Pud Galvin
Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1875-1892)
Pud Galvin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1875 to 1892 for 6 teams, including the St. Louis Stars, a span of 18 seasons. Across 705 career appearances, he went 365-310 with a 2.85 ERA and 1,807 strikeouts. He also batted .201 with 5 home runs. Pud Galvin was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 27906.7.
- 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
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'8" / 190 lb
- Died
- 3/7/1902 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1875-05-22
- Last Game
- 1892-08-02
- Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1965 (Veterans)
Full name: James Francis Galvin
Season-by-Season Pitching
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | SL2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1.16 | 2.23 (+48%) | 308.7 | |
| 1879 | BFN | NL | 37 | 27 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 593.0 | 585 | 150 | 31 | 136 | 2.28 | 2.50 (+9%) | -100.8 |
| 1880 | BFN | NL | 20 | 35 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 458.7 | 528 | 138 | 32 | 128 | 2.71 | 2.37 (-14%) | 620.5 |
| 1881 | BFN | NL | 28 | 24 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 474.0 | 546 | 125 | 46 | 136 | 2.37 | 2.77 (+14%) | 3444.1 |
| 1882 | BFN | NL | 28 | 23 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 445.3 | 476 | 157 | 40 | 162 | 3.17 | 2.80 (-13%) | 3249.2 |
| 1883 | BFN | NL | 46 | 29 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 656.3 | 676 | 198 | 50 | 279 | 2.72 | 3.22 (+16%) | 7718.6 |
| 1884 | BFN | NL | 46 | 22 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 636.3 | 566 | 141 | 63 | 369 | 1.99 | 3.11 (+36%) | 4164.8 |
| 1885 | BFN | NL | 13 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 284.0 | 356 | 129 | 37 | 93 | 4.09 | 3.03 (-35%) | 372.1 |
| 1885 | PT1 | AA | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 97 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 3.67 | 3.03 (-21%) | 519.6 |
| 1886 | PT1 | AA | 29 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 434.7 | 457 | 129 | 75 | 72 | 2.67 | 3.37 (+21%) | -603.0 |
| 1887 | PIT | NL | 28 | 21 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 440.7 | 490 | 161 | 67 | 76 | 3.29 | 4.17 (+21%) | 4328.7 |
| 1888 | PIT | NL | 23 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 437.3 | 446 | 128 | 53 | 107 | 2.63 | 2.95 (+11%) | 1996.3 |
| 1889 | PIT | NL | 23 | 16 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 341.0 | 392 | 158 | 78 | 77 | 4.17 | 3.93 (-6%) | -1022.7 |
| 1890 | PTP | PL | 12 | 13 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 217.0 | 275 | 105 | 49 | 35 | 4.35 | 3.88 (-12%) | 1759.0 |
| 1891 | PIT | NL | 15 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 246.7 | 256 | 79 | 62 | 46 | 2.88 | 3.52 (+18%) | -97.7 |
| 1892 | PIT | NL | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 104 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 2.62 | 3.28 (+20%) | 1420.5 |
| 1892 | SLN | NL | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 102 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 3.23 | 3.28 (+2%) | -171.2 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 365 | 310 | 705 | 688 | 646 | 57 | 2 | 6,003.1 | 6,405 | 1,903 | 745 | 1,807 | 2.85 | — | 27,907 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 731 | 2,748 | 278 | 552 | 87 | 31 | 5 | 220 | 23 | 38 | 631 | .201 | .212 | .261 | .473 | -8,580 |
Career AVG .201 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.
Career OBP .212 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.
Career SLG .261 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.
Career OPS .473 vs. league average .644 across their career seasons — 26.6% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | SL2 | 13 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .130 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 1879 | BFN | NL | 67 | 265 | 34 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 56 | .249 | .255 (-3%) | .270 (-7%) | .328 (+2%) | .599 (-2%) | -116.8 |
| 1880 | BFN | NL | 66 | 241 | 25 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 57 | .212 | .244 (-14%) | .267 (-15%) | .319 (-17%) | .586 (-16%) | -493.9 |
| 1881 | BFN | NL | 62 | 236 | 19 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 70 | .212 | .260 (-19%) | .290 (-24%) | .338 (-12%) | .628 (-17%) | -624.0 |
| 1882 | BFN | NL | 54 | 206 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 49 | .214 | .248 (-14%) | .275 (-20%) | .329 (-13%) | .605 (-16%) | -479.1 |
| 1883 | BFN | NL | 80 | 322 | 41 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 79 | .220 | .257 (-14%) | .285 (-20%) | .345 (-20%) | .631 (-20%) | -909.5 |
| 1884 | BFN | NL | 72 | 274 | 34 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 80 | .179 | .243 (-26%) | .278 (-34%) | .327 (-36%) | .606 (-35%) | -1298.3 |
| 1885 | BFN | NL | 33 | 122 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .189 | .244 (-23%) | .287 (-32%) | .325 (-14%) | .613 (-23%) | -413.9 |
| 1885 | PT1 | AA | 11 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | — | — | — | — | -413.9 |
| 1886 | PT1 | AA | 50 | 194 | 24 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .246 (+2%) | .302 (-13%) | .331 (-7%) | .634 (-10%) | -311.5 |
| 1887 | PIT | NL | 49 | 193 | 10 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 47 | .212 | .270 (-22%) | .331 (-33%) | .373 (-17%) | .705 (-25%) | -805.5 |
| 1888 | PIT | NL | 50 | 175 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 51 | .143 | .238 (-40%) | .290 (-49%) | .319 (-45%) | .610 (-47%) | -1135.1 |
| 1889 | PIT | NL | 41 | 150 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 46 | .187 | .263 (-29%) | .334 (-39%) | .357 (-27%) | .691 (-33%) | -819.8 |
| 1890 | PTP | PL | 26 | 97 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .206 | .260 (-21%) | .336 (-25%) | .351 (-30%) | .687 (-27%) | -421.4 |
| 1891 | PIT | NL | 33 | 109 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .165 | .254 (-35%) | .331 (-39%) | .343 (-52%) | .675 (-46%) | -750.8 |
| 1892 | PIT | NL | 12 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .122 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1892 | SLN | NL | 12 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .051 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 731 | 2,748 | 278 | 552 | 87 | 31 | 5 | 220 | 23 | 38 | 631 | .201 | — | — | — | — | -8,993 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 57 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| P | 705 | 0 | 325 | 1404 | 163 | 44 |
| SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | SL2 | OF | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1875 | SL2 | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| 1879 | BFN | P | 66 | 0 | 35 | 141 | 26 | 8 |
| 1879 | BFN | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1880 | BFN | OF | 19 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1880 | BFN | P | 58 | 0 | 24 | 97 | 13 | 1 |
| 1881 | BFN | OF | 14 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1881 | BFN | P | 56 | 0 | 36 | 123 | 19 | 7 |
| 1881 | BFN | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1882 | BFN | OF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1882 | BFN | P | 52 | 0 | 20 | 85 | 8 | 1 |
| 1883 | BFN | OF | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1883 | BFN | P | 76 | 0 | 20 | 127 | 10 | 4 |
| 1884 | BFN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | BFN | P | 72 | 0 | 32 | 154 | 7 | 3 |
| 1885 | BFN | P | 33 | 0 | 17 | 83 | 13 | 3 |
| 1885 | PT1 | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1885 | PT1 | P | 11 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1886 | PT1 | P | 50 | 0 | 22 | 93 | 8 | 3 |
| 1887 | PIT | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | PIT | P | 49 | 0 | 22 | 123 | 11 | 2 |
| 1888 | PIT | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | PIT | P | 50 | 0 | 23 | 113 | 10 | 2 |
| 1889 | PIT | P | 41 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 11 | 6 |
| 1890 | PTP | P | 26 | 0 | 22 | 71 | 7 | 1 |
| 1891 | PIT | P | 33 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 1 |
| 1892 | PIT | P | 12 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 1892 | SLN | P | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 705 |
| Shortstop | 2 |
| Left Field | 21 |
| Center Field | 24 |
| Right Field | 13 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Pud Galvin (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Compare Pud Galvin
Frequently Asked Questions about Pud Galvin
- What years did Pud Galvin play?
- Pud Galvin played in Major League Baseball from 1875 to 1892.
- Was Pud Galvin a pitcher?
- Yes. Pud Galvin pitched in the major leagues, recording 365 wins and 1807 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Pud Galvin hit?
- Pud Galvin hit 5 career home runs with 552 hits.
- Is Pud Galvin in the Hall of Fame?
- Yes. Pud Galvin was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.
- What was Pud Galvin's career batting average?
- Pud Galvin batted .201 over his career, with 552 hits in 2,748 at bats.
- How many RBI did Pud Galvin have?
- Pud Galvin drove in 220 runs in his career.