Buttons Briggs stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1905

Pitcher

Age 151

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Buttons Briggs played 5 MLB seasons, 1896 to 1905.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
106
W
44
L
47
ERA
3.41
IP
855.2
K
338
BB
332
WHIP
1.42
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1896CHC261284.31194.0841081.60
1897CHC224175.26186.260851.77
1898CHC4135.7030.014101.60
1904CHC3419112.05277.0112771.19
1905CHC20882.14168.068521.15

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
84
SHO
8
K/9
3.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1896CHC01903.90000
1897CHC02102.90000
1898CHC0304.20000
1904CHC02833.60000
1905CHC01353.60000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
151 yearsJul 8, 1875
Debut
1896

What were Buttons Briggs's career stats?

Buttons Briggs played 5 seasons for the Cubs. He had 44 wins and 338 strikeouts with a 3.41 ERA over 855.2 innings. His best season was 1904: 19 wins, a 2.05 ERA and 112 strikeouts.

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