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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 (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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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	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	-min	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	86	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 Seasons				14	19	.424	4.84	69	35	13	6	0	1	279.0	328	174	150	33	89	11	108	4	0	2	1227	85	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	85	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	88	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)			NL	14	19	.424	4.60	65	35	12	6	0	1	274.0	320	164	140	33	84	10	105	3	0	2	1197	89	1.474	10.5	1.1	2.8	3.4	1.25
AL (1 yr)			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

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	Awards
1961	24	CHC	NL	180.1	27	117	125	-10	1.0	8	0.8	$	RoY-3
1962	25	CHC	NL	18.0	3	8	12	0	.9	4	0.4	$
1962	25	MLN	NL	75.2	5	39	42	1	1.1	3	0.0	$
1963	26	CLE	AL	5.0	0	10	3	0	.4	-7	-0.6	$
3 Seasons				279.0	35	174	182	-9	1.0	8	0.6	$

CHC (2 yrs)				198.1	30	125	137	-10	1.0	12	1.2	$
MLN (1 yr)				75.2	5	39	42	1	1.1	3	0.0	$
CLE (1 yr)				5.0	0	10	3	0	.4	-7	-0.6	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1956	19	CHC-min	D	27	44	44		14	1	0	0						.318	.318	.341	.659		15						CRV,PRS · ALFL,MIDW
1957	20	CHC-min	D	69	156	156		38	10	0	3						.244	.244	.365	.609		57						PCY · SOSL
1958	21	CHC-min	C,B,A	34	44	44		12	2	0	2						.273	.273	.455	.727		20						MGV,BUR,PBO · PION,IIIL,WL
1959	22	-min	B	73	121	121		22	6	0	3						.182	.182	.306	.488		37						WEN · NORW
1960	23	CHC-min	AA	53	122	101	11	17	9	0	1	15	0	0	16	22	.168	.282	.287	.569		29		0	5	0		SAN · TL
1961	24	CHC	NL	31	72	60	8	10	2	0	2	4	0	0	10	23	.167	.286	.300	.586	56	18	0	0	2	0	0	1	RoY-3
1962	25	TOT	NL	34	26	22	1	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	9	.227	.346	.273	.619	70	6	0	0	0	0	0	1
1962	25	CHC	NL	4	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.400	.250	.650	77	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1962	25	MLN	NL	30	21	18	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.222	.333	.278	.611	69	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
1963	26	CLE-min	AAA	14	22	18	5	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	9	.167	.318	.333	.652		6						JCK · IL
1963	26	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1964	27	CLE-min	AAA	52	32	25	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	9	.040	.172	.080	.252		2		0	3	0		POR · PCL
1965	28	NYY-min	AAA	39	58	45	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	18	.133	.204	.133	.337		6		0	9	0		TOL · IL
1966	29	NYY-min	AAA	25	49	40	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.100	.163	.125	.288		5		1	6	0		TOL · IL
1967	30	MIN-NYY-min	AA,AAA	18	18	16	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	8	.188	.235	.250	.485		4		0	1	0		CHR,SYR · SOUL,IL
3 Seasons				69	98	82	9	15	3	0	2	5	0	0	14	32	.183	.302	.293	.595	60	24	0	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	230	193	21	35	7	0	5	12	0	0	33	75	.183	.302	.293	.595	60	56	0	0	5	0	0

CHC (2 yrs)				35	77	64	8	11	2	0	2	4	0	0	11	25	.172	.293	.297	.590	57	19	0	0	2	0	0
MLN (1 yr)				30	21	18	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.222	.333	.278	.611	69	5	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				65	98	82	9	15	3	0	2	5	0	0	14	32	.183	.302	.293	.595	60	24	0	0	2	0	0
AL (1 yr)				4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	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	Awards
1961	24	CHC	NL	72	-4	-1	0	0	0	6	2	3	0.3	3	0.3	0.0	$	1	RoY-3
1962	25	CHC	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
1962	25	MLN	NL	21	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
2 Seasons				98	-5	-2	0	0	0	6	3	2	0.2	2	0.2	0.0	$

CHC (2 yrs)				77	-4	-1	0	0	0	6	2	3	0.3	3	0.3	0.0	$
MLN (1 yr)				21	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO	Awards
1961	CHC	NL	24	P	31	27	6	180.1	50	5	42	3	1	.940	2.35	1.52	.959	2.18	2.15	5	2	29%	3	RoY-3
1962	TOT	NL	25	P	34	8	0	93.2	18	6	11	1	1	.944	1.63	0.50	.948	2.07	2.05	4	4	50%	0
1962	CHC	NL	25	P	4	3	0	18.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	1.00	0.50	.950	2.05	2.05	0	2	100%	0
1962	MLN	NL	25	P	30	5	0	75.2	16	6	9	1	1	.938	1.78	0.50	.948	2.07	2.05	4	2	33%	0
1963	CLE	AL	26	P	4	0	0	5.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.60	0.50	.955	1.98	2.00	0	0		0
	3 Seasons			P	69	35	6	279.0	70	11	55	4	2	.943	2.13	0.96	.956	2.14	2.09	9	6	40%	3
	3 Seasons			TOT	69	35	6	279.0	70	11	55	4	2	.943	2.13	0.96	.956	2.14	2.09	9	6	40%	3

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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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Transactions

June 30, 1956: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
April 30, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Milwaukee Braves for Bob Buhl.
November 27, 1962: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Joe Adcock to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Don Dillard and Frank Funk. The Cleveland Indians sent Ty Cline (March 18, 1963) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

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