John Kirby

Full Name: John F. Kirby

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 172lb

Team: Boston Beaneaters

Born: January 13, 1865 in St. Louis, MO

Died: October 6, 1931 in St. Louis, MO

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BSN @ NYG, box score) • Age 20

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1888 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.3
1.6
W
1
11
L
2
7
ERA
5.50
4.27
G
51
133
GS
0
0
SV
6
18
IP
73.7
211.0
SO
18
64
WHIP
1.700
1.517

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 BSN NL 10 5 3.60 82000 12 137.3 1458155 50 46 1.42 1.9
1886 BSN NL 1 2 5.50 51000 6 73.7 855645 40 18 1.70 -0.3
Career— 1174.27 13300 018 211.0230137 1009064 1.52 1.6
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
188520BSNNL 823029 04 000 000 18 .138.167.138.305 -104 0 PAS,FM-2
188621BSNNL 511715 23 000 000 04 .200.200.200.400 193 00200 P
2 Yrs 133474427 000000 112.159.178.159.337 0700 200
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
188520BSNNL30 -4.1-0.12.1-2.1-0.21.0-1.1-0.1-0.10.2 PAS,FM-2
188621BSNNL17 -1.60.00.2-1.4-0.10.5-0.9-0.1-0.10.0 P
2 Yrs47 -5.7-0.12.3-3.5-0.31.5-2.0-0.2-0.20.2
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
188520BSNNL30 .190.0000.026.73.3 0.00.0
188621BSNNL17 .273.0000.023.50.0 0.00.0 4.0080.0 3.000.7 .176-4-0.1
2 Yrs47 .219.0000.025.52.1 0.00.04.0080.0 1.090.7-0.1
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
1886Home26111011 000000 03.100.100.100.200.143
1886Away256512 000000 01.400.400.400.800.500
1886vs LH Starter44401 000000 00.250.250.250.500.250
1886vs RH Starter10111102 000000 04.182.182.182.364.286
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 BSN 3100 0000 0000 0.0000.000 0.0000.000
Postseason Career 3100 000 000 00 0.0000.000 0.0000.000

Postseason Pitching

YearTeamWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIP
1885 BSN 000.00 30000 5.7410 321.24
Postseason Career 000.00 300 00 5.741 032 1.24

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188520BSNNL8208280 80
188621BSNNL5105150 50
2 Yrs1330133130 130
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
188520 BSN NLP800137.3 156900 1.000.8890.981.01 0.1902 6915 1
188621 BSN NLP50073.7 124801 1.000.9091.470.95 0.2400 105 0
CareerP1300211.0 27101701 1.0001.15 0.2102 7920 1
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

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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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