AA | 22 | OF | 35 | 51 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .961 | 1.40 | .902 | 1.79 | 3-0-32 | |||||
| 1889 | KCC | AA | 23 | OF | 137 | 259 | 202 | 20 | 37 | 6 | .857 | 1.62 | .908 | 1.96 | 7-0-130 | |||||
| 1890 | PHI | NL | 24 | OF | 123 | 289 | 232 | 23 | 34 | 4 | .882 | 2.07 | .917 | 1.89 | 123-0-0 | |||||
| 1891 | PHI | NL | 25 | OF | 133 | 335 | 287 | 17 | 31 | 7 | .907 | 2.29 | .913 | 1.88 | 133-0-0 | |||||
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 26 | OF | 139 | 345 | 291 | 26 | 28 | 7 | .919 | 2.28 | .911 | 1.86 | 138-1-0 | |||||
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 27 | OF | 82 | 252 | 228 | 8 | 16 | 6 | .937 | 2.88 | .913 | 2.14 | 19-63-0 | |||||
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 28 | OF | 129 | 390 | 361 | 15 | 14 | 4 | .964 | 2.91 | .911 | 2.24 | 0-129-0 | |||||
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 29 | OF | 123 | 355 | 313 | 11 | 31 | 5 | .913 | 2.63 | .917 | 2.14 | 3-120-0 | |||||
| 1896 | BSN | NL | 30 | OF | 131 | 304 | 276 | 8 | 20 | 2 | .934 | 2.17 | .933 | 2.12 | 6-125-0 | |||||
| 1897 | BSN | NL | 31 | OF | 126 | 318 | 296 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .962 | 2.43 | .933 | 2.06 | 0-126-0 | |||||
| 1898 | BSN | NL | 32 | OF | 110 | 218 | 189 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .904 | 1.79 | .939 | 2.03 | 0-110-0 | |||||
| 1899 | BSN | NL | 33 | OF | 81 | 186 | 166 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .952 | 2.19 | .944 | 2.11 | 2-78-1 | |||||
| 1900 | BSN | NL | 34 | OF | 136 | 359 | 326 | 14 | 19 | 6 | .947 | 2.50 | .940 | 2.13 | 0-136-0 | |||||
| 1901 | BSN | NL | 35 | OF | 99 | 253 | 232 | 7 | 14 | 4 | .945 | 2.41 | .942 | 2.03 | 0-98-1 | |||||
| 14 Seasons | OF | 1584 | 3914 | 3444 | 182 | 288 | 55 | .926 | 2.29 | .923 | 2.03 | 434-986-164 | ||||||||
| 14 Seasons | TOT | 1584 | 3914 | 3444 | 182 | 288 | 55 | .926 | 2.29 | .850 | 2.03 | 434-986-164 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 43 (32), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 132 (130), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 152 (79), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 51 (71), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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July 31, 1888: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from Worcester (New England).
January 7, 1890: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Kansas City Cowboys for $5000 or $6000.
November 14, 1895: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Boston Beaneaters for Billy Nash.
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