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Earl Caldwell
Earl Welton Caldwell (Teach)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 178 lb.

Debut September 8, 1928
Final Game September 15, 1948
Born April 9, 1905 in Sparks, TX
Died September 15, 1981 in Mission, TX

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1928 23 PHI NL   1   4   5   5   1   1   0  0   34.7   46   23   22   5   17    6   0   0   154       1  5.71  4.38   77 1.817
 1935 30 SLB AL   3   2   6   5   2   1   1  0   36.7   34   16   15   2   17    5   0   0   157       0  3.68  4.77  129 1.391
 1936 31 SLB AL   7  16  41  25  10   2   9  2  189.0  252  146  126  15   83   59  15   3   900       1  6.00  5.39   90 1.772
 1937 32 SLB AL   0   0   9   2   0   0   1  0   29.0   39   22   22   3   13    8   2   0   138       0  6.83  4.81   70 1.793
 1945 40 CHW AL   6   7  27  11   5   1  15  4  105.3  108   50   42   8   37   45   3   0   455       0  3.59  3.33   93 1.377
 1946 41 CHW AL  13   4  39   0   0   0  37  8   90.7   60   28   21   2   29   42   1   5   359       0  2.08  3.40  163 0.982 MVP-14
 1947 42 CHW AL   1   4  40   0   0   0  30  8   54.3   53   23   22   4   30   22   1   0   239       0  3.64  3.67  101 1.528
 1948 43 TOT AL   2   6  33   1   0   0  19  3   48.0   64   39   36   5   33   15   3   0   231       0  6.75  4.26   63 2.021
         BOS AL   1   1   8   0   0   0   3  0    9.0   11   14   13   2   11    5   1   0    46       0 13.00  4.37   34 2.444
         CHW AL   1   5  25   1   0   0  16  3   39.0   53   25   23   3   22   10   2   0   185       0  5.31  4.24   80 1.923
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .434  33  43 200  49  18   5 112 25  587.7  656  347  306  44  259  202  25   8  2633       2  4.69  4.34   93 1.557
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  11  54  13   4   1  30  6  160.3  179   94   83  12   70   55   6   2   719   0   0  4.69  4.34   93 1.557
 Career High     13  16  41  25  10   2  37  8  189.0  252  146  126  15   83   59  15   5   900   0   1  2.08  5.39  163 0.982

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1928 23 PHI NL   5    9    1    1   1  0   0    2   0      0   1  .111  .111  .222  -17    2   1           0    
 1935 30 SLB AL   6   11    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .182  .250  .182   11    2   1           0    
 1936 31 SLB AL  41   58    5   11   1  0   1    6   0  0   0  16  .190  .190  .259    8   15   4           0    
 1937 32 SLB AL   9    9    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .222  .222  .333   38    3   1           0    
 1945 40 CHW AL  27   37    4    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   8  .216  .216  .243   35    9   3           0   1
 1946 41 CHW AL  39   18    2    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   5   4  .167  .348  .167   49    3   2           0   0 MVP-14
 1947 42 CHW AL  40    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
 1948 43 TOT AL  33    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   4  .125  .300  .125   16    1   0           0   0
         BOS AL   8    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   74    1   0           0   0
         CHW AL  25    5    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   3  .000  .286  .000  -19    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      200  157   14   28   4  0   1   16   0  0   8  43  .178  .218  .223   16   35  13   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        127   11   23   3  0   1   13   0  0   6  35  .178  .218  .223   16   28  11   0   0   0   1
 Career High     41   58    5   11   1  0   1    6   0  0   5  16                          15   4   0   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1928 23 PHI NL   10    9    0   0.0   115| .111  .299| .111  .364| .222  .425| .333  .789| -17  .000  -1.6  -0.2     
 1935 30 SLB AL   13   10    1   2.7   115| .182  .292| .250  .366| .182  .423| .432  .788|  11  .240  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1936 31 SLB AL   62   51    3   1.6   124| .190  .302| .190  .379| .259  .444| .449  .823|   8  .090  -9.0  -0.8   0%
 1937 32 SLB AL   10    8    1   3.3   117| .222  .290| .222  .365| .333  .432| .555  .797|  38  .300  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1945 40 CHW AL   40   33    2   1.6    86| .216  .258| .216  .330| .243  .351| .459  .680|  35  .170  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1946 41 CHW AL   25   17    1   1.6    92| .167  .259| .348  .333| .167  .372| .515  .705|  49  .144  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1947 42 CHW AL    8    8    0   0.0    93| .000  .258| .000  .337| .000  .371| .000  .708|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1948 43 TOT AL   10    7    0   0.0   105| .125  .273| .300  .357| .125  .394| .425  .752|  16  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         BOS AL    3    2    0   0.0   110| .333  .279| .333  .365| .333  .403| .666  .768|  74  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
         CHW AL    7    5    0   0.0   103| .000  .269| .286  .354| .000  .389| .286  .743| -19  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       178  143    8   1.5   107| .178  .282| .218  .356| .223  .405| .441  .761|  16  .107 -19.8  -1.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1928 23 PHI NL P 5 0 10 0 0 1.000 .962 2.00 1.28 2.59 2.41 5 34.7 1935 30 SLB AL P 6 3 13 0 0 1.000 .947 2.67 1.12 3.92 2.16 5 36.7 1936 31 SLB AL P 41 6 32 5 3 .884 .957 0.93 1.04 1.81 1.99 25 189.0 1937 32 SLB AL P 9 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.09 1.86 2.05 2 29.0 1945 40 CHW AL P 27 8 34 1 3 .977 .955 1.56 1.28 3.59 2.24 11 105.3 1946 41 CHW AL P 39 5 19 0 0 1.000 .952 0.62 1.01 2.38 2.01 0 90.7 1947 42 CHW AL P 40 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.17 0.95 1.16 1.92 0 54.3 1948 43 TOT AL P 33 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.21 0.91 1.31 2.02 1 48.0 BOS AL P 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.91 0.00 2.00 0 9.0 CHW AL P 25 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.28 0.91 1.62 2.03 1 39.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1928 23 PHI NL P 5 0 10 0 0 1.000 .962 2.00 1.28 2.59 2.41 5 34.7 1935 30 SLB AL P 6 3 13 0 0 1.000 .947 2.67 1.12 3.92 2.16 5 36.7 1936 31 SLB AL P 41 6 32 5 3 .884 .957 0.93 1.04 1.81 1.99 25 189.0 1937 32 SLB AL P 9 0 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 1.09 1.86 2.05 2 29.0 1945 40 CHW AL P 27 8 34 1 3 .977 .955 1.56 1.28 3.59 2.24 11 105.3 1946 41 CHW AL P 39 5 19 0 0 1.000 .952 0.62 1.01 2.38 2.01 0 90.7 1947 42 CHW AL P 40 1 6 1 0 .875 .959 0.17 0.95 1.16 1.92 0 54.3 1948 43 TOT AL P 33 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.21 0.91 1.31 2.02 1 48.0 BOS AL P 8 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.91 0.00 2.00 0 9.0 CHW AL P 25 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.28 0.91 1.62 2.03 1 39.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 200 25 125 7 6 .955 .955 0.75 1.04 2.30 2.07 49 587.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 200 25 125 7 6 .955 .955 0.75 1.04 2.30 2.07 49 588
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1946-AL-14-0.05
Car-1073-0.05 shares

Won-Loss %
1946 AL-.765-3

Games
1936 AL-41-8
1946 AL-39-4
1947 AL-40-8

Saves
1945 AL-4-3
1946 AL-8-2
1947 AL-8-5

Shutouts
1936 AL-2-8

Losses
1936 AL-16-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1936 AL-126-9

Wild Pitches
1946 AL-5-7

Hit Batsmen
1936 AL-15-1

Games Finished
1945 AL-15-8
1946 AL-37-1
1947 AL-30-4
1948 AL-19-8

Oldest Player
1945 AL-40-10
1946 AL-41-5
1947 AL-42-1
1948 AL-43-1

 

Gray Ink: Pitching - 16 (1175) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1592) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 1, 1937: Purchased by the Toronto (International) from the St. Louis Browns.

July 26, 1948: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox.


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