Tim Keefe

Tim Keefe

1880–1893 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 185 lb · b. 1857 Cambridge, MA

Career 342–225 · 2.63 ERA · 2,564 SO · 5049.2 IP · 618 G · 390 H · 12 HR · 134 RBI · .187 AVG

Seasons leading his league

19

10 best in baseball 9 league only

58 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1888 Best season

Spanning 1880–1889, peaking at 6 titles in 1888.

1888 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 35 W, 1.74 ERA, 335 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

67th League titles 19
69th Best in baseball 10
73rd Top-5 finishes 58

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

Career leaderboards

3rd Complete Games 554
10th Wins 342
12th Innings Pitched 5049.2
33rd Strikeouts 2,564
41st Walks + Hits / IP 1.12
51st Shutouts 39
61st Earned Run Average 2.63

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP	4	1st	2 yrs (1887–1888)	1880 0.80 1883 0.96 1887 1.12 1888 NL 0.94 1885 #3 1889 #3
Strikeouts / 9	3	1st	2 yrs (1888–1889)	1888 6.94 1883 AA 5.22 1889 NL 5.56 1884 #3 1885 #2
Earned Run Average	3	1st	—	1880 0.86 1885 1.57 1888 NL 1.74 1892 #2
Complete Games	2	1st	—	1883 AA 68 1886 NL 62 1887 #2 1889 #3
Innings Pitched	2	1st	—	1883 AA 619.0 1886 NL 535.0 1887 #2
Strikeouts	2	1st	—	1883 359 1888 335 1884 #3 1886 #3 1887 #2 1889 #2
Wins	2	1st	—	1886 42 1888 NL 35 1883 #2 1884 #2 1885 #3 1887 #2 1889 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1888 8 1883 #3 1885 #2 1889 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1889	1	K/9 5.56
1888	6	ERA 1.74 W 35 SO 335 WHIP 0.94 K/9 6.94 SHO 8
1887	1	WHIP 1.12
1886	3	W 42 IP 535.0 CG 62
1885	1	ERA 1.57
1883	5	SO 359 WHIP 0.96 IP 619.0 K/9 5.22 CG 68
1880	2	ERA 0.86 WHIP 0.80

Pitching

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1880	TRN	NL	6	6	0.86	12	12	0	105.0	68	10	0	16	39	0.80
1881	TRN	NL	18	27	3.24	45	45	0	403.0	434	145	4	83	103	1.28
1882	TRN	NL	17	26	2.49	43	42	0	376.0	367	104	4	78	111	1.18
1883	NY4	AA	41	27	2.41	68	68	0	619.0	488	166	6	108	359	0.96
1884	NY4	AA	37	17	2.25	58	58	0	483.0	380	121	5	71	334	0.93
1885	NY1	NL	32	13	1.57	46	46	0	400.0	300	70	6	102	227	1.01
1886	NY1	NL	42	20	2.56	64	64	0	535.0	479	152	9	102	297	1.09
1887	NY1	NL	35	19	3.12	56	56	0	476.2	428	165	11	108	189	1.12
1888	NY1	NL	35	12	1.74	51	51	0	434.1	317	84	5	90	335	0.94
1889	NY1	NL	28	13	3.36	47	45	1	364.0	319	136	9	151	225	1.29
1890	NYP	PL	17	11	3.38	30	30	0	229.0	225	86	6	89	89	1.37
1891	PHI +1	NL	5	11	4.46	19	17	1	133.1	152	66	3	57	64	1.57
1892	PHI	NL	19	16	2.36	39	38	0	313.1	279	82	4	98	136	1.20
1893	PHI	NL	10	7	4.40	22	22	0	178.0	202	87	3	80	56	1.58
Career	—	—	342	225	2.63	600	594	2	5049.2	4,438	1,474	75	1,233	2,564	1.12

Batting

14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1880	TRN	NL	12	43	4	10	3	0	0	3	1	12	0	.233	.250	.302	.552
1881	TRN	NL	46	152	18	35	7	1	0	19	21	26	0	.230	.324	.290	.613
1882	TRN	NL	53	189	24	43	8	7	1	19	17	46	0	.228	.291	.360	.651
1883	NY4	AA	70	259	39	57	6	9	0	0	14	0	0	.220	.260	.313	.573
1884	NY4	AA	62	210	27	50	3	6	3	0	18	0	0	.238	.301	.352	.654
1885	NY1	NL	47	166	20	27	1	5	0	12	13	22	0	.163	.224	.229	.452
1886	NY1	NL	64	205	26	35	10	1	1	20	17	42	3	.171	.234	.244	.478
1887	NY1	NL	56	191	27	42	7	6	2	23	20	41	2	.220	.294	.351	.645
1888	NY1	NL	51	181	10	23	3	0	2	8	4	56	3	.127	.146	.177	.323
1889	NY1	NL	47	149	17	23	5	2	0	8	8	40	2	.154	.198	.215	.412
1890	NYP	PL	30	92	18	10	1	0	2	11	13	26	0	.109	.234	.185	.418
1891	PHI +1	NL	19	50	2	7	0	1	0	2	7	29	1	.140	.246	.180	.426
1892	PHI	NL	39	117	6	10	2	0	1	3	13	47	1	.086	.183	.128	.311
1893	PHI	NL	22	79	10	18	4	0	0	6	9	24	1	.228	.307	.279	.585
Career	—	—	618	2,083	248	390	60	38	12	134	175	411	13	.187	.252	.270	.521

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	600	260	1,060	166	28	.888
OF	21	33	4	5	2	.881
3B	3	1	11	1	1	.923
2B	1	3	4	2	0	.778