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Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Joseph Birkofer (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 213 lb.

Born: November 5, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1933
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Dodgers 1933-1937

Final Game: July 11, 1937
Died: March 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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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
1933 24 PIT NL 4 2 .667 2.31 9 8 1 3 1 0 50.2 43 22 13 1 17 20 1 0 2 207 144 1.184 7.6 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.18
1934 25 PIT NL 11 12 .478 4.10 41 23 13 11 0 1 204.0 227 106 93 11 66 71 5 0 2 898 101 1.436 10.0 0.5 2.9 3.1 1.08
1935 26 PIT NL 9 7 .563 4.07 37 18 12 8 1 1 150.1 173 87 68 5 42 80 6 0 3 675 101 1.430 10.4 0.3 2.5 4.8 1.90
1936 27 PIT NL 7 5 .583 4.69 34 13 14 2 0 0 109.1 130 73 57 4 41 44 5 0 1 495 87 1.564 10.7 0.3 3.4 3.6 1.07
1937 28 BRO NL 0 2 .000 6.67 11 1 5 0 0 0 29.2 45 28 22 3 9 9 0 0 0 145 61 1.820 13.7 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00
5 Yrs 31 28 .525 4.19 132 63 45 24 2 2 544.0 618 316 253 24 175 224 17 0 8 2420 97 1.458 10.2 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.28
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .525 4.19 46 22 16 8 1 1 190 216 110 88 8 61 78 6 0 3 844 97 1.458 10.2 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.28
PIT (4 yrs) 31 26 .544 4.04 121 62 40 24 2 2 514.1 573 288 231 21 166 215 17 0 8 2275 100 1.437 10.0 0.4 2.9 3.8 1.30
BRO (1 yr) 0 2 .000 6.67 11 1 5 0 0 0 29.2 45 28 22 3 9 9 0 0 0 145 61 1.820 13.7 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00

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 gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1933 24 PIT NL 50.2 9 8 22 3.91 3.90 0.03 0.00 104.3 4.04 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.5 5 .511 .501 $
1934 25 PIT NL 204.0 41 23 106 4.68 4.79 -0.21 0.00 100.8 5.03 7 0.7 1.0 -0.1 2.3 29 .518 .505 $
1935 26 PIT NL 150.1 37 18 87 5.21 4.72 -0.10 0.00 104.2 5.02 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.7 12 .489 .497 $
1936 27 PIT NL 109.1 34 13 73 6.01 4.72 -0.05 0.00 102.5 4.90 -14 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.5 -3 .461 .492 $
1937 28 BRO NL 29.2 11 1 28 8.49 4.66 -0.34 0.00 104.5 5.21 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -8 .407 .494 $
5 Seasons 544.0 132 63 316 5.23 4.67 -0.13 0.00 102.6 4.92 -21 -1.9 1.0 -0.3 2.2 35 .485 .498 $
PIT (4 yrs) 514.1 121 62 288 5.04 4.67 -0.12 0.00 102.5 4.90 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.3 3.0 43 .492 .499 $
BRO (1 yr) 29.2 11 1 28 8.49 4.66 -0.34 0.00 104.5 5.21 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -8 .407 .494 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1933 24 PIT NL 207 0.5% 9.7% 8.2% 2.9% 14% 81%
1934 25 PIT NL 898 1.2% 7.9% 7.4% 2.8% 11% 82%
1935 26 PIT NL 675 0.7% 11.9% 6.2% 2.7% 10% 78%
1936 27 PIT NL 495 0.8% 8.9% 8.3% 1.8% 7% 79%
1937 28 BRO NL 145 2.1% 6.2% 6.2% 83%
5 Yrs 2420 1.0% 9.3% 7.2% 2.4% 9% 80%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.6% 8.3% 3.1% 13% 80%

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+
1933 24 4 2 .667 2.31 9 8 1 3 1 0 50.2 43 22 13 1 17 20 1 0 2 207 144 1.184 7.6 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.18 144
1934 25 15 14 .517 3.75 50 31 14 14 1 1 254.2 270 128 106 12 83 91 6 0 4 1105 106 1.386 9.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 1.10 106
1935 26 24 21 .533 3.87 87 49 26 22 2 2 405.0 443 215 174 17 125 171 12 0 7 1780 104 1.402 9.8 0.4 2.8 3.8 1.37 104
1936 27 31 26 .544 4.04 121 62 40 24 2 2 514.1 573 288 231 21 166 215 17 0 8 2275 100 1.437 10.0 0.4 2.9 3.8 1.30 100
1937 28 31 28 .525 4.19 132 63 45 24 2 2 544.0 618 316 253 24 175 224 17 0 8 2420 97 1.458 10.2 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.28 97

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
1933 24 3 2 .600 2.76 49.0 48 17 15 1 19 19 1 1.367 8.8 3.5 3.5 1.00 0.2 9
1934 25 13 11 .542 3.82 217.0 233 102 92 11 68 76 5 1.387 9.7 2.8 3.2 1.12 0.5 41
1935 26 10 8 .556 3.59 163.0 174 72 65 5 42 87 6 1.325 9.6 2.3 4.8 2.07 0.3 37
1936 27 5 7 .417 4.38 113.0 131 61 55 4 41 46 5 1.522 10.4 3.3 3.7 1.12 0.3 34
1937 28 1 2 .333 6.00 33.0 46 24 22 3 9 10 0 1.667 12.5 2.5 2.7 1.11 0.8 11
5 Yrs 32 30 .516 3.90 575.0 632 276 249 24 179 238 17 1.410 9.9 3.7 1.33 0.4 132

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1934 NL  66 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 NL  5 (8th)
1935 NL  6 (9th)
1936 NL  5 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1539), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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