Al Spalding was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 347 career appearances, with a 2.13 ERA and 248 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | BS1 | 19 | 10 | 3.36 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 257.1 | 333 | 96 | 38 | 23 | 1.44 |
| 1872 | BS1 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 404.2 | 417 | 83 | 27 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 1873 | BS1 | 41 | 14 | 2.99 | 60 | 54 | 3 | 496.2 | 643 | 165 | 36 | 50 | 1.37 |
| 1874 | BS1 | 52 | 16 | 1.92 | 71 | 69 | 0 | 617.1 | 755 | 132 | 19 | 31 | 1.25 |
| 1875 | BS1 | 54 | 5 | 1.59 | 72 | 62 | 9 | 570.2 | 573 | 101 | 18 | 75 | 1.04 |
| 1876 | CHC | 47 | 12 | 1.75 | 61 | 60 | 0 | 528.2 | 542 | 103 | 26 | 39 | 1.07 |
| 1877 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.55 |
| Career Totals | — | 251 | 65 | 2.13 | 347 | 325 | 13 | 2886.1 | 3280 | 684 | 164 | 248 | 1.19 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | BS1 | 31 | 144 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .271 | .309 | .375 | .684 |
| 1872 | BS1 | 48 | 237 | 60 | 84 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .354 | .363 | .447 | .810 |
| 1873 | BS1 | 60 | 323 | 83 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .328 | .334 | .390 | .724 |
| 1874 | BS1 | 71 | 362 | 80 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .329 | .334 | .370 | .704 |
| 1875 | BS1 | 74 | 343 | 68 | 107 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .312 | .318 | .373 | .691 |
| 1876 | CHC | 66 | 292 | 54 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 3 | .312 | .326 | .373 | .699 | |
| 1877 | CHC | 60 | 254 | 29 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 16 | .256 | .265 | .331 | .595 | |
| 1878 | CHC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| Career Totals | — | 411 | 1959 | 417 | 613 | 86 | 19 | 2 | 338 | 18 | 29 | 26 | .313 | .323 | .379 | .702 |