P John Kershaw #22
Birmingham Vulcans SSL
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1885
BNN Index | SSL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JOHN KERSHAW #22 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
37 37 19-17 0 3.07 340.0 312 12 100 279 1.21 7.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff
Movement
Control
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - -
Curveball - -
Sinker - -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 5
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 3
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/1885 DuTo Loss, 2-7 X 9.0 9 7 6 3 6 Loss
09/24/1885 SaSy Win, 8-5 X 9.0 6 5 4 6 5 Win
09/19/1885 RiRe Win, 7-2 X 9.0 5 2 0 1 11 Win
09/15/1885 MePh Loss, 3-4 X 8.0 10 4 4 3 9 Loss
09/09/1885 MePh Win, 4-2 X 9.0 8 2 1 1 10 Win
09/05/1885 @ NaHi Loss, 3-4 X 8.1 11 4 3 1 1 Loss
08/30/1885 NaHi Loss, 2-3 X 14.0 8 3 2 3 12 Loss
08/26/1885 @ NOCr Win, 8-2 X 9.0 4 2 2 2 6 Win
08/22/1885 AtFi Win, 7-1 X 9.0 10 1 1 2 5 Win
08/18/1885 AtFi Win, 8-4 X 9.0 13 4 4 3 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/27/1863
Born in:Baltimore, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$180
Signed Through:1885 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1884 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 58 58 26 29 0 2.17 522.0 474 189 126 8 91 357 48 82.8 6 47 81.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.83 8.17 6.16 1.57 2.12 1.08 94 8.5 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
NATIONAL ALLIANCE 1884 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Year 58 58 26 29 0 2.17 522.0 474 189 126 8 91 357  
Career 58 58 26 29 0 2.17 522.0 474 189 126 8 91 357  
SOUTHERN STATES LEAGUE 1885 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279 33 89.2 2 21 56.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.22 8.26 7.39 2.65 3.13 1.21 84 7.5 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 741 186 36 8 8 84 56 164 8 3 9 .251 .308 .354 .662      
vs. RHB 538 126 13 6 4 48 44 115 7 7 3 .234 .292 .303 .595      
SOUTHERN STATES LEAGUE 1885 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 0 0 3.00 27.0 21 9 9 2 8 20  
May 8 8 3 5 0 3.38 77.1 69 29 29 8 25 76  
June 7 7 2 5 0 4.21 62.0 70 36 29 1 18 52  
July 6 6 3 3 0 2.36 53.1 39 16 14 0 14 37  
August 7 7 6 1 0 2.25 68.0 64 18 17 1 20 52  
September 6 6 3 3 0 3.10 52.1 49 24 18 0 15 42  
Career 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279  
Home 20 20 10 10 0 3.23 192.0 184 81 69 7 53 170  
Road 17 17 9 7 0 2.86 148.0 128 51 47 5 47 109  
Grass 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279  
Day 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279  
As Starter 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1884 St. Louis - IND 20 7 7 5 2 0 1.26 64.1 52 11 9 0 5 44 7 3 0.89 .277 1.65 1.8 180
1884 Washington - IND 20 51 51 21 27 0 2.30 457.2 422 178 117 8 86 313 41 3 1.11 .282 2.19 6.8 98
1884 Total - IND 20 58 58 26 29 0 2.17 522.0 474 189 126 8 91 357 48 6 1.08 .281 2.12 8.5 103
1885 Birmingham - AA 21 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279 33 2 1.21 .299 3.13 7.5 122
Total NA 58 58 26 29 0 2.17 522.0 474 189 126 8 91 357 48 6 1.08 .281 2.12 103.4
Total SSL 37 37 19 17 0 3.07 340.0 312 132 116 12 100 279 33 2 1.21 .299 3.13 122.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1885 Birmingham - AA P 37 37 17 29 0 48 2 .958 340.0 1.22 -2.4 .992
TOTAL P 37 37 17 29 0 48 2 .958 340.0 1.22 -2.4 .992
PLAYER HISTORY
05/01/1884 Named the #4 prospect in the NA
06/02/1884 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Cannons with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/09/1884 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Catamounts with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/31/1884 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Bulls with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/03/1884 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Brahmins with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/06/1884 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Brahmins with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/08/1884 Wins the NA Player of the Week Award.
09/15/1884 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Catamounts with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/01/1885 Strikes out 16 against the Nashville Hickories.
07/12/1885 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Savannah Sycamores with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/13/1885 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New Orleans Creoles with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/01/1885 Wins the SSL Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1884 58 2
Year GS Rank
1884 58 2
Year W Rank
1884 26 4
Year L Rank
1884 29 2
Year IP Rank
1884 522.0 2
Year BF Rank
1884 2160 1
Year HRA Rank
1884 8 3
Year BB Rank
1884 91 1
Year K Rank
1884 357 3
Year WP Rank
1884 34 3
Year ERA Rank
1884 2.17 10
Year K/BB Rank
1884 3.92 9
Year H/9 Rank
1884 8.17 9
Year K/9 Rank
1884 6.16 6
Year QS Rank
1884 47 2
Year QSP Rank
1884 .810 8
Year CG Rank
1884 48 3
Year SHO Rank
1884 6 3
Year WAR Rank
1884 8.5 5
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