Frank Dwyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1888-1899)

W–L 177–151
ERA 3.84
WHIP 1.45
SO 565
Pitcher PIV 4895.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 145 lb
Born
3/25/1868 in Lee, MA, USA
Died
2/4/1943 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1888-09-20
Last Game
1899-07-24

Full name: John Francis Dwyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
177 151 366 318 271 12 6 2819.0 3,312 1,204 108 764 565 3.84 4895.9

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1888 CHN NL 4 1 5 5 5 1 0 42.0 32 5 9 17 1.07 2.95 (+64%) 232.4
1889 CHN NL 16 13 32 30 27 0 0 276.0 307 110 72 63 3.59 3.93 (+9%) -929.0
1890 CHP PL 3 6 12 6 6 0 1 69.3 98 48 25 17 6.23 3.88 (-61%) -648.3
1891 CN3 AA 13 19 35 31 29 1 0 289.0 332 145 124 101 4.52 3.52 (-28%) -1041.8
1891 ML3 AA 6 4 10 10 10 0 0 86.0 92 21 21 27 2.20 3.52 (+38%) 989.9
1892 SLN NL 2 8 10 10 6 0 0 64.0 90 40 24 16 5.62 3.28 (-71%) -115.9
1892 CIN NL 20 10 34 28 25 3 1 268.3 262 69 49 47 2.31 3.28 (+30%) 2179.3
1893 CIN NL 18 15 37 30 28 1 2 287.3 332 132 93 53 4.13 4.66 (+11%) -48.2
1894 CIN NL 19 21 45 39 34 1 1 348.0 471 196 106 49 5.07 5.33 (+5%) -1925.4
1895 CIN NL 18 15 37 31 23 2 0 280.3 355 132 74 46 4.24 4.77 (+11%) 851.7
1896 CIN NL 24 11 36 34 30 3 1 288.7 321 101 60 57 3.15 4.36 (+28%) 2796.1
1897 CIN NL 18 13 37 31 22 0 0 247.3 315 104 56 41 3.78 4.30 (+12%) 1593.2
1898 CIN NL 16 10 31 28 24 0 0 240.0 257 81 42 29 3.04 3.59 (+15%) 1193.2
1899 CIN NL 0 5 5 5 2 0 0 32.7 48 20 9 2 5.51 3.85 (-43%) -231.2
Career · 14 seasons 177 151 366 318 271 12 6 2,819.0 3,312 1,204 764 565 3.84 — 4,896

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
394 1,252 178 287 28 21 5 136 16 70 88 .229 .273 .297 .570 -3,901

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 15.4% below league average.

Career OBP .273 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career SLG .297 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Career OPS .570 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1888 CHN NL 5 21 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 .190 — — — — 0.0
1889 CHN NL 36 135 14 27 1 1 1 6 0 4 8 .200 .263 (-24%) .334 (-33%) .357 (-32%) .691 (-32%) -696.4
1890 CHP PL 16 53 10 14 2 0 0 11 1 0 2 .264 .260 (+1%) .336 (-22%) .351 (-14%) .687 (-18%) -160.2
1891 CN3 AA 37 141 24 40 4 3 0 18 4 5 14 .284 .254 (+12%) .331 (-7%) .343 (+3%) .675 (-2%) -94.1
1891 ML3 AA 11 40 1 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 .225 — — — — -94.1
1892 SLN NL 10 25 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .080 — — — — 0.0
1892 CIN NL 41 132 15 21 0 2 0 6 2 4 9 .159 .244 (-35%) .316 (-42%) .327 (-42%) .644 (-42%) 0.0
1893 CIN NL 38 120 22 24 1 2 1 17 2 9 5 .200 .279 (-28%) .356 (-28%) .379 (-30%) .735 (-29%) -589.9
1894 CIN NL 54 172 31 46 9 2 2 28 0 15 13 .267 .309 (-14%) .379 (-14%) .435 (-13%) .814 (-14%) -435.5
1895 CIN NL 37 113 14 30 3 5 1 16 2 5 5 .265 .296 (-10%) .361 (-18%) .399 (+2%) .761 (-8%) -199.2
1896 CIN NL 36 110 17 29 4 4 0 15 3 11 15 .264 .290 (-9%) .354 (-5%) .387 (-4%) .741 (-4%) -94.3
1897 CIN NL 37 94 13 25 1 1 0 10 0 5 5 .266 .291 (-9%) .354 (-12%) .387 (-23%) .741 (-18%) -273.1
1898 CIN NL 31 85 11 12 1 1 0 5 1 7 3 .141 .270 (-48%) .333 (-33%) .347 (-49%) .680 (-41%) -529.6
1899 CIN NL 5 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 394 1,252 178 287 28 21 5 136 16 70 88 .229 — — — — -3,166

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20466603.130
Away165051002.200

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home20147.21675430223.29
Away16125.1138482193.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1899-07-24 CINBSNL 100000000
1899-07-09 CINCHCL 402000000
1899-07-06 CINLS3L 301000000
1899-05-25 CINBSNL 200000000
1899-04-20 CINCHCL 101000000
1898-09-17 CINPHIW 111100010
1898-09-11 CINLS3L 200000000
1898-09-06 CINCHCW 111010210
1898-09-03 CINWSNW 401000000
1898-08-30 CINPHIL 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1899-07-24 CINBSN L 5.01075100
1899-07-09 CINCHC L 8.01076300
1899-07-06 CINLS3 L 8.0733201
1899-05-25 CINBSN L 6.21033310
1899-04-20 CINCHC L 5.01164010
1898-09-17 CINPHI — 4.1421010
1898-09-11 CINLS3 — 6.0832110
1898-09-06 CINCHC — 4.0976111
1898-09-03 CINWSN W 9.0822310
1898-08-30 CINPHI L 9.01396120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 12 0 0 2
2B 2 0 4 3 0 0
OF 28 0 24 1 2 0
P 366 0 204 579 54 29
SS 4 0 7 10 3 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1888 CHN P 5 0 2 10 2 0
1889 CHN OF 3 0 5 1 0 0
1889 CHN P 32 0 20 43 6 2
1889 CHN SS 2 0 7 5 2 3
1890 CHP OF 4 0 3 0 1 0
1890 CHP P 12 0 3 24 3 0
1891 CN3 2B 2 0 4 3 0 0
1891 CN3 OF 3 0 4 0 0 0
1891 CN3 P 35 0 15 74 6 1
1891 ML3 OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1891 ML3 P 10 0 7 20 5 0
1892 SLN P 10 0 5 18 2 1
1892 CIN OF 6 0 3 0 0 0
1892 CIN P 34 0 15 54 3 3
1893 CIN 1B 1 0 12 0 0 2
1893 CIN OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1893 CIN P 37 0 33 66 2 5
1894 CIN OF 10 0 6 0 1 0
1894 CIN P 45 0 31 62 5 2
1894 CIN SS 2 0 0 5 1 0
1895 CIN P 37 0 26 54 4 6
1896 CIN P 36 0 24 52 6 5
1897 CIN P 37 0 11 42 4 0
1898 CIN P 31 0 11 52 6 3
1899 CIN P 5 0 1 8 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 366
First Base 1
Second Base 2
Shortstop 4
Left Field 4
Center Field 4
Right Field 20

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva NY 1887, 1888, 1889

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Frank Dwyer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Killen
    164-131, 3.78 ERA
  2. 91
    Red Donahue
    164-175, 3.61 ERA
  3. 88
    Red Ehret
    139-167, 4.02 ERA
  4. 85
    Pink Hawley
    167-179, 3.96 ERA
  5. 84
    Win Mercer
    132-164, 3.98 ERA
  6. 72
    George Cuppy
    163-98, 3.48 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Dwyer

What years did Frank Dwyer play?
Frank Dwyer played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1899.
Was Frank Dwyer a pitcher?
Yes. Frank Dwyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 177 wins and 565 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Dwyer hit?
Frank Dwyer hit 5 career home runs with 287 hits.