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Charlie Comiskey

Charles Albert Comiskey (Commy or The Old Roman)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 15, 1859 in Chicago, IL
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1882
Teams (by GP): Browns/Reds/Pirates/BrownStockings 1882-1894

Final Game: September 12, 1894
Died: October 26, 1931 in Eagle River, WI
Buried: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1939.
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Hall of Fame

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
1882 22 STL AA 0 1 .000 0.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 0 0 3 2 1 40 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 2.3 0.67
1884 24 STL AA 0 0 2.25 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 17 163 0.250 2.3 0.0 0.0 9.0
1889 29 STL AA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Yrs 0 1 .000 0.73 4 1 2 1 0 0 12.1 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 58 458 1.297 9.5 0.0 2.2 4.4 2.00
162 Game Avg. 0 14 .000 0.73 54 14 27 14 0 0 167 177 122 14 0 41 82 0 14 789 458 1.297 9.5 0.0 2.2 4.4 2.00

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
1882 22 STL AA 8.0 2 1 8 9.00 5.25 -0.30 0.00 103.0 5.72 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .380 .499 $450
1884 24 STL AA 4.0 1 0 1 2.25 5.16 0.44 0.00 101.0 4.77 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .627 .501 $2,100
1889 29 STL AA 0.1 1 0 0 0.00 5.97 0.19 0.00 109.0 6.29 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .520 .500 $5,000
3 Seasons 12.1 4 1 9 6.57 5.24 -0.05 0.00 102.5 5.43 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .477 .500 $7,550

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+
1882 22 0 1 .000 0.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 0 0 3 2 1 40 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 2.3 0.67
1883 23 0 1 .000 0.00 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 0 0 3 2 1 40 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 2.3 0.67
1884 24 0 1 .000 0.75 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 57 425 1.333 9.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 425
1885 25 0 1 .000 0.75 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 57 425 1.333 9.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 425
1886 26 0 1 .000 0.75 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 57 425 1.333 9.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 425
1887 27 0 1 .000 0.75 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 57 425 1.333 9.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 425
1888 28 0 1 .000 0.75 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.0 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 57 425 1.333 9.8 0.0 2.3 4.5 2.00 425
1889 29 0 1 .000 0.73 4 1 2 1 0 0 12.1 13 9 1 0 3 6 0 0 1 58 458 1.297 9.5 0.0 2.2 4.4 2.00 458

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
1882 22 2 0 1.000 0.00 18.0 23 0 0 0 6 4 0 1.611 11.5 3.0 2.0 0.67 0.0 2
1884 24 1 0 1.000 0.00 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1
1889 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 3 0 1.000 0.00 27.0 23 0 0 0 6 13 0 1.074 7.7 4.3 2.17 0.0 4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans ( 7.7%)
1939 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1939
by Old Timers Committee

                                         

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