Claude Davenport

Claude Edwin Davenport (Big Dave)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: May 28, 1898 in Runge, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1920
Team: Giants 1920

Final Game: October 2, 1920
Died: June 13, 1976 in Corpus Christi, TX
Buried: Robstown Memorial Park, Robstown, TX
Relatives: Brother of Dave Davenport
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1920	22	SAN	B	9	9	.500	3.37	26						147.0	149	67	55		65							1.456	9.1		4.0			SAN · TL
1920	22	NYG	NL	0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	84	1.500	9.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00
1921	23	SAN	A	2	0	1.000	0.32	9						28.0	29	21	1		18							1.679	9.3		5.8			SAN · TL
1922	24	DAL	A	10	4	.714	2.95	24						113.0	138	64	37		44							1.611	11.0		3.5			DAL · TL
1923	25	DAL,BMT	A	1	6	.143	4.32	15						73.0	189	39	35		17							2.822	23.3		2.1			DAL,BMT · TL
1924	26	STJ	A	22	12	.647		46						302.0	316	137			77							1.301	9.4		2.3			STJ · WL
1925	27	STJ,MNE	A,AA	21	22	.488		53						326.0	387	186			63							1.380	10.7		1.7			STJ,MNE · WL,AA
1926	28	STL-min	A	9	10	.474	3.47	30						174.0	208	87	67		58							1.529	10.8		3.0			HSN · TL
1927	29	DMO,MNE	A,AA	21	11	.656		54						297.0	351	157			50							1.350	10.6		1.5			DMO,MNE · WL,AA
1928	30	MIS	AA	6	10	.375	4.36	32						128.0	157	78	62		32							1.477	11.0		2.2			MIS · PCL
1929	31	DMO	A	10	11	.476		35						216.0	262	119			44							1.417	10.9		1.8			DMO · WL
1930	32	DMO	A	10	10	.500	4.39	33						201.0	250	121	98		45							1.468	11.2		2.0			DMO · WL
1 Yr				0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	84	1.500	9.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0		4.50	68	0	68	0	0	0	136	136	68	68	68	68	0	0	0	0	612	84	1.500	9.0	4.5	4.5	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
1920	22	NYG	NL	2.0	1	0	1	4.50	4.09	0.37	0.00	92.0	3.42	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.474	.500	$
1 Season				2.0	1	0	1	4.50	4.09	0.37	0.00	92.0	3.42	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.0	-0	.474	.500	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1920	22	NYG	NL	9	11.1%	0.0%	11.1%			78%
1 Yr				9	11.1%	0.0%	11.1%			78%
MLB Averages					0.7%	7.7%	7.2%	3.1%	12%	81%

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+
1920	22	0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	9	84	1.500	9.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.00	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
1920	22	0	0		4.50	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.500	9.0	4.5	0.0	0.00	4.5	1
1 Yr		0	0		4.50	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.500	9.0		0.0	0.00	4.5	1

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