Gus Weyhing

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1887-1901)

W–L 264–232
ERA 3.88
WHIP 1.42
SO 1,667
Pitcher PIV 11136.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 145 lb
Born
9/29/1866 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died
9/4/1955 in Louisville, KY, USA
MLB Debut
1887-05-02
Last Game
1901-08-21

Full name: August Weyhing

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
264 232 540 505 449 28 4 4337.0 4,576 1,872 120 1,570 1,667 3.88 11136.7

Career ERA 3.88 vs. league average 3.91 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
1887 PH4 AA 26 28 55 55 53 2 0 466.3 465 221 167 193 4.27 4.17 (-2%) 991.4
1888 PH4 AA 28 18 47 47 45 3 0 404.0 314 101 111 204 2.25 2.95 (+24%) 1185.4
1889 PH4 AA 30 21 54 53 50 4 0 449.0 382 147 212 213 2.95 3.93 (+25%) -2269.9
1890 BRP PL 30 16 49 46 38 3 0 390.0 419 156 179 177 3.60 3.88 (+7%) 362.0
1891 PH4 AA 31 20 52 51 51 3 0 450.0 428 159 161 219 3.18 3.52 (+10%) 4288.9
1892 PHI NL 32 21 59 49 46 6 3 469.7 411 139 168 202 2.66 3.28 (+19%) 3556.8
1893 PHI NL 23 16 42 40 33 2 0 345.3 399 182 145 101 4.74 4.66 (-2%) 1792.3
1894 PHI NL 16 14 40 36 26 2 1 279.0 379 177 120 83 5.71 5.33 (-7%) 711.7
1895 PHI NL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 23 20 13 5 20.00 4.77 (-319%) 0.0
1895 PIT NL 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 10 1 5 3 1.00 4.77 (+79%) 0.0
1895 LS3 NL 7 19 28 25 22 1 0 213.0 285 128 66 53 5.41 4.77 (-13%) 544.5
1896 LS3 NL 2 3 5 5 4 0 0 42.0 62 31 15 9 6.64 4.36 (-52%) -1656.0
1898 WAS NL 15 26 45 42 39 0 0 361.0 428 181 84 92 4.51 3.59 (-26%) 1494.6
1899 WAS NL 17 21 43 38 34 2 0 334.7 414 169 76 96 4.54 3.85 (-18%) 2180.7
1900 SLN NL 3 2 7 5 3 0 0 46.7 60 24 21 6 4.63 3.68 (-26%) -991.6
1900 BRO NL 3 4 8 8 3 0 0 48.0 66 23 20 8 4.31 3.68 (-17%) -537.8
1901 CLE AL 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11.3 20 10 5 0 7.94 3.49 (-128%) -516.2
1901 CIN NL 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 11 3 2 3 3.00 3.49 (+14%) 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 264 232 540 505 449 28 4 4,337.0 4,576 1,872 1,570 1,667 3.88 — 11,137

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
554 1,855 164 308 40 16 3 133 32 101 477 .166 .210 .210 .420 -10,930

Career AVG .166 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career SLG .210 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career OPS .420 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 39.9% 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
1887 PH4 AA 57 209 19 42 6 1 0 16 8 6 39 .201 .270 (-26%) .331 (-33%) .373 (-36%) .705 (-34%) -1139.9
1888 PH4 AA 48 184 19 40 6 8 1 14 5 1 45 .217 .238 (-9%) .290 (-24%) .319 (+10%) .610 (-6%) -268.9
1889 PH4 AA 54 191 16 25 2 0 0 12 4 9 59 .131 .263 (-50%) .334 (-48%) .357 (-60%) .691 (-54%) -1603.9
1890 BRP PL 49 165 21 27 2 3 1 15 2 16 44 .164 .260 (-37%) .336 (-29%) .351 (-34%) .687 (-32%) -835.8
1891 PH4 AA 54 198 11 22 5 1 0 11 2 7 65 .111 .254 (-56%) .331 (-56%) .343 (-57%) .675 (-57%) -1735.4
1892 PHI NL 66 214 14 29 5 0 0 13 2 11 67 .136 .244 (-45%) .316 (-44%) .327 (-51%) .644 (-48%) -1495.3
1893 PHI NL 43 147 14 22 3 0 0 11 1 14 39 .150 .279 (-46%) .356 (-37%) .379 (-55%) .735 (-46%) -1119.0
1894 PHI NL 40 121 9 21 2 2 0 10 2 7 23 .174 .309 (-44%) .379 (-41%) .435 (-49%) .814 (-45%) -989.6
1895 PHI NL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1895 PIT NL 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1895 LS3 NL 28 89 9 20 2 0 1 10 1 11 27 .225 .296 (-24%) .361 (-14%) .399 (-30%) .761 (-22%) 0.0
1896 LS3 NL 5 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 .133 — — — — 0.0
1898 WAS NL 46 141 12 25 3 0 0 5 2 8 26 .177 .270 (-34%) .333 (-34%) .347 (-43%) .680 (-38%) -825.8
1899 WAS NL 43 126 13 26 3 1 0 12 2 8 26 .206 .282 (-27%) .343 (-26%) .366 (-33%) .710 (-30%) -597.7
1900 SLN NL 7 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .095 — — — — 0.0
1900 BRO NL 8 18 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .222 — — — — 0.0
1901 CLE AL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1901 CIN NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 554 1,855 164 308 40 16 3 133 32 101 477 .166 — — — — -10,611

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
Home491401231010.221
Away58174162609.149

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home49366.143616483974.03
Away57443.15622441241084.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1901-08-21 CINCHCL 300000002
1901-07-13 CLEDETL 300000000
1901-07-09 CLEDETL 200000001
1900-09-18 BROSTLL 000000000
1900-09-13 BROCINW 401000000
1900-09-08 BROPITL 100000000
1900-09-04 BROCHCL 211000110
1900-08-30 BROPHIW 411000002
1900-08-22 BROBSNW 101000100
1900-08-15 BROCINW 400000002

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1901-08-21 CINCHC L 9.01193230
1901-07-13 CLEDET — 6.01087300
1901-07-09 CLEDET — 5.11033200
1900-09-18 BROSTL L 0.0122201
1900-09-13 BROCIN W 9.01022210
1900-09-08 BROPIT L 4.01062110
1900-09-04 BROCHC L 8.01485300
1900-08-30 BROPHI W 9.0732600
1900-08-22 BROBSN — 3.0533210
1900-08-15 BROCIN W 9.01022140

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 17 0 19 0 5 0
P 540 0 201 745 128 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1887 PH4 OF 3 0 3 0 3 0
1887 PH4 P 55 0 18 85 24 5
1888 PH4 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1888 PH4 P 47 0 22 93 17 1
1889 PH4 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1889 PH4 P 54 0 12 71 8 2
1890 BRP P 49 0 12 55 12 2
1891 PH4 OF 2 0 4 0 1 0
1891 PH4 P 52 0 27 73 8 2
1892 PHI OF 7 0 10 0 1 0
1892 PHI P 59 0 20 63 20 2
1893 PHI OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1893 PHI P 42 0 31 56 5 3
1894 PHI P 40 0 15 35 4 1
1895 PHI P 2 0 1 2 0 0
1895 PIT P 1 0 1 6 1 0
1895 LS3 P 28 0 11 46 6 3
1896 LS3 P 5 0 2 17 2 1
1898 WAS OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1898 WAS P 45 0 16 73 8 2
1899 WAS P 43 0 7 50 10 2
1900 SLN P 7 0 1 10 2 1
1900 BRO P 8 0 5 6 1 0
1901 CLE P 2 0 0 3 0 0
1901 CIN P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 540
Left Field 3
Center Field 8
Right Field 6

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Gus Weyhing (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tony Mullane
    284-220, 3.05 ERA
  2. 96
    Adonis Terry
    197-196, 3.74 ERA
  3. 93
    Amos Rusie HOF
    246-174, 3.07 ERA
  4. 86
    Chick Fraser
    175-212, 3.67 ERA
  5. 84
    Mickey Welch HOF
    307-210, 2.71 ERA
  6. 78
    John Clarkson HOF
    328-178, 2.81 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Gus Weyhing

What years did Gus Weyhing play?
Gus Weyhing played in Major League Baseball from 1887 to 1901.
Was Gus Weyhing a pitcher?
Yes. Gus Weyhing pitched in the major leagues, recording 264 wins and 1667 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gus Weyhing hit?
Gus Weyhing hit 3 career home runs with 308 hits.