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Ray Francis

Ray James Francis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: March 8, 1893 in Sherman, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1922
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers/RedSox/Yankees 1922-1925

Final Game: June 10, 1925
Died: July 6, 1934 in Atlanta, GA
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
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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 29 WSH AL 7 18 .280 4.28 39 26 12 15 2 2 225.0 265 136 107 7 66 64 6 0 7 983 91 1.471 10.6 0.3 2.6 2.6 0.97
1923 30 DET AL 5 8 .385 4.42 33 6 12 0 0 1 79.1 95 51 39 2 28 27 4 0 1 356 88 1.550 10.8 0.2 3.2 3.1 0.96
1925 32 TOT AL 0 2 .000 7.71 10 4 1 0 0 0 32.2 49 33 28 3 16 5 2 0 0 163 59 1.990 13.5 0.8 4.4 1.4 0.31
1925 32 NYY AL 0 0 7.71 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 4 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 23 60 1.714 9.6 0.0 5.8 1.9 0.33
1925 32 BOS AL 0 2 .000 7.71 6 4 0 0 0 0 28.0 44 29 24 3 13 4 1 0 0 140 59 2.036 14.1 1.0 4.2 1.3 0.31
3 Yrs 12 28 .300 4.65 82 36 25 15 2 3 337.0 409 220 174 12 110 96 12 0 8 1502 85 1.540 10.9 0.3 2.9 2.6 0.87
162 Game Avg. 7 16 .300 4.65 47 21 14 9 1 2 194 236 127 100 7 63 55 7 0 5 866 85 1.540 10.9 0.3 2.9 2.6 0.87
WSH (1 yr) 7 18 .280 4.28 39 26 12 15 2 2 225.0 265 136 107 7 66 64 6 0 7 983 91 1.471 10.6 0.3 2.6 2.6 0.97
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.71 6 4 0 0 0 0 28.0 44 29 24 3 13 4 1 0 0 140 59 2.036 14.1 1.0 4.2 1.3 0.31
NYY (1 yr) 0 0 7.71 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 4 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 23 60 1.714 9.6 0.0 5.8 1.9 0.33
DET (1 yr) 5 8 .385 4.42 33 6 12 0 0 1 79.1 95 51 39 2 28 27 4 0 1 356 88 1.550 10.8 0.2 3.2 3.1 0.96

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 29 WSH AL 225.1 39 26 136 5.43 4.90 0.12 0.00 95.8 4.58 -20 -1.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 4 .450 .488 $
1923 30 DET AL 79.1 33 6 51 5.79 4.73 0.00 0.00 97.1 4.60 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .469 .494 $
1925 32 NYY AL 4.2 4 0 4 7.71 5.98 0.01 0.00 92.7 5.54 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .474 .499 $
1925 32 BOS AL 28.0 6 4 29 9.32 5.48 -0.38 0.00 99.1 5.81 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -8 .351 .494 $
3 Seasons 337.1 82 36 220 5.87 4.92 0.05 0.00 96.3 4.70 -43 -3.9 1.0 -0.2 -1.2 -6 .452 .494 $
WSH (1 yr) 225.1 39 26 136 5.43 4.90 0.12 0.00 95.8 4.58 -20 -1.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 4 .450 .488 $
BOS (1 yr) 28.0 6 4 29 9.32 5.48 -0.38 0.00 99.1 5.81 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -8 .351 .494 $
NYY (1 yr) 4.2 4 0 4 7.71 5.98 0.01 0.00 92.7 5.54 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .474 .499 $
DET (1 yr) 79.1 33 6 51 5.79 4.73 0.00 0.00 97.1 4.60 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .469 .494 $

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 29 WSH AL 982 0.7% 6.5% 6.7% 3.2% 12% 81%
1923 30 DET AL 357 0.6% 7.6% 7.8% 78%
1925 32 TOT AL 163 1.8% 3.1% 9.8% 79%
1925 32 NYY AL 23 0.0% 4.4% 13.0% 74%
1925 32 BOS AL 140 2.1% 2.9% 9.3% 79%
3 Yrs 1502 0.8% 6.4% 7.3% 2.1% 8% 80%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.1% 7.8% 2.9% 11% 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+
1922 29 7 18 .280 4.28 39 26 12 15 2 2 225.0 265 136 107 7 66 64 6 0 7 983 91 1.471 10.6 0.3 2.6 2.6 0.97 91
1923 30 12 26 .316 4.32 72 32 24 15 2 3 304.1 360 187 146 9 94 91 10 0 8 1339 90 1.492 10.6 0.3 2.8 2.7 0.97 90
1924 31 12 26 .316 4.32 72 32 24 15 2 3 304.1 360 187 146 9 94 91 10 0 8 1339 90 1.492 10.6 0.3 2.8 2.7 0.97 90
1925 32 12 28 .300 4.65 82 36 25 15 2 3 337.0 409 220 174 12 110 96 12 0 8 1502 85 1.540 10.9 0.3 2.9 2.6 0.87 85

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 29 11 14 .440 4.32 227.0 273 121 109 7 68 64 6 1.502 10.8 2.7 2.5 0.94 0.3 39
1923 30 4 5 .444 4.33 81.0 97 43 39 2 29 28 4 1.556 10.8 3.2 3.1 0.97 0.2 33
1925 32 1 2 .333 6.25 36.0 47 28 25 3 15 5 2 1.722 11.8 3.8 1.3 0.33 0.8 10
3 Yrs 16 21 .432 4.53 344.0 417 192 173 12 112 97 12 1.538 10.9 2.5 0.87 0.3 82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1922 AL  0.280 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1922 AL  18 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1922 AL  107 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1922 AL  7 (1st)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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