Tony Mullane

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1881-1894)

W–L 284–220
ERA 3.05
WHIP 1.24
SO 1,803
Pitcher PIV 478.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / B
Height / Weight
5'10" / 165 lb
Born
1/30/1859 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died
4/25/1944 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1881-08-27
Last Game
1894-07-26

Full name: Anthony John Mullane

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
284 220 555 504 468 30 15 4531.3 4,195 1,537 97 1,408 1,803 3.05 478.2

Career ERA 3.05 vs. league average 3.64 across their career seasons — 16.1% 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
1881 DTN NL 1 4 5 5 5 0 0 44.0 55 24 17 7 4.91 2.77 (-77%) -1478.0
1882 LS2 AA 30 24 55 55 51 5 0 460.3 418 96 78 170 1.88 2.80 (+33%) 2360.6
1883 SL4 AA 35 15 53 49 49 3 1 460.7 372 112 74 191 2.19 3.22 (+32%) 2889.8
1884 TL1 AA 36 26 67 65 64 7 0 567.0 481 159 89 325 2.52 3.11 (+19%) 3636.2
1886 CN2 AA 33 27 63 56 55 1 0 529.7 501 218 166 250 3.70 3.37 (-10%) -1314.3
1887 CN2 AA 31 17 48 48 47 6 0 416.3 414 150 121 97 3.24 4.17 (+22%) -877.3
1888 CN2 AA 26 16 44 42 41 4 1 380.3 341 120 75 186 2.84 2.95 (+4%) 2199.8
1889 CN2 AA 11 9 33 24 17 0 5 220.0 218 73 89 112 2.99 3.93 (+24%) 1839.8
1890 CIN NL 12 10 25 21 21 0 1 209.0 175 52 96 91 2.24 3.88 (+42%) -470.8
1891 CIN NL 23 26 51 47 42 1 0 426.3 390 153 187 124 3.23 3.52 (+8%) -3416.5
1892 CIN NL 21 13 37 34 30 3 1 295.0 222 85 127 109 2.59 3.28 (+21%) -2610.2
1893 CIN NL 6 6 15 13 11 0 1 122.3 130 60 65 24 4.41 4.66 (+5%) -1317.2
1893 BLN NL 12 16 34 26 23 0 1 244.7 277 121 124 71 4.45 4.66 (+5%) 1154.2
1894 BLN NL 6 9 21 15 9 0 4 122.7 155 86 90 43 6.31 5.33 (-18%) -1789.9
1894 CL4 NL 1 2 4 4 3 0 0 33.0 46 28 10 3 7.64 5.33 (-43%) -328.1
Career · 15 seasons 284 220 555 504 468 30 15 4,531.1 4,195 1,537 1,408 1,803 3.05 — 478

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
784 2,720 407 661 99 38 8 223 112 221 159 .243 .307 .316 .623 -1,153

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 6.0% below league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .316 vs. league average .350 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OPS .623 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — 6.7% 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
1881 DTN NL 5 19 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .263 — — — — 0.0
1882 LS2 AA 77 303 46 78 13 1 0 0 0 13 0 .257 .248 (+4%) .275 (+4%) .329 (-7%) .605 (-2%) -23.4
1883 SL4 AA 83 307 38 69 11 6 0 33 0 13 0 .225 .257 (-13%) .285 (-10%) .345 (-13%) .631 (-12%) -507.9
1884 TL1 AA 95 352 49 97 19 3 3 0 0 33 0 .276 .243 (+13%) .278 (+22%) .327 (+14%) .606 (+17%) 1131.9
1886 CN2 AA 91 324 59 73 12 5 0 39 20 25 0 .225 .246 (-9%) .302 (-7%) .331 (-12%) .634 (-9%) -416.0
1887 CN2 AA 56 199 35 44 6 3 3 23 20 16 24 .221 .270 (-18%) .331 (-12%) .373 (-13%) .705 (-12%) -377.0
1888 CN2 AA 51 175 27 44 4 4 1 16 12 8 21 .251 .238 (+5%) .290 (+2%) .319 (+5%) .610 (+4%) 78.8
1889 CN2 AA 63 196 53 58 16 4 0 29 24 27 21 .296 .263 (+12%) .334 (+16%) .357 (+17%) .691 (+16%) 595.4
1890 CIN NL 81 286 41 79 9 8 0 34 19 39 30 .276 .260 (+6%) .336 (+11%) .351 (+4%) .687 (+7%) 468.3
1891 CIN NL 64 209 16 31 1 2 0 10 4 18 33 .148 .254 (-42%) .331 (-31%) .343 (-50%) .675 (-40%) -1266.7
1892 CIN NL 39 118 14 20 3 1 0 9 4 9 8 .169 .244 (-31%) .316 (-22%) .327 (-35%) .644 (-29%) -486.0
1893 CIN NL 16 52 11 15 0 0 1 6 1 5 3 .288 .279 (+3%) .356 (+8%) .379 (-9%) .735 (-1%) 23.4
1893 BLN NL 38 114 15 26 2 1 0 14 5 5 14 .228 .279 (-18%) .356 (-27%) .379 (-31%) .735 (-29%) 23.4
1894 BLN NL 21 53 3 21 3 0 0 9 2 6 3 .396 .309 (+28%) .379 (+25%) .435 (+4%) .814 (+14%) 179.4
1894 CL4 NL 4 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 .077 — — — — 179.4
Career · 15 seasons 784 2,720 407 661 99 38 8 223 112 221 159 .243 — — — — -397

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
1B 38 0 275 9 24 14
2B 9 0 17 20 4 3
3B 52 0 74 94 44 10
OF 154 0 208 25 22 4
P 555 0 326 1041 122 41
SS 12 0 16 39 14 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1881 DTN P 5 0 8 7 2 0
1882 LS2 1B 13 0 106 3 11 1
1882 LS2 2B 2 0 6 9 2 2
1882 LS2 OF 12 0 21 2 1 1
1882 LS2 P 55 0 54 177 10 6
1883 SL4 1B 2 0 5 0 1 0
1883 SL4 2B 3 0 3 4 1 1
1883 SL4 OF 30 0 34 8 4 1
1883 SL4 P 53 0 24 96 21 4
1884 TL1 1B 7 0 61 1 5 2
1884 TL1 2B 1 0 2 1 1 0
1884 TL1 3B 6 0 10 9 5 1
1884 TL1 OF 19 0 24 2 5 0
1884 TL1 P 67 0 41 143 23 7
1884 TL1 SS 1 0 1 5 1 0
1886 CN2 1B 4 0 27 3 3 2
1886 CN2 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1886 CN2 3B 2 0 3 2 1 0
1886 CN2 OF 27 0 40 3 5 1
1886 CN2 P 63 0 40 93 15 7
1886 CN2 SS 1 0 2 2 3 0
1887 CN2 OF 9 0 11 1 1 1
1887 CN2 P 48 0 29 72 6 5
1888 CN2 1B 4 0 36 0 1 1
1888 CN2 2B 2 0 4 4 0 0
1888 CN2 OF 3 0 0 0 0 0
1888 CN2 P 44 0 22 81 13 1
1889 CN2 1B 4 0 24 2 2 5
1889 CN2 3B 18 0 21 31 14 5
1889 CN2 OF 12 0 23 5 2 0
1889 CN2 P 33 0 10 36 4 0
1890 CIN 1B 1 0 3 0 0 1
1890 CIN 3B 21 0 38 44 21 3
1890 CIN OF 28 0 44 4 3 0
1890 CIN P 25 0 16 36 3 0
1890 CIN SS 10 0 13 32 10 3
1891 CIN 3B 4 0 2 7 3 1
1891 CIN OF 12 0 9 0 1 0
1891 CIN P 51 0 22 93 5 2
1892 CIN 1B 2 0 12 0 0 2
1892 CIN P 37 0 26 87 9 4
1893 CIN 3B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1893 CIN P 15 0 2 29 2 1
1893 BLN 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0
1893 BLN OF 2 0 2 0 0 0
1893 BLN P 34 0 22 60 5 2
1894 BLN P 21 0 7 17 3 1
1894 CL4 P 4 0 3 14 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 555
First Base 38
Second Base 9
Third Base 52
Shortstop 12
Left Field 57
Center Field 59
Right Field 39

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tony Mullane (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mickey Welch HOF
    307-210, 2.71 ERA
  2. 80
    John Clarkson HOF
    328-178, 2.81 ERA
  3. 68
    Kid Nichols HOF
    362-208, 2.96 ERA
  4. 61
    Gus Weyhing
    264-232, 3.88 ERA
  5. 56
    Old Hoss Radbourn HOF
    310-194, 2.68 ERA
  6. 51
    Amos Rusie HOF
    246-174, 3.07 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Tony Mullane

What years did Tony Mullane play?
Tony Mullane played in Major League Baseball from 1881 to 1894.
Was Tony Mullane a pitcher?
Yes. Tony Mullane pitched in the major leagues, recording 284 wins and 1803 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tony Mullane hit?
Tony Mullane hit 8 career home runs with 661 hits.