John Fox

John Joseph Fox

Positions: Pitcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Unknown

Born: February 7, 1859 in Roxbury, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1881
Teams (by GP): RedStockings/Orioles/PittsburghAlleghenys/Nationals 1881-1886

Final Game: August 9, 1886
Died: April 16, 1893 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1881	22	BSN	NL	6	8	.429	3.33	17	16	1	12	0	0	124.1	144	90	46	0	39	30		0	21	556	80	1.472	10.4	*0.0*	2.8	2.2	0.77

1883	24	BAL	AA	6	13	.316	4.03	20	19	1	18	0	0	165.1	209	140	74	2	32	49			12	754	86	1.458	11.4	0.1	1.7	2.7	1.53
1884	25	PIT	AA	1	6	.143	5.64	7	7	0	7	0	0	59.0	76	59	37	2	16	22	3	0	11	280	58	1.559	11.6	0.3	2.4	3.4	1.38

1885	26	WBY	N/A	0	3	.000	5.09	3	3		2	0		23.0	33	29	13		6	13			4			1.696	12.9		2.3	5.1	2.17	WBY · SNEL
1886	27	WHS	NL	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	11	13	8	0	11	3		0	3	46	38	2.750	12.4	0.0	12.4	3.4	0.27
4 Yrs				13	28	.317	4.16	45	43	2	38	0	0	356.2	440	302	165	4	98	104	3	0	47	1636	76	1.508	11.1	0.1	2.5	2.6	1.06
162 Game Avg.				10	22	.317	4.16	35	33	2	29	0	0	276	340	233	128	3	76	80		0	36	1264	76	1.508	11.1	0.1	2.5	2.6	1.06

PIT (1 yr)				1	6	.143	5.64	7	7	0	7	0	0	59.0	76	59	37	2	16	22	3	0	11	280	58	1.559	11.6	0.3	2.4	3.4	1.38
BSN (1 yr)				6	8	.429	3.33	17	16	1	12	0	0	124.1	144	90	46	0	39	30		0	21	556	80	1.472	10.4	0.0	2.8	2.2	0.77
BAL (1 yr)				6	13	.316	4.03	20	19	1	18	0	0	165.1	209	140	74	2	32	49			12	754	86	1.458	11.4	0.1	1.7	2.7	1.53
WHS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	11	13	8	0	11	3		0	3	46	38	2.750	12.4	0.0	12.4	3.4	0.27

AA (2 yrs)				7	19	.269	4.45	27	26	1	25	0	0	224.1	285	199	111	4	48	71	3	0	23	1034	77	1.484	11.4	0.2	1.9	2.8	1.48
NL (2 yrs)				6	9	.400	3.67	18	17	1	13	0	0	132.1	155	103	54	0	50	33		0	24	602	73	1.549	10.5	0.0	3.4	2.2	0.66

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
1881	22	BSN	NL	124.1	17	16	90	6.51	5.23	-0.06	0.00	95.0	5.03	-20	-1.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-13	.399	.489	$

1883	24	BAL	AA	165.1	20	19	140	7.62	5.84	-0.72	0.00	105.0	6.88	-12	-1.0	1.0	-0.2	-0.5	-6	.448	.494	$
1884	25	PIT	AA	59.0	7	7	59	9.00	5.37	-0.16	0.00	101.0	5.58	-20	-1.5		-0.1	-1.3	-20	.285	.491	$

1886	27	WHS	NL	8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.48	-0.18	0.00	97.0	5.49	-8	-0.4		-0.0	-0.3	-7	.109	.498	$
4 Seasons				356.2	45	43	302	7.62	5.54	-0.38	0.00	100.7	5.99	-60	-4.7	1.0	-0.3	-2.8	-46	.397	.493	$

PIT (1 yr)				59.0	7	7	59	9.00	5.37	-0.16	0.00	101.0	5.58	-20	-1.5		-0.1	-1.3	-20	.285	.491	$
BSN (1 yr)				124.1	17	16	90	6.51	5.23	-0.06	0.00	95.0	5.03	-20	-1.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.7	-13	.399	.489	$
BAL (1 yr)				165.1	20	19	140	7.62	5.84	-0.72	0.00	105.0	6.88	-12	-1.0	1.0	-0.2	-0.5	-6	.448	.494	$
WHS (1 yr)				8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.48	-0.18	0.00	97.0	5.49	-8	-0.4		-0.0	-0.3	-7	.109	.498	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1881	22	6	8	.429	3.33	17	16	1	12	124.1	144	90	46	0	39	30		21	556	80	1.472	10.4	0.0	2.8	2.2	0.77	80
1882	23	6	8	.429	3.33	17	16	1	12	124.1	144	90	46	0	39	30		21	556	80	1.472	10.4	0.0	2.8	2.2	0.77	80
1883	24	12	21	.364	3.73	37	35	2	30	289.2	353	230	120	2	71	79		33	1310	84	1.464	11.0	0.1	2.2	2.5	1.11	84
1884	25	13	27	.325	4.05	44	42	2	37	348.2	429	289	157	4	87	101	3	44	1590	78	1.480	11.1	0.1	2.2	2.6	1.16	78
1885	26	13	27	.325	4.05	44	42	2	37	348.2	429	289	157	4	87	101	3	44	1590	78	1.480	11.1	0.1	2.2	2.6	1.16	78
1886	27	13	28	.317	4.16	45	43	2	38	356.2	440	302	165	4	98	104	3	47	1636	76	1.508	11.1	0.1	2.5	2.6	1.06	76

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1881	22	17	10	.630	2.98	245.0	265	90	81	0	72	59	0	1.376	9.7	2.6	2.2	0.82	0.0	17

1883	24	23	10	.697	2.69	301.0	297	100	90	3	45	89	0	1.136	8.9	1.3	2.7	1.98	0.1	20
1884	25	5	6	.455	4.37	103.0	112	56	50	3	24	38	4	1.320	9.8	2.1	3.3	1.58	0.3	7

1886	27	0	1	.000	8.18	11.0	14	11	10	0	14	4	0	2.545	11.5	11.5	3.3	0.29	0.0	1
4 Yrs		45	27	.625	3.15	660.0	688	257	231	6	155	190	4	1.277	9.4		2.6	1.23	0.1	45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1881 NL 0.000 (1st)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1881 NL 21 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1881 NL 0.000 (1st)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1881 NL 21 (7th)

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