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Willie Adams

James Irvin Adams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 27, 1890 in Clearfield, PA
School: Albright College (Reading, PA)(All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1912
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns/Rebels 1912-1919

Final Game: September 6, 1919
Died: June 18, 1937 in Albany, NY
Buried: In Unknown Cemetery, Phillipsburg, PA
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Standard Pitching

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
1912 21 SLB AL 2 3 .400 3.88 13 5 8 0 0 0 46.1 50 32 20 0 19 16 2 0 3 197 87 1.489 9.7 0.0 3.7 3.1 0.84
1913 22 SLB AL 0 0 10.00 4 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 12 14 10 1 4 5 3 0 0 48 31 1.778 12.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.25
1914 23 PBS FL 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 85 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64
1918 27 PHA AL 5 12 .294 4.42 32 14 9 7 0 0 169.0 164 95 83 2 97 39 12 0 3 733 66 1.544 8.7 0.1 5.2 2.1 0.40
1919 28 PHA AL 0 0 3.86 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 7 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 21 96 1.929 13.5 1.9 3.9 0.0 0.00
5 Yrs 8 16 .333 4.37 65 21 30 8 0 2 284.1 303 172 138 8 144 74 19 0 8 1237 70 1.572 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.3 0.51
162 Game Avg. 6 13 .333 4.37 51 17 24 6 0 2 225 240 136 109 6 114 59 15 0 6 978 70 1.572 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.3 0.51
PHA (2 yrs) 5 12 .294 4.40 33 14 10 7 0 0 173.2 171 97 85 3 99 39 13 0 3 754 67 1.555 8.9 0.2 5.1 2.0 0.39
SLB (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.88 17 5 10 0 0 0 55.1 62 46 30 1 23 21 5 0 3 245 68 1.536 10.1 0.2 3.7 3.4 0.91
PBS (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 85 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64
AL (4 yrs) 7 15 .318 4.52 50 19 20 7 0 0 229.0 233 143 115 4 122 60 18 0 6 999 67 1.550 9.2 0.2 4.8 2.4 0.49
FL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 85 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1912 21 SLB AL 46.1 13 5 32 6.22 4.57 -0.08 0.00 100.0 4.65 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .441 .495 $
1913 22 SLB AL 9.0 4 0 14 14.00 4.00 -0.03 0.00 100.0 4.03 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -9 .279 .495 $
1914 23 PBS FL 55.1 15 2 29 4.72 4.13 -0.28 0.00 98.0 4.32 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .480 .498 $
1918 27 PHA AL 169.0 32 14 95 5.06 3.68 0.08 0.00 103.4 3.73 -26 -2.9 1.0 -0.2 -1.5 -13 .410 .482 $
1919 28 PHA AL 4.2 1 0 2 3.86 4.34 -0.56 0.00 110.0 5.39 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .589 .501 $
5 Seasons 284.1 65 21 172 5.44 3.94 -0.03 0.00 101.8 4.03 -45 -4.7 1.0 -0.3 -2.7 -24 .427 .494 $
PHA (2 yrs) 173.2 33 14 97 5.03 3.70 0.06 0.00 103.6 3.77 -25 -2.8 1.0 -0.2 -1.4 -12 .416 .491 $
SLB (2 yrs) 55.1 17 5 46 7.48 4.48 -0.07 0.00 100.0 4.55 -18 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -12 .403 .495 $
PBS (1 yr) 55.1 15 2 29 4.72 4.13 -0.28 0.00 98.0 4.32 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .480 .498 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 27 PHA AL 747 0.3% 5.2% 13.0% 1.6% 7% 75%
1919 28 PHA AL 21 4.8% 0.0% 9.5% 81%
2 Yrs 768 0.4% 5.1% 12.9% 1.6% 7% 76%
MLB Averages 0.4% 8.0% 7.3% 2.7% 12% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1912 21 2 3 .400 3.88 13 5 8 0 0 0 46.1 50 32 20 0 19 16 2 0 3 197 87 1.489 9.7 0.0 3.7 3.1 0.84 87
1913 22 2 3 .400 4.88 17 5 10 0 0 0 55.1 62 46 30 1 23 21 5 0 3 245 68 1.536 10.1 0.2 3.7 3.4 0.91 68
1914 23 3 4 .429 4.31 32 7 20 1 0 2 110.2 132 75 53 5 45 35 6 0 5 483 75 1.599 10.7 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.78 75
1915 24 3 4 .429 4.31 32 7 20 1 0 2 110.2 132 75 53 5 45 35 6 0 5 483 75 1.599 10.7 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.78 75
1916 25 3 4 .429 4.31 32 7 20 1 0 2 110.2 132 75 53 5 45 35 6 0 5 483 75 1.599 10.7 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.78 75
1917 26 3 4 .429 4.31 32 7 20 1 0 2 110.2 132 75 53 5 45 35 6 0 5 483 75 1.599 10.7 0.4 3.7 2.8 0.78 75
1918 27 8 16 .333 4.38 64 21 29 8 0 2 279.2 296 170 136 7 142 74 18 0 8 1216 70 1.566 9.5 0.2 4.6 2.4 0.52 70
1919 28 8 16 .333 4.37 65 21 30 8 0 2 284.1 303 172 138 8 144 74 19 0 8 1237 70 1.572 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.3 0.51 70

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1912 21 2 2 .500 4.09 44.0 52 22 20 0 20 15 2 1.636 10.6 4.1 3.1 0.75 0.0 13
1913 22 0 1 .000 10.80 10.0 13 13 12 1 4 6 3 1.700 11.7 3.6 5.4 1.50 0.9 4
1914 23 2 3 .400 4.78 49.0 76 29 26 4 24 12 1 2.041 14.0 4.4 2.2 0.50 0.7 15
1918 27 6 14 .300 5.92 187.0 225 137 123 3 133 43 16 1.914 10.8 6.4 2.1 0.32 0.1 32
1919 28 0 0 6.75 4.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 1 2.500 18.0 4.5 0.0 0.00 2.3 1
5 Yrs 10 20 .333 5.63 294.0 374 204 184 9 183 76 23 1.895 11.4 2.3 0.42 0.3 65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1914 FL  2 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL  97 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1918 AL  83 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 AL  12 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1918 AL  9 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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