1859
Born April 12, 1859
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
John Harkins Notable
John Harkins played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Blues in 1884 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1888.
He went 51 and 83 with a 4.09 earned run average, pitching 1,183.3 innings in 139 games. He struck out 489, completed 131 of his 137 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 173 games he batted .228, with 144 hits and 73 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 17 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He was born in New Brunswick, NJ, USA on April 12, 1859, and died on November 18, 1940. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | CLV | 61 | 229 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 45 | 0 | .205 |
| 1885 | BRO | 43 | 159 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| 1886 | BRO | 41 | 142 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .225 |
| 1887 | BRO | 27 | 98 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | .235 |
| 1888 | BAL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 173 | 631 | 73 | 144 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 41 | 57 | 6 | .228 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | CLV | 12 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 391.0 | 399 | 160 | 108 | 192 | 3.68 |
| 1885 | BRO | 14 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 293.0 | 303 | 122 | 56 | 141 | 3.75 |
| 1886 | BRO | 15 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 292.1 | 286 | 117 | 114 | 118 | 3.60 |
| 1887 | BRO | 10 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 199.0 | 262 | 133 | 77 | 36 | 6.02 |
| 1888 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 51 | 83 | 139 | 137 | 0 | 1183.1 | 1262 | 538 | 358 | 489 | 4.09 |
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