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Kirtley Baker

Kirtley Baker (Whitey)

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 24, 1869 in Aurora, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1890
Teams (by GP): PittsburghAlleghenys/Orioles/Senators 1890-1899

Final Game: June 14, 1899
Died: April 13, 1927 in Covington, KY
Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, IN
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 21 PIT NL 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 20 0 22 844 59 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88
1893 24 BLN NL 3 8 .273 8.44 15 12 3 8 0 0 91.2 138 111 86 5 58 26 5 0 6 472 56 2.138 13.5 0.5 5.7 2.6 0.45
1894 25 BLN NL 0 1 .000 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00
1898 29 WHS NL 2 3 .400 3.06 6 5 1 4 0 0 47.0 56 31 16 1 18 7 0 0 1 209 121 1.574 10.7 0.2 3.4 1.3 0.39
1899 30 WHS NL 1 7 .125 6.83 11 6 5 3 0 0 54.0 79 65 41 3 22 6 6 0 1 261 57 1.870 13.2 0.5 3.7 1.0 0.27
5 Yrs 9 38 .191 6.28 58 44 13 34 2 0 371.0 483 388 259 20 186 115 31 0 30 1789 61 1.803 11.7 0.5 4.5 2.8 0.62
162 Game Avg. 6 25 .191 6.28 39 29 9 23 1 0 247 322 259 173 13 124 77 21 0 20 1193 61 1.803 11.7 0.5 4.5 2.8 0.62
WHS (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.08 17 11 6 7 0 0 101.0 135 96 57 4 40 13 6 0 2 470 75 1.733 12.0 0.4 3.6 1.2 0.33
BLN (2 yrs) 3 9 .250 8.93 16 12 3 8 0 0 91.2 139 116 91 5 60 26 5 0 6 475 53 2.171 13.6 0.5 5.9 2.6 0.43
PIT (1 yr) 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 20 0 22 844 59 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88

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
1890 21 PIT NL 178.1 25 21 176 8.88 5.76 -0.72 0.00 93.0 6.03 -51 -3.9 1.0 -0.3 -2.7 -37 .343 .476 $
1893 24 BLN NL 91.2 15 12 111 10.90 6.59 -0.14 0.00 101.0 6.80 -40 -2.7 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -30 .321 .483 $
1894 25 BLN NL 0.0 1 0 5 102.0 1.0 0.0 $
1898 29 WHS NL 47.0 6 5 31 5.94 4.99 -0.46 0.00 102.0 5.57 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .485 .499 $
1899 30 WHS NL 54.0 11 6 65 10.83 5.28 -0.63 0.00 101.0 5.97 -28 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -1.7 -23 .311 .487 $
5 Seasons 371.0 58 44 388 9.41 5.80 -0.53 0.00 97.3 6.15 -120 -8.8 1.0 -0.5 -6.1 -86 .340 .486 $
WHS (2 yrs) 101.0 17 11 96 8.55 5.15 -0.55 0.00 101.5 5.78 -29 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -1.4 -19 .372 .493 $
BLN (2 yrs) 91.2 16 12 116 11.39 6.59 -0.14 0.00 101.0 6.80 -40 -2.7 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -30 .301 .483 $
PIT (1 yr) 178.1 25 21 176 8.88 5.76 -0.72 0.00 93.0 6.03 -51 -3.9 1.0 -0.3 -2.7 -37 .343 .476 $

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+
1890 21 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 20 0 22 844 59 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88 59
1891 22 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 20 0 22 844 59 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88 59
1892 23 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 20 0 22 844 59 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88 59
1893 24 6 27 .182 6.57 40 33 7 27 2 0 270.0 347 287 197 16 144 102 25 0 28 1316 58 1.819 11.6 0.5 4.8 3.4 0.71 58
1894 25 6 28 .176 6.73 41 33 7 27 2 0 270.0 348 292 202 16 146 102 25 0 28 1319 56 1.830 11.6 0.5 4.9 3.4 0.70 56
1895 26 6 28 .176 6.73 41 33 7 27 2 0 270.0 348 292 202 16 146 102 25 0 28 1319 56 1.830 11.6 0.5 4.9 3.4 0.70 56
1896 27 6 28 .176 6.73 41 33 7 27 2 0 270.0 348 292 202 16 146 102 25 0 28 1319 56 1.830 11.6 0.5 4.9 3.4 0.70 56
1897 28 6 28 .176 6.73 41 33 7 27 2 0 270.0 348 292 202 16 146 102 25 0 28 1319 56 1.830 11.6 0.5 4.9 3.4 0.70 56
1898 29 8 31 .205 6.19 47 38 8 31 2 0 317.0 404 323 218 17 164 109 25 0 29 1528 61 1.792 11.5 0.5 4.7 3.1 0.66 61
1899 30 9 38 .191 6.28 58 44 13 34 2 0 371.0 483 388 259 20 186 115 31 0 30 1789 61 1.803 11.7 0.5 4.5 2.8 0.62 61

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
1890 21 10 14 .417 4.64 221.0 232 127 114 12 95 94 22 1.480 9.4 3.9 3.8 0.99 0.5 25
1893 24 5 9 .357 5.03 127.0 139 79 71 5 58 36 5 1.551 9.9 4.1 2.6 0.62 0.4 15
1898 29 3 2 .600 2.76 49.0 56 17 15 1 18 7 0 1.510 10.3 3.3 1.3 0.39 0.2 6
1899 30 2 4 .333 5.68 57.0 76 40 36 3 21 6 6 1.702 12.0 3.3 0.9 0.29 0.5 11
4 Yrs 20 29 .408 4.68 454.0 503 263 236 21 192 143 33 1.531 10.0 2.8 0.74 0.4 57

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 NL  3.836 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 NL  2 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1890 NL  11 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1890 NL  19 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 NL  22 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 NL  20 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 NL  4 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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