Tommy Bond

Tommy Bond

1874–1884 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'7", 160 lb · b. 1856 Granard, County Longford

Career 234–163 · 2.14 ERA · 972 SO · 3628.2 IP · 488 G · 471 H · 174 RBI · .239 AVG

Seasons leading his league

15

15 best in baseball

41 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1877 Best season

Spanning 1875–1879, peaking at 5 titles in 1877.

1877 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 40 W, 2.11 ERA, 170 SO

Led in Shutouts for 3 straight seasons (1877–1879) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

95th League titles 15
35th Best in baseball 15
158th Top-5 finishes 41

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

Career leaderboards

10th Earned Run Average 2.14
20th Complete Games 386
21st Walks + Hits / IP 1.09
38th Shutouts 42
60th Innings Pitched 3628.2
65th Wins 234

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	3	1st	3 yrs (1877–1879)	1877 6 1878 9 1879 11 1876 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	3	1st	—	1875 0.88 1877 1.09 1879 1.02 1874 #3 1876 #2
Strikeouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1877–1878)	1877 170 1878 182 1874 #3 1876 #3
Wins	2	1st	2 yrs (1877–1878)	1877 40 1878 40 1876 #3 1879 #2
Earned Run Average	2	1st	—	1877 2.11 1879 1.96 1875 #2
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1878 57 1877 #2 1879 #3
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1876 1.94 1875 #2 1877 #2
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1878 532.2 1877 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1879	3	ERA 1.96 WHIP 1.02 SHO 11
1878	5	W 40 SO 182 IP 532.2 SHO 9 CG 57
1877	5	ERA 2.11 W 40 SO 170 WHIP 1.09 SHO 6
1876	1	K/9 1.94
1875	1	WHIP 0.88

Pitching

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1874	BR2	NA	22	32	2.03	55	55	0	497.0	606	112	15	8	42	1.24
1875	HR1	NA	19	16	1.41	40	39	0	352.0	302	55	3	7	70	0.88
1876	HAR	NL	31	13	1.68	45	45	0	408.0	355	76	2	13	88	0.90
1877	BSN	NL	40	17	2.11	58	58	0	521.0	530	122	5	36	170	1.09
1878	BSN	NL	40	19	2.06	59	59	0	532.2	571	122	5	33	182	1.13
1879	BSN	NL	43	19	1.96	64	64	0	555.1	543	121	8	24	155	1.02
1880	BSN	NL	26	29	2.67	63	57	0	493.0	559	146	1	45	118	1.23
1881	BSN	NL	0	3	4.26	3	3	0	25.1	40	12	3	2	2	1.66
1882	WOR	NL	0	1	4.38	2	2	0	12.1	12	6	0	7	2	1.54
1884	BSU +1	UA	13	14	3.49	28	26	0	232.0	247	90	8	18	143	1.14
Career	—	—	234	163	2.14	417	408	0	3628.2	3,765	862	50	193	972	1.09

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1874	BR2	NA	55	245	25	54	10	1	0	20	1	5	0	.220	.224	.269	.493
1875	HR1	NA	72	289	32	77	11	3	0	33	0	5	5	.266	.266	.325	.592
1876	HAR	NL	45	182	18	50	8	0	0	21	0	4	0	.275	.275	.319	.593
1877	BSN	NL	61	259	32	59	4	3	0	30	1	15	0	.228	.231	.266	.497
1878	BSN	NL	59	236	22	50	4	1	0	23	0	9	0	.212	.212	.237	.449
1879	BSN	NL	65	257	35	62	3	1	0	21	6	8	0	.241	.259	.261	.519
1880	BSN	NL	76	282	27	62	4	1	0	24	8	14	0	.220	.241	.241	.483
1881	BSN	NL	3	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
1882	WOR	NL	8	30	1	4	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	.133	.188	.133	.321
1884	BSU +1	UA	44	185	21	51	9	1	0	0	4	0	0	.276	.291	.335	.626
Career	—	—	488	1,975	213	471	53	11	0	174	22	63	5	.239	.247	.277	.523

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	417	218	896	109	26	.911
OF	92	83	23	26	4	.803
1B	6	23	0	2	0	.920
2B	3	9	8	0	1	1.000
3B	2	3	1	1	1	.800