Wilbur Cooper
Arley Wilbur Cooper
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 24, 1892 in Bearsville, WV (All Transactions)
Debut: August 29, 1912
Final Game: July 21, 1926
Died: August 7, 1973 in Encino, CA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1912 20 PIT NL 3 0 1.000 1.66 6 4 2 3 2 0 38.0 32 7 7 1 15 30 0 0 1 158 197 1.237 7.6 0.2 3.6 7.1 2.00
1913 21 PIT NL 5 3 .625 3.29 30 9 15 3 1 0 93.0 98 52 34 0 45 39 2 0 4 414 91 1.538 9.5 0.0 4.4 3.8 0.87
1914 22 PIT NL 16 15 .516 2.13 40 34 4 19 0 0 266.2 246 99 63 4 79 102 5 0 4 1097 124 1.219 8.3 0.1 2.7 3.4 1.29
1915 23 PIT NL 5 16 .238 3.30 38 21 14 11 1 4 185.2 180 92 68 4 52 71 9 0 8 778 82 1.250 8.7 0.2 2.5 3.4 1.37
1916 24 PIT NL 12 11 .522 1.87 42 23 14 16 2 2 246.0 189 72 51 4 74 111 4 0 3 984 143 1.069 6.9 0.1 2.7 4.1 1.50
1917 25 PIT NL 17 11 .607 2.36 40 34 5 23 7 1 297.2 276 96 78 4 54 99 4 0 1 1159 120 1.109 8.3 0.1 1.6 3.0 1.83
1918 26 PIT NL 19 14 .576 2.11 38 29 9 26 2 3 273.1 219 86 64 2 65 117 10 0 4 1078 136 1.039 7.2 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.80
1919 27 PIT NL 19 13 .594 2.67 35 32 3 27 4 1 286.2 229 97 85 10 74 106 15 0 5 1147 113 1.057 7.2 0.3 2.3 3.3 1.43
1920 28 PIT NL 24 15 .615 2.39 44 37 6 28 3 2 327.0 307 113 87 4 52 114 11 0 1 1312 135 1.098 8.4 0.1 1.4 3.1 2.19
1921 29 PIT NL 22 14 .611 3.25 38 38 0 29 2 0 327.0 341 145 118 9 80 134 10 0 4 1377 118 1.287 9.4 0.2 2.2 3.7 1.68
1922 30 PIT NL 23 14 .622 3.18 41 37 3 27 4 0 294.2 330 130 104 13 61 129 7 0 4 1251 129 1.327 10.1 0.4 1.9 3.9 2.11
1923 31 PIT NL 17 19 .472 3.57 39 38 1 26 1 0 294.2 331 136 117 11 71 77 11 0 2 1259 112 1.364 10.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.08
1924 32 PIT NL 20 14 .588 3.28 38 35 3 25 4 1 268.2 296 116 98 13 40 62 5 0 2 1109 117 1.251 9.9 0.4 1.3 2.1 1.55
1925 33 CHC NL 12 14 .462 4.28 32 26 5 13 0 0 212.1 249 115 101 18 61 41 4 0 1 936 102 1.460 10.6 0.8 2.6 1.7 0.67
1926 34 TOT MLB 2 5 .286 5.77 16 11 0 3 2 0 68.2 92 50 44 6 30 20 3 0 0 318 68 1.777 12.1 0.8 3.9 2.6 0.67
1926 34 CHC NL 2 1 .667 4.42 8 8 0 3 2 0 55.0 65 32 27 6 21 18 0 0 0 240 87 1.564 10.6 1.0 3.4 2.9 0.86
1926 34 DET AL 0 4 .000 11.20 8 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 27 18 17 0 9 2 3 0 0 78 36 2.634 17.8 0.0 5.9 1.3 0.22
15 Seasons 216 178 .548 2.89 517 408 84 279 35 14 3480.0 3415 1406 1119 103 853 1252 100 0 44 14377 116 1.226 8.8 0.3 2.2 3.2 1.47
162 Game Avg. 16 13 .548 2.89 38 30 6 21 3 1 256 251 103 82 8 63 92 7 0 3 1057 116 1.226 8.8 0.3 2.2 3.2 1.47
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
PIT (13 yrs) 202 159 .560 2.74 469 371 79 263 33 14 3199.0 3074 1241 974 79 762 1191 93 0 43 13123 120 1.199 8.6 0.2 2.1 3.4 1.56
CHC (2 yrs) 14 15 .483 4.31 40 34 5 16 2 0 267.1 314 147 128 24 82 59 4 0 1 1176 99 1.481 10.6 0.8 2.8 2.0 0.72
DET (1 yr) 0 4 .000 11.20 8 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 27 18 17 0 9 2 3 0 0 78 36 2.634 17.8 0.0 5.9 1.3 0.22
NL (15 yrs) 216 174 .554 2.86 509 405 84 279 35 14 3466.1 3388 1388 1102 103 844 1250 97 0 44 14299 117 1.221 8.8 0.3 2.2 3.2 1.48
AL (1 yr) 0 4 .000 11.20 8 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 27 18 17 0 9 2 3 0 0 78 36 2.634 17.8 0.0 5.9 1.3 0.22

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1912 20 3 0 1.000 1.66 6 4 2 3 2 0 38.0 32 7 7 1 15 30 0 0 1 158 197 1.237 7.6 0.2 3.6 7.1 2.00 197
1913 21 8 3 .727 2.82 36 13 17 6 3 0 131.0 130 59 41 1 60 69 2 0 5 572 109 1.450 8.9 0.1 4.1 4.7 1.15 109
1914 22 24 18 .571 2.35 76 47 21 25 3 0 397.2 376 158 104 5 139 171 7 0 9 1669 118 1.295 8.5 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.23 118
1915 23 29 34 .460 2.65 114 68 35 36 4 4 583.1 556 250 172 9 191 242 16 0 17 2447 104 1.281 8.6 0.1 2.9 3.7 1.27 104
1916 24 41 45 .477 2.42 156 91 49 52 6 6 829.1 745 322 223 13 265 353 20 0 20 3431 113 1.218 8.1 0.1 2.9 3.8 1.33 113
1917 25 58 56 .509 2.40 196 125 54 75 13 7 1127.0 1021 418 301 17 319 452 24 0 21 4590 115 1.189 8.2 0.1 2.5 3.6 1.42 115
1918 26 77 70 .524 2.35 234 154 63 101 15 10 1400.1 1240 504 365 19 384 569 34 0 25 5668 119 1.160 8.0 0.1 2.5 3.7 1.48 119
1919 27 96 83 .536 2.40 269 186 66 128 19 11 1687.0 1469 601 450 29 458 675 49 0 30 6815 118 1.142 7.8 0.2 2.4 3.6 1.47 118
1920 28 120 98 .550 2.40 313 223 72 156 22 13 2014.0 1776 714 537 33 510 789 60 0 31 8127 120 1.135 7.9 0.1 2.3 3.5 1.55 120
1921 29 142 112 .559 2.52 351 261 72 185 24 13 2341.0 2117 859 655 42 590 923 70 0 35 9504 120 1.156 8.1 0.2 2.3 3.5 1.56 120
1922 30 165 126 .567 2.59 392 298 75 212 28 13 2635.2 2447 989 759 55 651 1052 77 0 39 10755 121 1.175 8.4 0.2 2.2 3.6 1.62 121
1923 31 182 145 .557 2.69 431 336 76 238 29 13 2930.1 2778 1125 876 66 722 1129 88 0 41 12014 120 1.194 8.5 0.2 2.2 3.5 1.56 120
1924 32 202 159 .560 2.74 469 371 79 263 33 14 3199.0 3074 1241 974 79 762 1191 93 0 43 13123 120 1.199 8.6 0.2 2.1 3.4 1.56 120
1925 33 214 173 .553 2.84 501 397 84 276 33 14 3411.1 3323 1356 1075 97 823 1232 97 0 44 14059 118 1.215 8.8 0.3 2.2 3.3 1.50 118
1926 34 216 178 .548 2.89 517 408 84 279 35 14 3480.0 3415 1406 1119 103 853 1252 100 0 44 14377 116 1.226 8.8 0.3 2.2 3.2 1.47 116

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1912 20 3 1 .750 1.58 40.0 33 8 7 1 15 32 0 1.200 7.4 3.4 7.2 2.13 0.2 6
1913 21 5 5 .500 3.91 92.0 107 44 40 0 49 39 2 1.696 10.5 4.8 3.8 0.80 0.0 30
1914 22 19 9 .679 2.78 256.0 277 88 79 5 89 98 6 1.430 9.7 3.1 3.4 1.10 0.2 40
1915 23 8 11 .421 4.42 177.0 206 97 87 5 60 68 10 1.503 10.5 3.1 3.5 1.13 0.3 38
1916 24 19 7 .731 2.50 238.0 218 73 66 5 85 107 5 1.273 8.2 3.2 4.0 1.26 0.2 42
1917 25 18 12 .600 3.14 278.0 305 108 97 4 60 92 4 1.313 9.9 1.9 3.0 1.53 0.1 40
1918 26 25 11 .694 2.63 325.0 297 106 95 3 88 139 14 1.185 8.2 2.4 3.8 1.58 0.1 38
1919 27 20 14 .588 3.34 310.0 285 128 115 12 92 115 19 1.216 8.3 2.7 3.3 1.25 0.3 35
1920 28 24 12 .667 2.72 327.0 332 110 99 4 56 114 12 1.187 9.1 1.5 3.1 2.04 0.1 44
1921 29 23 14 .622 3.16 339.0 349 132 119 9 82 139 10 1.271 9.3 2.2 3.7 1.70 0.2 38
1922 30 22 11 .667 2.85 306.0 323 108 97 13 60 134 7 1.252 9.5 1.8 3.9 2.23 0.4 41
1923 31 20 13 .606 3.32 304.0 329 124 112 11 71 79 11 1.316 9.7 2.1 2.3 1.11 0.3 39
1924 32 18 12 .600 3.34 272.0 305 112 101 13 41 63 5 1.272 10.1 1.4 2.1 1.54 0.4 38
1925 33 14 11 .560 3.61 227.0 245 101 91 18 60 44 4 1.344 9.7 2.4 1.7 0.73 0.7 32
1926 34 2 5 .286 5.74 69.0 93 49 44 6 30 20 3 1.783 12.1 3.9 2.6 0.67 0.8 16
15 Seasons 240 148 .619 3.16 3560.0 3704 1388 1249 109 938 1283 112 1.304 9.4 3.2 1.37 0.3 517

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1914 NL--2.126--6th
1916 NL--1.866--4th
1918 NL--2.107--3rd
1920 NL--2.395--4th
1921 NL--3.248--8th
1922 NL--3.176--4th
Career--2.894--136th

Wins s c a p y
1917 NL--17--8th
1918 NL--19--3rd
1919 NL--19--4th
1920 NL--24--2nd
1921 NL--22--1st
1922 NL--23--2nd
1923 NL--17--10th
1924 NL--20--3rd
Career--216--82nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1920 NL--.615--7th
1921 NL--.611--8th
1922 NL--.622--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1918 NL--1.039--3rd
1919 NL--1.057--7th
1920 NL--1.098--2nd
1922 NL--1.327--10th
Career--1.226--195th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 NL--6.915--3rd
1918 NL--7.211--3rd
1919 NL--7.189--2nd
1920 NL--8.450--9th
1921 NL--9.385--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 NL--1.633--7th
1920 NL--1.431--2nd
1922 NL--1.863--7th
1923 NL--2.169--6th
1924 NL--1.340--3rd
Career--2.206--157th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL--3.852--2nd
1919 NL--3.328--10th
1921 NL--3.688--2nd
1922 NL--3.940--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1916 NL--42--8th
1918 NL--38--2nd
1919 NL--35--9th
1920 NL--44--4th
1924 NL--38--5th

Saves s c a p y
1915 NL--4--3rd
1916 NL--2--8th
1918 NL--3--1st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1917 NL--297.7--4th
1918 NL--273.3--3rd
1919 NL--286.7--3rd
1920 NL--327.0--2nd
1921 NL--327.0--1st
1922 NL--294.7--2nd
1923 NL--294.7--7th
1924 NL--268.7--3rd
Career--3480.0--73rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 NL--117--2nd
1919 NL--106--5th
1920 NL--114--6th
1921 NL--134--2nd
1922 NL--129--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1917 NL--34--9th
1918 NL--29--8th
1919 NL--32--3rd
1920 NL--37--3rd
1921 NL--38--1st
1922 NL--37--2nd
1923 NL--38--1st
1924 NL--35--2nd
Career--408--111th

Complete Games s c a p y
1917 NL--23--8th
1918 NL--26--3rd
1919 NL--27--1st
1920 NL--28--2nd
1921 NL--29--2nd
1922 NL--27--1st
1923 NL--26--4th
1924 NL--25--3rd
Career--279--53rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1917 NL--7--2nd
1919 NL--4--5th
1921 NL--2--9th
1922 NL--4--3rd
1924 NL--4--1st
1926 NL--2--10th
Career--35--71st

Home Runs s c a p y
1919 NL--10--1st
1922 NL--13--8th
1924 NL--13--7th
1925 NL--18--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1916 NL--74--7th
1918 NL--65--9th
1919 NL--74--4th
1921 NL--80--4th
Career--853--187th

Hits s c a p y
1917 NL--276--4th
1918 NL--219--6th
1919 NL--229--6th
1920 NL--307--3rd
1921 NL--341--1st
1922 NL--330--2nd
1923 NL--331--4th
1924 NL--296--2nd
Career--3415--74th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1917 NL--1.833--10th
1918 NL--1.800--4th
1920 NL--2.192--4th
1921 NL--1.675--7th
1922 NL--2.115--2nd
1924 NL--1.550--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 NL--.135--7th
1918 NL--.066--8th
1920 NL--.110--5th
1921 NL--.248--8th
Career--.266--239th

Losses s c a p y
1915 NL--16--9th
1918 NL--14--7th
1919 NL--13--8th
1920 NL--15--9th
1921 NL--14--10th
1922 NL--14--10th
1923 NL--19--1st
1924 NL--14--9th
1925 NL--14--9th
Career--178--76th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1917 NL--78--9th
1919 NL--85--1st
1921 NL--118--1st
1923 NL--117--4th
1924 NL--98--10th
Career--1119--162nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1915 NL--8--4th
1918 NL--4--9th
1919 NL--5--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1915 NL--9--10th
1918 NL--10--3rd
1919 NL--15--1st
1920 NL--11--2nd
1921 NL--10--3rd
1922 NL--7--9th
1923 NL--11--1st
Career--100--63rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1917 NL--1159--7th
1918 NL--1078--3rd
1919 NL--1147--3rd
1920 NL--1312--2nd
1921 NL--1377--1st
1922 NL--1251--2nd
1923 NL--1259--6th
1924 NL--1109--3rd
Career--14377--66th

Games Finished s c a p y
1913 NL--15--7th
1915 NL--14--8th
1916 NL--14--8th
1918 NL--9--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1914 NL--124--6th
1916 NL--143--3rd
1917 NL--120--9th
1918 NL--136--3rd
1920 NL--135--4th
1921 NL--118--8th
1922 NL--129--4th
Career--116--181st

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 17 (81), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 120 (57), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 76 (149), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 33 (116), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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