Tommy Bond was born on Wednesday, April 2, 1856, in Granard, Ireland. Bond was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 27, 1876, with the Hartford Dark Blues. 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 Tommy Bond baseball stats page.
"Like most young fireballers, (Tommy) Bond had control problems early in his career, as well as a reputation for 'ruining' catchers with his 'cannonball' delivery." - Historian Bob Richardson in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)
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Tommy BondTommy Bond 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 |
1876 | 20 | Dark Blues | 45 | 45 | 0 | 31 | 13 | .705 | 1.68 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 408.0 | 1,623 | 355 | 76 | 164 | 2 | 13 | - | 88 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1877 | 21 | Red Caps | 58 | 58 | 0 | 40 | 17 | .702 | 2.11 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 521.0 | 2,165 | 530 | 122 | 248 | 5 | 36 | - | 170 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1878 | 22 | Red Caps | 59 | 59 | 1 | 40 | 19 | .678 | 2.06 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 532.2 | 2,159 | 571 | 122 | 222 | 5 | 33 | - | 182 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1879 | 23 | Red Caps | 64 | 64 | 1 | 43 | 19 | .694 | 1.96 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 555.1 | 2,189 | 543 | 121 | 206 | 8 | 24 | - | 155 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1880 | 24 | Red Caps | 63 | 57 | 6 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 2.67 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 493.0 | 2,082 | 559 | 146 | 298 | 1 | 45 | - | 118 | 24 | 0 | 0 | - |
1881 | 25 | Red Caps | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 113 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1882 | 26 | Ruby Legs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1884 | 28 | Unions | 23 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 189.0 | 0 | 185 | 63 | 120 | 3 | 14 | - | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1884 | 28 | Blues | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 206 | 62 | 27 | 51 | 5 | 4 | - | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
8 Years | 322 | 314 | 10 | 193 | 115 | .627 | 2.25 | 294 | 35 | 0 | 2,779.2 | 10,599 | 2,857 | 695 | 1,339 | 32 | 178 | - | 860 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy BondTommy Bond 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 |
1876 | 20 | Dark Blues | 45 | 182 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | 0 | - | .275 | .275 | .319 |
1877 | 21 | Red Caps | 61 | 259 | 32 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .228 | .231 | .266 |
1878 | 22 | Red Caps | 59 | 236 | 22 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | 0 | - | .212 | .212 | .237 |
1879 | 23 | Red Caps | 65 | 257 | 35 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | - | 8 | - | - | 0 | - | .241 | .259 | .261 |
1880 | 24 | Red Caps | 76 | 282 | 27 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | - | 14 | - | - | 0 | - | .220 | .241 | .241 |
1881 | 25 | Red Caps | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1882 | 26 | Ruby Legs | 8 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | .133 | .188 | .133 |
1884 | 28 | Unions | 37 | 162 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .296 | .313 | .346 |
1884 | 28 | Blues | 7 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .130 | .130 | .261 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 361 | 1,441 | 156 | 340 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 21 | 0 | 53 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .236 | .247 | .268 |
Tommy BondTommy Bond Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1876 Dark Blues | P | 45 | 45 | 1,224 | 133 | 3.0 | 118 | 25 | 93 | 15 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 2.60 |
1877 Red Caps | P | 58 | 58 | 1,563 | 142 | 2.4 | 133 | 29 | 104 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 2.30 |
1877 Red Caps | RF | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1878 Red Caps | P | 59 | 59 | 1,598 | 153 | 2.6 | 144 | 27 | 117 | 9 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.43 |
1878 Red Caps | RF | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1879 Red Caps | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1879 Red Caps | OF | 5 | - | - | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1879 Red Caps | P | 64 | 64 | 1,666 | 185 | 2.9 | 177 | 33 | 144 | 8 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.87 |
1880 Red Caps | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1880 Red Caps | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1880 Red Caps | P | 63 | 57 | 1,479 | 184 | 2.9 | 173 | 32 | 141 | 11 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 3.16 |
1880 Red Caps | RF | 26 | - | - | 44 | 1.7 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 0.00 |
1881 Red Caps | P | 3 | 3 | 76 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.20 |
1882 Ruby Legs | OF | 8 | - | - | 14 | 1.8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .714 | 0.00 |
1882 Ruby Legs | P | 2 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.46 |
1884 Unions | 3B | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 27.00 |
1884 Unions | P | 23 | 21 | 567 | 73 | 3.2 | 63 | 8 | 55 | 10 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .863 | 3.00 |
1884 Unions | RF | 17 | - | - | 18 | 1.1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
1884 Blues | OF | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1884 Blues | P | 5 | 5 | 129 | 10 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .700 | 1.47 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 322 | 314 | 8,339 | 891 | 2.8 | 826 | 159 | 667 | 65 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 2.67 | |
RF Totals | 48 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1.3 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 36.00 | |
8 Years | 389 | 316 | 8,342 | 979 | 2.5 | 900 | 219 | 681 | 79 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 2.91 |
Tommy BondTommy Bond 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 |
1876 Dark Blues | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 45.5 | 8.7 | 6.77 | 1.94 | 0.29 |
1877 Red Caps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.3 | 8.6 | 4.72 | 2.94 | 0.62 |
1878 Red Caps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 5.52 | 3.08 | 0.56 |
1879 Red Caps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 32.1 | 12.2 | 6.46 | 2.51 | 0.39 |
1880 Red Caps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.1 | 11.8 | 2.62 | 2.15 | 0.82 |
1881 Red Caps | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.71 |
1882 Ruby Legs | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 0.29 | 1.46 | 5.11 |
1884 Unions | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.14 | 6.10 | 0.67 |
1884 Blues | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.75 | 3.14 | 0.84 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 4.83 | 2.78 | 0.58 |
Tommy BondTommy Bond Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1876 Hartford Dark Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1877 Boston Red Caps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1878 Boston Red Caps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1879 Boston Red Caps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1880 Boston Red Caps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1881 Boston Red Caps | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Worcester Ruby Legs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Boston Unions | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Indianapolis Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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