League Leaders
Jim Devlin

Jim Devlin

1873–1877  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 175 lb  ·  b. 1849 Philadelphia, PA

Career 72–76 · 1.90 ERA · 286 SO · 1405.0 IP · 266 G · 340 H · 1 HR · 131 RBI · .287 AVG

Seasons leading his league
5
5 best in baseball
16 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1876 Best season

Spanning 1876–1877, peaking at 3 titles in 1876.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 400th League titles 5
  • 163rd Best in baseball 5
  • 690th Top-5 finishes 16

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
Complete Games 2 1st 2 yrs (1876–1877) 1876 66 1877 61
Innings Pitched 2 1st 2 yrs (1876–1877) 1876 622.0 1877 559.0
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1876 122 1877 #2
Shutouts — #2 — 1877 #2
Strikeouts / 9 — #2 — 1876 #2
Walks + Hits / IP — #3 — 1876 #3 1877 #3
Wins — #2 — 1877 #2
Earned Run Average — #2 — 1876 #2 1877 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1877 2 IP 559.0 CG 61
1876 3 SO 122 IP 622.0 CG 66

Pitching

3 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1875 CH2 NA 7 16 1.93 28 24 0 224.0 254 48 0 12 23 1.19
1876 LS1 NL 30 35 1.56 68 68 0 622.0 566 108 3 37 122 0.97
1877 LS1 NL 35 25 2.25 61 61 0 559.0 617 140 4 41 141 1.18
Career — — 72 76 1.90 157 153 0 1405.0 1,437 296 7 90 286 1.09

Batting

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1873 PH2 NA 23 99 18 24 4 4 0 10 2 4 0 .242 .257 .364 .621
1874 CH2 NA 45 203 26 58 5 0 0 26 2 9 2 .286 .293 .310 .603
1875 CH2 NA 69 318 60 92 17 6 0 40 4 4 6 .289 .298 .381 .679
1876 LS1 NL 68 298 38 94 14 1 0 28 1 11 0 .315 .318 .369 .687
1877 LS1 NL 61 268 38 72 6 3 1 27 7 27 0 .269 .287 .325 .612
Career — — 266 1,186 180 340 46 14 1 131 16 55 8 .287 .296 .352 .648

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 157 89 262 30 7 .921
1B 79 846 19 62 26 .933
OF 23 22 3 7 2 .781
3B 11 13 17 20 1 .600
SS 4 4 6 6 0 .625