What years did Cupid Childs play?

Cupid Childs played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1901.

Was Cupid Childs a pitcher?

No. Cupid Childs was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Cupid Childs hit?

Cupid Childs hit 20 career home runs with 1,721 hits.

What were Cupid Childs's career stats?

In 1,457 games, Cupid Childs had 1,721 hits, 20 home runs, 743 RBI, 1,214 runs, and 269 stolen bases, with a .306 batting average.

What position did Cupid Childs play?

Cupid Childs played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Cupid Childs and how much did he weigh?

Cupid Childs was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 185 pounds.

How many home runs did Cupid Childs hit each season?

Cupid Childs's home runs by season: 0 in 1888, 2 in 1890, 2 in 1891, 3 in 1892, 3 in 1893, 2 in 1894, 4 in 1895, 1 in 1896, 1 in 1897, 1 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 0 in 1900, and 0 in 1901. His most in one season was 4, in 1895.

What was Cupid Childs's career batting average?

Cupid Childs batted .306 over his career, with 1,721 hits in 5,622 at bats.

How many RBI did Cupid Childs have?

Cupid Childs drove in 743 runs in his career.

Is Cupid Childs in the Hall of Fame?

No. Cupid Childs has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cupid Childs

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1888-1901)

Cupid Childs was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1901 for 5 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,457 career games, he hit .306 with 1,721 hits, 20 home runs, and 743 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 19,215.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .306

HR 20

RBI 743

H 1,721

OPS .805

PIV 19,215

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 185 lb
Born: 8/8/1867 in Calvert County, MD, USA
Died: 11/8/1912 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1888-04-23
Last Game: 1901-07-08

Full name: Clarence Lemuel Childs

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Career Batting Statistics

Cupid Childs — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,457	5,622	1,214	1,721	205	101	20	743	269	991	228	.306	.416	.389	.805	19,215

Career AVG .306 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +12.6% above league average.

Career OBP .416 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +22.8% above league average.

Career SLG .389 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Career OPS .805 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — +14.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Cupid Childs Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1888	PHI	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1890	SR2	AA	126	493	109	170	33	14	2	89	56	72	0	.345	.260 (+32%)	.336 (+29%)	.351 (+37%)	.687 (+33%)	3327.0
1891	CL4	NL	141	551	120	155	21	12	2	83	39	97	32	.281	.254 (+11%)	.331 (+19%)	.343 (+9%)	.675 (+14%)	1887.8
1892	CL4	NL	145	558	136	177	14	11	3	53	26	117	20	.317	.244 (+30%)	.316 (+40%)	.327 (+21%)	.644 (+30%)	4033.1
1893	CL4	NL	124	485	145	158	19	10	3	65	23	120	12	.326	.279 (+16%)	.356 (+30%)	.379 (+12%)	.735 (+21%)	2749.8
1894	CL4	NL	118	479	143	169	21	12	2	52	17	107	11	.353	.309 (+14%)	.379 (+25%)	.435 (+6%)	.814 (+15%)	2128.2
1895	CL4	NL	120	466	96	134	15	4	4	90	20	74	24	.288	.296 (-3%)	.361 (+8%)	.399 (-9%)	.761 (-1%)	212.9
1896	CL4	NL	132	498	106	177	24	9	1	106	25	100	18	.355	.290 (+22%)	.354 (+32%)	.387 (+15%)	.741 (+23%)	3004.1
1897	CL4	NL	114	444	105	150	15	9	1	61	25	74	19	.338	.291 (+16%)	.354 (+23%)	.387 (+8%)	.741 (+15%)	1700.2
1898	CL4	NL	110	413	90	119	9	4	1	31	9	69	29	.288	.270 (+6%)	.333 (+18%)	.347 (-3%)	.680 (+7%)	940.0
1899	SLN	NL	125	464	73	123	11	11	1	48	11	74	19	.265	.282 (-6%)	.343 (+7%)	.366 (-7%)	.710 (avg)	232.5
1900	CHN	NL	137	531	67	128	14	5	0	44	15	57	23	.241	.279 (-14%)	.338 (-5%)	.366 (-22%)	.705 (-14%)	-1000.2
1901	CHN	NL	63	236	24	61	9	0	0	21	3	30	21	.258	.271 (-5%)	.326 (+10%)	.359 (-18%)	.686 (-4%)	-0.4
Career · 13 seasons			1,457	5,622	1,214	1,721	205	101	20	743	269	991	228	.306	—	—	—	—	19,215

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Cupid Childs — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	22	3	9	0	2	0	0	5	1	.409

Playoff Batting by Year

Cupid Childs — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1892	CS	CL4	6	22	3	9	0	2	0	0	5	1	.409

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Cupid Childs — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	224	835	125	222	1	75	.266
Away	211	809	129	209	1	69	.258

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cupid Childs — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1901-07-08	CHC	PHI	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901-07-07	CHC	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1901-07-06	CHC	BRO	L	4	0	2	0	1	1	0
1901-07-05	CHC	BRO	L	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
1901-07-04	CHC	BRO	W	4	1	4	1	1	0	0
1901-07-04	CHC	BRO	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
1901-07-02	CHC	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
1901-06-25	CHC	BRO	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901-06-24	CHC	BRO	L	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
1901-06-22	CHC	BRO	W	3	2	2	0	2	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cupid Childs — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1455	0	3865	4679	646	602
SS	1	0	3	2	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cupid Childs — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1888	PHI	2B	2	2	4	1	1
1890	SR2	2B	125	372	367	57	59
1890	SR2	SS	1	3	2	1	0
1891	CL4	2B	141	371	455	82	54
1892	CL4	2B	145	357	441	53	51
1893	CL4	2B	123	348	424	62	56
1894	CL4	2B	118	313	374	63	51
1895	CL4	2B	120	340	395	63	42
1896	CL4	2B	132	375	487	53	73
1897	CL4	2B	114	319	384	42	42
1898	CL4	2B	110	273	370	48	37
1899	SLN	2B	125	323	355	48	45
1900	CHN	2B	137	323	431	52	57
1901	CHN	2B	63	149	192	22	34

Career Games by Position

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Cupid Childs Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1455
Shortstop	1

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Cupid Childs: the record in brief

April 23, 1888 and July 8, 1901 bracket Cupid Childs's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Childs's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Quakers (1888), the Syracuse Stars (1890), the Cleveland Spiders (1891 through 1898), the St. Louis Perfectos (1899), and the Chicago Orphans (1900 through 1901). Listed as a second baseman, Childs threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The recorded size is 185 pounds on a 5-foot-8 frame. The birth record reads August 8, 1867, in Calvert County, MD, USA. Childs's death is recorded on November 8, 1912, in Baltimore, MD, USA. Childs's full given name, per the bio, is Clarence Lemuel Childs.

Childs finished with 1,721 hits from 5,622 at bats in 1,457 games, which works out to .306, plus 20 home runs, 743 RBI, and 269 stolen bases. Childs got on base at a .416 rate and slugged .389 (.805 OPS). Set against a .272 league average for the same years, Childs's .306 average sits 12.6% above it. The hits column peaks at 177, in 1892.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cupid Childs

What years did Cupid Childs play?: Cupid Childs played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1901.
Was Cupid Childs a pitcher?: No. Cupid Childs was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Cupid Childs hit?: Cupid Childs hit 20 career home runs with 1,721 hits.
What teams did Cupid Childs play for?: Cupid Childs played for 5 teams: the Philadelphia Quakers (1888), the Syracuse Stars (1890), the Cleveland Spiders (1891–1898), the St. Louis Perfectos (1899), and the Chicago Orphans (1900–1901).
What were Cupid Childs's career stats?: In 1,457 games, Cupid Childs had 1,721 hits, 20 home runs, 743 RBI, 1,214 runs, and 269 stolen bases, with a .306 batting average.
What position did Cupid Childs play?: Cupid Childs played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Cupid Childs and how much did he weigh?: Cupid Childs was listed at 5 feet 8 inches and 185 pounds.
How many home runs did Cupid Childs hit each season?: Cupid Childs's home runs by season: 0 in 1888, 2 in 1890, 2 in 1891, 3 in 1892, 3 in 1893, 2 in 1894, 4 in 1895, 1 in 1896, 1 in 1897, 1 in 1898, 1 in 1899, 0 in 1900, and 0 in 1901. His most in one season was 4, in 1895.
What was Cupid Childs's career batting average?: Cupid Childs batted .306 over his career, with 1,721 hits in 5,622 at bats.
How many RBI did Cupid Childs have?: Cupid Childs drove in 743 runs in his career.
Is Cupid Childs in the Hall of Fame?: No. Cupid Childs has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.