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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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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 0 124 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 0 134 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 0 127 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 142 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 0 142 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 2 142 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 2 142 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
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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
1871 20 BOS NA 31 152 144 43 39 10 1 1 31 2 0 8 1 .271 .309 .375 .684 92 54 *1/O
1872 21 BOS NA 48 240 237 60 84 11 5 0 47 3 0 3 1 .354 .363 .443 .806 141 105 *1/O
1873 22 BOS NA 60 325 322 83 106 18 2 1 60 1 0 3 1 .329 .335 .407 .742 113 131 *1O
1874 23 BOS NA 71 365 362 80 119 13 1 0 54 2 1 3 0 .329 .334 .370 .704 120 134 *1/O
1875 24 BOS NA 74 346 343 68 107 15 3 0 56 2 2 3 3 .312 .318 .373 .691 135 128 *1O/3
1876 25 CHC NL 66 298 292 54 91 14 2 0 44 6 3 .312 .326 .373 .699 121 109 *1O/36
1877 26 CHC NL 60 257 254 29 65 7 6 0 35 3 16 .256 .265 .331 .595 77 84 *34/15
1878 27 CHC NL 1 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 221 2 /4
8 Seasons 411 1987 1958 417 613 88 20 2 327 10 3 29 25 .313 .323 .382 .705 116 747
162 Game Avg. 162 783 772 164 242 35 8 1 129 11 10 .313 .323 .382 .705 116 294
BOS (5 yrs) 284 1428 1408 334 455 67 12 2 248 10 3 20 6 .323 .333 .392 .725 122 552
CHC (3 yrs) 127 559 550 83 158 21 8 0 79 9 19 .287 .299 .355 .653 101 195
NA (5 yrs) 284 1428 1408 334 455 67 12 2 248 10 3 20 6 .323 .333 .392 .725 122 552
NL (3 yrs) 127 559 550 83 158 21 8 0 79 9 19 .287 .299 .355 .653 101 195
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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 Awards
1871 BOS NA 20 P 31 76 11 48 17 2 .776 1.90 .876 1.93
1871 BOS NA 20 OF 9 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .800 1.87 0-9-0
1872 BOS NA 21 P 48 143 28 101 14 2 .902 2.69 .792 1.82
1872 BOS NA 21 OF 7 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.14 .800 1.86 0-7-0
1873 BOS NA 22 P 60 200 40 131 29 2 .855 2.85 .774 1.79
1873 BOS NA 22 OF 13 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0.08 .900 1.91 0-13-0
1874 BOS NA 23 P 71 212 38 143 31 3 .854 2.55 .800 2.05
1874 BOS NA 23 OF 6 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.83 .800 1.88 0-6-0
1875 BOS NA 24 P 72 203 51 133 19 10 .906 2.56 .859 2.33
1875 BOS NA 24 OF 18 17 11 0 6 0 .647 0.61 .859 1.77 1-9-9
1875 BOS NA 24 1B 4 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 7.00 .932 10.28
1876 CHC NL 25 P 61 144 45 92 7 7 .951 2.25 .862 1.92
1876 CHC NL 25 OF 10 12 7 2 3 0 .750 0.90 .867 2.03 9-1-0
1876 CHC NL 25 1B 3 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .933 10.30
1876 CHC NL 25 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40
1877 CHC NL 26 1B 45 514 472 21 21 23 .959 10.96 .951 10.63
1877 CHC NL 26 2B 13 95 37 50 8 6 .916 6.69 .860 6.19
1877 CHC NL 26 P 4 9 2 6 1 0 .889 2.00 .922 1.90
1877 CHC NL 26 3B 2 8 0 5 3 0 .625 2.50 .888 3.50
1878 CHC NL 27 2B 1 7 3 0 4 0 .429 3.00 .943 6.30
7 Seasons P 347 987 215 654 118 26 .880 2.50 .822 2.00
6 Seasons OF 63 41 28 2 11 0 .732 0.48 .849 1.87 10-45-9
3 Seasons 1B 52 548 506 21 21 23 .962 10.13 .949 10.58
2 Seasons 2B 14 102 40 50 12 6 .882 6.43 .866 6.20
1 Season 3B 2 8 0 5 3 0 .625 2.50 .888 3.50
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40
8 Seasons TOT 479 1686 789 732 165 55 .902 3.18 .769 3.05 10-45-9
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

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--43rd

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--101st

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
1871 NA--0--3rd
1872 NA--0--3rd
1873 NA--2--1st
1874 NA--0--3rd
1875 NA--8--1st
1876 NL--0--8th
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--148th

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
1877 NL--0--9th
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--93rd

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--124--2nd
1872 NA--188--1st
1873 NA--134--2nd
1874 NA--127--2nd
1875 NA--155--3rd
1876 NL--139--5th
Career--142--14th

Batting Average s c a p y
1872 NA--.354--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1872 NA--.363--7th

Slugging % s c a p y
1872 NA--.443--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1872 NA--.806--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA--60--1st
1874 NA--71--1st
1877 NL--60--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1873 NA--322--2nd
1874 NA--362--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1873 NA--325--3rd
1874 NA--365--1st

Runs Scored s c a p y
1871 NA--43--10th
1873 NA--83--3rd
1874 NA--80--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA--84--10th
1873 NA--106--4th
1874 NA--119--2nd
1875 NA--107--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1872 NA--105--10th
1873 NA--131--5th
1874 NA--134--4th

Doubles s c a p y
1871 NA--10--2nd
1873 NA--18--6th
1874 NA--13--8th
1875 NA--15--9th

Triples s c a p y
1872 NA--5--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1872 NA--47--5th
1873 NA--60--4th
1874 NA--54--4th
1875 NA--56--10th
1876 NL--44--10th
1877 NL--35--8th

Singles s c a p y
1873 NA--85--5th
1874 NA--105--1st
1875 NA--89--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1872 NA--141--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1872 NA--39--7th
1873 NA--44--7th
1874 NA--45--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1872 NA--11--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1872 NA--1.1--6th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1873 NA--21--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1872 NA--87--9th
1873 NA--109--5th
1874 NA--122--2nd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1872 NA--.672--4th

AB per SO s c a p y
1871 NA--144.000--10th
1872 NA--237.000--4th
1873 NA--322.000--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1873 NA--216--2nd
1874 NA--244--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (588), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Pitching - 67 (13), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 66 (372), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 180 (58), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1228), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Pitching - 167 (37), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (813), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 60 (16), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Deacon Phillippe (735)
  7. Will White (730)
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  9. John Ward (724) *
  10. Dick McBride (723)
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Transactions

Before 1876 Season: Jumped from the Boston Red Caps to the Chicago White Stockings.

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Name and misspellings: Albert Al Goodwill alphonse allen allan alberto alan Spalding spaulding

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