Silver King was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 397 career appearances, with a 3.18 ERA and 1222 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | KCN | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 23 | 1.33 |
| 1887 | SL4 | 32 | 12 | 3.78 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 390.0 | 401 | 164 | 109 | 128 | 1.31 |
| 1888 | SL4 | 45 | 20 | 1.63 | 66 | 64 | 0 | 584.2 | 435 | 106 | 76 | 258 | 0.87 |
| 1889 | SL4 | 35 | 16 | 3.14 | 56 | 53 | 1 | 458.0 | 462 | 160 | 125 | 188 | 1.28 |
| 1890 | CHP | 30 | 22 | 2.69 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 461.0 | 420 | 138 | 163 | 185 | 1.26 |
| 1891 | PIT | 14 | 29 | 3.11 | 48 | 44 | 1 | 384.1 | 382 | 133 | 144 | 160 | 1.37 |
| 1892 | NY1 | 22 | 24 | 3.29 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 410.1 | 392 | 150 | 171 | 170 | 1.37 |
| 1893 | CIN | 5 | 6 | 4.89 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 105.0 | 119 | 57 | 56 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 1893 | NY1 | 3 | 4 | 8.63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 69 | 47 | 26 | 13 | 1.94 |
| 1896 | WSH | 10 | 7 | 4.09 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 145.1 | 179 | 66 | 43 | 35 | 1.53 |
| 1897 | WSH | 6 | 9 | 4.79 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 154.0 | 196 | 82 | 45 | 32 | 1.56 |
| Career Totals | — | 203 | 152 | 3.18 | 397 | 370 | 6 | 3180.2 | 3098 | 1124 | 967 | 1222 | 1.28 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | KCN | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .045 | .125 | .045 | .170 |
| 1887 | SL4 | 62 | 222 | 28 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 42 | .207 | .285 | .243 | .528 |
| 1888 | SL4 | 66 | 207 | 25 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 64 | .208 | .339 | .300 | .638 |
| 1889 | SL4 | 56 | 189 | 37 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 22 | 40 | .228 | .311 | .296 | .608 |
| 1890 | CHP | 58 | 185 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 22 | .168 | .222 | .249 | .471 |
| 1891 | PIT | 49 | 148 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 31 | .169 | .241 | .223 | .464 |
| 1892 | NY1 | 51 | 163 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 26 | .209 | .283 | .307 | .590 |
| 1893 | CIN | 17 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .162 | .311 | .243 | .554 |
| 1893 | NY1 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .176 | .417 | .176 | .593 |
| 1896 | WSH | 22 | 58 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 15 | .276 | .364 | .379 | .743 |
| 1897 | WSH | 24 | 57 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .193 | .333 | .228 | .561 |
| Career Totals | — | 419 | 1305 | 182 | 259 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 135 | 24 | 166 | 279 | .198 | .290 | .267 | .558 |