Charlie Biggs

Charles Orval Biggs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 15, 1906 in French Lick, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1932
Team: WhiteSox 1932

Final Game: September 24, 1932
Died: May 24, 1954 in French Lick, IN
Buried: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, French Lick, 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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1929	22	MIS	AA	0	0			3						5.0																		MIS · PCL
1930	23	MIS	AA	3	1	.750	2.57	5						35.0			10															MIS · PCL
1931	24	MIS	AA	5	9	.357	5.88	36						150.0	200	121	98		64							1.760	12.0		3.8			MIS · PCL
1932	25	SHV,MIS	A,AA	18	27	.400	3.57	63	28					373.0	401	190	148		129							1.421	9.7		3.1			SHV,MIS · TL,PCL
1932	25	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	6.93	6	4	2	0	0	0	24.2	32	22	19	2	12	1	3	0	2	117	63	1.784	11.7	0.7	4.4	0.4	0.08
1933	26	ELD	C	10	16	.385	4.81	42						215.0	262	143	115		86							1.619	11.0		3.6			ELD · DIXL
1938	31	CLE-NYY-min	B	20	11	.645	3.25	43						249.0	261	118	90		40							1.209	9.4		1.4			SPB,AUG · SALL
1939	32	NYY-min	B	13	8	.619	3.60	41						220.0	266	109	88		35							1.368	10.9		1.4			AUG · SALL
1940	33	LAD-min	B	8	8	.500	3.38	33						149.0	178	73	56		29							1.389	10.8		1.8			MAC · SALL
1941	34	CHC-min	D,B	2	13	.133	4.75	31						110.0	145	76	58		25							1.545	11.9		2.0			PAD,MAD,MAC · KITL,IIIL,SALL
1942	35	DET-min	B	6	6	.500	3.09	41						160.0	221	93	55		40							1.631	12.4		2.2			AUG · SALL
1 Yr				1	1	.500	6.93	6	4	2	0	0	0	24.2	32	22	19	2	12	1	3	0	2	117	63	1.784	11.7	0.7	4.4	0.4	0.08
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.500	6.93	41	27	14	0	0	0	168	218	150	129	14	82	7	20	0	14	796	63	1.784	11.7	0.7	4.4	0.4	0.08

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
1932	25	CHW	AL	24.2	6	4	22	8.03	4.88	-0.18	0.00	102.9	5.21	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.390	.496	$
1 Season				24.2	6	4	22	8.03	4.88	-0.18	0.00	102.9	5.21	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.390	.496	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1932	25	CHW	AL	117	1.7%	0.9%	10.3%			85%
1 Yr				117	1.7%	0.9%	10.3%			85%
MLB Averages					1.4%	8.1%	7.8%	3.4%	14%	81%

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+
1932	25	1	1	.500	6.93	6	4	2	0	0	0	24.2	32	22	19	2	12		1	3	0	2	117	63	1.784	11.7	0.7	4.4	0.4	0.08	63

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1932	25	1	1	.500	5.88	26.0	31	19	17	2	12	1	3	1.654	10.7	4.2	0.3	0.08	0.7	6
1 Yr		1	1	.500	5.88	26.0	31	19	17	2	12	1	3	1.654	10.7		0.3	0.08	0.7	6

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