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Clark Griffith

Clark Calvin Griffith (The Old Fox)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 156 lb.

Born: November 20, 1869 in Clear Creek, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1891
Teams (by GP): Colts/Orphans/Highlanders/WhiteSox/Browns/... 1891-1914

Final Game: October 7, 1914
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Old Timers Committee as Player in 1946.
   View Clark Griffith Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: October 27, 1955 in Washington, DC
Buried: Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, MD
Relatives: Uncle of Sherry Robertson
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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
1891 21 TOT AA 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 2 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 20 0 9 1008 104 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21
1891 21 STL AA 11 8 .579 3.33 27 17 10 12 0 2 186.1 195 122 69 8 58 68 15 0 8 822 118 1.358 9.4 0.4 2.8 3.3 1.17
1891 21 BOS AA 3 1 .750 5.63 7 4 3 3 0 0 40.0 47 33 25 3 15 20 5 0 1 186 65 1.550 10.6 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.33
1893 23 CHC NL 1 2 .333 5.03 4 2 2 2 0 0 19.2 24 14 11 1 5 9 1 0 0 88 98 1.475 11.0 0.5 2.3 4.1 1.80
1894 24 CHC NL 21 14 .600 4.92 36 30 6 28 0 0 261.1 328 193 143 12 85 71 14 0 5 1180 114 1.580 11.3 0.4 2.9 2.4 0.84
1895 25 CHC NL 26 14 .650 3.93 42 41 1 39 0 0 353.0 434 228 154 11 91 79 22 0 7 1570 130 1.487 11.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 0.87
1896 26 CHC NL 23 11 .676 3.54 36 35 1 35 0 0 317.2 370 189 125 3 70 81 12 0 1 1364 128 1.385 10.5 0.1 2.0 2.3 1.16
1897 27 CHC NL 21 18 .538 3.72 41 38 3 38 1 1 343.2 410 231 142 3 86 102 17 0 11 1500 119 1.443 10.7 0.1 2.3 2.7 1.19
1898 28 CHC NL 24 10 .706 1.88 38 38 0 36 4 0 325.2 305 105 68 1 64 97 20 0 6 1323 192 1.133 8.4 0.0 1.8 2.7 1.52
1899 29 CHC NL 22 14 .611 2.79 38 38 0 35 0 0 319.2 329 163 99 5 65 73 14 2 1 1317 134 1.233 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.1 1.12
1900 30 CHC NL 14 13 .519 3.05 30 30 0 27 4 0 248.0 245 126 84 6 51 61 16 0 5 1018 118 1.194 8.9 0.2 1.9 2.2 1.20
1901 31 CHW AL 24 7 .774 2.67 35 30 5 26 5 1 266.2 275 114 79 4 50 67 4 0 2 1099 131 1.219 9.3 0.1 1.7 2.3 1.34
1902 32 CHW AL 15 9 .625 4.18 28 24 4 20 3 0 213.0 247 117 99 11 47 51 16 0 3 914 80 1.380 10.4 0.5 2.0 2.2 1.09
1903 33 NYY AL 14 11 .560 2.70 25 24 1 22 2 0 213.0 201 92 64 3 33 69 6 0 6 847 115 1.099 8.5 0.1 1.4 2.9 2.09
1904 34 NYY AL 7 5 .583 2.87 16 11 5 8 1 0 100.1 91 40 32 3 16 36 4 0 4 395 96 1.066 8.2 0.3 1.4 3.2 2.25
1905 35 NYY AL 9 6 .600 1.68 25 7 17 4 2 1 101.2 82 30 19 1 15 46 1 0 3 384 174 0.954 7.3 0.1 1.3 4.1 3.07
1906 36 NYY AL 2 2 .500 3.02 17 2 15 1 0 2 59.2 58 30 20 0 15 16 4 1 3 244 99 1.223 8.7 0.0 2.3 2.4 1.07
1907 37 NYY AL 0 0 8.64 4 0 4 0 0 0 8.1 15 16 8 0 6 5 0 0 0 44 34 2.520 16.2 0.0 6.5 5.4 0.83
1909 39 CIN NL 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.0 11 8 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 31 47 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
1912 42 WSH AL 0 0 inf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17
1913 43 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1914 44 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
20 Yrs 237 146 .619 3.31 453 372 78 337 22 8 3385.2 3670 1852 1246 76 774 955 171 3 66 14335 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23
162 Game Avg. 20 12 .619 3.31 37 31 6 28 2 1 279 302 153 103 6 64 79 14 0 5 1182 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23
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
CHC (8 yrs) 152 96 .613 3.40 265 252 13 240 9 1 2188.2 2445 1249 826 42 517 573 116 2 36 9360 129 1.353 10.1 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.11
NYY (5 yrs) 32 24 .571 2.66 87 44 42 35 5 3 483.0 447 208 143 7 85 172 15 1 16 1914 112 1.101 8.3 0.1 1.6 3.2 2.02
WSH (3 yrs) 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 1 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 115 1.500 13.5 4.5 0.0 4.5
CHW (2 yrs) 39 16 .709 3.34 63 54 9 46 8 1 479.2 522 231 178 15 97 118 20 0 5 2013 103 1.290 9.8 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.22
STL (1 yr) 11 8 .579 3.33 27 17 10 12 0 2 186.1 195 122 69 8 58 68 15 0 8 822 118 1.358 9.4 0.4 2.8 3.3 1.17
BOS (1 yr) 3 1 .750 5.63 7 4 3 3 0 0 40.0 47 33 25 3 15 20 5 0 1 186 65 1.550 10.6 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.33
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.0 11 8 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 31 47 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
AL (10 yrs) 71 40 .640 3.00 153 98 52 81 13 5 964.2 972 440 322 23 182 291 35 1 21 3936 107 1.196 9.1 0.2 1.7 2.7 1.60
NL (9 yrs) 152 97 .610 3.40 266 253 13 241 9 1 2194.2 2456 1257 830 42 519 576 116 2 36 9391 129 1.356 10.1 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.11
AA (1 yr) 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 2 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 20 0 9 1008 104 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21

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
1891 21 STL AA 186.1 27 17 122 5.89 5.70 0.19 0.00 106.0 5.85 2 0.2 1.0 -0.2 1.0 12 .506 .501 $
1891 21 BOS AA 40.0 7 4 33 7.43 5.63 0.22 0.00 97.0 5.25 -9 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .400 .496 $
1893 23 CHC NL 19.2 4 2 14 6.41 6.58 -0.18 0.00 104.0 7.03 2 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .533 .501 $
1894 24 CHC NL 261.1 36 30 193 6.65 7.35 -0.25 0.00 105.0 7.99 47 3.6 1.0 -0.2 5.7 79 .599 .522 $
1895 25 CHC NL 353.0 42 41 228 5.81 6.59 -0.07 0.00 107.0 7.12 62 5.1 1.0 -0.3 7.7 97 .622 .532 $
1896 26 CHC NL 317.2 36 35 189 5.35 6.02 0.06 0.00 104.0 6.20 38 3.3 1.0 -0.3 5.7 67 .592 .520 $
1897 27 CHC NL 343.2 41 38 231 6.05 5.87 -0.22 0.00 103.0 6.26 18 1.5 1.0 -0.3 4.1 48 .537 .509 $
1898 28 CHC NL 325.2 38 38 105 2.90 4.91 0.14 0.00 100.0 4.77 74 7.9 -0.3 10.4 104 .709 .549 $
1899 29 CHC NL 319.2 38 38 163 4.59 5.23 0.25 0.00 97.0 4.83 18 1.7 -0.3 4.1 47 .545 .511 $
1900 30 CHC NL 248.0 30 30 126 4.57 5.34 -0.06 0.00 97.0 5.23 23 2.2 -0.2 4.0 44 .574 .514 $2,500
1901 31 CHW AL 266.2 35 30 114 3.85 5.26 0.21 0.00 95.0 4.80 33 3.1 1.0 -0.2 5.4 59 .590 .519 $4,000
1902 32 CHW AL 213.0 28 24 117 4.94 4.89 0.28 0.00 94.0 4.33 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.2 0.5 8 .458 .493 $
1903 33 NYY AL 213.0 25 24 92 3.89 4.08 0.12 0.00 105.0 4.16 10 1.1 1.0 -0.2 2.8 25 .546 .507 $
1904 34 NYY AL 100.1 16 11 40 3.59 3.50 0.31 0.00 105.0 3.34 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.6 6 .488 .499 $
1905 35 NYY AL 101.2 25 7 30 2.66 3.66 -0.21 0.00 110.0 4.25 19 2.4 1.0 -0.1 3.2 27 .596 .515 $
1906 36 NYY AL 59.2 17 2 30 4.53 3.60 -0.03 0.00 110.0 3.99 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.1 2 .477 .498 $
1907 37 NYY AL 8.1 4 0 16 17.28 3.61 -0.59 0.00 110.0 4.62 -12 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .243 .494 $
1909 39 CIN NL 6.0 1 1 8 12.00 3.63 0.02 0.00 100.0 3.61 -6 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .126 .498 $
1912 42 WSH AL 0.0 1 0 1 100.0 1.0 0.0 $
1913 43 WSH AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 3.94 0.42 0.00 101.0 3.56 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 0 .548 .500 $
1914 44 WSH AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 3.65 0.20 0.00 103.0 3.56 0 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.1 0 .551 .500 $
20 Seasons 3385.2 453 372 1852 4.92 5.46 0.04 0.00 101.8 5.53 303 28.6 1.0 -3.0 54.0 605 .562 .509 $6,500
Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
CHC (8 yrs) 2188.2 265 252 1249 5.14 5.89 -0.02 0.00 102.0 6.06 283 25.5 1.0 -1.9 42.0 490 .596 .520 $2,500
NYY (5 yrs) 483.0 87 44 208 3.88 3.80 0.06 0.00 106.8 4.00 12 1.9 1.0 -0.4 5.7 48 .522 .502 $
WSH (3 yrs) 2.0 3 0 1 4.50 3.80 0.31 0.00 102.0 3.56 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 1 .366 .500 $
CHW (2 yrs) 479.2 63 54 231 4.33 5.09 0.24 0.00 94.6 4.59 20 2.0 1.0 -0.4 5.9 67 .531 .506 $4,000
STL (1 yr) 186.1 27 17 122 5.89 5.70 0.19 0.00 106.0 5.85 2 0.2 1.0 -0.2 1.0 12 .506 .501 $
BOS (1 yr) 40.0 7 4 33 7.43 5.63 0.22 0.00 97.0 5.25 -9 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -7 .400 .496 $
CIN (1 yr) 6.0 1 1 8 12.00 3.63 0.02 0.00 100.0 3.61 -6 -0.4 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .126 .498 $

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+
1891 21 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 2 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 20 0 9 1008 104 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21 104
1892 22 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 2 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 20 0 9 1008 104 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21 104
1893 23 15 11 .577 3.84 38 23 15 17 0 2 246.0 266 169 105 12 78 97 21 0 9 1096 103 1.398 9.7 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.24 103
1894 24 36 25 .590 4.40 74 53 21 45 0 2 507.1 594 362 248 24 163 168 35 0 14 2276 109 1.492 10.5 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.03 109
1895 25 62 39 .614 4.21 116 94 22 84 0 2 860.1 1028 590 402 35 254 247 57 0 21 3846 117 1.490 10.8 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97 117
1896 26 85 50 .630 4.03 152 129 23 119 0 2 1178.0 1398 779 527 38 324 328 69 0 22 5210 120 1.462 10.7 0.3 2.5 2.5 1.01 120
1897 27 106 68 .609 3.96 193 167 26 157 1 3 1521.2 1808 1010 669 41 410 430 86 0 33 6710 120 1.458 10.7 0.2 2.4 2.5 1.05 120
1898 28 130 78 .625 3.59 231 205 26 193 5 3 1847.1 2113 1115 737 42 474 527 106 0 39 8033 126 1.400 10.3 0.2 2.3 2.6 1.11 126
1899 29 152 92 .623 3.47 269 243 26 228 5 3 2167.0 2442 1278 836 47 539 600 120 2 40 9350 127 1.376 10.1 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.11 127
1900 30 166 105 .613 3.43 299 273 26 255 9 3 2415.0 2687 1404 920 53 590 661 136 2 45 10368 126 1.357 10.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.12 126
1901 31 190 112 .629 3.35 334 303 31 281 14 4 2681.2 2962 1518 999 57 640 728 140 2 47 11467 127 1.343 9.9 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.14 127
1902 32 205 121 .629 3.41 362 327 35 301 17 4 2894.2 3209 1635 1098 68 687 779 156 2 50 12381 123 1.346 10.0 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.13 123
1903 33 219 132 .624 3.37 387 351 36 323 19 4 3107.2 3410 1727 1162 71 720 848 162 2 56 13228 122 1.329 9.9 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.18 122
1904 34 226 137 .623 3.35 403 362 41 331 20 4 3208.0 3501 1767 1194 74 736 884 166 2 60 13623 121 1.321 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.20 121
1905 35 235 143 .622 3.30 428 369 58 335 22 5 3309.2 3583 1797 1213 75 751 930 167 2 63 14007 122 1.309 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.24 122
1906 36 237 145 .620 3.29 445 371 73 336 22 7 3369.1 3641 1827 1233 75 766 946 171 3 66 14251 122 1.308 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.24 122
1907 37 237 145 .620 3.31 449 371 77 336 22 7 3377.2 3656 1843 1241 75 772 951 171 3 66 14295 121 1.311 9.7 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1908 38 237 145 .620 3.31 449 371 77 336 22 7 3377.2 3656 1843 1241 75 772 951 171 3 66 14295 121 1.311 9.7 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1909 39 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 7 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 171 3 66 14326 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1910 40 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 7 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 171 3 66 14326 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1911 41 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 7 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 171 3 66 14326 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1912 42 237 146 .619 3.31 451 372 77 337 22 7 3383.2 3668 1852 1246 76 774 954 171 3 66 14327 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1913 43 237 146 .619 3.31 452 372 77 337 22 7 3384.2 3669 1852 1246 76 774 954 171 3 66 14331 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1914 44 237 146 .619 3.31 453 372 78 337 22 8 3385.2 3670 1852 1246 76 774 955 171 3 66 14335 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121

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
1891 21 25 10 .714 2.54 315.0 269 99 89 12 81 122 22 1.111 7.7 2.3 3.5 1.51 0.3 34
1893 23 1 1 .500 3.00 27.0 23 10 9 1 5 12 1 1.037 7.7 1.7 4.0 2.40 0.3 4
1894 24 27 11 .711 2.59 348.0 302 111 100 11 78 95 13 1.092 7.8 2.0 2.5 1.22 0.3 36
1895 25 38 13 .745 2.28 462.0 418 130 117 11 88 103 21 1.095 8.1 1.7 2.0 1.17 0.2 42
1896 26 32 12 .727 2.41 403.0 381 120 108 3 72 103 12 1.124 8.5 1.6 2.3 1.43 0.1 36
1897 27 33 14 .702 2.63 425.0 420 138 124 3 88 126 17 1.195 8.9 1.9 2.7 1.43 0.1 41
1898 28 31 6 .838 1.72 335.0 303 71 64 1 64 100 20 1.096 8.1 1.7 2.7 1.56 0.0 38
1899 29 26 10 .722 2.50 328.0 323 101 91 5 64 75 14 1.180 8.9 1.8 2.1 1.17 0.1 38
1900 30 20 10 .667 2.74 276.0 262 93 84 6 55 68 17 1.149 8.5 1.8 2.2 1.24 0.2 30
1901 31 25 9 .735 2.37 312.0 304 91 82 4 55 78 4 1.151 8.8 1.6 2.3 1.42 0.1 35
1902 32 12 14 .462 4.22 239.0 285 124 112 13 54 57 18 1.418 10.7 2.0 2.1 1.06 0.5 28
1903 33 17 9 .654 2.96 234.0 238 86 77 4 39 76 7 1.184 9.2 1.5 2.9 1.95 0.2 25
1904 34 5 5 .500 3.73 94.0 103 43 39 3 18 34 5 1.287 9.9 1.7 3.3 1.89 0.3 16
1905 35 9 2 .818 2.00 99.0 90 24 22 1 16 45 1 1.071 8.2 1.5 4.1 2.81 0.1 25
1906 36 3 3 .500 3.57 58.0 64 26 23 0 17 15 4 1.397 9.9 2.6 2.3 0.88 0.0 17
1907 37 0 0 11.57 7.0 17 10 9 0 7 4 0 3.429 21.9 9.0 5.1 0.57 0.0 4
1909 39 0 0 7.50 6.0 13 6 5 0 2 3 0 2.500 19.5 3.0 4.5 1.50 0.0 1
1913 43 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1914 44 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1
19 Yrs 304 129 .702 2.62 3970.0 3815 1283 1155 78 803 1117 176 1.163 8.6 2.5 1.39 0.2 452
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 2.0%)
1938 BBWAA ( 3.8%)
1939 BBWAA ( 7.3%)
1942 BBWAA (30.5%)
1945 BBWAA (43.7%)
1946 Final Ballot (31.2%)
1946 Nominating Vote (36.1%)
1946 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1946
by Old Timers Committee

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1895 NL  8.4 (4th)
1898 NL  10.3 (2nd)
1900 NL  4.5 (10th)
1901 AL  6.9 (3rd)
Career  58.1 (164th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1894 NL  5.7 (9th)
1895 NL  7.7 (6th)
1896 NL  5.7 (9th)
1897 NL  4.1 (8th)
1898 NL  10.4 (2nd)
1900 NL  4.0 (8th)
1901 AL  5.4 (4th)
Career  54.0 (63rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1898 NL  1.88 (1st)
1899 NL  2.79 (7th)
1900 NL  3.05 (9th)
1901 AL  2.67 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1895 NL  26 (4th)
1896 NL  23 (9th)
1897 NL  21 (7th)
1898 NL  24 (10th)
1899 NL  22 (10th)
1901 AL  24 (3rd)
Career  237 (59th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 AA  .609 (4th)
1895 NL  .650 (6th)
1896 NL  .676 (6th)
1898 NL  .706 (5th)
1901 AL  .774 (1st)
1902 AL  .625 (6th)
Career  .619 (75th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1894 NL  1.580 (10th)
1898 NL  1.133 (3rd)
1899 NL  1.233 (9th)
1900 NL  1.194 (5th)
1901 AL  1.219 (3rd)
1903 AL  1.099 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL  8.429 (9th)
1900 NL  8.891 (7th)
1901 AL  9.281 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 AA  2.903 (5th)
1895 NL  2.320 (6th)
1896 NL  1.983 (5th)
1897 NL  2.252 (9th)
1898 NL  1.769 (5th)
1899 NL  1.830 (7th)
1900 NL  1.851 (4th)
1901 AL  1.688 (4th)
1902 AL  1.986 (7th)
1903 AL  1.394 (8th)
Career  2.058 (105th)

Games Played s c a p y
1895 NL  42 (9th)
1897 NL  41 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1891 AA  2 (2nd)
1897 NL  1 (8th)
1901 AL  1 (2nd)
1905 AL  1 (2nd)
1906 AL  2 (3rd)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1895 NL  353.0 (6th)
1897 NL  343.7 (3rd)
Career  3,385.7 (83rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1897 NL  102 (6th)
1898 NL  97 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1895 NL  41 (5th)
1897 NL  38 (9th)
1899 NL  38 (7th)
Career  372 (156th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1895 NL  39 (5th)
1896 NL  35 (9th)
1897 NL  38 (1st)
1898 NL  36 (9th)
1899 NL  35 (7th)
Career  337 (28th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1898 NL  4 (6th)
1900 NL  4 (1st)
1901 AL  5 (1st)
1902 AL  3 (5th)
Career  22 (216th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1891 AA  11 (7th)
1895 NL  11 (10th)
1902 AL  11 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1895 NL  434 (4th)
1897 NL  410 (3rd)
Career  3,670 (53rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1891 AA  1.206 (8th)
1894 NL  0.835 (6th)
1896 NL  1.157 (3rd)
1897 NL  1.186 (9th)
1898 NL  1.516 (4th)
1899 NL  1.123 (8th)
1900 NL  1.196 (8th)
1901 AL  1.340 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  0.085 (5th)
1897 NL  0.079 (3rd)
1898 NL  0.028 (2nd)
1901 AL  0.135 (6th)
Career  0.202 (171st)

Losses s c a p y
Career  146 (172nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1895 NL  154 (10th)
Career  1,246 (102nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1897 NL  11 (10th)
1903 AL  6 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1891 AA  20 (7th)
1894 NL  14 (10th)
1895 NL  22 (2nd)
1897 NL  17 (10th)
1898 NL  20 (8th)
1900 NL  16 (9th)
1902 AL  16 (2nd)
Career  171 (11th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1895 NL  1,570 (6th)
1897 NL  1,500 (4th)
Career  14,335 (78th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1891 AA  13 (1st)
1901 AL  5 (8th)
1902 AL  4 (8th)
1904 AL  5 (7th)
1905 AL  17 (1st)
1906 AL  15 (1st)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1895 NL  130 (9th)
1896 NL  128 (8th)
1898 NL  190 (1st)
1899 NL  134 (10th)
1901 AL  131 (4th)
Career  121 (106th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1895 NL  41 (6th)
1896 NL  31 (10th)
1898 NL  59 (2nd)
1899 NL  27 (10th)
1901 AL  27 (3rd)
Career  241 (52nd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1895 NL  3.5 (6th)
1896 NL  2.7 (10th)
1898 NL  6.0 (2nd)
1899 NL  2.5 (10th)
1901 AL  2.6 (3rd)
Career  22.3 (67th)

Oldest s c a p y
1907 AL  born 1869-11-20 (10th)
1909 NL  born 1869-11-20 (3rd)
1910 NL  born 1869-11-20 (2nd)
1912 AL  born 1869-11-20 (5th)
1913 AL  born 1869-11-20 (2nd)
1914 AL  born 1869-11-20 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (210), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 132 (128), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 90 (120), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 39 (76), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Joe McGinnity (921) *
  2. Freddie Fitzsimmons (920)
  3. Charlie Buffinton (919)
  4. Stan Coveleski (910) *
  5. Jesse Haines (889) *
  6. Carl Mays (889)
  7. Carl Hubbell (888) *
  8. Herb Pennock (887) *
  9. Juan Marichal (881) *
  10. Silver King (881)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
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  1. Bob Brown (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Joe Presko (991)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Al Orth (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Elden Auker (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Elden Auker (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ed Stein (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Nig Cuppy (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Nig Cuppy (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Nig Cuppy (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Nig Cuppy (918)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Lon Warneke (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Lon Warneke (901)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Lon Warneke (896)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Lon Warneke (886)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Joe McGinnity (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Joe McGinnity (922) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Freddie Fitzsimmons (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Jesse Haines (891) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Jesse Haines (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Jack Quinn (871)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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