Cy Barger

Eros Bolivar Barger

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: May 18, 1885 in Jamestown, KY
School: Transylvania University (Lexington, KY) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 1906
Teams (by GP): Rebels/Dodgers/Superbas/Highlanders 1906-1915

Final Game: October 2, 1915
Died: September 23, 1964 in Columbia, KY
Buried: Columbia City Cemetery, Columbia, KY
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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
1906	21	NYY	AL	0	0		10.13	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.1	7	8	6	0	3	3	0	0	0	25	32	1.875	11.8	0.0	5.1	5.1	1.00
1907	22	MTL,ROC	A	3	10	.231		16						113.0	110	56			48							1.398	8.8		3.8			MTL,ROC · EL
1907	22	NYY	AL	0	0		3.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	10	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	29	102	1.833	15.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.00

1908	23	ROC	A	13	13	.500		32	26					248.0	212	88			75							1.157	7.7		2.7			ROC · EL
1909	24	ROC	A	23	13	.639		45						328.0	254	81			82							1.024	7.0		2.2			ROC · EL
1910	25	BRO	NL	15	15	.500	2.88	35	30	4	25	2	1	271.2	267	105	87	2	107	87	6	0	3	1083	105	1.377	8.8	0.1	3.5	2.9	0.81
1911	26	BRO	NL	11	15	.423	3.52	30	30	0	21	1	0	217.1	224	112	85	4	71	60	7	0	1	882	94	1.357	9.3	0.2	2.9	2.5	0.85
1912	27	BRO	NL	1	9	.100	5.46	16	11	4	6	0	0	94.0	120	78	57	4	42	30	4	0	0	426	61	1.723	11.5	0.4	4.0	2.9	0.71

1913	28	NWK	AA	17	9	.654		31						247.2	197	83			72							1.086	7.2		2.6			NWK · IL
1914	29	PBS	FL	10	16	.385	4.34	33	26	6	18	1	1	228.1	252	125	110	7	63	70	6	0	1	939	73	1.380	9.9	0.3	2.5	2.8	1.11
1915	30	PBS	FL	9	8	.529	2.29	34	13	19	8	1	6	153.0	130	49	39	1	47	47	4	0	1	597	133	1.157	7.6	0.1	2.8	2.8	1.00
1916	31	MEM	A	16	11	.593		36						235.0	208	59			52							1.106	8.0		2.0			MEM · SOUA
1917	32	MEM	A	14	7	.667		30						192.0	160	64			41							1.047	7.5		1.9			MEM · SOUA
1918	33	MEM,LOU	A,AA	8	1	.889		17						85.0	76			0	11							1.024	8.0	0.0	1.2			MEM,LOU · SOUA,AA
1919	34	MEM	A	3	5	.375	3.92	12						85.0	97	43	37		22							1.400	10.3		2.3			MEM · SOUA
7 Yrs				46	63	.422	3.56	151	111	35	78	5	9	975.2	1010	479	386	18	334	297	28	0	7	3981	88	1.378	9.3	0.2	3.1	2.7	0.89
162 Game Avg.				12	16	.422	3.56	39	29	9	20	1	2	253	262	124	100	5	87	77	7	0	2	1033	88	1.378	9.3	0.2	3.1	2.7	0.89

BRO (3 yrs)				27	39	.409	3.54	81	71	8	52	3	1	583.0	611	295	229	10	220	177	17	0	4	2391	90	1.425	9.4	0.2	3.4	2.7	0.80
PBS (2 yrs)				19	24	.442	3.52	67	39	25	26	2	7	381.1	382	174	149	8	110	117	10	0	2	1536	88	1.290	9.0	0.2	2.6	2.8	1.06
NYY (2 yrs)				0	0		6.35	3	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	17	10	8	0	4	3	1	0	1	54	49	1.853	13.5	0.0	3.2	2.4	0.75

NL (3 yrs)				27	39	.409	3.54	81	71	8	52	3	1	583.0	611	295	229	10	220	177	17	0	4	2391	90	1.425	9.4	0.2	3.4	2.7	0.80
FL (2 yrs)				19	24	.442	3.52	67	39	25	26	2	7	381.1	382	174	149	8	110	117	10	0	2	1536	88	1.290	9.0	0.2	2.6	2.8	1.06
AL (2 yrs)				0	0		6.35	3	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	17	10	8	0	4	3	1	0	1	54	49	1.853	13.5	0.0	3.2	2.4	0.75

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
1906	21	NYY	AL	5.1	2	1	8	13.50	3.60	-0.03	0.00	110.0	3.99	-6	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.251	.497	$
1907	22	NYY	AL	6.0	1	0	2	3.00	3.61	-0.70	0.00	110.0	4.74	1	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.2	2	.655	.501	$

1910	25	BRO	NL	271.2	35	30	105	3.48	4.15	-0.13	0.00	100.0	4.29	24	2.8	1.0	-0.2	4.6	46	.581	.518	$
1911	26	BRO	NL	217.1	30	30	112	4.64	4.55	0.06	0.00	97.0	4.36	-5	-0.5		-0.2	0.9	13	.484	.497	$
1912	27	BRO	NL	94.0	16	11	78	7.47	4.67	-0.06	0.00	98.0	4.64	-29	-2.5	1.0	-0.1	-1.9	-21	.341	.484	$

1914	29	PBS	FL	228.1	33	26	125	4.93	4.13	-0.27	0.00	98.0	4.31	-17	-1.8	1.0	-0.1	-1.2	-7	.446	.489	$
1915	30	PBS	FL	153.0	34	13	49	2.88	3.86	0.05	0.00	100.0	3.81	16	1.9	1.0	-0.1	2.3	21	.555	.512	$
7 Seasons				975.2	151	111	479	4.42	4.23	-0.09	0.00	98.8	4.27	-16	-0.4	1.0	-0.7	4.4	49	.497	.500	$

BRO (3 yrs)				583.0	81	71	295	4.55	4.38	-0.05	0.00	98.6	4.37	-10	-0.2	1.0	-0.5	3.6	38	.498	.500	$
PBS (2 yrs)				381.1	67	39	174	4.11	4.02	-0.14	0.00	98.8	4.11	-1	0.1	1.0	-0.2	1.1	14	.501	.500	$
NYY (2 yrs)				11.1	3	1	10	7.94	3.61	-0.38	0.00	110.0	4.39	-4	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.386	.499	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1906	21	0	0		10.13	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.1	7	8	6	0	3	3	0	0	25	32	1.875	11.8	0.0	5.1	5.1	1.00	32
1907	22	0	0		6.35	3	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	17	10	8	0	4	3	1	1	54	49	1.853	13.5	0.0	3.2	2.4	0.75	49
1908	23	0	0		6.35	3	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	17	10	8	0	4	3	1	1	54	49	1.853	13.5	0.0	3.2	2.4	0.75	49
1909	24	0	0		6.35	3	1	2	0	0	1	11.1	17	10	8	0	4	3	1	1	54	49	1.853	13.5	0.0	3.2	2.4	0.75	49
1910	25	15	15	.500	3.02	38	31	6	25	2	2	283.0	284	115	95	2	111	90	7	4	1137	100	1.396	9.0	0.1	3.5	2.9	0.81	100
1911	26	26	30	.464	3.24	68	61	6	46	3	2	500.1	508	227	180	6	182	150	14	5	2019	97	1.379	9.1	0.1	3.3	2.7	0.82	97
1912	27	27	39	.409	3.59	84	72	10	52	3	2	594.1	628	305	237	10	224	180	18	5	2445	89	1.434	9.5	0.2	3.4	2.7	0.80	89
1913	28	27	39	.409	3.59	84	72	10	52	3	2	594.1	628	305	237	10	224	180	18	5	2445	89	1.434	9.5	0.2	3.4	2.7	0.80	89
1914	29	37	55	.402	3.80	117	98	16	70	4	3	822.2	880	430	347	17	287	250	24	6	3384	84	1.419	9.6	0.2	3.1	2.7	0.87	84
1915	30	46	63	.422	3.56	151	111	35	78	5	9	975.2	1010	479	386	18	334	297	28	7	3981	88	1.378	9.3	0.2	3.1	2.7	0.89	88

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1906	21	0	0		12.60	5.0	8	8	7	0	3	3	0	2.200	14.4	5.4	5.4	1.00	0.0	2
1907	22	0	0		3.00	6.0	11	2	2	0	1	0	1	2.000	16.5	1.5	0.0	0.00	0.0	1

1910	25	14	12	.538	3.78	238.0	293	111	100	2	117	76	7	1.723	11.1	4.4	2.9	0.65	0.1	35
1911	26	11	11	.500	4.12	199.0	236	101	91	4	75	55	7	1.563	10.7	3.4	2.5	0.73	0.2	30
1912	27	3	7	.300	5.71	93.0	125	66	59	4	44	30	4	1.817	12.1	4.3	2.9	0.68	0.4	16

1914	29	8	15	.348	5.45	208.0	275	140	126	8	69	64	7	1.654	11.9	3.0	2.8	0.93	0.3	33
1915	30	10	5	.667	3.02	140.0	146	52	47	1	53	43	4	1.421	9.4	3.4	2.8	0.81	0.1	34
7 Yrs		46	50	.479	4.37	889.0	1094	480	432	19	362	271	30	1.638	11.1		2.7	0.75	0.2	151

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1910 NL 5.0 (8th)	WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1910 NL 4.6 (5th)	Saves s c a p y 1915 FL 6 (2nd)	Innings Pitched s c a p y 1910 NL 271.7 (8th)
Complete Games s c a p y 1910 NL 25 (4th) 1911 NL 21 (9th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1910 NL 107 (7th)	Hits s c a p y 1910 NL 267 (4th)	Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1910 NL 0.066 (6th) 1911 NL 0.166 (10th)
Losses s c a p y 1910 NL 15 (8th) 1911 NL 15 (8th) 1914 FL 16 (9th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1910 NL 87 (8th) 1914 FL 110 (2nd)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1910 NL 1,083 (8th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1915 FL 19 (1st)
Youngest s c a p y 1906 AL born 1885-05-18 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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