
Born: January 1, 1857 in Cambridge, MA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Troy Trojans in 1880.
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Debut: August 6, 1880
Final Game: August 15, 1893
Died: April 23, 1933 in Cambridge, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1964.
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Won 342 games in his career (10th on the all-time list). As a rookie in 1880, he posted an ERA of 0.86 in 105 innings. This still stands as the all-time record for best ERA in a single season. Pioneer of the changeup.
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 23 | TRO | NL | 12 | 44 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .233 | .250 | .302 | .552 | 82 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1881 | 24 | TRO | NL | 46 | 173 | 152 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 26 | .230 | .324 | .289 | .613 | 89 | 44 | 1/O | ||||||||
| 1882 | 25 | TRO | NL | 53 | 206 | 189 | 24 | 43 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 46 | .228 | .291 | .360 | .651 | 112 | 68 | 1/O5 | ||||||||
| 1883 | 26 | NYP | AA | 70 | 273 | 259 | 39 | 57 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .220 | .260 | .313 | .573 | 76 | 81 | *1/4O | ||||||||
| 1884 | 27 | NYP | AA | 62 | 229 | 210 | 27 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .238 | .301 | .352 | .654 | 112 | 74 | 1 | 1/O | |||||||
| 1885 | 28 | NYG | NL | 47 | 179 | 166 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 22 | .163 | .223 | .229 | .452 | 46 | 38 | 1/O | ||||||||
| 1886 | 29 | NYG | NL | 64 | 222 | 205 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 42 | .171 | .234 | .244 | .478 | 44 | 50 | 1/O | |||||||
| 1887 | 30 | NYG | NL | 56 | 211 | 191 | 27 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 41 | .220 | .294 | .351 | .645 | 81 | 67 | 0 | 1/O | ||||||
| 1888 | 31 | NYG | NL | 51 | 185 | 181 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 56 | .127 | .146 | .177 | .323 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 1/O | ||||||
| 1889 | 32 | NYG | NL | 47 | 157 | 149 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 40 | .154 | .197 | .215 | .412 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1890 | 33 | NYI | PL | 30 | 107 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .109 | .234 | .185 | .418 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1891 | 34 | TOT | NL | 19 | 57 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 29 | .140 | .246 | .180 | .426 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1891 | 34 | NYG | NL | 8 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .095 | .208 | .095 | .304 | -9 | 2 | 0 | /1 | ||||||
| 1891 | 34 | PHI | NL | 11 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .172 | .273 | .241 | .514 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1892 | 35 | PHI | NL | 39 | 131 | 117 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 47 | .085 | .183 | .128 | .311 | -6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1893 | 36 | PHI | NL | 22 | 88 | 79 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .228 | .307 | .278 | .585 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 Seasons | 618 | 2262 | 2083 | 248 | 390 | 60 | 38 | 12 | 134 | 13 | 175 | 411 | .187 | .252 | .270 | .521 | 58 | 562 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 593 | 546 | 65 | 102 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 46 | .187 | .252 | .270 | .521 | 58 | 147 | |||||||||||||
| NYG (6 yrs) | 273 | 978 | 913 | 102 | 152 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 72 | 11 | 65 | 214 | .166 | .222 | .242 | .464 | 38 | 221 | 0 | ||||||||||
| TRO (3 yrs) | 111 | 423 | 384 | 46 | 88 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 39 | 84 | .229 | .300 | .326 | .626 | 100 | 125 | ||||||||||||
| PHI (3 yrs) | 72 | 252 | 225 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 87 | .147 | .238 | .196 | .434 | 24 | 44 | 1 | ||||||||||
| NYP (2 yrs) | 132 | 502 | 469 | 66 | 107 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .228 | .279 | .330 | .609 | 92 | 155 | 1 | |||||||||||
| NYI (1 yr) | 30 | 107 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .109 | .234 | .185 | .418 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NL (11 yrs) | 456 | 1653 | 1522 | 164 | 273 | 50 | 23 | 7 | 123 | 13 | 130 | 385 | .179 | .244 | .256 | .501 | 51 | 390 | 1 | ||||||||||
| AA (2 yrs) | 132 | 502 | 469 | 66 | 107 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .228 | .279 | .330 | .609 | 92 | 155 | 1 | |||||||||||
| PL (1 yr) | 30 | 107 | 92 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 26 | .109 | .234 | .185 | .418 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Outs | RC | RC/G | AIR | BtRuns | BtWins | PwrSpd | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 23 | TRO | NL | 44 | 33 | 3 | 2.4 | 65 | .323 | .233 | .252 | .250 | .275 | .302 | .332 | .552 | .607 | 82 | .380 | -0.7 | -0.1 | .070 | |||
| 1881 | 24 | TRO | NL | 173 | 117 | 14 | 3.2 | 78 | .278 | .230 | .270 | .324 | .301 | .289 | .354 | .613 | .655 | 89 | .436 | -0.7 | -0.1 | .059 | |||
| 1882 | 25 | TRO | NL | 206 | 146 | 20 | 3.7 | 67 | .296 | .228 | .248 | .291 | .276 | .360 | .338 | .651 | .613 | 112 | .502 | 2.9 | 0.3 | .132 | |||
| 1883 | 26 | NYP | AA | 273 | 202 | 21 | 2.8 | 77 | .220 | .220 | .267 | .260 | .297 | .313 | .352 | .573 | .649 | 76 | .390 | -7.2 | -0.8 | .470 | .147 | .093 | |
| 1884 | 27 | NYP | AA | 229 | 160 | 22 | 3.6 | 68 | .227 | .238 | .244 | .301 | .283 | .352 | .333 | .654 | .616 | 112 | .550 | 2.9 | 0.3 | .581 | .200 | .114 | .0 |
| 1885 | 28 | NYG | NL | 179 | 139 | 8 | 1.5 | 70 | .188 | .163 | .248 | .223 | .291 | .229 | .332 | .452 | .623 | 46 | .188 | -10.3 | -1.2 | .066 | |||
| 1886 | 29 | NYG | NL | 222 | 170 | 12 | 1.8 | 82 | .210 | .171 | .261 | .234 | .311 | .244 | .358 | .478 | .668 | 44 | .215 | -13.6 | -1.5 | .412 | .171 | .073 | 1.5 |
| 1887 | 30 | NYG | NL | 211 | 149 | 20 | 3.5 | 94 | .270 | .220 | .270 | .294 | .327 | .351 | .384 | .645 | .711 | 81 | .395 | -4.9 | -0.5 | .597 | .246 | .131 | 2.0 |
| 1888 | 31 | NYG | NL | 185 | 158 | 5 | 0.8 | 71 | .171 | .127 | .245 | .146 | .292 | .177 | .335 | .323 | .627 | 3 | .076 | -19.7 | -2.4 | .247 | .088 | .050 | 2.4 |
| 1889 | 32 | NYG | NL | 157 | 126 | 6 | 1.2 | 99 | .211 | .154 | .277 | .197 | .349 | .215 | .379 | .412 | .728 | 13 | .094 | -18.3 | -1.9 | .333 | .128 | .060 | .0 |
| 1890 | 33 | NYI | PL | 107 | 82 | 4 | 1.3 | 112 | .125 | .109 | .291 | .234 | .371 | .185 | .404 | .418 | .775 | 9 | .081 | -12.8 | -1.2 | .390 | .217 | .076 | .0 |
| 1891 | 34 | TOT | NL | 57 | 43 | 2 | 1.2 | 88 | .333 | .140 | .260 | .246 | .334 | .180 | .354 | .426 | .687 | 24 | .106 | -4.8 | -0.5 | .395 | .200 | .040 | .0 |
| 1891 | 34 | NYG | NL | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | .250 | .095 | .255 | .208 | .328 | .095 | .347 | .304 | .676 | -9 | .000 | -2.8 | -0.3 | .316 | .190 | .000 | .0 |
| 1891 | 34 | PHI | NL | 33 | 24 | 2 | 2.2 | 90 | .385 | .172 | .263 | .273 | .338 | .241 | .358 | .514 | .696 | 48 | .257 | -2.0 | -0.2 | .458 | .207 | .069 | |
| 1892 | 35 | PHI | NL | 131 | 107 | 3 | 0.7 | 81 | .130 | .085 | .252 | .183 | .325 | .128 | .337 | .311 | .662 | -6 | .051 | -15.0 | -1.7 | .280 | .162 | .043 | 1.0 |
| 1893 | 36 | PHI | NL | 88 | 61 | 7 | 3.0 | 108 | .327 | .228 | .288 | .307 | .367 | .278 | .393 | .585 | .759 | 55 | .294 | -5.1 | -0.5 | .525 | .177 | .051 | .0 |
| 14 Seasons | 2262 | 1693 | 147 | 2.3 | 81 | .228 | .187 | .261 | .252 | .309 | .270 | .354 | .521 | .663 | 58 | .286 | -107.4 | -11.7 | .445 | .173 | .083 | 12.5 | |||
| 162 Game Avg. | 593 | 444 | 39 | 2.3 | 81 | .228 | .187 | .261 | .252 | .309 | .270 | .354 | .521 | .663 | 58 | .286 | -107.4 | -11.7 | .445 | .173 | .083 | 3 | |||
| NYG (6 yrs) | 978 | 761 | 51 | 1.8 | 83 | .212 | .166 | .260 | .222 | .314 | .242 | .357 | .464 | .671 | 38 | .195 | -69.7 | -7.7 | .323 | .133 | .076 | 6.9 | |||
| TRO (3 yrs) | 423 | 296 | 37 | 3.3 | 71 | .291 | .229 | .257 | .300 | .286 | .326 | .344 | .626 | .630 | 100 | .465 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .096 | ||||||
| PHI (3 yrs) | 252 | 192 | 12 | 1.6 | 92 | .234 | .147 | .266 | .238 | .341 | .196 | .359 | .434 | .701 | 24 | .157 | -22.1 | -2.4 | .380 | .173 | .049 | 1.3 | |||
| NYP (2 yrs) | 502 | 362 | 43 | 3.1 | 73 | .223 | .228 | .257 | .279 | .291 | .330 | .343 | .609 | .634 | 92 | .463 | -4.4 | -0.5 | .519 | .171 | .102 | .0 | |||
| NYI (1 yr) | 107 | 82 | 4 | 1.3 | 112 | .125 | .109 | .291 | .234 | .371 | .185 | .404 | .418 | .775 | 9 | .081 | -12.8 | -1.2 | .390 | .217 | .076 | .0 | |||
| NL (11 yrs) | 1653 | 1249 | 100 | 2.1 | 81 | .235 | .179 | .260 | .244 | .311 | .256 | .354 | .501 | .665 | 51 | .253 | -90.2 | -10.0 | .255 | .105 | .077 | 9.6 | |||
| AA (2 yrs) | 502 | 362 | 43 | 3.1 | 73 | .223 | .228 | .257 | .279 | .291 | .330 | .343 | .609 | .634 | 92 | .463 | -4.4 | -0.5 | .519 | .171 | .102 | .0 | |||
| PL (1 yr) | 107 | 82 | 4 | 1.3 | 112 | .125 | .109 | .291 | .234 | .371 | .185 | .404 | .418 | .775 | 9 | .081 | -12.8 | -1.2 | .390 | .217 | .076 | .0 | |||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 27 | NYP | AA | WS | PRO | L | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1888 | 31 | NYG | NL | WS | STL | W | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1889 | 32 | NYG | NL | WS | BRO | W | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 3 Seasons (3 Series) | 8 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 WS | 8 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | |||||
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| 1880 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .233 | .250 | .302 | .552 | 82 | 13 | |||||||
| 1881 | 24 | 58 | 217 | 195 | 22 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 38 | .231 | .309 | .292 | .601 | 88 | 57 | |||||||
| 1882 | 25 | 111 | 423 | 384 | 46 | 88 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 39 | 84 | .229 | .300 | .326 | .626 | 100 | 125 | |||||||
| 1883 | 26 | 181 | 696 | 643 | 85 | 145 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 53 | 84 | .226 | .284 | .320 | .605 | 90 | 206 | ||||||
| 1884 | 27 | 243 | 925 | 853 | 112 | 195 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 71 | 84 | .229 | .289 | .328 | .617 | 96 | 280 | 1 | |||||
| 1885 | 28 | 290 | 1104 | 1019 | 132 | 222 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 84 | 106 | .218 | .278 | .312 | .590 | 88 | 318 | 1 | |||||
| 1886 | 29 | 354 | 1326 | 1224 | 158 | 257 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 73 | 3 | 101 | 148 | .210 | .271 | .301 | .571 | 80 | 368 | 1 | |||||
| 1887 | 30 | 410 | 1537 | 1415 | 185 | 299 | 45 | 35 | 7 | 96 | 5 | 121 | 189 | .211 | .274 | .307 | .581 | 80 | 435 | 1 | |||||
| 1888 | 31 | 461 | 1722 | 1596 | 195 | 322 | 48 | 35 | 9 | 104 | 8 | 125 | 245 | .202 | .260 | .293 | .553 | 72 | 467 | 1 | |||||
| 1889 | 32 | 508 | 1879 | 1745 | 212 | 345 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 112 | 10 | 133 | 285 | .198 | .255 | .286 | .541 | 66 | 499 | 1 | |||||
| 1890 | 33 | 538 | 1986 | 1837 | 230 | 355 | 54 | 37 | 11 | 123 | 10 | 146 | 311 | .193 | .254 | .281 | .535 | 63 | 516 | 3 | |||||
| 1891 | 34 | 557 | 2043 | 1887 | 232 | 362 | 54 | 38 | 11 | 125 | 11 | 153 | 340 | .192 | .254 | .278 | .532 | 62 | 525 | 3 | |||||
| 1892 | 35 | 596 | 2174 | 2004 | 238 | 372 | 56 | 38 | 12 | 128 | 12 | 166 | 387 | .186 | .249 | .269 | .519 | 58 | 540 | 4 | |||||
| 1893 | 36 | 618 | 2262 | 2083 | 248 | 390 | 60 | 38 | 12 | 134 | 13 | 175 | 411 | .187 | .252 | .270 | .521 | 58 | 562 | 4 |
| Year | Age | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | RC | Gact | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 23 | 23 | 83 | 81 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .222 | .241 | .284 | .525 | 6 | 12 |
| 1881 | 24 | 89 | 324 | 287 | 29 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 37 | 50 | .213 | .302 | .268 | .571 | 23 | 46 |
| 1882 | 25 | 101 | 383 | 353 | 39 | 75 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 88 | .212 | .274 | .337 | .611 | 32 | 53 |
| 1883 | 26 | 116 | 431 | 412 | 46 | 78 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .189 | .225 | .267 | .492 | 25 | 70 |
| 1884 | 27 | 99 | 357 | 330 | 37 | 73 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .221 | .280 | .324 | .604 | 30 | 62 |
| 1885 | 28 | 69 | 259 | 241 | 27 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 | .158 | .216 | .220 | .436 | 12 | 47 |
| 1886 | 29 | 84 | 284 | 264 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 55 | .159 | .218 | .223 | .442 | 13 | 64 |
| 1887 | 30 | 71 | 258 | 236 | 26 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 52 | .195 | .264 | .314 | .577 | 19 | 56 |
| 1888 | 31 | 61 | 221 | 216 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 67 | .130 | .149 | .176 | .325 | 6 | 51 |
| 1889 | 32 | 57 | 187 | 178 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 49 | .140 | .182 | .191 | .373 | 6 | 47 |
| 1890 | 33 | 37 | 124 | 110 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 32 | .082 | .185 | .145 | .331 | 2 | 30 |
| 1891 | 34 | 22 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 34 | .138 | .242 | .172 | .415 | 2 | 19 |
| 1892 | 35 | 41 | 135 | 122 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 49 | .074 | .163 | .115 | .278 | 2 | 39 |
| 1893 | 36 | 27 | 99 | 91 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 30 | .176 | .242 | .220 | .462 | 5 | 22 |
| 14 Seasons | 897 | 3211 | 2979 | 295 | 526 | 80 | 53 | 14 | 160 | 15 | 228 | 561 | .177 | .236 | .253 | .489 | 183 | 618 | |
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 580 | 538 | 53 | 95 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 41 | .177 | .236 | .253 | .489 | 33 | 618 | |||
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