#58 Silver King, Starting Pitcher, 19 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Tuesday, 10/24/1887
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight : Position : Bats : Throws : | Silver King 1/11/1868 19 ST. LOUIS MO USA 6"0 170 Starting Pitcher R R | Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating : | Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars |
Contract & Roster Status
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years : | Big League Contract $ 250,000 1887 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 116 Days (288 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left |  |
Pitching Ratings
Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity
Overall | 3 | 7 | 10 | 86-89 Mph
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Versus RHB | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Talent | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 70 4 |  | Pitches: Fastball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball |
Batting Ratings
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type : | 6 3 2 1 Spray Hitter | Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 4
Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |  |  |  |
9/2 | @BAL | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | L |  |  |  |
9/6 | KC | L 4-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | L |  |  |  |
9/11 | @LOU | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | W | PoG |  |  |
9/16 | IND | W 3-0 | * | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG |  |  |
9/21 | CLE | W 10-7 | * | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W |  |  |  |
9/25 | WAS | L 4-8 | * | 9 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | L |  |  |  |
9/30 | DET | L 1-7 | * | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | L |  |  |  |
10/4 | @LOU | L 1-5 | * | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | L |  |  |  |
10/11 | BAL | L 3-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L |  |  |  |
10/20 | @BSN | W 3-0 | * | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | W | PoG |  |  |
Pitching Stats 1887
Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS%
Overall | 41 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 3.72 | 358.0 | 376 | 183 | 148 | 109 | 148 | 36 | 87.8 | 1 | 20 | 48.8
Projected | 41 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 3.72 | 358.0 | 376 | 183 | 148 | 109 | 148 |  |  |  |  |
Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.33
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS
vs. LHB | 584 | 153 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 75 | 43 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .306 | .351 | .657
vs. RHB | 803 | 223 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 102 | 108 | 66 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .326 | .351 | .677
| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
Home | 18 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3.77 | 167.0 | 182 | 86 | 70 | 44 | 71
Road | 23 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3.68 | 191.0 | 194 | 97 | 78 | 65 | 77
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 17.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7
Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 64.0 | 60 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 32
May | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.52 | 61.1 | 71 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 26
June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 | 53.0 | 58 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 22
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.70 | 48.2 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 25
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.98 | 61.0 | 68 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 15
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.47 | 70.0 | 74 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 28
Career Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams
1886 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2.56 | 218.1 | 193 | 83 | 62 | 1 | 49 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 1.11 | .256 | PHA
1887 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 3.72 | 358.0 | 376 | 183 | 148 | 6 | 109 | 148 | 36 | 1 | 1.35 | .300 | PHA
Total | 66 | 66 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 3.28 | 576.1 | 569 | 266 | 210 | 7 | 158 | 226 | 57 | 4 | 1.26 | .284 |
Career Minor League Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP
1886, AAA | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.59 | 72.2 | 80 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 1.38 | .313
Career Postseason Pitching Stats
Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO
1887 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 17.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.12 | 17.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0
Career Batting Stats
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams
1886 | 25 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .171 | .189 | .200 | .389 | PHA
1887 | 41 | 133 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .222 | .263 | .485 | PHA
Total | 66 | 203 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | .202 | .211 | .241 | .452 |
Fielding Stats 1887
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO%
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 23 | 83 | 1 | 111 | 5 | .955 | 358.0 | 2.79 |  |  |  |
Player History
Drafted in 1st round, 15th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1886... Injured on 4/26/1886 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Earned first career win on 6/13/1886... Had first career hit (double) on 6/22/1886, off Will Sawyer (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 4/23/1887, off Dick Burns (DET)... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1887, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1887...
Pitching Leader Boards Appearances
ERA 1886 - 2.56 - 8th |  |  |  |

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