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Jim Bagby
James Charles Jacob Bagby Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 8, 1916 in Cleveland, OH
High School: Boys (Atlanta, GA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1938
Final Game: September 25, 1947
Died: September 2, 1988 in Marietta, GA
Relatives: Son of Jim Bagby
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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
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 66 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 76 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 88 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 Seasons 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 97 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

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
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/O
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 71 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 85 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 Seasons 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 40 160 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

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
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

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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
1938 BOS AL 21 P 43 62 16 43 3 3 .952 1.37 .952 1.12
1939 BOS AL 22 P 21 15 3 11 1 2 .933 0.67 .953 0.98
1940 BOS AL 23 P 36 46 17 28 1 6 .978 1.25 .954 1.05
1940 BOS AL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0
1941 CLE AL 24 P 33 59 16 42 1 5 .983 1.76 .959 1.16
1942 CLE AL 25 P 38 79 17 58 4 7 .949 1.97 .957 1.30 AS,MVP-23
1943 CLE AL 26 P 36 90 21 67 2 5 .978 2.44 .962 1.27 AS,MVP-20
1943 CLE AL 26 SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 4.90 AS,MVP-20
1944 CLE AL 27 P 13 23 5 16 2 4 .913 1.62 .961 1.14
1945 CLE AL 28 P 25 64 13 47 4 3 .938 2.40 .956 1.28
1946 BOS AL 29 P 21 28 7 19 2 1 .929 1.24 .954 1.01
1947 PIT NL 30 P 37 37 7 28 2 2 .946 0.95 .968 0.91
10 Seasons P 303 503 122 359 22 38 .956 1.59 .958 1.13
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0
1 Season SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 4.90
10 Seasons TOT 305 504 122 360 22 38 .956 1.58 .914 1.14 1-0-0

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 (1094th)

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  1.202 (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  .408 (3rd)
1945 AL  .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  1111 (2nd)
1943 AL  1135 (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 (420), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 35 (682), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (732), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

December 12, 1940: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Gene Desautels and Gee Walker to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Dobson, Odell Hale and Frankie Pytlak.

December 12, 1945: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Vic Johnson and cash.

February 10, 1947: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Red Sox.

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