Tim Keefe

Full Name: Timothy John Keefe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb

Team: New York Giants

Born: January 1, 1857 in Cambridge, MA

Died: April 23, 1933 in Cambridge, MA

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1893 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
4.8
17.1
W
12
50
L
15
38
ERA
2.90
2.87
G
34
115
GS
34
115
SV
0
0
IP
279.3
873.0
SO
117
372
WHIP
1.330
1.271

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 NYG NL 38 23 2.85 818192 0 593.7 535303188 204 255 1.24 12.3
1886 NYG NL 12 15 2.90 3434201 0 279.3 29514590 76 117 1.33 4.8
Career— 50382.87 11511529 30 873.0830448 278280372 1.27 17.1
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528NYGNL 81198185 2026 370 2110 1224 .141.197.232.429 2643 1 PAS,CH-2
188629NYGNL 3410989 1114 501 700 714 .157.216.247.464 3722 201210 P
2 Yrs 1153072743140 8712810 1938.146.203.237.441 306521 1210
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188528NYGNL198 -18.7-0.714.2-5.2-0.56.81.60.10.11.2 PAS,CH-2
188629NYGNL109 -7.10.21.1-5.8-0.53.3-2.5-0.2-0.20.1 P
2 Yrs307 -25.8-0.515.3-11.0-1.010.1-0.9-0.1-0.11.4
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188528NYGNL198 .161.0920.012.16.1 5.138.5 100.0
188629NYGNL109 .173.0900.912.86.4 5.542.9 1.1854.1 3.055.3 .19421.6-0.1
2 Yrs307 .165.0910.312.46.2 5.240.01.1854.1 100.01.085.3-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home17544457 301300 34.159.213.295.508.154
1886Away17554567 200400 410.156.220.200.420.194
1886vs LH Starter11262504 100000 12.160.192.200.392.174
1886vs RH Starter287064010 401000 612.156.229.266.494.176
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528NYGNL81818181 81
188629NYGNL34343434 34
2 Yrs115115115115 115
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188528 NYG NLP810593.7 712932100 .859.8890.921.01 0.7560 185113 0
188629 NYG NLP340279.3 3181941 .871.9090.870.95 0.7901 4428 0
CareerP1150873.0 1023751141 .8630.91 0.7761 229141 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 NL  2.85 (3rd)
  • 1886 NL  2.90 (6th)

Wins

WHIP

  • 1885 NL  1.245 (6th)
  • 1886 NL  1.328 (6th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 NL  593.2 (5th)
  • 1886 NL  279.1 (1st) ★

Strikeouts

  • 1885 NL  255 (2nd)
  • 1886 NL  117 (1st) ★

Complete Games

Shutouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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