
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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Gaze below at the statistical flibberdigab that supposedly represent the greatness that was my career. But these numbers are useless: there are no columns for pints consumed, harlots bedded, or blades brandished.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1880 | 25 | BUF | NL | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -4 | 3 | /4O | ||||||||
| 1881 | 26 | PRO | NL | 72 | 280 | 270 | 27 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 15 | .219 | .246 | .252 | .498 | 57 | 68 | 1O6 | ||||||||
| 1882 | 27 | PRO | NL | 83 | 338 | 326 | 30 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 22 | .239 | .266 | .282 | .548 | 76 | 92 | 1O/6 | ||||||||
| 1883 | 28 | PRO | NL | 89 | 395 | 381 | 59 | 108 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 16 | .283 | .309 | .352 | .661 | 97 | 134 | *1O/3 | ||||||||
| 1884 | 29 | PRO | NL | 87 | 387 | 361 | 48 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 42 | .230 | .282 | .263 | .545 | 73 | 95 | 1/O364 | ||||||||
| 1885 | 30 | PRO | NL | 66 | 285 | 249 | 34 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 27 | .233 | .330 | .285 | .615 | 103 | 71 | 1O/4 | ||||||||
| 1886 | 31 | BSN | NL | 66 | 270 | 253 | 30 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 36 | .237 | .285 | .289 | .574 | 77 | 73 | 1/O | |||||||
| 1887 | 32 | BSN | NL | 51 | 195 | 175 | 25 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 21 | .229 | .308 | .280 | .588 | 65 | 49 | 2 | 1/O | ||||||
| 1888 | 33 | BSN | NL | 24 | 84 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .215 | .262 | .228 | .490 | 54 | 18 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 1889 | 34 | BSN | NL | 35 | 133 | 122 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 19 | .189 | .256 | .221 | .477 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 1/O5 | ||||||
| 1890 | 35 | BOS | PL | 45 | 164 | 154 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 20 | .253 | .299 | .292 | .591 | 56 | 45 | 1 | 1/O3 | ||||||
| 1891 | 36 | CIN | NL | 29 | 102 | 96 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .177 | .225 | .240 | .465 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 1/O5 | ||||||
| 12 Seasons | 653 | 2654 | 2487 | 308 | 585 | 64 | 11 | 9 | 259 | 26 | 158 | 244 | .235 | .283 | .281 | .564 | 72 | 698 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 658 | 617 | 76 | 145 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 39 | 61 | .235 | .283 | .281 | .564 | 72 | 173 | ||||||||||||
| PRO (5 yrs) | 397 | 1685 | 1587 | 198 | 386 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 167 | 98 | 122 | .243 | .287 | .290 | .577 | 82 | 460 | ||||||||||||
| BSN (4 yrs) | 176 | 682 | 629 | 78 | 140 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 18 | 47 | 90 | .223 | .283 | .266 | .548 | 61 | 167 | 6 | ||||||||||
| BUF (1 yr) | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | -4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| BOS (1 yr) | 45 | 164 | 154 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 20 | .253 | .299 | .292 | .591 | 56 | 45 | 1 | ||||||||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 29 | 102 | 96 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .177 | .225 | .240 | .465 | 35 | 23 | 2 | ||||||||||
| NL (11 yrs) | 608 | 2490 | 2333 | 288 | 546 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 243 | 19 | 149 | 224 | .234 | .282 | .280 | .562 | 73 | 653 | 8 | ||||||||||
| PL (1 yr) | 45 | 164 | 154 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 20 | .253 | .299 | .292 | .591 | 56 | 45 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
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| 1880 | BUF | NL | 25 | 2B | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .917 | 7.33 | .896 | 6.30 | ||||||
| 1880 | BUF | NL | 25 | OF | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.00 | .850 | 1.77 | 0-0-3 | |||||
| 1881 | PRO | NL | 26 | P | 41 | 106 | 25 | 71 | 10 | 2 | .906 | 2.34 | .895 | 2.09 | ||||||
| 1881 | PRO | NL | 26 | OF | 25 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .694 | 1.00 | .897 | 2.00 | 0-1-24 | |||||
| 1881 | PRO | NL | 26 | SS | 13 | 66 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 6 | .864 | 4.38 | .874 | 4.55 | ||||||
| 1882 | PRO | NL | 27 | P | 55 | 125 | 22 | 92 | 11 | 3 | .912 | 2.07 | .906 | 2.07 | ||||||
| 1882 | PRO | NL | 27 | OF | 31 | 59 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .915 | 1.74 | .844 | 1.88 | 1-0-30 | |||||
| 1882 | PRO | NL | 27 | SS | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.00 | .825 | 4.40 | ||||||
| 1883 | PRO | NL | 28 | P | 76 | 187 | 33 | 139 | 15 | 3 | .920 | 2.26 | .889 | 1.96 | ||||||
| 1883 | PRO | NL | 28 | OF | 20 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .781 | 1.25 | .862 | 1.86 | 10-4-6 | |||||
| 1883 | PRO | NL | 28 | 1B | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.50 | .958 | 10.45 | ||||||
| 1884 | PRO | NL | 29 | P | 75 | 157 | 21 | 119 | 17 | 1 | .892 | 1.87 | .892 | 2.12 | ||||||
| 1884 | PRO | NL | 29 | OF | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.71 | .850 | 1.76 | 0-1-7 | |||||
| 1884 | PRO | NL | 29 | 1B | 5 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 7.20 | .963 | 10.32 | ||||||
| 1884 | PRO | NL | 29 | SS | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .625 | 2.50 | .900 | 4.25 | ||||||
| 1884 | PRO | NL | 29 | 2B | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 7.00 | .910 | 5.70 | ||||||
| 1885 | PRO | NL | 30 | P | 49 | 142 | 18 | 115 | 9 | 7 | .937 | 2.71 | .895 | 2.30 | ||||||
| 1885 | PRO | NL | 30 | OF | 16 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .676 | 1.44 | .909 | 1.82 | 2-4-10 | |||||
| 1885 | PRO | NL | 30 | 2B | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 3.00 | .912 | 5.70 | ||||||
| 1886 | BSN | NL | 31 | P | 58 | 158 | 39 | 107 | 12 | 8 | .924 | 2.52 | .914 | 2.07 | ||||||
| 1886 | BSN | NL | 31 | OF | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.83 | .900 | 1.72 | 1-0-5 | |||||
| 1887 | BSN | NL | 32 | P | 50 | 99 | 15 | 69 | 15 | 3 | .848 | 1.68 | .908 | 1.86 | ||||||
| 1887 | BSN | NL | 32 | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.90 | 0-0-2 | |||||
| 1888 | BSN | NL | 33 | P | 24 | 57 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 1 | .895 | 2.13 | .895 | 2.23 | ||||||
| 1889 | BSN | NL | 34 | P | 33 | 79 | 19 | 58 | 2 | 6 | .975 | 2.33 | .897 | 1.93 | ||||||
| 1889 | BSN | NL | 34 | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 0-1-1 | |||||||
| 1889 | BSN | NL | 34 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.50 | ||||||||
| 1890 | BOS | PL | 35 | P | 41 | 123 | 16 | 99 | 8 | 4 | .935 | 2.80 | .910 | 2.42 | ||||||
| 1890 | BOS | PL | 35 | OF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.05 | 0-0-4 | |||||||
| 1890 | BOS | PL | 35 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.30 | ||||||||
| 1891 | CIN | NL | 36 | P | 26 | 50 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 1 | .880 | 1.69 | .918 | 1.96 | ||||||
| 1891 | CIN | NL | 36 | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | .900 | 1.90 | 1-1-0 | |||||
| 1891 | CIN | NL | 36 | 3B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 4.00 | .900 | 3.60 | ||||||
| 11 Seasons | P | 528 | 1283 | 230 | 942 | 111 | 39 | .913 | 2.22 | .901 | 2.08 | |||||||||
| 11 Seasons | OF | 118 | 191 | 130 | 24 | 37 | 5 | .806 | 1.31 | .872 | 1.88 | 15-12-92 | ||||||||
| 3 Seasons | SS | 16 | 82 | 15 | 55 | 12 | 9 | .854 | 4.38 | .872 | 4.51 | |||||||||
| 3 Seasons | 1B | 8 | 57 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .965 | 6.88 | .961 | 10.35 | |||||||||
| 3 Seasons | 2B | 6 | 42 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 3 | .833 | 5.83 | .902 | 6.00 | |||||||||
| 2 Seasons | 3B | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 2.00 | .900 | 3.55 | |||||||||
| 12 Seasons | TOT | 678 | 1660 | 443 | 1047 | 170 | 59 | .898 | 2.20 | .796 | 2.24 | 15-12-92 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Pitching - 25 (46), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 126 (46), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 216 (17), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 61 (15), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Before 1880 Season: Sent from Dubuque (Northwest) to the Buffalo Bisons in an unknown transaction.
May, 1880: Released by the Buffalo Bisons.
February 7, 1881: Signed as a Free Agent with the Providence Grays.
November 30, 1885: Under league control and obtained by the Boston Beaneaters.
November 30, 1885: Returned to league control by the Providence Grays.
Before 1890 Season: Jumped from the Boston Beaneaters to the Boston Reds.
April 10, 1891: Sent from ??? to the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.
August 23, 1891: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
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