Jim Devlin
James Alexander Devlin
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 6, 1849 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1873
Died: October 10, 1883 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1875 26 CHI NA 7 16 .304 2.89 28 24 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 72 0 11 10 0 87 1.183 10.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.91
1876 27 LOU NL 30 35 .462 1.56 68 68 0 66 5 0 622.0 566 309 108 3 37 122 0 14 2568 173 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 0 20 2328 146 1.177 9.9 0.1 0.7 2.3 3.44
3 Seasons 72 76 .486 2.05 157 153 0 151 9 0 1405.0 1437 776 320 7 89 273 0 34 4896 142 1.086 9.2 *0.0* 0.6 1.7 3.07
162 Game Avg. 16 17 .486 2.05 34 34 33 2 0 308 315 170 70 2 20 60 0 142 1.086 9.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 3.07
LOU (2 yrs) 65 60 .520 1.89 129 129 0 127 9 0 1181.0 1183 597 248 7 78 263 0 34 4896 157 1.068 9.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 3.37
CHI (1 yr) 7 16 .304 2.89 28 24 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 72 0 11 10 0 87 1.183 10.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.91
NL (2 yrs) 65 60 .520 1.89 129 129 0 127 9 0 1181.0 1183 597 248 7 78 263 0 34 4896 157 1.068 9.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 3.37
NA (1 yr) 7 16 .304 2.89 28 24 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 72 0 11 10 0 87 1.183 10.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.91

Cumulative Pitching

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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 2.89 28 24 24 0 0 224.0 254 179 72 0 11 10 0 87 1.183 10.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.91 87
1876 27 37 51 .420 1.91 96 92 0 90 5 0 846.0 820 488 180 3 48 132 0 14 2568 138 1.026 8.7 0.0 0.5 1.4 2.75 138
1877 28 72 76 .486 2.05 157 153 0 151 9 0 1405.0 1437 776 320 7 89 273 0 34 4896 142 1.086 9.2 0.0 0.6 1.7 3.07 142

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1876 NL  1.563 (2nd)
1877 NL  2.254 (3rd)
Career  2.050 (5th)

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  .970 (3rd)
1877 NL  1.177 (3rd)
Career  1.086 (13th)

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  .535 (7th)
1877 NL  .660 (2nd)
Career  .570 (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  11 (10th)
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  3.067 (33rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1875 NA  0.00 (1st)
1876 NL  .043 (4th)
1877 NL  .064 (6th)
Career  .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  2568 (1st)
1877 NL  2328 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1876 NL  173 (2nd)
1877 NL  146 (1st)
Career  142 (14th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 18 (112), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 58 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 42 (314), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 21 (267), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Joe Benz (915)
  4. Andy Coakley (908)
  5. Roy Patterson (906)
  6. Frank Owen (902)
  7. Jack Pfiester (900)
  8. Cherokee Fisher (900)
  9. Ed Siever (900)
  10. Leon Cadore (899)
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  1. Hal Carlson (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Harry McCormick (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Sam Weaver (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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