Bock Baker

Charles Baker (Smiling Bock)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 181 lb.

Born: July 17, 1878 in Troy, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1901
Teams (by GP): Blues/Athletics 1901

Final Game: May 13, 1901
Died: August 17, 1940 in New York, NY
Buried: New York City Cemetery (Potters Field), Bronx, NY
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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
1898	19	HAM	N/A	6	4	.600	2.88	13	12		10	1		97.0	91	53	31		21	43	8		2			1.155	8.4		1.9	4.0	2.05	HAM · CANL
1899	20	HAM	D	9	6	.600		16						143.0	111	83			46	79						1.098	7.0		2.9	5.0	1.72	HAM · CANL
1900	21	CLV,BFL	A	8	12	.400		33	22		16	1		221.0	262	145			69	66						1.498	10.7		2.8	2.7	0.96	CLV,BFL · AL
1901	22	ALB	C					21																								ALB · NYSL
1901	22	TOT	AL	0	2	.000	7.71	2	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	29	24	12	0	12	1	1	0	2	82	50	2.929	18.6	0.0	7.7	0.6	0.08
1901	22	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	5.63	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	23	13	5	0	6	0	1	0	2	53	67	3.625	25.9	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.00
1901	22	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	10.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	11	7	0	6	1	0	0	0	29	38	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	1.5	0.17
1 Yr				0	2	.000	7.71	2	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	29	24	12	0	12	1	1	0	2	82	50	2.929	18.6	0.0	7.7	0.6	0.08
162 Game Avg.				0	34	.000	7.71	34	34	0	17	0	0	238	493	408	204	0	204	17	17	0	34	1394	50	2.929	18.6	0.0	7.7	0.6	0.08

PHA (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	11	7	0	6	1	0	0	0	29	38	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	1.5	0.17
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.63	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	23	13	5	0	6	0	1	0	2	53	67	3.625	25.9	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.00

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	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1901	22	CLE	AL	8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.42	-0.26	0.00	97.0	5.51	-8	-0.4	-0.0	-0.3	-7	.111	.498	$
1901	22	PHA	AL	6.0	1	1	11	16.50	5.27	-0.01	0.00	103.0	5.44	-7	-0.4	-0.0	-0.3	-7	.126	.498	$
1 Season				14.0	2	2	24	15.43	5.36	-0.15	0.00	99.6	5.48	-15	-0.8	-0.0	-0.6	-14	.119	.498	$

PHA (1 yr)				6.0	1	1	11	16.50	5.27	-0.01	0.00	103.0	5.44	-7	-0.4	-0.0	-0.3	-7	.126	.498	$
CLE (1 yr)				8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.42	-0.26	0.00	97.0	5.51	-8	-0.4	-0.0	-0.3	-7	.111	.498	$

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+
1901	22	0	2	.000	7.71	2	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	29	24	12	0	12		1	1	0	2	82	50	2.929	18.6	0.0	7.7	0.6	0.08	50

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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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
1901	22	0	1	.000	6.35	17.0	32	13	12	0	13	1	1	2.647	16.9	6.9	0.5	0.08	0.0	2
1 Yr		0	1	.000	6.35	17.0	32	13	12	0	13	1	1	2.647	16.9		0.5	0.08	0.0	2

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