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James Edwards

James Corbette Edwards (Little Joe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 14, 1894 in Banner, MS
School: Mississippi College (Clinton, MS) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 14, 1922
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox/Reds 1922-1928

Final Game: July 19, 1928
Died: January 19, 1965 in Serepta, MS
Buried: Pontotoc Memorial Park, Pontotoc, MS
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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
1922 27 CLE AL 3 8 .273 4.47 25 7 11 0 0 0 92.2 113 56 46 1 40 44 5 0 1 433 91 1.651 11.0 0.1 3.9 4.3 1.10
1923 28 CLE AL 10 10 .500 3.71 38 21 9 7 1 1 179.1 200 101 74 5 75 68 5 1 2 808 107 1.533 10.0 0.3 3.8 3.4 0.91
1924 29 CLE AL 4 3 .571 2.84 10 7 0 5 1 0 57.0 64 29 18 3 34 15 0 0 0 258 151 1.719 10.1 0.5 5.4 2.4 0.44
1925 30 TOT AL 1 5 .167 5.86 22 7 4 2 1 0 81.1 106 69 53 4 46 32 2 0 0 395 73 1.869 11.7 0.4 5.1 3.5 0.70
1925 30 CLE AL 0 3 .000 8.25 13 3 3 1 0 0 36.0 60 44 33 0 23 12 1 0 0 192 54 2.306 15.0 0.0 5.8 3.0 0.52
1925 30 CHW AL 1 2 .333 3.97 9 4 1 1 1 0 45.1 46 25 20 4 23 20 1 0 0 203 105 1.522 9.1 0.8 4.6 4.0 0.87
1926 31 CHW AL 6 9 .400 4.18 32 16 8 8 3 1 142.0 140 76 66 5 63 41 1 1 2 615 92 1.430 8.9 0.3 4.0 2.6 0.65
1928 33 CIN NL 2 2 .500 7.59 18 1 10 0 0 2 32.0 43 29 27 1 20 11 0 0 1 154 53 1.969 12.1 0.3 5.6 3.1 0.55
6 Yrs 26 37 .413 4.37 145 59 42 22 6 4 584.1 666 360 284 19 278 211 13 2 6 2663 92 1.616 10.3 0.3 4.3 3.2 0.76
162 Game Avg. 9 12 .413 4.37 48 20 14 7 2 1 195 222 120 95 6 93 70 4 1 2 888 92 1.616 10.3 0.3 4.3 3.2 0.76
CLE (4 yrs) 17 24 .415 4.22 86 38 23 13 2 1 365.0 437 230 171 9 172 139 11 1 3 1691 97 1.668 10.8 0.2 4.2 3.4 0.81
CHW (2 yrs) 7 11 .389 4.13 41 20 9 9 4 1 187.1 186 101 86 9 86 61 2 1 2 818 95 1.452 8.9 0.4 4.1 2.9 0.71
CIN (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.59 18 1 10 0 0 2 32.0 43 29 27 1 20 11 0 0 1 154 53 1.969 12.1 0.3 5.6 3.1 0.55
AL (5 yrs) 24 35 .407 4.19 127 58 32 22 6 2 552.1 623 331 257 18 258 200 13 2 5 2509 97 1.595 10.2 0.3 4.2 3.3 0.78
NL (1 yr) 2 2 .500 7.59 18 1 10 0 0 2 32.0 43 29 27 1 20 11 0 0 1 154 53 1.969 12.1 0.3 5.6 3.1 0.55

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
1922 27 CLE AL 92.2 25 7 56 5.44 4.53 -0.22 0.00 99.8 4.74 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.1 3 .474 .496 $
1923 28 CLE AL 179.0 38 21 101 5.08 4.75 -0.09 0.00 100.9 4.89 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.1 16 .490 .498 $
1924 29 CLE AL 57.0 10 7 29 4.58 5.08 -0.19 0.00 101.0 5.33 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.9 11 .541 .503 $
1925 30 CLE AL 36.1 13 3 44 10.90 5.59 -0.09 0.00 99.9 5.67 -21 -1.7 1.0 -0.0 -1.4 -17 .365 .489 $
1925 30 CHW AL 45.1 9 4 25 4.96 5.18 0.07 0.00 95.2 4.87 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.3 5 .494 .500 $
1926 31 CHW AL 142.0 32 16 76 4.82 4.80 0.14 0.00 97.6 4.54 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.8 12 .486 .497 $
1928 33 CIN NL 32.0 18 1 29 8.16 5.02 0.17 0.00 100.0 4.85 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -9 .438 .493 $
6 Seasons 584.1 145 59 360 5.54 4.86 -0.04 0.00 99.4 4.87 -44 -4.0 1.0 -0.3 0.9 22 .473 .496 $
CLE (4 yrs) 365.0 86 38 230 5.67 4.83 -0.14 0.00 100.5 5.00 -28 -2.4 1.0 -0.2 0.7 14 .472 .496 $
CHW (2 yrs) 187.1 41 20 101 4.85 4.89 0.12 0.00 97.0 4.62 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.1 17 .488 .498 $
CIN (1 yr) 32.0 18 1 29 8.16 5.02 0.17 0.00 100.0 4.85 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -9 .438 .493 $

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%
1922 27 CLE AL 439 0.2% 10.0% 9.1% 72%
1923 28 CLE AL 808 0.6% 8.4% 9.3% 1.4% 6% 77%
1924 29 CLE AL 262 1.2% 5.7% 13.0% 3.8% 16% 75%
1925 30 TOT AL 395 1.0% 8.1% 11.7% 1.8% 7% 75%
1925 30 CLE AL 192 0.0% 6.3% 12.0% 1.6% 5% 76%
1925 30 CHW AL 203 2.0% 9.9% 11.3% 2.0% 9% 74%
1926 31 CHW AL 614 0.8% 6.7% 10.3% 2.3% 10% 79%
1928 33 CIN NL 154 0.7% 7.1% 13.0% 73%
6 Yrs 2672 0.7% 7.9% 10.4% 1.6% 6% 76%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.2% 7.9% 2.9% 12% 80%

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+
1922 27 3 8 .273 4.47 25 7 11 0 0 0 92.2 113 56 46 1 40 44 5 0 1 433 91 1.651 11.0 0.1 3.9 4.3 1.10 91
1923 28 13 18 .419 3.97 63 28 20 7 1 1 272.0 313 157 120 6 115 112 10 1 3 1241 101 1.574 10.4 0.2 3.8 3.7 0.97 101
1924 29 17 21 .447 3.78 73 35 20 12 2 1 329.0 377 186 138 9 149 127 10 1 3 1499 108 1.599 10.3 0.2 4.1 3.5 0.85 108
1925 30 18 26 .409 4.19 95 42 24 14 3 1 410.1 483 255 191 13 195 159 12 1 3 1894 98 1.652 10.6 0.3 4.3 3.5 0.82 98
1926 31 24 35 .407 4.19 127 58 32 22 6 2 552.1 623 331 257 18 258 200 13 2 5 2509 97 1.595 10.2 0.3 4.2 3.3 0.78 97
1927 32 24 35 .407 4.19 127 58 32 22 6 2 552.1 623 331 257 18 258 200 13 2 5 2509 97 1.595 10.2 0.3 4.2 3.3 0.78 97
1928 33 26 37 .413 4.37 145 59 42 22 6 4 584.1 666 360 284 19 278 211 13 2 6 2663 92 1.616 10.3 0.3 4.3 3.2 0.76 92

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
1922 27 5 5 .500 4.13 98.0 114 50 45 1 40 47 5 1.571 10.5 3.7 4.3 1.18 0.1 25
1923 28 11 9 .550 3.43 189.0 203 80 72 5 76 72 5 1.476 9.7 3.6 3.4 0.95 0.2 38
1924 29 4 2 .667 2.64 58.0 64 19 17 3 34 15 0 1.690 9.9 5.3 2.3 0.44 0.5 10
1925 30 4 5 .444 5.01 88.0 104 54 49 4 45 35 2 1.693 10.6 4.6 3.6 0.78 0.4 22
1926 31 7 9 .438 4.22 145.0 145 76 68 5 65 42 1 1.448 9.0 4.0 2.6 0.65 0.3 32
1928 33 1 2 .333 7.36 33.0 44 30 27 1 20 11 0 1.939 12.0 5.5 3.0 0.55 0.3 18
6 Yrs 32 32 .500 4.09 611.0 674 309 278 19 280 222 13 1.561 9.9 3.3 0.79 0.3 145

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
1926 AL  3 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 AL  0.251 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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