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Pete Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander (Old Pete)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1911
Final Game May 28, 1930
Born February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE
Died November 4, 1950 in St.Paul, NE

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1938.

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1911 24 PHI NL  28  13  48  37  31   7  11  3  367.0  285  133  105   5  129  227   8   4  1475       1  2.57  3.42  133 1.128 MVP-3
 1912 25 PHI NL  19  17  46  34  25   3  10  3  310.3  289  133   97  11  105  195   6   5  1290       0  2.81  3.60  128 1.270 MVP-22
 1913 26 PHI NL  22   8  47  36  23   9   9  2  306.3  288  106   95   9   75  159   3   3  1234       0  2.79  3.32  119 1.185
 1914 27 PHI NL  27  15  46  39  32   6   7  1  355.0  327  133   94   8   76  214  11   1  1459       0  2.38  2.92  123 1.135 MVP-10
 1915 28 PHI NL  31  10  49  42  36  12   7  3  376.3  253   86   51   3   64  241  10   2  1435       0  1.22  2.74  225 0.842
 1916 29 PHI NL  33  12  48  45  38  16   3  3  389.0  323   90   67   6   50  167  10   3  1500       0  1.55  2.64  170 0.959
 1917 30 PHI NL  30  13  45  44  34   8   0  0  388.0  336  107   79   4   56  200   6   2  1529       0  1.83  2.81  153 1.010
 1918 31 CHC NL   2   1   3   3   3   0   0  0   26.0   19    7    5   0    3   15   1   0    98       0  1.73  2.79  161 0.846
 1919 32 CHC NL  16  11  30  27  20   9   3  1  235.0  180   51   45   3   38  121   0   1   906       0  1.72  2.88  167 0.928
 1920 33 CHC NL  27  14  46  40  33   7   6  5  363.3  335   96   77   8   69  173   1   3  1447       0  1.91  3.20  168 1.112
 1921 34 CHC NL  15  13  31  29  21   3   1  1  252.0  286  110   95  10   33   77   1   1  1033       0  3.39  3.82  113 1.266
 1922 35 CHC NL  16  13  33  31  20   1   2  1  245.7  283  111   99   8   34   48   3   4  1014       0  3.63  4.22  116 1.290
 1923 36 CHC NL  22  12  39  36  26   3   2  2  305.0  308  128  108  17   30   72   0   2  1246       0  3.19  3.99  125 1.108
 1924 37 CHC NL  12   5  21  20  12   0   0  0  169.3  183   82   57   9   25   33   1   1   708       0  3.03  3.90  129 1.228 MVP-22
 1925 38 CHC NL  15  11  32  30  20   1   1  0  236.0  270  106   89  14   29   63   3   1   977       0  3.39  4.31  127 1.267
 1926 39 TOT NL  12  10  30  23  15   2   7  2  200.3  191   83   68   8   31   47   2   0   815       0  3.05  3.89  127 1.108 MVP-19
         CHC NL   3   3   7   7   4   0   0  0   52.0   55   26   20   0    7   12   0   0   218       0  3.46  3.86  112 1.192
         STL NL   9   7  23  16  11   2   7  2  148.3  136   57   48   8   24   35   2   0   597       0  2.91  3.90  134 1.079
 1927 40 STL NL  21  10  37  30  22   2   4  3  268.0  261   94   75  11   38   48   1   1  1082       0  2.52  3.95  157 1.116 MVP-20
 1928 41 STL NL  16   9  34  31  18   1   2  2  243.7  262  106   91  15   37   59   2   3  1009       0  3.36  3.98  118 1.227
 1929 42 STL NL   9   8  22  19   8   0   3  0  132.0  149   65   57  10   23   33   1   2   562       0  3.89  4.66  120 1.303
 1930 43 PHI NL   0   3   9   3   0   0   2  0   21.7   40   24   22   5    6    6   0   0   109       0  9.14  5.47   60 2.123
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 20 Yr WL% .642 373 208 696 599 437  90  80 32 5190.0 4868 1851 1476 164  951 2198  70  39 20928       1  2.56  3.45  135 1.121
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    19  10  36  31  22   4   4  1  272.3  255   97   77   8   49  115   3   2  1098   0   0  2.56  3.45  135 1.121
 Career High     33  17  49  45  38  16  11  5  389.0  336  133  108  17  129  241  11   5  1529   0   1  1.22  4.66  225 0.842
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 24 PHI NL  50  138   12   24   5  1   0    9   1      2  27  .174  .186  .225   14   31   0           0     MVP-3
 1912 25 PHI NL  46  102    7   19   4  0   2   13   0      6  14  .186  .231  .284   37   29   9           0     MVP-22
 1913 26 PHI NL  47  103    9   13   4  1   0    4   0      3  21  .126  .151  .184   -6   19   3           0    
 1914 27 PHI NL  48  137   18   32   3  0   0    7   0      3  12  .234  .255  .255   48   35   2           1     MVP-10
 1915 28 PHI NL  49  130    9   22   3  0   1    8   0  1   6  23  .169  .206  .215   27   28   5           0    
 1916 29 PHI NL  49  138   10   33   7  4   0    9   1      5  15  .239  .266  .348   84   48   3           0    
 1917 30 PHI NL  47  139   17   30   8  2   1   13   1      3  23  .216  .232  .324   67   45   7           0    
 1918 31 CHC NL   3   10    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .100  .100  .100  -39    1   0           0    
 1919 32 CHC NL  30   70    6   12   1  0   0    4   0     10  18  .171  .275  .186   39   13   4           0    
 1920 33 CHC NL  46  118    9   27   4  1   1   14   0  0  11  26  .229  .295  .305   71   36   6           0    
 1921 34 CHC NL  31   95    8   29   3  1   1   14   0  1   2  13  .305  .320  .389   87   37   5           0    
 1922 35 CHC NL  33   85    4   15   1  0   0   11   0  0   6  16  .176  .231  .188    8   16   4           0    
 1923 36 CHC NL  39  111   10   24   3  1   1   10   0  0   1  11  .216  .223  .288   34   32   7           0    
 1924 37 CHC NL  21   65    3   15   2  0   1   10   0  1   2   8  .231  .254  .308   49   20   4           0     MVP-22
 1925 38 CHC NL  32   79    7   19   4  1   2   12   0  2   1   5  .241  .250  .392   60   31   9           0    
 1926 39 TOT NL  30   65    2   13   3  0   0    6   0      2  15  .200  .224  .246   25   16   6           0     MVP-19
         CHC NL   7   15    1    7   2  0   0    3   0      0   1  .467  .467  .600  184    9   3           0    
         STL NL  23   50    1    6   1  0   0    3   0      2  14  .120  .154  .140  -22    7   3           0    
 1927 40 STL NL  37   94    7   23   3  1   0    6   0      5  14  .245  .283  .298   54   28   3           0     MVP-20
 1928 41 STL NL  34   86   13   25   2  0   1   11   0      4   8  .291  .322  .349   74   30   8           0    
 1929 42 STL NL  22   41    2    2   0  0   0    2   0      3   5  .049  .133  .049  -53    2   3           1    
 1930 43 PHI NL   9    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      2   0  .000  .333  .000  -12    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 20 Seasons     703 1810  154  378  60 13  11  163   3  5  77 276  .209  .242  .275   43  497  88   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        417   35   87  14  3   3   38   1  1  18  64  .209  .242  .275   43  115  20   0   0   0   0
 Career High     50  139   18   33   8  4   2   14   1  2  11  27                          48   9   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 24 PHI NL  140  114    6   1.4    96| .174  .269| .186  .347| .225  .371| .411  .718|  14  .130 -16.6  -1.8     
 1912 25 PHI NL  117   92    7   2.0   105| .186  .288| .231  .358| .284  .391| .515  .749|  37  .206  -9.6  -1.0     
 1913 26 PHI NL  109   93    3   0.9    95| .126  .274| .151  .340| .184  .373| .335  .713|  -6  .061 -14.8  -1.6     
 1914 27 PHI NL  143  107    9   2.2    89| .234  .266| .255  .334| .255  .355| .510  .690|  48  .307  -9.3  -1.1     
 1915 28 PHI NL  141  114    6   1.4    81| .169  .257| .206  .320| .215  .344| .421  .664|  27  .176 -11.8  -1.4   0%
 1916 29 PHI NL  146  108   13   3.3    81| .239  .259| .266  .318| .348  .345| .614  .663|  84  .493  -3.2  -0.4     
 1917 30 PHI NL  149  116   10   2.3    81| .216  .261| .232  .319| .324  .344| .556  .663|  67  .340  -6.0  -0.7     
 1918 31 CHC NL   10    9    0   0.0    81| .100  .263| .100  .321| .100  .340| .200  .662| -39  .000  -1.7  -0.2     
 1919 32 CHC NL   84   62    4   1.8    83| .171  .265| .275  .320| .186  .349| .461  .668|  39  .214  -4.8  -0.5     
 1920 33 CHC NL  135   97   11   3.1    92| .229  .279| .295  .333| .305  .371| .600  .703|  71  .398  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1921 34 CHC NL  102   72   11   4.1   107| .305  .298| .320  .348| .389  .410| .709  .759|  87  .446  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1922 35 CHC NL   95   74    4   1.4   114| .176  .304| .231  .362| .188  .422| .419  .784|   8  .095 -11.9  -1.1   0%
 1923 36 CHC NL  119   94    7   2.0   107| .216  .293| .223  .352| .288  .408| .511  .760|  34  .170 -11.1  -1.1   0%
 1924 37 CHC NL   71   55    5   2.4   105| .231  .291| .254  .347| .308  .406| .562  .752|  49  .242  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1925 38 CHC NL   89   71    7   2.6   116| .241  .303| .250  .361| .392  .432| .642  .793|  60  .229  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1926 39 TOT NL   73   58    5   2.3   106| .200  .291| .224  .352| .246  .403| .470  .755|  25  .224  -7.1  -0.7     
         CHC NL   18   11    4   9.7   104| .467  .288| .467  .349| .600  .400|1.067  .748| 184  .801   1.8   0.2     
         STL NL   55   47    1   0.6   106| .120  .292| .154  .352| .140  .404| .294  .757| -22  .022  -8.9  -0.9     
 1927 40 STL NL  102   74    8   2.9   107| .245  .294| .283  .353| .298  .405| .581  .758|  54  .301  -6.5  -0.6     
 1928 41 STL NL   98   69   10   3.9   111| .291  .293| .322  .358| .349  .416| .671  .774|  74  .403  -3.6  -0.3     
 1929 42 STL NL   48   42    0   0.0   122| .049  .306| .133  .370| .049  .445| .182  .815| -53  .000 -10.3  -0.9     
 1930 43 PHI NL    6    4    0   0.0   133| .000  .321| .333  .380| .000  .477| .333  .857| -12  .000  -0.7  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 20 Seasons     1977 1525  126   2.2    97| .209  .279| .242  .341| .275  .382| .517  .723|  43  .245 -145.6 -15.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1911 24 PHI NL   P   48     11   95    4    3  .964  .943  2.21  1.72  2.60  2.77   37  367.0
 1912 25 PHI NL   P   46     10   75    3    1  .966  .948  1.85  1.55  2.47  2.54   34  310.3
 1913 26 PHI NL   P   47     10   82    0    3 1.000  .955  1.96  1.57  2.70  2.61   36  306.3
 1914 27 PHI NL   P   46     18  102    3    1  .976  .943  2.61  1.65  3.04  2.68   39  355.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            1    0    0
 1915 28 PHI NL   P   49     22  120    3    4  .979  .952  2.90  1.68  3.40  2.72   42  376.3
 1916 29 PHI NL   P   48     17  102    1    3  .992  .959  2.48  1.63  2.75  2.67   45  389.0
 1917 30 PHI NL   P   45     24  108    1    3  .992  .961  2.93  1.78  3.06  2.85   44  388.0
 1918 31 CHC NL   P    3      0    8    0    0 1.000  .964  2.67  2.03  2.77  2.94    3   26.0
 1919 32 CHC NL   P   30      6   85    0    2 1.000  .960  3.03  1.89  3.49  2.93   27  235.0
 1920 33 CHC NL   P   46      8  105    2    2  .983  .957  2.46  1.75  2.80  2.82   40  363.3
 1921 34 CHC NL   P   31     11   60    2    4  .973  .953  2.29  1.52  2.54  2.67   29  252.0
 1922 35 CHC NL   P   33      9   69    0    5 1.000  .957  2.36  1.29  2.86  2.38   31  245.7
 1923 36 CHC NL   P   39     11   90    1    6  .990  .958  2.59  1.34  2.98  2.41   36  305.0
 1924 37 CHC NL   P   21      4   53    2    2  .966  .964  2.71  1.42  3.03  2.52   20  169.3
 1925 38 CHC NL   P   32      7   45    0    4 1.000  .958  1.62  1.35  1.98  2.44   30  236.0
 1926 39 TOT NL   P   30      3   58    2    1  .968  .958  2.03  1.39  2.74  2.57   23  200.3
         CHC NL   P    7      1   19    0    0 1.000  .957  2.86  1.39  3.46  2.56    7   52.0
         STL NL   P   23      2   39    2    1  .953  .958  1.78  1.39  2.49  2.57   16  148.3
 1927 40 STL NL   P   37      8   66    0    1 1.000  .959  2.00  1.29  2.49  2.33   30  268.0
 1928 41 STL NL   P   34      4   57    0    3 1.000  .967  1.79  1.27  2.25  2.42   31  243.7
 1929 42 STL NL   P   22      5   38    1    2  .977  .964  1.95  1.23  2.93  2.39   19  132.0
 1930 43 PHI NL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  1.10  0.83  2.20    3   21.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1914 27 PHI NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            1    0    0

 1911 24 PHI NL   P   48     11   95    4    3  .964  .943  2.21  1.72  2.60  2.77   37  367.0
 1912 25 PHI NL   P   46     10   75    3    1  .966  .948  1.85  1.55  2.47  2.54   34  310.3
 1913 26 PHI NL   P   47     10   82    0    3 1.000  .955  1.96  1.57  2.70  2.61   36  306.3
 1914 27 PHI NL   P   46     18  102    3    1  .976  .943  2.61  1.65  3.04  2.68   39  355.0
 1915 28 PHI NL   P   49     22  120    3    4  .979  .952  2.90  1.68  3.40  2.72   42  376.3
 1916 29 PHI NL   P   48     17  102    1    3  .992  .959  2.48  1.63  2.75  2.67   45  389.0
 1917 30 PHI NL   P   45     24  108    1    3  .992  .961  2.93  1.78  3.06  2.85   44  388.0
 1918 31 CHC NL   P    3      0    8    0    0 1.000  .964  2.67  2.03  2.77  2.94    3   26.0
 1919 32 CHC NL   P   30      6   85    0    2 1.000  .960  3.03  1.89  3.49  2.93   27  235.0
 1920 33 CHC NL   P   46      8  105    2    2  .983  .957  2.46  1.75  2.80  2.82   40  363.3
 1921 34 CHC NL   P   31     11   60    2    4  .973  .953  2.29  1.52  2.54  2.67   29  252.0
 1922 35 CHC NL   P   33      9   69    0    5 1.000  .957  2.36  1.29  2.86  2.38   31  245.7
 1923 36 CHC NL   P   39     11   90    1    6  .990  .958  2.59  1.34  2.98  2.41   36  305.0
 1924 37 CHC NL   P   21      4   53    2    2  .966  .964  2.71  1.42  3.03  2.52   20  169.3
 1925 38 CHC NL   P   32      7   45    0    4 1.000  .958  1.62  1.35  1.98  2.44   30  236.0
 1926 39 TOT NL   P   30      3   58    2    1  .968  .958  2.03  1.39  2.74  2.57   23  200.3
         CHC NL   P    7      1   19    0    0 1.000  .957  2.86  1.39  3.46  2.56    7   52.0
         STL NL   P   23      2   39    2    1  .953  .958  1.78  1.39  2.49  2.57   16  148.3
 1927 40 STL NL   P   37      8   66    0    1 1.000  .959  2.00  1.29  2.49  2.33   30  268.0
 1928 41 STL NL   P   34      4   57    0    3 1.000  .967  1.79  1.27  2.25  2.42   31  243.7
 1929 42 STL NL   P   22      5   38    1    2  .977  .964  1.95  1.23  2.93  2.39   19  132.0
 1930 43 PHI NL   P    9      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.22  1.10  0.83  2.20    3   21.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 696    189 1419   25   50  .985  .955  2.31  1.54              599 5190.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            1    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       697    189 1419   25   50  .985  .955  2.31  1.54
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1915   WS    PHI BOS     L   2   2   1.53  1  1  0  2  17.2  14   3   4  10 
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   3   2   1.33  2  0  1  2  20.1  12   3   4  17 
 1928   WS    STL NYY     L   2   1  19.80  0  1  0  0   5    10  11   4   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        1-2   7   5   3.56  3  2  1  4  43    36  17  12  29 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1915   WS    PHI BOS     L   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .200  .200  .200   0  0   1   0   0 
 1926   WS    STL NYY     W   3   7   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   2   0   0 
 1928   WS    STL NYY     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        1-2   7  13   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   3  .077  .077  .077   0  0   3   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Awards
1915-NL-Triple Crown
1916-NL-Triple Crown
1920-NL-Triple Crown

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1911-NL-3-0.36
1912-NL-22-0.02
1914-NL-10-0.14
1924-NL-22-0.01
1926-NL-19-0.06
1927-NL-20-0.04
Car-353-0.63 shares

ERA
1911 NL-2.57-5
1914 NL-2.38-10
1915 NL-1.22-1
1916 NL-1.55-1
1917 NL-1.83-2
1919 NL-1.72-1
1920 NL-1.91-1
1923 NL-3.19-6
1924 NL-3.03-6
1925 NL-3.39-7
1926 NL-3.05-9
1927 NL-2.52-2
Car-2.56-48

Wins
1911 NL-28-1
1912 NL-19-6
1913 NL-22-4
1914 NL-27-1
1915 NL-31-1
1916 NL-33-1
1917 NL-30-1
1920 NL-27-1
1921 NL-15-10
1923 NL-22-3
1925 NL-15-9
1927 NL-21-4
1928 NL-16-10
Car-373-3

Won-Loss %
1911 NL-.683-4
1913 NL-.733-3
1914 NL-.643-7
1915 NL-.756-1
1916 NL-.733-2
1917 NL-.698-4
1920 NL-.659-2
1923 NL-.647-6
1924 NL-.706-5
1927 NL-.677-5
1928 NL-.640-9
Car-.642-32

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1911 NL-1.128-5
1913 NL-1.185-10
1914 NL-1.135-6
1915 NL-.842-1
1916 NL-.959-1
1917 NL-1.010-3
1919 NL-.928-2
1920 NL-1.112-4
1921 NL-1.266-7
1922 NL-1.290-6
1923 NL-1.108-1
1925 NL-1.267-5
1926 NL-1.108-1
1927 NL-1.116-1
1928 NL-1.227-5
Car-1.121-32

Hits Allowed/9IP
1911 NL-6.99-1
1912 NL-8.38-10
1915 NL-6.05-1
1916 NL-7.47-10
1917 NL-7.79-10
1919 NL-6.89-1
1920 NL-8.30-6
1923 NL-9.09-9
1926 NL-8.58-6
1927 NL-8.76-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1914 NL-1.93-5
1915 NL-1.53-4
1916 NL-1.16-2
1917 NL-1.30-1
1919 NL-1.46-5
1920 NL-1.71-6
1921 NL-1.18-2
1922 NL-1.25-2
1923 NL-.89-1
1924 NL-1.33-2
1925 NL-1.11-1
1926 NL-1.39-2
1927 NL-1.28-1
1928 NL-1.37-1
Car-1.65-34

Strikeouts/9IP
1911 NL-5.57-2
1912 NL-5.66-1
1913 NL-4.67-5
1914 NL-5.43-2
1915 NL-5.76-1
1917 NL-4.64-3
1919 NL-4.63-2
1920 NL-4.29-2

Games
1911 NL-48-3
1912 NL-46-3
1913 NL-47-4
1914 NL-46-4
1915 NL-49-2
1916 NL-48-2
1917 NL-45-4
1920 NL-46-2
Car-696-87

Saves
1911 NL-3-8
1912 NL-3-5
1915 NL-3-5
1916 NL-3-5
1920 NL-5-2
1926 NL-2-9
1927 NL-3-5

Innings
1911 NL-367.0-1
1912 NL-310.3-1
1913 NL-306.3-3
1914 NL-355.0-1
1915 NL-376.3-1
1916 NL-389.0-1
1917 NL-388.0-1
1920 NL-363.3-1
1921 NL-252.0-10
1923 NL-305.0-4
1925 NL-236.0-10
1927 NL-268.0-7
1928 NL-243.7-10
Car-5190.0-10

Strikeouts
1911 NL-227-2
1912 NL-195-1
1913 NL-159-3
1914 NL-214-1
1915 NL-241-1
1916 NL-167-1
1917 NL-200-1
1919 NL-121-3
1920 NL-173-1
Car-2198-51

Games Started
1911 NL-37-2
1912 NL-34-7
1913 NL-36-3
1914 NL-39-3
1915 NL-42-2
1916 NL-45-1
1917 NL-44-1
1920 NL-40-1
1923 NL-36-6
1925 NL-30-10
1928 NL-31-7
Car-599-20

Comp. Games
1911 NL-31-1
1912 NL-25-3
1913 NL-23-5
1914 NL-32-1
1915 NL-36-1
1916 NL-38-1
1917 NL-34-1
1919 NL-20-9
1920 NL-33-1
1921 NL-21-4
1922 NL-20-4
1923 NL-26-4
1925 NL-20-6
1927 NL-22-4
1928 NL-18-6
Car-437-13

Shutouts
1911 NL-7-1
1912 NL-3-7
1913 NL-9-1
1914 NL-6-3
1915 NL-12-1
1916 NL-16-1
1917 NL-8-1
1919 NL-9-1
1920 NL-7-2
1921 NL-3-1
1923 NL-3-4
1926 NL-2-10
1927 NL-2-5
Car-90-2

Home Runs Allow.
1912 NL-11-1
1913 NL-9-7
1914 NL-8-7
1916 NL-6-8
1920 NL-8-5
1923 NL-17-1
1928 NL-15-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1911 NL-129-3
1912 NL-105-8

Hits Allowed
1911 NL-285-5
1912 NL-289-5
1913 NL-288-3
1914 NL-327-1
1915 NL-253-5
1916 NL-323-1
1917 NL-336-1
1920 NL-335-1
1921 NL-286-9
1923 NL-308-5
1925 NL-270-7
1927 NL-261-10
1928 NL-262-7
Car-4868-8

SO to Walk
1911 NL-1.76-8
1912 NL-1.86-7
1913 NL-2.12-6
1914 NL-2.82-2
1915 NL-3.77-1
1916 NL-3.34-2
1917 NL-3.57-1
1919 NL-3.18-2
1920 NL-2.51-3
1921 NL-2.33-2
1922 NL-1.41-8
1923 NL-2.40-1
1925 NL-2.17-2
1926 NL-1.52-6
1928 NL-1.59-4

Losses
1912 NL-17-8
Car-208-38

Earned Runs Allow.
1911 NL-105-4
1912 NL-97-8
1913 NL-95-6
1914 NL-94-2
1917 NL-79-8
1923 NL-108-7
Car-1476-39

Hit Batsmen
1914 NL-11-5
1915 NL-10-8
1916 NL-10-4

Batters Faced
1911 NL-1475-1
1912 NL-1290-2
1913 NL-1234-3
1914 NL-1459-1
1915 NL-1435-1
1916 NL-1500-1
1917 NL-1529-1
1920 NL-1447-1
1923 NL-1246-7
1927 NL-1082-9
Car-20928-12

Adjusted ERA+
1911 NL-133-5
1912 NL-128-9
1914 NL-123-7
1915 NL-225-1
1916 NL-170-1
1917 NL-153-2
1919 NL-167-1
1920 NL-168-1
1921 NL-113-10
1922 NL-116-10
1923 NL-125-5
1924 NL-129-6
1925 NL-127-7
1926 NL-127-9
1927 NL-157-2
Car-135-22

Oldest Player
1922 NL-35-10
1923 NL-36-9
1924 NL-37-5
1925 NL-38-4
1926 NL-39-3
1927 NL-40-3
1928 NL-41-2
1929 NL-42-2
1930 NL-43-1

        

Black Ink: Pitching - 126 (2) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 339 (5) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 77.0 (4) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 257.0 (10) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

September 1, 1910: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Syracuse (New York State) in the 1910 rule 5 draft.

December 11, 1917: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Bill Killefer to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Prendergast, Pickles Dillhoefer, and $55,000.

June 22, 1926: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Chicago Cubs.

December 11, 1929: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Harry McCurdy to the Philadelphia Phillies for Homer Peel and Bob McGraw.

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