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Stew Bolen

Stewart O'Neal Bolen

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

Born: October 12, 1902 in Jackson, AL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1926
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Browns 1926-1932

Final Game: May 16, 1932
Died: August 30, 1969 in Mobile, AL
Buried: Pine Crest Cemetery, Jackson, AL
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1924	21	-min	A	2	2	.500		12						54.0	66	35			20							1.593	11.0		3.3			TUL,LIN · WL
1925	22	-min	A	17	13	.567		47						291.0	320	195			143							1.591	9.9		4.4			TUL · WL
1926	23	-min	A,AA	11	13	.458	1.84	35						181.0	205	123	37		95							1.657	10.2		4.7			TUL,BFL · WL,IL
1926	23	SLB	AL	0	0		6.14	5	0	4	0	0	0	14.2	21	10	10	2	6	7	0	0	2	66	72	1.841	12.9	1.2	3.7	4.3	1.17
1927	24	-min	A	19	10	.655		35						198.0	207	105			86							1.480	9.4		3.9			TUL · WL
1927	24	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	8.38	3	1	2	1	0	0	9.2	14	9	9	0	5	7	0	1	1	44	54	1.966	13.0	0.0	4.7	6.5	1.40

1931	28	PHI	NL	3	12	.200	6.39	28	16	7	2	0	0	98.2	117	75	70	5	63	55	4	0	7	470	67	1.824	10.7	0.5	5.7	5.0	0.87
1932	29	-min	AA	7	11	.389		26						129.0	159	90			62							1.713	11.1		4.3			INA · AA
1932	29	PHI	NL	0	0		2.81	5	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	18	8	5	0	10	3	2	0	1	76	161	1.750	10.1	0.0	5.6	1.7	0.30
1933	30	-min	AA	14	9	.609	3.72	34						201.0	203	93	83		98							1.498	9.1		4.4			INA · AA
1934	31	-min	AA	14	11	.560	4.05	35						269.0	273	136	121		106							1.409	9.1		3.5			INA · AA
1935	32	-min	AA	13	6	.684	3.79	22	21					164.0	161	78	69		64							1.372	8.8		3.5			INA · AA
1936	33	-min	AA	5	14	.263	4.95	36	27					198.0	234	130	109		91							1.641	10.6		4.1			INA · AA
1937	34	-min	AA	11	13	.458	3.46	37						224.0	237	125	86		76							1.397	9.5		3.1			MIS · PCL
1938	35	-min	AA	12	17	.414	4.67	32	29					208.0	240	124	108		89							1.582	10.4		3.9			HOL · PCL
1939	36	-min	A1	8	5	.615	4.89	27	14					116.0	134	68	63		48							1.569	10.4		3.7			CNG · SOUA
4 Seasons				3	13	.188	6.09	41	17	13	3	0	0	139.0	170	102	94	7	84	72	6	1	11	656	71	1.827	11.0	0.5	5.4	4.7	0.86
162 Game Avg.				4	15	.188	6.09	48	20	15	4	0	0	163	199	120	110	8	98	84	7	1	13	769	71	1.827	11.0	0.5	5.4	4.7	0.86

PHI (2 yrs)				3	12	.200	5.89	33	16	7	2	0	0	114.2	135	83	75	5	73	58	6	0	8	546	73	1.814	10.6	0.4	5.7	4.6	0.79
SLB (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	7.03	8	1	6	1	0	0	24.1	35	19	19	2	11	14	0	1	3	110	63	1.890	12.9	0.7	4.1	5.2	1.27

NL (2 yrs)			NL	3	12	.200	5.89	33	16	7	2	0	0	114.2	135	83	75	5	73	58	6	0	8	546	73	1.814	10.6	0.4	5.7	4.6	0.79
AL (2 yrs)			AL	0	1	.000	7.03	8	1	6	1	0	0	24.1	35	19	19	2	11	14	0	1	3	110	63	1.890	12.9	0.7	4.1	5.2	1.27

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1926	23	SLB	AL	14.2	0	10	9	0	1.0	-1	0.0	$
1927	24	SLB	AL	9.2	1	9	6	0	1.0	-3	-0.2	$

1931	28	PHI	NL	98.2	16	75	57	-2	1.0	-18	-0.9	$
1932	29	PHI	NL	16.0	0	8	9	0	1.0	1	0.3	$
4 Seasons				139.0	17	102	81	-2	1.0	-21	-0.8	$

PHI (2 yrs)				114.2	16	83	66	-2	1.0	-17	-0.6	$
SLB (2 yrs)				24.1	1	19	15	0	1.0	-4	-0.2	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1923	20	-min	A																						MOB · SOUA
1924	21	-min	A	15	24	24		8	3	0	0						.333	.333	.458	.792		11			TUL,LIN · WL
1925	22	-min	A	54	145	145		34	8	0	5						.234	.234	.393	.628		57			TUL · WL
1926	23	-min	A,AA	44	85	85		18	3	0	1						.212	.212	.282	.494		24			TUL,BFL · WL,IL
1926	23	SLB	AL	5	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	156	2	0	0	/1
1927	24	-min	A	36	74	74		15	2	0	2						.203	.203	.311	.514		23			TUL · WL
1927	24	SLB	AL	3	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	151	2	0	0	/1

1931	28	PHI	NL	28	35	32	2	5	0	0	0	1	0		3	2	.156	.229	.156	.385	2	5	0	0	1
1932	29	-min	AA	26	47	47		12	1	0	1						.255	.255	.340	.596		16			INA · AA
1932	29	PHI	NL	5	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	-26	1	0	0	/1
1933	30	-min	AA	35	81	81		24	2	1	2						.296	.296	.420	.716		34			INA · AA
1934	31	-min	AA	36	110	110		25	6	0	2						.227	.227	.336	.564		37			INA · AA
1935	32	-min	AA	22	66	66		18	2	1	0						.273	.273	.333	.606		22			INA · AA
1936	33	-min	AA	38	76	76		23	4	0	2						.303	.303	.434	.737		33			INA · AA
1937	34	-min	AA	41	82	82		18	6	0	0						.220	.220	.293	.512		24			MIS · PCL
1938	35	-min	AA	33	79	79		26	5	0	2						.329	.329	.468	.797		37			HOL · PCL
1939	36	-min	A1	33	46	46		9	1	0	0						.196	.196	.217	.413		10			CNG · SOUA
1940	37	MIN-min	B	11	20	20		4	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400		4			SEL · SEAL
4 Seasons				41	49	46	3	9	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	4	.196	.245	.217	.462	21	10	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	194	182	12	36	4	0	0	8	0		12	16	.196	.245	.217	.462	21	40	0	0

PHI (2 yrs)				33	42	39	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		3	3	.154	.214	.154	.368	-3	6	0	0
SLB (2 yrs)				8	7	7	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.571	1.000	154	4	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				33	42	39	2	6	0	0	0	1	0		3	3	.154	.214	.154	.368	-3	6	0	0
AL (2 yrs)				8	7	7	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.571	1.000	154	4	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1926	23	SLB	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1927	24	SLB	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1

1931	28	PHI	NL	35	-4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1932	29	PHI	NL	7	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
4 Seasons				49	-5	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

PHI (2 yrs)				42	-5	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
SLB (2 yrs)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1926	SLB	AL	23	P	5	0	0	14.2	5	1	3	1	0	.800	2.45	0.80	.956	2.64	2.64
1927	SLB	AL	24	P	3	1	1	9.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.86	0.67	.960	2.61	2.60
1931	PHI	NL	28	P	28	16	2	98.2	29	2	23	4	1	.862	2.28	0.89	.959	2.22	2.19
1932	PHI	NL	29	P	5	0	0	16.0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000	1.12	0.40	.955	2.31	2.28
	4 Seasons			P	41	17	3	139.0	38	3	30	5	2	.868	2.14	0.80	.958	2.30	2.29
	4 Seasons			TOT	41	17	3	139.0	38	3	30	5	2	.868	2.14	0.80	.958	2.30	2.29

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1931 NL 4 (3rd)

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September 30, 1930: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from Baltimore (International) in the 1930 rule 5 draft.

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