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Lefty Hoerst

Frank Joseph Hoerst

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: August 11, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA
School: LaSalle University (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1940
Team: Phillies 1940-1947

Final Game: September 21, 1947
Died: February 18, 2000 in Maple Shade, NJ
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA
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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
1940 22 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 5.25 6 0 6 0 0 0 12.0 12 7 7 1 8 3 0 0 0 57 76 1.667 9.0 0.8 6.0 2.3 0.38
1941 23 PHI NL 3 10 .231 5.20 37 11 12 1 0 0 105.2 111 70 61 7 50 33 1 0 4 466 71 1.524 9.5 0.6 4.3 2.8 0.66
1942 24 PHI NL 4 16 .200 5.20 33 22 4 5 0 1 150.2 162 99 87 11 78 52 1 0 1 684 63 1.593 9.7 0.7 4.7 3.1 0.67
1946 28 PHI NL 1 6 .143 4.61 18 7 8 2 0 0 68.1 77 42 35 4 36 17 1 0 2 309 75 1.654 10.1 0.5 4.7 2.2 0.47
1947 29 PHI NL 1 1 .500 7.94 4 1 1 0 0 0 11.1 19 12 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 56 52 1.941 15.1 0.8 2.4 0.0 0.00
5 Yrs 10 33 .233 5.17 98 41 31 8 0 1 348.0 381 230 200 24 175 105 3 0 7 1572 67 1.598 9.9 0.6 4.5 2.7 0.60
162 Game Avg. 5 16 .233 5.17 48 20 15 4 0 0 170 186 113 98 12 86 51 1 0 3 769 67 1.598 9.9 0.6 4.5 2.7 0.60

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
1940 22 PHI NL 12.0 6 0 7 5.25 4.52 0.01 0.00 104.4 4.71 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .488 .500 $
1941 23 PHI NL 105.2 37 11 70 5.96 4.46 -0.33 0.00 100.7 4.82 -13 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .463 .492 $
1942 24 PHI NL 150.2 33 22 99 5.91 4.19 -0.17 0.00 100.2 4.36 -25 -2.7 1.0 -0.1 -1.5 -13 .419 .484 $
1946 28 PHI NL 67.1 18 7 42 5.61 4.23 -0.25 0.00 100.0 4.48 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .449 .494 $
1947 29 PHI NL 11.1 4 1 12 9.53 4.53 -0.14 0.00 97.4 4.55 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .359 .497 $
5 Seasons 347.0 98 41 230 5.97 4.30 -0.22 0.00 100.4 4.54 -53 -5.6 1.0 -0.2 -2.7 -21 .443 .493 $

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%
1940 22 PHI NL 54 1.9% 5.6% 14.8% 76%
1941 23 PHI NL 466 1.5% 7.1% 10.7% 1.5% 6% 78%
1942 24 PHI NL 684 1.6% 7.6% 11.4% 2.9% 12% 78%
1946 28 PHI NL 310 1.3% 5.5% 11.6% 1.9% 8% 80%
1947 29 PHI NL 56 1.8% 0.0% 5.4% 93%
5 Yrs 1570 1.5% 6.7% 11.2% 2.1% 9% 79%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 8.9% 2.8% 12% 79%

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+
1940 22 1 0 1.000 5.25 6 0 6 0 0 0 12.0 12 7 7 1 8 3 0 0 0 57 76 1.667 9.0 0.8 6.0 2.3 0.38 76
1941 23 4 10 .286 5.20 43 11 18 1 0 0 117.2 123 77 68 8 58 36 1 0 4 523 71 1.538 9.4 0.6 4.4 2.8 0.62 71
1942 24 8 26 .235 5.20 76 33 22 6 0 1 268.1 285 176 155 19 136 88 2 0 5 1207 67 1.569 9.6 0.6 4.6 3.0 0.65 67
1943 25 8 26 .235 5.20 76 33 22 6 0 1 268.1 285 176 155 19 136 88 2 0 5 1207 67 1.569 9.6 0.6 4.6 3.0 0.65 67
1944 26 8 26 .235 5.20 76 33 22 6 0 1 268.1 285 176 155 19 136 88 2 0 5 1207 67 1.569 9.6 0.6 4.6 3.0 0.65 67
1945 27 8 26 .235 5.20 76 33 22 6 0 1 268.1 285 176 155 19 136 88 2 0 5 1207 67 1.569 9.6 0.6 4.6 3.0 0.65 67
1946 28 9 32 .220 5.08 94 40 30 8 0 1 336.2 362 218 190 23 172 105 3 0 7 1516 68 1.586 9.7 0.6 4.6 2.8 0.61 68
1947 29 10 33 .233 5.17 98 41 31 8 0 1 348.0 381 230 200 24 175 105 3 0 7 1572 67 1.598 9.9 0.6 4.5 2.7 0.60 67

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
1940 22 0 1 .000 4.85 13.0 12 8 7 1 8 3 0 1.538 8.3 5.5 2.1 0.38 0.7 6
1941 23 4 7 .364 5.71 104.0 117 73 66 7 53 33 1 1.635 10.1 4.6 2.9 0.62 0.6 37
1942 24 5 11 .313 6.30 150.0 184 117 105 12 89 52 1 1.820 11.0 5.3 3.1 0.58 0.7 33
1946 28 2 5 .286 5.59 66.0 85 46 41 4 40 16 1 1.894 11.6 5.5 2.2 0.40 0.5 18
1947 29 0 1 .000 7.50 12.0 19 11 10 1 3 0 0 1.833 14.3 2.3 0.0 0.00 0.8 4
5 Yrs 11 25 .306 5.97 345.0 417 255 229 25 193 104 3 1.768 10.9 2.7 0.54 0.7 98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 NL  11 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 NL  78 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1942 NL  16 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1942 NL  87 (5th)

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