#88 John Kirby, Reliever, 31 yrs, Louisville Colonels Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Kirby
1/13/1865 31 ST. LOUIS MO USA 5"8 182
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,366,001 1899 7 Year(s), 27 Days (1231 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 27 Days (1231 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 7 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 55 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 1 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 3
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 24 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3.18 | 51.0 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Projected | 24 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3.18 | 51.0 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 5 | 1 | 66.7 | 22 | 12 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 2.88 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 56 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .286 | .339 | .625 |
vs. RHB | 143 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .304 | .308 | .611 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.02 | 14.1 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Road | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.45 | 36.2 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
June | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.07 | 14.2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
July | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.52 | 9.2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
August | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.35 | 15.1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | .250 | PHI |
1889 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.89 | 19.0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | .299 | PHI |
1890 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3.36 | 163.1 | 172 | 91 | 61 | 4 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 1.35 | .282 | PHI |
1891 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4.11 | 160.0 | 189 | 93 | 73 | 3 | 39 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 1.43 | .323 | PHI |
1892 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.34 | 34.2 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .252 | PHI |
1893 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6.61 | 16.1 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | .391 | PHI |
1894 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.15 | 21.2 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | .366 | PHI |
1896 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3.18 | 51.0 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | .264 | LOU,AL |
Total | 155 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 29 | 3.61 | 469.1 | 517 | 256 | 188 | 8 | 134 | 176 | 34 | 1 | 1.39 | .301 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1884, AA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.89 | .261 |
1884, AAA | 28 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2.11 | 230.1 | 210 | 73 | 54 | 2 | 82 | 241 | 10 | 3 | 1.27 | .317 |
1885, AAA | 30 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1.68 | 252.1 | 182 | 61 | 47 | 1 | 92 | 256 | 14 | 7 | 1.09 | .270 |
1886, AA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | .389 |
1886, AAA | 28 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1.91 | 235.0 | 188 | 57 | 50 | 1 | 77 | 203 | 17 | 4 | 1.13 | .282 |
1887, AAA | 29 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1.93 | 247.2 | 203 | 69 | 53 | 7 | 81 | 172 | 17 | 4 | 1.15 | .263 |
1888, AAA | 31 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2.28 | 269.0 | 226 | 79 | 68 | 2 | 83 | 194 | 23 | 6 | 1.15 | .275 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1888 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81.08 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1889 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1890 | 23 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .070 | .070 | .088 | .158 | PHI |
1891 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .192 | .327 | PHI |
1892 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1893 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1894 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHI |
1896 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | LOU,AL |
Total | 155 | 127 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .094 | .126 | .220 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .900 | 51.0 | 1.76 | | | | |
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Injured on 5/9/1886 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 9/10/1888... Had first career hit on 8/6/1890, off Fred Smith (SLN)... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $834,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1894: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,994,286 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/3/1896 to a 4-year deal worth $2,366,001 per year... Was selected to the 1896 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1889 - 8 - 5th 1890 - 4 - 10th 1893 - 4 - 9th 1894 - 6 - 5th
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