Pud Galvin

Q: When was Pud Galvin born?

Pud Galvin was born on December 25, 1856.

Q: Where was Pud Galvin born?

Pud Galvin was born in St. Louis, MO .

Q: How tall was Pud Galvin?

Pud Galvin was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Pud Galvin weigh when playing?

Pud Galvin weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Pud Galvin in the Hall of Fame?

Pud Galvin was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1965.

Q: What position did Pud Galvin play?

Pud Galvin was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

Q: How many strikeouts did Pud Galvin have?

Pud Galvin had 1,807 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Pud Galvin played for?

Pud Galvin played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Brown Stockings, Buffalo Bisons, Allegheny City, Allegheny City, Pittsburgh Burghers, Pittsburgh and St. Louis Browns.

Q: How many World Series has Pud Galvin won?

Pud Galvin never won a World Series.

Q: When did Pud Galvin retire?

Pud Galvin last played in 1892.

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

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

Debut: May 22, 1875 (Age 18-148d, 294th in major league history)

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

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1965. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Pud Galvin's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

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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Career

WAR

73.4

365

310

ERA

2.85

705

688

6003.1

1807

WHIP

1.191

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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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1875	18	STL	NA	4	2	.667	*1.16*	8	7	1	7	0	1	62.0	53	37	8	0	1		8		0	1	255	*169*	2.03	0.871	7.7	*0.0*	0.1	1.2	8.00

1879	22	BUF	NL	37	27	.578	2.28	66	66	0	65	6	0	593.0	585	299	150	3	31		136		0	23	2436	116	2.50	1.039	8.9	0.0	0.5	2.1	4.39
1880	23	BUF	NL	20	35	.364	2.71	58	54	4	46	5	0	458.2	528	281	138	5	32		128		0	24	1969	90	2.32	1.221	10.4	0.1	0.6	2.5	4.00
1881	24	BUF	NL	28	24	.538	2.37	56	53	3	48	5	0	474.0	546	250	125	4	46		136		0	31	2037	116	2.51	1.249	10.4	0.1	*0.9*	2.6	*2.96*
1882	25	BUF	NL	28	23	.549	3.17	52	51	3	48	3	0	445.1	476	255	157	8	40		162		1	19	1900	92	2.54	1.159	9.6	0.2	0.8	3.3	4.05
1883	26	BUF	NL	46	29	.613	2.72	76	75	1	72	5	0	*656.1*	676	367	198	9	50		279		0	28	*2741*	117	2.81	1.106	9.3	0.1	0.7	3.8	5.58
1884	27	BUF	NL	46	22	.676	1.99	72	72	0	71	12	0	636.1	*566*	254	141	23	63		369		0	16	2554	155	2.88	0.988	8.0	0.3	0.9	5.2	5.86
1885	28	TOT	MLB	16	26	.381	3.99	44	43	1	40	3	1	372.1	453	268	165	10	44		120	0	0	21	1627	76	2.94	1.335	10.9	0.2	1.1	2.9	2.73
1885	28	BUF	NL	13	19	.406	4.09	33	32	1	31	3	1	284.0	356	204	129	8	37		93		0	14	1255	72	2.98	1.384	11.3	0.3	1.2	2.9	2.51
1885	28	PIT	AA	3	7	.300	3.67	11	11	0	9	0	0	88.1	97	64	36	2	7		27	0	0	7	372	88	2.80	1.177	9.9	0.2	0.7	2.8	3.86
1886	29	PIT	AA	29	21	.580	2.67	50	50	0	49	2	0	434.2	457	229	129	3	75		72	7	0	12	1820	124	3.43	1.224	9.5	0.1	1.6	1.5	0.96
1887	30	PIT	NL	28	21	.571	3.29	49	48	2	47	3	0	440.2	490	259	161	12	67		76	11	1	7	1897	115	3.82	1.264	10.0	0.2	1.4	1.6	1.13
1888	31	PIT	NL	23	25	.479	2.63	50	50	0	49	6	0	437.1	446	190	128	9	53		107	8	0	11	1809	100	2.78	1.141	9.2	0.2	1.1	2.2	2.02
1889	32	PIT	NL	23	16	.590	4.17	41	40	1	38	4	0	341.0	392	230	158	19	78		77	10	0	13	1487	88	4.05	1.378	10.3	0.5	*2.1*	2.0	0.99
1890	33	PBB	PL	12	13	.480	4.35	26	25	1	23	1	0	217.0	275	192	105	3	49		35	9	0	6	987	89	3.57	1.493	11.4	0.1	2.0	1.5	0.71
1891	34	PIT	NL	15	14	.517	2.88	33	30	2	23	2	0	246.2	256	143	79	9	62		46	13	0	5	1069	112	3.54	1.289	9.3	0.3	2.3	1.7	0.74
1892	35	TOT	NL	10	12	.455	2.92	24	24	0	20	0	0	188.0	206	98	61	4	54		56	3	0	4	827	116	3.03	1.383	9.9	0.2	2.6	2.7	1.04
1892	35	PIT	NL	5	6	.455	2.63	12	12	0	10	0	0	96.0	104	51	28	0	28		29	0	0	3	420	126	2.71	1.375	9.8	0.0	2.6	2.7	1.04
1892	35	STL	NL	5	6	.455	3.23	12	12	0	10	0	0	92.0	102	47	33	4	26		27	3	0	1	407	107	3.36	1.391	10.0	0.4	2.5	2.6	1.04
15 Yrs				365	310	.541	2.85	705	688	19	646	57	2	6003.1	6405	3352	1903	121	745		1807	61	2	221	25415	107	2.96	1.191	9.6	0.2	1.1	2.7	2.43
162 Game Avg.				18	15	.541	2.85	34	34	1	32	3	0	293	313	164	93	6	36		88	3	0	11	1241	107	2.96	1.191	9.6	0.2	1.1	2.7	2.43
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BUF (7 yrs)				218	179	.549	2.63	413	403	12	381	39	1	3547.2	3733	1910	1038	60	299		1303		1	155	14892	109	2.65	1.137	9.5	0.2	0.8	3.3	4.36
PIT (7 yrs)				126	110	.534	3.10	246	241	5	225	17	0	2084.2	2242	1166	719	54	370		434	49	1	58	8874	107	3.43	1.253	9.7	0.2	1.6	1.9	1.17
STL (1 yr)				5	6	.455	3.23	12	12	0	10	0	0	92.0	102	47	33	4	26		27	3	0	1	407	107	3.36	1.391	10.0	0.4	2.5	2.6	1.04
STL (1 yr)				4	2	.667	1.16	8	7	1	7	0	1	62.0	53	37	8	0	1		8		0	1	255	169	2.03	0.871	7.7	0.0	0.1	1.2	8.00
PBB (1 yr)				12	13	.480	4.35	26	25	1	23	1	0	217.0	275	192	105	3	49		35	9	0	6	987	89	3.57	1.493	11.4	0.1	2.0	1.5	0.71

NL (12 yrs)				317	267	.543	2.81	610	595	17	558	54	1	5201.1	5523	2830	1625	113	613		1665	45	2	195	21981	107	2.91	1.180	9.6	0.2	1.1	2.9	2.72
AA (2 yrs)				32	28	.533	2.84	61	61	0	58	2	0	523.0	554	293	165	5	82		99	7	0	19	2192	116	3.32	1.216	9.5	0.1	1.4	1.7	1.21
PL (1 yr)				12	13	.480	4.35	26	25	1	23	1	0	217.0	275	192	105	3	49		35	9	0	6	987	89	3.57	1.493	11.4	0.1	2.0	1.5	0.71
NA (1 yr)				4	2	.667	1.16	8	7	1	7	0	1	62.0	53	37	8	0	1		8		0	1	255	169	2.03	0.871	7.7	0.0	0.1	1.2	8.00

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	Pos	Awards
1875	18	STL	NA	-0.1	13	46	46	8	6	2	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	.130	.130	.217	.348	24	.174	58	10	1		/1O

1879	22	BUF	NL	0.1	67	266	265	34	66	11	6	0	27			1	56	.249	.252	.336	.588	88	.242	78	89			*1/6
1880	23	BUF	NL	-1.1	66	246	241	25	51	9	2	0	12			5	57	.212	.228	.266	.493	66	.205	63	64			*1O
1881	24	BUF	NL	-0.9	62	239	236	19	50	12	4	0	21			3	70	.212	.222	.297	.518	62	.207	52	70			*1O/6
1882	25	BUF	NL	-0.9	54	208	206	21	44	7	4	0	17			2	49	.214	.221	.286	.508	60	.205	55	59			1/O
1883	26	BUF	NL	-1.2	80	325	322	41	71	11	2	1	19			3	79	.220	.228	.276	.504	51	.203	47	89			*1/O
1884	27	BUF	NL	-2.0	72	276	274	34	49	6	1	0	24			2	80	.179	.185	.208	.393	22	.157	24	57			1/O
1885	28	2TM	2LG	-0.7	44	161	160	16	27	4	2	1	12			1	27	.169	.174	.238	.411	30	.177	35	38		0	1/O
1885	28	BUF	NL	-0.3	33	123	122	14	23	4	2	1	10			1	27	.189	.195	.279	.474	50	.202	49	34			1
1885	28	PIT	AA	-0.4	11	38	38	2	4	0	0	0	2			0		.105	.105	.105	.211	-33	.099	-6	4		0	1/O
1886	29	PIT	AA	0.3	50	197	194	24	49	7	2	0	21	8		3		.253	.264	.309	.573	83	.270	85	60		0	1
1887	30	PIT	NL	-0.5	49	195	193	10	41	7	3	2	22	5		2	47	.212	.221	.311	.531	50	.213	42	60		0	1/O
1888	31	PIT	NL	-0.9	50	176	175	6	25	1	1	1	3	4		1	51	.143	.148	.177	.325	7	.128	9	31		0	1/O
1889	32	PIT	NL	-0.4	41	153	150	15	28	7	2	0	16	2		3	46	.187	.203	.260	.463	35	.190	27	39		0	1
1890	33	PBB	PL	-0.2	26	103	97	8	20	2	1	0	12	1		6	20	.206	.252	.247	.500	39	.229	42	24		0	1
1891	34	PIT	NL	-0.5	33	114	109	11	18	0	0	0	7	0		3	29	.165	.202	.165	.367	9	.169	13	18		2	1
1892	35	2TM	NL	-0.9	24	83	80	6	7	1	0	0	5	0		3	19	.088	.120	.100	.220	-34	.101	-30	8		0	1
1892	35	PIT	NL	-0.3	12	43	41	4	5	1	0	0	4	0		2	9	.122	.163	.146	.309	-7	.146	-3	6		0	1
1892	35	STL	NL	-0.6	12	40	39	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	10	.051	.075	.051	.126	-63	.052	-59	2		0	1
				WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	Pos	Awards
15 Yrs				-9.8	731	2788	2748	278	552	87	31	5	220	23	0	38	631	.201	.212	.261	.473	47	.197	45	716	1	2	1O/6
162 Game Avg				-2.2	162	618	609	62	122	19	7	1	49			8		.201	.212	.261	.473	47	.197	45	159

BUF (7 Yrs)				-6.3	434	1683	1666	188	354	60	21	2	130			17	418	.212	.220	.277	.498	57	.203	52	462			1O/6
PIT (7 Yrs)				-2.7	246	916	900	72	170	23	8	3	75	19		14	182	.189	.203	.242	.445	35	.192	37	218		2	1/O
PBB (1 Yr)				-0.2	26	103	97	8	20	2	1	0	12	1		6	20	.206	.252	.247	.500	39	.229	42	24		0	1
STL (1 Yr)				-0.1	13	46	46	8	6	2	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	.130	.130	.217	.348	24	.174	58	10	1		/1O
STL (1 Yr)				-0.6	12	40	39	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		1	10	.051	.075	.051	.126	-63	.052	-59	2		0	1

NL (12 Yrs)				-9.5	631	2404	2373	236	473	76	27	5	183	11		29	610	.199	.210	.260	.470	46	.192	42	618		2	1O/6
AA (2 Yrs)				-0.1	61	235	232	26	53	7	2	0	23	8		3		.228	.238	.276	.514	64	.242	71	64		0	1/O
PL (1 Yr)				-0.2	26	103	97	8	20	2	1	0	12	1		6	20	.206	.252	.247	.500	39	.229	42	24		0	1
NA (1 Yr)				-0.1	13	46	46	8	6	2	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	.130	.130	.217	.348	24	.174	58	10	1		/1O

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					Standard									Range Factor
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	Awards
1875	18	STL	NA	P	8	62.0	25	1	22	2	1	.920	.865	3.34	2.58	2.88	2.58	1
1875	18	STL	NA	OF	6	38.0	7	6	0	1	0	.857	.819	1.42	1.87	1.00	1.88

1879	22	BUF	NL	P	66	593.0	202	35	141	26	8	.871	.901	2.67	2.30	2.67	2.30	23
1879	22	BUF	NL	SS	1	7.0	4	1	2	1	0	.750	.873	3.86	4.50	3.00	4.60
1880	23	BUF	NL	P	58	459.0	134	24	97	13	1	.903	.912	2.37	2.26	2.09	2.23	24
1880	23	BUF	NL	OF	19	109.0	31	20	3	8	0	.742	.855	1.90	1.88	1.21	1.85
1881	24	BUF	NL	P	56	474.0	178	36	*123*	19	7	.893	.896	3.02	2.25	2.84	2.22	31
1881	24	BUF	NL	OF	14	76.0	20	16	1	3	0	.850	.871	2.01	2.08	1.21	2.06
1881	24	BUF	NL	SS	1	3.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.875	6.00	4.80	2.00	4.60
1882	25	BUF	NL	P	52	445.0	113	20	85	8	1	.929	.906	2.12	2.18	2.02	2.16	19
1882	25	BUF	NL	OF	6	23.0	5	2	2	1	0	.800	.854	1.57	1.96	0.67	1.93
1883	26	BUF	NL	P	76	656.0	157	20	127	10	4	.936	.892	2.02	2.20	1.93	2.15	28
1883	26	BUF	NL	OF	8	56.0	14	8	3	3	0	.786	.849	1.77	1.99	1.38	1.96
1884	27	BUF	NL	P	72	636.0	193	32	*154*	7	3	.964	.892	2.63	2.29	2.58	2.24	16
1884	27	BUF	NL	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.80
1885	28	2TM	2LG	P	44	372.0	133	21	96	16	3	.880	.896	2.83	2.31	2.66	2.25	21
1885	28	BUF	NL	P	33	284.0	113	17	83	13	3	.885	.899	3.17	2.43	3.03	2.37	14
1885	28	PIT	AA	P	11	88.0	20	4	13	3	0	.850	.878	1.74	1.90	1.55	1.88	7
1885	28	PIT	AA	OF	1	15.0	3	0	2	1	0	.667	.880	1.20	1.92	2.00	1.90
1886	29	PIT	AA	P	50	435.0	123	22	93	8	3	.935	.885	2.38	2.00	2.30	1.95	12
1887	30	PIT	NL	P	49	441.0	156	22	123	11	2	.929	.902	2.96	2.02	2.96	1.96	7
1887	30	PIT	NL	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.25	0.00	2.00
1888	31	PIT	NL	P	50	437.0	146	23	113	10	2	.932	.895	2.80	2.36	2.72	2.30	11
1888	31	PIT	NL	OF	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	1.80	0.00	1.90
1889	32	PIT	NL	P	41	341.0	103	20	72	11	6	.893	.905	2.43	2.22	2.24	2.16	13
1890	33	PBB	PL	P	26	217.0	100	22	71	7	1	.930	.913	3.86	2.81	3.58	2.73	6
1891	34	PIT	NL	P	33	247.0	80	20	52	8	1	.900	.915	2.62	2.29	2.18	2.25	5
1892	35	2TM	NL	P	24	188.0	49	7	35	7	1	.857	.901	2.01	2.48	1.75	2.41	4
1892	35	PIT	NL	P	12	96.0	31	4	22	5	1	.839	.901	2.44	2.48	2.17	2.41	3
1892	35	STL	NL	P	12	92.0	18	3	13	2	0	.889	.901	1.57	2.48	1.33	2.41	1
					Standard									Range Factor
				Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	Awards
15 Yrs					764	6336.0	1978	378	1419	181	44	.908	.897	2.55	2.25	2.35	2.20	221

P (15 Yrs)				P	705	6003.0	1892	325	1404	163	44	.914	.899	2.59	2.26	2.45	2.22	221
OF (9 Yrs)				OF	57	323.0	80	52	11	17	0	.788	.856	1.76	1.96	1.11	1.93
SS (2 Yrs)				SS	2	10.0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	.873	4.50	4.59	2.50	4.60

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pud Galvin born?

Pud Galvin was born on December 25, 1856.

Where was Pud Galvin born?

Pud Galvin was born in St. Louis, MO.

How tall was Pud Galvin?

Pud Galvin was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Pud Galvin weigh when playing?

Pud Galvin weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Pud Galvin play?

Pud Galvin played 15 seasons.

Is Pud Galvin in the Hall of Fame?

Pud Galvin was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1965.

What position did Pud Galvin play?

Pud Galvin was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did Pud Galvin have?

Pud Galvin had 1,807 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Pud Galvin played for?

Pud Galvin played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Brown Stockings, Buffalo Bisons, Allegheny City, Allegheny City, Pittsburgh Burghers, Pittsburgh and St. Louis Browns.

How many World Series has Pud Galvin won?