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Jim Devlin

James Alexander Devlin

Positions: Pitcher, First Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 6, 1849 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1873
Teams (by GP): Grays/WhiteStockings/Whites 1873-1877

Final Game: October 6, 1877
Died: October 10, 1883 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: New Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, 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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1875 26 CHI NA 7 16 .304 1.93 28 24 4 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 48 0 12 23 0 14 1005 118 1.188 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.92
1876 27 LOU NL 30 35 .462 1.56 68 68 0 66 5 0 622.0 566 309 108 3 37 122 14 2568 170 0.969 8.2 0.0 0.5 1.8 3.30
1877 28 LOU NL 35 25 .583 2.25 61 61 0 61 4 0 559.0 617 288 140 4 41 141 20 2328 147 1.177 9.9 0.1 0.7 2.3 3.44
3 Yrs 72 76 .486 1.90 157 153 4 151 9 0 1405.0 1437 776 296 7 90 286 0 48 5901 151 1.087 9.2 *0.0* 0.6 1.8 3.18
162 Game Avg. 16 17 .486 1.90 34 34 1 33 2 0 308 315 170 65 2 20 63 0 11 1294 151 1.087 9.2 0.0 0.6 1.8 3.18
LOU (2 yrs) 65 60 .520 1.89 129 129 0 127 9 0 1181.0 1183 597 248 7 78 263 34 4896 157 1.068 9.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 3.37
CHI (1 yr) 7 16 .304 1.93 28 24 4 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 48 0 12 23 0 14 1005 118 1.188 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.92
NL (2 yrs) 65 60 .520 1.89 129 129 0 127 9 0 1181.0 1183 597 248 7 78 263 34 4896 157 1.068 9.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 3.37
NA (1 yr) 7 16 .304 1.93 28 24 4 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 48 0 12 23 0 14 1005 118 1.188 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.92

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
1875 26 CHI NA 224.0 28 24 179 7.19 6.21 0.37 0.00 102.0 5.95 -28 -2.3 1.0 -0.4 0.2 -15 .418 .486 $
1876 27 LOU NL 622.0 68 68 309 4.47 6.18 0.51 0.00 115.0 6.51 138 13.4 -1.0 17.8 177 .697 .583 $1,600
1877 28 LOU NL 559.0 61 61 288 4.64 5.69 0.55 0.00 118.0 6.07 90 9.0 -0.6 13.1 115 .648 .556 $2,000
3 Seasons 1405.0 157 153 776 4.97 5.99 0.50 0.00 114.1 6.25 199 20.1 1.0 -2.1 31.1 277 .628 .541 $3,600
LOU (2 yrs) 1181.0 129 129 597 4.55 5.95 0.53 0.00 116.4 6.30 228 22.4 -1.7 30.9 292 .674 .569 $3,600
CHI (1 yr) 224.0 28 24 179 7.19 6.21 0.37 0.00 102.0 5.95 -28 -2.3 1.0 -0.4 0.2 -15 .418 .486 $

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+
1875 26 7 16 .304 1.93 28 24 4 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 48 0 12 23 0 14 1005 118 1.188 10.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.92 118
1876 27 37 51 .420 1.66 96 92 4 90 5 0 846.0 820 488 156 3 49 145 0 28 3573 154 1.027 8.7 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.96 154
1877 28 72 76 .486 1.90 157 153 4 151 9 0 1405.0 1437 776 296 7 90 286 0 48 5901 151 1.087 9.2 0.0 0.6 1.8 3.18 151

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1875 26 81 7 .920 1.16 797.0 650 114 103 0 31 82 0 0.854 7.3 0.4 0.9 2.65 0.0 28
1876 27 182 10 .948 0.92 1728.0 1140 196 176 6 75 339 0 0.703 5.9 0.4 1.8 4.52 0.0 68
1877 28 160 19 .894 1.39 1614.0 1353 277 249 9 90 407 0 0.894 7.5 0.5 2.3 4.52 0.1 61
3 Yrs 423 36 .922 1.15 4139.0 3143 587 528 15 196 828 0 0.807 6.8 1.8 4.22 *0.0* 157

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1876 NL  18.5 (1st)
1877 NL  13.3 (1st)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1876 NL  17.8 (1st)
1877 NL  13.1 (1st)
Career  31.1 (222nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1875 NA  1.93 (8th)
1876 NL  1.56 (2nd)
1877 NL  2.25 (3rd)
Career  1.90 (3rd)

Wins s c a p y
1875 NA  7 (10th)
1876 NL  30 (4th)
1877 NL  35 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1876 NL  .462 (9th)
1877 NL  .583 (2nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1876 NL  0.969 (3rd)
1877 NL  1.177 (3rd)
Career  1.087 (12th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1876 NL  8.190 (3rd)
1877 NL  9.934 (5th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1876 NL  0.535 (7th)
1877 NL  0.660 (2nd)
Career  0.577 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1876 NL  1.765 (2nd)
1877 NL  2.270 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1876 NL  68 (1st)
1877 NL  61 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1876 NL  622.0 (1st)
1877 NL  559.0 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1876 NL  122 (1st)
1877 NL  141 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1876 NL  68 (1st)
1877 NL  61 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1876 NL  66 (1st)
1877 NL  61 (1st)
Career  151 (225th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1876 NL  5 (4th)
1877 NL  4 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1876 NL  3 (5th)
1877 NL  4 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1875 NA  12 (8th)
1876 NL  37 (3rd)
1877 NL  41 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1876 NL  566 (2nd)
1877 NL  617 (1st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1876 NL  3.297 (3rd)
1877 NL  3.439 (3rd)
Career  3.178 (34th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1875 NA  0.000 (1st)
1876 NL  0.043 (4th)
1877 NL  0.064 (6th)
Career  0.045 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1875 NA  16 (8th)
1876 NL  35 (1st)
1877 NL  25 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1876 NL  108 (3rd)
1877 NL  140 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1876 NL  14 (6th)
1877 NL  20 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1876 NL  2,568 (1st)
1877 NL  2,328 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1875 NA  4 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1875 NA  118 (8th)
1876 NL  173 (2nd)
1877 NL  146 (1st)
Career  151 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1876 NL  61 (1st)
1877 NL  54 (1st)
Career  114 (198th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1876 NL  5.6 (1st)
1877 NL  5.0 (1st)
Career  10.5 (242nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 18 (120), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 62 (410), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 45 (301), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 22 (261), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  3. Joe Benz (905)
  4. Andy Coakley (901)
  5. Cherokee Fisher (901)
  6. Roy Patterson (897)
  7. Jack Pfiester (896)
  8. Frank Owen (895)
  9. Ed Siever (892)
  10. Leon Cadore (891)
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  2. Harry McCormick (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Sam Weaver (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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