Kid Carsey
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1891-1901)
Kid Carsey was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1891 to 1901 for 7 teams, including the Washington Statesmen, a span of 11 seasons. Across 296 career appearances, he went 116-138 with a 4.95 ERA and 486 strikeouts. He also batted .214 with 2 home runs.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 168 lb
- Died
- 3/29/1960 in Miami, FL, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1891-04-08
- Last Game
- 1901-07-20
Full name: Wilfred Carsey
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | WS9 | AA | 14 | 37 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 415.0 | 513 | 230 | 161 | 174 | 4.99 | 3.52 (-42%) | -649.2 |
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 19 | 16 | 43 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 317.2 | 317 | 110 | 104 | 76 | 3.12 | 3.28 (+5%) | -103.9 |
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 20 | 15 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 318.1 | 375 | 170 | 124 | 50 | 4.81 | 4.66 (-3%) | 833.5 |
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 18 | 12 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 288.1 | 366 | 177 | 106 | 43 | 5.52 | 5.33 (-4%) | -3329.9 |
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 24 | 16 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 342.1 | 460 | 187 | 118 | 64 | 4.92 | 4.77 (-3%) | -1580.2 |
| 1896 | PHI | NL | 11 | 11 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 187.1 | 273 | 117 | 72 | 36 | 5.62 | 4.36 (-29%) | -583.7 |
| 1897 | PHI | NL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5.14 | 4.30 (-20%) | -533.9 |
| 1897 | SLN | NL | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 133 | 66 | 31 | 14 | 6.00 | 4.30 (-40%) | -1106.5 |
| 1898 | SLN | NL | 2 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 123.2 | 177 | 87 | 37 | 10 | 6.33 | 3.59 (-76%) | -1096.7 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77.2 | 109 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 5.68 | 3.85 (-48%) | -281.7 |
| 1899 | WAS | NL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3.72 | 3.85 (+3%) | 438.3 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10.29 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 116 | 138 | 296 | 257 | 218 | 4 | 3 | 2,233.1 | 2,794 | 1,229 | 800 | 486 | 4.95 | — | -7,994 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 329 | 1,042 | 132 | 223 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 101 | 17 | 92 | 137 | .214 | .282 | .257 | .539 | -3,833 |
Career AVG .214 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 22.9% below league average.
Career OBP .282 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.
Career SLG .257 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.
Career OPS .539 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | WS9 | AA | 61 | 187 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 38 | .150 | .254 (-41%) | .331 (-29%) | .343 (-42%) | .675 (-36%) | -1017.5 |
| 1892 | PHI | NL | 44 | 131 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .153 | .244 (-38%) | .316 (-35%) | .327 (-37%) | .644 (-36%) | -696.0 |
| 1893 | PHI | NL | 39 | 145 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .186 | .279 (-33%) | .356 (-36%) | .379 (-45%) | .735 (-41%) | -973.1 |
| 1894 | PHI | NL | 37 | 129 | 31 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 12 | .279 | .309 (-10%) | .379 (-3%) | .435 (-25%) | .814 (-15%) | -304.9 |
| 1895 | PHI | NL | 44 | 141 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 12 | .291 | .296 (-2%) | .361 (avg) | .399 (-24%) | .761 (-12%) | -235.1 |
| 1896 | PHI | NL | 27 | 81 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 12 | .222 | .290 (-23%) | .354 (-11%) | .387 (-24%) | .741 (-18%) | -228.0 |
| 1897 | PHI | NL | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1897 | SLN | NL | 13 | 43 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .302 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1898 | SLN | NL | 38 | 105 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 15 | .200 | .270 (-26%) | .333 (-19%) | .347 (-29%) | .680 (-24%) | -378.0 |
| 1899 | CL4 | NL | 11 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .278 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1899 | WAS | NL | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1899 | NY1 | NL | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1901 | BRO | NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 329 | 1,042 | 132 | 223 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 101 | 17 | 92 | 137 | .214 | — | — | — | — | -3,833 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (95 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 72 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .194 |
| Away | 36 | 99 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 11 | .232 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 100.0 | 130 | 60 | 20 | 11 | 5.40 |
| Away | 22 | 137.1 | 192 | 100 | 48 | 17 | 6.55 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-07-20 | BRO | PIT | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901-07-13 | BRO | CIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-09-13 | NY1 | CHC | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-09-12 | NY1 | CHC | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-09-12 | NY1 | CHC | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-09-09 | NY1 | BLN | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-09-09 | NY1 | BLN | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-08-17 | WSN | PIT | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-08-10 | WSN | CHC | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-07-28 | WSN | PIT | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-07-20 | BRO | PIT | — | 3.0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901-07-13 | BRO | CIN | W | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1899-08-17 | WSN | PIT | L | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-08-10 | WSN | CHC | L | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1899-07-28 | WSN | PIT | — | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-07-19 | WSN | CL4 | W | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-06-09 | CL4 | NY1 | L | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1899-06-06 | CL4 | NY1 | L | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1899-06-02 | CL4 | BRO | — | 7.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899-05-24 | CL4 | WSN | L | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 10 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| OF | 17 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| P | 296 | 0 | 110 | 580 | 67 | 22 |
| SS | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | WS9 | OF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1891 | WS9 | P | 54 | 0 | 22 | 120 | 12 | 5 |
| 1891 | WS9 | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1892 | PHI | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1892 | PHI | P | 43 | 0 | 19 | 84 | 13 | 3 |
| 1893 | PHI | P | 39 | 0 | 17 | 81 | 8 | 1 |
| 1894 | PHI | P | 37 | 0 | 16 | 61 | 5 | 4 |
| 1895 | PHI | P | 44 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 12 | 2 |
| 1896 | PHI | P | 27 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 6 | 3 |
| 1897 | PHI | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1897 | SLN | P | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 1898 | SLN | 2B | 10 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 1898 | SLN | OF | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1898 | SLN | P | 20 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 2 |
| 1899 | CL4 | P | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| 1899 | CL4 | SS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1899 | WAS | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1899 | NY1 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1899 | NY1 | SS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1901 | BRO | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 296 |
| Second Base | 10 |
| Third Base | 3 |
| Shortstop | 5 |
| Center Field | 6 |
| Right Field | 11 |
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Kid Carsey: the record in brief
Kid Carsey played a first major league game on April 8, 1891 and a last one on July 20, 1901. The season rows list, in order, the Washington Statesmen (1891), the Philadelphia Phillies (1892 through 1897), the St. Louis Browns (1897 through 1898), the Cleveland Spiders (1899), the Washington Senators (1899), the New York Giants (1899), and the Brooklyn Superbas (1901). Listed as a pitcher, Carsey hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The recorded size is 168 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame. The birth record reads October 22, 1872, in New York, NY, USA. Carsey died on March 29, 1960, in Miami, FL, USA. The bio lists the given name Wilfred.
The pitching table credits Carsey with a 116-138 record and a 4.95 ERA in 296 games. Carsey had 486 strikeouts and 218 complete games. The league ERA over Carsey's seasons was 4.05, so the 4.95 figure ran 22.4% worse than average. 1895 brought Carsey a season-high 24 wins. The strikeout high was 174 in 1891.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kid Carsey
- What years did Kid Carsey play?
- Kid Carsey played in Major League Baseball from 1891 to 1901.
- Was Kid Carsey a pitcher?
- Yes. Kid Carsey pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 486 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Kid Carsey hit?
- Kid Carsey hit 2 career home runs with 223 hits.
- What teams did Kid Carsey play for?
- Kid Carsey played for 6 teams: the Washington Senators (1891, 1899), the Philadelphia Phillies (1892–1897), the St. Louis Browns (1897–1898), the Cleveland Spiders (1899), the New York Giants (1899), and the Brooklyn Superbas (1901).
- What were Kid Carsey's career stats?
- In 296 games, Kid Carsey went 116-138 with a 4.95 ERA, 486 strikeouts, 2,233.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 223 hits and 2 home runs.
- What position did Kid Carsey play?
- Kid Carsey played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Kid Carsey and how much did he weigh?
- Kid Carsey was listed at 5 feet 7 inches and 168 pounds.
- What was Kid Carsey's career ERA?
- Kid Carsey finished with a 4.95 career ERA, going 116-138 with 486 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Kid Carsey have?
- Kid Carsey recorded 486 career strikeouts.
- Is Kid Carsey in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Kid Carsey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.