Sam Kimber Stats

Sam Kimber was born on Friday, October 29, 1852, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kimber was 31 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1884, with the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. 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 Kimber baseball stats page.

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Sam Kimber
 
 
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Birth Name:   Samuel Jackson Kimber
Nickname:   Sam
Born On:   10-29-1852  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-07-1925 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   05-01-1884 (Age 31)
Last Game:   09-29-1885
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Kimber

Sam Kimber Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1884 32 Trolley Dodgers 41 41 0 18 20 .474 3.81 41 4 0 361.1 1,559 364 153 240 6 72 - 122 0 15 0 -
1885 33 Grays 1 1 0 0 1 .000 11.25 1 0 0 8.0 42 15 10 13 1 5 - 4 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 42 42 0 18 21 .462 3.97 42 4 0 369.1 1,601 379 163 253 7 77 - 126 1 15 0 -
Sam Kimber

Sam Kimber Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1884 32 Trolley Dodgers 41 142 14 21 1 2 0 0 0 9 - - - - 1 - .148 .204 .183
1885 33 Grays 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 - - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 42 145 14 21 1 2 0 0 0 9 - 2 - - 1 - .145 .200 .179
Sam Kimber

Sam Kimber Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1884 Trolley Dodgers P 41 41 1,084 132 3.2 102 33 69 30 0 n/a n/a n/a .773 2.54
1885 Grays P 1 1 24 5 5.0 4 0 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 42 42 1,108 137 3.3 106 33 73 31 0 n/a n/a n/a .774 2.58
2 Years 42 42 1,108 137 3.3 106 33 73 31 0 n/a n/a n/a .774 2.58
Sam Kimber

Sam Kimber Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1884 Trolley Dodgers - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.69 3.04 1.79
1885 Grays - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.80 4.50 5.63
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 72.5 0.0 1.64 3.07 1.88
Sam Kimber

Sam Kimber Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1884 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Providence Grays n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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