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1886–1896 · P
Ice Box Chamberlain
5' 9", 168 lbs·Lived to 62·Bats R / Throws R
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Career Highs
2.19
Best ERA · 1888
32
Most W · 1889
204
Most K · 1891
1.055
Best WHIP · 1888
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | LS2 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .158 | — | — |
| 1887 | LS2 | 37 | 131 | 1 | 16 | .198 | — | — |
| 1888 | LS2 | 40 | 144 | 1 | 5 | .160 | — | — |
| 1889 | SL4 | 53 | 171 | 2 | 31 | .199 | — | — |
| 1890 | CL6 | 30 | 80 | 0 | 6 | .213 | — | — |
| 1891 | PH4 | 54 | 176 | 2 | 19 | .188 | — | — |
| 1892 | CIN | 53 | 160 | 2 | 15 | .225 | — | — |
| 1893 | CIN | 34 | 97 | 0 | 10 | .196 | — | — |
| 1894 | CIN | 23 | 70 | 1 | 7 | .314 | — | — |
| 1896 | CL4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| Career | 332 | 1051 | 9 | 110 | .203 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
10 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | LS2 | 4 | 31.3 | 0 | 3 | 6.61 | 51 | 18 | 1.787 |
| 1887 | LS2 | 36 | 309.0 | 18 | 16 | 3.79 | 110 | 118 | 1.479 |
| 1888 | LS2 | 38 | 308.0 | 25 | 11 | 2.19 | 135 | 176 | 1.055 |
| 1889 | SL4 | 53 | 421.7 | 32 | 15 | 2.97 | 132 | 202 | 1.283 |
| 1890 | CL6 | 30 | 210.0 | 15 | 7 | 2.83 | 137 | 128 | 1.290 |
| 1891 | PH4 | 49 | 405.7 | 22 | 23 | 4.22 | 83 | 204 | 1.486 |
| 1892 | CIN | 52 | 406.3 | 19 | 23 | 3.39 | 97 | 169 | 1.381 |
| 1893 | CIN | 34 | 241.0 | 16 | 12 | 3.73 | 125 | 59 | 1.494 |
| 1894 | CIN | 23 | 177.7 | 10 | 9 | 5.77 | 92 | 57 | 1.750 |
| 1896 | CL4 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 59 | 2 | 2.364 |
| Career | 321 | 2521.7 | 157 | 120 | — | — | 1133 | — | |
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