1888 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1888 Season

1887 / 1891

Top Hitter

George
Williams

Top Pitcher

George
Stovey

Leaders

On Base %

#	Player	Team	OBP
1	Billy Hoy	NAT	.438
2	Ed Daily	NAT	.400
3	Billy O'Brien	NAT	.400
4	John Irwin	NAT	.385
5	Al Myers	NAT	.385
6	George Williams	TCG	.351
7	Clarence Williams	FRY/TCG	.313
8	Arthur Thomas	TCG	.286
9	William Malone	FRY/TCG	.280
10	Abe Harrison	FRY/TCG	.261

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	George Stovey	GOR/TCG	451
2	Billy Whyte	TCG	217
3	Jack Fanning	BUF	200
4	John Nelson	GOR	124
5	Frank Gilmore	NAT	77
6	George Jackson	TCG	35
7	William Selden	TCG	21
8	George Parago	FRY	20
9	Bill Blair	ATH	0
10	Ed Daily	NAT	0

Advanced Pitching

League:

Role:

Throws:

All

L

R

Qualified:

All

Yes

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Trenton Cuban Giants	MULT	75.0		1.21	17.8%	3.3%	5.45	0.0%
2	Washington Nationals	NvM	24.0		0.79	7.3%	2.1%	3.50	1.0%
3	New York Gorhams	IND	18.0		0.83	15.3%	1.4%	11.00	0.0%
4	Philadelphia Athletics	NvM	9.0		0.89	14.7%	0.0%		0.0%
5	Detroit Wolverines	NvM	9.0		0.44	6.7%	3.3%	2.00	0.0%
6	Frye's Nine	IND	9.0		1.44	22.2%	0.0%		4.4%
7	Buffalo Bisons	NvH	7.0		1.00	14.8%	7.4%	2.00	0.0%
	7	3	151.0		1.04	15.4%	2.6%	5.82	0.5%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	George Stovey*	GOR/TCG	SP	34.0		1.03	16.6%	4.1%	4.00	0.0%
2	Billy Whyte^	TCG	SP	34.0		0.79	23.4%	1.5%	16.00	0.0%
3	Bill Blair*	ATH	SP	9.0		0.89	14.7%	0.0%		0.0%
4	Henry Gruber	DTN	SP	9.0		0.44	6.7%	3.3%	2.00	0.0%
5	John Nelson^	GOR	SP	9.0		1.11	15.8%	0.0%		0.0%
6	George Parago^	FRY	SP	9.0		1.44	22.2%	0.0%		4.4%
7	Jim Whitney	NAT	SP	9.0		0.78	8.6%	2.9%	3.00	0.0%
8	Frank Gilmore	NAT	SP	8.0		0.50	10.7%	0.0%		3.6%
9	George Jackson^	TCG	SP	8.0		1.75	2.3%	4.7%	0.50	0.0%
10	William Selden^	TCG	SP	8.0		2.50	17.0%	4.3%	4.00	0.0%
11	Ed Daily	NAT	SP	7.0		1.14	3.0%	3.0%	1.00	0.0%
12	Jack Fanning	BUF	SP	7.0		1.00	14.8%	7.4%	2.00	0.0%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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