Joe Hornung

1879–1890 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'8", 164 lb · b. 1857 Carthage, NY

Career 1,123 G · 1,230 H · 31 HR · 564 RBI · .257 AVG · 6.00 ERA · 3.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

7

4 best in baseball 3 league only

21 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1881 Best season

Spanning 1881–1887, peaking at 2 titles in 1881.

Team records #10 Buffalo Bisons career RBI

Led in Outfield Fielding Percentage for 3 straight seasons (1881–1883) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

803rd League titles 7
674th Best in baseball 4
1,440th Top-5 finishes 21

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Outfield Fielding Percentage	5	1st	3 yrs (1881–1883)	1881 .948 1882 .932 1883 .936 1886 NL .948 1887 NL .935 1884 #2 1888 #2
Outfield Putouts	1	1st	—	1881 198 1882 #2
Runs	1	1st	—	1883 NL 107 1884 #2
Outfield Range Factor	—	#2	—	1881 #2 1882 #2 1886 #2
Triples	—	#3	—	1880 #3
Hits	—	#3	—	1882 #3
Home Runs	—	#2	—	1883 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1887	1	OF FPCT .935
1886	1	OF FPCT .948
1883	2	R 107 OF FPCT .936
1882	1	OF FPCT .932
1881	2	OF PO 198 OF FPCT .948

Batting

led the league 12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1879	BFN	NL	78	319	46	85	18	7	0	38	2	27	0	.266	.271	.367	.638
1880	BFN	NL	85	342	47	91	8	11	1	42	8	29	0	.266	.283	.363	.645
1881	BSN	NL	83	324	39	78	12	8	2	25	5	25	0	.241	.252	.346	.598
1882	BSN	NL	85	388	67	117	14	11	1	50	2	25	0	.302	.305	.402	.707
1883	BSN	NL	98	446	107	124	25	13	8	66	8	54	0	.278	.291	.446	.737
1884	BSN	NL	115	518	119	139	27	10	7	51	17	80	0	.268	.292	.400	.691
1885	BSN	NL	25	109	14	22	4	1	1	7	1	20	0	.202	.209	.284	.493
1886	BSN	NL	94	424	67	109	12	2	2	40	10	62	16	.257	.274	.309	.583
1887	BSN	NL	98	437	85	118	10	6	5	49	17	28	41	.270	.302	.355	.657
1888	BSN	NL	107	431	61	103	11	7	3	53	16	39	29	.239	.269	.318	.587
1889	BL2	AA	135	533	73	122	13	9	1	78	22	72	34	.229	.269	.293	.561
1890	NY1	NL	120	513	62	122	18	5	0	65	12	37	39	.238	.258	.292	.550
Career	—	—	1,123	4,784	787	1,230	172	90	31	564	120	498	159	.257	.277	.350	.627

Pitching

1 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1880	BFN	NL	0	0	6.00	1	0	0	3.0	2	2	0	1	0	1.00
Career	—	—	0	0	6.00	1	0	0	3.0	2	2	0	1	0	1.00

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1879	BFN	NL	OF	77	—	692.0	129	12	26	1	167	.844	1.83
			1B	1	—	4.0	6	0	0	1	6	1.000	6.00
1880	BFN	NL	OF	67	—	585.0	127	12	20	2	159	.874	2.07
			1B	18	—	148.0	179	7	12	3	198	.939	10.33
			2B	5	—	43.0	13	16	4	2	33	.879	5.80
			P	1	—	3.0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1881	BSN	NL	OF	83	—	738.0	198	19	12	5	229	.948	2.61
1882	BSN	NL	OF	84	—	743.0	191	14	15	4	220	.932	2.44
			1B	1	—	7.0	5	1	0	0	6	1.000	6.00
1883	BSN	NL	OF	98	—	860.0	175	15	13	3	203	.936	1.94
			3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1884	BSN	NL	OF	110	—	999.0	182	14	18	1	214	.916	1.78
			1B	6	—	46.0	51	0	3	2	54	.944	8.50
1885	BSN	NL	OF	25	—	200.0	33	1	3	0	37	.919	1.36
1886	BSN	NL	OF	94	—	842.0	187	12	11	1	210	.948	2.12
1887	BSN	NL	OF	98	—	872.0	192	23	15	3	230	.935	2.19
1888	BSN	NL	OF	107	—	911.0	151	10	9	0	170	.947	1.50
1889	BL2	AA	OF	134	—	1150.0	250	32	27	10	309	.913	2.10
			3B	1	—	6.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1890	NY1	NL	OF	77	—	661.0	110	12	9	3	131	.931	1.58
			1B	36	—	313.0	363	14	9	23	386	.977	10.47
			3B	5	—	46.0	11	6	4	1	21	.810	3.40
			SS	2	—	16.0	4	4	2	1	10	.800	4.00
Career	—	—	OF	1,054	—	9253.0	1,925	176	178	33	2,279	.922	1.99
	—	—	1B	62	—	518.0	604	22	24	29	650	.963	10.10
	—	—	3B	7	—	54.0	12	6	4	1	22	.818	2.57
	—	—	2B	5	—	43.0	13	16	4	2	33	.879	5.80
	—	—	SS	2	—	16.0	4	4	2	1	10	.800	4.00
	—	—	P	1	—	3.0	0	1	0	0	1	1.000	1.00