Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 23 | CHC | 26 | 26 | 108 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | β | 4 | 12 | .204 | β | .222 | β | β |
| 1882 | 24 | CHC | 47 | 47 | 186 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | β | 7 | 29 | .199 | β | .274 | β | 1.8 |
| 1883 | 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | 94 | 94 | 368 | 73 | 105 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 39 | β | 18 | β | .285 | β | .337 | β | 4.7 |
| 1884 | 26 | St. Louis Cardinals | 110 | 110 | 442 | 79 | 116 | 14 | 5 | 0 | β | β | 22 | β | .262 | .302 | .317 | .619 | 6.3 |
| 1885 | 27 | St. Louis Cardinals | 112 | 112 | 425 | 59 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45 | β | 34 | β | .207 | .271 | .238 | .509 | 4.1 |
| 1886 | 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | 67 | 67 | 253 | 44 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 26 | β | .206 | .280 | .253 | .533 | 2.9 |
| 1887 | 29 | CIN | 125 | 125 | 475 | 122 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 138 | 86 | β | .215 | .341 | .267 | .608 | 5.8 |
| 1888 | 30 | CIN | 135 | 135 | 548 | 112 | 131 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 103 | 67 | β | .239 | .330 | .270 | .600 | 8.2 |
| 1889 | 31 | CIN | 122 | 122 | 474 | 82 | 121 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 80 | 54 | 35 | .255 | .338 | .316 | .654 | 6.8 |
| 1890 | 32 | CIN | 50 | 50 | 186 | 28 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 12 | .210 | .283 | .258 | .541 | 1.4 |
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (1881β1890) β a true nomad. The crest trail: