Tim Keefe

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: January 1, 1857 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: April 23, 1933 in Cambridge, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

Last Game: August 15, 1893 (Age 36-226d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1964. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1880 season

Full Name: Timothy John Keefe

Nicknames: Smiling Tim or Sir Timothy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

86.9

342

225

ERA

2.63

600

594

5049.2

2564

WHIP

1.123

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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
1879	22		3 Teams	NA	N/A							24							214	122	41
1879	22	-0.4	Utica	NA	N/A		2	5	.286
1879	22	-0.4	New Bedford	NA	N/A
1879	22	-0.4	Albany	NA	N/A
1880	23	-1.8	Albany	NA	N/A		7	9	.438	1.87	5.92	18	18		16	1		153.2	173	101	32		30		70					1.321	10.1		1.8	4.1	2.33
1880	23	0.3	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	6	6	.500	0.86	2.31	12	12	0	12	0	0	105.0	68	27	10	0	16		39		0	1	397	0.800	5.8	0.0	1.4	3.3	2.44
1881	24	0.4	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	18	27	.400	3.24	5.38	45	45	0	45	4	0	403.0	434	241	145	4	83		103		0	13	1693	1.283	9.7	0.1	1.9	2.3	1.24
1882	25	0.0	TRO	NL	Maj	TRO	17	26	.395	2.49	5.29	43	42	1	41	1	0	376.0	367	221	104	4	78		111		0	8	1588	1.184	8.8	0.1	1.9	2.7	1.42
1883	26	0.1	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	41	27	.603	2.41	3.55	68	68	0	68	5	0	619.0	488	244	166	6	108		359		0	27	2517	0.963	7.1	0.1	1.6	5.2	3.32
1884	27	2.1	NYP	AA	Maj	NYP	37	17	.685	2.25	3.65	58	58	0	56	4	0	483.0	380	196	121	5	71		334	15	0	15	1950	0.934	7.1	0.1	1.3	6.2	4.70
1885	28	3.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	32	13	.711	1.58	3.47	46	46	0	45	7	0	400.0	300	154	70	6	102		227		0	35	1577	1.005	6.8	0.1	2.3	5.1	2.23
1886	29	4.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	42	20	.677	2.56	4.21	64	64	0	62	2	0	535.0	479	250	152	9	102		297		0	40	2173	1.086	8.1	0.2	1.7	5.0	2.91
1887	30	4.8	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	35	19	.648	3.12	4.83	56	56	1	54	2	0	476.2	428	256	165	11	108		189	11	0	37	1981	1.124	8.1	0.2	2.0	3.6	1.75
1888	31	5.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	35	12	.745	1.74	2.96	51	51	0	48	8	0	434.1	317	143	84	5	90		335	12	0	21	1723	0.937	6.6	0.1	1.9	6.9	3.72
1889	32	6.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	28	13	.683	3.36	5.34	47	45	2	39	3	1	364.0	319	216	136	9	151		225	18	0	11	1563	1.291	7.9	0.2	3.7	5.6	1.49
1890	33	7.8	NYI	PL	Maj	NYI	17	11	.607	3.38	5.38	30	30	0	23	1	0	229.0	225	137	86	6	89		89	8	0	12	1012	1.371	8.8	0.2	3.5	3.5	1.00
1891	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PHI-NYG	5	11	.313	4.46	7.56	19	17	2	13	0	1	133.1	152	112	66	3	57		64	8	0	8	615	1.568	10.3	0.2	3.8	4.3	1.12
1891	34	8.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	2	5	.286	5.24	9.33	8	7	1	4	0	0	55.0	70	57	32	1	27		30	4	0	3	265	1.764	11.5	0.2	4.4	4.9	1.11
1891	34	8.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	6	.333	3.91	6.32	11	10	1	9	0	1	78.1	82	55	34	2	30		34	4	0	5	350	1.430	9.4	0.2	3.4	3.9	1.13
1892	35	9.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	19	16	.543	2.36	4.08	39	38	1	31	2	0	313.1	279	142	82	4	98		136	13	0	9	1330	1.203	8.0	0.1	2.8	3.9	1.39
1893	36	10.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	10	7	.588	4.40	6.62	22	22	0	17	0	0	178.0	202	131	87	3	80		56	13	0	3	822	1.584	10.2	0.2	4.0	2.8	0.70
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 (14 seasons)					Majors		342	225	.603	2.63	4.40	600	594	7	554	39	2	5049.2	4438	2470	1474	75	1233		2564	98	0	240	20941	1.123	7.9	0.1	2.2	4.6	2.08
Other (2 seasons)					Other		9	14				18	18		16	1		153.2	173	101	32		30		70
All Levels (15 Seasons)							351	239				618	612	7	570	40	2	5203.1	4611	2571	1506	75	1263		2634	98	0	240	20941