Tim Keefe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1880-1893)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1964
W–L 342–225
ERA 2.63
WHIP 1.12
SO 2,564
Pitcher PIV 58199.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
1/1/1857 in Cambridge, MA, USA
Died
4/23/1933 in Cambridge, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1880-08-06
Last Game
1893-08-15
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1964 (Veterans)
Awards
Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Timothy John Keefe

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
342 225 600 594 554 39 2 5049.7 4,438 1,474 75 1,233 2,564 2.63 58199.6

Career ERA 2.63 vs. league average 3.46 across their career seasons — 24.1% better than 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
1880 TRN NL 6 6 12 12 12 0 0 105.0 68 10 16 39 0.86 2.37 (+64%) 342.7
1881 TRN NL 18 27 45 45 45 4 0 403.0 434 145 83 103 3.24 2.77 (-17%) -1486.7
1882 TRN NL 17 26 43 42 41 1 0 376.0 367 104 78 111 2.49 2.80 (+11%) -1230.5
1883 NY4 AA 41 27 68 68 68 5 0 619.0 488 166 108 359 2.41 3.22 (+25%) 8415.5
1884 NY4 AA 37 17 58 58 56 4 0 483.0 380 121 71 334 2.25 3.11 (+27%) 7388.3
1885 NY1 NL 32 13 46 46 45 7 0 400.0 300 70 102 227 1.57 3.03 (+48%) 3572.7
1886 NY1 NL 42 20 64 64 62 2 0 535.0 479 152 102 297 2.56 3.37 (+24%) 8874.2
1887 NY1 NL 35 19 56 56 54 2 0 476.7 428 165 108 189 3.12 4.17 (+25%) 8489.0
1888 NY1 NL 35 12 51 51 48 8 0 434.3 317 84 90 335 1.74 2.95 (+41%) 12585.4
1889 NY1 NL 28 13 47 45 39 3 1 364.0 319 136 151 225 3.36 3.93 (+14%) 4439.4
1890 NYP PL 17 11 30 30 23 1 0 229.0 225 86 89 89 3.38 3.88 (+13%) 804.4
1891 NY1 NL 2 5 8 7 4 0 0 55.0 70 32 27 30 5.24 3.52 (-49%) 224.7
1891 PHI NL 3 6 11 10 9 0 1 78.3 82 34 30 34 3.91 3.52 (-11%) 462.2
1892 PHI NL 19 16 39 38 31 2 0 313.3 279 82 98 136 2.36 3.28 (+28%) 4114.8
1893 PHI NL 10 7 22 22 17 0 0 178.0 202 87 80 56 4.40 4.66 (+6%) 1203.4
Career · 15 seasons 342 225 600 594 554 39 2 5,049.2 4,438 1,474 1,233 2,564 2.63 — 58,200

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
618 2,083 248 390 60 38 12 134 13 175 411 .187 .252 .270 .521 -5,183

Career AVG .187 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career SLG .270 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career OPS .521 vs. league average .653 across their career seasons — 20.1% 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
1880 TRN NL 12 43 4 10 3 0 0 3 0 1 12 .233 — — — — 0.0
1881 TRN NL 46 152 18 35 7 1 0 19 0 21 26 .230 .260 (-11%) .290 (+12%) .338 (-14%) .628 (-2%) 55.6
1882 TRN NL 53 189 24 43 8 7 1 19 0 17 46 .228 .248 (-8%) .275 (+6%) .329 (+9%) .605 (+7%) 223.6
1883 NY4 AA 70 259 39 57 6 9 0 0 0 14 0 .220 .257 (-14%) .285 (-9%) .345 (-9%) .631 (-9%) -343.9
1884 NY4 AA 62 210 27 50 3 6 3 0 0 18 0 .238 .243 (-2%) .278 (+8%) .327 (+8%) .606 (+8%) 287.6
1885 NY1 NL 47 166 20 27 1 5 0 12 0 13 22 .163 .244 (-33%) .287 (-22%) .325 (-30%) .613 (-26%) -591.8
1886 NY1 NL 64 205 26 35 10 1 1 20 3 17 42 .171 .246 (-31%) .302 (-23%) .331 (-27%) .634 (-25%) -715.4
1887 NY1 NL 56 191 27 42 7 6 2 23 2 20 41 .220 .270 (-19%) .331 (-11%) .373 (-6%) .705 (-9%) -286.9
1888 NY1 NL 51 181 10 23 3 0 2 8 3 4 56 .127 .238 (-47%) .290 (-50%) .319 (-45%) .610 (-47%) -1179.4
1889 NY1 NL 47 149 17 23 5 2 0 8 2 8 40 .154 .263 (-41%) .334 (-41%) .357 (-40%) .691 (-40%) -964.8
1890 NYP PL 30 92 18 10 1 0 2 11 0 13 26 .109 .260 (-58%) .336 (-31%) .351 (-47%) .687 (-39%) -541.2
1891 NY1 NL 8 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 13 .095 — — — — 0.0
1891 PHI NL 11 29 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 16 .172 — — — — 0.0
1892 PHI NL 39 117 6 10 2 0 1 3 1 13 47 .085 .244 (-65%) .316 (-42%) .327 (-61%) .644 (-52%) -866.4
1893 PHI NL 22 79 10 18 4 0 0 6 1 9 24 .228 .279 (-19%) .356 (-14%) .379 (-27%) .735 (-20%) -259.7
Career · 15 seasons 618 2,083 248 390 60 38 12 134 13 175 411 .187 — — — — -5,183

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 3 7 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1889 WS NY1 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500
1888 WS NY1 4 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .091
1884 WS NY4 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 3 8 7 1 61.0 45 18 14 46 2.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1889 WS NY1 0 1 2 1 1 11.0 17 10 2 4 8.18
1888 WS NY1 4 0 4 4 0 35.0 18 2 9 30 0.51
1884 WS NY4 0 2 2 2 0 15.0 10 6 3 12 3.60

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 0 3 4 2 0
3B 3 0 1 11 1 1
OF 21 0 33 4 5 2
P 600 0 260 1060 166 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1880 TRN P 12 0 7 22 0 0
1881 TRN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1881 TRN P 45 0 23 79 17 5
1882 TRN 3B 3 0 1 11 1 1
1882 TRN OF 8 0 19 2 2 1
1882 TRN P 43 0 32 89 11 4
1883 NY4 2B 1 0 3 4 2 0
1883 NY4 OF 1 0 4 0 0 0
1883 NY4 P 68 0 31 142 23 3
1884 NY4 OF 5 0 8 2 2 1
1884 NY4 P 58 0 18 93 29 2
1885 NY1 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1885 NY1 P 46 0 30 80 13 0
1886 NY1 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1886 NY1 P 64 0 29 107 15 3
1887 NY1 OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1887 NY1 P 56 0 17 102 15 1
1888 NY1 OF 1 0 1 0 1 0
1888 NY1 P 51 0 29 79 10 1
1889 NY1 P 47 0 10 78 8 3
1890 NYP P 30 0 15 61 4 2
1891 NY1 P 8 0 3 12 1 1
1891 PHI P 11 0 3 16 1 0
1892 PHI P 39 0 8 68 13 2
1893 PHI P 22 0 5 32 6 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 600
Second Base 1
Third Base 3
Left Field 2
Center Field 16
Right Field 3

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1888 Pitching Triple Crown

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Tim Keefe (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kid Nichols HOF
    362-208, 2.96 ERA
  2. 97
    John Clarkson HOF
    328-178, 2.81 ERA
  3. 96
    Mickey Welch HOF
    307-210, 2.71 ERA
  4. 88
    Old Hoss Radbourn HOF
    310-194, 2.68 ERA
  5. 85
    Tony Mullane
    284-220, 3.05 ERA
  6. 74
    Jim McCormick
    265-214, 2.43 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tim Keefe

What years did Tim Keefe play?
Tim Keefe played in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1893.
Was Tim Keefe a pitcher?
Yes. Tim Keefe pitched in the major leagues, recording 342 wins and 2564 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tim Keefe hit?
Tim Keefe hit 12 career home runs with 390 hits.
Is Tim Keefe in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Tim Keefe was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.