George Derby

George Henry Derby (Jonah)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 6, 1857 in Webster, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1881
Teams (by GP): Wolverines/Bisons 1881-1883

Final Game: July 3, 1883
Died: July 4, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Wellsboro Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA
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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	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1880	22	WSH	N/A	10	7	.588	0.57	21	17		15	1		158.0	120	71	10		15	72					0.854	6.8		0.9	4.1	4.80	WSH · NA
1881	23	DTN	NL	29	26	.527	2.20	56	55	1	55	9	0	494.2	505	252	121	3	86	*212*	0	14	2101	131	1.195	9.2	0.1	1.6	*3.9*	2.47
1882	24	DTN	NL	17	20	.459	3.26	40	39	1	38	3	0	362.0	386	267	131	8	81	182	0	16	1590	90	1.290	9.6	0.2	2.0	4.5	2.25
1883	25	BUF	NL	2	10	.167	5.85	14	13	1	12	0	1	107.2	173	120	70	3	15	34	0	5	533	54	1.746	14.5	0.3	1.3	2.8	2.27
3 Yrs				48	56	.462	3.01	110	107	3	105	12	1	964.1	1064	639	322	14	182	428	0	35	4224	98	1.292	9.9	0.1	1.7	4.0	2.35
162 Game Avg.				15	18	.462	3.01	34	34	1	33	4	0	302	333	200	101	4	57	134	0	11	1324	98	1.292	9.9	0.1	1.7	4.0	2.35

DTN (2 yrs)				46	46	.500	2.65	96	94	2	93	12	0	856.2	891	519	252	11	167	394	0	30	3691	110	1.235	9.4	0.1	1.8	4.1	2.36
BUF (1 yr)				2	10	.167	5.85	14	13	1	12	0	1	107.2	173	120	70	3	15	34	0	5	533	54	1.746	14.5	0.3	1.3	2.8	2.27

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
1881	23	DTN	NL	494.2	56	55	252	4.58	5.08	-0.01	0.00	104.0	5.29	43	4.4	1.0	-0.3	8.2	69	.578	.527	$1,400
1882	24	DTN	NL	362.0	40	39	267	6.64	5.51	-0.27	0.00	101.0	5.84	-28	-2.5	1.0	-0.4	0.1	-9	.437	.485	$
1883	25	BUF	NL	107.2	14	13	120	10.03	5.71	0.09	0.00	101.0	5.68	-50	-3.4	1.0	-0.1	-2.6	-43	.259	.479	$
3 Seasons				964.1	110	107	639	5.96	5.31	-0.10	0.00	102.5	5.54	-35	-1.5	1.0	-0.8	5.7	17	.486	.497	$1,400

DTN (2 yrs)				856.2	96	94	519	5.45	5.26	-0.12	0.00	102.7	5.52	15	1.8	1.0	-0.7	8.3	60	.519	.506	$1,400
BUF (1 yr)				107.2	14	13	120	10.03	5.71	0.09	0.00	101.0	5.68	-50	-3.4	1.0	-0.1	-2.6	-43	.259	.479	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1881	23	29	26	.527	2.20	56	55	1	55	9	0	494.2	505	252	121	3	86	212	14	2101	131	1.195	9.2	0.1	1.6	3.9	2.47	131
1882	24	46	46	.500	2.65	96	94	2	93	12	0	856.2	891	519	252	11	167	394	30	3691	110	1.235	9.4	0.1	1.8	4.1	2.36	110
1883	25	48	56	.462	3.01	110	107	3	105	12	1	964.1	1064	639	322	14	182	428	35	4224	98	1.292	9.9	0.1	1.7	4.0	2.35	98

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1881	23	93	18	.838	1.74	1004.0	889	216	194	5	151	430	1.036	8.0	1.4	3.9	2.85	0.0	56
1882	24	60	22	.732	2.45	743.0	662	224	202	14	139	374	1.078	8.0	1.7	4.5	2.69	0.2	40
1883	25	11	11	.500	3.88	202.0	246	97	87	4	21	64	1.322	11.0	0.9	2.9	3.05	0.2	14
3 Yrs		164	51	.763	2.23	1949.0	1797	537	483	23	311	868	1.082	8.3		4.0	2.79	0.1	110

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1881 NL 7.1 (2nd)	WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y 1881 NL 8.2 (1st)	Earned Run Average s c a p y 1881 NL 2.20 (3rd)	Wins s c a p y 1881 NL 29 (3rd) 1882 NL 17 (10th)
Win-Loss % s c a p y 1881 NL .527 (7th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1881 NL 1.195 (8th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1881 NL 9.188 (10th)	Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y 1881 NL 1.565 (9th) 1883 NL 1.254 (7th)
Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1881 NL 3.857 (1st) 1882 NL 4.525 (2nd)	Games Played s c a p y 1881 NL 56 (3rd) 1882 NL 40 (9th)	Saves s c a p y 1883 NL 1 (3rd)	Innings Pitched s c a p y 1881 NL 494.7 (3rd) 1882 NL 362.0 (9th)
Strikeouts s c a p y 1881 NL 212 (1st) 1882 NL 182 (3rd)	Games Started s c a p y 1881 NL 55 (3rd) 1882 NL 39 (9th)	Complete Games s c a p y 1881 NL 55 (3rd) 1882 NL 38 (9th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1881 NL 9 (1st) 1882 NL 3 (7th)
Home Runs s c a p y 1881 NL 3 (9th) 1882 NL 8 (4th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1881 NL 86 (2nd) 1882 NL 81 (3rd)	Hits s c a p y 1881 NL 505 (4th) 1882 NL 386 (7th)	Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y 1881 NL 2.465 (2nd) 1882 NL 2.247 (8th) 1883 NL 2.267 (9th)
Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1881 NL 0.055 (4th) 1882 NL 0.199 (10th)	Losses s c a p y 1881 NL 26 (4th) 1882 NL 20 (6th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1881 NL 121 (6th) 1882 NL 131 (4th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1881 NL 14 (9th) 1882 NL 16 (9th)
Batters Faced s c a p y 1881 NL 2,101 (3rd) 1882 NL 1,590 (8th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1882 NL 1 (9th)	Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y 1881 NL 132 (2nd)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1881 NL 30 (1st)
Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1881 NL 2.9 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Pitching - 5 (430), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray Ink	Pitching - 48 (537), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 17 (689), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Frank Miller (957)
Fred Anderson (954)
Bob Emslie (950)
Jack Cronin (949)
Chief Johnson (949)
Billy Taylor (948)
Fred Blanding (948)

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