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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 20 | Boston Unions | 53 | 53 | 209 | 37 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 6 | β | .215 | β | .244 | β | 2.1 |
| 1885 | 21 | ATL | 40 | 40 | 148 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | β | 5 | 25 | .182 | β | .196 | β | 0.9 |
| 1886 | 22 | PHI | 8 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .185 | β | .333 | β | β |
| 1887 | 23 | PHI | 18 | 18 | 70 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | .186 | .219 | .243 | .462 | β |
| 1888 | 24 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 131 | 511 | 107 | 140 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 93 | 38 | β | .274 | .328 | .331 | .659 | 9.9 |
| 1889 | 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | 140 | 140 | 604 | 136 | 176 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 26 | .291 | .348 | .364 | .712 | 9.3 |
| 1890 | 26 | St. Louis Cardinals | 133 | 133 | 548 | 137 | 192 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 83 | 66 | β | .350 | .430 | .467 | .897 | 13.1 |
| 1891 | 27 | St. Louis Cardinals | 136 | 136 | 578 | 127 | 179 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 95 | 37 | 50 | 19 | .310 | .375 | .408 | .783 | 12.4 |
| 1892 | 28 | ATL | 152 | 152 | 603 | 119 | 146 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 53 | 93 | 29 | .242 | .347 | .310 | .657 | 9.5 |
| 1893 | 29 | ATL | 116 | 116 | 462 | 107 | 160 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 111 | 46 | 64 | 10 | .346 | .429 | .465 | .894 | 11.1 |
| 1894 | 30 | ATL | 127 | 127 | 539 | 118 | 188 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 126 | 43 | 59 | 17 | .349 | .419 | .490 | .909 | 11.9 |
| 1895 | 31 | ATL | 117 | 117 | 452 | 90 | 131 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 18 | 72 | 12 | .290 | .391 | .341 | .732 | 6.2 |
| 1896 | 32 | LAD | 104 | 104 | 377 | 62 | 94 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 22 | 34 | 17 | .249 | .316 | .316 | .632 | 4.2 |
Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 12 seasons (1885β1896) β a true nomad. The crest trail: