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Babe Adams
Charles Benjamin Adams
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 18, 1882 in Tipton, IN
High School: Mt. Moriah (Mt. Moriah, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1906
Final Game: August 11, 1926
Died: July 27, 1968 in Silver Spring, MD
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1906 24 STL NL 0 1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 8 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 21 19 2.750 20.3 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1907 25 PIT NL 0 2 .000 6.95 4 3 1 1 0 0 22.0 40 25 17 1 3 11 3 0 1 104 35 1.955 16.4 0.4 1.2 4.5 3.67
1909 27 PIT NL 12 3 .800 1.11 25 12 11 7 3 2 130.0 88 25 16 0 23 65 3 0 1 475 231 0.854 6.1 0.0 1.6 4.5 2.83
1910 28 PIT NL 18 9 .667 2.24 34 30 3 16 3 0 245.0 217 95 61 4 60 101 6 0 1 971 140 1.131 8.0 0.1 2.2 3.7 1.68
1911 29 PIT NL 22 12 .647 2.33 40 37 2 24 6 0 293.1 253 97 76 5 42 133 8 0 3 1117 147 1.006 7.8 0.2 1.3 4.1 3.17 MVP-27
1912 30 PIT NL 11 8 .579 2.91 28 21 5 11 2 0 170.1 169 73 55 4 35 63 3 0 0 704 112 1.198 8.9 0.2 1.8 3.3 1.80
1913 31 PIT NL 21 10 .677 2.15 43 37 5 24 4 0 313.2 271 94 75 8 49 144 0 0 5 1227 140 1.020 7.8 0.2 1.4 4.1 2.94 MVP-22
1914 32 PIT NL 13 16 .448 2.51 40 35 4 19 3 1 283.0 253 97 79 5 39 91 7 0 2 1116 105 1.032 8.0 0.2 1.2 2.9 2.33
1915 33 PIT NL 14 14 .500 2.87 40 30 8 17 2 2 245.0 229 90 78 6 34 62 2 0 2 969 95 1.073 8.4 0.2 1.2 2.3 1.82
1916 34 PIT NL 2 9 .182 5.72 16 10 5 4 1 0 72.1 91 51 46 2 12 22 3 0 1 314 47 1.424 11.3 0.2 1.5 2.7 1.83
1918 36 PIT NL 1 1 .500 1.19 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.2 15 4 3 0 4 6 0 0 0 82 241 0.838 6.0 0.0 1.6 2.4 1.50
1919 37 PIT NL 17 10 .630 1.98 34 29 5 23 6 1 263.1 213 66 58 1 23 92 3 0 2 1017 153 0.896 7.3 0.0 0.8 3.1 4.00
1920 38 PIT NL 17 13 .567 2.16 35 33 2 19 8 2 263.0 240 83 63 6 18 84 1 0 5 1035 150 0.981 8.2 0.2 0.6 2.9 4.67
1921 39 PIT NL 14 5 .737 2.64 25 20 3 11 2 0 160.0 155 57 47 4 18 55 0 1 0 646 144 1.081 8.7 0.2 1.0 3.1 3.06
1922 40 PIT NL 8 11 .421 3.57 27 19 4 12 4 0 171.1 191 77 68 1 15 39 4 0 1 707 115 1.202 10.0 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.60
1923 41 PIT NL 13 7 .650 4.42 26 22 2 11 0 1 158.2 196 83 78 8 25 38 1 0 1 676 90 1.393 11.1 0.5 1.4 2.2 1.52
1924 42 PIT NL 3 1 .750 1.13 9 3 3 2 0 0 39.2 31 5 5 1 3 5 0 0 1 154 337 0.857 7.0 0.2 0.7 1.1 1.67
1925 43 PIT NL 6 5 .545 5.42 33 10 12 3 0 3 101.1 129 67 61 7 17 18 3 0 0 448 82 1.441 11.5 0.6 1.5 1.6 1.06
1926 44 PIT NL 2 3 .400 6.14 19 0 14 0 0 3 36.2 51 32 25 5 8 7 0 0 0 164 64 1.609 12.5 1.2 2.0 1.7 0.88
19 Seasons 194 140 .581 2.76 482 355 89 206 44 15 2995.1 2841 1129 917 68 430 1036 47 2 26 11947 117 1.092 8.5 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.41
162 Game Avg. 16 11 .581 2.76 39 29 7 17 4 1 243 231 92 74 6 35 84 4 0 2 971 117 1.092 8.5 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.41
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
PIT (18 yrs) 194 139 .583 2.74 481 354 89 206 44 15 2991.1 2832 1121 911 68 428 1036 47 1 26 11926 118 1.090 8.5 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.42
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 8 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 21 19 2.750 20.3 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1909 27 PIT NL WS W DET 3 0 1.000 1.33 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 18 5 4 2 6 0 11 1 0 0 106 0.889 6.0 0.7 2.0 3.7 1.83
1925 43 PIT NL WS W WSH 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 0 1.000 1.29 4 3 1 3 1 0 28.0 20 5 4 2 6 0 11 1 0 0 111 0.929 6.4 0.6 1.9 3.5 1.83
2 WS 3 0 1.000 1.29 4 3 1 3 1 0 28.0 20 5 4 2 6 0 11 1 0 0 111 0.929 6.4 0.6 1.9 3.5 1.83

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1906 24 STL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1907 25 PIT NL 4 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 78 2 0 0 /1
1909 27 PIT NL 25 46 39 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .051 .098 .103 .200 -39 4 0 5 1
1910 28 PIT NL 34 97 83 9 16 3 0 0 6 0 9 23 .193 .272 .229 .501 42 19 0 5 1
1911 29 PIT NL 40 107 103 9 26 5 1 0 10 0 3 17 .252 .274 .320 .594 63 33 0 1 1 MVP-27
1912 30 PIT NL 28 62 53 5 12 3 1 0 3 0 8 9 .226 .328 .321 .649 78 17 0 1 1
1913 31 PIT NL 43 118 114 13 33 6 2 0 13 0 1 16 .289 .296 .377 .673 95 43 0 3 1 MVP-22
1914 32 PIT NL 40 103 97 8 16 0 2 1 4 0 3 29 .165 .198 .237 .435 31 23 1 2 1
1915 33 PIT NL 40 91 85 4 12 1 0 0 7 0 4 14 .141 .180 .153 .333 2 13 0 2 1
1916 34 PIT NL 16 25 22 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 .273 .333 .364 .697 113 8 0 1 1
1918 36 PIT NL 3 9 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .556 .889 166 5 0 0 /1
1919 37 PIT NL 34 101 92 2 17 2 1 0 4 0 6 13 .185 .235 .228 .463 37 21 0 3 1
1920 38 PIT NL 35 92 89 4 13 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 18 .146 .156 .180 .335 -5 16 0 2 1
1921 39 PIT NL 25 66 63 7 16 2 4 0 6 1 0 1 7 .254 .266 .413 .678 75 26 0 2 1
1922 40 PIT NL 27 65 56 6 16 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 7 .286 .333 .375 .708 81 21 0 5 1
1923 41 PIT NL 26 62 55 5 15 5 1 0 8 0 1 6 13 .273 .344 .400 .744 94 22 0 1 1
1924 42 PIT NL 9 12 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .273 .455 19 3 0 1 /1
1925 43 PIT NL 33 35 31 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .226 .294 .258 .552 39 8 0 1 1
1926 44 PIT NL 19 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 18 2 0 0 1
19 Seasons 482 1108 1019 79 216 31 15 3 75 1 1 53 177 .212 .252 .281 .532 50 286 1 35
162 Game Avg. 162 372 342 27 73 10 5 1 25 0 18 .212 .252 .281 .532 50 96 0 12
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
PIT (18 yrs) 481 1107 1018 79 216 31 15 3 75 1 1 53 177 .212 .252 .281 .533 50 286 1 35
STL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1909 27 PIT NL WS DET W 3 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1925 43 PIT NL WS WSH W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 WS 4 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 0 0 2 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1906 STL NL 24 P 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00 .950 2.40
1907 PIT NL 25 P 4 11 3 7 1 0 .909 2.50 .955 2.28
1909 PIT NL 27 P 25 37 1 33 3 0 .919 1.36 .941 1.95
1910 PIT NL 28 P 34 56 7 44 5 1 .911 1.50 .946 1.77
1911 PIT NL 29 P 40 46 3 42 1 2 .978 1.13 .941 1.72 MVP-27
1912 PIT NL 30 P 28 38 2 36 0 0 1.000 1.36 .945 1.55
1913 PIT NL 31 P 43 85 10 74 1 1 .988 1.95 .953 1.57 MVP-22
1914 PIT NL 32 P 40 75 13 62 0 2 1.000 1.88 .940 1.65
1915 PIT NL 33 P 40 70 3 67 0 5 1.000 1.75 .950 1.68
1916 PIT NL 34 P 16 22 2 20 0 0 1.000 1.38 .959 1.63
1918 PIT NL 36 P 3 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.33 .975 2.03
1919 PIT NL 37 P 34 59 4 55 0 1 1.000 1.74 .958 1.89
1920 PIT NL 38 P 35 71 3 66 2 1 .972 1.97 .956 1.75
1921 PIT NL 39 P 25 35 1 34 0 1 1.000 1.40 .951 1.52
1922 PIT NL 40 P 27 49 5 43 1 2 .980 1.78 .955 1.29
1923 PIT NL 41 P 26 30 0 29 1 0 .967 1.12 .957 1.34
1924 PIT NL 42 P 9 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.67 .967 1.42
1925 PIT NL 43 P 33 17 0 17 0 1 1.000 0.52 .953 1.35
1926 PIT NL 44 P 19 8 0 7 1 0 .875 0.37 .962 1.39
19 Seasons P 482 723 58 648 17 17 .976 1.46 .950 1.62
19 Seasons TOT 482 723 58 648 17 17 .976 1.46 .927 1.62
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1911-NL-27-2%
1913-NL-22-5%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1910 NL--2.241--5th
1911 NL--2.332--3rd
1913 NL--2.152--2nd
1919 NL--1.982--5th
1920 NL--2.156--2nd
1921 NL--2.644--2nd
Career--2.755--89th

Wins s c a p y
1910 NL--18--6th
1911 NL--22--5th
1913 NL--21--6th
1919 NL--17--7th
1920 NL--17--9th
Career--194--123rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1910 NL--.667--5th
1911 NL--.647--7th
1913 NL--.677--8th
1919 NL--.630--7th
1921 NL--.737--1st
1923 NL--.650--5th
Career--.581--177th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1910 NL--1.131--5th
1911 NL--1.006--1st
1912 NL--1.198--5th
1913 NL--1.020--2nd
1914 NL--1.032--1st
1915 NL--1.074--5th
1919 NL--.896--1st
1920 NL--.981--1st
1921 NL--1.081--1st
1922 NL--1.202--2nd
Career--1.092--16th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 NL--7.971--10th
1913 NL--7.776--7th
1919 NL--7.280--6th
1920 NL--8.213--5th
1921 NL--8.719--2nd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 NL--2.204--7th
1911 NL--1.289--2nd
1912 NL--1.849--5th
1913 NL--1.406--3rd
1914 NL--1.240--2nd
1915 NL--1.249--3rd
1919 NL--.786--1st
1920 NL--.616--1st
1921 NL--1.013--1st
1922 NL--.788--1st
1923 NL--1.418--2nd
Career--1.292--18th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1913 NL--4.132--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1913 NL--43--8th

Saves s c a p y
1909 NL--2--9th
1925 NL--3--3rd
1926 NL--3--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1911 NL--293.3--7th
1913 NL--313.7--2nd
1919 NL--263.3--7th
Career--2995.3--130th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1911 NL--133--8th
1913 NL--144--5th
1919 NL--92--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1911 NL--37--2nd
1913 NL--37--2nd
1914 NL--35--8th
1919 NL--29--8th
1920 NL--33--9th
Career--355--180th

Complete Games s c a p y
1911 NL--24--5th
1913 NL--24--4th
1919 NL--23--5th
Career--206--127th

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 NL--6--2nd
1913 NL--4--3rd
1919 NL--6--3rd
1920 NL--8--1st
1921 NL--2--9th
1922 NL--4--3rd
Career--44--35th

Home Runs s c a p y
1913 NL--8--9th
1915 NL--6--7th

Hits s c a p y
1913 NL--271--6th
1914 NL--253--9th
Career--2841--150th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1910 NL--1.683--10th
1911 NL--3.167--2nd
1912 NL--1.800--9th
1913 NL--2.939--3rd
1914 NL--2.333--3rd
1919 NL--4.000--1st
1920 NL--4.667--1st
1921 NL--3.056--1st
1922 NL--2.600--1st
1923 NL--1.520--4th
Career--2.409--102nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL--.153--9th
1914 NL--.159--9th
1919 NL--.034--3rd
1921 NL--.225--7th
1922 NL--.053--1st
Career--.204--173rd

Losses s c a p y
Career--140--197th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1915 NL--78--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1920 NL--5--9th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1911 NL--1117--9th
1913 NL--1227--4th
1919 NL--1017--8th
Career--11947--133rd

Games Finished s c a p y
1909 NL--11--10th
1926 NL--14--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1910 NL--140--4th
1911 NL--147--2nd
1913 NL--140--4th
1919 NL--153--3rd
1920 NL--150--2nd
1921 NL--144--1st
Career--117--156th

Oldest s c a p y
1918 NL--born 1882-05-18--8th
1919 NL--born 1882-05-18--3rd
1920 NL--born 1882-05-18--3rd
1921 NL--born 1882-05-18--3rd
1922 NL--born 1882-05-18--1st
1923 NL--born 1882-05-18--1st
1924 NL--born 1882-05-18--1st
1925 NL--born 1882-05-18--1st
1926 NL--born 1882-05-18--1st

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 12 (185), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 142 (106), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 72 (161), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 39 (73), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1906 Season: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from Parsons (Missouri Valley).

May, 1906: Purchased by Louisville (American Association) from the St. Louis Cardinals. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September, 1907: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Denver (Western).

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