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Bobby Mitchell

Robert McKasha Mitchell

Positions: Pitcher, Centerfielder and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 5", Weight: 135 lb.

Born: February 6, 1856 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1877
Teams (by GP): Blues/Reds/BrownStockings 1877-1882

Final Game: August 19, 1882
Died: May 1, 1933 in Springfield, OH
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Glendale, OH
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:59AM
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
1877 21 CIN NL 6 5 .545 3.51 12 12 0 11 1 0 100.0 123 69 39 0 11 41 4 448 76 1.340 11.1 0.0 1.0 3.7 3.73
1878 22 CIN NL 7 2 .778 2.14 9 9 0 9 1 0 80.0 69 32 19 1 18 51 3 328 100 1.088 7.8 0.1 2.0 5.7 2.83
1879 23 CLV NL 7 15 .318 3.28 23 22 2 20 0 0 194.2 236 153 71 1 42 90 26 876 76 1.428 10.9 0.0 1.9 4.2 2.14
1882 26 STL AA 0 1 .000 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 13 6 0 2 2 2 36 39 2.000 15.4 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.00
4 Seasons 20 23 .465 3.18 45 44 2 40 2 0 381.2 440 267 135 2 73 184 35 1688 78 1.344 10.4 0.0 1.7 4.3 2.52
162 Game Avg. 15 18 .465 3.18 34 34 2 31 2 0 292 336 204 103 2 56 141 27 1290 78 1.344 10.4 0.0 1.7 4.3 2.52
CIN (2 yrs) 13 7 .650 2.90 21 21 0 20 2 0 180.0 192 101 58 1 29 92 7 776 84 1.228 9.6 0.1 1.5 4.6 3.17
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 13 6 0 2 2 2 36 39 2.000 15.4 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.00
CLV (1 yr) 7 15 .318 3.28 23 22 2 20 0 0 194.2 236 153 71 1 42 90 26 876 76 1.428 10.9 0.0 1.9 4.2 2.14
NL (3 yrs) NL 20 22 .476 3.10 44 43 2 40 2 0 374.2 428 254 129 2 71 182 33 1652 80 1.332 10.3 0.0 1.7 4.4 2.56
AA (1 yr) AA 0 1 .000 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 13 6 0 2 2 2 36 39 2.000 15.4 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.00

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
1877 21 CIN NL 100.0 12 69 68 -8 1.0 -1 0.2 $
1878 22 CIN NL 80.0 9 32 50 1 1.0 18 1.3 $
1879 23 CLV NL 194.2 22 153 125 -5 1.0 -28 -2.1 $
1882 26 STL AA 7.0 1 13 5 0 1.0 -8 -0.7 $
4 Seasons 381.2 44 267 248 -12 1.0 -19 -1.3 $
CIN (2 yrs) 180.0 21 101 118 -7 1.0 17 1.5 $
STL (1 yr) 7.0 1 13 5 0 1.0 -8 -0.7 $
CLV (1 yr) 194.2 22 153 125 -5 1.0 -28 -2.1 $

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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
1877 21 CIN NL 13 50 49 5 10 3 0 0 5 1 2 .204 .220 .265 .485 59 13 0 1/O
1878 22 CIN NL 13 50 49 4 12 0 0 0 8 1 4 .245 .260 .245 .505 73 12 0 /16O
1879 23 CLV NL 30 109 109 11 16 2 2 0 6 0 14 .147 .147 .202 .349 14 22 0 1/O
1882 26 STL AA 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O1
4 Seasons 57 213 211 20 38 5 2 0 19 2 20 .180 .188 .223 .411 36 47 0
162 Game Avg. 162 605 600 57 108 14 6 0 54 6 .180 .188 .223 .411 36 134 0
CIN (2 yrs) 26 100 98 9 22 3 0 0 13 2 6 .224 .240 .255 .495 66 25 0
STL (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
CLV (1 yr) 30 109 109 11 16 2 2 0 6 0 14 .147 .147 .202 .349 14 22 0
NL (3 yrs) 56 209 207 20 38 5 2 0 19 2 20 .184 .191 .227 .418 39 47 0
AA (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 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
1877 21 CIN NL 50 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1/O
1878 22 CIN NL 50 -2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /16O
1879 23 CLV NL 109 -11 0 0 0 -2 0 3 -10 -0.9 -8 -0.7 -0.2 $ 1/O
1882 26 STL AA 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /O1
4 Seasons 213 -17 0 0 0 -2 1 7 -11 -1.0 -9 -0.8 -0.2 $
CIN (2 yrs) 100 -5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
STL (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
CLV (1 yr) 109 -11 0 0 0 -2 0 3 -10 -0.9 -8 -0.7 -0.2 $

Standard Fielding

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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
1877 CIN NL 21 P 12 100.0 25 9 14 2 0 .920 2.07 1.92 .915 2.10 2.10
1877 CIN NL 21 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .830 1.90 0-1-1
1878 CIN NL 22 P 9 80.0 18 3 14 1 1 .944 1.91 1.89 .888 2.31 2.32
1878 CIN NL 22 SS 2 8 0 6 2 0 .750 3.00 .878 4.30
1878 CIN NL 22 OF 1 4 1 2 1 0 .750 3.00 .835 1.80 0-1-1
1879 CLV NL 23 P 23 194.2 49 11 24 14 0 .714 1.62 1.52 .901 2.30 2.30
1879 CLV NL 23 OF 9 18 12 0 6 0 .667 1.33 .838 1.89 0-8-1
1882 STL AA 26 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0-0-1
1882 STL AA 26 P 1 7.0 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.57 2.00 .920 3.47 3.40
4 Seasons P 45 381.2 95 23 54 18 1 .811 1.82 1.71 .903 2.27 2.28
4 Seasons OF 13 23 14 2 7 0 .696 1.23 .837 1.88 0-10-4
1 Season SS 2 8 0 6 2 0 .750 3.00 .878 4.30
4 Seasons TOT 60 381.2 126 37 62 27 1 .786 1.82 1.65 .889 2.27 2.26 0-10-4
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

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1877 NL  0.2 (7th)
1878 NL  1.3 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1877 NL  3.51 (7th)
1878 NL  2.14 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1877 NL  6 (7th)
1878 NL  7 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1877 NL  .545 (3rd)
1878 NL  .778 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1877 NL  1.340 (7th)
1878 NL  1.088 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  11.070 (7th)
1878 NL  7.763 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  0.990 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  3.690 (1st)
1878 NL  5.738 (1st)
1879 NL  4.161 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1877 NL  12 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1877 NL  100.0 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1877 NL  41 (7th)
1878 NL  51 (8th)
1879 NL  90 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1877 NL  12 (9th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1877 NL  11 (9th)
1879 NL  20 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1877 NL  1 (5th)
1878 NL  1 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  1 (6th)
1879 NL  1 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1877 NL  11 (10th)
1878 NL  18 (10th)
1879 NL  42 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1877 NL  123 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1877 NL  3.727 (2nd)
1878 NL  2.833 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1877 NL  0.000 (1st)
1878 NL  0.113 (10th)
1879 NL  0.046 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1879 NL  15 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1877 NL  39 (10th)
1879 NL  71 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1879 NL  26 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1877 NL  448 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1879 NL  2 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1877 NL  76 (7th)
1878 NL  100 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  3 (7th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1878 NL  0.2 (7th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1879 NL  14 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1877 NL  2.07 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1877 NL  born 1856-02-06 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (731), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 51 (498), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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