Hugh Duffy was born on Monday, November 26, 1866, in Cranston, Rhode Island. Duffy was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 23, 1888, with the Chicago White Stockings. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Hugh Duffy baseball stats page.
"Hugh Duffy batted .440 for the Boston Beaneaters in 1894 and it's improbable that high standard will ever be challenged. Duffy remains the second greatest player ever to come out of Rhode Island behind Nap Lajoie." - Poet / Author Dan D'Alessio (Email to Baseball Almanac, 03/28/2004)
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Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1888 | 22 | White Stockings | 71 | 298 | 60 | 84 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 9 | - | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | .282 | .305 | .413 |
| 1889 | 23 | White Stockings | 136 | 584 | 144 | 172 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 89 | 46 | - | 30 | - | - | 2 | - | .295 | .348 | .416 |
| 1890 | 24 | Pirates | 138 | 596 | 161 | 191 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 59 | - | 20 | - | - | 2 | - | .320 | .384 | .470 |
| 1891 | 25 | Reds | 127 | 536 | 134 | 180 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 110 | 61 | - | 29 | - | - | 4 | - | .336 | .408 | .453 |
| 1892 | 26 | Beaneaters | 147 | 612 | 125 | 184 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 60 | - | 37 | - | - | 1 | - | .301 | .364 | .410 |
| 1893 | 27 | Beaneaters | 131 | 560 | 147 | 203 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 50 | - | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | .363 | .416 | .461 |
| 1894 | 28 | Beaneaters | 125 | 539 | 160 | 237 | 51 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 145 | 66 | - | 15 | 10 | - | 1 | - | .440 | .502 | .694 |
| 1895 | 29 | Beaneaters | 130 | 531 | 110 | 187 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 63 | - | 16 | 16 | - | 4 | - | .352 | .425 | .482 |
| 1896 | 30 | Beaneaters | 131 | 527 | 97 | 158 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 52 | - | 19 | 20 | - | 2 | - | .300 | .365 | .389 |
| 1897 | 31 | Beaneaters | 134 | 550 | 130 | 187 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 52 | - | - | 13 | - | 6 | - | .340 | .403 | .482 |
| 1898 | 32 | Beaneaters | 152 | 568 | 97 | 169 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 108 | 59 | - | - | 17 | - | 1 | - | .298 | .365 | .373 |
| 1899 | 33 | Beaneaters | 147 | 588 | 103 | 164 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 39 | - | - | 11 | - | 3 | - | .279 | .327 | .378 |
| 1900 | 34 | Beaneaters | 55 | 181 | 27 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 16 | - | - | 5 | - | 0 | - | .304 | .360 | .409 |
| 1901 | 35 | Brewers | 79 | 285 | 40 | 86 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 16 | - | - | 12 | - | 1 | - | .302 | .341 | .439 |
| 1904 | 38 | Phillies | 18 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .283 | .441 | .348 |
| 1905 | 39 | Phillies | 15 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .300 | .317 | .400 |
| 1906 | 40 | Phillies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 17 Years | 1,737 | 7,042 | 1,552 | 2,282 | 325 | 119 | 106 | 5 | 1,302 | 662 | 0 | 211 | 104 | 0 | 29 | - | .324 | .384 | .449 | ||
Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1888 White Stockings | 3B | 1 | - | - | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
| 1888 White Stockings | OF | 67 | - | - | 134 | 2.0 | 122 | 103 | 19 | 12 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .910 | 0.00 |
| 1888 White Stockings | SS | 3 | - | - | 13 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .769 | 0.00 |
| 1889 White Stockings | RF | 126 | - | - | 227 | 1.8 | 203 | 184 | 19 | 24 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 0.00 |
| 1889 White Stockings | SS | 10 | - | - | 38 | 3.8 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .789 | 0.00 |
| 1890 Pirates | OF | 137 | - | - | 315 | 2.3 | 289 | 255 | 34 | 26 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Reds | 3B | 3 | - | - | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Reds | OF | 124 | - | - | 206 | 1.7 | 189 | 166 | 23 | 17 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 |
| 1891 Reds | SS | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Beaneaters | 3B | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .400 | 0.00 |
| 1892 Beaneaters | CF | 146 | - | - | 293 | 2.0 | 276 | 259 | 17 | 17 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 0.00 |
| 1893 Beaneaters | OF | 131 | - | - | 344 | 2.6 | 328 | 313 | 15 | 16 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Beaneaters | OF | 124 | - | - | 369 | 3.0 | 342 | 315 | 27 | 27 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 0.00 |
| 1894 Beaneaters | SS | 2 | - | - | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
| 1895 Beaneaters | CF | 130 | - | - | 362 | 2.8 | 342 | 322 | 20 | 20 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Beaneaters | 2B | 9 | - | - | 47 | 5.2 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Beaneaters | OF | 120 | - | - | 277 | 2.3 | 265 | 250 | 15 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 0.00 |
| 1896 Beaneaters | SS | 2 | - | - | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Beaneaters | 2B | 6 | - | - | 20 | 3.3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Beaneaters | LF | 129 | - | - | 285 | 2.2 | 278 | 266 | 12 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 0.00 |
| 1897 Beaneaters | SS | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Beaneaters | 1B | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Beaneaters | 3B | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Beaneaters | C | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1898 Beaneaters | OF | 152 | - | - | 366 | 2.4 | 350 | 332 | 18 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 0.00 |
| 1899 Beaneaters | OF | 147 | - | - | 364 | 2.5 | 353 | 344 | 9 | 11 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Beaneaters | 2B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1900 Beaneaters | OF | 49 | - | - | 117 | 2.4 | 112 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 0.00 |
| 1901 Brewers | OF | 77 | - | - | 151 | 2.0 | 146 | 141 | 5 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 0.00 |
| 1904 Phillies | OF | 14 | - | - | 20 | 1.4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 0.00 |
| 1905 Phillies | OF | 8 | - | - | 22 | 2.8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| OF Totals | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 2,685 | 2.3 | 2,533 | 2,361 | 172 | 152 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 0.00 | |
| CF Totals | 276 | 0 | 0 | 655 | 2.4 | 618 | 581 | 37 | 37 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 0.00 | |
| LF Totals | 129 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 2.2 | 278 | 266 | 12 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 126 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 1.8 | 203 | 184 | 19 | 24 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 0.00 | |
| SS Totals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 4.3 | 69 | 12 | 57 | 16 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .812 | 0.00 | |
| 2B Totals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4.4 | 65 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 | |
| 3B Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.9 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .815 | 0.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| C Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 16 Years | 1,726 | - | - | 4,037 | 2.3 | 3,790 | 3,445 | 345 | 247 | 52 | 0 | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 | |
Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1888 White Stockings | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.6 | 9.3 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1889 White Stockings | 52 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.7 | 19.5 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1890 Pirates | 78 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.1 | 29.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1891 Reds | 85 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.6 | 18.5 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
| 1892 Beaneaters | 51 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 122.4 | 16.5 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1893 Beaneaters | 44 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.3 | 43.1 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1894 Beaneaters | 48 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.9 | 35.9 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 1895 Beaneaters | 42 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 33.2 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1896 Beaneaters | 39 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 105.4 | 27.7 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 1897 Beaneaters | 41 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
| 1898 Beaneaters | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 71.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1899 Beaneaters | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 117.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1900 Beaneaters | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 90.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1901 Brewers | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 142.5 | 0.0 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1904 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1905 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1906 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 17 Years | 574 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 66.4 | 33.4 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Hugh DuffyHugh Duffy Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1888 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | $2,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1890 Chicago Pirates | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1891 Boston Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1892 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1893 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $2,050.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1894 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $2,700.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1895 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1896 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1897 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1898 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1899 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $2,750.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1900 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
| 1901 Milwaukee Brewers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1904 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1905 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1906 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| Hugh Duffy Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

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Did you know that Hugh Duffy is one of only nineteen major league players who has played at least one game in four different official major leagues? Duffy first took the field in the National League, then the Players League, then the American Association, and finally tied the record when he played in the American League.
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