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Byron Houck

Byron Simon Houck (Duke)

Position: Pitcher
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
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns/Tip-Tops 1912-1918

Final Game: August 27, 1918
Died: June 17, 1969 in Santa Cruz, CA
Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:14AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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 93 81 3 122 71 6 0 10 747 67 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 3 444 101 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 84 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 3 394 103 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 3 531.1 462 253 195 8 274 224 20 0 21 2200 90 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 1 215 187 102 79 3 111 91 8 0 9 890 90 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 1 367.2 309 181 144 4 202 150 18 0 17 1515 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 3 394 103 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) AL 24 18 .571 3.34 101 41 43 14 1 3 439.1 367 205 163 4 231 179 18 0 18 1806 87 1.361 7.5 0.1 4.7 3.7 0.77
FL (1 yr) FL 2 6 .250 3.13 17 9 5 3 0 0 92.0 95 48 32 4 43 45 2 0 3 394 103 1.500 9.3 0.4 4.2 4.4 1.05

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1912 20 PHA AL 180.2 17 79 103 4 1.0 24 1.5 $
1913 21 PHA AL 176.0 19 89 88 3 1.0 -1 -1.0 $
1914 22 PHA AL 11.0 3 9 5 0 1.0 -4 -0.5 $
1914 22 BTT FL 92.0 9 48 49 -2 1.0 1 0.3 $
1918 26 SLB AL 71.2 2 24 32 0 1.0 8 0.9 $
4 Seasons 531.1 50 249 277 5 1.0 28 1.2 $
PHA (3 yrs) 367.2 39 177 196 7 1.0 19 0.0 $
BTT (1 yr) 92.0 9 48 49 -2 1.0 1 0.3 $
SLB (1 yr) 71.2 2 24 32 0 1.0 8 0.9 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1912 20 PHA AL 30 68 62 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .065 .094 .081 .174 -49 5 1 4 1
1913 21 PHA AL 41 68 60 1 5 1 0 0 3 0 3 19 .083 .127 .100 .227 -33 6 0 5 1
1914 22 TOT MLB 20 36 33 3 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 .242 .286 .424 .710 102 14 0 1 1
1914 22 PHA AL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 104 1 0 0 /1
1914 22 BTT FL 17 33 30 3 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .233 .281 .433 .715 102 13 0 1 1
1918 26 SLB AL 27 21 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 .150 .190 .200 .390 20 4 0 0 1
4 Seasons 118 193 175 6 20 4 1 1 10 0 0 7 45 .114 .153 .166 .319 -7 29 1 10
162 Game Avg. 162 265 240 8 27 5 1 1 14 0 10 62 .114 .153 .166 .319 -7 40 1 14
PHA (3 yrs) 74 139 125 2 10 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 42 .080 .115 .096 .211 -38 12 1 9
BTT (1 yr) 17 33 30 3 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .233 .281 .433 .715 102 13 0 1
SLB (1 yr) 27 21 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 .150 .190 .200 .390 20 4 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 101 160 145 3 13 3 0 0 9 0 0 5 45 .090 .126 .110 .236 -30 16 1 9
FL (1 yr) 17 33 30 3 7 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 .233 .281 .433 .715 102 13 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1912 20 PHA AL 68 -13 0 0 0 0 3 2 -8 -0.8 -8 -0.8 0.0 $ 1
1913 21 PHA AL 68 -12 0 0 0 0 4 2 -6 -0.8 -6 -0.7 -0.1 $ 1
1914 22 PHA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1914 22 BTT FL 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
1918 26 SLB AL 21 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
4 Seasons 193 -27 0 0 0 0 10 5 -12 -1.5 -12 -1.3 -0.2 $
PHA (3 yrs) 139 -25 0 0 0 0 7 4 -14 -1.6 -14 -1.5 -0.1 $
BTT (1 yr) 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $
SLB (1 yr) 21 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1912 PHA AL 20 P 30 180.2 61 7 50 4 2 .934 2.84 1.90 .940 2.96 2.90
1913 PHA AL 21 P 41 176.0 55 12 42 1 1 .982 2.76 1.32 .938 3.01 2.98
1914 TOT MLB 22 P 20 103.0 23 1 18 4 0 .826 1.66 0.95 .946 3.03 2.99
1914 PHA AL 22 P 3 11.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.45 1.00 .937 2.95 2.93
1914 BTT FL 22 P 17 92.0 20 1 15 4 0 .800 1.57 0.94 .947 3.04 3.00
1918 SLB AL 26 P 27 71.2 25 5 16 4 1 .840 2.64 0.78 .952 2.83 2.84
4 Seasons P 118 531.1 164 25 126 13 4 .921 2.56 1.28 .942 2.97 2.93
4 Seasons TOT 118 531.1 164 25 126 13 4 .921 2.56 1.28 .942 2.97 2.93
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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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  0.050 (7th)

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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1913 AL  10 (3rd)

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

Games Finished s c a p y
1912 AL  10 (10th)
1913 AL  11 (9th)
1918 AL  22 (2nd)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1913 AL  .982 (5th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1554), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (737), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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