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Cliff Curtis

Clifton Garfield Curtis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 3, 1881 in Delaware, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1909
Teams (by GP): Doves/Superbas/Dodgers/Phillies/Rustlers/... 1909-1913

Final Game: August 16, 1913
Died: April 23, 1943 in Utica, OH
Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Delaware, OH
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1904	22	-min	A	24	20	.545		48						355.0	300	166			125							1.197	7.6		3.2			MLW · AA
1905	23	-min	A	14	19	.424		34						262.0	250	149			108							1.366	8.6		3.7			INA,MLW · AA
1906	24	-min	A	22	14	.611		44						323.0	283	130			80							1.124	7.9		2.2			MLW · AA
1907	25	-min	A	18	21	.462		42						337.0	312	159			95							1.208	8.3		2.5			MLW · AA
1908	26	-min	A	15	19	.441		40						297.0	247	106			92							1.141	7.5		2.8			MLW · AA
1909	27	-min	A	7	11	.389		27						185.0	125	60			64							1.022	6.1		3.1			MLW · AA
1909	27	BSN	NL	4	5	.444	1.41	10	9	1	8	2	0	83.0	53	17	13	1	30	22	2	0	3	309	200	1.000	5.7	0.1	3.3	2.4	0.73
1910	28	BSN	NL	6	24	.200	3.55	43	37	4	12	2	2	251.0	251	154	99	9	124	75	12	0	9	1043	93	1.494	9.0	0.3	4.4	2.7	0.60
1911	29	TOT	NL	4	11	.267	3.77	24	15	5	8	1	1	129.0	131	73	54	4	54	40	6	0	6	560	97	1.434	9.1	0.3	3.8	2.8	0.74
1911	29	BSN	NL	1	8	.111	4.44	12	9	2	5	0	1	77.0	79	50	38	4	34	23	2	0	4	334	85	1.468	9.2	0.5	4.0	2.7	0.68
1911	29	CHC	NL	1	2	.333	3.86	4	1	2	0	0	0	7.0	7	4	3	0	5	4	3	0	2	37	91	1.714	9.0	0.0	6.4	5.1	0.80
1911	29	PHI	NL	2	1	.667	2.60	8	5	1	3	1	0	45.0	45	19	13	0	15	13	1	0	0	189	133	1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	2.6	0.87
1912	30	TOT	NL	6	12	.333	3.67	29	17	9	5	0	1	130.0	127	74	53	7	54	42	10	0	2	570	94	1.392	8.8	0.5	3.7	2.9	0.78
1912	30	PHI	NL	2	5	.286	3.24	10	8	1	2	0	0	50.0	55	30	18	3	17	20	4	0	1	224	112	1.440	9.9	0.5	3.1	3.6	1.18
1912	30	BRO	NL	4	7	.364	3.94	19	9	8	3	0	1	80.0	72	44	35	4	37	22	6	0	1	346	85	1.363	8.1	0.5	4.2	2.5	0.59
1913	31	-min	AA	2	3	.400		5						39.0	29	18			18							1.205	6.7		4.2			NWK · IL
1913	31	BRO	NL	8	9	.471	3.26	30	16	13	6	0	2	151.2	145	75	55	1	55	57	7	0	2	644	101	1.319	8.6	0.1	3.3	3.4	1.04
1914	32	-min	AA	16	12	.571		30						248.0	218	114			102							1.290	7.9		3.7			NWK · IL
1915	33	-min	AA	5	18	.217	3.56	30						207.1	205	130	82		111							1.524	8.9		4.8			CLB · AA
1916	34	-min	AA	13	14	.481		33						213.0	210				71							1.319	8.9		3.0			CLB · AA
1917	35	-min	AA	10	7	.588	3.18	30						167.0	170	73	59		60							1.377	9.2		3.2			CLB · AA
1918	36	-min	A,AA	4	6	.400		15						90.0					35										3.5			STJ,CLB · WL,AA
5 Seasons				28	61	.315	3.31	136	94	32	39	5	6	744.2	707	393	274	22	317	236	37	0	22	3126	101	1.375	8.5	0.3	3.8	2.9	0.74
162 Game Avg.				8	18	.315	3.31	40	28	9	12	1	2	220	209	116	81	7	94	70	11	0	7	924	101	1.375	8.5	0.3	3.8	2.9	0.74

BSN (3 yrs)				11	37	.229	3.28	65	55	7	25	4	3	411.0	383	221	150	14	188	120	16	0	16	1686	100	1.389	8.4	0.3	4.1	2.6	0.64
PHI (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	2.94	18	13	2	5	1	0	95.0	100	49	31	3	32	33	5	0	1	413	121	1.389	9.5	0.3	3.0	3.1	1.03
BRO (2 yrs)				12	16	.429	3.50	49	25	21	9	0	3	231.2	217	119	90	5	92	79	13	0	3	990	95	1.334	8.4	0.2	3.6	3.1	0.86
CHC (1 yr)				1	2	.333	3.86	4	1	2	0	0	0	7.0	7	4	3	0	5	4	3	0	2	37	91	1.714	9.0	0.0	6.4	5.1	0.80

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1909	27	BSN	NL	83.0	9	17	38	-1	1.0	21	2.9	$
1910	28	BSN	NL	251.0	37	154	129	2	1.0	-25	-1.4	$
1911	29	BSN	NL	77.0	9	50	44	-3	1.0	-6	0.3	$
1911	29	CHC	NL	7.0	1	4	4	0	1.0	0	0.0	$
1911	29	PHI	NL	45.0	5	19	26	0	1.0	7	0.7	$
1912	30	PHI	NL	50.0	8	30	29	0	1.0	-1	0.1	$
1912	30	BRO	NL	80.0	9	44	47	0	1.0	3	0.3	$
1913	31	BRO	NL	151.2	16	75	80	1	1.0	5	0.7	$
5 Seasons				744.2	94	393	397	-1	1.0	4	3.6	$

BSN (3 yrs)				411.0	55	221	211	-2	1.0	-10	1.8	$
PHI (2 yrs)				95.0	13	49	55	0	1.0	6	0.8	$
BRO (2 yrs)				231.2	25	119	127	1	1.0	8	1.0	$
CHC (1 yr)				7.0	1	4	4	0	1.0	0	0.0	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos
1903	21	-min	B	83	188	188		49									.261	.261							FWA · CENL
1904	22	-min	A	48	134	134		26	3	1	0						.194	.194	.231	.425		31			MLW · AA
1905	23	-min	A	34	103	103		24	1	0	0						.233	.233	.243	.476		25			MLW,INA · AA
1906	24	-min	A	44	123	123		20	1	0	0						.163	.163	.171	.333		21			MLW · AA
1907	25	-min	A	42	123	123		26	0	0	0						.211	.211	.211	.423		26			MLW · AA
1908	26	-min	A	48	138	138		32	5	1	0						.232	.232	.283	.514		39			MLW · AA
1909	27	-min	A	27	66	66		11	2	0	0						.167	.167	.197	.364		13			MLW · AA
1909	27	BSN	NL	10	31	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	.034	.097	.034	.131	-60	1	1	0	1
1910	28	BSN	NL	43	86	82	3	12	1	0	0	2	0		2	16	.146	.167	.159	.325	-6	13	0	2	1
1911	29	TOT	NL	24	47	45	3	12	0	0	0	2	0		0	11	.267	.267	.267	.533	47	12	0	2	1
1911	29	BSN	NL	12	29	28	2	7	0	0	0	1	0		0	7	.250	.250	.250	.500	36	7	0	1	1
1911	29	CHC	NL	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	180	1	0	0	/1
1911	29	PHI	NL	8	16	15	0	4	0	0	0	1	0		0	4	.267	.267	.267	.533	49	4	0	1	/1
1912	30	TOT	NL	29	45	41	2	8	0	0	0	3	1		2	9	.195	.233	.195	.428	18	8	0	2	1
1912	30	PHI	NL	10	16	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	5	.000	.063	.000	.063	-83	0	0	0	1
1912	30	BRO	NL	19	29	26	1	8	0	0	0	3	1		1	4	.308	.333	.308	.641	79	8	0	2	1
1913	31	-min	AA	5	12	12		3	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500		3			NWK · IL
1913	31	BRO	NL	30	55	49	1	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	16	.122	.140	.122	.262	-26	6	0	5	1
1914	32	-min	AA	30	89	89		10	1	0	0						.112	.112	.124	.236		11			NWK · IL
1915	33	-min	AA	30	75	75		12	1	0	0						.160	.160	.173	.333		13			CLB · AA
1916	34	-min	AA	33	63	63		10	1	0	0						.159	.159	.175	.333		11			CLB · AA
1917	35	-min	AA	30	56	56		12	0	0	0						.214	.214	.214	.429		12			CLB · AA
1918	36	-min	A,AA	15	33	33		9	0	0	0						.273	.273	.000	.273		0			STJ,CLB · WL,AA
5 Seasons				136	264	246	11	39	1	0	0	11	1	0	6	58	.159	.182	.163	.344	-2	40	1	11
162 Game Avg.				162	314	293	13	46	1	0	0	13	1		7	69	.159	.182	.163	.344	-2	48	1	13

BSN (3 yrs)				65	146	139	7	20	1	0	0	3	0		3	29	.144	.168	.151	.319	-8	21	1	3
PHI (2 yrs)				18	32	30	1	4	0	0	0	1	0		1	9	.133	.161	.133	.295	-19	4	0	1
BRO (2 yrs)				49	84	75	2	14	0	0	0	7	1	0	2	20	.187	.208	.187	.394	11	14	0	7
CHC (1 yr)				4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	180	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1909	27	BSN	NL	31	-5	0	0	0	0	1	1	-3	-0.4	-3	-0.4	0.0	$	1
1910	28	BSN	NL	86	-11	0	0	0	0	3	2	-6	-0.7	-6	-0.6	-0.1	$	1
1911	29	BSN	NL	29	-3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1911	29	CHC	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1911	29	PHI	NL	16	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1912	30	PHI	NL	16	-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	1
1912	30	BRO	NL	29	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1913	31	BRO	NL	55	-8	0	0	0	0	3	1	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	0.0	$	1
5 Seasons				264	-33	0	0	0	0	12	6	-15	-1.7	-15	-1.6	-0.1	$

BSN (3 yrs)				146	-19	0	0	0	0	6	4	-9	-1.1	-9	-1.0	-0.1	$
PHI (2 yrs)				32	-5	0	0	0	0	2	0	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$
BRO (2 yrs)				84	-9	0	0	0	0	4	2	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$
CHC (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1909	BSN	NL	27	P	10	83.0	36	3	28	5	1	.861	3.36	3.10	.940	2.83	2.84
1910	BSN	NL	28	P	43	251.0	116	9	102	5	1	.957	3.98	2.58	.945	2.82	2.80
1911	TOT	NL	29	P	24	129.0	49	7	37	5	2	.898	3.07	1.83	.943	2.77	2.74
1911	BSN	NL	29	P	12	77.0	32	6	23	3	2	.906	3.39	2.42	.943	2.77	2.74
1911	CHC	NL	29	P	4	7.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.57	0.50	.945	2.83	2.75
1911	PHI	NL	29	P	8	45.0	15	1	12	2	0	.867	2.60	1.63	.943	2.76	2.74
1912	TOT	NL	30	P	29	130.0	42	3	37	2	1	.952	2.77	1.38	.948	2.54	2.52
1912	PHI	NL	30	P	10	50.0	20	1	18	1	0	.950	3.42	1.90	.948	2.54	2.52
1912	BRO	NL	30	P	19	80.0	22	2	19	1	1	.955	2.36	1.11	.948	2.54	2.52
1913	BRO	NL	31	P	30	151.2	56	11	44	1	0	.982	3.26	1.83	.955	2.61	2.60
	5 Seasons			P	136	744.2	299	33	248	18	5	.940	3.40	2.07	.946	2.72	2.69
	5 Seasons			TOT	136	744.2	299	33	248	18	5	.940	3.40	2.07	.946	2.72	2.69

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y 1910 NL 43 (8th)	Saves s c a p y 1910 NL 2 (9th)	Games Started s c a p y 1910 NL 37 (2nd)	Home Runs s c a p y 1910 NL 9 (2nd) 1912 NL 7 (10th)
Bases on Balls s c a p y 1910 NL 124 (3rd)	Hits s c a p y 1910 NL 251 (8th)	Losses s c a p y 1910 NL 24 (2nd)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1910 NL 99 (3rd)
Wild Pitches s c a p y 1910 NL 9 (2nd) 1911 NL 6 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1910 NL 12 (3rd) 1912 NL 10 (6th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1910 NL 1,043 (10th)	Assists as P s c a p y 1910 NL 102 (2nd)
Range Factor/9Inn as P† s c a p y 1910 NL 3.98 (1st) 1913 NL 3.26 (4th)	Range Factor/Game as P s c a p y 1910 NL 2.58 (3rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 19, 1909: Purchased by the Boston Doves from Milwaukee (American Association).
June 10, 1911: Traded by the Boston Rustlers with Bill Collins, Wilbur Good and Peaches Graham to the Chicago Cubs for Hank Griffin, Al Kaiser, Johnny Kling and Orlie Weaver.
August 18, 1911: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Rowan.
July 10, 1912: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Philadelphia Phillies. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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