Clarence Blethen

Clarence Waldo Blethen (Climax)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: July 11, 1893 in Dover-Foxcroft, ME
School: University of Maine at Orono (Orono, ME) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1923
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Robins 1923-1929

Final Game: September 26, 1929
Died: April 11, 1973 in Frederick, MD
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
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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
1920	26	FDK	D	9	7	.563		16						119.0	121	59			33							1.294	9.2		2.5			FDK · BLRI
1921	27	FDK	D	9	3	.750		20						133.0	128	75			29							1.180	8.7		2.0			FDK · BLRI
1922	28	FDK	D	13	7	.650		22						156.0	140	63			27							1.071	8.1		1.6			FDK · BLRI
1923	29	FDK	D	8	9	.471		18						142.0	126	64			39							1.162	8.0		2.5			FDK · BLRI
1923	29	BOS	AL	0	0		7.13	5	0	1	0	0	0	17.2	29	15	14	0	7	2	0	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	0.0	3.6	1.0	0.29

1924	30	GRV,SAN,LRK	B,A	10	10	.500	5.13	34						165.0	183	115	94		43							1.370	10.0		2.3			GRV,SAN,LRK · SALL,TL,SOUA
1925	31	MAC,MOB	B,A	17	8	.680	4.95	37						191.0	257	120	105		46							1.586	12.1		2.2			MAC,MOB · SALL,SOUA
1926	32	MAC	B	19	13	.594	4.07	42						270.0	288	144	122		57							1.278	9.6		1.9			MAC · SALL
1927	33	MAC	B	25	11	.694	4.56	45						288.0	235	139	146		61							1.028	7.3		1.9			MAC · SALL
1928	34	ATA	A	14	10	.583	4.47	40						175.0	204	96	87		33							1.354	10.5		1.7			ATA · SOUA
1929	35	ATA	A	22	11	.667	3.11	43						313.0	307	120	108		65							1.188	8.8		1.9			ATA · SOUA
1929	35	BRO	NL	0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	13	60	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	0.00
1930	36	ATA	A	16	9	.640	3.63	42						228.0	248	121	92		60							1.351	9.8		2.4			ATA · SOUA
1931	37	ATA	A	20	11	.645	3.26	40	28					240.0	293	119	87		41							1.392	11.0		1.5			ATA · SOUA
1932	38	ATA	A	13	15	.464	4.18	33						241.0	288	141	112		47							1.390	10.8		1.8			ATA · SOUA
1933	39	ATA,KNX	A	17	12	.586	4.14	43						263.0	309	139	121		44							1.342	10.6		1.5			ATA,KNX · SOUA
1934	40	KNX	A	8	14	.364	4.41	27						194.0	228	111	95		29							1.325	10.6		1.3			KNX · SOUA
1935	41	BOS-min	A	8	13	.381	3.88	34						216.0	265	113	93		35							1.389	11.0		1.5			KNX · SOUA
1936	42	WKB	A	8	10	.444	5.89	22						113.0	174	87	74		22							1.735	13.9		1.8			WKB · NYPL
1937	43	PIT-min	B,D	10	10	.500	2.30	27						188.0	201	65	48		27							1.213	9.6		1.3			SAV,LDS · SALL,BIST
1938	44	PIT-min	B	11	10	.524	3.20	37						183.0	209	82	65		16							1.230	10.3		0.8			SAV · SALL
2 Yrs				0	0		7.32	7	0	1	0	0	0	19.2	33	17	16	0	10	2	0	1	1	100	58	2.186	15.1	0.0	4.6	0.9	0.20
162 Game Avg.				0	0		7.32	68	0	10	0	0	0	191	321	165	155	0	97	19	0	10	10	971	58	2.186	15.1	0.0	4.6	0.9	0.20

BOS (1 yr)				0	0		7.13	5	0	1	0	0	0	17.2	29	15	14	0	7	2	0	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	0.0	3.6	1.0	0.29
BRO (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	13	60	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	0.00

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
1923	29	BOS	AL	17.2	5	0	15	7.64	4.99	-0.28	0.00	104.0	5.48	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.421	.498	$

1929	35	BRO	NL	2.0	2	0	2	9.00	5.63	-0.37	0.00	120.0	7.20	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.482	.500	$
2 Seasons				19.2	7	0	17	7.78	5.05	-0.29	0.00	105.6	5.65	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.438	.499	$

BOS (1 yr)				17.2	5	0	15	7.64	4.99	-0.28	0.00	104.0	5.48	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.421	.498	$
BRO (1 yr)				2.0	2	0	2	9.00	5.63	-0.37	0.00	120.0	7.20	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.482	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1923	29	BOS	AL	89	0.0%	2.3%	7.9%			85%

1929	35	BRO	NL	13	0.0%	0.0%	23.1%			69%
2 Yrs				102	0.0%	2.0%	9.8%			83%
MLB Averages					1.1%	7.2%	8.0%	3.1%	12%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1923	29	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1924	30	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1925	31	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1926	32	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1927	33	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1928	34	7.13	5	1	17.2	29	15	14	7	2	1	1	87	58	2.038	14.8	3.6	1.0	0.29	58
1929	35	7.32	7	1	19.2	33	17	16	10	2	1	1	100	58	2.186	15.1	4.6	0.9	0.20	58

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
1923	29	0	2	.000	6.63	19.0	29	16	14	0	7	2	0	1.895	13.7	3.3	0.9	0.29	0.0	5

1929	35	0	0		9.00	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	3.500	18.0	13.5	0.0	0.00	0.0	2
2 Yrs		0	2	.000	6.86	21.0	33	18	16	0	10	2	0	2.048	14.1		0.9	0.20	0.0	7

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