Charley Radbourn

Full Name: Charles Gardner Radbourn

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 168lb

Team: Cincinnati Red Stockings

Born: December 11, 1854 in Rochester, NY

Died: February 5, 1897 in Bloomington, IL

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BRO @ CIN, box score) • Age 30

Real-life MLB career: 1880–1891 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
4.8
17.3
W
16
60
L
14
38
ERA
3.19
3.18
G
40
121
GS
32
113
SV
1
1
IP
273.3
924.7
SO
67
172
WHIP
1.340
1.235

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 CIN AA 44 24 3.18 8181493 0 651.3 660362230 115 105 1.19 12.5
1886 CIN AA 16 14 3.19 4032182 1 273.3 29416197 73 67 1.34 4.8
Career— 60383.18 12111367 51 924.7954523 327188172 1.24 17.3
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
188530CINAA 81283241 4357 820 2621 4115 .237.350.286.636 8969 1 PAS,CH-3
188631CINAA 4011383 1114 000 700 77 .169.231.169.399 1514 202210 P
2 Yrs 1213963245471 8203321 4822.219.321.256.577 688321 2210
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
188530CINAA283 -2.0-0.316.314.01.29.723.72.12.11.4 PAS,CH-3
188631CINAA113 -9.20.24.9-4.2-0.43.1-1.1-0.1-0.10.4 P
2 Yrs396 -11.2-0.121.29.80.812.822.62.02.01.9
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
188530CINAA283 .252.0500.05.314.5 3.517.5 66.7
188631CINAA113 .182.0000.06.26.2 0.00.0 1.5961.4 3.034.7 .18841.6-0.4
2 Yrs396 .234.0370.05.612.1 2.514.11.5961.4 66.70.864.7-0.4
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
1886Home21554148 000200 43.195.267.195.462.211
1886Away19584276 000500 34.143.196.143.339.154
1886vs LH Starter6131201 000000 10.083.154.083.237.083
1886vs RH Starter307771013 000000 67.183.247.183.430.203
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188530CINAA81818181 81
188631CINAA40324039 39
2 Yrs121113121120 120
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
188530 CIN AAP810651.3 95355191 .905.9201.191.05 1.0640 230116 0
188631 CIN AAP390273.3 41102380 .805.8921.090.98 0.8520 6131 0
CareerP1200924.6 1364574171 .8751.16 0.9960 291147 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 AA  3.18 (5th)
  • 1886 AA  3.19 (8th)

Wins

  • 1885 AA  44 (2nd)
  • 1886 AA  16 (1st) ★

WHIP

  • 1885 AA  1.190 (4th)
  • 1886 AA  1.343 (7th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 AA  651.1 (3rd)
  • 1886 AA  273.1 (1st) ★

Strikeouts

  • 1885 AA  105 (8th)
  • 1886 AA  67 (1st) ★

Complete Games

  • 1885 AA  49 (2nd)
  • 1886 AA  18 (1st) ★

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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