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Jim Cosman

James Henry Cosman

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 211 lb.

Born: February 19, 1943 in Brockport, NY
High School: Father Ryan HS (Nashville, TN)
School: Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1966
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Cubs 1966-1970

Final Game: April 30, 1970
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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
1966 23 STL NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 30 0.444 2.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 2.50
1967 24 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.16 10 5 2 0 0 0 31.1 21 12 11 2 24 2 11 5 1 2 139 105 1.436 6.0 0.6 6.9 3.2 0.46
1970 27 CHC NL 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 22 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
3 Yrs 2 0 1.000 3.05 12 6 2 1 1 0 41.1 26 15 14 3 27 3 16 6 1 2 175 114 1.282 5.7 0.7 5.9 3.5 0.59
162 Game Avg. 8 0 1.000 3.05 45 23 8 4 4 0 156 98 57 53 11 102 11 60 23 4 8 661 114 1.282 5.7 0.7 5.9 3.5 0.59
STL (2 yrs) 2 0 1.000 2.45 11 6 2 1 1 0 40.1 23 12 11 2 26 2 16 6 1 2 169 140 1.215 5.1 0.4 5.8 3.6 0.62
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 22 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

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
1966 23 STL NL 9.0 1 1 0 0.00 3.88 0.25 0.07 100.0 3.70 4 0.4 -0.0 0.5 5 .903 .502 $
1967 24 STL NL 31.1 10 5 12 3.45 3.66 0.05 0.01 95.3 3.44 -0 -0.0 .2 -0.0 0.2 3 .495 .500 $
1970 27 CHC NL 0.2 1 0 3 40.50 4.39 -0.12 -0.19 110.0 4.75 -3 -0.2 .1 0.1 -0.1 -3 .282 .499 $
3 Seasons 41.0 12 6 15 3.29 3.72 0.09 0.02 96.6 3.52 1 0.1 .1 0.1 0.6 5 .512 .500 $
STL (2 yrs) 40.1 11 6 12 2.68 3.71 0.10 0.02 96.4 3.50 3 0.4 .2 -0.0 0.7 8 .532 .501 $
CHC (1 yr) 0.2 1 0 3 40.50 4.39 -0.12 -0.19 110.0 4.75 -3 -0.2 .1 0.1 -0.1 -3 .282 .499 $

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
1966 23 STL NL 1 30 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .074 .167 .074 .241 .091 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
1967 24 STL NL 10 139 106 12 21 2 1 2 2 3 24 11 .198 .368 .292 .660 .202 31 3 5 3 1 2 1
1970 27 CHC NL 1 6 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .600 .667 1.400 2.067 .500 7 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Yrs 12 175 138 15 26 3 1 3 2 3 27 16 .188 .343 .290 .633 .192 40 5 6 3 1 3 1
162 Game Avg. 45 661 521 57 98 11 4 11 8 11 102 60 .188 .343 .290 .633 .192 151 19 23 11 4 11 4
MLB Averages .246 .313 .366 .679 .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
1966 23 STL NL 3.8 0.5 30 0.5 0.7 -0.2 .97 0.4 0.1 4.1 0.6 0.97 4.8 0 0 0
1967 24 STL NL 0.8 0.1 149 0.0 2.4 -2.4 1.06 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.06 -0.5 0 0 5
1970 27 CHC NL -2.0 -0.2 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .03 -0.2 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 0.03 -1.5 0 0 1
3 Yrs 2.6 0.4 185 0.5 3.1 -2.6 1.01 0.2 0.3 3.2 0.5 1.01 2.8 0 0 6

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
1966 23 STL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 1 1 1 100% 86.0 86 86 0 0 0 1 2.3 2.3 9.0
1967 24 STL NL 10 5 1 0 4 0 0 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 2 40% 50.8 69 39 9 2 1 2 4.3 3.9 4.8
2 Yrs 11 6 2 0 4 0 0 3 3 .500 0 1 1 1 3 50% 57 86 39 9 2 1 3 4.0 3.5 5.5
MLB Averages .500 56% 54 112 0 3.9 3.9 6.4

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
1967 24 STL NL 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.060 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 2 1 2 0 4.4
1970 27 CHC NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .028 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2.0
2 Yrs 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.017 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 6 2 2 2 0 4.0

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%
1966 23 STL NL 30 63% 0.0% 16.7% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 2.14 73% 4 2 50%
1967 24 STL NL 139 62% 1.4% 7.9% 17.3% 3.6% 24% 1.50 68% 25 3 12%
1970 27 CHC NL 6 83% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 33.3% 67% 0.00 67% 0 0
3 Yrs 175 63% 1.7% 9.1% 15.4% 4.0% 27% 1.54 69% 29 5 17%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.6% 8.4% 6.1% 27% 1.11 73% 10%

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
1966 23 STL NL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 STL NL 139 21 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 8 4 0 50% 1 2 0 52 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1970 27 CHC NL 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 175 26 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 8 4 0 50% 1 2 0 60 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MLB Averages 49% 62%

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+
1966 23 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 30 0.444 2.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 2.50
1967 24 2 0 1.000 2.45 11 6 2 1 1 0 40.1 23 12 11 2 26 2 16 6 1 2 169 140 1.215 5.1 0.4 5.8 3.6 0.62 140
1968 25 2 0 1.000 2.45 11 6 2 1 1 0 40.1 23 12 11 2 26 2 16 6 1 2 169 140 1.215 5.1 0.4 5.8 3.6 0.62 140
1969 26 2 0 1.000 2.45 11 6 2 1 1 0 40.1 23 12 11 2 26 2 16 6 1 2 169 140 1.215 5.1 0.4 5.8 3.6 0.62 140
1970 27 2 0 1.000 3.05 12 6 2 1 1 0 41.1 26 15 14 3 27 3 16 6 1 2 175 114 1.282 5.7 0.7 5.9 3.5 0.59 114

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
1966 23 1 0 1.000 0.00 9.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0.222 0.0 2.0 5.0 2.50 0.0 1
1967 24 1 2 .333 4.18 28.0 23 14 13 2 26 10 5 1.750 7.4 8.4 3.2 0.38 0.6 10
1970 27 0 0 27.00 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 4.000 27.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 9.0 1
3 Yrs 2 2 .500 3.79 38.0 26 17 16 3 29 15 6 1.447 6.2 3.6 0.52 0.7 12

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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