Sheriff Blake
John Frederick Blake
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 17, 1899 in Ansted, WV
School: West Virginia Wesleyan College (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1920
Final Game: September 26, 1937
Died: October 31, 1982 in Beckley, WV
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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
1920 20 PIT NL 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17
1924 24 CHC NL 6 6 .500 4.57 29 11 8 4 0 1 106.1 123 58 54 3 44 42 2 0 1 469 85 1.571 10.4 0.3 3.7 3.6 0.95
1925 25 CHC NL 10 18 .357 4.86 36 31 3 14 0 2 231.1 260 144 125 17 114 93 5 0 3 1046 89 1.617 10.1 0.7 4.4 3.6 0.82
1926 26 CHC NL 11 12 .478 3.60 39 27 9 11 4 1 197.2 204 91 79 7 92 95 6 0 6 849 107 1.497 9.3 0.3 4.2 4.3 1.03
1927 27 CHC NL 13 14 .481 3.29 32 27 2 13 2 0 224.1 238 101 82 3 82 64 4 0 4 963 118 1.426 9.5 0.1 3.3 2.6 0.78
1928 28 CHC NL 17 11 .607 2.47 34 29 5 16 4 1 240.2 209 80 66 4 101 78 3 0 3 995 156 1.288 7.8 0.1 3.8 2.9 0.77
1929 29 CHC NL 14 13 .519 4.29 35 30 3 13 1 1 218.1 244 122 104 8 103 70 2 0 4 962 108 1.589 10.1 0.3 4.2 2.9 0.68
1930 30 CHC NL 10 14 .417 4.82 34 24 4 7 0 0 186.2 213 127 100 14 99 80 3 0 4 856 101 1.671 10.3 0.7 4.8 3.9 0.81
1931 31 TOT NL 4 9 .308 5.43 30 14 10 1 0 1 121.0 154 83 73 6 61 60 4 0 6 573 75 1.777 11.5 0.4 4.5 4.5 0.98
1931 31 CHC NL 0 4 .000 5.22 16 5 7 0 0 0 50.0 64 34 29 4 26 29 1 0 2 238 74 1.800 11.5 0.7 4.7 5.2 1.12
1931 31 PHI NL 4 5 .444 5.58 14 9 3 1 0 1 71.0 90 49 44 2 35 31 3 0 4 335 76 1.761 11.4 0.3 4.4 3.9 0.89
1937 37 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 5.49 29 3 11 2 0 1 80.1 100 56 49 6 38 32 0 0 2 372 79 1.718 11.2 0.7 4.3 3.6 0.84
1937 37 SLB AL 2 2 .500 7.61 15 1 6 0 0 1 36.2 55 33 31 5 20 12 0 0 1 180 63 2.045 13.5 1.2 4.9 2.9 0.60
1937 37 STL NL 0 3 .000 3.71 14 2 5 2 0 0 43.2 45 23 18 1 18 20 0 0 1 192 107 1.443 9.3 0.2 3.7 4.1 1.11
10 Seasons 87 102 .460 4.13 304 196 60 81 11 8 1620.0 1766 876 744 68 740 621 30 0 35 7149 101 1.547 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.84
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .460 4.13 41 27 8 11 1 1 220 240 119 101 9 101 84 4 0 5 972 101 1.547 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.84
CHC (8 yrs) 81 92 .468 3.95 255 184 41 78 11 6 1455.1 1555 757 639 60 661 551 26 0 27 6378 106 1.523 9.6 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.83
PIT (1 yr) 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17
PHI (1 yr) 4 5 .444 5.58 14 9 3 1 0 1 71.0 90 49 44 2 35 31 3 0 4 335 76 1.761 11.4 0.3 4.4 3.9 0.89
STL (1 yr) 0 3 .000 3.71 14 2 5 2 0 0 43.2 45 23 18 1 18 20 0 0 1 192 107 1.443 9.3 0.2 3.7 4.1 1.11
SLB (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.61 15 1 6 0 0 1 36.2 55 33 31 5 20 12 0 0 1 180 63 2.045 13.5 1.2 4.9 2.9 0.60
NL (10 yrs) 85 100 .459 4.05 289 195 54 81 11 7 1583.1 1711 843 713 63 720 609 30 0 34 6969 103 1.535 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.85
AL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.61 15 1 6 0 0 1 36.2 55 33 31 5 20 12 0 0 1 180 63 2.045 13.5 1.2 4.9 2.9 0.60

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1929 29 CHC NL WS L PHA 0 1 .000 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
1 WS 0 1 .000 13.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 6.8

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+
1920 20 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17 40
1921 21 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17 40
1922 22 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17 40
1923 23 0 0 8.10 6 0 5 0 0 0 13.1 21 14 12 0 6 7 1 0 2 64 40 2.025 14.2 0.0 4.1 4.7 1.17 40
1924 24 6 6 .500 4.96 35 11 13 4 0 1 119.2 144 72 66 3 50 49 3 0 3 533 77 1.621 10.8 0.2 3.8 3.7 0.98 77
1925 25 16 24 .400 4.90 71 42 16 18 0 3 351.0 404 216 191 20 164 142 8 0 6 1579 85 1.618 10.4 0.5 4.2 3.6 0.87 85
1926 26 27 36 .429 4.43 110 69 25 29 4 4 548.2 608 307 270 27 256 237 14 0 12 2428 92 1.575 10.0 0.4 4.2 3.9 0.93 92
1927 27 40 50 .444 4.10 142 96 27 42 6 4 773.0 846 408 352 30 338 301 18 0 16 3391 98 1.532 9.8 0.3 3.9 3.5 0.89 98
1928 28 57 61 .483 3.71 176 125 32 58 10 5 1013.2 1055 488 418 34 439 379 21 0 19 4386 107 1.474 9.4 0.3 3.9 3.4 0.86 107
1929 29 71 74 .490 3.81 211 155 35 71 11 6 1232.0 1299 610 522 42 542 449 23 0 23 5348 107 1.494 9.5 0.3 4.0 3.3 0.83 107
1930 30 81 88 .479 3.95 245 179 39 78 11 6 1418.2 1512 737 622 56 641 529 26 0 27 6204 106 1.518 9.6 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.83 106
1931 31 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1932 32 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1933 33 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1934 34 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1935 35 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1936 36 85 97 .467 4.06 275 193 49 79 11 7 1539.2 1666 820 695 62 702 589 30 0 33 6777 103 1.538 9.7 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.84 103
1937 37 87 102 .460 4.13 304 196 60 81 11 8 1620.0 1766 876 744 68 740 621 30 0 35 7149 101 1.547 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.84 101

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
1920 20 0 1 .000 9.00 13.0 22 14 13 0 6 7 1 2.154 15.2 4.2 4.8 1.17 0.0 6
1924 24 5 6 .455 4.63 107.0 125 61 55 3 45 42 2 1.589 10.5 3.8 3.5 0.93 0.3 29
1925 25 13 14 .481 4.19 245.0 255 127 114 17 112 99 5 1.498 9.4 4.1 3.6 0.88 0.6 36
1926 26 11 10 .524 3.71 194.0 206 89 80 7 93 93 6 1.541 9.6 4.3 4.3 1.00 0.3 39
1927 27 15 10 .600 3.33 227.0 244 93 84 3 84 65 4 1.445 9.7 3.3 2.6 0.77 0.1 32
1928 28 19 7 .731 2.48 243.0 213 74 67 4 103 79 3 1.300 7.9 3.8 2.9 0.77 0.1 34
1929 29 14 11 .560 3.65 227.0 231 102 92 8 98 73 2 1.449 9.2 3.9 2.9 0.74 0.3 35
1930 30 12 10 .545 3.67 201.0 198 91 82 13 92 86 3 1.443 8.9 4.1 3.9 0.93 0.6 34
1931 31 5 8 .385 5.14 126.0 156 80 72 6 62 62 4 1.730 11.1 4.4 4.4 1.00 0.4 30
1937 37 4 5 .444 4.76 85.0 98 50 45 6 37 34 0 1.588 10.4 3.9 3.6 0.92 0.6 29
10 Seasons 98 82 .544 3.80 1668.0 1748 781 704 67 732 640 30 1.487 9.4 3.5 0.87 0.4 304

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1927 NL  3.290 (10th)
1928 NL  2.468 (2nd)

Wins s c a p y
1928 NL  17 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL  7.816 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL  3.618 (7th)
1926 NL  4.326 (4th)
1928 NL  2.917 (9th)
1930 NL  3.857 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1925 NL  36 (9th)
1926 NL  39 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1925 NL  2 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1925 NL  93 (3rd)
1926 NL  95 (7th)
1928 NL  78 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1925 NL  31 (6th)
1929 NL  30 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1928 NL  16 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1926 NL  4 (2nd)
1927 NL  2 (5th)
1928 NL  4 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1925 NL  17 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1925 NL  114 (2nd)
1926 NL  92 (1st)
1927 NL  82 (4th)
1928 NL  101 (4th)
1929 NL  103 (3rd)
1930 NL  99 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1925 NL  260 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1927 NL  .120 (2nd)
1928 NL  .150 (2nd)
1929 NL  .330 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1925 NL  18 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1925 NL  125 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1926 NL  6 (4th)
1927 NL  4 (7th)
1929 NL  4 (8th)
1931 NL  6 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 NL  6 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1925 NL  1046 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1928 NL  156 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1937 AL  born 1899-09-17 (7th)
1937 NL  born 1899-09-17 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1920 NL  born 1899-09-17 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 38 (634), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1150), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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  5. Steve Hargan (949)
  6. Bob Porterfield (947)
  7. Steve Trout (947)
  8. Andy Hawkins (945)
  9. Jim Wilson (945)
  10. Bill Wight (944)
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  7. Jack Kramer (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Andy Hawkins (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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