P Len 'Topper' Darlington #4
Age: 33 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1899
P LEN 'TOPPER' DARLINGTON #4 - AGE: 33 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 0 2-0 0 3.32 19.0 23 0 5 1 1.47 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/20/1899 DET Loss, 1-4 1.0 2 2 1 0 0
09/14/1899 CIN Loss, 3-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/08/1899 NYG Loss, 6-9 1.2 3 0 0 1 0
09/06/1899 NYG Win, 7-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
08/01/1899 @ CHI Loss, 0-5 1.0 4 2 2 0 0
07/29/1899 @ PHI Loss, 2-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1899 CLE Loss, 2-7 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
07/14/1899 DET Win, 4-3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
07/05/1899 @ MON Loss, 3-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1899 @ DET Loss, 7-8 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/26/1866
Born in:Camden, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$450
Signed Through:1900 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 89 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1899 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 2 0 0 3.32 19.0 23 8 7 0 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 14 8 13.26 10.89 0.47 2.37 3.01 1.47 91 0.2 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 28 8 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 .286 .310 .393 .703      
vs. RHB 50 15 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 .300 .352 .360 .712      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1899 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 4 1 1 0 1 0  
May 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 0 0 1  
June 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0  
July 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.2 2 0 0 0 1 0  
August 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0  
September 4 0 1 0 0 2.25 4.0 6 2 1 0 1 0  
Last Year 23 0 2 2 5 3.13 31.2 34 11 11 1 15 15  
2 Years Ago 47 46 17 23 0 4.60 346.0 470 258 177 20 120 87  
Career 512 441 175 228 6 4.16 3548.2 4085 2411 1640 149 1367 1055  
Home 8 0 2 0 0 2.19 12.1 14 4 3 0 3 1  
Road 6 0 0 0 0 5.40 6.2 9 4 4 0 2 0  
Grass 14 0 2 0 0 3.32 19.0 23 8 7 0 5 1  
Day 14 0 2 0 0 3.32 19.0 23 8 7 0 5 1  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 2 0 0 3.32 19.0 23 8 7 0 5 1  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1888 Washington - FABL 21 68 67 22 41 1 3.89 522.1 541 366 226 25 184 224 34 4 1.39 .276 3.13 4.0 72
1889 Washington - FABL 22 34 25 6 18 0 5.52 192.1 247 152 118 8 83 44 11 1 1.72 .320 4.53 0.7 70
1890 Washington - FABL 23 42 30 18 12 0 3.26 268.0 269 145 97 5 84 112 18 0 1.32 .283 2.97 5.2 105
1891 Washington - FABL 24 51 47 18 23 0 3.64 385.2 411 245 156 20 152 150 26 2 1.46 .289 3.51 5.4 95
1892 Washington - FABL 25 53 51 18 29 0 4.24 414.0 459 285 195 20 170 124 30 0 1.52 .284 3.33 2.7 68
1893 Washington - FABL 26 48 44 20 19 0 3.88 362.0 388 226 156 10 162 58 27 1 1.52 .276 3.95 4.5 98
1894 Washington - FABL 27 45 44 21 18 0 4.84 342.0 424 249 184 20 145 80 25 1 1.66 .311 4.77 3.9 93
1895 Washington - FABL 28 44 44 17 18 0 4.36 334.2 426 234 162 12 125 83 20 0 1.65 .316 4.13 5.2 96
1896 Washington - FABL 29 43 43 14 25 0 4.11 331.0 393 232 151 8 122 77 21 0 1.56 .300 4.00 4.9 97
1897 Washington - FABL 30 47 46 17 23 0 4.60 346.0 470 258 177 20 120 87 23 0 1.71 .326 4.22 3.5 84
1898 Washington - FABL 31 23 0 2 2 5 3.13 31.2 34 11 11 1 15 15 0 0 1.55 .289 2.88 0.4 101
1899 Washington - FABL 32 14 0 2 0 0 3.32 19.0 23 8 7 0 5 1 0 0 1.47 .299 3.01 0.2 97
Total FABL 512 441 175 228 6 4.16 3548.2 4085 2411 1640 149 1367 1055 235 9 1.54 .296 3.78 40.5 85
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1888 Washington - MLB P 68 67 17 89 3 125 19 .848 522.1 1.83 -12.4 .908
1889 Washington - MLB P 34 25 6 40 0 50 4 .920 192.1 2.15 +0.3 1.026
1890 Washington - MLB P 42 30 11 53 3 67 3 .955 268.0 2.15 -1.9 1.038
1891 Washington - MLB P 51 47 65 75 1 149 9 .940 385.2 3.27 +2.6 1.119
1892 Washington - MLB P 53 51 72 77 1 166 17 .898 414.0 3.24 -7.0 1.050
1893 Washington - MLB P 48 44 43 72 0 126 11 .913 362.0 2.86 -3.5 1.036
1894 Washington - MLB P 45 44 42 62 0 114 10 .912 342.0 2.74 +1.3 .960
1895 Washington - MLB P 44 44 39 68 0 113 6 .947 334.2 2.88 -1.3 1.051
1896 Washington - MLB P 43 43 45 63 1 122 14 .885 331.0 2.94 -6.0 .976
1897 Washington - MLB P 47 46 42 60 0 113 11 .903 346.0 2.65 -5.1 1.033
1898 Washington - MLB P 22 0 8 5 0 13 0 1.000 31.2 3.69 -0.4 1.152
1899 Washington - MLB P 14 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 19.0 3.79 -0.6 .973
TOTAL P 511 441 392 670 9 1167 105 .910 3548.2 2.69 -34.1 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1888 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/20/1888 Named the #18 prospect in the FABL
04/21/1888 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/03/1888 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/09/1888 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Buffalo Buffaloes with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/09/1888 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/28/1888 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1889 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
10/01/1889 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Buffalo Buffaloes with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/10/1891 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 0 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/28/1891 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Hustlers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/08/1893 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/26/1894 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Cleveland Foresters with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/27/1895 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/27/1896 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/16/1897 Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/16/1898 Successfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Washington Eagles development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1888 68 1
1891 51 6
1893 48 7
1897 47 10
Year GS Rank
1888 67 2
1891 47 2
1892 51 10
1893 44 6
1894 44 7
1895 44 4
1897 46 1
Year W Rank
1888 22 9
1894 21 9
Year L Rank
1888 41 2
1889 18 6
1891 23 9
1892 29 7
1896 25 3
1897 23 7
Year SV Rank
1888 1 6
1898 5 1
Year IP Rank
1888 522.1 8
Year BF Rank
1888 2378 3
1891 1749 9
Year HRA Rank
1888 25 3
1891 20 5
1892 20 1
1894 20 5
1897 20 1
Year BB Rank
1888 184 1
1891 152 6
Year K Rank
1888 224 7
1891 150 8
Year WP Rank
1888 35 4
1892 14 10
Year BABIP Rank
1893 .276 8
Year K/BB Rank
1890 1.33 9
Year HR/9 Rank
1890 0.17 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1890 2.82 9
Year K/9 Rank
1888 3.86 10
1891 3.50 10
Year RA Rank
1898 23 4
Year GF Rank
1898 18 3
Year QS Rank
1888 36 9
1891 26 9
Year CG Rank
1888 34 10
Year SHO Rank
1888 4 3
1889 1 6
1891 2 6
1894 1 7
Year GB% Rank
1892 0.57 7
1894 0.52 6
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