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George Hemming

George Earl Hemming (Old Wax Figger)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 15, 1868 in Carrollton, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1890
Teams (by GP): Colonels/Orioles/Grooms/Ward'sWonders/Infants/... 1890-1897

Final Game: June 12, 1897
Died: June 3, 1930 in Springfield, MA
Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
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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
1890 21 TOT PL 8 5 .615 4.25 22 12 10 12 0 3 144.0 142 109 68 4 78 35 5 0 8 659 103 1.528 8.9 0.3 4.9 2.2 0.45
1890 21 CLE PL 0 1 .000 6.86 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.0 25 23 16 1 19 3 2 0 2 109 59 2.095 10.7 0.4 8.1 1.3 0.16
1890 21 BWW PL 8 4 .667 3.80 19 11 8 11 0 3 123.0 117 86 52 3 59 32 3 0 6 550 117 1.431 8.6 0.2 4.3 2.3 0.54
1891 22 BRO NL 8 15 .348 4.96 27 22 5 19 1 1 199.2 231 173 110 11 84 83 11 0 10 923 66 1.578 10.4 0.5 3.8 3.7 0.99
1892 23 TOT NL 2 3 .400 5.05 5 4 1 4 0 0 41.0 46 31 23 2 19 12 0 0 0 188 63 1.585 10.1 0.4 4.2 2.6 0.63
1892 23 CIN NL 0 1 .000 7.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 30 47 2.000 15.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.00
1892 23 LOU NL 2 2 .500 4.63 4 4 0 4 0 0 35.0 36 25 18 1 17 12 0 0 0 158 67 1.514 9.3 0.3 4.4 3.1 0.71
1893 24 LOU NL 18 17 .514 5.10 41 32 9 32 1 1 332.0 369 245 188 7 175 79 15 0 9 1541 86 1.639 10.0 0.2 4.7 2.1 0.45
1894 25 TOT NL 17 19 .472 4.27 41 38 3 36 1 1 339.2 406 235 161 7 159 70 11 0 6 1555 120 1.663 10.8 0.2 4.2 1.9 0.44
1894 25 LOU NL 13 19 .406 4.37 35 32 3 32 1 1 294.1 358 213 143 7 133 66 9 0 5 1348 116 1.668 10.9 0.2 4.1 2.0 0.50
1894 25 BLN NL 4 0 1.000 3.57 6 6 0 4 0 0 45.1 48 22 18 0 26 4 2 0 1 207 153 1.632 9.5 0.0 5.2 0.8 0.15
1895 26 BLN NL 20 13 .606 4.05 34 31 1 26 1 0 262.1 288 155 118 10 96 43 6 0 4 1150 118 1.464 9.9 0.3 3.3 1.5 0.45
1896 27 BLN NL 15 6 .714 4.19 25 21 4 20 3 0 202.0 233 113 94 9 54 33 3 0 2 870 102 1.421 10.4 0.4 2.4 1.5 0.61
1897 28 LOU NL 3 4 .429 5.10 9 8 1 7 0 0 67.0 80 59 38 5 25 7 1 0 1 298 84 1.567 10.7 0.7 3.4 0.9 0.28
8 Yrs 91 82 .526 4.53 204 168 34 156 7 6 1587.2 1795 1120 800 55 690 362 52 0 40 7184 97 1.565 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.52
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .526 4.53 37 31 6 29 1 1 290 328 205 146 10 126 66 10 0 7 1313 97 1.565 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.52
LOU (4 yrs) 36 42 .462 4.78 89 76 13 75 2 2 728.1 843 542 387 20 350 164 25 0 15 3345 96 1.638 10.4 0.2 4.3 2.0 0.47
BLN (3 yrs) 39 19 .672 4.06 65 58 5 50 4 0 509.2 569 290 230 19 176 80 11 0 7 2227 114 1.462 10.0 0.3 3.1 1.4 0.45
BWW (1 yr) 8 4 .667 3.80 19 11 8 11 0 3 123.0 117 86 52 3 59 32 3 0 6 550 117 1.431 8.6 0.2 4.3 2.3 0.54
BRO (1 yr) 8 15 .348 4.96 27 22 5 19 1 1 199.2 231 173 110 11 84 83 11 0 10 923 66 1.578 10.4 0.5 3.8 3.7 0.99
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.86 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.0 25 23 16 1 19 3 2 0 2 109 59 2.095 10.7 0.4 8.1 1.3 0.16
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 10 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 30 47 2.000 15.0 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.00
NL (7 yrs) 83 77 .519 4.56 182 156 24 144 7 3 1443.2 1653 1011 732 51 612 327 47 0 32 6525 97 1.569 10.3 0.3 3.8 2.0 0.53
PL (1 yr) 8 5 .615 4.25 22 12 10 12 0 3 144.0 142 109 68 4 78 35 5 0 8 659 103 1.528 8.9 0.3 4.9 2.2 0.45

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
1890 21 CLE PL 21.0 3 1 23 9.86 6.94 -0.46 0.00 94.0 6.95 -7 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .350 .497 $
1890 21 BWW PL 123.0 19 11 86 6.29 6.83 -0.21 0.00 105.0 7.39 15 1.2 1.0 -0.1 1.7 26 .563 .507 $
1891 22 BRO NL 199.2 27 22 173 7.80 5.53 -0.06 0.00 97.0 5.42 -48 -3.8 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 -30 .361 .477 $
1892 23 CIN NL 6.0 1 0 6 9.00 5.11 0.41 0.00 100.0 4.71 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .292 .499 $
1892 23 LOU NL 35.0 4 4 25 6.43 5.18 -0.02 0.00 93.0 4.83 -6 -0.5 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .382 .497 $
1893 24 LOU NL 332.0 41 32 245 6.64 6.62 -0.21 0.00 94.0 6.42 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.2 34 .494 .498 $
1894 25 LOU NL 294.1 35 32 213 6.51 7.57 -0.15 0.00 95.0 7.33 36 2.7 1.0 -0.3 5.1 72 .577 .517 $
1894 25 BLN NL 45.1 6 6 22 4.37 7.23 0.41 0.00 102.0 6.96 15 1.1 -0.0 1.5 20 .688 .507 $
1895 26 BLN NL 262.1 34 31 155 5.32 6.48 0.53 0.00 100.0 5.95 26 2.1 1.0 -0.2 4.1 52 .562 .513 $
1896 27 BLN NL 202.0 25 21 113 5.03 5.90 0.16 0.00 98.0 5.63 18 1.6 1.0 -0.2 3.1 37 .563 .510 $
1897 28 LOU NL 67.0 9 8 59 7.93 5.96 0.07 0.00 99.0 5.83 -14 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -8 .385 .494 $
8 Seasons 1587.2 204 168 1120 6.35 6.52 0.02 0.00 97.4 6.32 31 2.5 1.0 -1.4 14.2 193 .512 .501 $
LOU (4 yrs) 728.1 89 76 542 6.70 6.87 -0.15 0.00 94.8 6.66 14 0.9 1.0 -0.6 6.6 95 .511 .501 $
BLN (3 yrs) 509.2 65 58 290 5.12 6.32 0.37 0.00 99.4 5.91 59 4.8 1.0 -0.5 8.7 109 .574 .510 $
BWW (1 yr) 123.0 19 11 86 6.29 6.83 -0.21 0.00 105.0 7.39 15 1.2 1.0 -0.1 1.7 26 .563 .507 $
BRO (1 yr) 199.2 27 22 173 7.80 5.53 -0.06 0.00 97.0 5.42 -48 -3.8 1.0 -0.2 -2.2 -30 .361 .477 $
CLE (1 yr) 21.0 3 1 23 9.86 6.94 -0.46 0.00 94.0 6.95 -7 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .350 .497 $
CIN (1 yr) 6.0 1 0 6 9.00 5.11 0.41 0.00 100.0 4.71 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .292 .499 $

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+
1890 21 8 5 .615 4.25 22 12 10 12 0 3 144.0 142 109 68 4 78 35 5 0 8 659 103 1.528 8.9 0.3 4.9 2.2 0.45 103
1891 22 16 20 .444 4.66 49 34 15 31 1 4 343.2 373 282 178 15 162 118 16 0 18 1582 80 1.557 9.8 0.4 4.2 3.1 0.73 80
1892 23 18 23 .439 4.70 54 38 16 35 1 4 384.2 419 313 201 17 181 130 16 0 18 1770 78 1.560 9.8 0.4 4.2 3.0 0.72 78
1893 24 36 40 .474 4.89 95 70 25 67 2 5 716.2 788 558 389 24 356 209 31 0 27 3311 82 1.596 9.9 0.3 4.5 2.6 0.59 82
1894 25 53 59 .473 4.69 136 108 28 103 3 6 1056.1 1194 793 550 31 515 279 42 0 33 4866 93 1.618 10.2 0.3 4.4 2.4 0.54 93
1895 26 73 72 .503 4.56 170 139 29 129 4 6 1318.2 1482 948 668 41 611 322 48 0 37 6016 97 1.587 10.1 0.3 4.2 2.2 0.53 97
1896 27 88 78 .530 4.51 195 160 33 149 7 6 1520.2 1715 1061 762 50 665 355 51 0 39 6886 98 1.565 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.53 98
1897 28 91 82 .526 4.53 204 168 34 156 7 6 1587.2 1795 1120 800 55 690 362 52 0 40 7184 97 1.565 10.2 0.3 3.9 2.1 0.52 97

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
1890 21 15 6 .714 2.38 197.0 137 58 52 4 75 48 5 1.076 6.3 3.4 2.2 0.64 0.2 22
1891 22 14 13 .519 3.88 246.0 246 118 106 12 89 102 12 1.362 9.0 3.3 3.7 1.15 0.4 27
1892 23 2 2 .500 4.50 44.0 46 24 22 2 19 13 0 1.477 9.4 3.9 2.7 0.68 0.4 5
1893 24 28 20 .583 3.40 440.0 386 184 166 7 183 105 16 1.293 7.9 3.7 2.1 0.57 0.1 41
1894 25 35 14 .714 2.46 446.0 391 136 122 7 153 92 11 1.220 7.9 3.1 1.9 0.60 0.1 41
1895 26 26 11 .703 2.56 337.0 287 107 96 10 96 55 6 1.136 7.7 2.6 1.5 0.57 0.3 34
1896 27 18 10 .643 3.05 254.0 247 96 86 10 57 41 3 1.197 8.8 2.0 1.5 0.72 0.4 25
1897 28 5 4 .556 3.84 82.0 84 39 35 5 26 9 1 1.341 9.2 2.9 1.0 0.35 0.5 9
8 Yrs 143 80 .641 3.01 2046.0 1824 762 685 57 698 465 54 1.233 8.0 2.0 0.67 0.3 204

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1894 NL  6.7 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1894 NL  6.6 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1894 NL  4.27 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1890 PL  .615 (7th)
1896 NL  .714 (3rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  8.875 (4th)
1894 NL  10.758 (9th)
1895 NL  9.881 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 NL  3.741 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1890 PL  3 (1st)
1891 NL  1 (5th)
1893 NL  1 (6th)
1894 NL  1 (9th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1894 NL  36 (7th)
Career  156 (211th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1893 NL  1 (9th)
1894 NL  1 (7th)
1896 NL  3 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1891 NL  11 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1893 NL  175 (5th)
1894 NL  159 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1891 NL  0.988 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1894 NL  0.186 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1894 NL  19 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1893 NL  188 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1893 NL  15 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 PL  10 (1st)
1891 NL  5 (8th)
1893 NL  9 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1894 NL  121 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1894 NL  34 (7th)
1895 NL  26 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1894 NL  2.7 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1890 PL  born 1868-12-15 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 33 (730), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (689), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Duke Esper (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Duke Esper (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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