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Jim O'Rourke
James Henry O'Rourke (Orator Jim)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 1, 1850 in Bridgeport, CT (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1872
Final Game: September 22, 1904
Died: January 8, 1919 in Bridgeport, CT
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1945.
Relatives: Brother of John O'Rourke and Father of Queenie O'Rourke
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Standard Batting

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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
1872 21 MAN NA 23 103 101 25 31 4 1 0 12 1 0 2 0 .307 .320 .366 .687 113 37 6/25
1873 22 BOS NA 57 294 280 79 98 19 3 1 48 4 2 14 1 .350 .381 .450 .831 140 126 *3O/2
1874 23 BOS NA 70 335 331 82 104 15 8 5 61 11 1 4 5 .314 .322 .453 .776 140 150 *3
1875 24 BOS NA 75 367 358 97 106 13 7 6 72 17 5 9 6 .296 .313 .422 .735 149 151 *O5/32
1876 25 BSN NL 70 327 312 61 102 17 3 2 43 15 17 .327 .358 .420 .778 155 131 *O/32
1877 26 BSN NL 61 285 265 68 96 14 4 0 23 20 9 .362 .407 .445 .852 163 118 *O/3
1878 27 BSN NL 60 260 255 44 71 17 7 1 29 5 21 .278 .292 .412 .704 122 105 *O/32
1879 28 PRO NL 81 375 362 69 126 19 9 1 46 13 10 .348 .371 .459 .829 172 166 *O3/25
1880 29 BSN NL 86 384 363 71 100 20 11 6 45 21 8 .275 .315 .441 .756 156 160 O365/2
1881 30 BUF NL 83 375 348 71 105 21 7 0 30 27 18 .302 .352 .402 .754 136 140 *5O/263
1882 31 BUF NL 84 383 370 62 104 15 6 2 37 13 13 .281 .305 .370 .676 114 137 *O/265
1883 32 BUF NL 94 451 436 102 143 29 8 1 38 15 13 .328 .350 .438 .788 135 191 O2/561
1884 33 BUF NL 108 502 467 119 162 33 7 5 63 35 17 .347 .392 .480 .872 170 224 *O32/15
1885 34 NYG NL 112 517 477 119 143 21 16 5 42 40 21 .300 .354 .442 .796 155 211 *O/2
1886 35 NYG NL 105 479 440 106 136 26 6 1 34 14 39 21 .309 .365 .402 .768 130 177 O2/3
1887 36 NYG NL 103 438 397 73 113 15 13 3 88 46 36 11 .285 .352 .411 .762 114 163 5 25O/4
1888 37 NYG NL 107 436 409 50 112 16 6 4 50 25 24 30 .274 .319 .372 .690 120 152 3 O2/35
1889 38 NYG NL 128 543 502 89 161 36 7 3 81 33 40 34 .321 .372 .438 .810 122 220 1 *O/2
1890 39 NYI PL 111 519 478 112 172 37 5 9 115 23 33 20 .360 .410 .515 .925 138 246 8 *O
1891 40 NYG NL 136 587 555 92 164 28 7 5 95 19 26 29 .295 .334 .398 .732 116 221 6 *O2
1892 41 NYG NL 115 483 448 62 136 28 5 0 56 16 30 30 .304 .354 .388 .742 125 174 5 *O/23
1893 42 WHS NL 129 604 547 75 157 22 5 2 95 15 49 26 .287 .354 .356 .711 91 195 8 O3/2
1904 53 NYG NL 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 1 0 0 /2
23 Seasons 1999 9051 8505 1729 2643 465 151 62 1203 224 8 510 360 .311 .352 .423 .775 133 3596 36 0
162 Game Avg. 162 733 689 140 214 38 12 5 97 41 .311 .352 .423 .775 133 291
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
NYG (8 yrs) 807 3487 3232 592 966 170 60 21 446 153 235 176 .299 .350 .408 .758 126 1319 20 0
BUF (4 yrs) 369 1711 1621 354 514 98 28 8 168 90 61 .317 .353 .427 .780 141 692
BSN (4 yrs) 277 1256 1195 244 369 68 25 9 140 61 55 .309 .342 .430 .772 150 514
BOS (3 yrs) 202 996 969 258 308 47 18 12 181 32 8 27 12 .318 .336 .441 .777 143 427
PRO (1 yr) 81 375 362 69 126 19 9 1 46 13 10 .348 .371 .459 .829 172 166
NYI (1 yr) 111 519 478 112 172 37 5 9 115 23 33 20 .360 .410 .515 .925 138 246 8
WHS (1 yr) 129 604 547 75 157 22 5 2 95 15 49 26 .287 .354 .356 .711 91 195 8
MAN (1 yr) 23 103 101 25 31 4 1 0 12 1 0 2 0 .307 .320 .366 .687 113 37
NL (18 yrs) 1663 7433 6957 1334 2132 377 127 41 895 168 448 328 .306 .351 .415 .766 132 2886 28 0
NA (4 yrs) 225 1099 1070 283 339 51 19 12 193 33 8 29 12 .317 .335 .434 .768 140 464
PL (1 yr) 111 519 478 112 172 37 5 9 115 23 33 20 .360 .410 .515 .925 138 246 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1888 37 NYG NL WS STL W 10 40 36 4 8 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 8 0
1889 38 NYG NL WS BRO W 9 38 36 7 14 2 2 2 7 3 2 2 .389 .421 .722 1.143 26 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 19 78 72 11 22 2 2 2 8 6 6 4 .306 .359 .472 .831 34 0
2 WS 19 78 72 11 22 2 2 2 8 6 6 4 .306 .359 .472 .831 34 0

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
1883 32 BUF NL 0 0 6.43 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.0 10 9 5 0 1 1 0 1 29 49 1.571 12.9 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.00
1884 33 BUF NL 0 1 .000 2.84 4 0 3 0 0 1 12.2 7 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 41 110 0.632 5.0 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.00
2 Seasons 0 1 .000 4.12 6 0 4 0 0 2 19.2 17 14 9 0 2 4 0 0 1 70 76 0.966 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00
162 Game Avg. 0 11 .000 4.12 68 0 45 0 0 23 223 193 159 102 0 23 45 0 11 793 76 0.966 7.8 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.00

Standard Fielding

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1872 MAN NA 21 SS 16 96 16 54 26 1 .729 4.38 .788 4.62
1872 MAN NA 21 C 8 37 21 5 11 1 .703 3.25 .873 5.03 0
1872 MAN NA 21 3B 2 11 7 3 1 0 .909 5.00 .709 4.30
1873 BOS NA 22 1B 32 394 350 11 33 18 .916 11.28 .929 10.20
1873 BOS NA 22 OF 22 34 19 4 11 0 .676 1.05 .835 1.91 0-0-22
1873 BOS NA 22 C 9 35 27 4 4 2 .886 3.44 .831 4.60 0
1874 BOS NA 23 1B 70 813 755 12 46 40 .943 10.96 .931 10.21
1875 BOS NA 24 OF 45 100 72 8 20 1 .800 1.78 .822 1.77 0-44-1
1875 BOS NA 24 3B 27 115 26 55 34 3 .704 3.00 .783 3.53
1875 BOS NA 24 1B 6 48 44 0 4 1 .917 7.33 .938 10.28
1875 BOS NA 24 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.20 0
1876 BSN NL 25 OF 68 188 154 7 27 1 .856 2.37 .845 2.03 9-60-0
1876 BSN NL 25 1B 2 17 16 0 1 0 .941 8.00 .941 10.30
1876 BSN NL 25 C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1
1877 BSN NL 26 OF 60 143 112 9 22 0 .846 2.02 .828 1.84 23-35-3
1877 BSN NL 26 1B 1 7 6 0 1 2 .857 6.00 .957 10.60
1878 BSN NL 27 OF 57 136 102 15 19 4 .860 2.05 .829 1.72 0-57-0
1878 BSN NL 27 1B 2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .950 11.40
1878 BSN NL 27 C 2 17 12 2 3 1 .824 7.00 .900 6.55 5
1879 PRO NL 28 OF 56 79 51 11 17 2 .785 1.11 .848 1.85 2-0-56
1879 PRO NL 28 1B 20 231 219 1 11 4 .952 11.00 .953 10.89
1879 PRO NL 28 C 5 46 32 9 5 0 .891 8.20 .889 6.24 4
1879 PRO NL 28 3B 3 9 0 8 1 0 .889 2.67 .822 3.33
1880 BSN NL 29 OF 37 75 57 11 7 1 .907 1.84 .847 1.76 15-4-19
1880 BSN NL 29 1B 19 156 141 4 11 11 .929 7.63 .960 10.24
1880 BSN NL 29 SS 17 90 20 56 14 4 .844 4.47 .887 4.31
1880 BSN NL 29 3B 10 35 17 15 3 2 .914 3.20 .846 3.31
1880 BSN NL 29 C 9 52 32 11 9 0 .827 4.78 .902 6.37 10
1881 BUF NL 30 3B 56 201 85 80 36 8 .821 2.95 .866 3.52
1881 BUF NL 30 OF 18 35 27 5 3 0 .914 1.78 .866 2.00 18-0-0
1881 BUF NL 30 C 8 45 30 7 8 0 .822 4.63 .920 5.94 9
1881 BUF NL 30 SS 3 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 4.53
1881 BUF NL 30 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .960 10.40
1882 BUF NL 31 OF 81 179 140 15 24 3 .866 1.91 .853 1.88 5-77-0
1882 BUF NL 31 C 2 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 3.50 .900 6.50 3
1882 BUF NL 31 SS 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .800 4.35
1882 BUF NL 31 3B 1 5 3 0 2 0 .600 3.00 .880 3.50
1883 BUF NL 32 OF 61 112 89 8 15 0 .866 1.59 .846 1.86 60-1-0
1883 BUF NL 32 C 33 175 128 34 13 0 .926 4.91 .878 5.85 30
1883 BUF NL 32 3B 8 18 6 6 6 2 .667 1.50 .861 3.22
1883 BUF NL 32 SS 3 21 3 13 5 0 .762 5.33 .867 4.53
1883 BUF NL 32 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.95
1884 BUF NL 33 OF 86 132 112 6 14 2 .894 1.37 .863 1.76 86-0-0
1884 BUF NL 33 1B 18 223 208 1 14 8 .937 11.61 .963 10.32
1884 BUF NL 33 C 10 38 27 11 0 1 1.000 3.80 .882 7.02 4
1884 BUF NL 33 P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 2.12
1884 BUF NL 33 3B 1 8 3 3 2 1 .750 6.00 .862 3.10
1885 NYG NL 34 OF 112 183 162 10 11 0 .940 1.54 .873 1.82 0-112-0
1885 NYG NL 34 C 8 27 20 3 4 0 .852 2.88 .896 6.36 7
1886 NYG NL 35 OF 63 121 101 11 9 1 .926 1.78 .886 1.71 1-62-0
1886 NYG NL 35 C 47 352 250 83 19 3 .946 7.09 .916 6.74 48
1886 NYG NL 35 1B 2 20 18 2 0 1 1.000 10.00 .965 10.25
1887 NYG NL 36 C 40 228 137 66 25 4 .890 5.08 .907 5.91 37
1887 NYG NL 36 3B 38 114 46 50 18 2 .842 2.53 .875 3.37
1887 NYG NL 36 OF 28 72 60 7 5 1 .931 2.39 .876 1.92 19-6-3
1887 NYG NL 36 2B 2 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 4.50 .900 5.80
1888 NYG NL 37 OF 87 149 130 13 6 1 .960 1.64 .901 1.90 75-3-9
1888 NYG NL 37 C 15 104 77 22 5 0 .952 6.60 .908 6.72 14
1888 NYG NL 37 1B 4 46 43 2 1 3 .978 11.25 .976 10.48
1888 NYG NL 37 3B 2 6 1 3 2 0 .667 2.00 .900 3.10
1889 NYG NL 38 OF 128 205 165 18 22 2 .893 1.43 .912 1.97 128-0-0
1889 NYG NL 38 C 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .900 5.70 0
1890 NYI PL 39 OF 111 215 175 25 15 3 .930 1.80 .901 2.06 10-1-100
1891 NYG NL 40 OF 126 235 195 18 22 1 .906 1.69 .912 1.88 126-1-0
1891 NYG NL 40 C 14 79 49 26 4 2 .949 5.36 .924 5.45 15
1892 NYG NL 41 OF 111 172 146 11 15 1 .913 1.41 .912 1.86 106-0-5
1892 NYG NL 41 C 4 21 14 6 1 0 .952 5.00 .933 5.58 2
1892 NYG NL 41 1B 1 9 8 0 1 1 .889 8.00 .978 10.40
1893 WHS NL 42 OF 87 205 174 16 15 2 .927 2.18 .914 2.14 87-0-0
1893 WHS NL 42 1B 33 305 277 19 9 15 .970 8.97 .978 10.46
1893 WHS NL 42 C 9 56 36 17 3 2 .946 5.89 .936 4.51 7
1904 NYG NL 53 C 1 5 4 0 1 0 .800 4.00 .980 5.70 0
20 Seasons OF 1444 2770 2243 228 299 26 .892 1.71 .876 1.89 770-463-218
20 Seasons C 227 1327 903 309 115 16 .913 5.34 .904 6.05 196
14 Seasons 1B 211 2284 2100 52 132 104 .942 10.20 .946 10.35
10 Seasons 3B 148 522 194 223 105 18 .799 2.82 .844 3.45
5 Seasons SS 41 214 40 129 45 5 .790 4.12 .839 4.47
2 Seasons P 6 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 2.07
1 Season 2B 2 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 4.50 .900 5.80
23 Seasons TOT 2079 7128 5485 947 696 170 .902 3.09 .803 3.37 770-463-218 196
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1873 NA--.350--8th
1876 NL--.327--9th
1877 NL--.362--4th
1879 NL--.348--2nd
1883 NL--.328--5th
1884 NL--.347--2nd
1885 NL--.300--10th
1886 NL--.309--9th
1889 NL--.321--6th
1890 PL--.360--3rd
1891 NL--.296--6th
1892 NL--.304--8th
Career--.311--103rd

On-Base% s c a p y
1873 NA--.381--7th
1876 NL--.358--5th
1877 NL--.407--1st
1879 NL--.371--1st
1880 NL--.315--9th
1881 NL--.352--8th
1883 NL--.350--7th
1884 NL--.392--3rd
1885 NL--.354--9th
1886 NL--.365--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1873 NA--.450--8th
1874 NA--.453--6th
1875 NA--.422--9th
1876 NL--.420--8th
1877 NL--.445--5th
1878 NL--.412--9th
1879 NL--.459--5th
1880 NL--.441--5th
1884 NL--.480--7th
1885 NL--.442--9th
1890 PL--.515--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1873 NA--.831--7th
1874 NA--.776--8th
1875 NA--.735--8th
1876 NL--.778--6th
1877 NL--.852--2nd
1879 NL--.829--5th
1880 NL--.756--5th
1883 NL--.788--10th
1884 NL--.872--5th
1885 NL--.796--8th
1890 PL--.925--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA--57--8th
1874 NA--70--4th
1876 NL--70--1st
1877 NL--61--1st
1880 NL--86--2nd
1882 NL--84--4th
1885 NL--112--3rd
1891 NL--136--10th
Career--1999--216th

At Bats s c a p y
1873 NA--280--9th
1874 NA--331--6th
1875 NA--358--10th
1876 NL--312--5th
1879 NL--362--8th
1880 NL--363--4th
1882 NL--370--8th
1883 NL--436--5th
1885 NL--477--2nd
1891 NL--555--6th
Career--8505--94th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1873 NA--294--7th
1874 NA--335--6th
1875 NA--367--10th
1876 NL--327--3rd
1877 NL--285--2nd
1879 NL--375--7th
1880 NL--384--3rd
1881 NL--375--5th
1882 NL--383--10th
1883 NL--451--4th
1884 NL--502--9th
1885 NL--517--2nd
Career--9051--140th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1873 NA--79--6th
1874 NA--82--2nd
1875 NA--97--3rd
1876 NL--61--10th
1877 NL--68--1st
1878 NL--44--10th
1879 NL--69--8th
1880 NL--71--4th
1881 NL--71--4th
1883 NL--102--3rd
1884 NL--119--2nd
1885 NL--119--2nd
1886 NL--106--6th
Career--1729--22nd

Hits s c a p y
1873 NA--98--6th
1874 NA--104--5th
1876 NL--102--6th
1877 NL--96--3rd
1879 NL--126--2nd
1880 NL--100--8th
1881 NL--105--8th
1883 NL--143--3rd
1884 NL--162--1st
1885 NL--143--4th
1889 NL--161--10th
1890 PL--172--8th
1891 NL--164--5th
Career--2643--72nd

Total Bases s c a p y
1873 NA--126--6th
1874 NA--150--2nd
1875 NA--151--9th
1876 NL--131--8th
1877 NL--118--3rd
1878 NL--105--10th
1879 NL--166--4th
1880 NL--160--3rd
1883 NL--191--7th
1884 NL--224--6th
1885 NL--211--5th
1890 PL--246--9th
1891 NL--221--9th
Career--3596--133rd

Doubles s c a p y
1873 NA--19--2nd
1874 NA--15--6th
1876 NL--17--7th
1877 NL--14--6th
1878 NL--17--5th
1880 NL--20--7th
1881 NL--21--8th
1884 NL--33--2nd
1886 NL--26--9th
1889 NL--36--3rd
1890 PL--37--3rd
1891 NL--28--7th
1892 NL--28--6th
Career--465--76th

Triples s c a p y
1874 NA--8--4th
1875 NA--7--6th
1878 NL--7--2nd
1879 NL--9--9th
1880 NL--11--3rd
1881 NL--7--9th
1885 NL--16--1st
Career--151--49th

Home Runs s c a p y
1874 NA--5--1st
1875 NA--6--1st
1876 NL--2--3rd
1878 NL--1--5th
1880 NL--6--1st
1885 NL--5--10th
1890 PL--9--6th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1874 NA--61--2nd
1875 NA--72--3rd
1878 NL--29--10th
1880 NL--45--5th
1884 NL--63--10th
1890 PL--115--4th
1891 NL--95--2nd
Career--1203--132nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1873 NA--14--3rd
1875 NA--9--2nd
1876 NL--15--2nd
1877 NL--20--1st
1879 NL--13--7th
1880 NL--21--2nd
1881 NL--27--5th
1884 NL--35--10th
1885 NL--40--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1876 NL--17--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1874 NA--11--1st
1875 NA--17--8th

Singles s c a p y
1873 NA--75--8th
1874 NA--76--10th
1876 NL--80--7th
1877 NL--78--4th
1879 NL--97--2nd
1882 NL--81--6th
1883 NL--105--1st
1884 NL--117--2nd
1885 NL--101--5th
1890 PL--121--10th
1891 NL--124--5th
Career--1965--51st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1873 NA--140--8th
1874 NA--140--10th
1875 NA--149--9th
1876 NL--155--6th
1877 NL--163--4th
1879 NL--172--5th
1880 NL--156--6th
1881 NL--136--10th
1884 NL--170--4th
1885 NL--155--7th
1890 PL--138--9th
Career--133--121st

Runs Created s c a p y
1873 NA--48--4th
1874 NA--50--3rd
1875 NA--48--8th
1876 NL--47--4th
1877 NL--48--2nd
1879 NL--62--3rd
1880 NL--50--5th
1881 NL--49--6th
1883 NL--67--6th
1884 NL--88--3rd
1885 NL--75--5th
1890 PL--99--8th
Career--1266--151st

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1873 NA--15--4th
1874 NA--14--6th
1875 NA--18--7th
1876 NL--19--5th
1877 NL--21--2nd
1879 NL--28--4th
1880 NL--21--5th
1881 NL--15--7th
1884 NL--39--4th
1885 NL--29--4th
1890 PL--26--8th
Career--342--97th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1873 NA--1.4--4th
1874 NA--1.5--6th
1875 NA--2.0--7th
1876 NL--2.1--5th
1877 NL--2.2--2nd
1879 NL--3.1--4th
1880 NL--2.4--5th
1881 NL--1.7--7th
1884 NL--4.2--4th
1885 NL--3.2--4th
1890 PL--2.5--7th
Career--36.9--80th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1873 NA--23--5th
1874 NA--28--3rd
1875 NA--26--7th
1876 NL--22--8th
1877 NL--18--9th
1878 NL--25--3rd
1880 NL--37--3rd
1884 NL--45--7th
1885 NL--42--4th
1889 NL--46--9th
1890 PL--51--8th
1891 NL--40--10th
Career--678--183rd

Times On Base s c a p y
1873 NA--112--4th
1874 NA--108--5th
1875 NA--115--8th
1876 NL--117--3rd
1877 NL--116--1st
1879 NL--139--3rd
1880 NL--121--6th
1881 NL--132--2nd
1883 NL--158--3rd
1884 NL--197--2nd
1885 NL--183--3rd
Career--3189--146th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1873 NA--.671--7th
1874 NA--.666--8th
1875 NA--.683--8th
1876 NL--.723--8th
1877 NL--.779--2nd
1879 NL--.786--5th
1880 NL--.703--6th
1883 NL--.683--10th
1884 NL--.793--4th
1885 NL--.737--6th
1890 PL--.737--5th
Career--.669--138th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 PL--8--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1874 NA--6.9--1st
1875 NA--8.9--1st
1890 PL--12.9--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
1873 NA--280.000--3rd
1879 NL--36.200--5th
1880 NL--45.375--4th
1882 NL--28.462--5th
1883 NL--33.538--3rd
1884 NL--27.471--5th
1885 NL--22.714--10th
1886 NL--20.952--8th
1887 NL--36.091--6th
Career--23.610--61st

AB per HR s c a p y
1874 NA--66.200--2nd
1875 NA--59.667--1st
1876 NL--156.000--10th
1880 NL--60.500--3rd
1890 PL--53.111--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1874 NA--228--6th
1875 NA--257--10th
1880 NL--263--6th
1885 NL--334--5th
1893 NL--390--9th
Career--5870--152nd

Saves s c a p y
1883 NL--1--3rd
1884 NL--1--2nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1884 NL--3--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1883 NL--born 1850-09-01--9th
1884 NL--born 1850-09-01--8th
1885 NL--born 1850-09-01--6th
1886 NL--born 1850-09-01--5th
1887 NL--born 1850-09-01--3rd
1888 NL--born 1850-09-01--3rd
1889 NL--born 1850-09-01--2nd
1890 PL--born 1850-09-01--2nd
1891 NL--born 1850-09-01--1st
1892 NL--born 1850-09-01--1st
1893 NL--born 1850-09-01--1st
1904 NL--born 1850-09-01--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 25 (48), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 207 (16), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 6 (1479), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 86 (188), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 49 (82), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1873 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Stockings.

Before 1879 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Providence Grays.

Before 1880 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Caps.

December 25, 1880: Signed as a Free Agent with the Buffalo Bisons. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

November, 1884: Sent from the Buffalo Bisons to the New York Gothams in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Before 1890 Season: Jumped from the New York Giants to the New York Giants.

September 15, 1892: Assigned to the Washington Senators by the New York Giants.

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