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Gary Fortune

Garrett Reese Fortune

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 176 lb.

Born: October 11, 1894 in High Point, NC
High School: Asheville HS (Asheville, NC) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 5, 1916
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Phillies 1916-1920

Final Game: August 2, 1920
Died: September 23, 1955 in Washington, DC
Buried: Kenly Cemetery, Kenly, NC
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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
1916 21 PHI NL 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 21 82 1.200 3.6 0.0 7.2 5.4 0.75
1918 23 PHI NL 0 2 .000 8.13 5 2 2 1 0 0 31.0 41 30 28 2 19 10 1 0 1 151 37 1.935 11.9 0.6 5.5 2.9 0.53
1920 25 BOS AL 0 2 .000 5.83 14 3 9 1 0 0 41.2 46 32 27 0 23 10 0 1 4 186 63 1.656 9.9 0.0 5.0 2.2 0.43
3 Yrs 0 5 .000 6.61 20 6 11 2 0 0 77.2 89 64 57 2 46 23 1 1 5 358 51 1.738 10.3 0.2 5.3 2.7 0.50
162 Game Avg. 0 13 .000 6.61 52 16 29 5 0 0 203 233 167 149 5 120 60 3 3 13 936 51 1.738 10.3 0.2 5.3 2.7 0.50
PHI (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 7.50 6 3 2 1 0 0 36.0 43 32 30 2 23 13 1 0 1 172 40 1.833 10.8 0.5 5.8 3.3 0.57
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.83 14 3 9 1 0 0 41.2 46 32 27 0 23 10 0 1 4 186 63 1.656 9.9 0.0 5.0 2.2 0.43
NL (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 7.50 6 3 2 1 0 0 36.0 43 32 30 2 23 13 1 0 1 172 40 1.833 10.8 0.5 5.8 3.3 0.57
AL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.83 14 3 9 1 0 0 41.2 46 32 27 0 23 10 0 1 4 186 63 1.656 9.9 0.0 5.0 2.2 0.43

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
1916 21 PHI NL 5.0 1 1 2 3.60 3.40 0.05 0.00 101.0 3.38 -0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .484 .500 $
1918 23 PHI NL 31.0 5 2 30 8.71 3.71 -0.06 0.00 106.0 3.99 -16 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -14 .221 .491 $
1920 25 BOS AL 42.1 14 3 32 6.80 4.48 0.20 0.00 98.7 4.23 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .418 .493 $
3 Seasons 78.1 20 6 64 7.35 4.10 0.09 0.00 101.8 4.08 -29 -2.6 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -22 .372 .495 $
PHI (2 yrs) 36.0 6 3 32 8.00 3.66 -0.04 0.00 105.3 3.91 -16 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -14 .265 .496 $
BOS (1 yr) 42.1 14 3 32 6.80 4.48 0.20 0.00 98.7 4.23 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .418 .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 23 PHI NL 151 1.3% 6.6% 12.6% 4.6% 17% 74%
1920 25 BOS AL 192 0.0% 5.2% 12.0% 0.5% 2% 79%
2 Yrs 343 0.6% 5.8% 12.2% 2.3% 9% 77%
MLB Averages 0.5% 7.9% 7.3% 2.9% 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+
1916 21 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 21 82 1.200 3.6 0.0 7.2 5.4 0.75 82
1917 22 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 2 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 21 82 1.200 3.6 0.0 7.2 5.4 0.75 82
1918 23 0 3 .000 7.50 6 3 2 1 0 0 36.0 43 32 30 2 23 13 1 0 1 172 40 1.833 10.8 0.5 5.8 3.3 0.57 40
1919 24 0 3 .000 7.50 6 3 2 1 0 0 36.0 43 32 30 2 23 13 1 0 1 172 40 1.833 10.8 0.5 5.8 3.3 0.57 40
1920 25 0 5 .000 6.61 20 6 11 2 0 0 77.2 89 64 57 2 46 23 1 1 5 358 51 1.738 10.3 0.2 5.3 2.7 0.50 51

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
1916 21 0 0 5.40 5.0 2 3 3 0 4 3 0 1.200 3.6 7.2 5.4 0.75 0.0 1
1918 23 1 3 .250 9.73 37.0 56 44 40 3 26 12 1 2.216 13.6 6.3 2.9 0.46 0.7 5
1920 25 1 3 .250 6.15 41.0 48 31 28 0 24 10 0 1.756 10.5 5.3 2.2 0.42 0.0 14
3 Yrs 2 6 .250 7.70 83.0 106 78 71 3 54 25 1 1.928 11.5 2.7 0.46 0.3 20

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