Pud Galvin

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 190lb (173cm, 86kg)

Born: December 25, 1856 in St. Louis, MO us

Died: March 7, 1902 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

Last Game: August 2, 1892 (Age 35-221d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1965. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1875 season

Full Name: James Francis Galvin

Nicknames: Pud, Gentle Jeems or The Little Steam Engine

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

73.4

365

310

ERA

2.85

705

688

6003.1

1807

WHIP

1.191

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1875	18	-6.3	STL	NA	Maj	STL	4	2	.667	1.16	5.37	8	7	1	7	0	1	62.0	53	37	8	0	1		8		0	1	255	0.871	7.7	0.0	0.1	1.2	8.00

1877	20	-1.5	Pittsburgh	INTA	N/A		12	6	.667		2.39	18	18		18	4		162.0	89	43											4.9

1879	22	-1.0	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	37	27	.578	2.28	4.54	66	66	0	65	6	0	593.0	585	299	150	3	31		136		0	23	2436	1.039	8.9	0.0	0.5	2.1	4.39
1880	23	0.3	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	20	35	.364	2.71	5.51	58	54	4	46	5	0	458.2	528	281	138	5	32		128		0	24	1969	1.221	10.4	0.1	0.6	2.5	4.00
1881	24	0.4	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	28	24	.538	2.37	4.75	56	53	3	48	5	0	474.0	546	250	125	4	46		136		0	31	2037	1.249	10.4	0.1	0.9	2.6	2.96
1882	25	0.0	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	28	23	.549	3.17	5.15	52	51	3	48	3	0	445.1	476	255	157	8	40		162		1	19	1900	1.159	9.6	0.2	0.8	3.3	4.05
1883	26	1.5	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	46	29	.613	2.72	5.03	76	75	1	72	5	0	656.1	676	367	198	9	50		279		0	28	2741	1.106	9.3	0.1	0.7	3.8	5.58
1884	27	3.0	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	46	22	.676	1.99	3.59	72	72	0	71	12	0	636.1	566	254	141	23	63		369		0	16	2554	0.988	8.0	0.3	0.9	5.2	5.86
1885	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BUF	16	26	.381	3.99	6.48	44	43	1	40	3	1	372.1	453	268	165	10	44		120	0	0	21	1627	1.335	10.9	0.2	1.1	2.9	2.73
1885	28	3.7	BUF	NL	Maj	BUF	13	19	.406	4.09	6.46	33	32	1	31	3	1	284.0	356	204	129	8	37		93		0	14	1255	1.384	11.3	0.3	1.2	2.9	2.51
1885	28	2.9	PIT	AA	Maj	PIT	3	7	.300	3.67	6.52	11	11	0	9	0	0	88.1	97	64	36	2	7		27	0	0	7	372	1.177	9.9	0.2	0.7	2.8	3.86
1886	29	4.0	PIT	AA	Maj	PIT	29	21	.580	2.67	4.74	50	50	0	49	2	0	434.2	457	229	129	3	75		72	7	0	12	1820	1.224	9.5	0.1	1.6	1.5	0.96
1887	30	4.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	28	21	.571	3.29	5.29	49	48	2	47	3	0	440.2	490	259	161	12	67		76	11	1	7	1897	1.264	10.0	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.13
1888	31	5.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	23	25	.479	2.63	3.91	50	50	0	49	6	0	437.1	446	190	128	9	53		107	8	0	11	1809	1.141	9.2	0.2	1.1	2.2	2.02
1889	32	6.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	23	16	.590	4.17	6.07	41	40	1	38	4	0	341.0	392	230	158	19	78		77	10	0	13	1487	1.378	10.3	0.5	2.1	2.0	0.99
1890	33	7.8	PBB	PL	Maj	PBB	12	13	.480	4.35	7.96	26	25	1	23	1	0	217.0	275	192	105	3	49		35	9	0	6	987	1.493	11.4	0.1	2.0	1.5	0.71
1891	34	8.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	15	14	.517	2.88	5.22	33	30	2	23	2	0	246.2	256	143	79	9	62		46	13	0	5	1069	1.289	9.3	0.3	2.3	1.7	0.74
1892	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	10	12	.455	2.92	4.69	24	24	0	20	0	0	188.0	206	98	61	4	54		56	3	0	4	827	1.383	9.9	0.2	2.6	2.7	1.04
1892	35	9.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	6	.455	2.63	4.78	12	12	0	10	0	0	96.0	104	51	28	0	28		29	0	0	3	420	1.375	9.8	0.0	2.6	2.7	1.04
1892	35	9.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	6	.455	3.23	4.60	12	12	0	10	0	0	92.0	102	47	33	4	26		27	3	0	1	407	1.391	10.0	0.4	2.5	2.6	1.04

1894	37	11.3	Buffalo	EL	N/A							3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		365	310	.541	2.85	5.03	705	688	19	646	57	2	6003.1	6405	3352	1903	121	745		1807	61	2	221	25415	1.191	9.6	0.2	1.1	2.7	2.43
Other (2 seasons)					Other		12	6				21	18		18	4		162.0	89	43
All Levels (17 Seasons)							377	316				726	706	19	664	61	2	6165.1	6494	3395	1903	121	745		1807	61	2	221	25415