What years did Al Maul play?

Al Maul played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1901.

Was Al Maul a pitcher?

Yes. Al Maul pitched in the major leagues, recording 84 wins and 352 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Al Maul hit?

Al Maul hit 7 career home runs with 332 hits.

What teams did Al Maul play for?

Al Maul played for 8 teams: the Philadelphia Keystones (1884), the Philadelphia Phillies (1887, 1900), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1888–1889, 1891), the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), the Washington Senators (1893–1897), the Baltimore Orioles (1897–1898), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899), and the New York Giants (1901).

What were Al Maul's career stats?

In 188 games, Al Maul went 84-80 with a 4.45 ERA, 352 strikeouts, 1,440.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 332 hits and 7 home runs.

What position did Al Maul play?

Al Maul played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Al Maul and how much did he weigh?

Al Maul was listed at 6 feet and 175 pounds.

What was Al Maul's career ERA?

Al Maul finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 84-80 with 352 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Al Maul have?

Al Maul recorded 352 career strikeouts.

Is Al Maul in the Hall of Fame?

No. Al Maul has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Al Maul

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1884-1901)

Al Maul was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1901 for 8 teams, including the Philadelphia Keystones, a span of 18 seasons. Across 188 career appearances, he went 84-80 with a 4.45 ERA and 352 strikeouts. He also batted .241 with 7 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 October 15, 2026

W–L 84–80

ERA 4.45

WHIP 1.53

SO 352

Pitcher PIV -5189.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 10/9/1865 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 5/3/1958 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1884-06-20
Last Game: 1901-09-09

Full name: Albert Joseph Maul

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Career Pitching Statistics

Al Maul — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
84	80	188	168	144	4	1	1440.2	1,680	713	60	519	352	4.45	-5189.0

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 14.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Al Maul Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1884	PHU	UA	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	10	4	1	7	4.50	—	0.0
1887	PHI	NL	4	2	7	5	4	0	0	50.1	72	31	15	18	5.54	4.17 (-33%)	103.3
1888	PIT	NL	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	17.0	26	12	5	12	6.35	2.95 (-116%)	380.4
1889	PIT	NL	1	4	6	4	4	0	0	42.0	64	46	28	11	9.86	3.93 (-151%)	-1626.7
1890	PTP	PL	16	12	31	29	27	2	0	255.2	279	112	105	87	3.94	3.88 (-2%)	-2792.3
1891	PIT	NL	1	2	8	3	3	0	1	39.0	44	10	16	13	2.31	3.52 (+34%)	199.6
1893	WAS	NL	12	21	37	33	29	1	0	297.0	355	175	144	72	5.30	4.66 (-14%)	-3555.8
1894	WAS	NL	11	15	28	26	21	0	0	201.2	272	134	73	34	5.98	5.33 (-12%)	-804.8
1895	WAS	NL	10	5	16	16	14	0	0	135.2	136	37	37	34	2.45	4.77 (+49%)	1151.2
1896	WAS	NL	5	2	8	8	7	0	0	62.0	75	25	20	18	3.63	4.36 (+17%)	763.0
1897	WAS	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	1	0	9.00	—	0.0
1897	BLN	NL	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.2	9	6	8	2	7.04	—	0.0
1898	BLN	NL	20	7	28	28	26	1	0	239.2	207	56	49	31	2.10	3.59 (+41%)	1687.8
1899	BRO	NL	2	0	4	4	2	0	0	26.0	35	13	6	2	4.50	3.85 (-17%)	-233.0
1900	PHI	NL	2	3	5	4	3	0	0	38.0	53	26	3	6	6.16	3.68 (-67%)	97.0
1901	NY1	NL	0	3	3	3	2	0	0	19.0	39	24	8	5	11.37	3.49 (-226%)	-558.7
Career · 16 seasons			84	80	188	168	144	4	1	1,440.2	1,680	713	519	352	4.45	—	-5,189

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

Al Maul — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
411	1,380	193	332	45	31	7	180	44	182	194	.241	.336	.333	.669	-324

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Al Maul 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
1884	PHU	UA	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1887	PHI	NL	16	56	15	17	2	2	1	4	5	15	10	.304	.270 (+12%)	.331 (+36%)	.373 (+24%)	.705 (+30%)	338.8
1888	PIT	NL	74	259	21	54	9	4	0	31	9	21	45	.208	.238 (-13%)	.290 (-5%)	.319 (-14%)	.610 (-10%)	-323.1
1889	PIT	NL	68	257	37	71	6	6	4	44	18	29	41	.276	.263 (+5%)	.334 (+7%)	.357 (+10%)	.691 (+8%)	397.4
1890	PTP	PL	46	166	31	43	6	3	0	22	5	22	13	.259	.260 (avg)	.336 (+3%)	.351 (-6%)	.687 (-2%)	-20.0
1891	PIT	NL	47	149	15	28	2	4	0	14	4	20	28	.188	.254 (-26%)	.331 (-14%)	.343 (-26%)	.675 (-20%)	-453.2
1893	WAS	NL	44	134	10	34	8	4	0	12	1	33	14	.254	.279 (-9%)	.356 (+14%)	.379 (-2%)	.735 (+6%)	232.5
1894	WAS	NL	41	124	23	30	3	3	2	20	1	14	11	.242	.309 (-22%)	.379 (-7%)	.435 (-17%)	.814 (-12%)	-248.8
1895	WAS	NL	22	72	9	18	5	2	0	16	0	6	7	.250	.296 (-16%)	.361 (-15%)	.399 (-6%)	.761 (-10%)	-148.9
1896	WAS	NL	8	28	6	8	1	1	0	5	0	3	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	WAS	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1897	BLN	NL	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	BLN	NL	29	93	21	19	3	2	0	10	1	16	16	.204	.270 (-25%)	.333 (avg)	.347 (-19%)	.680 (-10%)	-98.5
1899	BRO	NL	4	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	PHI	NL	5	15	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	NY1	NL	3	8	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			411	1,380	193	332	45	31	7	180	44	182	194	.241	—	—	—	—	-324

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

Al Maul — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	26	82	18	19	0	6	.232
Away	15	45	8	9	0	6	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Al Maul — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	25	197.0	223	78	34	28	3.56
Away	15	125.2	112	42	32	16	3.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Maul — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1901-09-09	NY1	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1901-09-05	NY1	PIT	L	4	1	1	0	0	2
1901-09-03	NY1	CHC	L	4	0	2	1	0	1
1900-06-07	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1900-06-01	PHI	CHC	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1900-05-24	PHI	STL	L	2	1	0	0	2	0
1900-05-14	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	2	1	0	0
1900-05-01	PHI	NY1	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1899-07-11	BRO	STL	W	4	0	2	0	0	1
1899-07-06	BRO	PHI	W	3	1	1	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Al Maul — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1901-09-09	NY1	STL	L	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1901-09-05	NY1	PIT	L	9.0	22	15	15	5	3	1
1901-09-03	NY1	CHC	L	9.0	15	10	7	2	2	0
1900-06-07	PHI	CIN	L	3.0	7	5	4	0	0	0
1900-06-01	PHI	CHC	L	9.0	10	7	6	0	1	0
1900-05-24	PHI	STL	L	9.0	17	11	8	1	3	2
1900-05-14	PHI	CIN	W	9.0	10	4	4	0	0	0
1900-05-01	PHI	NY1	W	8.0	9	4	3	2	2	0
1899-07-11	BRO	STL	W	9.0	12	10	7	2	1	1
1899-07-06	BRO	PHI	W	9.0	10	1	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Maul — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	40	410	8	12	23
OF	185	322	39	32	9
P	188	71	349	41	11
SS	1	2	1	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Maul — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1884	PHU	P	1	0	1	0	0
1887	PHI	1B	2	20	0	2	2
1887	PHI	OF	8	9	0	2	0
1887	PHI	P	7	1	10	1	0
1888	PIT	1B	38	390	8	10	21
1888	PIT	OF	34	59	8	4	1
1888	PIT	P	3	1	4	2	0
1889	PIT	OF	64	123	17	8	4
1889	PIT	P	6	2	15	2	1
1890	PTP	OF	15	24	4	4	1
1890	PTP	P	31	25	86	11	4
1890	PTP	SS	1	2	1	1	0
1891	PIT	OF	40	58	7	9	2
1891	PIT	P	8	3	6	0	1
1893	WAS	OF	7	17	1	2	0
1893	WAS	P	37	11	69	10	1
1894	WAS	OF	12	22	2	1	1
1894	WAS	P	28	8	49	8	0
1895	WAS	OF	4	8	0	1	0
1895	WAS	P	16	10	32	3	3
1896	WAS	P	8	2	10	1	1
1897	WAS	P	1	0	1	0	0
1897	BLN	P	2	0	1	0	0
1898	BLN	OF	1	2	0	1	0
1898	BLN	P	28	7	38	1	0
1899	BRO	P	4	0	9	1	0
1900	PHI	P	5	0	11	1	0
1901	NY1	P	3	1	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Al Maul Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	188
First Base	40
Shortstop	1
Left Field	85
Center Field	20
Right Field	80

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Al Maul: the record in brief

Al Maul played a first major league game on June 20, 1884 and a last one on September 9, 1901. By club, Maul's seasons break down as the Philadelphia Keystones (1884), the Philadelphia Quakers (1887), the Pittsburg Alleghenys (1888 to 1889), the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1891), the Washington Senators (1893 through 1897), the Baltimore Orioles (1897 to 1898), and the Brooklyn Superbas (1899), among other clubs in the table. The bio lists Maul as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. Maul is listed at 6-foot-0 and 175 pounds. Maul was born on October 9, 1865, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Maul died on May 3, 1958, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. On the record, Al Maul was born Albert Joseph Maul.

Across 188 games (168 starts), Maul recorded 84 wins against 80 losses with a 4.45 ERA. The totals include 352 strikeouts and 144 complete games. The league ERA over Maul's seasons was 3.89, so the 4.45 figure ran 14.6% worse than average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Maul

What years did Al Maul play?: Al Maul played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1901.
Was Al Maul a pitcher?: Yes. Al Maul pitched in the major leagues, recording 84 wins and 352 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Maul hit?: Al Maul hit 7 career home runs with 332 hits.
What teams did Al Maul play for?: Al Maul played for 8 teams: the Philadelphia Keystones (1884), the Philadelphia Phillies (1887, 1900), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1888–1889, 1891), the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), the Washington Senators (1893–1897), the Baltimore Orioles (1897–1898), the Brooklyn Superbas (1899), and the New York Giants (1901).
What were Al Maul's career stats?: In 188 games, Al Maul went 84-80 with a 4.45 ERA, 352 strikeouts, 1,440.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 332 hits and 7 home runs.
What position did Al Maul play?: Al Maul played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Al Maul and how much did he weigh?: Al Maul was listed at 6 feet and 175 pounds.
What was Al Maul's career ERA?: Al Maul finished with a 4.45 career ERA, going 84-80 with 352 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Al Maul have?: Al Maul recorded 352 career strikeouts.
Is Al Maul in the Hall of Fame?: No. Al Maul has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.