Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
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| 1884 | 19 | KCC | UA | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 73 | 3.64 | 1.364 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.50 | |||
| 1885 | 20 | SLM | NL | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.55 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 129.1 | 118 | 66 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 534 | 78 | 3.19 | 1.253 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.05 | |||
| 1886 | 21 | SLM | NL | 11 | 26 | .297 | 3.30 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 325.0 | 329 | 222 | 119 | 9 | 134 | 129 | 1 | 43 | 1438 | 95 | 3.91 | 1.425 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.96 | |||
| 1887 | 22 | TOT | MLB | 1 | 11 | .083 | 7.25 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103.0 | 132 | 117 | 83 | 4 | 71 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 515 | 58 | 5.71 | 1.971 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.18 | ||
| 1887 | 22 | IND | NL | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 302 | 68 | 5.86 | 1.823 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.16 | ||
| 1887 | 22 | CLE | AA | 0 | 5 | .000 | 9.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 213 | 49 | 5.50 | 2.195 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.21 | ||
| 1888 | 23 | KCC | AA | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 184 | 80 | 2.63 | 1.279 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.57 | ||
| 5 Yrs | 18 | 50 | .265 | 4.09 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 611.1 | 640 | 451 | 278 | 13 | 258 | 200 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 2720 | 80 | 3.96 | 1.469 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.78 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 8 | 23 | .265 | 4.09 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 290 | 204 | 126 | 6 | 117 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1233 | 80 | 3.96 | 1.469 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.78 | |||||
| SLM (2 yrs) | 16 | 34 | .320 | 3.37 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 454.1 | 447 | 288 | 170 | 9 | 178 | 175 | 2 | 53 | 1972 | 90 | 3.70 | 1.376 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.98 | ||||||
| CLE (1 yr) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 9.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 213 | 49 | 5.50 | 2.195 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.21 | |||||
| KCC (1 yr) | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 48 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 184 | 80 | 2.63 | 1.279 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.57 | |||||
| KCC (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 73 | 3.64 | 1.364 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.50 | ||||||
| IND (1 yr) | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6.10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 302 | 68 | 5.86 | 1.823 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.16 | |||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 17 | 40 | .298 | 3.70 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 516.1 | 517 | 352 | 212 | 12 | 221 | 182 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 2274 | 86 | 3.96 | 1.429 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.82 | |||||
| AA (2 yrs) | 1 | 9 | .100 | 6.54 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 110 | 89 | 61 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 397 | 59 | 4.03 | 1.726 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.49 | |||||
| UA (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 73 | 3.64 | 1.364 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.50 | ||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | TB | HBP | Pos | Awards | |||||||
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| 1884 | 19 | KCC | UA | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | .133 | 39 | 1 | /1O | |||||
| 1885 | 20 | SLM | NL | -0.7 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .060 | .078 | .060 | .138 | -54 | .041 | -35 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1886 | 21 | SLM | NL | -1.4 | 42 | 139 | 136 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 47 | .110 | .129 | .140 | .269 | -15 | .103 | -5 | 19 | 1/O | ||
| 1887 | 22 | 2TM | 2LG | -0.4 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .149 | .149 | .234 | .383 | 6 | .156 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1/O | |
| 1887 | 22 | IND | NL | -0.3 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 | -4 | .131 | -8 | 6 | 0 | /1O | |
| 1887 | 22 | CLE | AA | -0.1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .278 | .444 | 24 | .195 | 25 | 5 | 0 | /1 | |
| 1888 | 23 | KCC | AA | -0.2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 | -43 | .101 | -15 | 1 | 1 | /1 | |
| 5 Yrs | -2.7 | 76 | 261 | 256 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 81 | .105 | .123 | .137 | .259 | -19 | .101 | -8 | 35 | 1 | 1/O | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | -5.6 | 162 | 556 | 546 | 36 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .105 | .123 | .137 | .259 | -19 | .101 | -8 | 75 | |||||||||
| SLM (2 Yrs) | -2.1 | 56 | 190 | 186 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 64 | .097 | .116 | .118 | .234 | -25 | .086 | -13 | 22 | 1/O | |||||
| IND (1 Yr) | -0.3 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .138 | .138 | .207 | .345 | -4 | .131 | -8 | 6 | 0 | /1O | ||||
| CLE (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .278 | .444 | 24 | .195 | 25 | 5 | 0 | /1 | ||||
| KCC (1 Yr) | -0.2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .063 | .118 | .063 | .180 | -43 | .101 | -15 | 1 | 1 | /1 | ||||
| KCC (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | .133 | 39 | 1 | /1O | ||||||||
| NL (3 Yrs) | -2.4 | 64 | 219 | 215 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 71 | .102 | .119 | .130 | .249 | -22 | .092 | -12 | 28 | 0 | 1/O | ||||
| AA (2 Yrs) | -0.2 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .118 | .143 | .176 | .319 | -6 | .149 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| UA (1 Yr) | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | .133 | 39 | 1 | /1O | ||||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was John Kirby born?
John Kirby was born on January 13, 1865.
Where was John Kirby born?
John Kirby was born in St. Louis, MO.
How tall was John Kirby?
John Kirby was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.
How much did John Kirby weigh when playing?
John Kirby weighed 172 lbs (78 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did John Kirby play?
John Kirby played 5 seasons.
Is John Kirby in the Hall of Fame?
John Kirby has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did John Kirby play?
John Kirby was a Pitcher and Outfielder.
How many strikeouts did John Kirby have?
John Kirby had 200 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has John Kirby played for?
John Kirby played for 5 teams; the Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Maroons, Cleveland Blues, Indianapolis Hoosiers and Kansas City Cowboys.
When did John Kirby retire?
John Kirby last played in 1888.
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