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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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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 1:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #1052. Kris Benson… #1053. Hal White… #1054. Joe Hatten… #1055. JIM BAGBY… #1056. Connie Johnson… #1057. Lee Richmond… #1058. Nat Hudson… 

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
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

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

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
1938 21 BOS AL 45 78 68 10 13 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 8 .191 .214 .250 .464 14 17 1 8 1
1939 22 BOS AL 21 37 34 10 10 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 .294 .314 .441 .755 88 15 1 1 2 1
1940 23 BOS AL 44 80 74 8 15 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 12 .203 .203 .270 .473 19 20 2 0 6 1/7O
1941 24 CLE AL 35 79 74 5 18 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 6 .243 .253 .257 .510 38 19 2 0 4 1
1942 25 CLE AL 39 103 95 6 18 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 12 .189 .198 .232 .429 24 22 3 0 7 1 AS,MVP-23
1943 26 CLE AL 41 114 112 7 30 1 1 0 11 1 0 1 10 .268 .274 .295 .569 72 33 1 0 1 1/6 AS,MVP-20
1944 27 CLE AL 14 31 31 2 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .226 .226 .323 .548 58 10 0 0 0 1
1945 28 CLE AL 25 61 58 6 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 7 .293 .317 .310 .627 86 18 0 0 1 1
1946 29 BOS AL 21 44 42 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .119 .159 .143 .302 -17 6 3 0 0 1
1947 30 PIT NL 37 36 32 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 .219 .242 .281 .524 37 9 2 1 3 1
10 Yrs 322 663 620 59 140 16 2 3 56 1 0 8 68 .226 .239 .273 .512 40 169 14 3 32
162 Game Avg. 162 334 312 30 70 8 1 2 28 1 4 34 .226 .239 .273 .512 40 85 2 16
CLE (5 yrs) 154 388 370 26 90 4 1 2 32 1 0 5 35 .243 .253 .276 .529 53 102 6 0 13
BOS (4 yrs) 131 239 218 30 43 10 1 1 21 0 0 3 30 .197 .215 .266 .481 22 58 6 2 16
PIT (1 yr) 37 36 32 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 .219 .242 .281 .524 37 9 2 1 3
AL (9 yrs) 285 627 588 56 133 14 2 3 53 1 0 8 65 .226 .239 .272 .511 41 160 12 2 29
NL (1 yr) 37 36 32 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 .219 .242 .281 .524 37 9 2 1 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1938 21 BOS AL 45 78 -11 0 0 0 9 -2 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1939 22 BOS AL 21 37 -1 0 0 0 4 3 0.3 1 5 0.3 .515 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1
1940 23 BOS AL 44 80 -10 0 0 0 9 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1/7O
1941 24 CLE AL 35 79 -6 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1942 25 CLE AL 39 103 -10 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1 AS,MVP-23
1943 26 CLE AL 41 114 -4 0 0 0 10 6 0.7 2 8 0.7 .517 .504 0.7 0.0 8 $ 1/6 AS,MVP-20
1944 27 CLE AL 14 31 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1945 28 CLE AL 25 61 -1 0 0 0 5 4 0.5 1 6 0.5 .520 .503 0.5 -0.0 6 $ 1
1946 29 BOS AL 21 44 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1947 30 PIT NL 37 36 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
10 Seasons 322 663 -53 1 0 0 67 14 1.6 17 31 1.6 .505 .501 1.6 0.1 31 $
CLE (5 yrs) 154 388 -23 1 0 0 37 15 1.6 9 23 1.6 .511 .502 1.6 0.0 23 $
BOS (4 yrs) 131 239 -28 0 0 0 26 -1 -0.1 7 6 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 6 $
PIT (1 yr) 37 36 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $

Postseason Batting

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
1946 29 BOS AL WS STL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1938 BOS AL 21 P 43 25 10 198.2 62 16 43 3 3 .952 2.67 1.37 .952 2.11 2.06
1939 BOS AL 22 P 21 11 3 80.0 15 3 11 1 2 .933 1.58 0.67 .951 1.92 1.89
1940 BOS AL 23 P 36 21 5 182.2 46 17 28 1 6 .978 2.22 1.25 .956 2.04 2.01
1940 BOS AL 23 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30
1940 BOS AL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1941 CLE AL 24 P 33 27 12 200.2 59 16 42 1 5 .983 2.60 1.76 .960 2.14 2.11
1942 CLE AL 25 P 38 35 16 270.2 79 17 58 4 7 .949 2.49 1.97 .957 2.31 2.30 AS,MVP-23
1943 CLE AL 26 P 36 33 16 273.0 90 21 67 2 5 .978 2.90 2.44 .963 2.27 2.30 AS,MVP-20
1943 CLE AL 26 SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 5.10 AS,MVP-20
1944 CLE AL 27 P 13 10 2 79.0 23 5 16 2 4 .913 2.39 1.62 .960 2.08 2.10
1945 CLE AL 28 P 25 19 11 159.1 64 13 47 4 3 .938 3.39 2.40 .955 2.24 2.23
1946 BOS AL 29 P 21 11 6 106.2 28 7 19 2 1 .929 2.19 1.24 .951 2.01 1.99
1947 PIT NL 30 P 37 6 2 115.2 37 7 28 2 2 .946 2.72 0.95 .966 2.10 2.07
10 Seasons P 303 198 83 1666.1 503 122 359 22 38 .956 2.60 1.59 .958 2.16 2.12
1 Season SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 5.10
1 Season LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
10 Seasons TOT 305 198 83 1666.1 504 122 360 22 38 .956 2.60 1.58 .958 2.16 2.13
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (23, 2%)
1943 AL (20, 3%)
0.05 Career Shares (1130th)

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)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1938 AL  43 (3rd)
1942 AL  38 (3rd)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1938 AL  16 (4th)
1940 AL  17 (2nd)
1941 AL  16 (4th)
1943 AL  21 (1st)

Assists as P s c a p y
1942 AL  58 (4th)
1943 AL  67 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as Ps c a p y
1938 AL  2.67 (5th)
1943 AL  2.90 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y
1943 AL  2.44 (1st)

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

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 35 (695), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (766), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1883), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (880th), 7.5 career WAR/9.5 7yr-peak WAR/8.5 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 58) = 67.9 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.8 JAWS

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