Joe Gunson Stats

Joe Gunson was born on Monday, March 23, 1863, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gunson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 14, 1884, with the Washington Nationals. 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 Joe Gunson baseball stats page.

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Joe Gunson



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Birth Name:   Joseph Brook Gunson
Nickname:   Joe
Born On:   03-23-1863  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-15-1942 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Northwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-06   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   06-14-1884 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-18-1893
Draft:   Not Applicable

Joe Gunson

Joe Gunson Pitching Stats

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Joe Gunson

Joe Gunson Hitting Stats

1884 21 Nationals 45 166 15 23 2 0 0 0 0 3 - - - 0 0 - .139 .154 .151
1889 26 Cowboys 34 122 15 24 3 1 0 0 12 3 - 17 - - 2 - .197 .228 .238
1892 29 Orioles 89 314 35 67 10 5 0 0 32 16 - 17 - - 7 - .213 .267 .277
1893 30 Browns 40 151 20 41 5 0 0 0 15 6 - 6 - - 5 - .272 .321 .305
1893 30 Spiders 21 73 11 19 1 0 0 0 9 6 - 0 - - 0 - .260 .316 .274
4 Years 229 826 96 174 21 6 0 0 68 34 - 40 - 0 14 - .211 .254 .251

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Joe Gunson Fielding Stats

1884 Nationals C 33 - - 283 8.6 259 210 49 24 0 48 - - .915 0.00
1884 Nationals OF 18 - - 46 2.6 37 27 10 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .804 0.00
1889 Cowboys 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1889 Cowboys C 32 - - 188 5.9 162 118 44 26 2 18 - - .862 0.00
1889 Cowboys LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1892 Orioles 1B 2 - - 13 6.5 13 13 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1892 Orioles 2B 1 - - 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1892 Orioles C 67 - - 405 6.0 373 281 92 32 3 27 - - .921 0.00
1892 Orioles OF 20 - - 37 1.9 32 30 2 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .865 0.00
1893 Browns C 35 - - 179 5.1 166 130 36 13 4 10 - - .927 0.00
1893 Browns OF 5 - - 9 1.8 9 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1893 Spiders C 20 - - 86 4.3 81 60 21 5 1 4 - - .942 0.00
C Totals 187 0 0 1,141 6.1 1,041 799 242 100 10 107 n/a n/a .912 0.00
OF Totals 43 0 0 92 2.1 78 65 13 14 2 n/a n/a n/a .848 0.00
1B Totals 2 0 0 13 6.5 13 13 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
3B Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2B Totals 1 0 0 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
4 Years 235 - - 1,251 5.3 1,136 877 259 115 14 107 n/a n/a .908 0.00

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Joe Gunson Miscellaneous Stats

1884 Nationals - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1889 Cowboys 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.2 10.2 - - -
1892 Orioles 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 18.5 9.8 - - -
1893 Browns 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 25.2 10.1 - - -
1893 Spiders 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.1 - - -
4 Years 4 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 20.7 12.1 - - -

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Joe Gunson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1884 Washington Nationals n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Kansas City Cowboys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1892 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 St. Louis Browns n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1893 Cleveland Spiders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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