Retired
Buttons Briggs
Birthdate:
July 8, 1875 (136 y, 10 m, 27 d)Born In:
Poughkeepsie, NY, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 39.2 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 26 | 193.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 48.7 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 6.8 | 71.0 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 6.8 | 47.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 6.8 | 59.4 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jack Cronin R | 969 |
| Boardwalk Brown R | 966 |
| Roscoe Miller R | 966 |
| Fred Blanding R | 965 |
| Dave Davenport R | 963 |
| Gary Gentry R | 962 |
| Oscar Jones R | 961 |
| Steve Kline R | 959 |
| Bob Emslie R | 959 |
| Tom Vickery R | 958 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 19 | 8 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 0.633 | 8 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 1 | 4 |
| 1904 | 3 | 2 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 112 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 2.047 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2.143 | 4 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0.243 | 6 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 9.371 | 6 |
| 1905 | 7.554 | 8 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 5 | 3 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 52 | 8 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 202 | 3 |
| 1897 | 246 | 8 |
| 1905 | 141 | 3 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 12 | 10 |
| 1897 | 4 | 1 |
| 1905 | 8 | 4 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 8 | 4 |
| 1905 | 8 | 5 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 6.3 | 10 |