1885 Season
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#
1 John Clarkson
SP
24.0
286
623.0
12.9
-0.1
-0.1
13.1
0.0
62.7
1.9
0.1
60.7
38.8
0.1
0.0
38.7
2 Ed Morris
SP
22.8
242
581.0
12.9
-0.7
0.0
13.6
0.0
50.4
0.0
0.1
50.3
30.1
-1.2
0.1
31.3
3 Mickey Welch
SP
26.0
213
492.0
10.7
0.2
-0.0
10.5
0.0
54.8
1.5
0.0
53.4
36.0
0.1
0.0
35.9
4 Bob Caruthers
SP
21.5
242
482.3
10.0
0.5
-0.0
9.5
-0.0
56.9
4.6
0.0
52.2
39.7
3.4
-0.1
36.4
5 Guy Hecker
SP
29.2
303
480.0
8.5
1.1
-0.1
7.5
0.0
41.5
4.6
0.2
36.7
24.0
3.1
-0.0
21.0
6 Charley Radbourn
SP
30.6
285
445.7
8.4
1.5
-0.3
7.2
-0.1
41.0
7.4
0.0
33.6
23.1
5.5
-0.3
17.9
7 Roger Connor
1B
28.0
506
8.1
6.8
1.4
0.0
0.1
34.4
32.2
2.2
0.0
25.4
24.4
1.0
0.0
8 Charlie Ferguson
SP
22.2
258
405.0
8.1
2.3
-0.1
5.8
-0.1
41.0
11.5
0.2
29.3
24.5
9.8
-0.2
14.9
9 Hardie Henderson
SP
22.7
242
539.3
7.6
0.3
0.0
7.3
0.0
33.4
1.9
0.0
31.5
14.5
0.6
-0.0
13.9
10 Tim Keefe
SP
28.5
179
400.0
6.7
-0.2
-0.0
6.9
0.0
40.7
0.0
0.0
40.7
25.4
-1.2
-0.0
26.6
11 Ed Daily
SP
22.8
184
440.0
6.5
0.0
-0.0
6.5
0.0
31.9
0.3
0.0
31.6
15.2
-0.9
0.0
16.1
12 Henry Porter
SP
27.1
200
481.7
6.2
-0.2
0.0
6.4
0.0
32.6
0.0
0.0
32.6
15.8
-1.0
0.0
16.8
13 Charlie Buffinton
SP
24.0
341
434.3
6.1
0.8
-0.6
5.8
-0.1
27.1
3.7
0.2
23.2
8.9
1.5
-0.3
7.8
14 Bobby Mathews
SP
33.6
189
422.3
5.8
-0.7
0.0
6.5
-0.0
26.3
0.0
0.0
26.3
11.5
-1.0
-0.0
12.4
15 Pete Browning
CF
24.0
506
5.2
4.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
31.1
26.1
5.0
0.0
20.6
18.3
2.3
0.0
16 Dan Brouthers
1B
27.1
441
5.2
6.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
27.7
26.6
1.1
0.0
19.9
19.8
0.1
0.0
17 Jack Glasscock
SS
27.9
475
5.2
3.7
2.2
0.0
0.7
16.9
10.5
6.4
0.0
6.1
3.1
3.0
0.0
18 Dave Foutz
SP
28.8
249
407.7
5.1
0.5
0.1
4.5
-0.0
42.5
4.6
0.3
37.6
27.7
3.4
0.1
24.3
19 George Gore
CF
28.2
509
4.9
4.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
31.9
25.8
6.1
0.0
21.5
17.9
3.6
0.0
20 Dave Orr
1B
25.8
455
10.0
4.5
5.5
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
31.2
29.9
1.2
0.0
22.7
22.9
0.1
-0.3
21 Ned Williamson
3B
27.7
482
6.0
4.5
2.6
2.0
0.4
0.4
20.7
13.4
5.7
1.7
9.9
5.9
2.7
1.3
22 Charlie Bennett
C
30.6
396
4.5
4.0
0.8
0.0
0.3
15.9
12.7
3.2
0.0
7.3
6.6
0.7
0.0
23 Fred Dunlap
2B
26.1
464
4.4
3.1
1.5
0.0
0.2
14.6
10.4
4.2
0.0
4.9
3.2
1.8
0.0
24 Lady Baldwin
SP
26.2
130
179.3
4.3
0.4
-0.1
3.9
-0.1
13.6
1.6
0.1
12.0
6.2
0.7
-0.1
5.6
25 Henry Larkin
CF
25.5
484
4.2
3.8
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
24.8
22.3
2.4
0.0
15.3
14.8
0.4
0.0
26 Ezra Sutton
3B
34.8
474
4.1
4.6
-0.1
0.0
0.4
23.6
19.9
3.7
0.0
13.4
12.5
0.9
0.0
27 Jim O'Rourke
CF
34.8
517
4.0
4.2
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
25.7
22.4
3.3
0.0
15.0
14.4
0.6
0.0
28 Charley Jones
LF
35.2
517
4.0
3.2
0.1
0.0
-0.7
25.3
21.8
3.5
0.0
15.8
13.8
2.0
0.0
29 Candy Nelson
SS
36.6
484
3.9
3.7
0.9
0.0
0.7
18.4
14.8
3.6
0.0
7.6
7.3
0.3
0.0
30 Larry McKeon
SP
19.3
121
290.0
3.9
-0.6
0.0
4.5
0.0
22.2
0.0
0.0
22.2
12.0
-0.6
-0.0
12.7
31 Buck Ewing
C
25.7
355
2.0
3.9
3.6
0.9
-0.2
0.4
20.2
15.4
4.8
0.0
12.0
9.9
2.3
-0.1
32 Cap Anson
1B
33.2
498
3.8
4.3
-0.4
0.0
0.1
23.0
22.4
0.7
0.0
14.0
14.6
-0.6
0.0
33 Harry Stovey
1B
28.5
529
3.7
4.1
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
23.4
22.1
1.3
0.0
13.6
13.9
-0.3
0.0
34 King Kelly
RF
27.5
484
3.5
3.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
25.6
19.8
5.8
0.0
15.6
12.3
3.3
0.0
35 Germany Smith
SS
22.2
429
3.4
1.7
2.4
0.0
0.7
16.7
9.1
7.6
0.0
6.6
2.4
4.2
0.0
36 Hardy Richardson
2B
30.2
446
4.0
3.3
3.9
-0.8
0.1
-0.1
20.2
18.2
1.8
0.2
10.8
11.2
-0.4
-0.0
37 Frank Fennelly
SS
25.4
495
3.3
3.7
0.3
0.0
0.7
23.6
17.3
6.3
0.0
12.3
9.6
2.7
0.0
38 Ned Hanlon
CF
27.9
471
3.3
3.6
-0.8
0.0
-0.5
15.4
13.8
1.7
0.0
5.7
6.4
-0.7
0.0
39 Abner Dalrymple
LF
27.8
538
3.2
3.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.6
24.6
20.8
3.8
0.0
14.7
12.4
2.3
0.0
40 Dupee Shaw
SP
26.1
169
399.7
3.1
-1.2
-0.0
4.3
0.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
25.7
10.5
-1.1
-0.0
11.6
41 Mike Dorgan
RF
31.7
358
3.1
2.5
0.1
0.0
-0.5
17.2
14.5
2.7
0.0
10.1
8.9
1.1
0.0
42 Tom Burns
SS
28.3
461
2.9
2.8
0.8
0.0
0.8
17.2
13.3
4.0
0.0
6.5
6.1
0.4
0.0
43 Bill Phillips
1B
28.3
429
2.9
3.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
18.5
17.1
1.3
0.0
10.7
10.5
0.3
0.0
44 Henry Boyle
SP
24.8
271
366.7
2.9
-0.0
-0.2
3.0
-0.2
22.9
0.5
0.8
21.6
7.5
-1.3
0.2
8.5
45 Sam Barkley
2B
27.1
445
2.9
1.7
1.4
0.0
0.2
19.8
15.4
4.5
0.0
10.5
8.4
2.1
0.0
46 Joe Start
1B
42.7
413
2.9
2.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
15.8
14.3
1.5
0.0
8.3
7.8
0.5
0.0
47 Tom Brown
RF
24.8
478
6.0
2.8
2.8
-0.7
0.1
-0.6
22.1
18.0
3.7
0.4
12.5
10.6
1.7
0.2
48 Joe Mulvey
3B
26.7
446
2.8
2.9
0.3
0.0
0.4
16.5
13.0
3.4
0.0
6.8
6.1
0.7
0.0
49 Alex McKinnon
1B
28.9
419
2.8
2.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
11.5
10.1
1.4
0.0
3.9
3.5
0.4
0.0
50 Jim Whitney
SP
27.6
307
441.3
2.7
1.0
-0.2
1.9
-0.1
23.4
4.4
0.1
18.8
5.4
2.4
-0.3
3.2
51 Jim McCormick
SP
MULT
28.7
119
252.0
2.6
-0.0
-0.0
2.7
0.0
21.2
0.8
0.0
20.4
11.5
0.0
0.0
11.5
52 Sam Wise
SS
27.9
449
2.6
3.7
-0.5
0.0
0.5
20.6
16.3
4.3
0.0
10.3
9.3
1.0
0.0
53 Steve Brady
RF
34.0
465
2.6
2.8
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
17.8
17.3
0.5
0.0
8.7
10.1
-1.4
0.0
54 Fred Pfeffer
2B
25.3
495
31.7
2.5
1.0
1.3
0.5
0.3
16.0
8.0
4.9
3.2
4.4
0.3
2.3
1.8
55 Sid Farrar
1B
25.9
448
2.5
2.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
12.6
10.5
2.1
0.0
4.4
3.5
0.9
0.0
56 George Wood
LF
26.6
375
4.0
2.5
2.4
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
11.1
9.7
1.1
0.3
3.8
3.8
-0.1
0.1
57 Danny Richardson
3B
22.4
208
75.0
2.5
0.8
0.5
1.1
-0.1
13.7
4.5
2.1
7.1
6.8
1.3
1.2
4.4
58 Chief Roseman
CF
29.6
445
1.0
2.4
3.0
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
18.3
18.0
0.4
0.0
9.1
11.0
-1.9
-0.0
59 John Ward
SS
25.3
463
2.4
1.2
1.9
0.0
0.7
10.1
3.6
6.5
0.0
-0.6
-3.6
3.0
0.0
60 Sam Thompson
RF
25.3
270
2.4
2.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
10.6
9.6
1.0
0.0
5.3
5.4
-0.2
0.0
61 Pop Smith
2B
28.7
481
2.4
1.1
1.5
0.0
0.2
14.8
8.1
6.7
0.0
4.7
0.6
4.1
0.0
62 Jim Fogarty
CF
21.4
457
2.3
0.9
1.1
0.0
-0.3
15.5
6.7
8.8
0.0
5.6
-0.4
6.0
0.0
63 Doc Bushong
C
28.8
313
2.2
1.0
1.7
0.0
0.5
14.3
8.4
5.9
0.0
6.6
3.5
3.1
0.0
64 Curt Welch
CF
23.4
462
2.2
1.0
0.7
0.0
-0.5
23.2
15.8
7.3
0.0
13.3
8.7
4.7
0.0
65 Jack Rowe
SS
28.6
434
2.2
3.3
-0.6
0.0
0.5
14.5
12.3
2.2
0.0
4.8
5.5
-0.8
0.0
66 Jocko Milligan
C
23.9
273
2.2
1.0
1.6
0.0
0.4
7.6
5.3
2.3
0.0
1.0
1.1
-0.1
0.0
67 Ed Andrews
LF
26.2
453
2.1
1.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
14.9
12.1
2.7
0.0
6.4
5.1
1.3
0.0
68 Deacon White
3B
37.6
416
2.1
2.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
12.0
8.4
3.6
0.0
3.1
2.0
1.1
0.0
69 John Morrill
1B
30.4
458
2.1
2.7
-0.6
0.0
0.1
15.6
13.5
2.1
0.0
7.0
6.4
0.6
0.0
70 Pete Gillespie
LF
33.6
435
2.0
1.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
15.1
12.2
2.9
0.0
7.0
5.4
1.6
0.0
71 Stump Wiedman
SP
24.4
161
330.0
2.0
-0.6
-0.3
2.8
-0.0
14.1
0.0
0.0
14.1
1.2
-1.0
-0.1
2.4
72 Jack Manning
RF
31.5
482
2.0
2.2
-0.8
0.0
-0.6
16.9
14.4
2.5
0.0
7.5
6.9
0.6
0.0
73 Paul Hines
CF
30.3
430
2.0
1.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
16.5
12.6
3.9
0.0
7.7
5.9
1.7
0.0
74 George Pinkney
2B
26.5
481
2.0
1.9
0.3
0.0
0.3
14.7
11.9
2.8
0.0
4.5
4.4
0.0
0.0
75 Jimmy Wolf
RF
23.1
495
1.0
1.9
1.7
-0.2
-0.1
-0.6
17.1
13.3
3.8
0.0
7.3
5.6
1.7
-0.0
76 Mox McQuery
1B
24.0
286
1.9
1.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
6.8
5.5
1.3
0.0
1.6
1.1
0.5
0.0
77 Tip O'Neill
LF
27.1
223
1.9
1.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
15.2
14.2
1.1
0.0
11.1
10.7
0.4
0.0
78 Dude Esterbrook
3B
28.0
363
1.9
1.3
0.8
0.0
0.3
9.9
5.9
3.9
0.0
1.9
0.3
1.7
0.0
79 Will White
SP
30.7
122
293.3
1.8
-0.3
0.0
2.2
0.0
18.2
0.0
0.0
18.2
7.9
-0.6
0.0
8.5
80 John Reilly
1B
26.7
500
1.8
2.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.0
16.6
15.2
1.4
0.0
7.6
7.4
0.2
0.0
81 George Pechiney
SP
23.8
40
98.0
1.7
-0.2
0.0
1.9
0.0
8.6
0.0
0.0
8.6
5.2
-0.2
0.0
5.4
82 Bid McPhee
2B
25.7
457
1.7
1.0
0.9
0.0
0.2
12.9
7.7
5.2
0.0
3.1
0.6
2.6
0.0
83 Frank Hankinson
3B
29.2
375
2.0
1.6
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.3
6.3
2.7
3.6
0.1
-1.9
-3.2
1.2
0.0
84 Milt Scott
1B
MULT
24.5
369
1.3
0.4
0.9
0.0
0.0
5.9
3.7
2.2
0.0
-0.8
-2.0
1.2
0.0
85 Fred Carroll
C
21.0
292
1.3
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.3
10.2
6.4
3.8
0.0
3.4
1.9
1.6
0.0
86 Toad Ramsey
SP
20.9
31
79.0
1.3
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
6.1
0.0
0.0
6.1
3.3
-0.2
0.0
3.5
87 Charlie Comiskey
1B
25.9
358
1.3
0.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
11.5
10.0
1.6
0.0
5.1
4.4
0.7
0.0
88 Bill McClellan
3B
29.3
498
1.3
1.9
-0.3
0.0
0.3
14.4
11.9
2.5
0.0
3.8
4.2
-0.4
0.0
89 Jim Keenan
C
27.4
140
8.0
1.2
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
5.4
2.7
1.9
0.8
1.9
0.5
0.8
0.6
90 Pete Hotaling
CF
28.5
423
1.2
1.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
14.5
10.9
3.6
0.0
5.8
4.3
1.4
0.0
91 Yank Robinson
LF
25.8
323
1.2
1.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
13.5
11.4
2.1
0.0
7.2
6.4
0.7
0.0
92 Barney Gilligan
C
29.5
275
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.5
7.2
3.8
3.4
0.0
0.6
-0.5
1.1
0.0
93 Joe Sommer
LF
26.6
498
3.0
1.1
0.3
0.3
-0.1
-0.6
11.0
9.1
1.9
0.0
1.7
1.4
0.4
-0.1
94 John Coleman
RF
22.3
426
60.3
1.1
1.7
-0.8
-0.3
-0.5
16.5
13.3
0.9
2.4
6.3
6.6
-0.8
0.4
95 Pat Deasley
C
27.6
216
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.0
0.4
6.3
3.0
3.3
0.0
1.2
-0.3
1.5
0.0
96 Cliff Carroll
LF
25.7
455
1.1
0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
10.2
7.4
2.7
0.0
1.8
0.4
1.4
0.0
97 Con Daily
C
20.8
235
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.3
7.9
5.1
2.8
0.0
2.5
1.4
1.1
0.0
98 Fred Lewis
CF
26.7
190
1.1
1.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
6.5
4.6
1.9
0.0
2.6
1.6
0.9
0.0
99 Bill Gleason
SS
26.6
516
1.1
1.6
0.2
0.0
0.7
14.7
13.3
1.4
0.0
3.0
5.3
-2.2
0.0
100 John Kirby
SP
20.5
51
129.3
1.1
-0.7
-0.0
1.8
-0.0
7.1
0.0
0.0
7.1
2.2
-0.3
0.0
2.6
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