Ralph Birkofer
Ralph Joseph Birkofer (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 213 lb.

Born: November 5, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1933
Final Game: July 11, 1937
Died: March 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, OH
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Standard Pitching

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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 2 207 143 1.184 7.6 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.18
1934 25 PIT NL 11 12 .478 4.10 41 24 13 11 0 1 204.0 227 106 93 11 66 71 5 0 2 898 100 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 86 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 60 1.820 13.7 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00
5 Seasons 31 28 .525 4.19 132 64 45 24 2 2 544.0 618 316 253 24 175 224 17 0 8 2420 96 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 1 189 214 110 88 8 61 78 6 0 3 840 96 1.458 10.2 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.28
PIT (4 yrs) 31 26 .544 4.04 121 63 40 24 2 2 514.1 573 288 231 21 166 215 17 0 8 2275 99 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 60 1.820 13.7 0.9 2.7 2.7 1.00

Cumulative Pitching

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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 2 207 143 1.184 7.6 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.18 143
1934 25 15 14 .517 3.75 50 32 14 14 1 1 254.2 270 128 106 12 83 91 6 0 4 1105 105 1.386 9.5 0.4 2.9 3.2 1.10 105
1935 26 24 21 .533 3.87 87 50 26 22 2 2 405.0 443 215 174 17 125 171 12 0 7 1780 103 1.402 9.8 0.4 2.8 3.8 1.37 103
1936 27 31 26 .544 4.04 121 63 40 24 2 2 514.1 573 288 231 21 166 215 17 0 8 2275 99 1.437 10.0 0.4 2.9 3.8 1.30 99
1937 28 31 28 .525 4.19 132 64 45 24 2 2 544.0 618 316 253 24 175 224 17 0 8 2420 96 1.458 10.2 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.28 96

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
1933 24 3 2 .600 2.70 50.0 47 17 15 1 19 20 1 1.320 8.5 3.4 3.6 1.05 0.2 9
1934 25 13 11 .542 3.82 217.0 234 102 92 11 68 76 5 1.392 9.7 2.8 3.2 1.12 0.5 41
1935 26 9 8 .529 3.67 162.0 176 73 66 5 43 86 6 1.352 9.8 2.4 4.8 2.00 0.3 37
1936 27 5 7 .417 4.38 113.0 131 61 55 4 41 45 5 1.522 10.4 3.3 3.6 1.10 0.3 34
1937 28 1 2 .333 6.19 32.0 47 24 22 3 9 10 0 1.750 13.2 2.5 2.8 1.11 0.8 11
5 Seasons 31 30 .508 3.92 574.0 635 277 250 24 180 237 17 1.420 10.0 3.7 1.32 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 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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