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Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (Three Finger or Miner)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, IN
High School: Nyesville HS (Nyesville, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1903 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Reds/Whales/Terriers/Cardinals/... 1903-1916

Final Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 39)
Died: February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN
Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1949.
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Fine Details  · Last updated Feb 13, 2013 12:17AM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #41. Jim Bunning… #42. Tom Glavine… #43. Carl Hubbell… #44. MORDECAI BROWN… #45. Milt Pappas… #46. John Smoltz… #47. Gaylord Perry… 

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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
1903 26 STL NL 9 13 .409 2.60 26 24 2 19 1 0 201.0 231 105 58 7 59 83 6 0 6 854 126 1.443 10.3 0.3 2.6 3.7 1.41
1904 27 CHC NL 15 10 .600 1.86 26 23 3 21 4 1 212.1 155 74 44 1 50 81 6 0 5 833 142 0.965 6.6 0.0 2.1 3.4 1.62
1905 28 CHC NL 18 12 .600 2.17 30 24 6 24 4 0 249.0 219 89 60 3 44 89 1 1 2 975 137 1.056 7.9 0.1 1.6 3.2 2.02
1906 29 CHC NL 26 6 .813 1.04 36 32 4 27 9 3 277.1 198 56 32 1 61 144 4 1 2 1044 253 0.934 6.4 0.0 2.0 4.7 2.36
1907 30 CHC NL 20 6 .769 1.39 34 27 7 20 6 3 233.0 180 51 36 2 40 107 6 0 4 861 179 0.944 7.0 0.1 1.5 4.1 2.68
1908 31 CHC NL 29 9 .763 1.47 44 31 12 27 9 5 312.1 214 64 51 1 49 123 5 0 6 1153 160 0.842 6.2 0.0 1.4 3.5 2.51
1909 32 CHC NL 27 9 .750 1.31 50 34 15 32 8 7 342.2 246 78 50 1 53 172 7 0 9 1280 193 0.873 6.5 0.0 1.4 4.5 3.25
1910 33 CHC NL 25 14 .641 1.86 46 31 14 27 6 7 295.1 256 95 61 3 64 143 4 0 6 1170 155 1.084 7.8 0.1 2.0 4.4 2.23
1911 34 CHC NL 21 11 .656 2.80 53 27 24 21 0 13 270.0 267 110 84 5 55 129 6 0 5 1082 118 1.193 8.9 0.2 1.8 4.3 2.35 MVP-17
1912 35 CHC NL 5 6 .455 2.64 15 8 6 5 2 0 88.2 92 35 26 2 20 34 1 0 0 366 126 1.263 9.3 0.2 2.0 3.5 1.70
1913 36 CIN NL 11 12 .478 2.91 39 16 21 11 1 6 173.1 174 79 56 7 44 41 1 1 1 702 111 1.258 9.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 0.93 MVP-27
1914 37 TOT FL 14 11 .560 3.52 35 26 8 18 2 0 232.2 235 106 91 8 61 113 3 1 7 968 94 1.272 9.1 0.3 2.4 4.4 1.85
1914 37 SLM FL 12 6 .667 3.29 26 18 7 13 2 0 175.0 172 73 64 7 43 81 3 1 5 722 102 1.229 8.8 0.4 2.2 4.2 1.88
1914 37 BTT FL 2 5 .286 4.21 9 8 1 5 0 0 57.2 63 33 27 1 18 32 0 0 2 246 76 1.405 9.8 0.2 2.8 5.0 1.78
1915 38 CHI FL 17 8 .680 2.09 35 25 9 17 3 4 236.1 189 75 55 2 64 95 7 0 6 931 135 1.071 7.2 0.1 2.4 3.6 1.48
1916 39 CHC NL 2 3 .400 3.91 12 4 7 2 0 0 48.1 52 27 21 0 9 21 4 0 2 203 74 1.262 9.7 0.0 1.7 3.9 2.33
14 Yrs 239 130 .648 2.06 481 332 138 271 55 49 3172.1 2708 1044 725 43 673 1375 61 4 61 12422 139 1.066 7.7 0.1 1.9 3.9 2.04
162 Game Avg. 20 11 .648 2.06 40 28 12 23 5 4 265 226 87 61 4 56 115 5 0 5 1039 139 1.066 7.7 0.1 1.9 3.9 2.04
CHC (10 yrs) 188 86 .686 1.80 346 241 98 206 48 39 2329.0 1879 679 465 19 445 1043 44 2 41 8967 153 0.998 7.3 0.1 1.7 4.0 2.34
SLM (1 yr) 12 6 .667 3.29 26 18 7 13 2 0 175.0 172 73 64 7 43 81 3 1 5 722 102 1.229 8.8 0.4 2.2 4.2 1.88
BTT (1 yr) 2 5 .286 4.21 9 8 1 5 0 0 57.2 63 33 27 1 18 32 0 0 2 246 76 1.405 9.8 0.2 2.8 5.0 1.78
STL (1 yr) 9 13 .409 2.60 26 24 2 19 1 0 201.0 231 105 58 7 59 83 6 0 6 854 126 1.443 10.3 0.3 2.6 3.7 1.41
CHI (1 yr) 17 8 .680 2.09 35 25 9 17 3 4 236.1 189 75 55 2 64 95 7 0 6 931 135 1.071 7.2 0.1 2.4 3.6 1.48
CIN (1 yr) 11 12 .478 2.91 39 16 21 11 1 6 173.1 174 79 56 7 44 41 1 1 1 702 111 1.258 9.0 0.4 2.3 2.1 0.93
NL (12 yrs) 208 111 .652 1.93 411 281 121 236 50 45 2703.1 2284 863 579 33 548 1167 51 3 48 10523 146 1.048 7.6 0.1 1.8 3.9 2.13
FL (2 yrs) 31 19 .620 2.80 70 51 17 35 5 4 469.0 424 181 146 10 125 208 10 1 13 1899 109 1.171 8.1 0.2 2.4 4.0 1.66

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
1903 26 STL NL 201.0 26 24 105 4.70 4.94 -0.18 0.00 100.0 5.12 10 1.1 1.0 -0.2 2.5 28 .541 .507 $2,400
1904 27 CHC NL 212.1 26 23 74 3.14 3.92 0.21 0.00 97.0 3.60 13 1.5 1.0 -0.2 3.0 29 .557 .509
1905 28 CHC NL 249.0 30 24 89 3.22 4.08 0.43 0.00 99.0 3.61 12 1.3 1.0 -0.2 3.1 33 .544 .508
1906 29 CHC NL 277.1 36 32 56 1.82 3.43 0.53 0.00 100.0 2.90 37 4.9 1.0 -0.2 6.9 55 .635 .530
1907 30 CHC NL 233.0 34 27 51 1.97 3.36 0.54 0.00 101.0 2.84 25 3.4 1.0 -0.2 5.1 40 .601 .521
1908 31 CHC NL 312.1 44 31 64 1.84 3.23 0.25 0.00 100.0 2.98 40 5.7 1.0 -0.2 7.9 61 .629 .535 $3,500
1909 32 CHC NL 342.2 50 34 78 2.05 3.60 0.21 0.00 98.0 3.32 46 6.1 1.0 -0.4 8.4 75 .622 .538 $4,100
1910 33 CHC NL 295.1 46 31 95 2.90 3.95 0.15 0.00 95.0 3.60 23 2.7 1.0 -0.2 4.6 47 .558 .516 $4,500
1911 34 CHC NL 270.0 53 27 110 3.67 4.36 0.25 0.00 97.0 3.99 12 1.3 1.0 -0.2 3.1 34 .525 .508 $5,500 MVP-17
1912 35 CHC NL 88.2 15 8 35 3.55 4.57 0.25 0.00 97.0 4.19 7 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .547 .504 $7,000
1913 36 CIN NL 173.1 39 16 79 4.10 4.18 -0.09 0.00 101.0 4.32 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.6 19 .512 .503 $5,000 MVP-27
1914 37 SLM FL 175.0 26 18 73 3.75 4.17 -0.40 0.00 104.0 4.75 18 2.1 1.0 -0.1 2.6 26 .582 .513 $10,000
1914 37 BTT FL 57.2 9 8 33 5.15 4.09 -0.24 0.00 99.0 4.29 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .433 .496
1915 38 CHI FL 236.1 35 25 75 2.86 3.81 0.06 0.00 93.0 3.49 16 2.0 1.0 -0.1 2.6 25 .556 .512
1916 39 CHC NL 48.1 12 4 27 5.03 3.47 0.01 0.00 110.0 3.80 -7 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .434 .495
14 Seasons 3172.1 481 332 1044 2.96 3.88 0.19 0.00 98.7 3.65 251 31.8 1.0 -2.6 51.7 478 .566 .513 $42,000
CHC (10 yrs) 2329.0 346 241 679 2.62 3.75 0.30 0.00 98.5 3.39 208 26.8 1.0 -2.0 42.9 384 .577 .517 $24,600
SLM (1 yr) 175.0 26 18 73 3.75 4.17 -0.40 0.00 104.0 4.75 18 2.1 1.0 -0.1 2.6 26 .582 .513 $10,000
BTT (1 yr) 57.2 9 8 33 5.15 4.09 -0.24 0.00 99.0 4.29 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .433 .496
STL (1 yr) 201.0 26 24 105 4.70 4.94 -0.18 0.00 100.0 5.12 10 1.1 1.0 -0.2 2.5 28 .541 .507 $2,400
CHI (1 yr) 236.1 35 25 75 2.86 3.81 0.06 0.00 93.0 3.49 16 2.0 1.0 -0.1 2.6 25 .556 .512
CIN (1 yr) 173.1 39 16 79 4.10 4.18 -0.09 0.00 101.0 4.32 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.6 19 .512 .503 $5,000

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1906 29 CHC NL WS L CHW 1 2 .333 3.66 3 3 0 2 1 0 19.2 14 9 8 0 4 0 12 0 0 1 76 0.915 6.4 0.0 1.8 5.5 3.00
1907 30 CHC NL WS W DET 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 34 0.889 7.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 4.00
1908 31 CHC NL WS W DET 2 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 1 0 11.0 6 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 40 0.636 4.9 0.0 0.8 4.1 5.00
1910 33 CHC NL WS L PHA 1 2 .333 5.50 3 2 1 1 0 0 18.0 23 16 11 0 7 0 14 0 0 1 86 1.667 11.5 0.0 3.5 7.0 2.00
4 Yrs (4 Series) 5 4 .556 2.97 9 7 2 5 3 0 57.2 50 26 19 0 13 0 35 1 0 2 236 1.092 7.8 0.0 2.0 5.5 2.69
4 WS 5 4 .556 2.97 9 7 2 5 3 0 57.2 50 26 19 0 13 0 35 1 0 2 236 1.092 7.8 0.0 2.0 5.5 2.69

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 GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1903 26 STL NL 26 81 77 4 15 2 1 0 6 2 1 14 .195 .215 .247 .462 33 19 1 2 1
1904 27 CHC NL 31 92 89 8 19 3 1 0 8 0 2 19 .213 .231 .270 .500 54 24 0 1 1/4O
1905 28 CHC NL 31 104 93 6 13 1 1 1 3 1 4 20 .140 .175 .204 .380 11 19 0 7 1
1906 29 CHC NL 36 109 98 11 20 1 0 0 4 0 6 16 .204 .250 .214 .464 41 21 0 5 1
1907 30 CHC NL 36 91 85 6 13 0 2 1 7 0 1 17 .153 .163 .235 .398 22 20 0 5 1/O
1908 31 CHC NL 46 128 121 5 25 0 0 0 4 2 2 20 .207 .220 .207 .426 34 25 0 5 1
1909 32 CHC NL 50 135 125 13 22 3 1 0 9 0 5 18 .176 .208 .216 .424 30 27 0 5 1
1910 33 CHC NL 46 115 103 9 18 1 2 0 6 1 6 17 .175 .220 .223 .443 30 23 0 6 1
1911 34 CHC NL 53 100 91 8 23 4 1 0 6 0 6 12 .253 .299 .319 .618 73 29 0 3 1 MVP-17
1912 35 CHC NL 16 34 31 3 9 1 0 0 5 1 2 6 .290 .333 .323 .656 80 10 0 1 1
1913 36 CIN NL 39 58 54 2 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 10 .204 .218 .241 .459 31 13 0 3 1 MVP-27
1914 37 TOT FL 35 84 78 6 19 2 0 0 7 1 4 12 .244 .280 .269 .550 55 21 0 2 1
1914 37 SLM FL 26 65 59 4 15 2 0 0 6 1 4 8 .254 .302 .288 .590 65 17 0 2 1
1914 37 BTT FL 9 19 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 21 4 0 0 /1
1915 38 CHI FL 36 89 82 10 24 2 1 0 6 0 3 14 .293 .318 .341 .659 98 28 0 4 1/O
1916 39 CHC NL 12 17 16 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 .294 .250 .544 61 4 0 0 1
14 Yrs 493 1237 1143 93 235 20 11 2 74 8 0 44 199 .206 .236 .248 .483 44 283 1 49
162 Game Avg. 162 406 376 31 77 7 4 1 24 3 14 65 .206 .236 .248 .483 44 93 0 16
CHC (10 yrs) 357 925 852 71 166 14 8 2 52 5 0 35 149 .195 .227 .237 .464 39 202 0 38
SLM (1 yr) 26 65 59 4 15 2 0 0 6 1 4 8 .254 .302 .288 .590 65 17 0 2
BTT (1 yr) 9 19 19 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .211 .211 .211 .421 21 4 0 0
STL (1 yr) 26 81 77 4 15 2 1 0 6 2 1 14 .195 .215 .247 .462 33 19 1 2
CHI (1 yr) 36 89 82 10 24 2 1 0 6 0 3 14 .293 .318 .341 .659 98 28 0 4
CIN (1 yr) 39 58 54 2 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 10 .204 .218 .241 .459 31 13 0 3
NL (12 yrs) 422 1064 983 77 192 16 10 2 61 7 0 37 173 .195 .225 .238 .463 38 234 1 43
FL (2 yrs) 71 173 160 16 43 4 1 0 13 1 7 26 .269 .299 .306 .606 76 49 0 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1903 26 STL NL 26 81 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $2,400 1
1904 27 CHC NL 31 92 -5 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 1/4O
1905 28 CHC NL 31 104 -11 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 3 0 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 0 1
1906 29 CHC NL 36 109 -7 0 0 0 7 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 4 1
1907 30 CHC NL 36 91 -8 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 1/O
1908 31 CHC NL 46 128 -9 -0 0 0 8 -0 -0.1 4 4 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 4 $3,500 1
1909 32 CHC NL 50 135 -10 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 4 5 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 5 $4,100 1
1910 33 CHC NL 46 115 -9 0 0 0 8 -1 -0.2 3 2 -0.2 .497 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $4,500 1
1911 34 CHC NL 53 100 -3 0 0 0 9 6 0.6 3 8 0.6 .511 .504 0.6 -0.0 8 $5,500 1 MVP-17
1912 35 CHC NL 16 34 -1 -0 0 0 3 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .511 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $7,000 1
1913 36 CIN NL 39 58 -5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $5,000 1 MVP-27
1914 37 SLM FL 26 65 -3 -0 0 0 6 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .512 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $10,000 1
1914 37 BTT FL 9 19 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1915 38 CHI FL 36 89 -0 0 0 0 7 6 0.7 1 7 0.7 .520 .504 0.7 0.0 7 1/O
1916 39 CHC NL 12 17 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
14 Seasons 493 1237 -81 1 0 0 92 12 1.3 33 45 1.3 .503 .501 1.3 0.1 45 $42,000
CHC (10 yrs) 357 925 -64 1 0 0 67 3 0.3 27 31 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 0.0 31 $24,600
SLM (1 yr) 26 65 -3 -0 0 0 6 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .512 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $10,000
BTT (1 yr) 9 19 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0
STL (1 yr) 26 81 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $2,400
CHI (1 yr) 36 89 -0 0 0 0 7 6 0.7 1 7 0.7 .520 .504 0.7 0.0 7
CIN (1 yr) 39 58 -5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $5,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1906 29 CHC NL WS CHW L 3 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 2 0 0 1 0 0
1907 30 CHC NL WS DET W 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0
1908 31 CHC NL WS DET W 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1910 33 CHC NL WS PHA L 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 9 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 .143 .100 .243 2 0 0 2 0 0
4 WS 9 23 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 .143 .100 .243 2 0 0 2 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1903 STL NL 26 P 26 201.0 68 5 60 3 7 .956 2.91 2.50 .924 2.87 2.81
1904 CHC NL 27 P 26 212.1 75 20 50 5 2 .933 2.97 2.69 .940 3.03 2.95
1904 CHC NL 27 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40
1904 CHC NL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 1-0-0
1905 CHC NL 28 P 30 249.0 88 18 66 4 3 .955 3.04 2.80 .943 2.97 2.93
1906 CHC NL 29 P 36 277.1 101 18 81 2 4 .980 3.21 2.75 .948 3.05 2.99
1907 CHC NL 30 P 34 233.0 96 20 75 1 5 .990 3.67 2.79 .950 2.97 2.89
1907 CHC NL 30 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 2.00 0-0-1
1908 CHC NL 31 P 44 312.1 108 35 73 0 3 1.000 3.11 2.45 .953 2.99 2.98
1909 CHC NL 32 P 50 342.2 104 18 83 3 6 .971 2.65 2.02 .940 2.83 2.84
1910 CHC NL 33 P 46 295.1 106 10 92 4 3 .962 3.11 2.22 .945 2.82 2.80
1911 CHC NL 34 P 53 270.0 62 8 53 1 0 .984 2.03 1.15 .943 2.77 2.74 MVP-17
1912 CHC NL 35 P 15 88.2 17 1 15 1 1 .941 1.62 1.07 .948 2.54 2.52
1913 CIN NL 36 P 39 173.1 49 5 40 4 3 .918 2.34 1.15 .955 2.61 2.60 MVP-27
1914 TOT FL 37 P 35 232.2 65 6 56 3 1 .954 2.40 1.77 .947 3.04 3.00
1914 SLM FL 37 P 26 175.0 49 6 40 3 1 .939 2.37 1.77 .947 3.04 3.00
1914 BTT FL 37 P 9 57.2 16 0 16 0 0 1.000 2.50 1.78 .947 3.04 3.00
1915 CHI FL 38 P 35 236.1 98 6 87 5 5 .949 3.54 2.66 .956 3.08 3.05
1915 CHI FL 38 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 2.10 0-0-1
1916 CHC NL 39 P 12 4 2 48.1 13 1 12 0 0 1.000 2.42 1.08 .959 2.66 2.67
14 Seasons P 481 4 2 3172.1 1050 171 843 36 43 .966 2.88 2.11 .946 2.91 2.86
3 Seasons OF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .960 2.00 1-0-2
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40
14 Seasons TOT 485 4 2 3172.1 1052 173 843 36 43 .966 2.88 2.09 .946 2.91 2.86 1-0-2
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA ( 2.7%)
1937 BBWAA (15.4%)
1938 BBWAA (20.6%)
1939 BBWAA (19.7%)
1942 BBWAA (27.0%)
1945 BBWAA (18.6%)
1946 Final Ballot (18.3%)
1946 Nominating Vote (27.7%)
1949 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1949
by Old Timers Committee

Awards (yr lg award)
1906 NL pitching_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 NL (17, 6%)
1913 NL (27, 2%)
0.08 Career Shares (982nd)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1906 NL  7.0 (5th)
1907 NL  4.9 (9th)
1908 NL  7.8 (4th)
1909 NL  8.5 (3rd)
Career  53.0 (210th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1906 NL  6.9 (2nd)
1907 NL  5.1 (5th)
1908 NL  7.9 (3rd)
1909 NL  8.4 (2nd)
1910 NL  4.6 (5th)
1915 FL  2.6 (10th)
Career  51.7 (73rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1903 NL  2.60 (8th)
1904 NL  1.86 (3rd)
1905 NL  2.17 (5th)
1906 NL  1.04 (1st)
1907 NL  1.39 (3rd)
1908 NL  1.47 (2nd)
1909 NL  1.31 (2nd)
1910 NL  1.86 (2nd)
1915 FL  2.09 (3rd)
Career  2.06 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1905 NL  18 (9th)
1906 NL  26 (2nd)
1907 NL  20 (5th)
1908 NL  29 (2nd)
1909 NL  27 (1st)
1910 NL  25 (2nd)
1911 NL  21 (7th)
Career  239 (57th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1906 NL  .813 (2nd)
1907 NL  .769 (2nd)
1908 NL  .763 (3rd)
1909 NL  .750 (3rd)
1910 NL  .641 (7th)
1911 NL  .656 (6th)
1915 FL  .680 (2nd)
Career  .648 (30th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1904 NL  0.965 (2nd)
1905 NL  1.056 (5th)
1906 NL  0.934 (1st)
1907 NL  0.944 (1st)
1908 NL  0.842 (2nd)
1909 NL  0.873 (2nd)
1910 NL  1.084 (1st)
1911 NL  1.193 (10th)
1915 FL  1.071 (3rd)
Career  1.066 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 NL  6.570 (1st)
1906 NL  6.426 (3rd)
1907 NL  6.953 (6th)
1908 NL  6.167 (1st)
1909 NL  6.461 (4th)
1910 NL  7.801 (8th)
1915 FL  7.198 (4th)
Career  7.683 (49th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 NL  1.590 (2nd)
1906 NL  1.980 (6th)
1907 NL  1.545 (3rd)
1908 NL  1.412 (2nd)
1909 NL  1.392 (2nd)
1910 NL  1.950 (4th)
1911 NL  1.833 (4th)
1914 FL  2.360 (9th)
Career  1.909 (71st)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1906 NL  4.673 (7th)
1907 NL  4.133 (10th)
1909 NL  4.518 (7th)
1910 NL  4.358 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1908 NL  44 (5th)
1909 NL  50 (1st)
1910 NL  46 (3rd)
1911 NL  53 (1st)

Saves s c a p y
1904 NL  1 (7th)
1906 NL  3 (4th)
1907 NL  3 (2nd)
1908 NL  5 (1st)
1909 NL  7 (1st)
1910 NL  7 (1st)
1911 NL  13 (1st)
1913 NL  6 (2nd)
1915 FL  4 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1908 NL  312.3 (7th)
1909 NL  342.7 (1st)
1910 NL  295.3 (5th)
1911 NL  270.0 (10th)
Career  3,172.3 (109th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1906 NL  144 (8th)
1908 NL  123 (6th)
1909 NL  172 (4th)
1910 NL  143 (6th)
1911 NL  129 (9th)
Career  1,375 (232nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1909 NL  34 (2nd)
1910 NL  31 (9th)
Career  332 (225th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1908 NL  27 (6th)
1909 NL  32 (1st)
1910 NL  27 (1st)
1911 NL  21 (9th)
Career  271 (60th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1904 NL  4 (7th)
1905 NL  4 (6th)
1906 NL  9 (1st)
1907 NL  6 (4th)
1908 NL  9 (2nd)
1909 NL  8 (2nd)
1910 NL  6 (1st)
Career  55 (14th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1903 NL  7 (4th)
1914 FL  8 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1909 NL  246 (3rd)
1910 NL  256 (7th)
1911 NL  267 (7th)
Career  2,708 (183rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1905 NL  2.023 (6th)
1906 NL  2.361 (4th)
1907 NL  2.675 (2nd)
1908 NL  2.510 (2nd)
1909 NL  3.245 (2nd)
1910 NL  2.234 (2nd)
1911 NL  2.346 (4th)
1914 FL  1.853 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 NL  0.042 (6th)
1906 NL  0.033 (5th)
1908 NL  0.029 (4th)
1909 NL  0.026 (4th)
1910 NL  0.091 (8th)
1915 FL  0.076 (5th)
Career  0.122 (60th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1908 NL  6 (8th)
1909 NL  9 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1908 NL  1,153 (9th)
1909 NL  1,280 (2nd)
1910 NL  1,170 (5th)
1911 NL  1,082 (10th)
Career  12,422 (138th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1905 NL  6 (10th)
1908 NL  12 (5th)
1909 NL  15 (4th)
1910 NL  14 (6th)
1911 NL  24 (2nd)
1913 NL  21 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1903 NL  126 (10th)
1904 NL  142 (3rd)
1905 NL  137 (5th)
1906 NL  253 (1st)
1907 NL  179 (3rd)
1908 NL  160 (2nd)
1909 NL  193 (2nd)
1910 NL  155 (3rd)
1915 FL  135 (4th)
Career  139 (15th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1905 NL  20 (8th)
1906 NL  45 (1st)
1907 NL  28 (2nd)
1908 NL  34 (3rd)
1909 NL  45 (1st)
1910 NL  30 (3rd)
1911 NL  16 (10th)
1915 FL  19 (8th)
Career  267 (40th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1905 NL  2.2 (8th)
1906 NL  5.5 (1st)
1907 NL  3.4 (2nd)
1908 NL  4.1 (2nd)
1909 NL  5.3 (1st)
1910 NL  3.3 (3rd)
1915 FL  2.1 (8th)
Career  30.7 (33rd)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1908 NL  44 (5th)
1909 NL  50 (1st)
1910 NL  46 (3rd)
1911 NL  53 (1st)

Putouts as P s c a p y
1907 NL  20 (4th)
1908 NL  35 (1st)
1909 NL  18 (3rd)

Assists as P s c a p y
1910 NL  92 (3rd)
Career  843 (49th)

Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y
1907 NL  3.67 (4th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1907 NL  .990 (2nd)
1908 NL  1.000 (1st)
1911 NL  .984 (3rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1912 NL  born 1876-10-19 (8th)
1913 NL  born 1876-10-19 (10th)
1914 FL  born 1876-10-19 (5th)
1915 FL  born 1876-10-19 (7th)
1916 NL  born 1876-10-19 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 35 (46), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 195 (45), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 169 (36), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 56 (24), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (73rd), 53.0 career WAR/39.6 7yr-peak WAR/46.3 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 68.1 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.9 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Chief Bender (909) *
  2. Joe McGinnity (890) *
  3. Ed Walsh (880) *
  4. Eddie Cicotte (876)
  5. Carl Mays (866)
  6. Juan Marichal (865) *
  7. Jack Chesbro (862) *
  8. Stan Coveleski (850) *
  9. Carl Hubbell (846) *
  10. Sam Leever (843)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Ed Bahr (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Scott Perry (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ed Killian (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Russ Ford (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jeff Pfeffer (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dave Foutz (903)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dave Foutz (890)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Joe McGinnity (888) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Ed Walsh (884) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Ed Walsh (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Ed Walsh (905) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Chief Bender (912) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Chief Bender (911) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Chief Bender (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Earl Whitehill (980)
  2. Sadie McMahon (978)
  3. Bob Shawkey (976)
  4. Hal Newhouser (976) *
  5. Howard Ehmke (976)
  6. Camilo Pascual (974)
  7. Urban Shocker (974)
  8. Eddie Rommel (973)
  9. Ed Walsh (972) *
  10. Orel Hershiser (971)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Mort Cooper (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dick Ruthven (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jim Bunning (987) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Deacon Phillippe (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Deacon Phillippe (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. General Crowder (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Sam Leever (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Earl Whitehill (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Earl Whitehill (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
190326St. Louis Cardinals$2,400BJHA and 1942 TSN Guide 163
190831Chicago Cubs$3,500Charles Thomas aff. in FL case
190932Chicago Cubs$4,100Charles Thomas aff. in FL case
191033Chicago Cubs$4,500Charles Thomas aff. in FL case
191134Chicago Cubs$5,500Charles Thomas aff. in FL case1/6/12 SL: $6,000
191235Chicago Cubs$7,000Charles Thomas aff. in FL case
191336Cincinnati Reds$5,000Affidavit in FL action$4,000 plus $1,000 bonus
191437St. Louis Terriers$10,000II Voigt at 117
Career to date (may be incomplete)$42,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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