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Jim Bagby

James Charles Jacob Bagby Jr.

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 8, 1916 in Cleveland, OH
High School: Boys HS (Atlanta, GA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1938
Teams (by GP): Indians/RedSox/Pirates 1938-1947

Final Game: September 25, 1947
Died: September 2, 1988 in Marietta, GA
Buried: Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
Relatives: Son of Jim Bagby
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All-Star

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
1938 21 BOS AL 15 11 .577 4.21 43 25 12 10 1 2 198.2 218 110 93 9 90 73 3 0 5 873 117 1.550 9.9 0.4 4.1 3.3 0.81
1939 22 BOS AL 5 5 .500 7.09 21 11 5 3 0 0 80.0 119 66 63 7 36 35 2 0 2 388 67 1.938 13.4 0.8 4.1 3.9 0.97
1940 23 BOS AL 10 16 .385 4.73 36 21 12 6 1 2 182.2 217 104 96 15 83 57 1 0 5 829 95 1.642 10.7 0.7 4.1 2.8 0.69
1941 24 CLE AL 9 15 .375 4.04 33 27 5 12 0 2 200.2 214 104 90 10 76 53 6 0 5 877 98 1.445 9.6 0.4 3.4 2.4 0.70
1942 25 CLE AL 17 9 .654 2.96 38 35 1 16 4 1 270.2 267 105 89 19 64 54 1 0 1 1111 116 1.223 8.9 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.84 AS,MVP-23
1943 26 CLE AL 17 14 .548 3.10 36 33 2 16 3 1 273.0 248 112 94 15 80 70 3 0 0 1135 100 1.201 8.2 0.5 2.6 2.3 0.88 AS,MVP-20
1944 27 CLE AL 4 5 .444 4.33 13 10 1 2 0 0 79.0 101 48 38 2 34 12 4 0 1 368 77 1.709 11.5 0.2 3.9 1.4 0.35
1945 28 CLE AL 8 11 .421 3.73 25 19 5 11 3 1 159.1 171 70 66 3 59 38 2 1 5 688 87 1.444 9.7 0.2 3.3 2.1 0.64
1946 29 BOS AL 7 6 .538 3.71 21 11 4 6 1 0 106.2 117 55 44 4 49 16 1 0 1 476 99 1.556 9.9 0.3 4.1 1.4 0.33
1947 30 PIT NL 5 4 .556 4.67 37 6 18 2 0 0 115.2 143 75 60 14 37 23 5 0 1 521 91 1.556 11.1 1.1 2.9 1.8 0.62
10 Yrs 97 96 .503 3.96 303 198 65 84 13 9 1666.1 1815 849 733 98 608 431 28 1 26 7266 97 1.454 9.8 0.5 3.3 2.3 0.71
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .503 3.96 41 27 9 11 2 1 226 246 115 99 13 83 58 4 0 4 986 97 1.454 9.8 0.5 3.3 2.3 0.71
CLE (5 yrs) 55 54 .505 3.45 145 124 14 57 10 5 982.2 1001 439 377 49 313 227 16 1 12 4179 99 1.337 9.2 0.4 2.9 2.1 0.73
BOS (4 yrs) 37 38 .493 4.69 121 68 33 25 3 4 568.0 671 335 296 35 258 181 7 0 13 2566 96 1.636 10.6 0.6 4.1 2.9 0.70
PIT (1 yr) 5 4 .556 4.67 37 6 18 2 0 0 115.2 143 75 60 14 37 23 5 0 1 521 91 1.556 11.1 1.1 2.9 1.8 0.62
AL (9 yrs) 92 92 .500 3.91 266 192 47 82 13 9 1550.2 1672 774 673 84 571 408 23 1 25 6745 98 1.446 9.7 0.5 3.3 2.4 0.71
NL (1 yr) 5 4 .556 4.67 37 6 18 2 0 0 115.2 143 75 60 14 37 23 5 0 1 521 91 1.556 11.1 1.1 2.9 1.8 0.62

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
1938 21 BOS AL 198.2 43 25 110 4.98 5.45 0.01 0.00 104.0 5.66 13 1.2 1.0 -0.1 2.9 41 .528 .507 $
1939 22 BOS AL 80.0 21 11 66 7.43 5.18 -0.12 0.00 102.4 5.43 -18 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -8 .425 .490 $
1940 23 BOS AL 182.2 36 21 104 5.12 4.96 -0.22 0.00 100.7 5.22 0 0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.2 19 .501 .500 $
1941 24 CLE AL 200.2 33 27 104 4.66 4.84 0.01 0.00 95.7 4.62 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.1 17 .493 .499 $
1942 25 CLE AL 270.2 38 35 105 3.49 4.17 0.20 0.00 95.5 3.78 7 0.8 1.0 -0.2 2.2 27 .520 .505 $ AS,MVP-23
1943 26 CLE AL 273.0 36 33 112 3.69 3.85 0.23 0.00 94.6 3.42 -9 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 0.3 8 .470 .493 $ AS,MVP-20
1944 27 CLE AL 79.0 13 10 48 5.47 4.14 0.10 0.00 96.8 3.91 -14 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -9 .393 .491 $
1945 28 CLE AL 159.1 25 19 70 3.95 3.79 -0.12 0.00 96.2 3.76 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.5 6 .486 .498 $
1946 29 BOS AL 106.2 21 11 55 4.64 3.91 0.18 0.00 104.8 3.91 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0 .455 .494 $
1947 30 PIT NL 115.2 37 6 75 5.84 4.62 -0.19 0.00 103.8 4.99 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 3 .469 .493 $
10 Seasons 1666.1 303 198 849 4.59 4.46 0.04 0.00 98.6 4.38 -46 -4.7 1.0 -1.1 5.9 104 .485 .497 $
CLE (5 yrs) 982.2 145 124 439 4.02 4.15 0.11 0.00 95.5 3.86 -21 -2.2 1.0 -0.7 3.1 50 .485 .497 $
BOS (4 yrs) 568.0 121 68 335 5.31 4.97 -0.05 0.00 102.9 5.16 -13 -1.3 1.0 -0.4 2.9 52 .489 .498 $
PIT (1 yr) 115.2 37 6 75 5.84 4.62 -0.19 0.00 103.8 4.99 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 3 .469 .493 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1946 29 BOS AL WS L STL 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00
1 WS 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 2.333 18.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.00

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1942 CLE AL 25
1943 CLE AL 26

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%
1938 21 BOS AL 873 1.0% 8.4% 10.3% 3.1% 12% 79%
1939 22 BOS AL 388 1.8% 9.0% 9.3% 2.6% 8% 78%
1940 23 BOS AL 829 1.8% 6.9% 10.0% 2.9% 11% 80%
1941 24 CLE AL 877 1.1% 6.0% 8.7% 3.8% 15% 82%
1942 25 CLE AL 1111 1.7% 4.9% 5.8% 4.2% 18% 87%
1943 26 CLE AL 1135 1.3% 6.2% 7.1% 2.7% 13% 84%
1944 27 CLE AL 368 0.5% 3.3% 9.2% 0.8% 3% 84%
1945 28 CLE AL 688 0.4% 5.5% 8.6% 3.9% 16% 83%
1946 29 BOS AL 476 0.8% 3.4% 10.3% 2.5% 10% 84%
1947 30 PIT NL 526 2.7% 4.4% 7.0% 3.6% 13% 83%
10 Yrs 7271 1.4% 5.9% 8.4% 3.2% 13% 83%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 2.9% 12% 79%

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+
1938 21 15 11 .577 4.21 43 25 12 10 1 2 198.2 218 110 93 9 90 73 3 0 5 873 117 1.550 9.9 0.4 4.1 3.3 0.81 117
1939 22 20 16 .556 5.04 64 36 17 13 1 2 278.2 337 176 156 16 126 108 5 0 7 1261 97 1.661 10.9 0.5 4.1 3.5 0.86 97
1940 23 30 32 .484 4.92 100 57 29 19 2 4 461.1 554 280 252 31 209 165 6 0 12 2090 96 1.654 10.8 0.6 4.1 3.2 0.79 96
1941 24 39 47 .453 4.65 133 84 34 31 2 6 662.0 768 384 342 41 285 218 12 0 17 2967 97 1.591 10.4 0.6 3.9 3.0 0.76 97
1942 25 56 56 .500 4.16 171 119 35 47 6 7 932.2 1035 489 431 60 349 272 13 0 18 4078 101 1.484 10.0 0.6 3.4 2.6 0.78 101
1943 26 73 70 .510 3.92 207 152 37 63 9 8 1205.2 1283 601 525 75 429 342 16 0 18 5213 101 1.420 9.6 0.6 3.2 2.6 0.80 101
1944 27 77 75 .507 3.94 220 162 38 65 9 8 1284.2 1384 649 563 77 463 354 20 0 19 5581 99 1.438 9.7 0.5 3.2 2.5 0.76 99
1945 28 85 86 .497 3.92 245 181 43 76 12 9 1444.0 1555 719 629 80 522 392 22 1 24 6269 98 1.438 9.7 0.5 3.3 2.4 0.75 98
1946 29 92 92 .500 3.91 266 192 47 82 13 9 1550.2 1672 774 673 84 571 408 23 1 25 6745 98 1.446 9.7 0.5 3.3 2.4 0.71 98
1947 30 97 96 .503 3.96 303 198 65 84 13 9 1666.1 1815 849 733 98 608 431 28 1 26 7266 97 1.454 9.8 0.5 3.3 2.3 0.71 97

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
1938 21 13 10 .565 3.39 210.0 207 88 79 9 85 77 3 1.390 8.9 3.6 3.3 0.91 0.4 43
1939 22 3 6 .333 5.82 85.0 115 61 55 7 35 37 2 1.765 12.2 3.7 3.9 1.06 0.7 21
1940 23 10 11 .476 4.10 191.0 212 97 87 15 81 59 1 1.534 10.0 3.8 2.8 0.73 0.7 36
1941 24 11 11 .500 4.10 202.0 220 102 92 10 78 53 6 1.475 9.8 3.5 2.4 0.68 0.4 33
1942 25 16 13 .552 3.48 269.0 296 116 104 21 71 54 1 1.364 9.9 2.4 1.8 0.76 0.7 38
1943 26 15 15 .500 4.00 270.0 287 133 120 17 93 69 3 1.407 9.6 3.1 2.3 0.74 0.6 36
1944 27 3 5 .375 5.26 77.0 112 50 45 2 38 12 4 1.948 13.1 4.4 1.4 0.32 0.2 13
1945 28 7 10 .412 4.85 154.0 197 92 83 3 68 37 2 1.721 11.5 4.0 2.2 0.54 0.2 25
1946 29 5 6 .455 4.08 106.0 125 53 48 4 52 16 1 1.670 10.6 4.4 1.4 0.31 0.3 21
1947 30 6 7 .462 4.35 120.0 144 64 58 14 37 24 5 1.508 10.8 2.8 1.8 0.65 1.1 37
10 Yrs 89 94 .486 4.12 1684.0 1915 856 771 102 638 438 28 1.516 10.2 2.3 0.69 0.5 303

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1942
1943

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (23, 2%)
1943 AL (20, 3%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

Wins s c a p y
1938 AL  15 (8th)
1942 AL  17 (3rd)
1943 AL  17 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1942 AL  .654 (7th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1942 AL  1.223 (7th)
1943 AL  1.201 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 AL  2.128 (5th)
1943 AL  2.637 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1938 AL  43 (3rd)
1942 AL  38 (3rd)
1943 AL  36 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1942 AL  270.7 (2nd)
1943 AL  273.0 (1st)

Games Started s c a p y
1942 AL  35 (1st)
1943 AL  33 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1943 AL  16 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1942 AL  4 (2nd)
1943 AL  3 (5th)
1945 AL  3 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  19 (1st)
1943 AL  15 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1943 AL  80 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1942 AL  267 (2nd)
1943 AL  248 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1938 AL  0.408 (3rd)
1945 AL  0.170 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1940 AL  16 (6th)
1941 AL  15 (5th)
1943 AL  14 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1940 AL  96 (10th)
1942 AL  89 (8th)
1943 AL  94 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1938 AL  5 (10th)
1945 AL  5 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL  6 (2nd)
1944 AL  4 (6th)
1947 NL  5 (2nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1942 AL  1,111 (2nd)
1943 AL  1,135 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1947 NL  18 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1938 AL  born 1916-09-08 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (430), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 35 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (753), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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