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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 21 | Louisville Grays | 65 | 65 | 292 | 33 | 76 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 18 | β | 3 | 5 | .260 | β | .336 | β | 4.9 |
| 1877 | 22 | Louisville Grays | 59 | 59 | 250 | 41 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 35 | β | 5 | 8 | .304 | β | .380 | β | 4.7 |
| 1878 | 23 | Cincinnati Reds | 60 | 60 | 259 | 46 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | β | 7 | 14 | .297 | β | .340 | β | 4.1 |
| 1879 | 24 | Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 79 | 313 | 22 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | β | 3 | 19 | .198 | β | .265 | β | 3.9 |
| 1881 | 26 | Detroit Wolverines | 80 | 80 | 297 | 35 | 72 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 36 | β | 7 | 31 | .242 | β | .327 | β | 3 |
| 1883 | 28 | Louisville Colonels | 78 | 78 | 319 | 56 | 84 | 11 | 9 | 0 | β | β | 14 | β | .263 | β | .354 | β | 3.9 |
| 1884 | 29 | Louisville Colonels | 106 | 106 | 404 | 39 | 89 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 40 | β | 13 | β | .220 | .254 | .277 | .531 | 3.7 |
| 1885 | 30 | SF | 112 | 112 | 399 | 43 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 33 | β | 24 | 47 | .155 | β | .195 | β | 2.3 |
| 1886 | 31 | SF | 123 | 123 | 426 | 44 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 22 | 63 | .190 | β | .249 | β | 2.9 |
| 1887 | 32 | SF | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 |
| 1887 | 32 | New York Metropolitans | 85 | 85 | 307 | 40 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 24 | β | .221 | .280 | .277 | .557 | 1.8 |
| 1890 | 35 | Brooklyn Gladiators | 99 | 99 | 369 | 34 | 75 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 9 | 30 | β | .203 | .270 | .268 | .538 | 1.2 |
| 1890 | 35 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 37 | 125 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | β | .256 | .321 | .280 | .601 | 1.2 |
| 1891 | 36 | Louisville Colonels | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | β |
Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (1878β1890) β a true nomad. The crest trail: