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Johnny Gray

John Leonard Gray

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 226 lb.

Born: December 11, 1927 in West Palm Beach, FL
School: Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1954
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Phillies/Indians 1954-1958

Final Game: July 16, 1958
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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
1954 26 PHA AL 3 12 .200 6.51 18 16 1 5 0 0 105.0 111 83 76 10 91 51 0 0 4 501 60 1.924 9.5 0.9 7.8 4.4 0.56
1955 27 KCA AL 0 3 .000 6.41 8 5 1 0 0 0 26.2 28 23 19 2 24 0 11 1 0 0 129 66 1.950 9.5 0.7 8.1 3.7 0.46
1957 29 CLE AL 1 3 .250 5.85 7 3 0 1 1 0 20.0 21 17 13 1 13 1 3 0 0 2 90 65 1.700 9.5 0.5 5.9 1.4 0.23
1958 30 PHI NL 0 0 4.15 15 0 6 0 0 0 17.1 12 9 8 3 14 3 10 0 0 0 73 98 1.500 6.2 1.6 7.3 5.2 0.71
4 Yrs 4 18 .182 6.18 48 24 8 6 1 0 169.0 172 132 116 16 142 4 75 1 0 6 793 64 1.858 9.2 0.9 7.6 4.0 0.53
162 Game Avg. 4 17 .182 6.18 45 23 8 6 1 0 160 162 125 110 15 134 71 1 0 6 749 64 1.858 9.2 0.9 7.6 4.0 0.53
KCA (2 yrs) 3 15 .167 6.49 26 21 2 5 0 0 131.2 139 106 95 12 115 0 62 1 0 4 630 61 1.929 9.5 0.8 7.9 4.2 0.54
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 4.15 15 0 6 0 0 0 17.1 12 9 8 3 14 3 10 0 0 0 73 98 1.500 6.2 1.6 7.3 5.2 0.71
CLE (1 yr) 1 3 .250 5.85 7 3 0 1 1 0 20.0 21 17 13 1 13 1 3 0 0 2 90 65 1.700 9.5 0.5 5.9 1.4 0.23
AL (3 yrs) 4 18 .182 6.41 33 24 2 6 1 0 151.2 160 123 108 13 128 1 65 1 0 6 720 62 1.899 9.5 0.8 7.6 3.9 0.51
NL (1 yr) 0 0 4.15 15 0 6 0 0 0 17.1 12 9 8 3 14 3 10 0 0 0 73 98 1.500 6.2 1.6 7.3 5.2 0.71

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
1954 26 PHA AL 105.0 18 16 83 7.11 4.21 -0.32 0.00 102.9 4.66 -28 -2.7 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -20 .351 .483 $
1955 27 KCA AL 26.2 8 5 23 7.76 4.56 -0.25 0.00 101.2 4.88 -9 -0.8 .8 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .395 .495 $
1957 29 CLE AL 20.0 7 3 17 7.65 4.09 -0.32 0.00 93.1 4.11 -8 -0.8 1.3 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .390 .495 $
1958 30 PHI NL 17.1 15 0 9 4.67 4.45 -0.31 0.00 101.8 4.84 0 0.0 .2 -0.0 0.2 2 .502 .500 $
4 Seasons 169.0 48 24 132 7.03 4.28 -0.31 0.00 101.4 4.65 -45 -4.3 .5 -0.2 -3.1 -30 .411 .493 $
KCA (2 yrs) 131.2 26 21 106 7.25 4.28 -0.31 0.00 102.6 4.71 -37 -3.5 .9 -0.1 -2.6 -26 .364 .489 $
PHI (1 yr) 17.1 15 0 9 4.67 4.45 -0.31 0.00 101.8 4.84 0 0.0 .2 -0.0 0.2 2 .502 .500 $
CLE (1 yr) 20.0 7 3 17 7.65 4.09 -0.32 0.00 93.1 4.11 -8 -0.8 1.3 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .390 .495 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1954 26 PHA AL 18 482 406 83 111 13 3 10 6 4 91 51 .273 .406 .394 .801 .293 160 12 0 4 0 7
1955 27 KCA AL 8 129 101 23 28 2 1 2 3 1 24 11 .277 .417 .376 .794 .292 38 6 1 2 1 0 4
1957 29 CLE AL 7 90 73 17 21 4 0 1 1 1 13 3 .288 .395 .384 .779 .290 28 3 0 4 0 1 1
1958 30 PHI NL 15 77 59 9 12 1 0 3 2 0 14 10 .203 .351 .373 .724 .191 22 0 0 3 1 3 1
4 Yrs 48 778 639 132 172 20 4 16 12 6 142 75 .269 .402 .388 .790 .284 248 21 1 13 2 4 13
162 Game Avg. 45 735 604 125 162 19 4 15 11 6 134 71 .269 .402 .388 .790 .284 234 20 1 12 2 12
MLB Averages .259 .329 .391 .720 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1954 26 PHA AL -27.5 -2.6 498 -2.3 6.9 -9.2 .95 -1.8 -0.6 -28.5 -2.6 0.95 -19.5 0 1 0
1955 27 KCA AL -6.8 -0.6 133 -1.0 2.1 -3.1 1.10 -0.6 -0.3 -10.4 -1.0 1.10 -7.3 1 0 1
1957 29 CLE AL -5.7 -0.6 94 0.2 1.6 -1.4 1.09 -0.2 0.4 -6.3 -0.6 1.09 -3.8 2 0 2
1958 30 PHI NL -0.2 -0.0 81 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 .16 -0.1 -1.2 0.5 0.1 0.16 -1.2 0 1 10
4 Yrs -40.2 -3.8 806 -3.2 10.7 -14.0 .91 -2.7 -0.9 -44.6 -4.2 0.91 -31.9 3 2 13

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 26 PHA AL 18 16 3 12 1 0 3 4 12 .250 1 0 5 0 7 44% 40.6 73 10 16 8 10 1 3.0 2.8 5.9
1955 27 KCA AL 8 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 4 .200 0 2 0 0 1 20% 37.6 61 26 8 2 1 4 3.9 1.8 4.0
1957 29 CLE AL 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 1 1 1 33% 48.7 80 31 6 4 1 1 3.0 4.5 4.4
3 Yrs 33 24 4 17 3 0 4 6 18 .250 1 2 6 1 9 38% 41 80 10 30 14 12 6 3.2 2.9 5.3
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 -2 4.4 4.4 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 26 PHA AL 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% .949 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 17.0
1955 27 KCA AL 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 1.095 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 0 3 0 6.7
1957 29 CLE AL 7 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 1.086 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 5.0
1958 30 PHI NL 15 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 5 .164 0 1 10 0 0 15 4 11 4 3 5 2 3.5
4 Yrs 48 24 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 69% .911 3 2 13 0 3 20 7 16 11 4 12 4 5.3

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%
1954 26 PHA AL 501 58% 2.1% 10.6% 18.9% 5.4% 23% 1.22 72% 130 12 9%
1955 27 KCA AL 129 66% 1.6% 8.5% 18.6% 3.9% 18% 1.31 69% 42 6 14%
1957 29 CLE AL 90 66% 1.1% 3.3% 14.4% 5.6% 24% 1.89 77% 23 3 13%
1958 30 PHI NL 77 69% 3.9% 13.0% 18.2% 5.2% 33% 1.28 61% 17 0 0%
4 Yrs 797 61% 2.1% 9.6% 18.3% 5.1% 23% 1.31 71% 212 21 10%
MLB Averages 52% 2.4% 12.4% 9.5% 6.7% 28% 0.97 78% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1954 26 PHA AL 482 111 10 1 20 3 7 5 5 34 24 2 71% 7 4 3 203 6 4 60% 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 19
1955 27 KCA AL 129 28 2 0 11 2 0 0 2 15 7 1 47% 4 0 0 50 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1957 29 CLE AL 90 21 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 5 0 71% 1 2 0 39 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1958 30 PHI NL 77 12 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 8 3 0 38% 1 0 1 27 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 Yrs 778 172 16 1 35 7 9 6 10 64 39 3 61% 13 6 4 319 12 6 67% 9 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 19
MLB Averages 51% 56%

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+
1954 26 3 12 .200 6.51 18 16 1 5 0 0 105.0 111 83 76 10 91 51 0 0 4 501 60 1.924 9.5 0.9 7.8 4.4 0.56 60
1955 27 3 15 .167 6.49 26 21 2 5 0 0 131.2 139 106 95 12 115 0 62 1 0 4 630 61 1.929 9.5 0.8 7.9 4.2 0.54 61
1956 28 3 15 .167 6.49 26 21 2 5 0 0 131.2 139 106 95 12 115 0 62 1 0 4 630 61 1.929 9.5 0.8 7.9 4.2 0.54 61
1957 29 4 18 .182 6.41 33 24 2 6 1 0 151.2 160 123 108 13 128 1 65 1 0 6 720 62 1.899 9.5 0.8 7.6 3.9 0.51 62
1958 30 4 18 .182 6.18 48 24 8 6 1 0 169.0 172 132 116 16 142 4 75 1 0 6 793 64 1.858 9.2 0.9 7.6 4.0 0.53 64

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
1954 26 3 8 .273 6.84 104.0 116 88 79 10 95 51 0 2.029 10.0 8.2 4.4 0.54 0.9 18
1955 27 1 1 .500 6.33 27.0 29 21 19 2 25 11 1 2.000 9.7 8.3 3.7 0.44 0.7 8
1957 29 0 2 .000 7.11 19.0 23 17 15 1 14 3 0 1.947 10.9 6.6 1.4 0.21 0.5 7
1958 30 0 1 .000 4.24 17.0 12 9 8 3 14 10 0 1.529 6.4 7.4 5.3 0.71 1.6 15
4 Yrs 4 12 .250 6.52 167.0 180 135 121 16 148 75 1 1.964 9.7 4.0 0.51 0.9 48

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1954 AL  91 (10th)

                                         

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