Silver King

Silver King

1886–1897 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'0", 170 lb · b. 1868 St. Louis, MO

Career 203–152 · 3.18 ERA · 1,222 SO · 3180.2 IP · 419 G · 259 H · 4 HR · 135 RBI · .199 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

6 best in baseball 3 league only

33 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

7 Categories led

1888 Best season

Spanning 1888–1890, peaking at 6 titles in 1888.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×5 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Team records #1 Chicago Pirates 1890 ERA #1 Cardinals 1888 W #1 Chicago Pirates 1890 WHIP #1 Cardinals 1888 IP #2 Chicago Pirates career W #2 Chicago Pirates career SO #2 Chicago Pirates career IP #2 Cardinals 1888 ERA #2 Chicago Pirates 1890 W #2 Chicago Pirates 1890 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

597th League titles 9
389th Best in baseball 6
806th Top-5 finishes 33

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

Career leaderboards

30th Complete Games 328
112th Wins 203
114th Innings Pitched 3180.2
131st Pitcher Assists 637
200th Pitcher Range Factor 1.97
245th Earned Run Average 3.18
259th Pitcher Putouts 146
273rd Shutouts 19
386th Strikeouts 1,222
453rd Walks + Hits / IP 1.28

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1888 AA 6 1890 PL 4
Earned Run Average	2	1st	—	1888 1.63 1890 PL 2.69
Pitcher Assists	1	1st	—	1890 139 1888 #3
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1888 64 1890 #2
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1888 584.2 1889 #3 1890 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1888 0.87 1890 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1888 45 1889 #2 1890 #2
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	—	#2	—	1890 #2
Pitcher Putouts	—	#3	—	1888 #3
Saves	—	#2	—	1887 #2 1889 #3
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1888 #2 1890 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1890	3	ERA 2.69 SHO 4 P A 139
1888	6	ERA 1.63 W 45 WHIP 0.87 IP 584.2 SHO 6 CG 64

Pitching

led the league 10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1886	KCN	NL	1	3	4.85	5	5	0	39.0	43	21	1	9	23	1.33
1887	SL4	AA	32	12	3.78	46	44	1	390.0	401	164	4	109	128	1.31
1888	SL4	AA	45	20	1.63	66	64	0	584.2	435	106	6	76	258	0.87
1889	SL4	AA	35	16	3.14	56	53	1	458.0	462	160	15	125	188	1.28
1890	CHP	PL	30	22	2.69	56	56	0	461.0	420	138	5	163	185	1.27
1891	PIT	NL	14	29	3.11	48	44	1	384.1	382	133	7	144	160	1.37
1892	NY1	NL	22	24	3.29	51	47	0	410.1	392	150	15	171	170	1.37
1893	CIN +1	NL	8	10	6.08	24	22	1	154.0	188	104	6	82	43	1.75
1896	WAS	NL	10	7	4.09	22	16	1	145.1	179	66	3	43	35	1.53
1897	WAS	NL	6	9	4.79	23	19	1	154.0	196	82	7	45	32	1.57
Career	—	—	203	152	3.18	397	370	6	3180.2	3,098	1,124	69	967	1,222	1.28

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1886	KCN	NL	7	22	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	12	0	.046	.125	.046	.171
1887	SL4	AA	62	222	28	46	6	1	0	19	24	42	10	.207	.285	.243	.528
1888	SL4	AA	66	207	25	43	4	6	1	14	40	64	6	.208	.339	.300	.638
1889	SL4	AA	56	189	37	43	7	3	0	30	22	40	3	.228	.311	.296	.608
1890	CHP	PL	58	185	24	31	2	5	1	16	13	22	3	.168	.222	.249	.471
1891	PIT	NL	49	148	12	25	2	3	0	9	14	31	0	.169	.241	.223	.464
1892	NY1	NL	51	163	26	34	2	4	2	23	16	26	1	.209	.283	.307	.590
1893	CIN +1	NL	24	54	13	9	1	1	0	4	15	16	0	.167	.348	.222	.570
1896	WAS	NL	22	58	9	16	6	0	0	12	8	15	1	.276	.364	.379	.743
1897	WAS	NL	24	57	8	11	2	0	0	7	12	11	0	.193	.333	.228	.561
Career	—	—	419	1,305	182	259	32	23	4	135	166	279	24	.199	.290	.267	.558

Fielding

4 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1886	KCN	NL	P	5	—	39.0	0	13	1	0	14	.929	2.60
			OF	2	—	12.0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	0.00
1887	SL4	AA	P	46	—	390.0	16	59	6	0	81	.926	1.63
			OF	17	—	117.0	19	1	10	1	30	.667	1.18
1888	SL4	AA	P	66	—	586.0	32	119	12	4	163	.926	2.29
			OF	2	—	7.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	0.50
1889	SL4	AA	P	56	—	458.0	19	70	5	2	94	.947	1.59
			1B	2	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1890	CHP	PL	P	56	—	461.0	22	139	6	5	167	.964	2.88
			1B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
			OF	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1891	PIT	NL	P	48	—	384.0	19	67	10	5	96	.896	1.79
			3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1892	NY1	NL	P	51	—	419.0	22	79	10	4	111	.910	1.98
1893	CIN	NL	P	24	—	154.0	8	32	3	1	43	.930	1.67
1896	WAS	NL	P	22	—	145.0	6	19	1	0	26	.962	1.14
1897	WAS	NL	P	23	—	154.0	2	40	2	1	44	.955	1.83
Career	—	—	P	397	—	3190.0	146	637	56	22	839	.933	1.97
	—	—	OF	23	—	140.0	20	1	12	1	33	.636	0.91
	—	—	1B	3	—	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
	—	—	3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00