Buttons Briggs vs Doc McJames

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Buttons Briggs and Doc McJames compared on their MLB careers: Buttons Briggs played 5 seasons, 1896 to 1905, Doc McJames 6 seasons, 1895 to 1901. Buttons Briggs has 44 wins to Doc McJames's 79.

Who has the better career numbers?

Buttons Briggs and Doc McJames career totals
106GP178
44W79
47L80
3.4ERA3.4
855.2IP1361.1
338K593
332BB563
1.4WHIP1.4
4SV4

Titles and awards

  • Buttons Briggs: 0 championships; none on file
  • Doc McJames: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Buttons Briggs and Doc McJames season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st18961284.311895111.59
2nd18974175.26189612204.27
3rd1898135.70189715233.61
4th190419112.05189827152.36
5th1905882.14189919153.50
6th————1901564.75

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA