Silver Flint Stats
Silver Flint was born on Friday, August 3, 1855, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Flint was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1878, with the Indianapolis 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 Silver Flint baseball stats page.
"(Silver) Flint was a prime example of the old-time hard-nosed ballplayer. He began playing in the days when no gloves or masks were available and continued to field barehanded throughout his career. It was reported that during his tenure, he broke every bone in both hands and in his face." - Historian Mark D. Rucker in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)
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Silver FlintSilver Flint 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 | ||
Silver FlintSilver Flint 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 |
| 1878 | 23 | Blues | 63 | 254 | 23 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .224 | .230 | .252 |
| 1879 | 24 | White Stockings | 79 | 324 | 46 | 92 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | - | 44 | - | - | 0 | - | .284 | .297 | .398 |
| 1880 | 25 | White Stockings | 74 | 284 | 30 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | - | 32 | - | - | 0 | - | .162 | .176 | .225 |
| 1881 | 26 | White Stockings | 80 | 306 | 46 | 95 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | - | 39 | - | - | 0 | - | .310 | .324 | .379 |
| 1882 | 27 | White Stockings | 81 | 331 | 48 | 83 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | - | 50 | - | - | 0 | - | .251 | .255 | .390 |
| 1883 | 28 | White Stockings | 85 | 332 | 57 | 88 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | - | 69 | - | - | 0 | - | .265 | .272 | .358 |
| 1884 | 29 | White Stockings | 73 | 279 | 35 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 7 | - | 57 | - | - | 0 | - | .204 | .224 | .333 |
| 1885 | 30 | White Stockings | 68 | 249 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | - | 52 | - | - | 0 | - | .209 | .215 | .269 |
| 1886 | 31 | White Stockings | 54 | 173 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - | 36 | - | - | 0 | - | .202 | .254 | .277 |
| 1887 | 32 | White Stockings | 49 | 183 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | - | 28 | - | - | 0 | - | .251 | .267 | .388 |
| 1888 | 33 | White Stockings | 22 | 77 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 21 | - | - | 1 | - | .182 | .203 | .221 |
| 1889 | 34 | White Stockings | 15 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - | 18 | - | - | 0 | - | .232 | .271 | .304 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 743 | 2,848 | 376 | 678 | 129 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 294 | 53 | - | 461 | - | - | 1 | - | .238 | .252 | .329 | ||
Silver FlintSilver Flint Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1878 Blues | C | 59 | - | - | 426 | 7.2 | 387 | 285 | 102 | 39 | 7 | 55 | - | 55 | .908 | 0.00 |
| 1878 Blues | OF | 9 | - | - | 16 | 1.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .688 | 0.00 |
| 1879 White Stockings | C | 78 | - | - | 492 | 6.3 | 450 | 341 | 109 | 42 | 6 | 59 | - | - | .915 | 0.00 |
| 1879 White Stockings | RF | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1880 White Stockings | C | 67 | - | - | 562 | 8.4 | 525 | 408 | 117 | 37 | 4 | 66 | - | - | .934 | 0.00 |
| 1880 White Stockings | OF | 13 | - | - | 10 | 0.8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
| 1881 White Stockings | 1B | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1881 White Stockings | C | 80 | - | - | 438 | 5.5 | 411 | 319 | 92 | 27 | 6 | 58 | - | - | .938 | 0.00 |
| 1881 White Stockings | RF | 8 | - | - | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1882 White Stockings | C | 81 | - | - | 568 | 7.0 | 531 | 440 | 91 | 37 | 3 | 64 | - | - | .935 | 0.00 |
| 1882 White Stockings | RF | 10 | - | - | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
| 1883 White Stockings | C | 83 | - | - | 462 | 5.6 | 405 | 301 | 104 | 57 | 4 | 76 | - | - | .877 | 0.00 |
| 1883 White Stockings | RF | 23 | - | - | 16 | 0.7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
| 1884 White Stockings | C | 73 | - | - | 525 | 7.2 | 464 | 354 | 110 | 61 | 9 | 82 | - | - | .884 | 0.00 |
| 1885 White Stockings | C | 68 | - | - | 492 | 7.2 | 456 | 356 | 100 | 36 | 2 | 41 | - | 0 | .927 | 0.00 |
| 1885 White Stockings | RF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1886 White Stockings | 1B | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1886 White Stockings | C | 54 | - | - | 440 | 8.1 | 393 | 300 | 93 | 47 | 2 | 41 | - | - | .893 | 0.00 |
| 1887 White Stockings | 1B | 2 | - | - | 27 | 13.5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 0.00 |
| 1887 White Stockings | C | 47 | - | - | 361 | 7.7 | 328 | 255 | 73 | 33 | 3 | 30 | - | - | .909 | 0.00 |
| 1888 White Stockings | C | 22 | - | - | 149 | 6.8 | 138 | 96 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 14 | - | - | .926 | 0.00 |
| 1889 White Stockings | C | 15 | - | - | 93 | 6.2 | 84 | 65 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 16 | - | - | .903 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 727 | 0 | 0 | 5,008 | 6.9 | 4,572 | 3,520 | 1,052 | 436 | 53 | 602 | n/a | 55 | .913 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 43 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .821 | 0.00 | |
| OF Totals | 22 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .731 | 0.00 | |
| 1B Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.5 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 | |
| 12 Years | 798 | - | - | 5,107 | 6.4 | 4,658 | 3,600 | 1,058 | 449 | 56 | 602 | n/a | 55 | .912 | 0.00 | |
Silver FlintSilver Flint 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 |
| 1878 Blues | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 16.9 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
| 1879 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 324.0 | 7.4 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1880 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.9 | 16.7 | - | - | - |
| 1881 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 306.0 | 7.8 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1882 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 82.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1883 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| 1884 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1885 White Stockings | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 249.0 | 4.8 | 14.6 | - | - | - |
| 1886 White Stockings | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 173.0 | 4.8 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
| 1887 White Stockings | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 61.0 | 6.5 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1888 White Stockings | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 25.7 | - | - | - |
| 1889 White Stockings | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 56.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 135.6 | 6.2 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
Silver FlintSilver Flint Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1878 Indianapolis Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1879 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1880 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1881 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1882 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1883 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1884 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1885 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1886 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1888 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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