Al Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 2, 1850 in Byron, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1871
Died: September 9, 1915 in San Diego, CA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Pioneer/Executive 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
1871 20 BOS NA 19 10 .655 3.36 31 31 22 1 0 257.1 333 272 96 2 38 23 0 123 1.442 11.6 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.61
1872 21 BOS NA 38 8 .826 1.98 48 48 41 3 0 404.2 412 224 89 0 27 27 1 188 1.085 9.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.00
1873 22 BOS NA 41 14 .745 2.46 60 55 48 1 2 497.2 643 414 136 5 28 31 0 132 1.348 11.6 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.11
1874 23 BOS NA 52 16 .765 2.35 71 69 65 4 0 616.1 753 402 161 1 23 11 0 126 1.259 11.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.48
1875 24 BOS NA 55 5 .917 1.52 72 63 52 7 8 575.0 571 241 97 1 14 9 1 155 1.017 8.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.64
1876 25 CHC NL 47 12 .797 1.75 61 60 1 53 8 0 528.2 542 226 103 6 26 39 0 1 2219 139 1.074 9.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.50
1877 26 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 3.27 4 1 2 0 0 1 11.0 17 12 4 0 0 2 0 0 53 91 1.545 13.9 0.0 0.0 1.6
7 Seasons 253 65 *.796* 2.14 347 327 3 281 24 11 2890.2 3271 1791 686 15 156 142 2 1 2272 141 1.186 10.2 0.0 *0.5* 0.4 0.91
162 Game Avg. 26 7 .796 2.14 35 33 28 2 1 292 330 181 69 2 16 14 0 141 1.186 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.91
BOS (5 yrs) 205 53 .795 2.22 282 266 228 16 10 2351.0 2712 1553 579 9 130 101 2 141 1.209 10.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.78
CHC (2 yrs) 48 12 .800 1.78 65 61 3 53 8 1 539.2 559 238 107 6 26 41 0 1 2272 138 1.084 9.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.58
NA (5 yrs) 205 53 .795 2.22 282 266 228 16 10 2351.0 2712 1553 579 9 130 101 2 141 1.209 10.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.78
NL (2 yrs) 48 12 .800 1.78 65 61 3 53 8 1 539.2 559 238 107 6 26 41 0 1 2272 138 1.084 9.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.58

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+
1871 20 19 10 .655 3.36 31 31 22 1 0 257.1 333 272 96 2 38 23 0 123 1.442 11.6 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.61 123
1872 21 57 18 .760 2.52 79 79 63 4 0 662.0 745 496 185 2 65 50 1 154 1.224 10.1 0.0 0.9 0.7 0.77 154
1873 22 98 32 .754 2.49 139 134 111 5 2 1159.2 1388 910 321 7 93 81 1 145 1.277 10.8 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.87 145
1874 23 150 48 .758 2.44 210 203 176 9 2 1776.0 2141 1312 482 8 116 92 1 139 1.271 10.8 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.79 139
1875 24 205 53 .795 2.22 282 266 228 16 10 2351.0 2712 1553 579 9 130 101 2 141 1.209 10.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.78 141
1876 25 252 65 .795 2.13 343 326 1 281 24 10 2879.2 3254 1779 682 15 156 140 2 1 2219 141 1.184 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.90 141
1877 26 253 65 .796 2.14 347 327 3 281 24 11 2890.2 3271 1791 686 15 156 142 2 1 2272 141 1.186 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.91 141

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1871 NA--3.358--2nd
1872 NA--1.979--1st
1873 NA--2.459--2nd
1874 NA--2.351--2nd
1875 NA--1.518--1st
1876 NL--1.753--5th
Career--2.136--9th

Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--19--1st
1872 NA--38--1st
1873 NA--41--1st
1874 NA--52--1st
1875 NA--55--1st
1876 NL--47--1st
Career--253--44th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1871 NA--.655--3rd
1872 NA--.826--2nd
1873 NA--.745--1st
1874 NA--.765--1st
1875 NA--.917--1st
1876 NL--.797--1st
Career--.796--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1871 NA--1.442--3rd
1872 NA--1.085--2nd
1873 NA--1.348--5th
1874 NA--1.259--4th
1875 NA--1.017--6th
1876 NL--1.074--5th
Career--1.186--104th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--11.646--4th
1872 NA--9.163--2nd
1873 NA--11.628--6th
1874 NA--10.996--3rd
1875 NA--8.937--6th
1876 NL--9.227--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--1.329--6th
1872 NA--.601--9th
1873 NA--.506--3rd
1874 NA--.336--3rd
1875 NA--.219--4th
1876 NL--.443--6th
Career--.486--1st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.804--4th
1872 NA--.601--7th
1873 NA--.561--5th
1874 NA--.161--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA--31--2nd
1872 NA--48--3rd
1873 NA--60--1st
1874 NA--71--1st
1875 NA--72--1st
1876 NL--61--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1873 NA--2--1st
1875 NA--8--1st
1877 NL--1--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1871 NA--257.3--3rd
1872 NA--404.7--4th
1873 NA--497.7--1st
1874 NA--616.3--1st
1875 NA--575.0--2nd
1876 NL--528.7--3rd
Career--2890.7--150th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1871 NA--23--2nd
1872 NA--27--4th
1873 NA--31--2nd
1874 NA--11--10th
1876 NL--39--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1871 NA--31--2nd
1872 NA--48--2nd
1873 NA--55--1st
1874 NA--69--1st
1875 NA--63--2nd
1876 NL--60--3rd
Career--327--231st

Complete Games s c a p y
1871 NA--22--6th
1872 NA--41--3rd
1873 NA--48--3rd
1874 NA--65--1st
1875 NA--52--4th
1876 NL--53--4th
Career--281--52nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1871 NA--1--1st
1872 NA--3--1st
1873 NA--1--3rd
1874 NA--4--1st
1875 NA--7--1st
1876 NL--8--2nd
Career--24--187th

Home Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--2--10th
1873 NA--5--4th
1874 NA--1--8th
1876 NL--6--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--38--5th
1872 NA--27--3rd
1873 NA--28--6th
1874 NA--23--5th
1875 NA--14--6th
1876 NL--26--6th

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--333--4th
1872 NA--412--5th
1873 NA--643--2nd
1874 NA--753--1st
1875 NA--571--3rd
1876 NL--542--3rd
Career--3271--94th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1871 NA--.605--4th
1872 NA--1.000--6th
1873 NA--1.107--3rd
1874 NA--.478--7th
1876 NL--1.500--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1871 NA--.070--1st
1872 NA--0.00--1st
1873 NA--.090--4th
1874 NA--.015--1st
1876 NL--.102--10th
Career--.047--2nd

Losses s c a p y
1871 NA--10--7th
1873 NA--14--7th
1874 NA--16--8th
1876 NL--12--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1871 NA--96--7th
1872 NA--89--6th
1873 NA--136--5th
1874 NA--161--3rd
1875 NA--97--5th
1876 NL--103--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1876 NL--2219--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1876 NL--1--7th
1877 NL--2--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1871 NA--123--2nd
1872 NA--188--1st
1873 NA--132--2nd
1874 NA--126--2nd
1875 NA--155--3rd
1876 NL--139--5th
Career--141--15th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 67 (14), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 167 (75), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 166 (38), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 60 (16), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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