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Hank O'Day

Henry Francis O'Day

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 8, 1862 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1884
Teams (by GP): Nationals/BlueStockings/Giants/PittsburghAlleghenys 1884-1890

Final Game: October 3, 1890
Died: July 2, 1935 in Chicago, IL
Buried: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
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Standard Pitching

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 21 TOL AA 9 28 .243 3.75 41 40 1 35 2 1 326.2 335 241 136 6 66 163 18 0 40 1412 91 1.228 9.2 0.2 1.8 4.5 2.47
1885 22 PIT AA 5 7 .417 3.67 12 12 0 10 0 0 103.0 110 77 42 4 16 36 7 0 11 449 89 1.223 9.6 0.3 1.4 3.1 2.25
1886 23 WHS NL 2 2 .500 1.65 6 6 0 6 0 0 49.0 41 17 9 1 17 47 0 3 204 195 1.184 7.5 0.2 3.1 8.6 2.76
1887 24 WHS NL 8 20 .286 4.17 30 30 0 29 0 0 254.2 255 197 118 15 109 86 9 0 31 1122 97 1.429 9.0 0.5 3.9 3.0 0.79
1888 25 WHS NL 16 29 .356 3.10 46 46 0 46 2 0 403.0 359 208 139 19 117 186 16 0 17 1680 90 1.181 8.0 0.4 2.6 4.2 1.59
1889 26 TOT NL 11 11 .500 4.31 23 23 0 19 0 0 186.0 200 139 89 9 92 51 13 0 4 854 91 1.570 9.7 0.4 4.5 2.5 0.55
1889 26 WHS NL 2 10 .167 4.33 13 13 0 11 0 0 108.0 117 88 52 7 57 23 6 0 4 499 89 1.611 9.8 0.6 4.8 1.9 0.40
1889 26 NYG NL 9 1 .900 4.27 10 10 0 8 0 0 78.0 83 51 37 2 35 28 7 0 0 355 94 1.513 9.6 0.2 4.0 3.2 0.80
1890 27 NYI PL 22 13 .629 4.21 43 35 7 32 1 3 329.0 355 249 154 11 161 94 18 0 16 1526 108 1.568 9.7 0.3 4.4 2.6 0.58
7 Yrs 73 110 .399 3.74 201 192 8 177 5 4 1651.1 1655 1128 687 65 578 663 81 0 122 7247 97 1.352 9.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.15
162 Game Avg. 13 19 .399 3.74 35 33 1 31 1 1 286 286 195 119 11 100 115 0 21 1254 97 1.352 9.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.15
WHS (4 yrs) 28 61 .315 3.51 95 95 0 92 2 0 814.2 772 510 318 42 300 342 31 0 55 3505 95 1.316 8.5 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.14
TOL (1 yr) 9 28 .243 3.75 41 40 1 35 2 1 326.2 335 241 136 6 66 163 18 0 40 1412 91 1.228 9.2 0.2 1.8 4.5 2.47
NYI (1 yr) 22 13 .629 4.21 43 35 7 32 1 3 329.0 355 249 154 11 161 94 18 0 16 1526 108 1.568 9.7 0.3 4.4 2.6 0.58
NYG (1 yr) 9 1 .900 4.27 10 10 0 8 0 0 78.0 83 51 37 2 35 28 7 0 0 355 94 1.513 9.6 0.2 4.0 3.2 0.80
PIT (1 yr) 5 7 .417 3.67 12 12 0 10 0 0 103.0 110 77 42 4 16 36 7 0 11 449 89 1.223 9.6 0.3 1.4 3.1 2.25
NL (4 yrs) 37 62 .374 3.58 105 105 0 100 2 0 892.2 855 561 355 44 335 370 38 0 55 3860 95 1.333 8.6 0.4 3.4 3.7 1.10
AA (2 yrs) 14 35 .286 3.73 53 52 1 45 2 1 429.2 445 318 178 10 82 199 25 0 51 1861 90 1.227 9.3 0.2 1.7 4.2 2.43
PL (1 yr) 22 13 .629 4.21 43 35 7 32 1 3 329.0 355 249 154 11 161 94 18 0 16 1526 108 1.568 9.7 0.3 4.4 2.6 0.58

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1884 21 TOL AA 326.2 41 40 241 6.64 5.32 0.12 0.00 105.0 5.46 -31 -2.7 1.0 -0.4 -1.4 -27 .433 .483 $
1885 22 PIT AA 103.0 12 12 77 6.73 5.57 0.13 0.00 100.0 5.44 -14 -1.2 -0.1 -0.9 -10 .400 .493 $
1886 23 WHS NL 49.0 6 6 17 3.12 5.48 -0.13 0.00 97.0 5.44 14 1.5 -0.1 1.8 17 .746 .509 $
1887 24 WHS NL 254.2 30 30 197 6.96 6.27 -0.10 0.00 100.0 6.37 -7 -0.6 -0.4 1.3 13 .481 .497 $
1888 25 WHS NL 403.0 46 46 208 4.65 4.68 -0.09 0.00 98.0 4.68 9 0.9 -0.4 3.7 36 .520 .506 $
1889 26 WHS NL 108.0 13 13 88 7.33 5.96 -0.39 0.00 96.0 6.09 -12 -1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -3 .424 .494 $2,000
1889 26 NYG NL 78.0 10 10 51 5.88 5.66 0.17 0.00 99.0 5.43 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 5 .483 .499 $
1890 27 NYI PL 329.0 43 35 249 6.81 6.76 0.09 0.00 107.0 7.14 12 1.0 1.0 -0.4 2.4 40 .522 .506 $
7 Seasons 1651.1 201 192 1128 6.15 5.68 -0.01 0.00 101.5 5.78 -31 -2.3 1.0 -1.9 7.1 72 .488 .498 $2,000
WHS (4 yrs) 814.2 95 95 510 5.63 5.40 -0.14 0.00 98.3 5.44 4 0.8 -1.0 6.6 64 .509 .501 $2,000
TOL (1 yr) 326.2 41 40 241 6.64 5.32 0.12 0.00 105.0 5.46 -31 -2.7 1.0 -0.4 -1.4 -27 .433 .483 $
NYI (1 yr) 329.0 43 35 249 6.81 6.76 0.09 0.00 107.0 7.14 12 1.0 1.0 -0.4 2.4 40 .522 .506 $
NYG (1 yr) 78.0 10 10 51 5.88 5.66 0.17 0.00 99.0 5.43 -2 -0.2 -0.1 0.4 5 .483 .499 $
PIT (1 yr) 103.0 12 12 77 6.73 5.57 0.13 0.00 100.0 5.44 -14 -1.2 -0.1 -0.9 -10 .400 .493 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1889 26 NYG NL WS W BRO 2 0 1.000 1.17 3 2 1 2 0 0 23.0 10 3 3 0 14 12 1.043 3.9 0.0 5.5 4.7 0.86
1 WS 2 0 1.000 1.17 3 2 1 2 0 0 23.0 10 3 3 0 14 12 1.043 3.9 0.0 5.5 4.7 0.86

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1884 21 9 28 .243 3.75 41 40 1 35 2 1 326.2 335 241 136 6 66 163 18 0 40 1412 91 1.228 9.2 0.2 1.8 4.5 2.47 91
1885 22 14 35 .286 3.73 53 52 1 45 2 1 429.2 445 318 178 10 82 199 25 0 51 1861 90 1.227 9.3 0.2 1.7 4.2 2.43 90
1886 23 16 37 .302 3.52 59 58 1 51 2 1 478.2 486 335 187 11 99 246 25 0 54 2065 95 1.222 9.1 0.2 1.9 4.6 2.48 95
1887 24 24 57 .296 3.74 89 88 1 80 2 1 733.1 741 532 305 26 208 332 34 0 85 3187 96 1.294 9.1 0.3 2.6 4.1 1.60 96
1888 25 40 86 .317 3.52 135 134 1 126 4 1 1136.1 1100 740 444 45 325 518 50 0 102 4867 94 1.254 8.7 0.4 2.6 4.1 1.59 94
1889 26 51 97 .345 3.63 158 157 1 145 4 1 1322.1 1300 879 533 54 417 569 63 0 106 5721 94 1.298 8.8 0.4 2.8 3.9 1.36 94
1890 27 73 110 .399 3.74 201 192 8 177 5 4 1651.1 1655 1128 687 65 578 663 81 0 122 7247 97 1.352 9.0 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.15 97

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1884 21 40 21 .656 2.84 554.0 482 194 175 9 95 276 26 1.042 7.8 1.5 4.5 2.91 0.1 41
1885 22 12 5 .706 2.74 161.0 143 54 49 5 21 56 9 1.019 8.0 1.2 3.1 2.67 0.3 12
1886 23 6 1 .857 1.36 66.0 49 11 10 1 20 63 0 1.045 6.7 2.7 8.6 3.15 0.1 6
1887 24 25 13 .658 2.87 342.0 277 121 109 16 118 115 10 1.155 7.3 3.1 3.0 0.97 0.4 30
1888 25 32 20 .615 3.15 472.0 426 183 165 23 139 218 19 1.197 8.1 2.7 4.2 1.57 0.4 46
1889 26 16 10 .615 3.18 238.0 214 93 84 10 98 65 14 1.311 8.1 3.7 2.5 0.66 0.4 23
1890 27 38 12 .760 2.25 455.0 338 127 114 10 153 130 17 1.079 6.7 3.0 2.6 0.85 0.2 43
7 Yrs 169 82 .673 2.78 2288.0 1929 783 706 74 644 923 95 1.125 7.6 3.6 1.43 0.3 201

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1888 NL  3.7 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1890 PL  22 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1890 PL  .629 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 NL  9.012 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 NL  3.039 (10th)
1888 NL  4.154 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1888 NL  46 (6th)
1890 PL  43 (6th)

Saves s c a p y
1884 AA  1 (1st)
1890 PL  3 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1888 NL  403.0 (7th)
1890 PL  329.0 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 NL  186 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1888 NL  46 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1888 NL  46 (6th)
1890 PL  32 (9th)
Career  177 (177th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1887 NL  15 (9th)
1888 NL  19 (3rd)
1890 PL  11 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1887 NL  109 (5th)
1888 NL  117 (2nd)
1890 PL  161 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1888 NL  359 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1884 AA  28 (5th)
1887 NL  20 (9th)
1888 NL  29 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1888 NL  139 (3rd)
1890 PL  154 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1884 AA  40 (4th)
1887 NL  31 (4th)
1888 NL  17 (9th)
1890 PL  16 (10th)
Career  122 (61st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1884 AA  18 (5th)
1888 NL  16 (1st)
1889 NL  13 (7th)
1890 PL  18 (4th)
Career  81 (144th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1888 NL  1,680 (7th)
1890 PL  1,526 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 PL  7 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1890 PL  13 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1890 PL  1.1 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 6 (380), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 33 (730), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 19 (639), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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