Ernie Alten

Ernest Matthias Alten (Lefty)

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

Born: December 1, 1894 in Avon, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1920
Team: Tigers 1920

Final Game: June 30, 1920
Died: September 9, 1981 in Napa, CA
Buried: Yountville Cemetery, Yountville, CA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1914	19	HUN,NPR	D	4	15	.211		21																								HUN,NPR · OHSL
1915	20	ABY	C	10	10	.500		25						175.2	141	63			51							1.093	7.2		2.6			ABY · SALL
1916	21	PTH	C	17	16	.515		44						274.0	197	90			73							0.985	6.5		2.4			PTH · VIRL
1917	22	SGD	B	11	6	.647		21						151.0	111	55			50							1.066	6.6		3.0			SGD · CENL
1920	25	OLD	AA	11	8	.579	2.41	23						168.0	172	64	45		38							1.250	9.2		2.0			OLD · PCL
1920	25	DET	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	14	1	7	0	0	0	23.0	40	27	23	2	9	4	1	0	0	112	42	2.130	15.7	0.8	3.5	1.6	0.44
1921	26	OLD	AA	19	21	.475	3.98	53						319.0	356	175	141		97							1.420	10.0		2.7			OLD · PCL
1922	27	SFR	AA	13	10	.565	3.55	37						233.0	255	118	92		50							1.309	9.8		1.9			SFR · PCL
1923	28	VER,SFR	AA	10	11	.476	4.52	33						203.0	274	125	102		47							1.581	12.1		2.1			VER,SFR · PCL
1924	29	NVL	A	4	3	.571	5.38	13						77.0	95	50	46		16							1.442	11.1		1.9			NVL · SOUA
1925	30	LON	B	17	9	.654	2.89	30						212.0	211	91	68		63							1.292	9.0		2.7			LON · MION
1926	31	NVL	A	13	7	.650	3.30	38						172.0	181	82	63		42							1.297	9.5		2.2			NVL · SOUA
1927	32	NVL	A	18	9	.667	3.99	36						239.0	275	124	106		61							1.406	10.4		2.3			NVL · SOUA
1928	33	MOB,NVL	A	9	16	.360	5.88	30						179.0	247	150	117		45							1.631	12.4		2.3			MOB,NVL · SOUA
1 Yr				0	1	.000	9.00	14	1	7	0	0	0	23.0	40	27	23	2	9	4	1	0	0	112	42	2.130	15.7	0.8	3.5	1.6	0.44
162 Game Avg.				0	5	.000	9.00	63	5	32	0	0	0	104	181	122	104	9	41	18	5	0	0	508	42	2.130	15.7	0.8	3.5	1.6	0.44

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
1920	25	DET	AL	23.0	14	1	27	10.57	5.00	-0.22	0.00	99.1	5.17	-14	-1.3	1.0	-0.0	-1.1	-11	.408	.492	$
1 Season				23.0	14	1	27	10.57	5.00	-0.22	0.00	99.1	5.17	-14	-1.3	1.0	-0.0	-1.1	-11	.408	.492	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1920	25	DET	AL	112	1.8%	3.6%	8.0%			86%
1 Yr				112	1.8%	3.6%	8.0%			86%
MLB Averages					0.7%	7.7%	7.2%	3.1%	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+
1920	25	0	1	.000	9.00	14	1	7	0	0	0	23.0	40	27	23	2	9		4	1	0	0	112	42	2.130	15.7	0.8	3.5	1.6	0.44	42

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1920	25	0	2	.000	9.41	22.0	41	26	23	2	9	4	1	2.273	16.8	3.7	1.6	0.44	0.8	14
1 Yr		0	2	.000	9.41	22.0	41	26	23	2	9	4	1	2.273	16.8		1.6	0.44	0.8	14

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