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Jimmy Callahan

James Joseph Callahan (Nixey)

Positions: Leftfielder, Pitcher and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 18, 1874 in Fitchburg, MA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 12, 1894
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Orphans/Colts/Phillies 1894-1913

Final Game: July 29, 1913
Died: October 4, 1934 in Boston, MA
Buried: St. Bernard Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA
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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
1894 20 PHI NL 1 2 .333 9.89 9 2 4 1 0 2 33.2 64 52 37 3 17 9 5 0 1 183 51 2.406 17.1 0.8 4.5 2.4 0.53
1897 23 CHC NL 12 9 .571 4.03 23 22 1 21 1 0 189.2 221 111 85 6 55 52 8 0 6 829 110 1.455 10.5 0.3 2.6 2.5 0.95
1898 24 CHC NL 20 10 .667 2.46 31 31 0 30 2 0 274.1 267 137 75 2 71 73 10 3 4 1135 147 1.232 8.8 0.1 2.3 2.4 1.03
1899 25 CHC NL 21 12 .636 3.06 35 34 1 33 3 0 294.1 327 155 100 5 76 77 24 1 10 1264 122 1.369 10.0 0.2 2.3 2.4 1.01
1900 26 CHC NL 13 16 .448 3.82 32 32 0 32 2 0 285.1 347 195 121 5 74 77 22 0 8 1256 94 1.475 10.9 0.2 2.3 2.4 1.04
1901 27 CHW AL 15 8 .652 2.42 27 22 5 20 1 0 215.1 195 94 58 4 50 70 9 0 7 875 144 1.138 8.2 0.2 2.1 2.9 1.40
1902 28 CHW AL 16 14 .533 3.60 35 31 4 29 2 0 282.1 287 150 113 8 89 75 11 0 5 1187 93 1.332 9.1 0.3 2.8 2.4 0.84
1903 29 CHW AL 1 2 .333 4.50 3 3 0 3 0 0 28.0 40 24 14 0 5 12 1 0 1 126 64 1.607 12.9 0.0 1.6 3.9 2.40
8 Yrs 99 73 .576 3.39 195 177 15 169 11 2 1603.0 1748 918 603 33 437 445 90 4 42 6855 109 1.363 9.8 0.2 2.5 2.5 1.02
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .576 3.39 36 32 3 31 2 0 293 320 168 110 6 80 81 16 1 8 1253 109 1.363 9.8 0.2 2.5 2.5 1.02
CHC (4 yrs) 66 47 .584 3.29 121 119 2 116 8 0 1043.2 1162 598 381 18 276 279 64 4 28 4484 115 1.378 10.0 0.2 2.4 2.4 1.01
CHW (3 yrs) 32 24 .571 3.17 65 56 9 52 3 0 525.2 522 268 185 12 144 157 21 0 13 2188 107 1.267 8.9 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.09
PHI (1 yr) 1 2 .333 9.89 9 2 4 1 0 2 33.2 64 52 37 3 17 9 5 0 1 183 51 2.406 17.1 0.8 4.5 2.4 0.53
NL (5 yrs) 67 49 .578 3.49 130 121 6 117 8 2 1077.1 1226 650 418 21 293 288 69 4 29 4667 110 1.410 10.2 0.2 2.4 2.4 0.98
AL (3 yrs) 32 24 .571 3.17 65 56 9 52 3 0 525.2 522 268 185 12 144 157 21 0 13 2188 107 1.267 8.9 0.2 2.5 2.7 1.09

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
1894 20 PHI NL 33.2 9 2 52 13.90 7.24 -0.05 0.00 94.0 6.86 -25 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -21 .329 .490 $
1897 23 CHC NL 189.2 23 22 111 5.27 5.87 -0.21 0.00 103.0 6.26 26 2.3 1.0 -0.1 3.8 43 .602 .514 $
1898 24 CHC NL 274.1 31 31 137 4.49 4.91 0.14 0.00 100.0 4.77 14 1.4 -0.2 3.5 39 .545 .509 $
1899 25 CHC NL 294.1 35 34 155 4.74 5.23 0.25 0.00 97.0 4.83 12 1.1 1.0 -0.3 3.3 39 .531 .507 $
1900 26 CHC NL 285.1 32 32 195 6.15 5.34 -0.06 0.00 97.0 5.24 -23 -2.0 -0.2 0.0 0 .437 .488 $
1901 27 CHW AL 215.1 27 22 94 3.93 5.26 0.20 0.00 95.0 4.81 25 2.4 1.0 -0.1 4.2 46 .588 .515 $3,300
1902 28 CHW AL 282.1 35 31 150 4.78 4.89 0.26 0.00 94.0 4.35 -11 -1.0 1.0 -0.3 1.2 16 .470 .494 $
1903 29 CHW AL 28.0 3 3 24 7.71 4.15 0.01 0.00 95.0 3.94 -11 -0.9 -0.0 -0.6 -9 .212 .495 $
8 Seasons 1603.0 195 177 918 5.15 5.24 0.11 0.00 97.3 5.00 6 1.7 1.0 -1.4 14.1 152 .509 .501 $3,300
CHC (4 yrs) 1043.2 121 119 598 5.16 5.29 0.05 0.00 98.9 5.18 29 2.8 1.0 -0.9 10.6 121 .523 .504 $
CHW (3 yrs) 525.2 65 56 268 4.59 5.00 0.22 0.00 94.5 4.51 3 0.5 1.0 -0.5 4.8 52 .507 .501 $3,300
PHI (1 yr) 33.2 9 2 52 13.90 7.24 -0.05 0.00 94.0 6.86 -25 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -21 .329 .490 $

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+
1894 20 1 2 .333 9.89 9 2 4 1 0 2 33.2 64 52 37 3 17 9 5 0 1 183 51 2.406 17.1 0.8 4.5 2.4 0.53 51
1895 21 1 2 .333 9.89 9 2 4 1 0 2 33.2 64 52 37 3 17 9 5 0 1 183 51 2.406 17.1 0.8 4.5 2.4 0.53 51
1896 22 1 2 .333 9.89 9 2 4 1 0 2 33.2 64 52 37 3 17 9 5 0 1 183 51 2.406 17.1 0.8 4.5 2.4 0.53 51
1897 23 13 11 .542 4.92 32 24 5 22 1 2 223.1 285 163 122 9 72 61 13 0 7 1012 92 1.599 11.5 0.4 2.9 2.5 0.85 92
1898 24 33 21 .611 3.56 63 55 5 52 3 2 497.2 552 300 197 11 143 134 23 3 11 2147 113 1.397 10.0 0.2 2.6 2.4 0.94 113
1899 25 54 33 .621 3.38 98 89 6 85 6 2 792.0 879 455 297 16 219 211 47 4 21 3411 116 1.386 10.0 0.2 2.5 2.4 0.96 116
1900 26 67 49 .578 3.49 130 121 6 117 8 2 1077.1 1226 650 418 21 293 288 69 4 29 4667 110 1.410 10.2 0.2 2.4 2.4 0.98 110
1901 27 82 57 .590 3.31 157 143 11 137 9 2 1292.2 1421 744 476 25 343 358 78 4 36 5542 114 1.365 9.9 0.2 2.4 2.5 1.04 114
1902 28 98 71 .580 3.37 192 174 15 166 11 2 1575.0 1708 894 589 33 432 433 89 4 41 6729 110 1.359 9.8 0.2 2.5 2.5 1.00 110
1903 29 99 73 .576 3.39 195 177 15 169 11 2 1603.0 1748 918 603 33 437 445 90 4 42 6855 109 1.363 9.8 0.2 2.5 2.5 1.02 109

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
1894 20 2 3 .400 5.36 47.0 62 31 28 3 16 12 5 1.660 11.9 3.1 2.3 0.75 0.6 9
1897 23 17 9 .654 2.83 235.0 226 82 74 6 56 64 8 1.200 8.7 2.1 2.5 1.14 0.2 23
1898 24 24 7 .774 2.23 283.0 265 78 70 2 70 75 10 1.184 8.4 2.2 2.4 1.07 0.1 31
1899 25 23 10 .697 2.69 304.0 320 101 91 5 74 80 23 1.296 9.5 2.2 2.4 1.08 0.1 35
1900 26 20 15 .571 3.40 320.0 370 134 121 5 79 86 23 1.403 10.4 2.2 2.4 1.09 0.1 32
1901 27 22 6 .786 2.11 252.0 214 66 59 4 55 82 10 1.067 7.6 2.0 2.9 1.49 0.1 27
1902 28 19 16 .543 3.66 315.0 331 142 128 9 103 84 13 1.378 9.5 2.9 2.4 0.82 0.3 35
1903 29 1 2 .333 5.70 30.0 50 21 19 0 6 13 1 1.867 15.0 1.8 3.9 2.17 0.0 3
8 Yrs 128 68 .653 2.97 1786.0 1838 655 590 34 459 496 93 1.286 9.3 2.5 1.08 0.2 195

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1901 AL  5.5 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1901 AL  4.2 (7th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1898 NL  2.46 (5th)
1901 AL  2.42 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1898 NL  .667 (6th)
1899 NL  .636 (9th)
1901 AL  .652 (4th)
Career  .576 (200th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1898 NL  1.232 (10th)
1901 AL  1.138 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 AL  8.150 (2nd)

Games Played s c a p y
1902 AL  35 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1894 NL  2 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1902 AL  282.3 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1900 NL  32 (3rd)
1902 AL  29 (9th)
Career  169 (188th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1899 NL  3 (10th)
1900 NL  2 (10th)
1902 AL  2 (10th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 AL  8 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1902 AL  89 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1900 NL  347 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1901 AL  1.400 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL  0.066 (8th)
Career  0.185 (142nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1900 NL  121 (6th)
1902 AL  113 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1899 NL  10 (7th)
1900 NL  8 (6th)
1901 AL  7 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1899 NL  24 (5th)
1900 NL  22 (2nd)
1902 AL  11 (8th)
Career  90 (109th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1900 NL  1,256 (10th)
1902 AL  1,187 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1901 AL  5 (8th)
1902 AL  4 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1898 NL  145 (5th)
1901 AL  144 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1898 NL  24 (9th)
1901 AL  24 (4th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1898 NL  2.3 (9th)
1901 AL  2.3 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1911 AL  born 1874-03-18 (4th)
1913 AL  born 1874-03-18 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1894 NL  born 1874-03-18 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 33 (730), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 18 (660), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (550), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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