Barney Gilligan

Barney Gilligan

1879–1888 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'6", 130 lb · b. 1856 Cambridge, MA

Career 521 G · 386 H · 3 HR · 167 RBI · .207 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

2 best in baseball 2 league only

24 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1883 Best season

Spanning 1883–1886, peaking at 1 titles in 1883.

Team records #8 Providence Grays career RBI #9 Providence Grays career H #10 Providence Grays career R

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,381st League titles 4
1,227th Best in baseball 2
1,222nd Top-5 finishes 24

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

130th Catcher Assists 624
170th Catcher Double Plays 62
375th Catcher Putouts 2,488

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Catcher Assists	2	1st	—	1883 NL 108 1886 NL 101
Catcher Double Plays	1	1st	—	1885 13 1881 #3 1882 #2 1883 #2
Catcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1884 605 1883 #2 1886 #3
Catcher Range Factor	—	#2	—	1882 #3 1883 #3 1884 #2 1886 #2
Catcher Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1886 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1886	1	C A 101
1885	1	C DP 13
1884	1	C PO 605
1883	1	C A 108

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1879	CL2	NL	52	205	20	35	6	2	0	11	0	13	0	.171	.171	.220	.390
1880	CL2	NL	30	99	9	17	4	3	1	13	6	12	0	.172	.219	.303	.522
1881	PRO	NL	46	183	19	40	7	2	0	20	9	24	0	.219	.255	.279	.534
1882	PRO	NL	56	201	32	45	7	6	0	26	4	26	0	.224	.239	.318	.557
1883	PRO	NL	74	263	34	52	13	3	0	24	26	32	0	.198	.270	.270	.540
1884	PRO	NL	82	294	47	72	13	2	1	38	35	41	0	.245	.325	.313	.638
1885	PRO	NL	71	252	23	54	7	3	0	12	23	33	0	.214	.280	.266	.546
1886	WS8	NL	81	273	23	52	9	2	0	17	39	35	6	.191	.292	.238	.530
1887	WS8	NL	28	90	7	18	2	0	1	6	5	18	2	.200	.242	.256	.498
1888	DTN	NL	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
Career	—	—	521	1,865	215	386	68	23	3	167	147	235	8	.207	.265	.273	.538

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1879	CL2	NL	C	27	—	239.0	147	41	28	0	216	.870	6.96
			OF	23	—	187.0	32	6	8	0	46	.826	1.65
			SS	2	—	20.0	3	7	1	0	11	.909	5.00
1880	CL2	NL	C	23	—	180.0	124	33	5	4	162	.969	6.83
			OF	4	—	28.0	5	1	0	1	6	1.000	1.50
			SS	4	—	37.0	3	14	1	2	18	.944	4.25
1881	PRO	NL	C	36	—	316.0	184	41	17	9	242	.930	6.25
			SS	10	—	83.0	8	32	7	0	47	.851	4.00
			OF	1	—	12.0	2	0	1	0	3	.667	2.00
1882	PRO	NL	C	54	—	487.0	287	82	27	8	396	.932	6.83
			SS	2	—	12.0	0	5	2	1	7	.714	2.50
1883	PRO	NL	C	74	—	653.0	379	108	54	10	541	.900	6.58
1884	PRO	NL	C	81	—	744.0	605	94	54	7	753	.928	8.63
			1B	1	—	7.0	8	0	1	0	9	.889	8.00
			3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1885	PRO	NL	C	65	—	541.0	305	84	57	13	446	.872	5.99
			SS	5	—	46.0	7	16	4	0	27	.852	4.60
			2B	1	—	9.0	2	2	2	0	6	.667	4.00
			OF	1	—	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1886	WS8	NL	C	71	—	584.0	358	101	37	7	496	.925	6.47
			OF	14	—	127.0	20	5	6	2	31	.807	1.79
			3B	1	—	11.0	1	2	2	0	5	.600	3.00
			SS	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1887	WS8	NL	C	26	—	188.0	94	38	19	3	151	.874	5.08
			SS	3	—	22.0	4	8	2	1	14	.857	4.00
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1888	DTN	NL	C	1	—	10.0	5	2	1	1	8	.875	7.00
Career	—	—	C	458	—	3942.0	2,488	624	299	62	3,411	.912	6.80
	—	—	OF	44	—	361.0	60	12	15	3	87	.828	1.64
	—	—	SS	27	—	222.0	25	82	17	4	124	.863	3.96
	—	—	3B	2	—	13.0	1	2	2	0	5	.600	1.50
	—	—	1B	1	—	7.0	8	0	1	0	9	.889	8.00
	—	—	2B	1	—	9.0	2	2	2	0	6	.667	4.00