Byron Houck
Byron Simon Houck (Duke)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 28, 1891 in Prosper, MN
School: University of Oregon (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1912
Final Game: August 27, 1918
Died: June 17, 1969 in Santa Cruz, CA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1912 20 PHA AL 8 8 .500 2.94 30 17 10 10 0 1 180.2 148 79 59 1 74 75 12 0 7 718 106 1.229 7.4 0.0 3.7 3.7 1.01
1913 21 PHA AL 14 6 .700 4.14 41 19 11 4 1 0 176.0 147 89 81 3 122 71 6 0 11 816 66 1.528 7.5 0.2 6.2 3.6 0.58
1914 22 TOT MLB 2 6 .250 3.15 20 12 5 3 0 0 103.0 109 57 36 4 49 49 2 0 3 444 100 1.534 9.5 0.3 4.3 4.3 1.00
1914 22 PHA AL 0 0 3.27 3 3 0 0 0 0 11.0 14 9 4 0 6 4 0 0 0 50 79 1.818 11.5 0.0 4.9 3.3 0.67
1914 22 BTT FL 2 6 .250 3.13 17 9 5 3 0 0 92.0 95 48 32 4 43 45 2 0 3 394 102 1.500 9.3 0.4 4.2 4.4 1.05
1918 26 SLB AL 2 4 .333 2.39 27 2 22 0 0 2 71.2 58 24 19 0 29 29 0 0 1 291 115 1.214 7.3 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
4 Seasons 26 24 .520 3.30 118 50 48 17 1 3 531.1 462 249 195 8 274 224 20 0 22 2269 89 1.385 7.8 0.1 4.6 3.8 0.82
162 Game Avg. 11 10 .520 3.30 48 20 19 7 0 1 215 187 101 79 3 111 91 8 0 9 918 89 1.385 7.8 0.1 4.6 3.8 0.82
PHA (3 yrs) 22 14 .611 3.52 74 39 21 14 1 1 367.2 309 177 144 4 202 150 18 0 18 1584 83 1.390 7.6 0.1 4.9 3.7 0.74
BTT (1 yr) 2 6 .250 3.13 17 9 5 3 0 0 92.0 95 48 32 4 43 45 2 0 3 394 102 1.500 9.3 0.4 4.2 4.4 1.05
SLB (1 yr) 2 4 .333 2.39 27 2 22 0 0 2 71.2 58 24 19 0 29 29 0 0 1 291 115 1.214 7.3 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.00
AL (4 yrs) 24 18 .571 3.34 101 41 43 14 1 3 439.1 367 201 163 4 231 179 18 0 19 1875 87 1.361 7.5 0.1 4.7 3.7 0.77
FL (1 yr) 2 6 .250 3.13 17 9 5 3 0 0 92.0 95 48 32 4 43 45 2 0 3 394 102 1.500 9.3 0.4 4.2 4.4 1.05

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1912 20 8 8 .500 2.94 30 17 10 10 0 1 180.2 148 79 59 1 74 75 12 0 7 718 106 1.229 7.4 0.0 3.7 3.7 1.01 106
1913 21 22 14 .611 3.53 71 36 21 14 1 1 356.2 295 168 140 4 196 146 18 0 18 1534 83 1.377 7.4 0.1 4.9 3.7 0.74 83
1914 22 24 20 .545 3.45 91 48 26 17 1 1 459.2 404 225 176 8 245 195 20 0 21 1978 86 1.412 7.9 0.2 4.8 3.8 0.80 86
1915 23 24 20 .545 3.45 91 48 26 17 1 1 459.2 404 225 176 8 245 195 20 0 21 1978 86 1.412 7.9 0.2 4.8 3.8 0.80 86
1916 24 24 20 .545 3.45 91 48 26 17 1 1 459.2 404 225 176 8 245 195 20 0 21 1978 86 1.412 7.9 0.2 4.8 3.8 0.80 86
1917 25 24 20 .545 3.45 91 48 26 17 1 1 459.2 404 225 176 8 245 195 20 0 21 1978 86 1.412 7.9 0.2 4.8 3.8 0.80 86
1918 26 26 24 .520 3.30 118 50 48 17 1 3 531.1 462 249 195 8 274 224 20 0 22 2269 89 1.385 7.8 0.1 4.6 3.8 0.82 89

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1912 20 10 8 .556 3.51 169.0 154 73 66 1 77 70 12 1.367 8.2 4.1 3.7 0.91 0.1 30
1913 21 7 12 .368 5.13 179.0 171 113 102 3 142 72 7 1.749 8.6 7.1 3.6 0.51 0.2 41
1914 22 5 5 .500 3.80 97.0 116 46 41 4 52 46 2 1.732 10.8 4.8 4.3 0.88 0.4 20
1918 26 5 4 .556 3.25 83.0 81 33 30 0 40 34 0 1.458 8.8 4.3 3.7 0.85 0.0 27
4 Seasons 27 29 .482 4.07 528.0 522 265 239 8 311 222 21 1.578 8.9 3.8 0.71 0.1 118

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1913 AL--.700--5th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 AL--7.373--3rd
1913 AL--7.517--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1913 AL--41--10th

Saves s c a p y
1918 AL--2--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1913 AL--122--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1912 AL--.050--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1913 AL--81--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1913 AL--11--2nd

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 AL--12--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1913 AL--11--9th
1918 AL--22--2nd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1673), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1491), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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