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Benn Karr
Benjamin Joyce Karr (Baldy)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 20, 1920
Final Game July 3, 1927
Born November 28, 1893 in Mount Pleasant, MS
Died December 8, 1968 in Memphis, TN

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Pitching  Glossary / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1920 26 BOS AL   3   8  26   2   0   0  20  1   91.7  109   55   49   3   24   21   1   1   390       0  4.81  3.64   76 1.451
 1921 27 BOS AL   8   7  26   7   5   0  18  0  117.7  123   53   48   8   38   37   1   1   499       0  3.67  4.24  115 1.368
 1922 28 BOS AL   5  12  41  13   7   0  20  1  183.3  212  115   91  10   45   41   5   2   784       0  4.47  4.11   92 1.402
 1925 31 CLE AL  11  12  32  24  12   1   7  0  197.7  248  127  105   8   80   41   6   4   898       0  4.78  4.43   93 1.659
 1926 32 CLE AL   5   6  30   7   4   0  17  1  113.3  137   72   63   9   41   23   6   3   535       0  5.00  4.06   81 1.571
 1927 33 CLE AL   3   3  22   5   1   0   6  2   76.7   92   49   43   5   32   17   1   0   341       0  5.05  4.17   83 1.617
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .422  35  48 177  58  29   1  88  5  780.3  921  471  399  43  260  180  20  11  3447       0  4.60  4.15   90 1.513
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  13  51  16   8   0  25  1  225.7  266  136  115  12   75   52   5   3   997   0   0  4.60  4.15   90 1.513
 Career High     11  12  41  24  12   1  20  2  197.7  248  127  105  10   80   41   6   4   898   0   0  3.67  4.43  115 1.368

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1920 26 BOS AL  57   75    8   21   5  0   1   15   0  0   6  18  .280  .333  .387   94   29   1           0    
 1921 27 BOS AL  43   62    7   16   2  0   0    9   1  0   3  16  .258  .292  .290   51   18   4           0    
 1922 28 BOS AL  66   98    7   21   2  0   0    4   1  0   4   7  .214  .245  .235   26   23   1           0    
 1925 31 CLE AL  46   92   11   24   5  0   1   17   0  0   7   8  .261  .313  .348   67   32   7           0    
 1926 32 CLE AL  31   45    8   10   5  0   0    2   0  0   2   3  .222  .255  .333   52   15   1           0    
 1927 33 CLE AL  22   20    2    4   1  0   0    0   1  0   4   6  .200  .333  .250   52    5   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      265  392   43   96  20  0   2   47   3  0  26  58  .245  .292  .311   57  122  15   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        240   26   59  12  0   1   29   2  0  16  35  .245  .292  .311   57   75   9   0   0   0   0
 Career High     66   98   11   24   5  0   1   17   1  0   7  18                          32   7   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1920 26 BOS AL   82   55   10   4.9   103| .280  .286| .333  .350| .387  .393| .720  .743|  94  .528  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1921 27 BOS AL   69   50    5   2.7   112| .258  .296| .292  .361| .290  .415| .582  .776|  51  .236  -4.6  -0.4 100%
 1922 28 BOS AL  103   78    6   2.1   109| .214  .292| .245  .357| .235  .410| .480  .766|  26  .178 -10.8  -1.1 100%
 1925 31 CLE AL  106   75   10   3.6   116| .261  .301| .313  .371| .348  .422| .661  .793|  67  .340  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1926 32 CLE AL   48   36    4   3.0   110| .222  .291| .255  .363| .333  .408| .588  .771|  52  .301  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1927 33 CLE AL   25   17    2   3.1   111| .200  .294| .333  .362| .250  .413| .583  .776|  52  .311  -1.3  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       433  311   37   3.2   110| .245  .294| .292  .361| .311  .410| .603  .771|  57  .316 -25.4  -2.5 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1920 26 BOS AL P 26 5 18 2 0 .920 .950 0.88 1.66 2.26 2.70 2 91.7 1921 27 BOS AL P 26 2 30 2 0 .941 .955 1.23 1.56 2.45 2.70 7 117.7 1922 28 BOS AL P 41 9 44 5 3 .914 .964 1.29 1.48 2.60 2.60 13 183.3 1925 31 CLE AL P 32 14 57 4 5 .947 .959 2.22 1.40 3.23 2.66 24 197.7 1926 32 CLE AL P 30 6 35 2 0 .953 .958 1.37 1.39 3.26 2.66 7 113.3 1927 33 CLE AL P 22 4 29 2 0 .943 .959 1.50 1.40 3.87 2.62 5 76.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1920 26 BOS AL P 26 5 18 2 0 .920 .950 0.88 1.66 2.26 2.70 2 91.7 1921 27 BOS AL P 26 2 30 2 0 .941 .955 1.23 1.56 2.45 2.70 7 117.7 1922 28 BOS AL P 41 9 44 5 3 .914 .964 1.29 1.48 2.60 2.60 13 183.3 1925 31 CLE AL P 32 14 57 4 5 .947 .959 2.22 1.40 3.23 2.66 24 197.7 1926 32 CLE AL P 30 6 35 2 0 .953 .958 1.37 1.39 3.26 2.66 7 113.3 1927 33 CLE AL P 22 4 29 2 0 .943 .959 1.50 1.40 3.87 2.62 5 76.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 177 40 213 17 8 .937 .959 1.43 1.48 2.92 2.65 58 780.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 177 40 213 17 8 .937 .959 1.43 1.48 2.92 2.65 58 780
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.

Games
1922 AL-41-10

Hit Batsmen
1926 AL-6-7

Games Finished
1920 AL-20-1
1921 AL-18-4
1922 AL-20-3
1926 AL-17-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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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