John Rainey Stats

John Rainey was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1864, in Birmingham, Michigan. Rainey was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 25, 1887, with the New York Giants. 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 John Rainey baseball stats page.

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John Rainey
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Paul Rainey
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-26-1864
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Birmingham, Michigan
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-11-1912
Place of Death Data Died In:   Detroit, Michigan
Cemetery:   Birmingham Cemetery, Birmingham, Michigan
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   164
First Game:   08-25-1887 (Age 23)
Last Game:   07-29-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Rainey

John Rainey 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Rainey

John Rainey Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1887 Giants 17 58 6 17 3 0 0 0 12 5 - 6 - - 0 - .293 .349 .259
1890 Bisons 42 166 29 39 5 1 1 0 20 24 - 15 - - 5 - .235 .349 .295
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 59 224 35 56 8 1 1 0 32 29 - 21 - - 5 - .250 .349 .308
John Rainey

John Rainey Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1887 Giants 3B 17 - - 55 3.2 45 19 26 10 3 n/a n/a n/a .818 0.00 -
1890 Bisons 2B 2 - - 10 5.0 9 5 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 -
1890 Bisons 3B 6 - - 20 3.3 17 8 9 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .850 0.00 -
1890 Bisons RF 28 - - 54 1.9 47 41 6 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 -
1890 Bisons SS 7 - - 47 6.7 41 18 23 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .872 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
RF Totals 28 0 0 54 1.9 47 41 6 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 --
3B Totals 23 0 0 75 3.3 62 27 35 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .827 0.00 --
SS Totals 7 0 0 47 6.7 41 18 23 6 6 n/a n/a n/a .872 0.00 --
2B Totals 2 0 0 10 5.0 9 5 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .900 0.00 --
2 Years 60 - - 186 3.1 159 91 68 27 11 n/a n/a n/a .855 0.00 --
John Rainey

John Rainey Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1887 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.7 4.8 - - -
1890 Bisons 12 - - - - n/a 166.0 11.1 8.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 12 - - - - n/a 224.0 10.7 7.0 - - -
John Rainey

John Rainey Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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