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Atley Donald

Richard Atley Donald (Swampy)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 186 lb.

Born: August 19, 1910 in Morton, MS
School: Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1938
Team: Yankees 1938-1945

Final Game: July 13, 1945
Died: October 19, 1992 in West Monroe, LA
Buried: Sibley Cemetery (Lincoln Parish), Sibley, LA
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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
1938 27 NYY AL 0 1 .000 5.25 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 8 7 0 14 6 1 0 1 55 89 1.750 5.3 0.0 10.5 4.5 0.43
1939 28 NYY AL 13 3 .813 3.71 24 20 2 11 2 1 153.0 144 74 63 12 60 55 0 1 1 657 117 1.333 8.5 0.7 3.5 3.2 0.92
1940 29 NYY AL 8 3 .727 3.03 24 11 10 6 1 0 118.2 113 49 40 11 59 60 2 2 2 519 133 1.449 8.6 0.8 4.5 4.6 1.02
1941 30 NYY AL 9 5 .643 3.57 22 20 2 10 0 0 159.0 141 69 63 11 69 71 3 0 5 673 111 1.321 8.0 0.6 3.9 4.0 1.03
1942 31 NYY AL 11 3 .786 3.11 20 19 0 10 1 0 147.2 133 58 51 6 45 53 0 0 5 607 111 1.205 8.1 0.4 2.7 3.2 1.18
1943 32 NYY AL 6 4 .600 4.60 22 15 5 2 0 0 119.1 134 69 61 10 38 57 0 1 3 528 70 1.441 10.1 0.8 2.9 4.3 1.50
1944 33 NYY AL 13 10 .565 3.34 30 19 9 9 0 0 159.0 173 77 59 13 59 48 2 0 3 693 105 1.459 9.8 0.7 3.3 2.7 0.81
1945 34 NYY AL 5 4 .556 2.97 9 9 0 6 2 0 63.2 62 29 21 3 25 19 0 0 1 277 118 1.366 8.8 0.4 3.5 2.7 0.76
8 Yrs 65 33 .663 3.52 153 115 28 54 6 1 932.1 907 433 365 66 369 369 8 4 21 4009 107 1.369 8.8 0.6 3.6 3.6 1.00
162 Game Avg. 16 8 .663 3.52 39 29 7 14 2 0 237 230 110 93 17 94 94 2 1 5 1017 107 1.369 8.8 0.6 3.6 3.6 1.00

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
1938 27 NYY AL 12.0 2 2 8 6.00 5.93 0.11 0.00 98.4 5.72 -0 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .478 .500 $
1939 28 NYY AL 153.0 24 20 74 4.35 5.01 0.61 0.00 94.7 4.16 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.9 16 .485 .498 $
1940 29 NYY AL 118.2 24 11 49 3.72 4.92 0.26 0.00 94.3 4.40 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.6 20 .533 .505 $
1941 30 NYY AL 159.0 22 20 69 3.91 4.67 0.40 0.00 95.9 4.09 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.2 18 .511 .501 $
1942 31 NYY AL 147.2 20 19 58 3.53 4.08 0.47 0.00 95.8 3.46 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.5 9 .488 .499 $
1943 32 NYY AL 119.1 22 15 69 5.20 3.80 0.21 0.00 99.6 3.57 -22 -2.3 1.0 -0.1 -1.7 -15 .394 .486 $
1944 33 NYY AL 159.0 30 19 77 4.36 4.15 0.16 0.00 102.3 4.07 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .481 .496 $
1945 34 NYY AL 63.2 9 9 29 4.10 4.08 0.23 0.00 99.4 3.83 -2 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 2 .478 .499 $
8 Seasons 932.1 153 115 433 4.18 4.44 0.35 0.00 97.3 3.97 -25 -2.7 1.0 -0.6 3.0 56 .482 .498 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1941 30 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 4 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 21 2.250 13.5 2.3 6.8 4.5 0.67
1942 31 NYY AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14 1.667 9.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 1 .000 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 6 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 35 2.000 11.6 1.3 6.4 3.9 0.60
2 WS 0 1 .000 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 6 6 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 35 2.000 11.6 1.3 6.4 3.9 0.60

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1938 27 NYY AL 55 0.0% 10.9% 25.5% 62%
1939 28 NYY AL 657 1.8% 8.4% 9.1% 4.3% 19% 79%
1940 29 NYY AL 519 2.1% 11.6% 11.4% 3.5% 16% 74%
1941 30 NYY AL 673 1.6% 10.6% 10.3% 3.4% 16% 76%
1942 31 NYY AL 607 1.0% 8.7% 7.4% 3.1% 14% 82%
1943 32 NYY AL 528 1.9% 10.8% 7.2% 2.1% 8% 79%
1944 33 NYY AL 694 1.9% 6.9% 8.5% 3.6% 15% 80%
1945 34 NYY AL 277 1.1% 6.9% 9.0% 3.6% 16% 82%
8 Yrs 4010 1.7% 9.2% 9.2% 3.3% 15% 78%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.8% 2.9% 12% 79%

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+
1938 27 0 1 .000 5.25 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 7 8 7 0 14 6 1 0 1 55 89 1.750 5.3 0.0 10.5 4.5 0.43 89
1939 28 13 4 .765 3.82 26 22 2 11 2 1 165.0 151 82 70 12 74 61 1 1 2 712 115 1.364 8.2 0.7 4.0 3.3 0.82 115
1940 29 21 7 .750 3.49 50 33 12 17 3 1 283.2 264 131 110 23 133 121 3 3 4 1231 121 1.400 8.4 0.7 4.2 3.8 0.91 121
1941 30 30 12 .714 3.52 72 53 14 27 3 1 442.2 405 200 173 34 202 192 6 3 9 1904 118 1.371 8.2 0.7 4.1 3.9 0.95 118
1942 31 41 15 .732 3.42 92 72 14 37 4 1 590.1 538 258 224 40 247 245 6 3 14 2511 116 1.330 8.2 0.6 3.8 3.7 0.99 116
1943 32 47 19 .712 3.61 114 87 19 39 4 1 709.2 672 327 285 50 285 302 6 4 17 3039 106 1.349 8.5 0.6 3.6 3.8 1.06 106
1944 33 60 29 .674 3.56 144 106 28 48 4 1 868.2 845 404 344 63 344 350 8 4 20 3732 106 1.369 8.8 0.7 3.6 3.6 1.02 106
1945 34 65 33 .663 3.52 153 115 28 54 6 1 932.1 907 433 365 66 369 369 8 4 21 4009 107 1.369 8.8 0.6 3.6 3.6 1.00 107

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
1938 27 0 1 .000 4.50 12.0 7 7 6 0 14 6 1 1.750 5.3 10.5 4.5 0.43 0.0 2
1939 28 11 7 .611 3.33 162.0 144 67 60 12 60 58 0 1.259 8.0 3.3 3.2 0.97 0.7 24
1940 29 8 5 .615 3.05 121.0 116 46 41 11 61 61 2 1.463 8.6 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.8 24
1941 30 9 8 .529 3.60 160.0 145 71 64 11 71 71 3 1.350 8.2 4.0 4.0 1.00 0.6 22
1942 31 9 7 .563 3.59 148.0 148 66 59 7 50 53 0 1.338 9.0 3.0 3.2 1.06 0.4 20
1943 32 4 9 .308 5.63 120.0 152 83 75 11 43 57 0 1.625 11.4 3.2 4.3 1.33 0.8 22
1944 33 9 8 .529 3.70 158.0 186 72 65 14 63 48 2 1.576 10.6 3.6 2.7 0.76 0.8 30
1945 34 4 3 .571 3.46 65.0 69 28 25 3 28 19 0 1.492 9.6 3.9 2.6 0.68 0.4 9
8 Yrs 54 48 .529 3.76 946.0 967 440 395 69 390 373 8 1.434 9.2 3.5 0.96 0.7 153

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1939 AL  .813 (1st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1941 AL  1.321 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL  7.981 (4th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 AL  4.019 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 AL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1944 AL  13 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1942 AL  5 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 6 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1076), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 20 (309), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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