Jack Crimian
John Melvin Crimian
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 17, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Olney (Philadelphia, PA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1951
Final Game: May 6, 1957
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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
1951 25 STL NL 1 0 1.000 9.00 11 0 5 0 0 1 17.0 24 17 17 3 8 5 0 0 0 80 44 1.882 12.7 1.6 4.2 2.6 0.63
1952 26 STL NL 0 0 9.72 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 15 9 9 4 4 4 0 0 0 41 38 2.280 16.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 1.00
1956 30 KCA AL 4 8 .333 5.51 54 7 16 0 0 3 129.0 129 87 79 19 49 2 59 5 0 2 556 78 1.380 9.0 1.3 3.4 4.1 1.20
1957 31 DET AL 0 1 .000 12.71 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 9 8 8 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 29 30 2.294 14.3 1.6 6.4 1.6 0.25
4 Seasons 5 9 .357 6.36 74 7 25 0 0 4 160.0 177 121 113 27 65 4 69 5 0 2 706 67 1.513 10.0 1.5 3.7 3.9 1.06
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .357 6.36 62 6 21 0 0 3 134 149 102 95 23 55 58 4 0 2 593 67 1.513 10.0 1.5 3.7 3.9 1.06
STL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75
KCA (1 yr) 4 8 .333 5.51 54 7 16 0 0 3 129.0 129 87 79 19 49 2 59 5 0 2 556 78 1.380 9.0 1.3 3.4 4.1 1.20
DET (1 yr) 0 1 .000 12.71 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.2 9 8 8 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 29 30 2.294 14.3 1.6 6.4 1.6 0.25
AL (2 yrs) 4 9 .308 5.81 58 7 18 0 0 3 134.2 138 95 87 20 53 4 60 5 0 2 585 74 1.418 9.2 1.3 3.5 4.0 1.13
NL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1956 30 KCA AL 54 549 479 87 129 25 5 19 4 5 49 59 .269 .338 .461 .800 .269 221 10 5 8 8 2
1957 31 DET AL 4 29 24 8 9 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 .375 .448 .625 1.073 .348 15 1 0 0 1 2
2 Seasons 58 578 503 95 138 28 5 20 5 5 53 60 .274 .344 .469 .813 .273 236 11 5 8 9 4
162 Game Avg. 61 605 526 99 144 29 5 21 5 5 55 63 .274 .344 .469 .813 .273 247 12 5 8 9
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1956 30 KCA AL 54 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 2 29% 47 64 29 20 14 4 3 4.6 4.8 6.0
1 Season 54 7 2 5 0 0 0 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 2 29% 47 64 29 20 14 4 3 4.6 4.8 6.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1956 30 KCA AL 54 47 16 2 3 2 3 0 150% 3 1 54 21 39% 7 0.707 9 9 26 4 4 38 30 16 34 6 36 9 5.5
1957 31 DET AL 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1.290 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4.3
2 Seasons 58 51 18 2 4 2 3 0 150% 3 1 55 22 40% 0.736 11 10 27 4 6 40 31 19 36 7 38 10 5.4

Ratio Pitching*

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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 25 STL NL
1952 26 STL NL
1956 30 KCA AL 549 37% 3.5% 10.8% 8.9% 8.9% 38% 0.81 75% 102 10 10%
1957 31 DET AL 29 34% 3.5% 3.5% 13.8% 13.8% 44% 0.78 79% 4 1 25%
4 Seasons 578 37% 4.7% 11.9% 11.3% 9.2% 30% 0.81 75% 106 11 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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 25 STL NL 24 3 0
1952 26 STL NL 15 4 0
1956 30 KCA AL 546 129 19 0 25 15 4 11 8 44 24 0 55% 8 2 1 208 4 5 44% 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 3
1957 31 DET AL 29 9 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 67% 0 0 0 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 Seasons 575 177 27 1 26 15 5 12 8 47 26 0 55% 8 2 1 224 5 5 50% 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 13 3
MLB Averages

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+
1951 25 1 0 1.000 9.00 11 0 5 0 0 1 17.0 24 17 17 3 8 5 0 0 0 80 44 1.882 12.7 1.6 4.2 2.6 0.63 44
1952 26 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75 42
1953 27 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75 42
1954 28 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75 42
1955 29 1 0 1.000 9.24 16 0 7 0 0 1 25.1 39 26 26 7 12 9 0 0 0 121 42 2.013 13.9 2.5 4.3 3.2 0.75 42
1956 30 5 8 .385 6.12 70 7 23 0 0 4 154.1 168 113 105 26 61 2 68 5 0 2 677 69 1.484 9.8 1.5 3.6 4.0 1.11 69
1957 31 5 9 .357 6.36 74 7 25 0 0 4 160.0 177 121 113 27 65 4 69 5 0 2 706 67 1.513 10.0 1.5 3.7 3.9 1.06 67

Neutralized Pitching

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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 25 0 1 .000 9.53 17.0 25 20 18 3 8 5 0 1.941 13.2 4.2 2.6 0.63 1.6 11
1952 26 0 0 11.25 8.0 16 11 10 4 4 4 0 2.500 18.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 4.5 5
1956 30 5 9 .357 5.11 132.0 130 83 75 19 49 60 5 1.356 8.9 3.3 4.1 1.22 1.3 54
1957 31 0 0 13.50 6.0 10 10 9 1 4 1 0 2.333 15.0 6.0 1.5 0.25 1.5 4
4 Seasons 5 10 .333 6.18 163.0 181 124 112 27 65 70 5 1.509 10.0 3.9 1.08 1.5 74

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1956 AL--54--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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