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Pete Alexander

Grover Cleveland Alexander (Old Pete)

Hall of Famer

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

Born: February 26, 1887 in Elba, NE
High School: St. Paul (St. Paul, NE) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1911
Final Game: May 28, 1930
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1938 (212/262 ballots).
Died: November 4, 1950 in St.Paul, NE
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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
1911 24 PHI NL 28 13 .683 2.57 48 37 11 31 7 3 367.0 285 133 105 5 129 227 8 1 4 1475 133 1.128 7.0 0.1 3.2 5.6 1.76 MVP-3
1912 25 PHI NL 19 17 .528 2.81 46 34 10 25 3 3 310.1 289 133 97 11 105 195 6 0 5 1290 128 1.270 8.4 0.3 3.0 5.7 1.86 MVP-22
1913 26 PHI NL 22 8 .733 2.79 47 36 9 23 9 2 306.1 288 106 95 9 75 159 3 0 3 1234 119 1.185 8.5 0.3 2.2 4.7 2.12
1914 27 PHI NL 27 15 .643 2.38 46 39 7 32 6 1 355.0 327 133 94 8 76 214 11 0 1 1459 123 1.135 8.3 0.2 1.9 5.4 2.82 MVP-10
1915 28 PHI NL 31 10 .756 1.22 49 42 7 36 12 3 376.1 253 86 51 3 64 241 10 0 2 1435 225 0.842 6.1 0.1 1.5 5.8 3.77
1916 29 PHI NL 33 12 .733 1.55 48 45 3 38 16 3 389.0 323 90 67 6 50 167 10 0 3 1500 170 0.959 7.5 0.1 1.2 3.9 3.34
1917 30 PHI NL 30 13 .698 1.83 45 44 0 34 8 0 388.0 336 107 79 4 56 200 6 0 2 1529 153 1.010 7.8 0.1 1.3 4.6 3.57
1918 31 CHC NL 2 1 .667 1.73 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 19 7 5 0 3 15 1 0 0 98 161 0.846 6.6 0.0 1.0 5.2 5.00
1919 32 CHC NL 16 11 .593 1.72 30 27 3 20 9 1 235.0 180 51 45 3 38 121 0 0 1 906 167 0.928 6.9 0.1 1.5 4.6 3.18
1920 33 CHC NL 27 14 .659 1.91 46 40 6 33 7 5 363.1 335 96 77 8 69 173 1 0 3 1447 168 1.112 8.3 0.2 1.7 4.3 2.51
1921 34 CHC NL 15 13 .536 3.39 31 29 1 21 3 1 252.0 286 110 95 10 33 77 1 0 1 1033 113 1.266 10.2 0.4 1.2 2.8 2.33
1922 35 CHC NL 16 13 .552 3.63 33 31 2 20 1 1 245.2 283 111 99 8 34 48 3 0 4 1014 115 1.290 10.4 0.3 1.2 1.8 1.41
1923 36 CHC NL 22 12 .647 3.19 39 36 2 26 3 2 305.0 308 128 108 17 30 72 0 0 2 1246 125 1.108 9.1 0.5 0.9 2.1 2.40
1924 37 CHC NL 12 5 .706 3.03 21 20 0 12 0 0 169.1 183 82 57 9 25 33 1 0 1 708 129 1.228 9.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.32 MVP-22
1925 38 CHC NL 15 11 .577 3.39 32 30 1 20 1 0 236.0 270 106 89 14 29 63 3 0 1 977 128 1.267 10.3 0.5 1.1 2.4 2.17
1926 39 TOT NL 12 10 .545 3.05 30 23 7 15 2 2 200.1 191 83 68 8 31 47 2 0 0 815 128 1.108 8.6 0.4 1.4 2.1 1.52 MVP-19
1926 39 CHC NL 3 3 .500 3.46 7 7 0 4 0 0 52.0 55 26 20 0 7 12 0 0 0 218 112 1.192 9.5 0.0 1.2 2.1 1.71
1926 39 STL NL 9 7 .563 2.91 23 16 7 11 2 2 148.1 136 57 48 8 24 35 2 0 0 597 135 1.079 8.3 0.5 1.5 2.1 1.46
1927 40 STL NL 21 10 .677 2.52 37 30 4 22 2 3 268.0 261 94 75 11 38 48 1 0 1 1082 157 1.116 8.8 0.4 1.3 1.6 1.26 MVP-20
1928 41 STL NL 16 9 .640 3.36 34 31 2 18 1 2 243.2 262 106 91 15 37 59 2 0 3 1009 118 1.227 9.7 0.6 1.4 2.2 1.59
1929 42 STL NL 9 8 .529 3.89 22 19 3 8 0 0 132.0 149 65 57 10 23 33 1 0 2 562 120 1.303 10.2 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.43
1930 43 PHI NL 0 3 .000 9.14 9 3 2 0 0 0 21.2 40 24 22 5 6 6 0 0 0 109 60 2.123 16.6 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.00
20 Seasons 373 208 .642 2.56 696 599 80 437 90 32 5190.0 4868 1851 1476 164 951 2198 70 1 39 20928 135 1.121 8.4 0.3 1.6 3.8 2.31
162 Game Avg. 20 11 .642 2.56 37 31 4 23 5 2 273 256 97 78 9 50 115 4 0 2 1099 135 1.121 8.4 0.3 1.6 3.8 2.31
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
CHC (9 yrs) 128 83 .607 2.84 242 223 15 159 24 10 1884.1 1919 717 595 69 268 614 10 0 13 7647 131 1.161 9.2 0.3 1.3 2.9 2.29
PHI (8 yrs) 190 91 .676 2.18 338 280 49 219 61 15 2513.2 2141 812 610 51 561 1409 54 1 20 10031 140 1.075 7.7 0.2 2.0 5.0 2.51
STL (4 yrs) 55 34 .618 3.08 116 96 16 59 5 7 792.0 808 322 271 44 122 175 6 0 6 3250 132 1.174 9.2 0.5 1.4 2.0 1.43

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
1915 28 PHI NL WS L BOS 1 1 .500 1.53 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.2 14 3 3 0 4 1 10 0 0 0 69 1.019 7.1 0.0 2.0 5.1 2.50
1926 39 STL NL WS W NYY 2 0 1.000 1.33 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.1 12 4 3 0 4 0 17 0 0 0 76 0.787 5.3 0.0 1.8 7.5 4.25
1928 41 STL NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 19.80 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 10 11 11 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 30 2.800 18.0 5.4 7.2 3.6 0.50
3 Seasons (3 Series) 3 2 .600 3.56 7 5 2 4 0 1 43.0 36 18 17 3 12 1 29 0 0 0 175 1.116 7.5 0.6 2.5 6.1 2.42
3 WS 3 2 .600 3.56 7 5 2 4 0 1 43.0 36 18 17 3 12 1 29 0 0 0 175 1.116 7.5 0.6 2.5 6.1 2.42

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
1911 24 PHI NL 50 140 138 12 24 5 1 0 9 1 2 27 .174 .186 .225 .410 14 31 0 0 1 MVP-3
1912 25 PHI NL 46 117 102 7 19 4 0 2 13 0 6 14 .186 .231 .284 .516 37 29 0 9 1 MVP-22
1913 26 PHI NL 47 109 103 9 13 4 1 0 4 0 3 21 .126 .151 .184 .335 -6 19 0 3 1
1914 27 PHI NL 48 143 137 18 32 3 0 0 7 0 3 12 .234 .255 .255 .511 48 35 1 2 1/O MVP-10
1915 28 PHI NL 49 141 130 9 22 3 0 1 8 0 1 6 23 .169 .206 .215 .421 27 28 0 5 1
1916 29 PHI NL 49 146 138 10 33 7 4 0 9 1 5 15 .239 .266 .348 .614 84 48 0 3 1
1917 30 PHI NL 47 149 139 17 30 8 2 1 13 1 3 23 .216 .232 .324 .556 67 45 0 7 1
1918 31 CHC NL 3 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -39 1 0 0 /1
1919 32 CHC NL 30 84 70 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 10 18 .171 .275 .186 .461 39 13 0 4 1
1920 33 CHC NL 46 135 118 9 27 4 1 1 14 0 0 11 26 .229 .295 .305 .600 71 36 0 6 1
1921 34 CHC NL 31 102 95 8 29 3 1 1 14 0 1 2 13 .305 .320 .389 .709 87 37 0 5 1
1922 35 CHC NL 33 95 85 4 15 1 0 0 11 0 0 6 16 .176 .231 .188 .419 8 16 0 4 1
1923 36 CHC NL 39 119 111 10 24 3 1 1 10 0 0 1 11 .216 .223 .288 .512 34 32 0 7 1
1924 37 CHC NL 21 71 65 3 15 2 0 1 10 0 1 2 8 .231 .254 .308 .561 49 20 0 4 1 MVP-22
1925 38 CHC NL 32 89 79 7 19 4 1 2 12 0 2 1 5 .241 .250 .392 .642 60 31 0 9 1
1926 39 TOT NL 30 73 65 2 13 3 0 0 6 0 2 15 .200 .224 .246 .470 25 16 0 6 1 MVP-19
1926 39 CHC NL 7 18 15 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .467 .467 .600 1.067 183 9 0 3 /1
1926 39 STL NL 23 55 50 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 14 .120 .154 .140 .294 -22 7 0 3 1
1927 40 STL NL 37 102 94 7 23 3 1 0 6 0 5 14 .245 .283 .298 .581 54 28 0 3 1 MVP-20
1928 41 STL NL 34 98 86 13 25 2 0 1 11 0 4 8 .291 .322 .349 .671 74 30 0 8 1
1929 42 STL NL 22 48 41 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 .049 .133 .049 .182 -53 2 1 3 1
1930 43 PHI NL 9 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -12 0 0 0 /1
20 Seasons 703 1977 1810 154 378 60 13 11 163 3 5 77 276 .209 .242 .275 .517 43 497 2 88
162 Game Avg. 162 456 417 35 87 14 3 3 38 1 18 64 .209 .242 .275 .517 43 115 0 20
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
CHC (9 yrs) 242 723 648 49 149 20 4 6 78 0 4 33 100 .230 .267 .301 .568 53 195 0 42
PHI (8 yrs) 345 951 891 82 173 34 8 4 63 3 1 30 135 .194 .221 .264 .485 40 235 1 29
STL (4 yrs) 116 303 271 23 56 6 1 1 22 0 14 41 .207 .248 .247 .495 29 67 1 17

Postseason Batting

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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
1915 28 PHI NL WS BOS L 2 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 1 0 0
1926 39 STL NL WS NYY W 3 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0
1928 41 STL NL WS NYY L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 7 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 1 0 0 3 0 0
3 WS 7 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 1 0 0 3 0 0

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1911 PHI NL 24 P 48 110 11 95 4 3 .964 2.21 .942 1.72 MVP-3
1912 PHI NL 25 P 46 88 10 75 3 1 .966 1.85 .947 1.55 MVP-22
1913 PHI NL 26 P 47 92 10 82 0 3 1.000 1.96 .953 1.57
1914 PHI NL 27 P 46 123 18 102 3 1 .976 2.61 .941 1.65 MVP-10
1914 PHI NL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1-0-0 MVP-10
1915 PHI NL 28 P 49 145 22 120 3 4 .979 2.90 .950 1.68
1916 PHI NL 29 P 48 120 17 102 1 3 .992 2.48 .958 1.63
1917 PHI NL 30 P 45 133 24 108 1 3 .992 2.93 .959 1.78
1918 CHC NL 31 P 3 8 0 8 0 0 1.000 2.67 .962 2.03
1919 CHC NL 32 P 30 91 6 85 0 2 1.000 3.03 .958 1.89
1920 CHC NL 33 P 46 115 8 105 2 2 .983 2.46 .956 1.75
1921 CHC NL 34 P 31 73 11 60 2 4 .973 2.29 .952 1.52
1922 CHC NL 35 P 33 78 9 69 0 5 1.000 2.36 .955 1.29
1923 CHC NL 36 P 39 102 11 90 1 6 .990 2.59 .957 1.34
1924 CHC NL 37 P 21 59 4 53 2 2 .966 2.71 .964 1.42 MVP-22
1925 CHC NL 38 P 32 52 7 45 0 4 1.000 1.63 .956 1.35
1926 TOT NL 39 P 30 63 3 58 2 1 .968 2.03 .957 1.39 MVP-19
1926 CHC NL 39 P 7 20 1 19 0 0 1.000 2.86 .955 1.39
1926 STL NL 39 P 23 43 2 39 2 1 .953 1.78 .958 1.39
1927 STL NL 40 P 37 74 8 66 0 1 1.000 2.00 .957 1.29 MVP-20
1928 STL NL 41 P 34 61 4 57 0 3 1.000 1.79 .966 1.27
1929 STL NL 42 P 22 44 5 38 1 2 .977 1.95 .964 1.23
1930 PHI NL 43 P 9 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.22 .950 1.10
20 Seasons P 696 1633 189 1419 25 50 .985 2.31 .954 1.54
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1-0-0
20 Seasons TOT 697 1633 189 1419 25 50 .985 2.31 .939 1.54 1-0-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA (24.3%)
1937 BBWAA (62.2%)
1938 BBWAA (80.9%)
Selected to HOF in 1938 by BBWAA

Awards (yr lg award)
1915 NL Triple Crown
1916 NL Triple Crown
1920 NL Triple Crown

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 NL (3, 36%)
1912 NL (22, 2%)
1914 NL (10, 14%)
1924 NL (22, 1%)
1926 NL (19, 6%)
1927 NL (20, 4%)
0.63 Career Shares (363rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1911 NL  2.57 (5th)
1914 NL  2.38 (10th)
1915 NL  1.22 (1st)
1916 NL  1.55 (1st)
1917 NL  1.83 (2nd)
1919 NL  1.72 (1st)
1920 NL  1.91 (1st)
1923 NL  3.19 (6th)
1924 NL  3.03 (6th)
1925 NL  3.39 (7th)
1926 NL  3.05 (9th)
1927 NL  2.52 (2nd)
Career  2.56 (49th)

Wins s c a p y
1911 NL  28 (1st)
1912 NL  19 (6th)
1913 NL  22 (4th)
1914 NL  27 (1st)
1915 NL  31 (1st)
1916 NL  33 (1st)
1917 NL  30 (1st)
1920 NL  27 (1st)
1921 NL  15 (10th)
1923 NL  22 (3rd)
1925 NL  15 (9th)
1927 NL  21 (4th)
1928 NL  16 (10th)
Career  373 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1911 NL  .683 (4th)
1913 NL  .733 (3rd)
1914 NL  .643 (7th)
1915 NL  .756 (1st)
1916 NL  .733 (2nd)
1917 NL  .698 (4th)
1920 NL  .659 (2nd)
1923 NL  .647 (6th)
1924 NL  .706 (5th)
1927 NL  .677 (5th)
1928 NL  .640 (9th)
Career  .642 (32nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1911 NL  1.128 (5th)
1913 NL  1.185 (10th)
1914 NL  1.135 (6th)
1915 NL  .842 (1st)
1916 NL  .959 (1st)
1917 NL  1.010 (3rd)
1919 NL  .928 (2nd)
1920 NL  1.112 (4th)
1921 NL  1.266 (7th)
1922 NL  1.290 (6th)
1923 NL  1.108 (1st)
1925 NL  1.267 (5th)
1926 NL  1.108 (1st)
1927 NL  1.116 (1st)
1928 NL  1.227 (5th)
Career  1.121 (34th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL  6.989 (1st)
1912 NL  8.381 (10th)
1915 NL  6.051 (1st)
1916 NL  7.473 (10th)
1917 NL  7.794 (10th)
1919 NL  6.894 (1st)
1920 NL  8.298 (6th)
1923 NL  9.089 (9th)
1926 NL  8.581 (6th)
1927 NL  8.765 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 NL  1.927 (5th)
1915 NL  1.531 (4th)
1916 NL  1.157 (2nd)
1917 NL  1.299 (1st)
1919 NL  1.455 (5th)
1920 NL  1.709 (6th)
1921 NL  1.179 (2nd)
1922 NL  1.246 (2nd)
1923 NL  .885 (1st)
1924 NL  1.329 (2nd)
1925 NL  1.106 (1st)
1926 NL  1.393 (2nd)
1927 NL  1.276 (1st)
1928 NL  1.367 (1st)
Career  1.649 (33rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL  5.567 (2nd)
1912 NL  5.655 (1st)
1913 NL  4.671 (5th)
1914 NL  5.425 (2nd)
1915 NL  5.764 (1st)
1917 NL  4.639 (3rd)
1919 NL  4.634 (2nd)
1920 NL  4.285 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1911 NL  48 (3rd)
1912 NL  46 (3rd)
1913 NL  47 (4th)
1914 NL  46 (4th)
1915 NL  49 (2nd)
1916 NL  48 (2nd)
1917 NL  45 (4th)
1920 NL  46 (2nd)
Career  696 (93rd)

Saves s c a p y
1911 NL  3 (8th)
1912 NL  3 (5th)
1915 NL  3 (5th)
1916 NL  3 (5th)
1920 NL  5 (2nd)
1926 NL  2 (9th)
1927 NL  3 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1911 NL  367.0 (1st)
1912 NL  310.3 (1st)
1913 NL  306.3 (3rd)
1914 NL  355.0 (1st)
1915 NL  376.3 (1st)
1916 NL  389.0 (1st)
1917 NL  388.0 (1st)
1920 NL  363.3 (1st)
1921 NL  252.0 (10th)
1923 NL  305.0 (4th)
1925 NL  236.0 (10th)
1927 NL  268.0 (7th)
1928 NL  243.7 (10th)
Career  5190.0 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1911 NL  227 (2nd)
1912 NL  195 (1st)
1913 NL  159 (3rd)
1914 NL  214 (1st)
1915 NL  241 (1st)
1916 NL  167 (1st)
1917 NL  200 (1st)
1919 NL  121 (3rd)
1920 NL  173 (1st)
Career  2198 (52nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1911 NL  37 (2nd)
1912 NL  34 (7th)
1913 NL  36 (3rd)
1914 NL  39 (3rd)
1915 NL  42 (2nd)
1916 NL  45 (1st)
1917 NL  44 (1st)
1920 NL  40 (1st)
1923 NL  36 (6th)
1925 NL  30 (10th)
1928 NL  31 (7th)
Career  599 (22nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1911 NL  31 (1st)
1912 NL  25 (3rd)
1913 NL  23 (5th)
1914 NL  32 (1st)
1915 NL  36 (1st)
1916 NL  38 (1st)
1917 NL  34 (1st)
1919 NL  20 (9th)
1920 NL  33 (1st)
1921 NL  21 (4th)
1922 NL  20 (4th)
1923 NL  26 (4th)
1925 NL  20 (6th)
1927 NL  22 (4th)
1928 NL  18 (6th)
Career  437 (13th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 NL  7 (1st)
1912 NL  3 (7th)
1913 NL  9 (1st)
1914 NL  6 (3rd)
1915 NL  12 (1st)
1916 NL  16 (1st)
1917 NL  8 (1st)
1919 NL  9 (1st)
1920 NL  7 (2nd)
1921 NL  3 (1st)
1923 NL  3 (4th)
1926 NL  2 (10th)
1927 NL  2 (5th)
Career  90 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1912 NL  11 (1st)
1913 NL  9 (7th)
1914 NL  8 (7th)
1916 NL  6 (8th)
1920 NL  8 (5th)
1923 NL  17 (1st)
1928 NL  15 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1911 NL  129 (3rd)
1912 NL  105 (8th)
Career  951 (128th)

Hits s c a p y
1911 NL  285 (5th)
1912 NL  289 (5th)
1913 NL  288 (3rd)
1914 NL  327 (1st)
1915 NL  253 (5th)
1916 NL  323 (1st)
1917 NL  336 (1st)
1920 NL  335 (1st)
1921 NL  286 (9th)
1923 NL  308 (5th)
1925 NL  270 (7th)
1927 NL  261 (10th)
1928 NL  262 (7th)
Career  4868 (8th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1911 NL  1.760 (8th)
1912 NL  1.857 (7th)
1913 NL  2.120 (6th)
1914 NL  2.816 (2nd)
1915 NL  3.766 (1st)
1916 NL  3.340 (2nd)
1917 NL  3.571 (1st)
1919 NL  3.184 (2nd)
1920 NL  2.507 (3rd)
1921 NL  2.333 (2nd)
1922 NL  1.412 (8th)
1923 NL  2.400 (1st)
1925 NL  2.172 (2nd)
1926 NL  1.516 (6th)
1928 NL  1.595 (4th)
Career  2.311 (132nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1911 NL  .123 (7th)
1915 NL  .072 (7th)
1922 NL  .293 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1912 NL  17 (8th)
Career  208 (38th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1911 NL  105 (4th)
1912 NL  97 (8th)
1913 NL  95 (6th)
1914 NL  94 (2nd)
1917 NL  79 (8th)
1923 NL  108 (7th)
Career  1476 (40th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 NL  11 (5th)
1915 NL  10 (8th)
1916 NL  10 (4th)
Career  70 (159th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1911 NL  1475 (1st)
1912 NL  1290 (2nd)
1913 NL  1234 (3rd)
1914 NL  1459 (1st)
1915 NL  1435 (1st)
1916 NL  1500 (1st)
1917 NL  1529 (1st)
1920 NL  1447 (1st)
1923 NL  1246 (7th)
1927 NL  1082 (9th)
Career  20928 (12th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1911 NL  133 (5th)
1912 NL  128 (9th)
1914 NL  123 (7th)
1915 NL  225 (1st)
1916 NL  170 (1st)
1917 NL  153 (2nd)
1919 NL  167 (1st)
1920 NL  168 (1st)
1921 NL  113 (10th)
1923 NL  125 (5th)
1924 NL  129 (6th)
1925 NL  128 (7th)
1926 NL  128 (8th)
1927 NL  157 (2nd)
Career  135 (23rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1922 NL  born 1887-02-26 (10th)
1923 NL  born 1887-02-26 (9th)
1924 NL  born 1887-02-26 (5th)
1925 NL  born 1887-02-26 (4th)
1926 NL  born 1887-02-26 (3rd)
1927 NL  born 1887-02-26 (3rd)
1928 NL  born 1887-02-26 (2nd)
1929 NL  born 1887-02-26 (2nd)
1930 NL  born 1887-02-26 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 126 (2), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 339 (5), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 257 (9), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 77 (4), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Christy Mathewson (904) *
  2. Kid Nichols (890) *
  3. Eddie Plank (852) *
  4. Tim Keefe (851) *
  5. Warren Spahn (831) *
  6. Greg Maddux (826)
  7. John Clarkson (825) *
  8. Charley Radbourn (820) *
  9. Mickey Welch (802) *
  10. Pud Galvin (760) *
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jim Hardin (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Carl Lundgren (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tom Seaton (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Lon Warneke (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Joe Wood (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Charley Radbourn (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charley Radbourn (939) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Juan Marichal (943) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Juan Marichal (927) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Juan Marichal (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Juan Marichal (895) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Greg Maddux (887)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Eddie Plank (887) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Eddie Plank (903) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Eddie Plank (902) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Eddie Plank (912) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Eddie Plank (899) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Eddie Plank (874) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Warren Spahn (853) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Warren Spahn (847) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Similar Batters 
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  1. Christy Mathewson (978) *
  2. Early Wynn (971) *
  3. Steve Carlton (968) *
  4. Ted Lyons (957) *
  5. Eddie Plank (954) *
  6. Warren Spahn (952) *
  7. Bob Gibson (947) *
  8. Chief Bender (945) *
  9. Sam Jones (944)
  10. Bill Hutchison (943)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Eddie Rommel (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Steve Carlton (990) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dwight Gooden (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ed Walsh (984) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ed Walsh (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ed Walsh (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Steve Carlton (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Steve Carlton (981) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Steve Carlton (979) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Steve Carlton (980) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Steve Carlton (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Steve Carlton (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Steve Carlton (969) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Early Wynn (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Early Wynn (973) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Early Wynn (971) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 1, 1910: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from 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 Pickles Dillhoefer, Mike Prendergast 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 Bob McGraw and Homer Peel.

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Name and misspellings: Grover Old Cleveland Pete peter alaxander Alexander

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