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Cy Blanton

Darrell Elijah Blanton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 6, 1908 in Waurika, OK(All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1934
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Phillies 1934-1942

Final Game: May 6, 1942
Died: September 13, 1945 in Norman, OK
Buried: Tecumseh Cemetery, Tecumseh, OK
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All-Star

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
1934 25 PIT NL 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 1 4 5 1 0 1 36 128 1.125 5.6 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.25
1935 26 PIT NL 18 13 .581 2.58 35 30 3 23 4 1 254.1 220 93 73 3 55 142 2 0 7 1041 159 1.081 7.8 0.1 1.9 5.0 2.58 MVP-15
1936 27 PIT NL 13 15 .464 3.51 44 32 9 15 4 3 235.2 235 114 92 9 55 127 3 0 8 992 116 1.231 9.0 0.3 2.1 4.9 2.31
1937 28 PIT NL 14 12 .538 3.30 36 34 0 14 4 0 242.2 250 115 89 13 76 143 5 0 3 1034 116 1.343 9.3 0.5 2.8 5.3 1.88 AS
1938 29 PIT NL 11 7 .611 3.70 29 26 0 10 1 0 172.2 190 84 71 13 46 80 2 0 2 729 102 1.367 9.9 0.7 2.4 4.2 1.74
1939 30 PIT NL 2 3 .400 4.29 10 6 3 1 0 0 42.0 45 23 20 4 10 11 0 0 1 182 90 1.310 9.6 0.9 2.1 2.4 1.10
1940 31 PHI NL 4 3 .571 4.32 13 10 2 5 0 0 77.0 82 43 37 7 21 24 1 0 5 330 90 1.338 9.6 0.8 2.5 2.8 1.14
1941 32 PHI NL 6 13 .316 4.51 28 25 2 7 1 0 163.2 186 98 82 11 57 64 3 0 6 726 82 1.485 10.2 0.6 3.1 3.5 1.12 AS
1942 33 PHI NL 0 4 .000 5.64 6 3 2 0 0 0 22.1 30 15 14 3 13 15 1 0 0 103 59 1.925 12.1 1.2 5.2 6.0 1.15
9 Yrs 68 71 .489 3.55 202 167 21 75 14 4 1218.1 1243 588 481 64 337 611 18 0 33 5173 110 1.297 9.2 0.5 2.5 4.5 1.81
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .489 3.55 37 31 4 14 3 1 225 229 108 89 12 62 113 3 0 6 953 110 1.297 9.2 0.5 2.5 4.5 1.81
PIT (6 yrs) 58 51 .532 3.28 155 129 15 63 13 4 955.1 945 432 348 43 246 508 13 0 22 4014 121 1.247 8.9 0.4 2.3 4.8 2.07
PHI (3 yrs) 10 20 .333 4.55 47 38 6 12 1 0 263.0 298 156 133 21 91 103 5 0 11 1159 82 1.479 10.2 0.7 3.1 3.5 1.13

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
1934 25 PIT NL 8.0 1 1 3 3.38 4.79 -0.18 0.00 104.0 5.18 2 0.2 -0.0 0.2 2 .674 .501 $
1935 26 PIT NL 254.1 35 30 93 3.29 4.85 -0.09 0.00 102.0 5.04 48 5.2 1.0 -0.1 7.0 75 .649 .532 $ MVP-15
1936 27 PIT NL 235.2 44 32 114 4.35 4.63 -0.05 0.00 101.5 4.75 10 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2.7 34 .523 .506 $
1937 28 PIT NL 242.2 36 34 115 4.27 4.55 0.10 0.00 97.2 4.32 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 2.0 25 .506 .501 $ AS
1938 29 PIT NL 173.0 29 26 84 4.37 4.52 0.27 0.00 100.5 4.27 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.2 14 .496 .499 $
1939 30 PIT NL 42.0 10 6 23 4.93 4.62 -0.16 0.00 101.8 4.87 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .499 .500 $
1940 31 PHI NL 77.0 13 10 43 5.03 4.75 0.01 0.00 101.6 4.81 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.5 7 .486 .499 $
1941 32 PHI NL 163.2 28 25 98 5.39 4.36 -0.33 0.00 101.1 4.75 -11 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 0.3 6 .459 .493 $ AS
1942 33 PHI NL 22.1 6 3 15 6.04 4.26 -0.15 0.00 99.2 4.37 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .428 .497 $
9 Seasons 1218.2 202 167 588 4.34 4.61 -0.02 0.00 100.5 4.66 43 4.7 1.0 -0.6 13.9 165 .523 .503 $
PIT (6 yrs) 955.2 155 129 432 4.07 4.65 0.03 0.00 100.4 4.64 60 6.5 1.0 -0.5 13.4 154 .542 .507 $
PHI (3 yrs) 263.0 47 38 156 5.34 4.47 -0.22 0.00 101.1 4.73 -17 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 0.5 11 .462 .496 $

All-Star Pitching

Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1937 PIT NL 28 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
1941 PHI NL 32

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%
1934 25 PIT NL 36 2.8% 13.9% 11.1% 69%
1935 26 PIT NL 1041 0.3% 13.6% 5.3% 2.6% 12% 78%
1936 27 PIT NL 992 0.9% 12.8% 5.5% 1.8% 8% 79%
1937 28 PIT NL 1034 1.3% 13.8% 7.4% 3.0% 12% 76%
1938 29 PIT NL 729 1.8% 11.0% 6.3% 3.8% 15% 80%
1939 30 PIT NL 182 2.2% 6.0% 5.5% 3.9% 16% 85%
1940 31 PHI NL 330 2.1% 7.3% 6.4% 4.2% 17% 82%
1941 32 PHI NL 726 1.5% 8.8% 7.9% 2.6% 10% 80%
1942 33 PHI NL 103 2.9% 14.6% 12.6% 67%
9 Yrs 5173 1.2% 11.8% 6.5% 2.8% 12% 79%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.9% 8.7% 3.1% 13% 79%

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+
1934 25 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 5 3 3 1 4 5 1 0 1 36 128 1.125 5.6 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.25 128
1935 26 18 14 .563 2.61 36 31 3 23 4 1 262.1 225 96 76 4 59 147 3 0 8 1077 158 1.083 7.7 0.1 2.0 5.0 2.49 158
1936 27 31 29 .517 3.04 80 63 12 38 8 4 498.0 460 210 168 13 114 274 6 0 16 2069 135 1.153 8.3 0.2 2.1 5.0 2.40 135
1937 28 45 41 .523 3.12 116 97 12 52 12 4 740.2 710 325 257 26 190 417 11 0 19 3103 128 1.215 8.6 0.3 2.3 5.1 2.19 128
1938 29 56 48 .538 3.23 145 123 12 62 13 4 913.1 900 409 328 39 236 497 13 0 21 3832 123 1.244 8.9 0.4 2.3 4.9 2.11 123
1939 30 58 51 .532 3.28 155 129 15 63 13 4 955.1 945 432 348 43 246 508 13 0 22 4014 121 1.247 8.9 0.4 2.3 4.8 2.07 121
1940 31 62 54 .534 3.36 168 139 17 68 13 4 1032.1 1027 475 385 50 267 532 14 0 27 4344 118 1.253 9.0 0.4 2.3 4.6 1.99 118
1941 32 68 67 .504 3.51 196 164 19 75 14 4 1196.0 1213 573 467 61 324 596 17 0 33 5070 112 1.285 9.1 0.5 2.4 4.5 1.84 112
1942 33 68 71 .489 3.55 202 167 21 75 14 4 1218.1 1243 588 481 64 337 611 18 0 33 5173 110 1.297 9.2 0.5 2.5 4.5 1.81 110

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
1934 25 1 0 1.000 3.00 9.0 5 3 3 1 4 6 1 1.000 5.0 4.0 6.0 1.50 1.0 1
1935 26 22 8 .733 2.36 271.0 223 79 71 3 56 151 2 1.030 7.4 1.9 5.0 2.70 0.1 35
1936 27 16 11 .593 3.28 247.0 237 100 90 9 55 133 3 1.182 8.6 2.0 4.8 2.42 0.3 44
1937 28 16 11 .593 3.43 247.0 263 104 94 14 80 145 5 1.389 9.6 2.9 5.3 1.81 0.5 36
1938 29 10 9 .526 3.90 173.0 201 83 75 14 49 80 2 1.445 10.5 2.5 4.2 1.63 0.7 29
1939 30 2 2 .500 4.50 44.0 48 24 22 4 11 12 0 1.341 9.8 2.3 2.5 1.09 0.8 10
1940 31 4 4 .500 4.33 79.0 86 42 38 7 22 25 1 1.367 9.8 2.5 2.8 1.14 0.8 13
1941 32 7 11 .389 4.80 165.0 196 98 88 12 60 65 3 1.552 10.7 3.3 3.5 1.08 0.7 28
1942 33 0 2 .000 7.65 20.0 34 19 17 3 15 13 1 2.450 15.3 6.8 5.9 0.87 1.4 6
9 Yrs 78 58 .574 3.57 1255.0 1293 552 498 67 352 630 18 1.311 9.3 4.5 1.79 0.5 202

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1937 *
1941

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1935 NL (15, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (1057th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1935 NL  6.4 (6th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1935 NL  7.0 (1st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1935 NL  2.58 (1st)

Wins s c a p y
1935 NL  18 (8th)
1937 NL  14 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1938 NL  .611 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1935 NL  1.081 (1st)
1936 NL  1.231 (4th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 NL  7.785 (1st)
1936 NL  8.975 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1936 NL  2.100 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 NL  5.025 (3rd)
1936 NL  4.850 (3rd)
1937 NL  5.304 (8th)
1938 NL  4.170 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1936 NL  44 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1936 NL  3 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1935 NL  254.3 (7th)
1937 NL  242.7 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1935 NL  142 (5th)
1936 NL  127 (3rd)
1937 NL  143 (3rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1935 NL  30 (8th)
1936 NL  32 (7th)
1937 NL  34 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1935 NL  23 (3rd)
1936 NL  15 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1935 NL  4 (1st)
1936 NL  4 (1st)
1937 NL  4 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1937 NL  250 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1935 NL  2.582 (4th)
1936 NL  2.309 (3rd)
1937 NL  1.882 (9th)
1938 NL  1.739 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 NL  0.106 (1st)
1936 NL  0.344 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1935 NL  13 (9th)
1936 NL  15 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1935 NL  7 (5th)
1936 NL  8 (4th)
1940 NL  5 (6th)
1941 NL  6 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 NL  5 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1935 NL  1,041 (9th)
1937 NL  1,034 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1935 NL  159 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1935 NL  40 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1935 NL  4.1 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (269), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 53 (483), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 15 (753), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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