Theodore Breitenstein
Career 160–170 · 4.03 ERA · 893 SO · 2973.1 IP · 448 G · 291 H · 4 HR · 126 RBI · .216 AVG
Seasons leading his league
4
4 best in baseball
17
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
3
Categories led
1894
Best season
Spanning 1893–1895, peaking at 2 titles in 1894.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 490th League titles 4
- 215th Best in baseball 4
- 653rd Top-5 finishes 17
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 41st Complete Games 301
- 141st Innings Pitched 2973.1
- 232nd Wins 160
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Games | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1894–1895) | 1894 46 1895 47 |
| Innings Pitched | 1 | 1st | — | 1894 447.1 1895 #2 |
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1893 3.18 |
| Shutouts | — | #3 | — | 1897 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1893 #3 1894 #2 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one titlePitching
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | SL4 | AA | 2 | 0 | 2.20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28.2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.01 |
| 1892 | SLN | NL | 9 | 19 | 4.69 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 282.1 | 280 | 147 | 8 | 148 | 126 | 1.52 |
| 1893 | SLN | NL | 19 | 24 | 3.18 | 48 | 42 | 1 | 382.2 | 359 | 135 | 8 | 156 | 102 | 1.35 |
| 1894 | SLN | NL | 27 | 23 | 4.79 | 56 | 50 | 0 | 447.1 | 497 | 238 | 21 | 191 | 140 | 1.54 |
| 1895 | SLN | NL | 19 | 30 | 4.37 | 55 | 51 | 1 | 438.2 | 468 | 213 | 16 | 182 | 131 | 1.48 |
| 1896 | SLN | NL | 18 | 26 | 4.48 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 339.2 | 376 | 169 | 12 | 138 | 114 | 1.51 |
| 1897 | CIN | NL | 23 | 12 | 3.62 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 320.1 | 345 | 129 | 3 | 91 | 98 | 1.36 |
| 1898 | CIN | NL | 20 | 14 | 3.42 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 315.2 | 313 | 120 | 2 | 123 | 68 | 1.38 |
| 1899 | CIN | NL | 13 | 9 | 3.59 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 210.2 | 219 | 84 | 2 | 71 | 59 | 1.38 |
| 1900 | CIN | NL | 10 | 10 | 3.65 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 192.1 | 205 | 78 | 4 | 79 | 39 | 1.48 |
| 1901 | SLN | NL | 0 | 3 | 6.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2.53 |
| Career | — | — | 160 | 170 | 4.03 | 380 | 342 | 3 | 2973.1 | 3,101 | 1,331 | 79 | 1,207 | 893 | 1.45 |
Batting
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | SL4 | AA | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 |
| 1892 | SLN | NL | 47 | 131 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 4 | .122 | .228 | .145 | .373 |
| 1893 | SLN | NL | 49 | 160 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 3 | .181 | .268 | .219 | .487 |
| 1894 | SLN | NL | 63 | 182 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 19 | 3 | .220 | .340 | .280 | .620 |
| 1895 | SLN | NL | 73 | 221 | 25 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 5 | .190 | .287 | .199 | .486 |
| 1896 | SLN | NL | 51 | 162 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 8 | .259 | .314 | .315 | .629 |
| 1897 | CIN | NL | 41 | 124 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .266 | .300 | .395 | .695 |
| 1898 | CIN | NL | 41 | 121 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .215 | .307 | .248 | .555 |
| 1899 | CIN | NL | 33 | 105 | 18 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | .352 | .409 | .438 | .847 |
| 1900 | CIN | NL | 41 | 126 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .191 | .244 | .262 | .506 |
| 1901 | SLN | NL | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Career | — | — | 448 | 1,350 | 174 | 291 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 126 | 150 | 145 | 30 | .216 | .297 | .267 | .564 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 380 | 245 | 692 | 57 | 24 | .943 |
| OF | 65 | 84 | 7 | 11 | 1 | .892 |