Guy Hecker
[edit] Biography
Born on April 3, 1856 in Youngsville, Pennsylvania, Guy Hecker (Guy Jackson Hecker) played for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 9 year career. Hecker broke into the bigs on May 2, 1882 with the Louisville Colonels, and put up a 1.30 ERA in 104 innings pitched in 1882, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Guy Hecker's best season was 1884, when he posted a 1.80 ERA, won 52 games and struck out 385 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1882
| LOU
| a
| 13
| 11
| 6
| 6
| 1.30
| 33
| 49
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 75
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 53
| 52
| 28
| 23
| 3.20
| 164
| 287
| 167
| 51
| 3
| 0
| 469
| 526
| 4
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 75
| 73
| 52
| 20
| 1.80
| 385
| 230
| 134
| 72
| 6
| 0
| 670.2
| 526
| 4
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| 53
| 53
| 30
| 23
| 2.17
| 209
| 252
| 116
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 480
| 454
| 6
| 54
| 0
| 15
| 18
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| 49
| 48
| 26
| 23
| 2.87
| 133
| 273
| 134
| 45
| 2
| 0
| 420.2
| 390
| 6
| 118
| 0
| 17
| 10
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| 34
| 32
| 18
| 12
| 4.16
| 58
| 214
| 132
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 285.1
| 325
| 9
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| 26
| 25
| 8
| 17
| 3.39
| 63
| 154
| 84
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 223.1
| 251
| 5
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 19
| 16
| 5
| 13
| 5.59
| 33
| 145
| 94
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 151.1
| 215
| 7
| 47
| 0
| 15
| 0
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 5.11
| 32
| 111
| 68
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 119.2
| 160
| 9
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 14
| 12
| 2
| 9
| 5.11
| 32
| 111
| 68
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 119.2
| 160
| 9
| 44
| 0
| 4
| 1
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 322
| 310
| 173
| 137
| 2.81
| 1078
| 1604
| 876
| 301
| 15
| 1
| 2804.1
| 2762
| 41
| 448
| 0
| 47
| 54
|
| Total
|
|
| 336
| 322
| 175
| 146
| 2.91
| 1110
| 1715
| 944
| 312
| 15
| 1
| 2924
| 2922
| 50
| 492
| 0
| 51
| 55
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1882
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 689
| 22
| 31
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1882
| LOU
| a
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| P
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 99
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| P
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 145
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 1
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| P
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 97
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 217
| 7
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| P
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 73
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 76
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 386
| 4
| 19
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| P
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 52
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 289
| 5
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 32
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 1B
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 609
| 23
| 20
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 610
| 31
| 25
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 322
| 0
| 0
| 3018
| 98
| 141
| 179
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .872
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 336
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 639
| 60
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1882
| LOU
| a
| 78
| 340
| 62
| 94
| 3
| 0
| .276
| .287
| .368
| 14
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| LOU
| a
| 79
| 332
| 59
| 90
| 1
| 0
| .271
| .297
| .334
| 6
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| LOU
| a
| 78
| 316
| 53
| 94
| 4
| 42
| .297
| .323
| .430
| 14
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| LOU
| a
| 70
| 297
| 48
| 81
| 2
| 35
| .273
| .287
| .337
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| LOU
| a
| 84
| 343
| 76
| 117
| 4
| 48
| .341
| .402
| .446
| 14
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| LOU
| a
| 91
| 370
| 89
| 118
| 4
| 50
| .319
| .381
| .441
| 21
| 6
| 31
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 48
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| LOU
| a
| 56
| 211
| 32
| 48
| 0
| 29
| .227
| .285
| .289
| 9
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| LOU
| a
| 81
| 327
| 42
| 93
| 1
| 36
| .284
| .333
| .376
| 17
| 5
| 18
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PIT
| N
| 86
| 340
| 43
| 77
| 0
| 38
| .226
| .285
| .318
| 13
| 9
| 19
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 86
| 340
| 43
| 77
| 0
| 38
| .226
| .285
| .318
| 13
| 9
| 19
| 17
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 617
| 2536
| 461
| 735
| 19
| 240
| .290
| .329
| .383
| 104
| 38
| 124
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 110
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 703
| 2876
| 504
| 812
| 19
| 278
| .282
| .324
| .376
| 117
| 47
| 143
| 44
| 33
| 0
| 123
| 0
| 0
|
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