Charley Radbourn
Charles Gardner Radbourn (Old Hoss)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: December 11, 1854 in Rochester, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1880
Final Game: August 11, 1891
Died: February 5, 1897 in Bloomington, IL
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1939.
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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
1881 26 PRO NL 25 11 .694 2.43 41 36 4 34 3 0 325.1 309 162 88 1 64 117 0 17 1380 109 1.147 8.5 0.0 1.8 3.2 1.83
1882 27 PRO NL 33 20 .623 2.09 55 52 3 51 6 0 474.0 429 215 110 6 51 201 0 23 1948 135 1.013 8.1 0.1 1.0 3.8 3.94
1883 28 PRO NL 48 25 .658 2.05 76 68 8 66 4 1 632.1 563 275 144 7 56 315 0 36 2540 152 0.979 8.0 0.1 0.8 4.5 5.63
1884 29 PRO NL 59 12 .831 1.38 75 73 2 73 11 1 678.2 528 216 104 18 98 441 0 0 34 2672 207 0.922 7.0 0.2 1.3 5.8 4.50
1885 30 PRO NL 28 21 .571 2.20 49 49 0 49 2 0 445.2 423 209 109 4 83 154 0 0 34 1841 122 1.135 8.5 0.1 1.7 3.1 1.86
1886 31 BSN NL 27 31 .466 3.00 58 58 0 57 3 0 509.1 521 300 170 18 111 218 0 0 22 2162 106 1.241 9.2 0.3 2.0 3.9 1.96
1887 32 BSN NL 24 23 .511 4.55 50 50 0 48 1 0 425.0 505 305 215 20 133 87 14 0 20 1915 86 1.501 10.7 0.4 2.8 1.8 0.65
1888 33 BSN NL 7 16 .304 2.87 24 24 0 24 1 0 207.0 187 110 66 8 45 64 8 0 8 852 101 1.121 8.1 0.3 2.0 2.8 1.42
1889 34 BSN NL 20 11 .645 3.67 33 31 2 28 1 0 277.0 282 151 113 14 72 99 8 0 4 1163 114 1.278 9.2 0.5 2.3 3.2 1.38
1890 35 BOS PL 27 12 .692 3.31 41 38 3 36 1 0 343.0 352 183 126 8 100 80 11 0 11 1486 127 1.318 9.2 0.2 2.6 2.1 0.80
1891 36 CIN NL 11 13 .458 4.25 26 24 2 23 2 0 218.0 236 149 103 13 62 54 13 0 8 951 79 1.367 9.7 0.5 2.6 2.2 0.87
11 Seasons 309 195 .613 2.67 528 503 24 489 35 2 4535.1 4335 2275 1348 117 875 1830 54 0 217 18910 120 1.149 8.6 0.2 1.7 3.6 2.09
162 Game Avg. 20 13 .613 2.67 35 33 2 32 2 0 299 286 150 89 8 58 121 0 14 1247 120 1.149 8.6 0.2 1.7 3.6 2.09
PRO (5 yrs) 193 89 .684 1.95 296 278 17 273 26 2 2556.0 2252 1077 555 36 352 1228 0 0 144 10381 146 1.019 7.9 0.1 1.2 4.3 3.49
BSN (4 yrs) 78 81 .491 3.58 165 163 2 157 6 0 1418.1 1495 866 564 60 361 468 30 0 54 6092 99 1.309 9.5 0.4 2.3 3.0 1.30
BOS (1 yr) 27 12 .692 3.31 41 38 3 36 1 0 343.0 352 183 126 8 100 80 11 0 11 1486 127 1.318 9.2 0.2 2.6 2.1 0.80
CIN (1 yr) 11 13 .458 4.25 26 24 2 23 2 0 218.0 236 149 103 13 62 54 13 0 8 951 79 1.367 9.7 0.5 2.6 2.2 0.87
NL (10 yrs) 282 183 .606 2.62 487 465 21 453 34 2 4192.1 3983 2092 1222 109 775 1750 43 0 206 17424 119 1.135 8.6 0.2 1.7 3.8 2.26
PL (1 yr) 27 12 .692 3.31 41 38 3 36 1 0 343.0 352 183 126 8 100 80 11 0 11 1486 127 1.318 9.2 0.2 2.6 2.1 0.80

Postseason Pitching

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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
1884 29 PRO NL WS W NYP 3 0 1.000 0.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 22.0 11 3 0 0 0 17 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 7.0
1 WS 3 0 1.000 0.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 22.0 11 3 0 0 0 17 0.500 4.5 0.0 0.0 7.0

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1881 26 25 11 .694 2.43 41 36 4 34 3 0 325.1 309 162 88 1 64 117 0 17 1380 109 1.147 8.5 0.0 1.8 3.2 1.83 109
1882 27 58 31 .652 2.23 96 88 7 85 9 0 799.1 738 377 198 7 115 318 0 40 3328 124 1.067 8.3 0.1 1.3 3.6 2.77 124
1883 28 106 56 .654 2.15 172 156 15 151 13 1 1431.2 1301 652 342 14 171 633 0 76 5868 136 1.028 8.2 0.1 1.1 4.0 3.70 136
1884 29 165 68 .708 1.90 247 229 17 224 24 2 2110.1 1829 868 446 32 269 1074 0 0 110 8540 152 0.994 7.8 0.1 1.1 4.6 3.99 152
1885 30 193 89 .684 1.95 296 278 17 273 26 2 2556.0 2252 1077 555 36 352 1228 0 0 144 10381 146 1.019 7.9 0.1 1.2 4.3 3.49 146
1886 31 220 120 .647 2.13 354 336 17 330 29 2 3065.1 2773 1377 725 54 463 1446 0 0 166 12543 137 1.056 8.1 0.2 1.4 4.2 3.12 137
1887 32 244 143 .630 2.42 404 386 17 378 30 2 3490.1 3278 1682 940 74 596 1533 14 0 186 14458 125 1.110 8.5 0.2 1.5 4.0 2.57 125
1888 33 251 159 .612 2.45 428 410 17 402 31 2 3697.1 3465 1792 1006 82 641 1597 22 0 194 15310 124 1.111 8.4 0.2 1.6 3.9 2.49 124
1889 34 271 170 .615 2.53 461 441 19 430 32 2 3974.1 3747 1943 1119 96 713 1696 30 0 198 16473 123 1.122 8.5 0.2 1.6 3.8 2.38 123
1890 35 298 182 .621 2.60 502 479 22 466 33 2 4317.1 4099 2126 1245 104 813 1776 41 0 209 17959 123 1.138 8.5 0.2 1.7 3.7 2.18 123
1891 36 309 195 .613 2.67 528 503 24 489 35 2 4535.1 4335 2275 1348 117 875 1830 54 0 217 18910 120 1.149 8.6 0.2 1.7 3.6 2.09 120

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1881 26 56 16 .778 2.10 656.0 573 170 153 2 119 236 0 1.055 7.9 1.6 3.2 1.98 0.0 41
1882 27 91 15 .858 1.64 956.0 756 193 174 11 90 405 0 0.885 7.1 0.8 3.8 4.50 0.1 55
1883 28 105 15 .875 1.51 1087.0 814 202 182 10 81 542 0 0.823 6.7 0.7 4.5 6.69 0.1 76
1884 29 102 8 .927 1.11 993.0 691 137 123 24 128 645 0 0.825 6.3 1.2 5.8 5.04 0.2 75
1885 30 57 15 .792 2.06 656.0 600 167 150 6 118 227 0 1.095 8.2 1.6 3.1 1.92 0.1 49
1886 31 53 22 .707 2.54 684.0 638 214 193 22 136 293 0 1.132 8.4 1.8 3.9 2.15 0.3 58
1887 32 38 25 .603 3.24 573.0 561 229 206 22 148 117 16 1.237 8.8 2.3 1.8 0.79 0.3 50
1888 33 18 9 .667 2.76 245.0 219 83 75 9 53 76 9 1.110 8.0 1.9 2.8 1.43 0.3 24
1889 34 27 11 .711 2.59 348.0 291 111 100 14 74 124 8 1.049 7.5 1.9 3.2 1.68 0.4 33
1890 35 40 10 .800 2.00 455.0 349 112 101 8 99 106 11 0.985 6.9 2.0 2.1 1.07 0.2 41
1891 36 17 12 .586 3.29 263.0 247 107 96 14 65 65 14 1.186 8.5 2.2 2.2 1.00 0.5 26
11 Seasons 604 158 .793 2.02 6916.0 5739 1725 1553 142 1111 2836 58 0.990 7.5 3.7 2.55 0.2 528

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 1.3%)
1939 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1939 by VC

Awards (yr lg award)
1884 NL Triple Crown

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1881 NL  2.434 (6th)
1882 NL  2.089 (2nd)
1883 NL  2.050 (2nd)
1884 NL  1.379 (1st)
1885 NL  2.201 (5th)
1890 PL  3.306 (4th)
Career  2.675 (70th)

Wins s c a p y
1881 NL  25 (6th)
1882 NL  33 (2nd)
1883 NL  48 (1st)
1884 NL  59 (1st)
1885 NL  28 (4th)
1886 NL  27 (8th)
1887 NL  24 (6th)
1889 NL  20 (9th)
1890 PL  27 (4th)
Career  309 (19th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1881 NL  .694 (1st)
1882 NL  .623 (2nd)
1883 NL  .658 (2nd)
1884 NL  .831 (1st)
1885 NL  .571 (5th)
1889 NL  .645 (4th)
1890 PL  .692 (2nd)
Career  .613 (81st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1881 NL  1.147 (4th)
1882 NL  1.013 (2nd)
1883 NL  .979 (1st)
1884 NL  .922 (3rd)
1885 NL  1.135 (9th)
1889 NL  1.278 (2nd)
1890 PL  1.318 (3rd)
Career  1.149 (62nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL  8.548 (3rd)
1882 NL  8.146 (2nd)
1883 NL  8.013 (2nd)
1884 NL  7.002 (2nd)
1889 NL  9.163 (10th)
1890 PL  9.236 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1882 NL  .968 (6th)
1883 NL  .797 (3rd)
1884 NL  1.300 (6th)
1885 NL  1.676 (6th)
1886 NL  1.961 (6th)
1889 NL  2.339 (3rd)
1890 PL  2.624 (5th)
1891 NL  2.560 (4th)
Career  1.736 (46th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL  3.237 (4th)
1882 NL  3.817 (6th)
1883 NL  4.483 (4th)
1884 NL  5.848 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1881 NL  41 (8th)
1882 NL  55 (2nd)
1883 NL  76 (1st)
1884 NL  75 (1st)
1885 NL  49 (6th)
1886 NL  58 (3rd)
1887 NL  50 (3rd)
1890 PL  41 (10th)

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

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1882 NL  474.0 (2nd)
1883 NL  632.3 (2nd)
1884 NL  678.7 (1st)
1885 NL  445.7 (3rd)
1886 NL  509.3 (2nd)
1887 NL  425.0 (4th)
1890 PL  343.0 (7th)
Career  4535.3 (24th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1881 NL  117 (8th)
1882 NL  201 (1st)
1883 NL  315 (2nd)
1884 NL  441 (1st)
1885 NL  154 (8th)
1886 NL  218 (6th)
Career  1830 (82nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1881 NL  36 (10th)
1882 NL  52 (2nd)
1883 NL  68 (2nd)
1884 NL  73 (1st)
1885 NL  49 (6th)
1886 NL  58 (3rd)
1887 NL  50 (3rd)
1890 PL  38 (7th)
Career  503 (43rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1881 NL  34 (10th)
1882 NL  51 (2nd)
1883 NL  66 (2nd)
1884 NL  73 (1st)
1885 NL  49 (4th)
1886 NL  57 (2nd)
1887 NL  48 (3rd)
1890 PL  36 (7th)
Career  489 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1881 NL  3 (8th)
1882 NL  6 (1st)
1883 NL  4 (2nd)
1884 NL  11 (2nd)
1886 NL  3 (4th)
1890 PL  1 (9th)
1891 NL  2 (8th)
Career  35 (71st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1882 NL  6 (8th)
1883 NL  7 (7th)
1884 NL  18 (4th)
1886 NL  18 (2nd)
1887 NL  20 (4th)
1889 NL  14 (6th)
1891 NL  13 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1881 NL  64 (8th)
1882 NL  51 (8th)
1883 NL  56 (7th)
1884 NL  98 (6th)
1885 NL  83 (9th)
1886 NL  111 (6th)
1887 NL  133 (1st)
Career  875 (169th)

Hits s c a p y
1882 NL  429 (4th)
1883 NL  563 (3rd)
1884 NL  528 (2nd)
1885 NL  423 (4th)
1886 NL  521 (2nd)
1887 NL  505 (2nd)
Career  4335 (23rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1881 NL  1.828 (8th)
1882 NL  3.941 (5th)
1883 NL  5.625 (2nd)
1884 NL  4.500 (5th)
1886 NL  1.964 (9th)
1889 NL  1.375 (4th)
Career  2.091 (218th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL  .028 (2nd)
1882 NL  .114 (3rd)
1883 NL  .100 (4th)
1884 NL  .239 (6th)
1885 NL  .081 (4th)
1890 PL  .210 (8th)
Career  .232 (211th)

Losses s c a p y
1882 NL  20 (6th)
1883 NL  25 (3rd)
1885 NL  21 (8th)
1886 NL  31 (3rd)
1887 NL  23 (3rd)
Career  195 (47th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1881 NL  88 (10th)
1882 NL  110 (7th)
1883 NL  144 (4th)
1884 NL  104 (10th)
1886 NL  170 (3rd)
1887 NL  215 (1st)
Career  1348 (67th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1881 NL  17 (8th)
1882 NL  23 (3rd)
1883 NL  36 (2nd)
1884 NL  34 (5th)
1885 NL  34 (5th)
1887 NL  20 (8th)
Career  217 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL  14 (6th)
1891 NL  13 (2nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1881 NL  1380 (10th)
1882 NL  1948 (2nd)
1883 NL  2540 (3rd)
1884 NL  2672 (1st)
1885 NL  1841 (4th)
1886 NL  2162 (2nd)
1887 NL  1915 (3rd)
1890 PL  1486 (10th)
1891 NL  951 (4th)
Career  18910 (22nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1881 NL  4 (2nd)
1882 NL  3 (2nd)
1883 NL  8 (2nd)
1884 NL  2 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1881 NL  109 (7th)
1882 NL  135 (2nd)
1883 NL  152 (2nd)
1884 NL  207 (1st)
1885 NL  122 (8th)
1890 PL  127 (4th)
Career  120 (118th)

Oldest s c a p y
1888 NL  born 1854-12-11 (8th)
1889 NL  born 1854-12-11 (6th)
1890 PL  born 1854-12-11 (4th)
1891 NL  born 1854-12-11 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 35 (44), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 199 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 220 (18), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 61 (15), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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