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Sugar Cain

Merritt Patrick Cain

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 5, 1907 in Macon, GA(All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1932
Teams (by GP): Athletics/WhiteSox/Browns 1932-1938

Final Game: May 28, 1938
Died: April 3, 1975 in Atlanta, GA
Cremated
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1932 25 PHA AL 3 4 .429 5.00 10 6 1 3 0 0 45.0 42 27 25 1 28 24 0 0 0 197 91 1.556 8.4 0.2 5.6 4.8 0.86
1933 26 PHA AL 13 12 .520 4.25 38 32 2 16 1 1 218.0 244 132 103 18 137 43 3 0 4 1030 101 1.748 10.1 0.7 5.7 1.8 0.31
1934 27 PHA AL 9 17 .346 4.41 36 32 2 15 0 0 230.2 235 128 113 15 128 66 3 0 3 1035 99 1.574 9.2 0.6 5.0 2.6 0.52
1935 28 TOT AL 9 13 .409 5.44 37 29 1 8 0 0 193.2 236 134 117 8 123 73 4 0 2 922 87 1.854 11.0 0.4 5.7 3.4 0.59
1935 28 PHA AL 0 5 .000 6.58 6 5 0 0 0 0 26.0 39 22 19 1 19 5 0 0 0 127 70 2.231 13.5 0.3 6.6 1.7 0.26
1935 28 SLB AL 9 8 .529 5.26 31 24 1 8 0 0 167.2 197 112 98 7 104 68 4 0 2 795 91 1.795 10.6 0.4 5.6 3.7 0.65
1936 29 TOT AL 15 11 .577 4.89 34 29 2 15 1 0 211.2 248 125 115 18 84 50 5 0 1 943 107 1.569 10.5 0.8 3.6 2.1 0.60
1936 29 SLB AL 1 1 .500 6.61 4 3 0 1 0 0 16.1 20 13 12 0 9 8 0 0 0 79 82 1.776 11.0 0.0 5.0 4.4 0.89
1936 29 CHW AL 14 10 .583 4.75 30 26 2 14 1 0 195.1 228 112 103 18 75 42 5 0 1 864 110 1.551 10.5 0.8 3.5 1.9 0.56
1937 30 CHW AL 4 2 .667 6.16 18 6 4 1 0 0 68.2 88 48 47 7 51 17 0 0 1 328 75 2.024 11.5 0.9 6.7 2.2 0.33
1938 31 CHW AL 0 1 .000 4.58 5 3 2 0 0 0 19.2 26 17 10 0 18 6 0 0 1 101 110 2.237 11.9 0.0 8.2 2.7 0.33
7 Yrs 53 60 .469 4.83 178 137 14 58 2 1 987.1 1119 611 530 67 569 279 15 0 12 4556 96 1.710 10.2 0.6 5.2 2.5 0.49
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .469 4.83 38 30 3 13 0 0 213 242 132 114 14 123 60 3 0 3 984 96 1.710 10.2 0.6 5.2 2.5 0.49
PHA (4 yrs) 25 38 .397 4.50 90 75 5 34 1 1 519.2 560 309 260 35 312 138 6 0 7 2389 97 1.678 9.7 0.6 5.4 2.4 0.44
CHW (3 yrs) 18 13 .581 5.08 53 35 8 15 1 0 283.2 342 177 160 25 144 65 5 0 3 1293 99 1.713 10.9 0.8 4.6 2.1 0.45
SLB (2 yrs) 10 9 .526 5.38 35 27 1 9 0 0 184.0 217 125 110 7 113 76 4 0 2 874 90 1.793 10.6 0.3 5.5 3.7 0.67

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
1932 25 PHA AL 45.0 10 6 27 5.40 5.62 0.17 0.00 98.5 5.37 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.3 5 .497 .500 $
1933 26 PHA AL 218.0 38 32 132 5.45 4.95 -0.41 0.00 100.7 5.40 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.5 24 .491 .498 $
1934 27 PHA AL 230.2 36 32 128 4.99 5.21 0.21 0.00 97.8 4.89 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.6 25 .492 .498 $
1935 28 PHA AL 26.0 6 5 22 7.62 5.57 -0.10 0.00 98.5 5.58 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .414 .497 $
1935 28 SLB AL 167.2 31 24 112 6.01 5.30 -0.25 0.00 103.1 5.72 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 15 .484 .497 $
1936 29 SLB AL 16.1 4 3 13 7.16 5.77 -0.39 0.00 108.4 6.68 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .480 .500 $
1936 29 CHW AL 195.1 30 26 112 5.16 5.56 0.21 0.00 104.1 5.57 8 0.7 1.0 -0.1 2.3 35 .525 .505 $
1937 30 CHW AL 68.2 18 6 48 6.29 5.29 0.36 0.00 100.9 4.97 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .449 .494 $
1938 31 CHW AL 19.2 5 3 17 7.78 5.46 0.02 0.00 105.1 5.71 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .420 .498 $
7 Seasons 987.1 178 137 611 5.57 5.28 -0.02 0.00 101.2 5.37 -25 -2.3 1.0 -0.6 5.9 100 .487 .498 $
PHA (4 yrs) 519.2 90 75 309 5.35 5.15 -0.07 0.00 99.1 5.18 -13 -1.2 1.0 -0.3 3.1 52 .487 .498 $
CHW (3 yrs) 283.2 53 35 177 5.62 5.48 0.23 0.00 103.4 5.43 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 1.8 32 .489 .499 $
SLB (2 yrs) 184.0 35 27 125 6.11 5.34 -0.26 0.00 103.6 5.80 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.0 16 .484 .498 $

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%
1932 25 PHA AL 198 0.5% 12.1% 14.1% 3.5% 17% 70%
1933 26 PHA AL 1025 1.8% 4.2% 13.4% 4.0% 17% 79%
1934 27 PHA AL 1035 1.5% 6.4% 12.4% 3.7% 16% 78%
1935 28 TOT AL 922 0.9% 7.9% 13.3% 2.4% 9% 76%
1935 28 PHA AL 127 0.8% 3.9% 15.0% 76%
1935 28 SLB AL 795 0.9% 8.6% 13.1% 2.6% 11% 76%
1936 29 TOT AL 944 1.9% 5.3% 8.9% 4.1% 16% 83%
1936 29 SLB AL 79 0.0% 10.1% 11.4% 5.1% 20% 78%
1936 29 CHW AL 865 2.1% 4.9% 8.7% 4.1% 15% 83%
1937 30 CHW AL 328 2.1% 5.2% 15.6% 3.1% 11% 75%
1938 31 CHW AL 101 0.0% 5.9% 17.8% 74%
7 Yrs 4553 1.5% 6.1% 12.5% 3.4% 14% 78%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.5% 8.3% 3.2% 13% 80%

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+
1932 25 3 4 .429 5.00 10 6 1 3 0 0 45.0 42 27 25 1 28 24 0 0 0 197 91 1.556 8.4 0.2 5.6 4.8 0.86 91
1933 26 16 16 .500 4.38 48 38 3 19 1 1 263.0 286 159 128 19 165 67 3 0 4 1227 99 1.715 9.8 0.7 5.6 2.3 0.41 99
1934 27 25 33 .431 4.39 84 70 5 34 1 1 493.2 521 287 241 34 293 133 6 0 7 2262 99 1.649 9.5 0.6 5.3 2.4 0.45 99
1935 28 34 46 .425 4.69 121 99 6 42 1 1 687.1 757 421 358 42 416 206 10 0 9 3184 95 1.707 9.9 0.5 5.4 2.7 0.50 95
1936 29 49 57 .462 4.74 155 128 8 57 2 1 899.0 1005 546 473 60 500 256 15 0 10 4127 98 1.674 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.6 0.51 98
1937 30 53 59 .473 4.84 173 134 12 58 2 1 967.2 1093 594 520 67 551 273 15 0 11 4455 96 1.699 10.2 0.6 5.1 2.5 0.50 96
1938 31 53 60 .469 4.83 178 137 14 58 2 1 987.1 1119 611 530 67 569 279 15 0 12 4556 96 1.710 10.2 0.6 5.2 2.5 0.49 96

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
1932 25 2 3 .400 4.02 47.0 40 23 21 1 27 25 0 1.426 7.7 5.2 4.8 0.93 0.2 10
1933 26 14 12 .538 3.68 237.0 245 108 97 18 138 47 3 1.616 9.3 5.2 1.8 0.34 0.7 38
1934 27 13 13 .500 3.90 242.0 233 117 105 15 127 69 3 1.488 8.7 4.7 2.6 0.54 0.6 36
1935 28 11 12 .478 4.35 209.0 226 112 101 8 118 79 4 1.646 9.7 5.1 3.4 0.67 0.3 37
1936 29 14 11 .560 3.61 227.0 225 101 91 16 76 54 5 1.326 8.9 3.0 2.1 0.71 0.6 34
1937 30 2 5 .286 5.35 69.0 84 46 41 7 49 17 0 1.928 11.0 6.4 2.2 0.35 0.9 18
1938 31 1 1 .500 3.27 22.0 24 9 8 0 17 7 0 1.864 9.8 7.0 2.9 0.41 0.0 5
7 Yrs 57 57 .500 3.97 1053.0 1077 516 464 65 552 298 15 1.547 9.2 2.5 0.54 0.6 178

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Started s c a p y
1933 AL  32 (5th)
1934 AL  32 (5th)
1935 AL  29 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1933 AL  16 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1933 AL  18 (4th)
1936 AL  18 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1933 AL  137 (2nd)
1934 AL  128 (3rd)
1935 AL  123 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1933 AL  244 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL  0.372 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1934 AL  17 (4th)
1935 AL  13 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1933 AL  103 (8th)
1934 AL  113 (7th)
1935 AL  117 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL  3 (10th)
1935 AL  4 (6th)
1936 AL  5 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1933 AL  1,030 (7th)
1934 AL  1,035 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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