Silver King played in Major League Baseball from 1886 to 1897, appearing in 397 games over 10 seasons. He recorded a total of 203 W and 152 L, an ERA of 3.18, 1,222 SO, a WHIP of 1.278, and a WAR of 50.0.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Silver King |
| Date of Birth | January 11, 1868 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher and Rightfielder |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1886 |
Silver King Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Silver King.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Silver King appeared in 397 games over 10 MLB seasons from 1886 to 1897. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 370 (MLB Rank: 184) |
| GF | 25 (MLB Rank: 2,983) |
| W | 203 (MLB Rank: 112) |
| L | 152 (MLB Rank: 158) |
| SV | 6 (MLB Rank: 1,733) |
| ERA | 3.18 (MLB Rank: 1,735) |
| IP | 3180.2 (MLB Rank: 114) |
| SHO | 19 (MLB Rank: 273) |
| CG | 328 (MLB Rank: 30) |
| SO | 1,222 (MLB Rank: 381) |
| BB | 967 (MLB Rank: 129) |
| H | 3,098 (MLB Rank: 114) |
| HR | 69 (MLB Rank: 1,502) |
| SO9 | 3.46 (MLB Rank: 8,201) |
| BB9 | 2.74 (MLB Rank: 9,342) |
| H9 | 8.77 (MLB Rank: 8,138) |
| HR9 | 0.2 (MLB Rank: 8,915) |
| WHIP | 1.278 (MLB Rank: 9,787) |
| WAR | 50.0 (MLB Rank: 105) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1897)
In his final season (1897), Silver King recorded the following stats:
| GS | 19 |
| GF | 4 |
| W | 6 |
| L | 9 |
| SV | 1 |
| ERA | 4.79 |
| IP | 154 |
| CG | 12 |
| SO | 32 |
| BB | 45 |
| H | 196 |
| HR | 7 |
| SO9 | 1.87 |
| BB9 | 2.63 |
| H9 | 11.45 |
| HR9 | 0.41 |
| WHIP | 1.565 |
| WAR | 0.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1888, 45 W
- Most SO: 1888, 258 SO
- Most IP: 1888, 584.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1888, 14.7 WAR
- Best ERA: 1888, 1.63 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Silver King has no postseason appearances.
Silver King Career Pitching Stats Overview
| season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1886 | 1 | 3 | 4.85 | 0.25 | 0 | 23 | 39 | -0.1 | 1.333 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 77 | 2.95 | 5.3 | 2.56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 186 |
1887 | 32 | 12 | 3.78 | 0.727 | 1 | 128 | 390 | 6.1 | 1.308 | 4 | 401 | 109 | 231 | 164 | 119 | 3.72 | 3 | 1.17 | 44 | 46 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 1666 |
1888 | 45 | 20 | 1.63 | 0.692 | 0 | 258 | 584.2 | 14.7 | 0.874 | 6 | 435 | 76 | 203 | 106 | 195 | 2.38 | 4 | 3.39 | 64 | 66 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 2286 |
1889 | 35 | 16 | 3.14 | 0.686 | 1 | 188 | 458 | 8.3 | 1.282 | 15 | 462 | 125 | 257 | 160 | 133 | 3.57 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 53 | 56 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 1966 |
1890 | 30 | 22 | 2.69 | 0.577 | 0 | 185 | 461 | 13.2 | 1.265 | 5 | 420 | 163 | 233 | 138 | 162 | 3.41 | 3.6 | 1.13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1988 |
1891 | 14 | 29 | 3.11 | 0.326 | 1 | 160 | 384.1 | 2.9 | 1.369 | 7 | 382 | 144 | 243 | 133 | 103 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.11 | 44 | 48 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 1693 |
1892 | 22 | 24 | 3.29 | 0.478 | 0 | 170 | 410.1 | 2.7 | 1.372 | 15 | 392 | 171 | 250 | 150 | 98 | 3.49 | 3.7 | 0.99 | 47 | 51 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1814 |
1893 | 8 | 10 | 6.08 | 0.444 | 1 | 43 | 154 | 0.5 | 1.753 | 6 | 188 | 82 | 127 | 104 | 78 | 4.96 | 2.5 | 0.52 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 4.8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 735 |
1896 | 10 | 7 | 4.09 | 0.588 | 1 | 35 | 145.1 | 1.4 | 1.528 | 3 | 179 | 43 | 106 | 66 | 108 | 4.05 | 2.2 | 0.81 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 643 |
1897 | 6 | 9 | 4.79 | 0.4 | 1 | 32 | 154 | 0.3 | 1.565 | 7 | 196 | 45 | 118 | 82 | 90 | 4.59 | 1.9 | 0.71 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 694 |
