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Bubba Harris

Charles Harris

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 204 lb.

Born: February 15, 1926 in Sulligent, AL
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1948
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians 1948-1951

Final Game: May 7, 1951
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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
1943	17	PIT-min	D	9	8	.529	3.78	30	13					143.0	144	84	60		54							1.385	9.1		3.4			HRN · PONY
1944	18	BOS-min	B	9	6	.600	2.22	21						142.0	137	45	35		40							1.246	8.7		2.5			ROA · PIED
1946	20	PIT-min	B	8	5	.615	3.41	29						140.0	156	74	53		44							1.429	10.0		2.8			ANN,GAD · SEAL
1947	21	OAK-min	A,AA	10	11	.476	3.49	30						183.0	185	84	71		58							1.328	9.1		2.9			LIN,BIR · WL,SOUA
1948	22	PHA	AL	5	2	.714	4.13	45	0	19	0	0	5	93.2	89	51	43	2	35	32	1	1	1	398	105	1.324	8.6	0.2	3.4	3.1	0.91
1949	23	PHA	AL	1	1	.500	5.44	37	0	17	0	0	3	84.1	92	57	51	12	42	18	1	0	1	373	76	1.589	9.8	1.3	4.5	1.9	0.43

1950	24	OAK-min	AAA	8	14	.364	4.95	36	20		5	0		169.0	197	98	93		70	57	4	5	1			1.580	10.5		3.7	3.0	0.81	BFL · IL
1951	25	CLE-BAL-min	AAA	1	4	.200	5.56	20	1		1	0		55.0	77	46	34		23	14	0	0	0			1.818	12.6		3.8	2.3	0.61	SDG,TTO · PCL,IL
1951	25	TOT	AL	0	0		6.75	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	9	6	6	0	9	3	1	0	0	42	65	2.250	10.1	0.0	10.1	3.4	0.33
1951	25	PHA	AL	0	0		9.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	4	4	0	5	2	1	0	0	22	51	2.250	9.0	0.0	11.3	4.5	0.40
1951	25	CLE	AL	0	0		4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	20	93	2.250	11.3	0.0	9.0	2.3	0.25
1952	26	CLE-min	B,AAA	10	12	.455	1.95	30	22					212.0	158	63	46		58							1.019	6.7		2.5			WPB,INA · FLIN,AA
1953	27	WPB	B	18	16	.529	2.70	43	33					280.0	275	98	84	11	77							1.257	8.8	0.4	2.5			WPB · FLIN
1954	28	HAV	AAA	11	7	.611	3.38	58	1		0	0		88.0	73	40	33	9	44	45	1	2	2			1.330	7.5	0.9	4.5	4.6	1.02	HAV · IL
1955	29	CIN-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.55	59	0		0	0		97.0	95	53	49	13	39	51	0	0	2			1.381	8.8	1.2	3.6	4.7	1.31	HAV · IL
1956	30	CIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500		7																								HAV · IL
3 Yrs				6	3	.667	4.84	87	0	38	0	0	8	186.0	190	114	100	14	86	53	3	1	2	813	88	1.484	9.2	0.7	4.2	2.6	0.62
162 Game Avg.				5	2	.667	4.84	68	0	30	0	0	6	145	149	89	78	11	67	41	2	1	2	635	88	1.484	9.2	0.7	4.2	2.6	0.62

PHA (3 yrs)				6	3	.667	4.85	85	0	37	0	0	8	182.0	185	112	98	14	82	52	3	1	2	793	88	1.467	9.1	0.7	4.1	2.6	0.63
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	20	93	2.250	11.3	0.0	9.0	2.3	0.25

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
1948	22	PHA	AL	94.2	45	0	51	4.85	4.82	0.01	0.00	101.5	4.88	0	0.0	.9	-0.1	0.6	9	.501	.500	$
1949	23	PHA	AL	84.1	37	0	57	6.08	4.80	0.17	0.00	101.3	4.70	-13	-1.3	.9	-0.1	-0.7	-5	.466	.492	$

1951	25	PHA	AL	4.0	3	0	4	9.00	4.94	0.13	0.00	108.3	5.21	-2	-0.2	.5	0.0	-0.1	-1	.444	.499	$
1951	25	CLE	AL	4.0	2	0	2	4.50	4.47	0.07	0.00	84.0	3.70	-0	-0.0	.1	0.0	0.0	0	.481	.500	$
3 Seasons				187.0	87	0	114	5.49	4.81	0.09	0.00	101.2	4.78	-15	-1.4	.9	-0.2	-0.2	2	.483	.498	$

PHA (3 yrs)				183.0	85	0	112	5.51	4.81	0.09	0.00	101.6	4.80	-14	-1.4	.9	-0.2	-0.2	2	.484	.497	$
CLE (1 yr)				4.0	2	0	2	4.50	4.47	0.07	0.00	84.0	3.70	-0	-0.0	.1	0.0	0.0	0	.481	.500	$

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	ROE
1948	22	PHA	AL	45	236	359	51	89	9	2	2	1	3	35	32	.248	.316	.301	.617	.268	108	7	1	4	0	4
1949	23	PHA	AL	37	254	322	57	92	10	2	12	3	1	42	18	.286	.370	.441	.811	.274	142	15	1	9	0	4

1951	25	CLE	AL	2	20	15	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	.333	.474	.333	.807	.357	5	0	0	1	0	0
1951	25	PHA	AL	3	22	16	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	.250	.455	.313	.767	.286	5	0	1	0	0	0
1951	25	TOT	AL	5	42	31	6	9	1	0	0	1	0	9	3	.290	.463	.323	.786	.321	10	0	1	1	0	0
3 Yrs				87	532	712	114	190	20	4	14	5	4	86	53	.267	.348	.365	.713	.273	260	22	3	14	0	8
162 Game Avg.				68	416	557	89	149	16	3	11	4	3	67	41	.267	.348	.365	.713	.273	203	17	2	11	0	6
MLB Averages																.263	.342	.374	.716	.278

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1948	22	PHA	AL	0.9	0.1	240	1.1	2.9	-1.7	.61	0.8	1.0	10.6	1.0	0.61	11.7	7	5	15
1949	23	PHA	AL	-12.2	-1.2	259	0.3	3.2	-2.9	.63	-0.6	1.1	-6.6	-0.6	0.63	-8.8	5	9	13

1951	25	TOT	AL	-1.7	-0.2	44	-0.0	0.2	-0.2	.32	-0.1	0.1	-1.8	-0.2	0.31	-1.1	0	1	4
1951	25	PHA	AL	-1.7	-0.2	22	-0.0	0.2	-0.2	.52	-0.0	0.0	-1.8	-0.2	0.52	-0.9	0	1	2
1951	25	CLE	AL	-0.0	0.0	22	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.10	-0.0	0.1	-0.0	-0.0	0.10	-0.2	0	0	2
3 Yrs				-13.0	-1.2	543	1.4	6.2	-4.8	.60	0.2	2.2	2.2	0.2	0.60	1.9	12	15	32

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1948	22	PHA	AL	45	45	19	5	2	2	5	0	250%	2	0	31	18	58%		.613	7	5	15	4	0	25	14	15	28	5	19	7	6.3
1949	23	PHA	AL	37	37	17	1	1	2	3	0	150%	3	0	25	8	32%		.630	5	9	13	4	2	21	13	14	25	6	20	5	6.8

1951	25	TOT	AL	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			.322	0	1	4	0	0	5	0	5	4	1	4	1	4.8
1951	25	PHA	AL	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		8	.522	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	3	2	1	2	0	4.0
1951	25	CLE	AL	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		7	.102	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	1	6.0
3 Yrs				87	87	38	6	3	4	8	0	200%	5	0	56	26	46%		.598	12	15	32	8	2	51	27	34	57	12	43	13	6.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1948	22	PHA	AL	399	54%	0.9%	13.6%	14.8%	5.5%	15%	1.19	138%	51	7	14%
1949	23	PHA	AL	374	61%	4.7%	7.1%	16.5%	9.5%	26%	1.11	115%	74	15	20%

1951	25	TOT	AL	42	67%	0.0%	7.1%	21.4%	2.4%	11%	0.67	67%	7	0	0%
1951	25	PHA	AL	22	64%	0.0%	9.1%	22.7%	4.6%	25%	1.50	64%	4	0	0%
1951	25	CLE	AL	20	70%	0.0%	5.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	0.25	70%	3	0	0%
3 Yrs				815	58%	2.6%	10.0%	16.2%	7.1%	20%	1.11	121%	132	22	17%
MLB Averages					49%	2.5%	12.9%	13.6%	7.3%	23%	0.94	103%			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
1948	22	PHA	AL	236	89			2	0	8	2	0	1	1	20	12	1	60%	4	1	0	89	1	3	25%	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	163
1949	23	PHA	AL	254	92			12	1	13	3	5	3	5	27	16	1	59%	4	1	0	110	3	1	75%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	120

1951	25	TOT	AL	42	9			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	75%	0	0	0	18	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1951	25	PHA	AL	22	4			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	67%	0	0	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951	25	CLE	AL	20	5			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	0	0	0	12	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3 Yrs				532	190			14	1	24	5	5	4	6	51	31	2	61%	8	2	0	217	5	4	56%	4	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	283
MLB Averages																		53%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1948	22	5	2	.714	4.13	45	19	5	93.2	89	51	43	2	35	32	1	1	1	398	105	1.324	8.6	0.2	3.4	3.1	0.91	105
1949	23	6	3	.667	4.75	82	36	8	178.0	181	108	94	14	77	50	2	1	2	771	89	1.449	9.2	0.7	3.9	2.5	0.65	89
1950	24	6	3	.667	4.75	82	36	8	178.0	181	108	94	14	77	50	2	1	2	771	89	1.449	9.2	0.7	3.9	2.5	0.65	89
1951	25	6	3	.667	4.84	87	38	8	186.0	190	114	100	14	86	53	3	1	2	813	88	1.484	9.2	0.7	4.2	2.6	0.62	88

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1948	22	5	5	.500	3.90	97.0	90	47	42	2	35	33	1	1.289	8.4	3.2	3.1	0.94	0.2	45
1949	23	3	6	.333	5.57	84.0	95	58	52	12	43	18	1	1.643	10.2	4.6	1.9	0.42	1.3	37

1951	25	0	0		6.75	8.0	9	7	6	0	9	3	1	2.250	10.1	10.1	3.4	0.33	0.0	5
3 Yrs		8	11	.421	4.76	189.0	194	112	100	14	87	54	3	1.487	9.2		2.6	0.62	0.7	87

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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Games Played s c a p y
1948 AL 45 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1948 AL 5 (6th)
1949 AL 3 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1948 AL 19 (8th)
1949 AL 17 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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