Player
Buck Ewing HOF 1939
Player Info
- Full Name
- William
- Born
-
October 17, 1859
Hoagland, OH, USA - Died
- October 20, 1906
- Size
- 5'10" / 188 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 9, 1880
- Final Game
- May 27, 1897
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Troy Trojans 1880-1882
- New York Giants 1883-1892
- New York Giants 1890-1890
- Cleveland Spiders 1893-1894
- Cincinnati Reds 1895-1897
Career Batting
1,315
G
.303
AVG
1,625
H
71
HR
883
RBI
.806
OPS
136
OPS vs Lg
86% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
2-3
W-L
3.45
ERA
9
G
23
SO
1
SV
1.66
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 12 | 8 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PL | 9.0 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.556 | |
| 1889 | NL | 20.0 | 5.40 | 3.60 | 1.550 | |
| 1888 | NL | 7.0 | 7.71 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |
| 1885 | NL | 2.0 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 3.500 | |
| 1884 | NL | 8.0 | 3.38 | 4.50 | 1.375 | |
| 1882 | NL | 1.0 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 3.000 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1896 | Cincinnati Reds | 69 | 263 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | .278 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | 105 | 434 | 138 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 90 | .318 |
| 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 53 | 211 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | .251 |
| 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 116 | 500 | 172 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 117 | .344 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | 105 | 393 | 122 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 58 | .310 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | 14 | 49 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .347 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | 83 | 352 | 119 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 98 | .338 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | 99 | 407 | 133 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 91 | .327 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 103 | 415 | 127 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 83 | .306 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 77 | 318 | 97 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 83 | .305 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 73 | 275 | 85 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 59 | .309 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 81 | 342 | 104 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 81 | .304 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | 94 | 382 | 106 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 90 | .277 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | 88 | 376 | 114 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 90 | .303 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 74 | 328 | 89 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 67 | .271 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | 67 | 272 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 40 | .250 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | 13 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | NL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.0 | |
| 1896 | NL | 296 | .095 | .289 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 95 | 1.3 | |
| 1895 | NL | 467 | .150 | .327 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 118 | 6.1 | ✓ |
| 1894 | NL | 237 | .123 | .255 | 10.1 | 3.8 | 72 | 2.5 | |
| 1893 | NL | 541 | .152 | .349 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 141 | 7.5 | ✓ |
| 1892 | NL | 431 | .163 | .318 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 162 | 8.5 | |
| 1891 | NL | 54 | .082 | .386 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 150 | 0.0 | |
| 1890 | PL | 392 | .207 | .334 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 159 | 9.8 | |
| 1889 | NL | 444 | .150 | .348 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 146 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 1888 | NL | 442 | .159 | .318 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 165 | 7.1 | ✓ |
| 1887 | NL | 351 | .192 | .326 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 144 | 7.5 | |
| 1886 | NL | 291 | .135 | .319 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 145 | 5.2 | |
| 1885 | NL | 355 | .167 | .307 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 160 | 8.7 | ✓ |
| 1884 | NL | 410 | .168 | .289 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 141 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 396 | .178 | .296 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 149 | 16.5 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 338 | .134 | .280 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 123 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 279 | .103 | .258 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 97 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 46 | .022 | .191 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 36 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 636 | 3,301 | 1,017 | 322 | 78 | .931 |
| 1B | 253 | 2,331 | 180 | 66 | 145 | .974 |
| OF | 235 | 364 | 31 | 37 | 7 | .914 |
| 3B | 127 | 200 | 264 | 76 | 22 | .859 |
| 2B | 51 | 107 | 166 | 40 | 19 | .872 |
| SS | 34 | 52 | 117 | 27 | 10 | .862 |
| P | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| 1896 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 69 | 669 | 49 | 15 | 41 | .980 |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 105 | 957 | 79 | 26 | 69 | .976 |
| 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1894 | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 52 | 86 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .912 |
| 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 1B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | 2B | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .889 |
| 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1893 | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 112 | 201 | 14 | 17 | 3 | .927 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | 1B | 73 | 669 | 49 | 19 | 35 | .974 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | 2B | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .800 |
| 1892 | New York Giants | C | 30 | 182 | 44 | 12 | 2 | .950 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | 2B | 8 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 3 | .881 |
| 1891 | New York Giants | C | 6 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .861 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | 2B | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | C | 81 | 372 | 107 | 26 | 7 | .949 |
| 1890 | New York Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | C | 97 | 524 | 149 | 45 | 10 | .937 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1889 | New York Giants | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | 3B | 21 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 3 | .803 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | C | 78 | 480 | 143 | 35 | 12 | .947 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1888 | New York Giants | SS | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .842 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 2B | 19 | 39 | 62 | 20 | 9 | .835 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | 3B | 51 | 76 | 101 | 28 | 6 | .863 |
| 1887 | New York Giants | C | 8 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | 1B | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .842 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | C | 50 | 270 | 91 | 31 | 4 | .921 |
| 1886 | New York Giants | OF | 23 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .939 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 1B | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | 3B | 8 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .857 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | C | 63 | 337 | 102 | 39 | 8 | .918 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | OF | 14 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .960 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1885 | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | C | 80 | 445 | 127 | 41 | 10 | .933 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | OF | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | New York Gothams | SS | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .824 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | 2B | 11 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 2 | .900 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | 3B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | C | 63 | 270 | 96 | 31 | 8 | .922 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | OF | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .750 |
| 1883 | New York Gothams | SS | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .556 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 2B | 4 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | .941 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | 3B | 44 | 76 | 112 | 24 | 11 | .887 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | C | 25 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 5 | .881 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1882 | Troy Trojans | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | 3B | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | C | 44 | 211 | 89 | 28 | 9 | .915 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | OF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1881 | Troy Trojans | SS | 22 | 42 | 90 | 15 | 7 | .898 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | C | 10 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .864 |
| 1880 | Troy Trojans | OF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 15 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 13 | .290 | ||
| 1889 | World Series | New York Giants | 8 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 7 | .250 |
| 1888 | World Series | New York Giants | 7 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .346 |
Managerial record: 489-395 (.553)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | New York Giants | NL | 63 | 21 | 41 | .339 | 8 | |
| 1899 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 157 | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 | |
| 1898 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 157 | 92 | 60 | .605 | 3 | |
| 1897 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 134 | 76 | 56 | .576 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1896 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 128 | 77 | 50 | .606 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1895 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 132 | 66 | 64 | .508 | 8 | Player-Mgr |
| 1890 | New York Giants | PL | 132 | 74 | 57 | .565 | 3 | Player-Mgr |