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Count Gedney

Count Gedney

1872–1875  ·  5'9", 140 lb  ·  b. 1849 New York, NY

Career 202 G · 209 H · 5 HR · 99 RBI · .251 AVG · 1–0 · 0.82 ERA · 2 SO · 11.0 IP

Seasons leading his league
4
4 best in baseball
9 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1873 Best season

Spanning 1873–1875, peaking at 2 titles in 1873.

Team records #2 Troy Haymakers career HR #2 Brooklyn Eckfords career SB #2 Troy Haymakers 1872 HR #2 Brooklyn Eckfords 1872 SB #4 New York Mutuals career W #4 New York Mutuals career SO #5 New York Mutuals career HR #5 Brooklyn Eckfords career RBI #5 Brooklyn Eckfords 1872 RBI #6 New York Mutuals career IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 678th Best in baseball 4
  • 2,802nd Top-5 finishes 9

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Outfield Range Factor 2 1st — 1873 3.68 1875 3.12
Outfield Putouts 2 1st — 1873 185 1875 201
Outfield Fielding Percentage — #3 — 1872 #3
Outfield Assists — #3 — 1873 #3
Home Runs — #2 — 1872 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1875 2 OF PO 201 OF RF 3.12
1873 2 OF PO 185 OF RF 3.68

Batting

4 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1872 BR1 +1 NA 27 118 19 33 4 0 3 24 0 3 3 .280 .280 .390 .669
1873 NY2 NA 53 225 41 60 5 5 1 24 6 4 1 .267 .286 .347 .632
1874 PH1 NA 54 222 49 61 4 1 1 34 7 11 2 .275 .297 .315 .612
1875 NY2 NA 68 267 30 55 12 2 0 17 0 8 2 .206 .206 .266 .472
Career — — 202 832 139 209 25 8 5 99 13 26 8 .251 .263 .319 .581

Pitching

1 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1875 NY2 NA 1 0 0.82 2 1 0 11.0 7 1 0 1 2 0.73
Career — — 1 0 0.82 2 1 0 11.0 7 1 0 1 2 0.73

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1872 BR1 NA OF 27 25 237.0 66 0 8 0 74 .892 2.44
1873 NY2 NA OF 53 — 477.0 185 10 34 4 229 .852 3.68
1874 PH1 NA OF 51 51 428.0 126 3 28 2 157 .822 2.53
1B 4 3 36.0 43 1 6 1 50 .880 11.00
1875 NY2 NA OF 67 — 623.0 201 8 39 2 248 .843 3.12
P 2 — 11.0 3 3 1 0 7 .857 3.00
Career — — OF 198 76 1765.0 578 21 109 8 708 .846 3.03
— — 1B 4 3 36.0 43 1 6 1 50 .880 11.00
— — P 2 — 11.0 3 3 1 0 7 .857 3.00