Sam Crawford was born on Sunday, April 18, 1880, in Wahoo, Nebraska. Crawford was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1899, with the Cincinnati Reds. 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 Sam Crawford baseball stats page.
"He (Ty Cobb) was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned we were all damn Yankees. But who knows, if he hadn't had that terrible persecution complex he never would've been about the best ballplayer who ever lived." - Sam Crawford in The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History (Robert W. Cohen, Taylor Trade Publishing, 01/07/2015, Page 54)
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Sam CrawfordSam Crawford 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 |
Sam CrawfordSam Crawford 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 |
1899 | 19 | Reds | 31 | 127 | 25 | 39 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | - | 10 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .307 | .318 | .465 |
1900 | 20 | Reds | 101 | 389 | 68 | 101 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 28 | - | 35 | 4 | - | 3 | - | .260 | .314 | .429 |
1901 | 21 | Reds | 131 | 515 | 91 | 170 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 37 | - | 45 | 4 | - | 3 | - | .330 | .378 | .524 |
1902 | 22 | Reds | 140 | 555 | 92 | 185 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 47 | - | 40 | 6 | - | 1 | - | .333 | .386 | .461 |
1903 | 23 | Tigers | 137 | 550 | 88 | 184 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 25 | - | 46 | 25 | - | 2 | - | .335 | .366 | .489 |
1904 | 24 | Tigers | 150 | 562 | 49 | 143 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 44 | - | 58 | 11 | - | 0 | - | .254 | .309 | .361 |
1905 | 25 | Tigers | 154 | 575 | 73 | 171 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 50 | - | 31 | 3 | - | 3 | - | .297 | .357 | .430 |
1906 | 26 | Tigers | 145 | 563 | 65 | 166 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 38 | - | 20 | 8 | - | 1 | - | .295 | .341 | .407 |
1907 | 27 | Tigers | 144 | 582 | 102 | 188 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 37 | - | 29 | 11 | - | 2 | - | .323 | .366 | .460 |
1908 | 28 | Tigers | 152 | 591 | 102 | 184 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 37 | - | 28 | 23 | - | 3 | - | .311 | .355 | .457 |
1909 | 29 | Tigers | 156 | 589 | 83 | 185 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 47 | - | 32 | 25 | - | 1 | - | .314 | .366 | .452 |
1910 | 30 | Tigers | 154 | 588 | 83 | 170 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 37 | - | 34 | 24 | - | 1 | - | .289 | .332 | .423 |
1911 | 31 | Tigers | 146 | 574 | 109 | 217 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 61 | - | 36 | 13 | - | 0 | - | .378 | .438 | .526 |
1912 | 32 | Tigers | 149 | 581 | 81 | 189 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 42 | - | 32 | 19 | - | 2 | - | .325 | .373 | .470 |
1913 | 33 | Tigers | 153 | 609 | 78 | 193 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 83 | 52 | - | 28 | 10 | - | 0 | - | .317 | .371 | .489 |
1914 | 34 | Tigers | 157 | 582 | 74 | 183 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 69 | - | 31 | 22 | - | 1 | - | .314 | .388 | .483 |
1915 | 35 | Tigers | 156 | 612 | 81 | 183 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 66 | - | 29 | 16 | - | 0 | - | .299 | .367 | .431 |
1916 | 36 | Tigers | 100 | 322 | 41 | 92 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 37 | - | 10 | 9 | - | 0 | - | .286 | .359 | .401 |
1917 | 37 | Tigers | 61 | 104 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .173 | .204 | .269 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 2,517 | 9,570 | 1,391 | 2,961 | 458 | 309 | 97 | 2 | 1,525 | 760 | - | 580 | 241 | - | 23 | - | .309 | .362 | .452 |
Sam CrawfordSam Crawford Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1899 Reds | OF | 31 | - | - | 67 | 2.2 | 65 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
1900 Reds | OF | 95 | - | - | 269 | 2.8 | 255 | 237 | 18 | 14 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 |
1901 Reds | OF | 127 | - | - | 248 | 2.0 | 229 | 209 | 20 | 19 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 0.00 |
1902 Reds | OF | 140 | - | - | 249 | 1.8 | 232 | 208 | 24 | 17 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 0.00 |
1903 Tigers | OF | 137 | - | - | 251 | 1.8 | 241 | 225 | 16 | 10 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 0.00 |
1904 Tigers | OF | 150 | - | - | 255 | 1.7 | 248 | 230 | 18 | 7 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 0.00 |
1905 Tigers | 1B | 51 | - | - | 530 | 10.4 | 519 | 478 | 41 | 11 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 0.00 |
1905 Tigers | RF | 103 | - | - | 172 | 1.7 | 170 | 152 | 18 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 0.00 |
1906 Tigers | 1B | 32 | - | - | 306 | 9.6 | 304 | 287 | 17 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 0.00 |
1907 Tigers | 1B | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1907 Tigers | CF | 144 | - | - | 345 | 2.4 | 333 | 311 | 22 | 12 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 0.00 |
1908 Tigers | 1B | 18 | 16 | 441 | 192 | 10.7 | 186 | 173 | 13 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 11.39 |
1908 Tigers | CF | 131 | 131 | 3,368 | 264 | 2.0 | 256 | 246 | 10 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.05 |
1908 Tigers | RF | 6 | 4 | 108 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1909 Tigers | 1B | 16 | 16 | 426 | 205 | 12.8 | 199 | 189 | 10 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 12.61 |
1909 Tigers | CF | 140 | 140 | 3,714 | 318 | 2.3 | 307 | 298 | 9 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.23 |
1910 Tigers | 1B | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1910 Tigers | CF | 27 | 27 | 627 | 52 | 1.9 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 |
1910 Tigers | RF | 126 | 126 | 3,306 | 184 | 1.5 | 175 | 167 | 8 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.43 |
1911 Tigers | RF | 146 | 146 | 3,930 | 201 | 1.4 | 196 | 180 | 16 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.35 |
1912 Tigers | CF | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
1912 Tigers | LF | 4 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
1912 Tigers | RF | 143 | 143 | 3,791 | 178 | 1.2 | 175 | 160 | 15 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 1.25 |
1913 Tigers | 1B | 13 | 13 | 357 | 169 | 13.0 | 163 | 156 | 7 | 6 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 12.33 |
1913 Tigers | RF | 140 | 140 | 3,726 | 217 | 1.6 | 209 | 195 | 14 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.51 |
1914 Tigers | RF | 157 | 157 | 4,204 | 216 | 1.4 | 211 | 193 | 18 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.36 |
1915 Tigers | RF | 156 | 156 | 4,232 | 233 | 1.5 | 227 | 219 | 8 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.45 |
1916 Tigers | 1B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.69 |
1916 Tigers | RF | 79 | 78 | 2,103 | 92 | 1.2 | 90 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.16 |
1917 Tigers | 1B | 15 | 15 | 411 | 162 | 10.8 | 160 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.51 |
1917 Tigers | RF | 3 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.50 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,059 | 952 | 25,454 | 1,506 | 1.4 | 1,466 | 1,363 | 103 | 40 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.56 | |
OF Totals | 680 | 0 | 0 | 1,339 | 2.0 | 1,270 | 1,165 | 105 | 69 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 0.00 | |
CF Totals | 444 | 299 | 7,735 | 981 | 2.2 | 950 | 907 | 43 | 31 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.32 | |
1B Totals | 152 | 63 | 1,707 | 1,597 | 10.5 | 1,564 | 1,473 | 91 | 33 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 24.74 | |
LF Totals | 4 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 | |
19 Years | 2,339 | 1,318 | 35,001 | 5,429 | 2.3 | 5,256 | 4,914 | 342 | 173 | 113 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.05 |
Sam CrawfordSam Crawford 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 |
1899 Reds | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 127.0 | 12.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1900 Reds | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 55.6 | 11.1 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1901 Reds | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.2 | 11.4 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1902 Reds | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 185.0 | 13.9 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1903 Tigers | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 137.5 | 12.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1904 Tigers | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 281.0 | 9.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1905 Tigers | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 95.8 | 18.5 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1906 Tigers | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 281.5 | 28.2 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1907 Tigers | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 145.5 | 20.1 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1908 Tigers | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 84.4 | 21.1 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1909 Tigers | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 98.2 | 18.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1910 Tigers | 20 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 117.6 | 17.3 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1911 Tigers | 37 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 82.0 | 15.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1912 Tigers | 41 | 13 | .759 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 145.3 | 18.2 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1913 Tigers | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.7 | 21.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1914 Tigers | 25 | 16 | .610 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 72.8 | 18.8 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1915 Tigers | 24 | 14 | .632 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 153.0 | 21.1 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1916 Tigers | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 32.2 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1917 Tigers | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 17.3 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 366 | 43 | .895 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 98.7 | 16.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Sam CrawfordSam Crawford Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1899 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $900.00 | n/a | n/a |
1900 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1901 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1902 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1903 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1904 Detroit Tigers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1905 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $2,700.00 | n/a | - |
1906 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | - |
1907 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $3,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1908 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $4,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1909 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1910 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1911 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1912 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1913 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1916 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1917 Detroit Tigers | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
Sam Crawford Stats by Baseball Almanac |
In 1883, Francis Richter founded The Sporting Life, a weekly magazine devoted to coverage of all sports, with an emphasis on baseball. In 1887, Richter, and other baseball journalists, formed the Base Ball Reporters Association of America, also referred to as the National Base Ball Reporters' Association. And in 1914, Richter wrote the History and Records of Baseball: the American Nation's Chief Sport (Philadelphia: Sporting Life Publishing Co., 1914). In that historic book, Richter selected the greatest players in each position in each decade:
Samuel Earl Crawford, nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds (1899 to 1902) and Detroit Tigers (1903 to 1917). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957, after playing 19 seasons in the major leagues and setting several incredible records. Lets look at more numbers of interest as they relate to the greatest triples hitter in baseball history:
1 - Sam Crawford was a National League home run champion once, in 1901, with the Cincinnati Reds. Sam Crawford was an American League home run champion once as well, in 1908, with the Detroit Tigers - the first player to lead both American League and the National League in home runs!
2 - Sam Crawford led the American League in at-bats twice during his Hall of Fame career, 1908 (591 at-bats) and 1913 (609 at-bats). [Year by Year Leaders for At Bats]
3 - Sam Crawford was a three-time RBI champion, leading the American League in runs batted in during the 1910 (120 RBI | Top 25), 1914 (104 RBI | Top 25) and 1915 (112 RBI | Top 25) season. [Year by Year Leaders for Runs Batted In]
5 - Sam Crawford was the first player in Major League history to lead either league in triples five times, topping the junior circuit in 1903, 1910, 1913, 1914 and 1915. His American League record (5x) was tied by Willie Wilson. Stan Musial holds the National League record, which was also five seasons. However, Wahoo Sam also led the National League in triples once (1902), making him the only player in Major League history to lead a league in triples hit six times during a career. [Yearly Triples Records]
26 - Sam Crawford hit 26 triples in 1914, tying the still-standing American League single season record set by Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1912. [Single Season Triples Records]
309 - Sam Crawford hit 60 triples with the Reds (NL), and 249 triples with the Tigers (AL), putting him on top of the Top 1,000 Triples Hitters in Major League history!
Sam Crawford | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1957 (HOF)
Did you know that Sam Crawford also hit the most inside the park home runs during a single season (12 in 1901), and, the second most inside the park home runs in a career (51)? Do you know who had more inside the park homers? [Answer]