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Fred Fussell

Frederick Morris Fussell (Moonlight Ace)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: October 7, 1895 in Sheridan, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1922
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs 1922-1929

Final Game: September 29, 1929
Died: October 23, 1966 in Syracuse, NY
Buried: Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, NE
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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 26 CHC NL 1 1 .500 4.74 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.0 24 11 10 0 8 4 0 0 0 81 90 1.684 11.4 0.0 3.8 1.9 0.50
1923 27 CHC NL 3 5 .375 5.54 28 2 22 1 0 3 76.1 90 51 47 2 31 38 3 0 3 348 72 1.585 10.6 0.2 3.7 4.5 1.23
1928 32 PIT NL 8 9 .471 3.61 28 20 4 9 2 1 159.2 183 79 64 6 41 43 1 0 5 689 113 1.403 10.3 0.3 2.3 2.4 1.05
1929 33 PIT NL 2 2 .500 8.62 21 3 7 0 0 1 39.2 68 42 38 8 8 18 1 0 2 189 56 1.916 15.4 1.8 1.8 4.1 2.25
4 Yrs 14 17 .452 4.86 80 27 33 11 2 5 294.2 365 183 159 16 88 103 5 0 10 1307 86 1.537 11.1 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.17
162 Game Avg. 9 11 .452 4.86 51 17 21 7 1 3 187 232 116 101 10 56 65 3 0 6 831 86 1.537 11.1 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.17
PIT (2 yrs) 10 11 .476 4.61 49 23 11 9 2 2 199.1 251 121 102 14 49 61 2 0 7 878 92 1.505 11.3 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.24
CHC (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08

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 26 CHC NL 18.0 3 2 11 5.50 5.06 0.03 0.00 97.8 4.92 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .460 .499 $
1923 27 CHC NL 77.1 28 2 51 5.94 4.84 0.27 0.00 102.2 4.67 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -3 .462 .493 $
1928 32 PIT NL 159.2 28 20 79 4.45 4.78 0.00 0.00 101.6 4.86 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.9 23 .528 .505 $
1929 33 PIT NL 39.2 21 3 42 9.53 5.65 0.00 0.00 103.6 5.86 -16 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.1 -12 .433 .491 $
4 Seasons 294.2 80 27 183 5.59 4.93 0.07 0.00 101.8 4.95 -21 -1.8 1.0 -0.2 0.3 9 .477 .497 $
PIT (2 yrs) 199.1 49 23 121 5.46 4.95 0.00 0.00 102.0 5.06 -9 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 0.8 11 .487 .498 $
CHC (2 yrs) 95.1 31 4 62 5.85 4.88 0.22 0.00 101.3 4.72 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -2 .462 .496 $

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 26 CHC NL 81 0.0% 4.9% 9.9% 84%
1923 27 CHC NL 348 0.6% 10.9% 8.9% 1.4% 6% 75%
1928 32 PIT NL 689 0.9% 6.2% 6.0% 3.3% 13% 83%
1929 33 PIT NL 189 4.2% 9.5% 4.2% 77%
4 Yrs 1307 1.2% 7.9% 6.7% 2.1% 8% 80%
MLB Averages 1.1% 7.2% 7.9% 3.0% 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 26 1 1 .500 4.74 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.0 24 11 10 0 8 4 0 0 0 81 90 1.684 11.4 0.0 3.8 1.9 0.50 90
1923 27 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 76
1924 28 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 76
1925 29 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 76
1926 30 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 76
1927 31 4 6 .400 5.38 31 4 22 2 0 3 95.1 114 62 57 2 39 42 3 0 3 429 76 1.605 10.8 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.08 76
1928 32 12 15 .444 4.27 59 24 26 11 2 4 255.0 297 141 121 8 80 85 4 0 8 1118 95 1.478 10.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 1.06 95
1929 33 14 17 .452 4.86 80 27 33 11 2 5 294.2 365 183 159 16 88 103 5 0 10 1307 86 1.537 11.1 0.5 2.7 3.1 1.17 86

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 26 1 1 .500 4.50 18.0 23 10 9 0 8 4 0 1.722 11.5 4.0 2.0 0.50 0.0 3
1923 27 3 5 .375 5.00 81.0 90 50 45 2 31 40 3 1.494 10.0 3.4 4.4 1.29 0.2 28
1928 32 10 8 .556 3.36 166.0 185 69 62 6 41 45 1 1.361 10.0 2.2 2.4 1.10 0.3 28
1929 33 1 3 .250 6.86 42.0 64 36 32 8 8 19 1 1.714 13.7 1.7 4.1 2.38 1.7 21
4 Yrs 15 17 .469 4.34 307.0 362 165 148 16 88 108 5 1.466 10.6 3.2 1.23 0.5 80

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL  2.311 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1923 NL  3 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1928 NL  2 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL  0.338 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1928 NL  5 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1923 NL  22 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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