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Jack Curtis

Jack Patrick Curtis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 11, 1937 in Rhodhiss, NC
High School: Granite Falls HS (Granite Falls, NC)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1961
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Braves/Indians 1961-1963

Final Game: May 1, 1963
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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
1956	19	CHC-min	D	3	5	.375	3.62	15	10					82.0	86	52	33	2	45								1.598	9.4	0.2	4.9			CRV,PRS · ALFL,MIDW
1957	20	CHC-min	D	18	15	.545	3.71	37	31					240.0	238	132	99	14	104								1.425	8.9	0.5	3.9			PCY · SOSL
1958	21	CHC-min	C,B,A	6	4	.600	5.55	31	13					120.0	162	97	74	12	49								1.758	12.2	0.9	3.7			MGV,BUR,PBO · PION,IIIL,WL
1959	22	WEN	B	20	10	.667	2.84	36	30					244.0	244	90	77	9	80								1.328	9.0	0.3	3.0			WEN · NORW
1960	23	CHC-min	AA	19	8	.704	3.57	42	32		19	2		257.0	252	127	102	21	103	13	144	3	1	10			1.381	8.8	0.7	3.6	5.0	1.40	SAN · TL
1961	24	CHC	NL	10	13	.435	4.89	31	27	2	6	0	0	180.1	220	117	98	23	51	6	57	1	0	1	802	85	1.503	11.0	1.1	2.5	2.8	1.12	RoY-3
1962	25	TOT	NL	4	6	.400	4.04	34	8	10	0	0	1	93.2	100	47	42	10	33	4	48	2	0	1	395	96	1.420	9.6	1.0	3.2	4.6	1.45
1962	25	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	3.50	4	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	18	8	7	2	6	1	8	0	0	1	72	121	1.333	9.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	1.33
1962	25	MLN	NL	4	4	.500	4.16	30	5	10	0	0	1	75.2	82	39	35	8	27	3	40	2	0	0	323	91	1.441	9.8	1.0	3.2	4.8	1.48
1963	26	CLE-min	AAA	3	5	.375	4.76	13	10					70.0	80	39	37	8	32		24						1.600	10.3	1.0	4.1	3.1	0.75	JCK · IL
1963	26	CLE	AL	0	0		18.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	8	10	10	0	5	1	3	1	0	0	30	22	2.600	14.4	0.0	9.0	5.4	0.60
1964	27	CLE-min	AAA	7	8	.467	4.17	52	7		2	0		123.0	130	69	57	14	39	6	76	4	1	3			1.374	9.5	1.0	2.9	5.6	1.95	POR · PCL
1965	28	NYY-min	AAA	10	7	.588	2.90	35	17		12	5		149.0	140	54	48	8	32	4	83	3	0	0			1.154	8.5	0.5	1.9	5.0	2.59	TOL · IL
1966	29	NYY-min	AAA	7	5	.583	4.67	25	20		6	2		135.0	149	81	70	19	30	4	60	5	0	0			1.326	9.9	1.3	2.0	4.0	2.00	TOL · IL
1967	30	MIN-NYY-min	AA,AAA	4	6	.400	6.16	18	8		0	0		57.0	81	43	39	5	11	0	38	2	0	0			1.614	12.8	0.8	1.7	6.0	3.45	CHR,SYR · SOUL,IL
3 Yrs				14	19	.424	4.84	69	35	13	6	0	1	279.0	328	174	150	33	89	11	108	4	0	2	1227	84	1.495	10.6	1.1	2.9	3.5	1.21
162 Game Avg.				9	12	.424	4.84	45	23	9	4	0	1	182	214	114	98	22	58	7	71	3	0	1	802	84	1.495	10.6	1.1	2.9	3.5	1.21

CHC (2 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.76	35	30	2	6	0	0	198.1	238	125	105	25	57	7	65	1	0	2	874	87	1.487	10.8	1.1	2.6	2.9	1.14
MLN (1 yr)				4	4	.500	4.16	30	5	10	0	0	1	75.2	82	39	35	8	27	3	40	2	0	0	323	91	1.441	9.8	1.0	3.2	4.8	1.48
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	8	10	10	0	5	1	3	1	0	0	30	22	2.600	14.4	0.0	9.0	5.4	0.60

NL (2 yrs)				14	19	.424	4.60	65	35	12	6	0	1	274.0	320	164	140	33	84	10	105	3	0	2	1197	88	1.474	10.5	1.1	2.8	3.4	1.25
AL (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	4	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	8	10	10	0	5	1	3	1	0	0	30	22	2.600	14.4	0.0	9.0	5.4	0.60

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
1961	24	CHC	NL	180.1	31	27	117	5.84	4.67	-0.52	0.07	102.5	5.40	-9	-0.9	.3	-0.1	0.7	11	.470	.494	$	RoY-3
1962	25	CHC	NL	18.0	4	3	8	4.00	4.69	-0.15	0.05	97.7	4.78	1	0.2	1.2	-0.0	0.3	4	.538	.501	$
1962	25	MLN	NL	75.2	30	5	39	4.64	4.42	0.15	-0.10	95.2	3.97	-6	-0.6	1.2	-0.1	-0.1	3	.479	.496	$
1963	26	CLE	AL	5.0	4	0	10	18.00	4.36	-0.11	-0.18	99.3	4.26	-8	-0.7	1.1	-0.0	-0.7	-7	.324	.496	$
3 Seasons				279.0	69	35	174	5.61	4.60	-0.31	0.02	100.2	4.95	-21	-2.1	1.1	-0.2	0.2	11	.470	.497	$

CHC (2 yrs)				198.1	35	30	125	5.67	4.67	-0.49	0.07	102.1	5.34	-8	-0.8	.5	-0.1	1.0	15	.478	.498	$
MLN (1 yr)				75.2	30	5	39	4.64	4.42	0.15	-0.10	95.2	3.97	-6	-0.6	1.2	-0.1	-0.1	3	.479	.496	$
CLE (1 yr)				5.0	4	0	10	18.00	4.36	-0.11	-0.18	99.3	4.26	-8	-0.7	1.1	-0.0	-0.7	-7	.324	.496	$

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
1961	24	CHC	NL	31	802	725	117	220	31	4	23	5	2	51	57	.303	.346	.452	.799	.302	328	18	1	17	8	6	22
1962	25	CHC	NL	4	72	65	8	18	3	0	2	0	2	6	8	.277	.333	.415	.749	.286	27	4	0	0	1	1	0
1962	25	MLN	NL	30	319	290	39	82	13	2	8	4	2	27	40	.283	.346	.424	.770	.303	123	10	2	1	2	3	4
1962	25	TOT	NL	34	391	355	47	100	16	2	10	4	4	33	48	.282	.344	.423	.766	.300	150	14	2	1	3	4	4
1963	26	CLE	AL	4	30	23	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	5	3	.348	.483	.435	.918	.400	10	0	1	1	0	1	0
3 Yrs				69	1223	1103	174	328	49	6	33	9	6	89	108	.297	.349	.442	.791	.303	488	32	4	19	11	11	26
162 Game Avg.				45	800	721	114	214	32	4	22	6	4	58	71	.297	.349	.442	.791	.303	319	21	3	12	7	7	17
MLB Averages																.254	.321	.388	.708	.277

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1961	24	CHC	NL	-15.8	-1.5	813	-1.7	12.7	-14.4	.98	-2.4	0.7	-16.7	-1.6	0.98	-25.5	0	0	4
1962	25	TOT	NL	-1.2	-0.1	408	0.2	7.6	-7.4	1.05	-0.5	0.7	1.7	0.2	1.04	-3.4	7	9	10
1962	25	CHC	NL	1.4	0.1	75	0.1	1.3	-1.2	.94	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.94	-0.3	0	1	0
1962	25	MLN	NL	-2.6	-0.3	333	0.1	6.3	-6.2	1.08	-0.5	0.6	0.5	0.1	1.07	-3.1	7	8	10
1963	26	CLE	AL	-7.3	-0.7	30	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	.42	-0.3	-0.4	-4.9	-0.5	0.42	-3.0	1	1	2
3 Yrs				-24.3	-2.3	1251	-1.8	20.3	-22.1	.99	-3.2	1.4	-19.9	-1.9	0.99	-32.0	8	10	16

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
1961	24	CHC	NL	31	27	10	13	4	4	5	11	14	.440	2	1	6	0	12	44%	43.6	71	11	32	17	12	8	4.2	4.5	6.4
1962	25	TOT	NL	34	8	0	3	5	0	1	1	7	.125	1	1	0	0	2	25%	47.1	67	32	8	3	1	3	3.6	3.6	5.1
1962	25	CHC	NL	4	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	3	.000	0	0	0	0	1	33%	47.7	67	32	3	0	1	1	2.0	2.8	5.3
1962	25	MLN	NL	30	5	0	1	4	0	0	1	4	.200	1	1	0	0	1	20%	46.8	63	36	5	3	0	2	4.5	4.1	4.9
2 Yrs				65	35	10	16	9	4	6	12	21	.364	3	2	6	0	14	40%	44	71	11	40	20	13	11	4.1	4.3	6.1
MLB Averages													.500						52%	52	115	-14					4.3	4.2	6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1961	24	CHC	NL	31	4	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0%	8	.977	0	0	4	0	0	4	1	3	2	2	2	0	5.3
1962	25	TOT	NL	34	26	10	4	3	3	1	2	33%	3	28	5	18%		1.051	7	9	10	5	3	18	13	13	19	6	19	4	6.1
1962	25	CHC	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0%	6	.941	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	6.0
1962	25	MLN	NL	30	25	10	4	3	3	1	2	33%	3	26	5	19%	7	1.076	7	8	10	5	3	17	12	13	18	6	18	4	6.1
1963	26	CLE	AL	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	4	2	50%	8	.419	1	1	2	0	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	3.8
3 Yrs				69	34	13	4	3	3	1	2	33%	3	34	7	21%		.987	8	10	16	5	4	25	16	18	23	9	23	5	5.7

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1961	24	CHC	NL	802	20%	2.9%	7.1%	6.4%	7.2%	26%	1.06	81%	171	18	11%
1962	25	TOT	NL	395	24%	2.6%	12.3%	8.4%	7.2%	28%	1.06	77%	92	14	15%
1962	25	CHC	NL	72	19%	2.8%	11.1%	8.3%	6.9%	28%	1.10	78%	21	4	19%
1962	25	MLN	NL	323	25%	2.5%	12.5%	8.5%	7.2%	28%	1.05	76%	71	10	14%
1963	26	CLE	AL	30	33%	0.0%	10.0%	16.7%	6.7%	25%	1.40	67%	8	0	0%
3 Yrs				1227	22%	2.7%	8.8%	7.3%	7.2%	27%	1.06	80%	271	32	12%
MLB Averages					49%	2.4%	14.4%	8.6%	6.5%	29%	1.05	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
1961	24	CHC	NL	802	220			23	1	9	20	3	11	12	34	31	1	91%	22	1	1	335	5	2	71%	5	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	13	0
1962	25	TOT	NL	391	100			10	0	11	8	2	4	6	25	13	4	52%	4	1	1	161	4	4	50%	3	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	7	4
1962	25	CHC	NL	72	18			2	0	0	1	1	1	1	6	4	1	67%	0	1	0	28	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1962	25	MLN	NL	319	82			8	0	11	7	1	3	5	19	9	3	47%	4	0	1	133	4	2	67%	3	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	4
1963	26	CLE	AL	30	8			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	0	0	0	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				1223	328			33	1	21	28	5	15	18	61	46	5	75%	26	2	2	512	9	6	60%	8	6	0	0	1	0	7	0	20	4
MLB Averages																		51%							63%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1961	24	10	13	.435	4.89	31	27	2	6	0	180.1	220	117	98	23	51	6	57	1	1	802	85	1.503	11.0	1.1	2.5	2.8	1.12	85
1962	25	14	19	.424	4.60	65	35	12	6	1	274.0	320	164	140	33	84	10	105	3	2	1197	88	1.474	10.5	1.1	2.8	3.4	1.25	88
1963	26	14	19	.424	4.84	69	35	13	6	1	279.0	328	174	150	33	89	11	108	4	2	1227	84	1.495	10.6	1.1	2.9	3.5	1.21	84

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
1961	24	8	12	.400	4.67	187.0	224	108	97	23	52	59	1	1.476	10.8	2.5	2.8	1.13	1.1	31
1962	25	4	5	.444	4.50	86.0	101	48	43	10	33	44	2	1.558	10.6	3.5	4.6	1.33	1.0	34
1963	26	0	0		19.80	5.0	8	12	11	0	5	3	1	2.600	14.4	9.0	5.4	0.60	0.0	4
3 Yrs		12	17	.414	4.89	278.0	333	168	151	33	90	106	4	1.522	10.8		3.4	1.18	1.1	69

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits s c a p y 1961 NL 220 (9th)	Losses s c a p y 1961 NL 13 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1961 NL 220 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1961 NL 13 (7th)

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