Tony Jacobs

Anthony Robert Jacobs

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: August 5, 1925 in Dixmoor, IL
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1948
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals 1948-1955

Final Game: April 12, 1955
Died: December 21, 1980 in Nashville, TN
Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, TN
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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
1946	20	CHC-min	C	14	5	.737	3.46	25						151.0	147	74	58		57								1.351	8.8		3.4			HUT · WA
1947	21	CHC-min	A,AA	10	8	.556	3.37	38						155.0	142	76	58		70								1.368	8.2		4.1			DMO,TUL · WL,TL
1948	22	CHC-min	A	11	8	.579	2.72	33						169.0	144	76	51		67								1.249	7.7		3.6			DMO · WL
1948	22	CHC	NL	0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0

1949	23	CHC-min	AA	6	3	.667	2.52	28						93.0	74	32	26		34								1.161	7.2		3.3			NVL · SOUA
1950	24	CHC-min	AA,AAA	4	7	.364	4.95	51	0		0	0		91.0	97	63	50		58		13	0		1			1.703	9.6		5.7	1.3	0.22	NVL,SPF · SOUA,IL
1951	25	CHC-min	AAA	8	9	.471	3.12	50	2		0	0		98.0	86	50	34		57		50	5	0	1			1.459	7.9		5.2	4.6	0.88	SPF · IL
1952	26	CHC-min	AAA	7	11	.389	3.47	53	2		0	0		109.0	111	57	42		57		40	4	0	2			1.541	9.2		4.7	3.3	0.70	SPF · IL
1953	27	CHC-STL-min	AAA	12	3	.800	2.63	50	0		0	0		113.0	103	41	33	4	47		62	3	0	1			1.327	8.2	0.3	3.7	4.9	1.32	SPF,ROC · IL
1954	28	STL-min	AAA	13	1	.929	2.91	61	0		0	0		99.0	79	37	32	7	53		48	3	1	5			1.333	7.2	0.6	4.8	4.4	0.91	ROC · IL
1955	29	STL-min	AAA	8	7	.533	3.71	57	0		0	0		97.0	92	44	40	5	56		48	8	0	0			1.526	8.5	0.5	5.2	4.5	0.86	ROC · IL
1955	29	STL	NL	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	27	3.500	27.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
1956	30	TTO	AAA	3	5	.375	4.30	28	0		0	0		44.0	37	26	21	6	35		14	2	0	1			1.636	7.6	1.2	7.2	2.9	0.40	TTO · IL
1957	31	CIN-min	AAA,AA	1	0	1.000		15																									TTO,NVL · IL,SOUA
2 Yrs				0	0		11.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	9	5	5	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	22	42	2.500	20.3	4.5	2.3	6.8	3.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0		11.25	68	0	34	0	0	0	136	306	170	170	68	34		102	0	0	0	748	42	2.500	20.3	4.5	2.3	6.8	3.00

STL (1 yr)				0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	27	3.500	27.0	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0

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	CHC	NL	2.0	1	0	1	4.50	4.64	0.03	0.00	102.0	4.70	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.504	.500	$

1955	29	STL	NL	2.0	1	0	4	18.00	4.08	0.24	0.00	104.0	3.99	-3	-0.2	.3	0.1	-0.1	-3	.259	.499	$
2 Seasons				4.0	2	0	5	11.25	4.36	0.13	0.00	103.0	4.35	-3	-0.2	.2	0.1	-0.1	-3	.381	.499	$

STL (1 yr)				2.0	1	0	4	18.00	4.08	0.24	0.00	104.0	3.99	-3	-0.2	.3	0.1	-0.1	-3	.259	.499	$
CHC (1 yr)				2.0	1	0	1	4.50	4.64	0.03	0.00	102.0	4.70	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.504	.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	IBB	ROE
1948	22	CHC	NL	1	9	9	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.778	1.111	.333	7	0	0	0	0		0

1955	29	STL	NL	1	13	12	4	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.538	.833	1.372	.500	10	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				2	22	21	5	9	2	0	2	0	0	1	3	.429	.455	.810	1.264	.438	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				68	748	714	170	306	68	0	68	0	0	34	102	.429	.455	.810	1.264	.438	578	0	0	0	0		0
MLB Averages																.261	.337	.379	.715	.276

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	CHC	NL	0.1	0.0	9	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.02	-0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.02	-1.0	0	0	1

1955	29	STL	NL	-2.7	-0.2	13	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.06	-0.2	-0.4	-4.3	-0.4	0.06	-3.1	0	0	1
2 Yrs				-2.6	-0.2	22	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.04	-0.3	-0.5	-4.3	-0.3	0.04	-4.1	0	0	2

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1948	22	CHC	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	.016	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0

1955	29	STL	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	.058	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	6.0
2 Yrs				2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%		.041	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	0	6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1948	22	CHC	NL	9	89%	11.1%	22.2%	0.0%	22.2%	67%	3.00	67%	0	0

1955	29	STL	NL	13	62%	7.7%	7.7%	7.7%	15.4%	33%	4.00	77%	5	0	0%
2 Yrs				22	73%	9.1%	13.6%	4.6%	18.2%	44%	3.50	73%	5	0	0%
MLB Averages					50%	2.4%	12.4%	11.7%	6.9%	25%	0.95	92%			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	CHC	NL	9	3			1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1955	29	STL	NL	13	6			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	100%	0	0	0	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				22	9			2	0	1	1	1	0	2	3	3	0	100%	0	0	0	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		52%							55%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1948	22	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1949	23	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1950	24	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1951	25	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1952	26	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1953	27	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1954	28	4.50	1	1	2.0	3	1	1	1	0		2	9	103	1.500	13.5	4.5	0.0	9.0		103
1955	29	11.25	2	1	4.0	9	5	5	2	1	0	3	22	42	2.500	20.3	4.5	2.3	6.8	3.00	42

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	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	0	0	3.00	3.0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	9.0		0.0	1

1955	29	0	0	18.00	2.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.500	27.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	4.5	1
2 Yrs		0	0	9.00	5.0	6	5	5	1	1	4	0	1.400	10.8		7.2	4.00	1.8	2

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