Player
John Kirby
Player Info
- Full Name
- John F.
- Born
-
January 13, 1865
St. Louis, MO, USA - Died
- October 6, 1931
- Size
- 5'8" / 172 lbs
- B/T
- / R
- Debut
- August 1, 1884
- Final Game
- June 29, 1888
- Career
- 5 years
Teams
- Kansas City Cowboys 1884-1884
- St. Louis Maroons 1885-1886
- Cleveland Blues 1887-1887
- Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887-1887
- Kansas City Cowboys 1888-1888
Career Batting
76
G
.105
AVG
27
H
0
HR
7
RBI
.256
OPS
-19
OPS vs Lg
15% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
18-50
W-L
4.09
ERA
75
G
200
SO
0
SV
1.47
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Kansas City Cowboys | 1 | 4 | 4.19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43.0 | 11 | 7 |
| 1887 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 1 | 6 | 6.10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 62.0 | 7 | 43 |
| 1887 | Cleveland Blues | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 41.0 | 6 | 28 |
| 1886 | St. Louis Maroons | 11 | 26 | 3.30 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 325.0 | 129 | 134 |
| 1885 | St. Louis Maroons | 5 | 8 | 3.55 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 129.1 | 46 | 44 |
| 1884 | Kansas City Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 4.09 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | AA | 43.0 | 2.30 | 1.47 | 1.279 | |
| 1887 | AA | 103.0 | 1.14 | 6.20 | 1.971 | |
| 1886 | NL | 325.0 | 3.57 | 3.71 | 1.425 | ✓ |
| 1885 | NL | 129.3 | 3.20 | 3.06 | 1.253 | ✓ |
| 1884 | UA | 11.0 | 0.82 | 1.64 | 1.364 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Kansas City Cowboys | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .063 |
| 1887 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | 8 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .138 |
| 1887 | Cleveland Blues | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1886 | St. Louis Maroons | 42 | 136 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .110 |
| 1885 | St. Louis Maroons | 14 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .060 |
| 1884 | Kansas City Cowboys | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | AA | 17 | .000 | .091 | 0.0 | 29.4 | -40 | 0.0 | |
| 1887 | AA | 47 | .085 | .200 | 0.0 | 25.5 | 8 | 0.0 | |
| 1886 | NL | 139 | .029 | .169 | 2.2 | 33.8 | -16 | 0.0 | |
| 1885 | NL | 51 | .000 | .091 | 2.0 | 33.3 | -54 | 0.0 | |
| 1884 | UA | 7 | .000 | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 75 | 23 | 118 | 22 | 3 | .865 |
| OF | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Kansas City Cowboys | P | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .800 |
| 1887 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1887 | Cleveland Blues | P | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 |
| 1887 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | P | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 |
| 1886 | St. Louis Maroons | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | St. Louis Maroons | P | 41 | 14 | 61 | 9 | 2 | .893 |
| 1885 | St. Louis Maroons | P | 14 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 1 | .794 |
| 1884 | Kansas City Cowboys | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1884 | Kansas City Cowboys | P | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 |