19th-Century Majors
Providence Grays
Active 1878–1885 · 68 players · 4 Hall of Famers
A defunct franchise with no continuous modern successor. Its players are attributed here to Providence Grays itself — never folded into an unrelated modern club, which would fabricate a lineage that never existed. See the full index of lost clubs.
Mount Rushmore
The four largest measured careers at this club, by StatVault VAL attributed to Providence Grays itself. A season counts here only when Providence Grays is the one club whose recorded span covers it — 11 contested seasons are credited to nobody rather than double-counted. 30 of 68 players on this roster carry a measurable VAL.
- 1878–1885 · CF65.5
- 1881–1885 · P60.5HOF ’39
- 1879–1885 · 1B40.4
- 1879–1885 · 2B37.2
Club Leaders · top 15
| # | Player | Years | Club VAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hines | 1878–1885 | 65.5 |
| 2 | Old Hoss RadbournHOF | 1881–1885 | 60.5 |
| 3 | Joe Start | 1879–1885 | 40.4 |
| 4 | Jack Farrell±1 | 1879–1885 | 37.2 |
| 5 | Jerry Denny | 1881–1885 | 31.6 |
| 6 | Tom York | 1878–1882 | 27.8 |
| 7 | John WardHOF | 1878–1882 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Cliff Carroll | 1882–1885 | 15.9 |
| 9 | Arthur Irwin | 1883–1885 | 12.1 |
| 10 | Barney Gilligan | 1881–1885 | 11.6 |
| 11 | Emil Gross | 1879–1881 | 11.6 |
| 12 | Dupee Shaw | 1885 | 10.6 |
| 13 | George Bradley | 1880 | 8.8 |
| 14 | Paul Radford | 1884–1885 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Bobby Mathews±1 | 1879–1881 | 7.3 |