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Happy Finneran

Joseph Ignatius Finneran (Smokey Joe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 169 lb.

Born: October 29, 1890 in East Orange, NJ (All Transactions)
Debut: August 20, 1912
Teams (by GP): Tip-Tops/Yankees/Phillies/Tigers 1912-1918

Final Game: September 1, 1918
Died: February 3, 1942 in Orange, NJ
Buried: Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ
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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
1912 21 PHI NL 0 2 .000 2.53 14 4 8 0 0 1 46.1 50 27 13 2 10 10 1 0 2 194 144 1.295 9.7 0.4 1.9 1.9 1.00
1913 22 PHI NL 0 0 7.20 3 0 3 0 0 0 5.0 12 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 28 50 2.800 21.6 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.00
1914 23 BTT FL 12 11 .522 3.18 27 23 4 13 2 1 175.1 153 77 62 6 60 54 6 0 4 711 100 1.215 7.9 0.3 3.1 2.8 0.90
1915 24 BTT FL 10 12 .455 2.80 37 24 11 12 1 2 215.1 197 90 67 2 87 68 9 0 9 886 109 1.319 8.2 0.1 3.6 2.8 0.78
1918 27 TOT AL 3 8 .273 4.43 28 15 9 4 0 1 128.0 156 69 63 7 43 36 2 0 2 547 63 1.555 11.0 0.5 3.0 2.5 0.84
1918 27 DET AL 0 2 .000 9.88 5 2 2 0 0 1 13.2 22 17 15 0 8 2 0 0 1 64 28 2.195 14.5 0.0 5.3 1.3 0.25
1918 27 NYY AL 3 6 .333 3.78 23 13 7 4 0 0 114.1 134 52 48 7 35 34 2 0 1 483 74 1.478 10.5 0.6 2.8 2.7 0.97
5 Yrs 25 33 .431 3.30 109 66 35 29 3 5 570.0 568 270 209 17 202 168 18 0 18 2366 93 1.351 9.0 0.3 3.2 2.7 0.83
162 Game Avg. 10 13 .431 3.30 42 26 14 11 1 2 221 221 105 81 7 78 65 7 0 7 919 93 1.351 9.0 0.3 3.2 2.7 0.83
BTT (2 yrs) 22 23 .489 2.97 64 47 15 25 3 3 390.2 350 167 129 8 147 122 15 0 13 1597 104 1.272 8.1 0.2 3.4 2.8 0.83
PHI (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 2.98 17 4 11 0 0 1 51.1 62 34 17 2 12 10 1 0 3 222 122 1.442 10.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 0.83
NYY (1 yr) 3 6 .333 3.78 23 13 7 4 0 0 114.1 134 52 48 7 35 34 2 0 1 483 74 1.478 10.5 0.6 2.8 2.7 0.97
DET (1 yr) 0 2 .000 9.88 5 2 2 0 0 1 13.2 22 17 15 0 8 2 0 0 1 64 28 2.195 14.5 0.0 5.3 1.3 0.25
AL (1 yr) 3 8 .273 4.43 28 15 9 4 0 1 128.0 156 69 63 7 43 36 2 0 2 547 63 1.555 11.0 0.5 3.0 2.5 0.84
FL (2 yrs) 22 23 .489 2.97 64 47 15 25 3 3 390.2 350 167 129 8 147 122 15 0 13 1597 104 1.272 8.1 0.2 3.4 2.8 0.83
NL (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 2.98 17 4 11 0 0 1 51.1 62 34 17 2 12 10 1 0 3 222 122 1.442 10.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 0.83

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
1912 21 PHI NL 46.1 14 4 27 5.24 4.65 0.03 0.00 106.0 4.89 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .489 .499 $
1913 22 PHI NL 5.0 3 0 7 12.60 4.11 0.03 0.00 104.0 4.25 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .352 .497 $
1914 23 BTT FL 175.1 27 23 77 3.95 4.09 -0.24 0.00 99.0 4.29 6 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.1 13 .523 .504 $
1915 24 BTT FL 215.1 37 24 90 3.76 3.80 -0.11 0.00 100.0 3.91 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.0 11 .511 .502 $
1918 27 DET AL 13.2 5 2 17 11.20 3.60 -0.50 0.00 92.4 3.78 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .284 .493 $
1918 27 NYY AL 114.1 23 13 52 4.09 3.57 0.15 0.00 102.7 3.51 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 1 .460 .494 $
5 Seasons 570.0 109 66 270 4.26 3.91 -0.10 0.00 100.6 4.03 -16 -1.6 1.0 -0.4 0.9 13 .485 .498 $
BTT (2 yrs) 390.2 64 47 167 3.85 3.93 -0.17 0.00 99.6 4.08 9 1.0 1.0 -0.2 2.1 24 .516 .503 $
PHI (2 yrs) 51.1 17 4 34 5.96 4.59 0.03 0.00 105.8 4.83 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .465 .498 $
NYY (1 yr) 114.1 23 13 52 4.09 3.57 0.15 0.00 102.7 3.51 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 0.0 1 .460 .494 $
DET (1 yr) 13.2 5 2 17 11.20 3.60 -0.50 0.00 92.4 3.78 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -10 .284 .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%
1918 27 TOT AL 551 1.3% 6.5% 7.8% 2.7% 10% 82%
1918 27 DET AL 64 0.0% 3.1% 12.5% 84%
1918 27 NYY AL 487 1.4% 7.0% 7.2% 3.1% 11% 82%
1 Yr 551 1.3% 6.5% 7.8% 2.7% 10% 82%
MLB Averages 0.3% 7.7% 7.5% 2.6% 12% 81%

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+
1912 21 0 2 .000 2.53 14 4 8 0 0 1 46.1 50 27 13 2 10 10 1 0 2 194 144 1.295 9.7 0.4 1.9 1.9 1.00 144
1913 22 0 2 .000 2.98 17 4 11 0 0 1 51.1 62 34 17 2 12 10 1 0 3 222 122 1.442 10.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 0.83 122
1914 23 12 13 .480 3.14 44 27 15 13 2 2 226.2 215 111 79 8 72 64 7 0 7 933 105 1.266 8.5 0.3 2.9 2.5 0.89 105
1915 24 22 25 .468 2.97 81 51 26 25 3 4 442.0 412 201 146 10 159 132 16 0 16 1819 106 1.292 8.4 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.83 106
1916 25 22 25 .468 2.97 81 51 26 25 3 4 442.0 412 201 146 10 159 132 16 0 16 1819 106 1.292 8.4 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.83 106
1917 26 22 25 .468 2.97 81 51 26 25 3 4 442.0 412 201 146 10 159 132 16 0 16 1819 106 1.292 8.4 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.83 106
1918 27 25 33 .431 3.30 109 66 35 29 3 5 570.0 568 270 209 17 202 168 18 0 18 2366 93 1.351 9.0 0.3 3.2 2.7 0.83 93

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
1912 21 4 1 .800 2.25 48.0 50 13 12 2 10 10 1 1.250 9.4 1.9 1.9 1.00 0.4 14
1913 22 0 0 7.20 5.0 13 4 4 0 2 0 0 3.000 23.4 3.6 0.0 0.00 0.0 3
1914 23 9 9 .500 3.77 167.0 166 78 70 7 65 51 7 1.383 8.9 3.5 2.7 0.78 0.4 27
1915 24 12 10 .545 3.66 199.0 221 90 81 2 98 63 10 1.603 10.0 4.4 2.8 0.64 0.1 37
1918 27 4 11 .267 6.28 139.0 218 108 97 10 60 39 3 2.000 14.1 3.9 2.5 0.65 0.6 28
5 Yrs 29 31 .483 4.26 558.0 668 293 264 21 235 163 21 1.618 10.8 2.6 0.69 0.3 109

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1914 FL  7.854 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 AL  7 (1st)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 FL  0.084 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1915 FL  9 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1915 FL  9 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1918 AL  9 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2466), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (1020), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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