1881 Season
1880 / 1882














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#
1 Jim Whitney
SP
23.6
301
552.3
8.7
1.3
-0.5
7.8
-0.1
44.2
6.0
0.0
38.1
23.3
4.3
-0.2
19.2
2 George Derby
SP
24.0
240
494.7
7.6
-1.1
-0.0
8.8
0.0
31.9
0.0
0.0
31.9
13.5
-1.3
-0.1
14.9
3 Pud Galvin
SP
24.5
239
474.0
7.6
-0.7
-0.3
8.4
-0.1
35.9
0.0
0.1
35.8
18.1
-1.3
-0.1
19.5
4 Jim McCormick
SP
24.7
314
526.0
7.1
0.8
-0.2
6.4
-0.0
33.9
3.0
0.7
30.3
13.8
1.3
0.4
12.2
5 Cap Anson
1B
29.2
369
5.8
4.9
1.0
0.0
0.1
24.2
22.5
1.8
0.0
17.7
16.8
0.8
0.0
6 Mickey Welch
SP
22.0
149
368.0
5.6
-0.4
-0.0
6.0
0.0
25.7
0.0
0.0
25.7
12.3
-0.8
0.0
13.1
7 Charlie Bennett
C
26.6
317
4.2
3.0
1.7
0.0
0.5
16.4
11.3
5.1
0.0
8.8
6.5
2.3
0.0
8 Lee Richmond
SP
24.2
262
462.3
4.2
0.2
-0.3
4.2
-0.0
26.4
2.1
0.0
24.3
8.9
0.6
-0.2
8.4
9 Charley Radbourn
SP
26.6
280
325.3
4.0
-0.1
-0.5
4.5
-0.0
23.4
0.9
0.6
21.9
9.9
-0.6
-0.2
10.7
10 Fred Dunlap
2B
22.1
369
3.9
3.6
0.5
0.0
0.2
16.2
13.2
3.0
0.0
8.6
7.6
1.0
0.0
11 Ned Williamson
3B
23.7
362
18.0
3.3
1.6
1.9
0.1
0.3
13.7
7.3
5.1
1.3
5.2
1.8
2.7
0.6
12 John Ward
SP
21.3
362
330.0
3.3
0.7
-0.2
2.7
-0.1
27.2
5.5
1.6
20.1
12.8
3.5
0.6
8.7
13 Stump Wiedman
SP
20.4
49
115.0
3.3
0.1
0.0
3.2
0.0
9.2
0.4
0.0
8.8
5.0
0.1
0.0
4.9
14 Tim Keefe
SP
24.5
173
402.0
3.3
0.4
-0.0
2.9
0.0
24.4
2.9
0.0
21.4
9.5
2.0
-0.1
7.6
15 Jack Rowe
C
24.6
247
2.8
2.6
0.6
0.0
0.4
12.0
10.4
1.6
0.0
6.2
6.7
-0.5
0.0
16 King Kelly
RF
23.5
369
2.8
2.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
17.2
13.9
3.3
0.0
10.2
8.2
1.9
0.0
17 Jack Glasscock
SS
23.9
350
2.6
1.8
1.4
0.0
0.6
9.7
4.5
5.2
0.0
1.5
-0.9
2.3
0.0
18 Joe Start
1B
38.7
357
2.6
2.7
-0.0
0.0
0.1
16.1
15.1
1.0
0.0
9.8
9.7
0.2
0.0
19 Hardy Richardson
CF
26.2
356
2.5
1.9
0.3
0.0
-0.3
15.6
10.6
5.0
0.0
8.0
5.2
2.8
0.0
20 Ezra Sutton
3B
30.8
346
2.5
2.3
0.5
0.0
0.3
12.0
8.6
3.4
0.0
4.4
3.3
1.1
0.0
21 Tom York
LF
31.0
345
2.5
2.5
-0.6
0.0
-0.5
18.4
16.7
1.7
0.0
11.8
11.4
0.3
0.0
22 Dan Brouthers
LF
23.1
288
2.5
3.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.2
15.4
14.9
0.5
0.0
10.1
10.5
-0.4
0.0
23 George Gore
CF
24.2
336
2.4
2.1
0.0
0.0
-0.3
16.5
12.1
4.4
0.0
9.5
7.0
2.5
0.0
24 Silver Flint
C
25.9
312
2.4
1.9
1.0
0.0
0.5
11.6
8.4
3.3
0.0
4.1
3.6
0.5
0.0
25 Tom Burns
SS
24.3
356
2.4
2.3
0.7
0.0
0.6
11.6
8.8
2.7
0.0
3.3
3.4
-0.1
0.0
26 Paul Hines
CF
26.3
374
2.3
2.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.4
17.1
13.5
3.5
0.0
9.3
7.8
1.5
0.0
27 John Morrill
1B
26.4
323
5.7
2.2
1.9
0.7
-0.4
0.1
11.3
8.9
2.4
0.0
5.1
3.9
1.4
-0.2
28 Fred Goldsmith
SP
25.1
164
330.0
2.0
0.2
-0.0
1.8
0.0
24.1
1.6
0.0
22.5
11.8
0.7
-0.1
11.2
29 Buttercup Dickerson
LF
22.7
375
1.9
1.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
12.8
11.2
1.6
0.0
5.8
5.5
0.3
0.0
30 Abner Dalrymple
LF
23.8
377
1.9
2.1
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
14.5
13.2
1.2
0.0
7.4
7.5
-0.1
0.0
31 Bill Phillips
1B
24.3
362
1.8
1.9
-0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
6.9
1.0
0.0
1.5
1.4
0.1
0.0
32 Jack Farrell
2B
24.0
374
1.8
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.2
12.4
9.9
2.6
0.0
4.6
4.1
0.5
0.0
33 Roger Connor
1B
24.0
382
1.7
2.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
11.8
10.6
1.2
0.0
5.0
4.7
0.3
0.0
34 Bob Ferguson
2B
36.4
368
1.7
2.2
-0.3
0.0
0.2
12.6
10.2
2.4
0.0
4.8
4.5
0.3
0.0
35 Martin Powell
1B
25.3
234
1.7
2.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
9.2
8.7
0.5
0.0
5.0
5.1
-0.1
0.0
36 Buck Ewing
C
21.7
279
1.7
1.2
1.0
0.0
0.5
9.9
4.4
5.5
0.0
3.2
0.1
3.1
0.0
37 Jim O'Rourke
3B
30.8
375
1.7
3.0
-1.1
0.0
0.2
14.2
13.0
1.2
0.0
6.3
7.3
-1.0
0.0
38 Larry Corcoran
SP
21.9
194
396.7
1.7
-0.3
0.1
1.9
0.0
28.3
0.1
0.1
28.1
13.6
-0.9
0.0
14.5
39 George Wood
LF
22.6
356
1.6
1.8
-0.7
0.0
-0.5
11.6
10.4
1.2
0.0
4.9
5.0
-0.1
0.0
40 Sadie Houck
SS
25.3
314
1.6
1.9
0.2
0.0
0.5
10.1
6.2
3.9
0.0
2.8
1.4
1.4
0.0
41 Doc Bushong
C
24.8
296
1.5
0.9
1.1
0.0
0.5
7.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
-0.2
-1.6
1.4
0.0
42 Doc Kennedy
C
27.9
155
1.5
1.2
0.5
0.0
0.2
5.6
4.0
1.6
0.0
1.8
1.6
0.2
0.0
43 John Clapp
C
30.0
296
1.5
2.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
8.1
6.0
2.2
0.0
1.7
1.4
0.3
0.0
44 Orator Shaffer
RF
29.8
366
1.4
1.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
8.3
6.3
2.0
0.0
1.4
0.7
0.8
0.0
45 Ned Hanlon
CF
23.9
327
1.3
1.7
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
10.4
8.4
1.9
0.0
3.5
3.5
-0.0
0.0
46 Ross Barnes
SS
31.1
311
1.3
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.5
9.4
6.2
3.2
0.0
2.2
1.5
0.7
0.0
47 Joe Hornung
LF
24.1
329
1.3
0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.5
8.0
4.2
3.8
0.0
1.7
-0.9
2.5
0.0
48 Deacon White
1B
33.6
328
1.2
2.4
-1.2
0.0
0.0
11.8
10.7
1.1
0.0
5.3
5.7
-0.4
0.0
49 Harry Stovey
1B
24.5
353
1.2
1.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
9.0
8.2
0.9
0.0
2.8
2.8
-0.0
0.0
50 Emil Gross
C
23.3
195
1.1
1.5
-0.1
0.0
0.3
9.0
6.9
2.1
0.0
4.3
3.9
0.4
0.0
51 Fred Corey
RF
26.6
208
188.7
1.1
-0.1
-0.2
1.4
-0.1
9.9
0.9
0.6
8.4
-0.4
-2.3
-0.0
1.9
52 Lon Knight
RF
28.0
363
1.1
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
8.6
7.0
1.6
0.0
1.8
1.4
0.4
0.0
53 Pete Gillespie
LF
29.6
357
1.0
0.5
0.1
0.0
-0.5
8.8
6.3
2.4
0.0
2.0
0.9
1.1
0.0
54 Pete Hotaling
CF
24.5
335
0.8
1.8
-1.3
0.0
-0.3
10.9
9.9
1.1
0.0
3.8
4.8
-1.0
0.0
55 Bill Holbert
C
26.3
183
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.0
0.3
5.2
2.1
3.1
0.0
0.8
-0.7
1.6
0.0
56 Jake Evans
RF
24.8
329
0.8
-0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.5
6.1
3.7
2.3
0.0
-0.2
-1.3
1.1
0.0
57 Barney Gilligan
C
25.5
192
0.8
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.3
3.6
1.6
2.0
0.0
-1.0
-1.4
0.4
0.0
58 Ed Caskin
SS
29.5
247
0.7
0.3
0.9
0.0
0.4
4.4
1.4
3.1
0.0
-1.5
-2.4
0.9
0.0
59 Joe Quest
2B
28.6
295
0.6
-0.1
0.9
0.0
0.2
4.3
1.0
3.2
0.0
-2.2
-3.5
1.3
0.0
60 Candy Nelson
SS
32.6
108
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.2
3.0
1.9
1.1
0.0
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
61 John Richmond
CF
26.3
104
0.6
0.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
3.8
2.7
1.1
0.0
1.6
1.1
0.4
0.0
62 Jerry Denny
3B
22.3
325
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.3
7.1
4.0
3.1
0.0
-0.3
-1.0
0.6
0.0
63 Blondie Purcell
LF
MULT
27.3
206
61.7
0.5
0.4
-0.8
0.6
-0.2
8.0
3.7
0.0
4.2
1.9
0.6
-0.8
2.1
64 The Only Nolan
SP
23.7
172
180.0
0.5
0.2
-0.1
0.3
-0.1
9.0
1.0
0.3
7.6
1.4
0.1
-0.1
1.4
65 Jack Burdock
2B
29.3
289
0.5
0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.2
5.1
3.0
2.1
0.0
-1.1
-1.5
0.3
0.0
66 Harry McCormick
SP
25.7
50
78.3
0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.8
0.0
3.5
0.0
0.0
3.5
0.5
-0.3
-0.0
0.8
67 Bill Crowley
CF
24.2
293
0.4
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
5.3
4.0
1.3
0.0
-0.7
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
68 Arthur Irwin
SS
23.4
213
0.4
0.9
-0.2
0.0
0.4
4.4
3.2
1.2
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
69 Jack Leary
SP
24.0
12
13.0
0.4
0.1
-0.0
0.3
-0.0
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.0
0.1
70 Dasher Troy
3B
25.1
47
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
1.6
0.2
0.0
0.8
0.9
-0.1
0.0
71 Davy Force
2B
31.9
289
0.3
-0.7
1.3
0.0
0.3
4.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
-2.0
-4.4
2.4
0.0
72 Pat Deasley
C
23.6
152
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.2
2.8
1.4
1.5
0.0
-0.7
-0.9
0.3
0.0
73 Mike Dorgan
1B
MULT
27.7
263
0.3
0.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
4.4
3.3
1.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.7
0.2
0.0
74 George Wright
SS
34.4
28
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
0.2
0.0
75 Jack Lynch
SP
24.4
82
165.7
0.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.5
-0.0
8.6
0.0
0.0
8.6
2.4
-0.5
-0.1
2.9
76 Joe Gerhardt
2B
26.4
304
0.1
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.2
5.8
2.8
2.9
0.0
-0.8
-1.8
1.0
0.0
77 Art Whitney
3B
23.5
221
0.1
-0.4
0.7
0.0
0.2
2.7
0.0
2.7
0.0
-2.4
-3.4
1.0
0.0
78 Sam Trott
C
22.3
26
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.0
79 Ed Swartwood
RF
22.5
4
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.0
0.0
80 Sam Wise
3B
23.9
4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
-0.0
0.0
81 Sam Wright
SS
32.6
4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
82 Fred Lewis
RF
22.7
121
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
-1.2
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
83 Andy Piercy
3B
24.9
8
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
84 Jack Manning
LF
27.5
1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
85 Asa Stratton
SS
28.4
4
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
86 Tommy Bond
SP
25.2
10
25.3
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
87 Herm Doscher
3B
28.5
19
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
88 John Morrissey
3B
24.5
47
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
89 Rudy Kemmler
C
21.6
3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
90 Martin Flaherty
LF
27.8
2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
91 Mike Moynahan
LF
MULT
25.6
142
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
1.2
0.5
0.7
0.0
-1.5
-1.7
0.2
0.0
92 Lew Brown
1B
MULT
23.4
190
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
3.2
2.8
0.4
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
93 Henry Myers
SS
23.2
4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
94 Ecky Stearns
SS
19.7
11
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
95 Hugh Nicol
RF
23.5
112
-0.1
-0.5
0.3
0.0
-0.1
2.1
0.0
2.1
0.0
-0.2
-1.7
1.5
0.0
96 Will Foley
3B
25.6
17
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
97 Dan O'Leary
CF
24.7
8
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
98 Mike McGeary
3B
30.6
41
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
-0.6
-0.3
0.0
99 George Bradley
3B
MULT
29.0
249
51.0
-0.2
0.7
-0.4
-0.3
0.2
4.9
2.4
1.1
1.4
-2.4
-1.4
-0.6
-0.4
100 Phil Powers
C
26.9
16
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
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