Player
Pud Galvin HOF 1965
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Francis
- Born
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December 25, 1856
St. Louis, MO, USA - Died
- March 7, 1902
- Size
- 5'8" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 22, 1875
- Final Game
- August 2, 1892
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- St. Louis Stars 1875-1875
- Buffalo Bisons 1879-1885
- Pittsburg Alleghenys 1885-1886
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1887-1892
- Pittsburgh Burghers 1890-1890
- St. Louis Cardinals 1892-1892
Career Batting
731
G
.201
AVG
552
H
5
HR
220
RBI
.472
OPS
48
OPS vs Lg
53% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
365-310
W-L
2.85
ERA
705
G
1,807
SO
2
SV
1.19
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 6 | 2.63 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 96.0 | 29 | 28 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 5 | 6 | 3.23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 92.0 | 27 | 26 |
| 1891 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | 14 | 2.88 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 246.1 | 46 | 62 |
| 1890 | Pittsburgh Burghers | 12 | 13 | 4.35 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 217.0 | 35 | 49 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 23 | 16 | 4.17 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 341.0 | 77 | 78 |
| 1888 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 23 | 25 | 2.63 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 437.0 | 107 | 53 |
| 1887 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 28 | 21 | 3.29 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 440.2 | 76 | 67 |
| 1886 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 29 | 21 | 2.67 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 434.2 | 72 | 75 |
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | 13 | 19 | 4.09 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 284.0 | 93 | 37 |
| 1885 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3 | 7 | 3.67 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 88.0 | 27 | 7 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 22 | 1.99 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 636.1 | 369 | 63 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 29 | 2.72 | 76 | 75 | 0 | 656.1 | 279 | 50 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 28 | 23 | 3.17 | 52 | 51 | 0 | 445.0 | 162 | 40 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 28 | 24 | 2.37 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 474.0 | 136 | 46 |
| 1880 | Buffalo Bisons | 20 | 35 | 2.71 | 58 | 54 | 0 | 458.2 | 128 | 32 |
| 1879 | Buffalo Bisons | 37 | 27 | 2.28 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 593.0 | 136 | 31 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | 4 | 2 | 1.16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 62.0 | 8 | 1 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NL | 188.0 | 2.68 | 2.59 | 1.383 | ✓ |
| 1891 | NL | 246.7 | 1.68 | 2.26 | 1.289 | ✓ |
| 1890 | PL | 217.0 | 1.45 | 2.03 | 1.493 | ✓ |
| 1889 | NL | 341.0 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 1.378 | ✓ |
| 1888 | NL | 437.3 | 2.20 | 1.09 | 1.141 | ✓ |
| 1887 | NL | 440.7 | 1.55 | 1.37 | 1.264 | ✓ |
| 1886 | AA | 434.7 | 1.49 | 1.55 | 1.224 | ✓ |
| 1885 | AA | 372.3 | 2.90 | 1.06 | 1.335 | ✓ |
| 1884 | NL | 636.3 | 5.22 | 0.89 | 0.988 | ✓ |
| 1883 | NL | 656.3 | 3.83 | 0.69 | 1.106 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 445.3 | 3.27 | 0.81 | 1.159 | ✓ |
| 1881 | NL | 474.0 | 2.58 | 0.87 | 1.249 | ✓ |
| 1880 | NL | 458.7 | 2.51 | 0.63 | 1.221 | ✓ |
| 1879 | NL | 593.0 | 2.06 | 0.47 | 1.039 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 62.0 | 1.16 | 0.15 | 0.871 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .122 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .051 |
| 1891 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 109 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .165 |
| 1890 | Pittsburgh Burghers | 26 | 97 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .206 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 41 | 150 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .187 |
| 1888 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 50 | 175 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| 1887 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 49 | 193 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .212 |
| 1886 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 50 | 194 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | .253 |
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | 33 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .189 |
| 1885 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 11 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .105 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | 72 | 274 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | .179 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | 80 | 322 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | .220 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | 54 | 206 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | .214 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | 62 | 236 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 19 | .212 |
| 1880 | Buffalo Bisons | 66 | 241 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .212 |
| 1879 | Buffalo Bisons | 67 | 265 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 34 | .249 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | 13 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .130 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | NL | 83 | .013 | .115 | 3.6 | 22.9 | -31 | 0.0 | |
| 1891 | NL | 114 | .000 | .225 | 2.6 | 25.4 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 1890 | PL | 103 | .041 | .260 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 37 | 0.0 | |
| 1889 | NL | 153 | .073 | .269 | 2.0 | 30.1 | 32 | 0.0 | |
| 1888 | NL | 176 | .034 | .195 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 6 | 1.2 | |
| 1887 | NL | 195 | .098 | .271 | 1.0 | 24.1 | 49 | 2.6 | |
| 1886 | AA | 197 | .057 | — | 1.5 | — | 83 | 0.0 | |
| 1885 | AA | 161 | .069 | .197 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 33 | 1.4 | |
| 1884 | NL | 276 | .029 | .253 | 0.7 | 29.0 | 24 | 0.0 | |
| 1883 | NL | 325 | .056 | .289 | 0.9 | 24.3 | 54 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| 1882 | NL | 208 | .073 | .280 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 62 | 0.0 | |
| 1881 | NL | 239 | .085 | .301 | 1.3 | 29.3 | 64 | 0.0 | |
| 1880 | NL | 246 | .054 | .277 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 68 | 0.0 | |
| 1879 | NL | 266 | .087 | .316 | 0.4 | 21.1 | 95 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1875 | NA | 46 | .087 | .133 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 20 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 705 | 325 | 1,404 | 163 | 44 | .914 |
| OF | 57 | 52 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .788 |
| SS | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | P | 12 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .889 |
| 1892 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 12 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | .839 |
| 1891 | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 33 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 1 | .900 |
| 1890 | Pittsburgh Burghers | P | 26 | 22 | 71 | 7 | 1 | .930 |
| 1889 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 41 | 20 | 72 | 11 | 6 | .893 |
| 1888 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1888 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 50 | 23 | 113 | 10 | 2 | .932 |
| 1887 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1887 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 49 | 22 | 123 | 11 | 2 | .929 |
| 1886 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 50 | 22 | 93 | 8 | 3 | .935 |
| 1885 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| 1885 | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 11 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .850 |
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 33 | 17 | 83 | 13 | 3 | .885 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1884 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 72 | 32 | 154 | 7 | 3 | .964 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .786 |
| 1883 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 76 | 20 | 127 | 10 | 4 | .936 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
| 1882 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 52 | 20 | 85 | 8 | 1 | .929 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 14 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .850 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 56 | 36 | 123 | 19 | 7 | .893 |
| 1881 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1880 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 19 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .742 |
| 1880 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 58 | 24 | 97 | 13 | 1 | .903 |
| 1879 | Buffalo Bisons | P | 66 | 35 | 141 | 26 | 8 | .871 |
| 1879 | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1875 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | P | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .920 |
Managerial record: 7-17 (.292)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 7 | Player-Mgr |