Royal Ricketts
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Royal Ricketts
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Nickname:
The Sovereign of Sling
Birthdate:
Dec. 20, 1863 (104 y, 3 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Hiram, GA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Height/Weight:
6'1"/191
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
League Champ 1901 Cincinnati (MLB)
1900 Cincinnati (MLB)
1886 Cincinnati (MLB)
1885 Cincinnati (MLB)
1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Oct 1903 Cincinnati (MLB)
Oct 1901 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 1900 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 1900 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 1898 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 1894 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 1891 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 1888 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 1888 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 1886 Cincinnati (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Jul 1883 Cincinnati (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 24, 1900 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 25, 1898 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jun 29, 1896 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 8, 1895 Cincinnati (MLB)
Sep 28, 1891 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 4, 1891 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 4, 1890 Cincinnati (MLB)
Apr 29, 1889 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 30, 1888 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 14, 1888 Cincinnati (MLB)
Aug 16, 1886 Cincinnati (MLB)
Jul 26, 1886 Cincinnati (MLB)
May 19, 1884 Cincinnati (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink84
Grey Ink423
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Virgil Hancock 517
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Alvin Liles 223
Boyle Slocum 202
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year K Rank
1884 72 7
1887 53 9
1888 76 10
1889 78 7
1890 78 8
1891 79 6
1892 78 6
1893 74 4
1894 64 8
1895 66 7
1896 87 2
1897 87 2
1898 84 4
1899 86 3
1900 62 9
1901 73 9
1902 67 9
Year SH Rank
1885 20 5
1886 25 2
1888 23 2
1890 25 3
1891 25 7
1892 24 6
1894 31 5
1896 31 5
1899 27 6
Year G Rank
1886 46 7
1888 52 5
1889 52 2
1890 52 5
1891 52 2
1892 54 1
1893 58 4
1894 57 4
1895 59 2
1896 59 1
1897 59 1
1898 57 6
1899 58 1
1900 56 3
1902 48 7
1903 50 2
Year GS Rank
1886 46 7
1888 52 5
1889 52 2
1890 52 5
1891 52 1
1892 54 1
1893 58 3
1894 57 4
1895 59 2
1896 59 1
1897 59 1
1898 56 7
1899 58 1
1900 56 3
1901 44 7
1902 45 7
1903 47 2
1904 43 10
Year W Rank
1884 22 9
1885 25 7
1886 32 1
1888 31 5
1889 27 7
1890 26 10
1891 32 2
1892 30 3
1893 29 3
1894 28 7
1895 34 2
1896 29 5
1897 26 8
1898 35 1
1899 29 4
1900 36 1
1901 31 1
1902 25 7
1903 27 2
Year L Rank
1889 21 9
1890 24 5
1892 21 8
1908 25 5
Year Win % Rank
1884 0.667 8
1885 0.758 1
1886 0.711 2
1888 0.646 8
1891 0.640 10
1895 0.630 6
1898 0.686 3
1900 0.692 2
1901 0.738 1
1902 0.595 8
1903 0.643 3
Year IP Rank
1886 403.2 7
1888 460.2 5
1889 450.2 3
1890 447.2 6
1891 446.0 4
1892 467.0 2
1893 489.1 7
1894 489.1 6
1895 490.1 6
1896 489.2 6
1897 498.2 5
1898 495.2 5
1899 487.1 5
1900 490.2 2
1901 380.1 10
1902 397.2 8
1903 407.1 5
Year BF Rank
1889 1908 7
1890 1907 9
1891 1871 8
1892 1952 4
1893 2142 10
1894 2189 9
1895 2156 10
1896 2120 9
1897 2253 3
1898 2038 10
1899 2107 7
1903 1675 8
Year HR Rank
1886 10 5
1889 13 5
Year BB Rank
1908 98 9
Year K Rank
1886 264 2
1887 141 7
1888 209 7
1889 213 2
1890 221 4
1891 249 1
1892 208 1
1893 122 7
1894 163 1
1895 179 1
1896 161 3
1897 180 2
1898 159 2
1899 179 1
1900 173 1
1901 188 3
1902 165 4
1903 217 4
Year WP Rank
1889 25 9
1891 25 5
1892 17 5
1893 17 10
1894 23 1
1896 12 5
1897 13 10
1901 10 4
1904 13 6
Year ERA Rank
1884 1.791 3
1885 1.845 4
1886 1.828 1
1888 1.797 5
1890 2.533 4
1891 1.836 1
1892 2.255 5
1893 3.145 6
1894 3.899 10
1895 3.175 2
1896 2.812 3
1897 3.393 5
1898 1.997 1
1899 2.789 8
1900 2.073 1
1901 2.177 3
1902 2.309 4
1903 2.386 3
Year BABIP Rank
1884 0.230 2
1885 0.242 5
1886 0.257 7
1891 0.249 3
1898 0.263 6
1900 0.275 9
1903 0.275 7
Year WHIP Rank
1884 0.903 1
1885 0.941 3
1886 0.984 2
1887 1.248 10
1888 0.901 2
1889 1.158 2
1890 1.168 5
1891 1.049 1
1892 1.120 1
1893 1.382 7
1894 1.506 6
1895 1.350 2
1896 1.299 3
1898 1.092 1
1899 1.299 7
1900 1.119 1
1901 1.128 2
1902 1.154 5
1903 1.102 3
1904 1.091 8
Year H/9 Rank
1884 6.977 3
1885 7.381 7
1886 7.581 3
1888 7.170 9
1891 7.507 1
1895 10.077 5
1896 9.870 10
1898 8.316 3
1900 8.749 4
1901 8.685 9
1903 8.197 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1883 0.967 9
1884 1.150 6
1885 1.085 3
1886 1.271 3
1887 1.550 2
1888 0.938 2
1889 1.618 3
1890 1.287 1
1891 1.937 6
1892 1.773 1
1893 2.520 8
1894 2.483 4
1895 2.074 1
1896 1.820 3
1897 1.895 2
1898 1.507 2
1899 1.607 5
1900 1.321 2
1901 1.467 6
1902 1.471 6
1903 1.723 10
1904 1.444 9
1906 1.896 9
Year CG Rank
1886 42 3
1888 47 3
1889 41 6
1890 46 3
1891 41 3
1892 41 7
1893 41 8
1894 38 10
1895 40 9
1898 45 6
1900 47 5
Year SHO Rank
1885 2 7
1886 2 9
1888 7 1
1891 4 1
1892 7 1
1893 2 4
1894 1 10
1895 4 2
1896 2 9
1897 5 1
1898 8 1
1899 6 1
1900 6 1
1901 3 6
1902 4 7
1903 3 7
1904 4 9
Year BB (Low) Rank
1883 26 8
1885 40 6
1886 57 4
1887 64 4
1888 48 7
1889 81 8
1890 64 3
1891 96 9
1896 99 8
1898 83 8
1900 72 6
1901 62 10
Year Hits Rank
1887 400 9
1889 441 5
1890 459 3
1892 431 5
1893 539 6
1894 602 7
1897 634 1
1899 546 5
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1883 242 8
Year HR (Low) Rank
1884 6 8
1885 3 7
1887 6 4
1888 5 5
1890 4 6
1891 4 3
1892 4 5
1895 4 1
1896 3 3
1897 2 1
1898 1 1
1899 0 1
1900 3 2
1901 1 1
1902 2 4
1903 4 9
1904 3 8
1908 1 1
Year WAR Rank
1884 8.3 5
1885 9.7 4
1886 12.3 3
1887 11.2 2
1888 13.7 3
1889 13.1 2
1890 16.1 1
1891 15.5 1
1892 14.5 1
1893 12.3 3
1894 11.5 1
1895 13.4 1
1896 13.3 1
1897 13.2 1
1898 13.2 1
1899 14.2 1
1900 14.2 1
1901 11.1 1
1902 10.7 1
1903 9.7 2
1904 8.1 5
Year W (Low) Rank
1883 16 10
1906 9 2
1908 8 4
Year L (Low) Rank
1883 11 8
1884 11 10
1885 8 2
1886 13 10
1898 16 10
1901 11 3