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Larry Corcoran

Larry Corcoran

1880–1887  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  5'3", 127 lb  ·  b. 1859 Brooklyn, NY

Career 177–89 · 2.36 ERA · 1,103 SO · 2392.1 IP · 326 G · 287 H · 2 HR · 111 RBI · .223 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
3 best in baseball 4 league only
35 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
6 Categories led
1880 Best season

Spanning 1880–1884, peaking at 2 titles in 1880.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×5 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons ×2
Team records #4 Cubs career W #4 Cubs career IP #4 Cubs 1880 W #5 Cubs career ERA #5 Cubs 1880 IP #6 Cubs career WHIP #6 Cubs 1880 WHIP #7 Cubs 1884 SO #10 Cubs career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 804th League titles 7
  • 897th Best in baseball 3
  • 736th Top-5 finishes 35

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

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Putouts 2 1st 2 yrs (1883–1884) 1883 NL 37 1884 NL 47 1881 #3
Strikeouts / 9 1 1st — 1880 4.50 1881 #2 1882 #3
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1882 NL 0.97
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1880 268
Wins 1 1st — 1881 31 1880 #2
Earned Run Average 1 1st — 1882 NL 1.95
Pitcher Range Factor — #2 — 1880 #3 1884 #2
Pitcher Assists — #2 — 1884 #2
Saves — #2 — 1880 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1884 1 P PO 47
1883 1 P PO 37
1882 2 ERA 1.95 WHIP 0.97
1881 1 W 31
1880 2 SO 268 K/9 4.50

Pitching

  led the league   8 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1880 CHN NL 43 14 1.95 63 60 2 536.1 404 116 6 99 268 0.94
1881 CHN NL 31 14 2.31 45 44 0 396.2 380 102 10 78 150 1.15
1882 CHN NL 27 12 1.95 39 39 0 355.2 281 77 5 63 170 0.97
1883 CHN NL 34 20 2.49 56 53 0 473.2 483 131 7 82 216 1.19
1884 CHN NL 35 23 2.40 60 59 0 516.2 473 138 35 116 272 1.14
1885 CHN +1 NL 7 3 3.42 10 10 0 84.1 87 32 3 35 20 1.45
1886 WS8 NL 0 1 5.79 2 1 0 14.0 16 9 0 4 3 1.43
1887 IN3 NL 0 2 12.60 2 2 0 15.0 23 21 2 19 4 2.80
Career — — 177 89 2.36 277 268 2 2392.1 2,147 626 68 496 1,103 1.10

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1880 CHN NL 72 286 41 66 11 1 0 25 10 33 0 .231 .257 .276 .533
1881 CHN NL 47 189 25 42 8 0 0 9 5 22 0 .222 .242 .265 .507
1882 CHN NL 40 169 23 35 10 2 1 24 6 18 0 .207 .234 .308 .542
1883 CHN NL 68 263 40 55 12 7 0 25 6 62 0 .209 .227 .308 .535
1884 CHN NL 64 251 43 61 3 4 1 19 10 33 0 .243 .272 .299 .571
1885 CHN +1 NL 10 36 9 11 1 0 0 6 6 2 0 .306 .405 .333 .738
1886 WS8 +1 NL 22 85 9 15 2 1 0 3 7 16 3 .176 .239 .224 .463
1887 IN3 NL 3 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533
Career — — 326 1,289 192 287 47 15 2 111 52 187 5 .223 .253 .287 .540

Fielding

5 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1880 CHN NL P 63 — 536.0 34 122 7 2 163 .957 2.48
OF 8 — 31.0 4 3 1 1 8 .875 0.88
SS 8 — 70.0 4 21 5 1 30 .833 3.13
1881 CHN NL P 45 — 397.0 29 63 11 0 103 .893 2.04
SS 2 — 15.0 2 7 0 0 9 1.000 4.50
OF 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1882 CHN NL P 39 — 356.0 22 64 8 1 94 .915 2.21
3B 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1883 CHN NL P 56 — 474.0 37 88 13 3 138 .906 2.23
OF 13 — 70.0 13 0 5 0 18 .722 1.00
SS 3 — 20.0 5 5 3 0 13 .769 3.33
2B 1 — 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 1.000 2.00
1884 CHN NL P 60 — 517.0 47 132 24 5 203 .882 2.98
OF 4 — 10.0 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 0.50
SS 2 — 20.0 2 10 1 0 13 .923 6.00
1885 CHN NL P 10 — 84.0 6 23 2 2 31 .935 2.90
SS 1 — 2.0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1886 WS8 NL OF 12 — 105.0 9 4 9 1 22 .591 1.08
SS 9 — 77.0 10 27 11 3 48 .771 4.11
P 2 — 14.0 2 2 2 0 6 .667 2.00
1887 IN3 NL OF 2 — 15.0 3 0 0 0 3 1.000 1.50
P 2 — 15.0 0 4 0 0 4 1.000 2.00
Career — — P 277 — 2393.0 177 498 67 13 742 .910 2.44
— — OF 40 — 233.0 31 7 15 2 53 .717 0.95
— — SS 25 — 204.0 23 71 20 4 114 .825 3.76
— — 2B 1 — 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 1.000 2.00
— — 3B 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00