1886 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1886 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 63–72 record and finished in sixth place in the American Association.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Wilbert Robinson | 87 | 342 | 69 | .202 | 1 | 30 |
| 1B | 75 | 301 | 76 | .252 | 5 | 45 | |
| 2B | 137 | 522 | 118 | .226 | 2 | 47 | |
| SS | Chippy McGarr | 71 | 267 | 71 | .266 | 2 | 31 |
| 3B | Jack Gleason | 77 | 299 | 56 | .187 | 1 | 31 |
| OF | Harry Stovey | 123 | 489 | 144 | .294 | 7 | 59 |
| OF | 121 | 492 | 121 | .246 | 0 | 65 | |
| OF | Henry Larkin | 139 | 565 | 180 | .319 | 2 | 74 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Jack O'Brien | 105 | 423 | 107 | .253 | 0 | 56 |
| Ed Greer | 71 | 264 | 51 | .193 | 1 | 20 |
| Joe Quest | 42 | 150 | 31 | .207 | 0 | 10 |
| Denny Lyons | 32 | 123 | 26 | .211 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | 82 | 22 | .268 | 0 | 8 | |
| George Bradley | 13 | 48 | 4 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
| John Irwin | 3 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
| William Hyndman | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Kelly | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 45 | 396.2 | 25 | 17 | 3.95 | 154 | |
| Bobby Mathews | 24 | 197.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.96 | 93 |
| Bill Hart | 22 | 186.0 | 9 | 13 | 3.19 | 78 |
| Ted Kennedy | 20 | 172.2 | 5 | 15 | 4.53 | 68 |
| Cyclone Miller | 19 | 169.2 | 10 | 8 | 2.97 | 99 |
| 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 | |
| Sam Weaver | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 14.73 | 2 |
| Rex Smith | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 | 4 |
| 1 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 4 | |
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 | |
| Charlie Gessner | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
| William Hyndman | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 3 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.61 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |