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Bob Chakales

Robert Edward Chakales (The Golden Greek)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 10, 1927 in Asheville, NC
High School: Benedictine HS (Richmond, VA)
Signed
by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1951
Teams (by GP): Senators/Orioles/Indians/RedSox/WhiteSox 1951-1957

Final Game: September 17, 1957
Died: February 18, 2010 in Richmond, VA
Buried: Westhampton Memorial Park, Richmond, VA
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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
1951 23 CLE AL 3 4 .429 4.74 17 10 5 2 1 0 68.1 80 40 36 3 43 32 0 1 2 321 80 1.800 10.5 0.4 5.7 4.2 0.74
1952 24 CLE AL 1 2 .333 9.75 5 1 2 0 0 0 12.0 19 13 13 2 8 7 0 0 0 58 36 2.250 14.3 1.5 6.0 5.3 0.88
1953 25 CLE AL 0 2 .000 2.67 7 3 2 1 0 0 27.0 28 13 8 2 10 6 1 0 2 116 141 1.407 9.3 0.7 3.3 2.0 0.60
1954 26 TOT AL 5 7 .417 3.43 41 6 28 0 0 3 99.2 85 44 38 8 55 47 1 0 1 433 105 1.405 7.7 0.7 5.0 4.2 0.85
1954 26 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 0.87 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 4 1 1 0 12 3 0 0 0 47 440 1.548 3.5 0.0 10.5 2.6 0.25
1954 26 BAL AL 3 7 .300 3.73 38 6 28 0 0 3 89.1 81 43 37 8 43 44 1 0 1 386 96 1.388 8.2 0.8 4.3 4.4 1.02
1955 27 TOT AL 2 3 .400 4.57 36 0 15 0 0 0 67.0 66 40 34 6 31 4 34 1 1 2 292 87 1.448 8.9 0.8 4.2 4.6 1.10
1955 27 CHW AL 0 0 1.46 7 0 4 0 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 50 277 1.378 8.0 1.5 4.4 4.4 1.00
1955 27 WSH AL 2 3 .400 5.27 29 0 11 0 0 0 54.2 55 38 32 4 25 3 28 1 1 2 242 75 1.463 9.1 0.7 4.1 4.6 1.12
1956 28 WSH AL 4 4 .500 4.03 43 1 23 0 0 4 96.0 94 53 43 3 57 7 33 3 0 2 423 104 1.573 8.8 0.3 5.3 3.1 0.58
1957 29 TOT AL 0 3 .000 7.15 22 2 13 0 0 3 50.1 73 43 40 7 21 1 28 1 0 3 240 56 1.868 13.1 1.3 3.8 5.0 1.33
1957 29 WSH AL 0 1 .000 5.40 4 2 1 0 0 0 18.1 20 13 11 2 10 1 12 0 0 2 85 73 1.636 9.8 1.0 4.9 5.9 1.20
1957 29 BOS AL 0 2 .000 8.16 18 0 12 0 0 3 32.0 53 30 29 5 11 0 16 1 0 1 155 49 2.000 14.9 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.45
7 Yrs 15 25 .375 4.54 171 23 88 3 1 10 420.1 445 246 212 31 225 12 187 7 2 12 1883 86 1.594 9.5 0.7 4.8 4.0 0.83
162 Game Avg. 5 9 .375 4.54 60 8 31 1 0 4 147 156 86 74 11 79 66 2 1 4 660 86 1.594 9.5 0.7 4.8 4.0 0.83
CLE (4 yrs) 6 8 .429 4.44 32 14 9 3 1 0 117.2 131 67 58 7 73 48 1 1 4 542 85 1.734 10.0 0.5 5.6 3.7 0.66
WSH (3 yrs) 6 8 .429 4.58 76 3 35 0 0 4 169.0 169 104 86 9 92 11 73 4 1 6 750 89 1.544 9.0 0.5 4.9 3.9 0.79
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.16 18 0 12 0 0 3 32.0 53 30 29 5 11 0 16 1 0 1 155 49 2.000 14.9 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.45
BAL (1 yr) 3 7 .300 3.73 38 6 28 0 0 3 89.1 81 43 37 8 43 44 1 0 1 386 96 1.388 8.2 0.8 4.3 4.4 1.02
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 1.46 7 0 4 0 0 0 12.1 11 2 2 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 50 277 1.378 8.0 1.5 4.4 4.4 1.00

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 Awards
1951 23 CLE AL 68.1 17 10 40 5.27 4.56 0.07 0.00 88.9 3.99 -10 -1.0 .2 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .442 .494 $
1952 24 CLE AL 12.0 5 1 13 9.75 3.62 0.01 0.00 103.2 3.73 -8 -0.8 .4 0.1 -0.6 -7 .347 .495 $
1953 25 CLE AL 27.0 7 3 13 4.33 4.24 0.23 0.00 95.0 3.81 -2 -0.2 .1 -0.0 0.0 1 .476 .499 $
1954 26 CLE AL 10.1 3 0 1 0.87 3.82 0.20 0.00 98.3 3.57 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.4 4 .622 .502 $
1954 26 BAL AL 89.1 38 6 43 4.33 4.20 -0.24 0.00 100.5 4.46 1 0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.7 9 .504 .501 $
1955 27 CHW AL 12.1 7 0 2 1.46 4.50 0.23 0.00 98.6 4.21 4 0.4 .6 -0.1 0.4 5 .557 .502 $
1955 27 WSH AL 54.2 29 0 38 6.26 4.48 -0.54 0.00 97.6 4.91 -9 -0.9 .9 -0.1 -0.6 -3 .469 .495 $
1956 28 WSH AL 96.1 43 1 53 4.95 4.79 -0.61 0.00 99.4 5.37 4 0.4 1.1 -0.2 1.0 14 .509 .502 $
1957 29 WSH AL 18.1 4 2 13 6.38 4.18 -0.62 0.00 101.9 4.90 -3 -0.3 2.1 -0.1 -0.2 -1 .425 .498 $
1957 29 BOS AL 32.0 18 0 30 8.44 4.12 0.18 0.00 104.5 4.12 -15 -1.5 1.2 -0.2 -1.5 -13 .414 .490 $
7 Seasons 420.2 171 23 246 5.26 4.41 -0.24 0.00 98.0 4.55 -35 -3.3 1.0 -0.7 -0.9 4 .480 .498 $
CLE (4 yrs) 117.2 32 14 67 5.12 4.32 0.11 0.00 92.6 3.88 -17 -1.6 .4 0.0 -0.7 -6 .452 .498 $
WSH (3 yrs) 169.1 76 3 104 5.53 4.63 -0.59 0.00 99.1 5.17 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.3 0.2 9 .489 .498 $
BOS (1 yr) 32.0 18 0 30 8.44 4.12 0.18 0.00 104.5 4.12 -15 -1.5 1.2 -0.2 -1.5 -13 .414 .490 $
BAL (1 yr) 89.1 38 6 43 4.33 4.20 -0.24 0.00 100.5 4.46 1 0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.7 9 .504 .501 $
CHW (1 yr) 12.1 7 0 2 1.46 4.50 0.23 0.00 98.6 4.21 4 0.4 .6 -0.1 0.4 5 .557 .502 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1951 23 CLE AL 17 323 275 40 80 7 2 3 6 3 43 32 .291 .387 .364 .750 .321 100 4 0 5 0 4
1952 24 CLE AL 5 58 49 13 19 0 1 2 0 1 8 7 .388 .474 .551 1.025 .425 27 5 0 1 0 1
1953 25 CLE AL 7 115 99 13 28 7 0 2 0 3 10 6 .283 .355 .414 .769 .286 41 5 1 5 0 3
1954 26 TOT AL 41 426 365 44 85 10 4 8 1 3 55 47 .233 .333 .348 .680 .246 127 5 1 9 3 8
1954 26 BAL AL 38 379 330 43 81 10 4 8 1 3 43 44 .245 .332 .373 .704 .260 123 4 1 9 3 6
1954 26 CLE AL 3 47 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 .114 .340 .114 .455 .125 4 1 0 0 0 2
1955 27 TOT AL 36 292 252 40 66 5 0 6 7 2 31 34 .262 .343 .353 .696 .280 89 8 1 6 2 4 4
1955 27 CHW AL 7 50 43 2 11 1 0 2 1 0 6 6 .256 .347 .419 .766 .257 18 2 0 1 0 1 0
1955 27 WSH AL 29 242 209 38 55 4 0 4 6 2 25 28 .263 .342 .340 .681 .285 71 6 1 5 2 3 4
1956 28 WSH AL 43 433 361 53 94 14 3 3 3 4 57 33 .260 .361 .341 .701 .275 123 9 3 6 6 7 5
1957 29 TOT AL 22 240 213 43 73 16 3 7 3 1 21 28 .343 .403 .545 .947 .369 116 4 1 4 1 1 2
1957 29 BOS AL 18 155 140 30 53 11 1 5 2 1 11 16 .379 .425 .579 1.003 .400 81 3 1 2 1 0 1
1957 29 WSH AL 4 85 73 13 20 5 2 2 1 0 10 12 .274 .361 .479 .841 .305 35 1 0 2 0 1 1
7 Yrs 171 1887 1614 246 445 59 13 31 20 17 225 187 .276 .364 .386 .750 .294 623 40 7 36 12 12 27
162 Game Avg. 60 661 566 86 156 21 5 11 7 6 79 66 .276 .364 .386 .750 .294 218 14 2 13 4 9
MLB Averages .259 .331 .385 .716 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1951 23 CLE AL -7.3 -0.7 336 -0.6 5.6 -6.2 1.11 -0.6 0.1 -8.0 -0.8 1.11 -6.5 0 0 6
1952 24 CLE AL -8.3 -0.8 59 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .55 -0.3 -0.5 -5.9 -0.6 0.55 -5.1 0 1 3
1953 25 CLE AL 1.8 0.2 120 0.2 2.5 -2.2 1.20 -0.1 0.3 -1.8 -0.2 1.20 -1.0 0 0 4
1954 26 TOT AL 1.6 0.2 431 0.2 8.1 -7.9 1.15 0.6 -0.5 10.0 1.1 1.15 5.3 13 8 12
1954 26 CLE AL 3.5 0.4 47 0.3 0.9 -0.6 1.09 0.2 0.1 4.2 0.5 1.09 2.2 1 1 1
1954 26 BAL AL -1.9 -0.2 384 -0.1 7.2 -7.3 1.16 0.5 -0.6 5.8 0.6 1.16 3.1 12 7 11
1955 27 TOT AL -4.9 -0.5 304 -0.2 3.2 -3.4 .67 0.3 -0.6 -1.8 -0.1 0.67 -1.5 9 4 21
1955 27 CHW AL 3.7 0.4 53 0.1 0.4 -0.3 .43 0.2 0.2 6.3 0.7 0.43 2.7 1 2 3
1955 27 WSH AL -8.6 -0.8 251 -0.3 2.8 -3.1 .73 0.1 -0.6 -8.1 -0.8 0.73 -4.2 8 2 18
1956 28 WSH AL -0.4 -0.0 443 0.4 7.4 -7.0 1.03 0.2 0.2 -4.1 -0.4 1.03 -0.3 15 3 23
1957 29 TOT AL -16.3 -1.6 249 -1.6 3.4 -5.0 .88 -1.1 -0.7 -18.2 -1.8 0.88 -15.1 6 5 8
1957 29 WSH AL -3.2 -0.3 89 -0.6 1.8 -2.4 1.27 -0.3 -0.2 -2.5 -0.2 1.27 -2.6 1 0 1
1957 29 BOS AL -13.0 -1.3 160 -1.0 1.6 -2.5 .67 -0.8 -0.6 -15.7 -1.5 0.67 -12.5 5 5 7
7 Yrs -33.9 -3.2 1942 -2.0 30.4 -32.4 .99 -0.9 -1.1 -29.9 -2.8 0.99 -24.2 43 21 77

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1951 23 CLE AL 17 10 3 4 3 0 0 5 4 .556 1 1 2 1 4 40% 45.1 80 18 11 2 0 9 3.4 3.9 6.0
1952 24 CLE AL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 100% 46.0 46 46 3 3 0 1 11.0 12.9 7.0
1953 25 CLE AL 7 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 .333 1 0 1 0 3 100% 57.0 71 42 5 1 0 3 1.3 1.3 7.3
1954 26 TOT AL 41 6 0 3 3 0 0 1 5 .167 1 1 0 0 2 33% 53 19 16 7 3 3 5.3 4.2 5.3
1954 26 BAL AL 38 6 0 3 3 0 0 1 5 .167 1 1 0 0 2 33% 40.2 53 19 11 6 3 3 5.3 4.2 5.3
1956 28 WSH AL 43 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40.0 40 40 7 5 1 0 6.0 3.6 5.0
1957 29 TOT AL 22 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40 38 6 3 0 2 6.4 8.1 5.7
1957 29 WSH AL 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 39.0 40 38 2 2 0 2 6.4 8.1 5.7
6 Yrs 114 23 4 9 10 0 2 9 13 .409 3 4 3 1 10 43% 45 80 18 39 19 4 18 4.4 4.3 6.0
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 -6 4.4 4.4 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1951 23 CLE AL 17 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.110 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 7 1 0 1 0 3.4
1952 24 CLE AL 5 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 .548 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 2 0 3.8
1953 25 CLE AL 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 6 1.198 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 2 0 3.8
1954 26 TOT AL 41 35 28 5 4 4 3 0 75% 4 0 31 7 23% 1.150 13 8 12 4 9 21 15 19 19 5 19 8 5.8
1954 26 CLE AL 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 2 1.091 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 3 0 10.3
1954 26 BAL AL 38 32 28 3 4 4 3 0 75% 4 0 26 7 27% 8 1.157 12 7 11 4 9 18 13 18 16 5 16 8 5.4
1955 27 TOT AL 36 36 15 2 3 1 0 1 0% 2 1 31 12 39% .674 9 4 21 4 4 28 15 21 24 4 24 6 5.6
1955 27 CHW AL 7 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 8 .429 1 2 3 0 0 7 3 4 5 0 5 0 5.3
1955 27 WSH AL 29 29 11 2 3 1 0 1 0% 2 1 24 12 50% 7 .725 8 2 18 4 4 21 12 17 19 4 19 6 5.7
1956 28 WSH AL 43 42 23 4 4 5 4 2 80% 8 2 42 21 50% 8 1.026 15 3 23 9 6 27 19 23 23 5 23 11 6.5
1957 29 TOT AL 22 20 13 0 3 5 3 2 60% 5 0 13 3 23% .878 6 5 8 5 2 13 6 14 14 3 14 1 5.9
1957 29 WSH AL 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 2 0 0% 3 1.267 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 10.5
1957 29 BOS AL 18 18 12 0 2 4 3 1 75% 4 0 11 3 27% 7 .665 5 5 7 4 2 12 5 13 12 3 12 1 5.3
7 Yrs 171 148 88 11 16 15 10 5 67% 20 4 119 45 38% .991 43 21 77 23 21 103 56 91 85 19 85 26 5.7

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%
1951 23 CLE AL 323 56% 0.9% 9.9% 13.3% 3.7% 15% 0.89 74% 77 4 5%
1952 24 CLE AL 58 48% 3.5% 12.1% 13.8% 5.2% 16% 1.25 69% 17 5 29%
1953 25 CLE AL 115 65% 1.7% 5.2% 8.7% 7.8% 32% 0.85 79% 35 5 14%
1954 26 TOT AL 434 66% 1.9% 11.0% 12.9% 5.2% 26% 0.84 73% 93 5 5%
1954 26 CLE AL 47 68% 0.0% 6.4% 25.5% 0.0% 0% 0.56 68% 10 1 10%
1954 26 BAL AL 387 66% 2.1% 11.6% 11.4% 5.8% 27% 0.89 74% 83 4 5%
1955 27 TOT AL 292 63% 2.1% 11.6% 10.6% 3.8% 17% 1.18 73% 78 8 10%
1955 27 CHW AL 50 64% 4.0% 12.0% 12.0% 6.0% 27% 2.00 70% 9 2 22%
1955 27 WSH AL 242 63% 1.7% 11.6% 10.3% 3.3% 15% 1.06 74% 69 6 9%
1956 28 WSH AL 433 70% 0.7% 7.6% 13.2% 4.6% 21% 1.18 76% 111 9 8%
1957 29 TOT AL 240 74% 2.9% 11.7% 8.8% 10.8% 36% 1.19 75% 44 4 9%
1957 29 WSH AL 85 79% 2.4% 14.1% 11.8% 10.6% 45% 1.80 69% 14 1 7%
1957 29 BOS AL 155 72% 3.2% 10.3% 7.1% 11.0% 32% 0.95 77% 30 3 10%
7 Yrs 1895 65% 1.6% 9.9% 11.9% 5.5% 23% 1.02 75% 455 40 9%
MLB Averages 51% 2.3% 12.1% 10.1% 6.7% 27% 0.96 82% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1951 23 CLE AL 323 80 3 0 16 2 1 1 2 32 15 8 47% 4 2 0 130 6 3 67% 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
1952 24 CLE AL 58 19 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 33% 1 0 0 26 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 25 CLE AL 115 28 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 8 6 0 75% 3 2 1 55 0 3 0% 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
1954 26 TOT AL 426 85 8 0 21 5 3 2 6 27 12 2 44% 8 1 0 167 1 3 25% 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8
1954 26 CLE AL 47 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0% 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 26 BAL AL 379 81 8 0 17 5 3 2 6 25 12 2 48% 6 1 0 151 1 3 25% 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 8
1955 27 TOT AL 292 66 6 0 13 6 0 2 4 31 17 2 55% 4 2 0 132 7 2 78% 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0
1955 27 CHW AL 50 11 2 0 5 2 0 2 0 5 0 1 0% 0 0 0 19 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1955 27 WSH AL 242 55 4 0 8 4 0 0 4 26 17 1 65% 4 2 0 113 6 2 75% 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
1956 28 WSH AL 433 94 3 0 18 1 2 1 2 39 25 2 64% 5 2 0 197 3 4 43% 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
1957 29 TOT AL 240 73 7 0 5 5 2 4 3 15 8 0 53% 2 3 1 101 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
1957 29 WSH AL 85 20 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 9 3 0 33% 1 2 1 32 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1957 29 BOS AL 155 53 5 0 3 4 1 2 3 6 5 0 83% 1 1 0 69 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
7 Yrs 1887 445 31 0 76 21 10 11 20 155 84 14 54% 27 12 2 808 20 17 54% 17 13 2 2 1 2 3 0 36 8
MLB Averages 52% 55%

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+
1951 23 3 4 .429 4.74 17 10 5 2 1 0 68.1 80 40 36 3 43 32 0 1 2 321 80 1.800 10.5 0.4 5.7 4.2 0.74 80
1952 24 4 6 .400 5.49 22 11 7 2 1 0 80.1 99 53 49 5 51 39 0 1 2 379 69 1.867 11.1 0.6 5.7 4.4 0.76 69
1953 25 4 8 .333 4.78 29 14 9 3 1 0 107.1 127 66 57 7 61 45 1 1 4 495 79 1.752 10.6 0.6 5.1 3.8 0.74 79
1954 26 9 15 .375 4.13 70 20 37 3 1 3 207.0 212 110 95 15 116 92 2 1 5 928 89 1.585 9.2 0.7 5.0 4.0 0.79 89
1955 27 11 18 .379 4.24 106 20 52 3 1 3 274.0 278 150 129 21 147 4 126 3 2 7 1220 89 1.551 9.1 0.7 4.8 4.1 0.86 89
1956 28 15 22 .405 4.18 149 21 75 3 1 7 370.0 372 203 172 24 204 11 159 6 2 9 1643 92 1.557 9.0 0.6 5.0 3.9 0.78 92
1957 29 15 25 .375 4.54 171 23 88 3 1 10 420.1 445 246 212 31 225 12 187 7 2 12 1883 86 1.594 9.5 0.7 4.8 4.0 0.83 86

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
1951 23 3 4 .429 5.09 69.0 86 43 39 3 46 32 0 1.913 11.2 6.0 4.2 0.70 0.4 17
1952 24 0 1 .000 14.40 10.0 22 18 16 2 9 6 0 3.100 19.8 8.1 5.4 0.67 1.8 5
1953 25 1 1 .500 3.12 26.0 31 10 9 2 11 6 1 1.615 10.7 3.8 2.1 0.55 0.7 7
1954 26 5 6 .455 3.96 100.0 93 49 44 9 60 47 1 1.530 8.4 5.4 4.2 0.78 0.8 41
1955 27 3 4 .429 4.63 68.0 69 39 35 6 32 34 1 1.485 9.1 4.2 4.5 1.06 0.8 36
1956 28 5 5 .500 4.07 95.0 96 48 43 3 58 33 3 1.621 9.1 5.5 3.1 0.57 0.3 43
1957 29 1 4 .200 7.41 51.0 77 47 42 7 22 28 1 1.941 13.6 3.9 4.9 1.27 1.2 22
7 Yrs 18 25 .419 4.90 419.0 474 254 228 32 238 186 7 1.699 10.2 4.0 0.78 0.7 171

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1956 AL  43 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1954 AL  28 (5th)
1956 AL  23 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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