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Patrick Gillespie

Patrick Gillespie

1880–1887  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 178 lb  ·  b. 1851 Carbondale, PA

Career 714 G · 809 H · 10 HR · 351 RBI · .276 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
10 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1880 Best season

Spanning 1880–1885, peaking at 2 titles in 1880.

Team records #2 Troy Trojans career HR #2 Troy Trojans career RBI #3 Troy Trojans career H #3 Troy Trojans career R #4 Troy Trojans 1880 HR #4 Troy Trojans 1881 RBI #4 Troy Trojans 1881 H #5 Troy Trojans 1881 AVG #6 Troy Trojans 1882 OPS #8 Troy Trojans 1880 R

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,600th Top-5 finishes 10

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
Outfield Range Factor 1 1st — 1880 2.43
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1885 NL .942 1880 #2 1881 #2
Outfield Putouts 1 1st — 1880 185 1881 #2 1883 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1885 1 OF FPCT .942
1880 2 OF PO 185 OF RF 2.43

Batting

8 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1880 TRN NL 82 346 50 84 20 5 2 24 17 35 0 .243 .278 .347 .625
1881 TRN NL 84 348 43 96 14 3 0 41 9 24 0 .276 .294 .333 .627
1882 TRN NL 74 298 46 82 5 4 2 33 9 14 0 .275 .296 .339 .635
1883 NY1 NL 98 411 64 129 23 12 1 62 9 27 0 .314 .329 .436 .764
1884 NY1 NL 101 413 75 109 7 4 2 44 19 35 0 .264 .296 .315 .611
1885 NY1 NL 102 420 67 123 17 6 0 52 15 32 0 .293 .317 .362 .679
1886 NY1 NL 97 396 65 108 13 8 0 58 16 30 17 .273 .301 .346 .647
1887 NY1 NL 76 295 40 78 9 3 3 37 12 21 37 .264 .304 .346 .650
Career — — 714 2,927 450 809 108 45 10 351 106 218 54 .276 .303 .354 .657

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1880 TRN NL OF 82 — 733.0 185 14 21 5 220 .905 2.43
1881 TRN NL OF 84 — 764.0 180 16 14 5 210 .933 2.33
1882 TRN NL OF 74 — 671.0 144 9 32 1 185 .827 2.07
1883 NY1 NL OF 98 — 853.0 216 11 26 6 253 .897 2.32
1884 NY1 NL OF 101 — 882.0 159 8 20 1 187 .893 1.65
1885 NY1 NL OF 102 — 888.0 133 12 9 2 154 .942 1.42
1886 NY1 NL OF 97 — 831.0 121 6 14 0 141 .901 1.31
1887 NY1 NL OF 76 — 573.0 91 14 6 1 111 .946 1.38
3B 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
Career — — OF 714 — 6195.0 1,229 90 142 21 1,461 .903 1.85
— — 3B 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00