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John Kirby
John F. Kirby
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 172 lb.

Born: January 13, 1865 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1884
Final Game: June 29, 1888
Died: October 6, 1931 in St.Louis, MO
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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
1884 19 KCC UA 0 1 .000 4.09 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 13 10 5 0 2 1 0 0 68 1.364 10.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 0.50
1885 20 SLM NL 5 8 .385 3.55 14 14 0 14 0 0 129.1 118 66 51 0 44 46 0 1 10 534 78 1.253 8.2 0.0 3.1 3.2 1.05
1886 21 SLM NL 11 26 .297 3.30 41 41 0 38 1 0 325.0 329 222 119 9 134 129 0 1 43 1438 97 1.425 9.1 0.2 3.7 3.6 0.96
1887 22 TOT MLB 1 11 .083 7.25 13 13 0 10 0 0 103.0 132 117 83 4 71 13 4 0 4 515 58 1.971 11.5 0.3 6.2 1.1 0.18
1887 22 IND NL 1 6 .143 6.10 8 8 0 5 0 0 62.0 70 64 42 3 43 7 2 0 4 302 68 1.823 10.2 0.4 6.2 1.0 0.16
1887 22 CLE AA 0 5 .000 9.00 5 5 0 5 0 0 41.0 62 53 41 1 28 6 2 0 0 213 48 2.195 13.6 0.2 6.1 1.3 0.21
1888 23 KCC AA 1 4 .200 4.19 5 5 0 5 0 0 43.0 48 36 20 0 7 11 0 0 0 0 82 1.279 10.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 1.57
5 Seasons 18 50 .265 4.09 75 75 0 68 1 0 611.1 640 451 278 13 258 200 4 2 57 2487 80 1.469 9.4 0.2 3.8 2.9 0.78
162 Game Avg. 8 23 .265 4.09 34 34 0 31 0 0 277 290 204 126 6 117 91 1 26 80 1.469 9.4 0.2 3.8 2.9 0.78
SLM (2 yrs) 16 34 .320 3.37 55 55 0 52 1 0 454.1 447 288 170 9 178 175 0 2 53 1972 91 1.376 8.9 0.2 3.5 3.5 0.98
CLE (1 yr) 0 5 .000 9.00 5 5 0 5 0 0 41.0 62 53 41 1 28 6 2 0 0 213 48 2.195 13.6 0.2 6.1 1.3 0.21
KCC (1 yr) 1 4 .200 4.19 5 5 0 5 0 0 43.0 48 36 20 0 7 11 0 0 0 0 82 1.279 10.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 1.57
KCC (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.09 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 13 10 5 0 2 1 0 0 68 1.364 10.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 0.50
IND (1 yr) 1 6 .143 6.10 8 8 0 5 0 0 62.0 70 64 42 3 43 7 2 0 4 302 68 1.823 10.2 0.4 6.2 1.0 0.16
NL (3 yrs) 17 40 .298 3.70 63 63 0 57 1 0 516.1 517 352 212 12 221 182 2 2 57 2274 86 1.429 9.0 0.2 3.9 3.2 0.82
AA (2 yrs) 1 9 .100 6.54 10 10 0 10 0 0 84.0 110 89 61 1 35 17 2 0 0 213 59 1.726 11.8 0.1 3.8 1.8 0.49
UA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.09 2 2 0 1 0 0 11.0 13 10 5 0 2 1 0 0 68 1.364 10.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 0.50

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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
1884 19 KCC UA 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1 /1O
1885 20 SLM NL 14 51 50 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 17 .060 .078 .060 .138 -54 3 1
1886 21 SLM NL 42 139 136 10 15 4 0 0 5 0 3 47 .110 .129 .140 .269 -16 19 1/O
1887 22 TOT MLB 13 47 47 3 7 0 2 0 2 0 0 .149 .149 .234 .383 6 11 0 1/O
1887 22 IND NL 8 29 29 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 .138 .138 .207 .345 -4 6 0 /1O
1887 22 CLE AA 5 18 18 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .278 .444 24 5 0 /1
1888 23 KCC AA 5 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .118 .063 .180 -43 1 1 /1
5 Seasons 76 261 256 17 27 4 2 0 7 0 4 64 .105 .123 .137 .259 -20 35 1
162 Game Avg. 162 556 546 36 58 9 4 0 15 9 .105 .123 .137 .259 -20 75
SLM (2 yrs) 56 190 186 12 18 4 0 0 5 0 4 64 .097 .116 .118 .234 -26 22
CLE (1 yr) 5 18 18 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .278 .444 24 5 0
KCC (1 yr) 5 17 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .118 .063 .180 -43 1 1
KCC (1 yr) 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1
IND (1 yr) 8 29 29 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 .138 .138 .207 .345 -4 6 0
NL (3 yrs) 64 219 215 15 22 4 1 0 7 0 4 71 .102 .119 .130 .249 -23 28 0
AA (2 yrs) 10 35 34 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .118 .143 .176 .319 -6 6 1
UA (1 yr) 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1

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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
1884 KCC UA 19 P 2 8 1 6 1 0 .875 3.50 .838 2.25
1884 KCC UA 19 OF 1 3 1 0 2 0 .333 1.00 .933 1.50 1-0-0
1885 SLM NL 20 P 14 34 5 22 7 1 .794 1.93 .912 2.30
1886 SLM NL 21 P 41 84 14 61 9 2 .893 1.83 .917 2.07
1886 SLM NL 21 OF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .900 1.70 0-2-1
1887 TOT MLB 22 P 13 22 2 18 2 0 .909 1.54 .891 1.95
1887 IND NL 22 P 8 11 0 10 1 0 .909 1.25 .900 1.86
1887 IND NL 22 OF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 1.93 0-1-2
1887 CLE AA 22 P 5 11 2 8 1 0 .909 2.00 .882 2.08
1888 KCC AA 23 P 5 15 1 11 3 0 .800 2.40 .900 2.32
5 Seasons P 75 163 23 118 22 3 .865 1.88 .907 2.11
3 Seasons OF 7 6 4 0 2 0 .667 0.57 .917 1.77 1-3-3
5 Seasons TOT 82 169 27 118 24 3 .858 1.77 .765 2.08 1-3-3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 NL--8.211--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1886 NL--9--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1886 NL--134--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 NL--0.00--1st

Losses s c a p y
1886 NL--26--5th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1886 NL--43--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2371), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 8, 1887: Purchased by the Indianapolis Hoosiers from the St. Louis Maroons.

July 2, 1887: Purchased by the Cleveland Blues from the Indianapolis Hoosiers for $800 to $1000.

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