Niles Jordan

Niles Chapman Jordan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 1, 1925 in Lyman, WA
High School: Sedro-Woolley HS (Sedro-Woolley, WA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1951
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Reds 1951-1952

Final Game: September 16, 1952
Died: March 15, 2008 in Sedro-Woolley, WA
Buried: Union Cemetery, Sedro-Woolley, WA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1948	22	PHI-min	D	1	3	.250	5.93	6						44.0	49	32	29		22							1.614	10.0		4.5			KLF · FARW
1949	23	PHI-min	D	19	7	.731	4.35	31						213.0	222	121	103		96							1.493	9.4		4.1			KLF · FARW
1950	24	PHI-min	B	17	6	.739	2.35	35						237.0	203	71	62	7	60							1.110	7.7	0.3	2.3			TER · IIIL
1951	25	PHI-min	B,AAA	21	3	.875	2.47	30	24		0	0		208.0	173	69	57		57	25	0	0	0			1.106	7.5		2.5	1.1	0.44	WMT,BLT · ISLG,IL
1951	25	PHI	NL	2	3	.400	3.19	5	5	0	2	1	0	36.2	35	15	13	4	8	11	0	1	0	149	122	1.173	8.6	1.0	2.0	2.7	1.38
1952	26	CIN-min	AA	10	12	.455	2.71	32	24					199.0	168	70	60		71							1.201	7.6		3.2			TUL · TL
1952	26	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	9.95	3	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	14	7	7	1	3	2	0	0	0	34	40	2.684	19.9	1.4	4.3	2.8	0.67
1953	27	STL-CIN-min	AAA,AA	12	6	.667	4.01	32	26		12	4		173.0	181	86	77	16	58	63	4	0	0			1.382	9.4	0.8	3.0	3.3	1.09	ROC,TUL · IL,TL
1954	28	STL-min	AAA	6	6	.500	5.11	25	12		3	0		88.0	114	55	50	13	29	40	3	0	0			1.625	11.7	1.3	3.0	4.1	1.38	ROC · IL
1955	29	RMD	AAA	9	7	.563	4.53	35	19		3	0		155.0	162	86	78	14	69	53	2	1	4			1.490	9.4	0.8	4.0	3.1	0.77	RMD · IL
1956	30	NYY-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.05	27	24		6	0		165.0	145	63	56	12	61	81	7	1	4			1.248	7.9	0.7	3.3	4.4	1.33	RMD · IL
1957	31	TTO	AAA	3	6	.333	4.99	21	10		2	0		74.0	77	46	41	10	31	39	2	0	0			1.459	9.4	1.2	3.8	4.7	1.26	TTO · IL
1958	32	CHC-min	AAA	0	0			1																								POR · PCL
2 Yrs				2	4	.333	4.19	8	6	0	2	1	0	43.0	49	22	20	5	11	13	0	1	0	183	93	1.395	10.3	1.0	2.3	2.7	1.18
162 Game Avg.				10	19	.333	4.19	39	29	0	10	5	0	209	238	107	97	24	53	63	0	5	0	889	93	1.395	10.3	1.0	2.3	2.7	1.18

PHI (1 yr)				2	3	.400	3.19	5	5	0	2	1	0	36.2	35	15	13	4	8	11	0	1	0	149	122	1.173	8.6	1.0	2.0	2.7	1.38
CIN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.95	3	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	14	7	7	1	3	2	0	0	0	34	40	2.684	19.9	1.4	4.3	2.8	0.67

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
1951	25	PHI	NL	36.2	5	5	15	3.68	4.27	-0.01	0.00	95.8	4.10	2	0.2		-0.0	0.5	6	.537	.501	$
1952	26	CIN	NL	6.1	3	1	7	9.95	4.62	-0.13	0.00	97.2	4.62	-4	-0.4	.4	0.0	-0.3	-3	.378	.498	$
2 Seasons				43.0	8	6	22	4.60	4.32	-0.03	0.00	96.0	4.18	-2	-0.2	.4	-0.0	0.2	3	.478	.499	$

PHI (1 yr)				36.2	5	5	15	3.68	4.27	-0.01	0.00	95.8	4.10	2	0.2		-0.0	0.5	6	.537	.501	$
CIN (1 yr)				6.1	3	1	7	9.95	4.62	-0.13	0.00	97.2	4.62	-4	-0.4	.4	0.0	-0.3	-3	.378	.498	$

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	ROE
1951	25	PHI	NL	5	94	140	15	35	1	1	4	2	4	8	11	.250	.291	.357	.648	.248	50	2	0	1	0	2
1952	26	CIN	NL	3	34	31	7	14	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	.452	.500	.710	1.210	.464	22	2	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				8	128	171	22	49	2	3	5	2	4	11	13	.287	.330	.421	.751	.288	72	4	0	1	0	2
162 Game Avg.				39	622	831	107	238	10	15	24	10	19	53	63	.287	.330	.421	.751	.288	350	19	0	5	0	10
MLB Averages																.257	.332	.370	.701	.273

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevLo
1951	25	PHI	NL	2.8	0.3	100	0.5	2.1	-1.6	1.11	0.3	0.2	4.7	0.5	1.11	3.7	0
1952	26	CIN	NL	-3.8	-0.4	34	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	1.06	-0.4	0.1	-4.3	-0.4	1.06	-4.7	2
2 Yrs				-1.0	-0.1	134	0.1	2.6	-2.5	1.10	-0.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	1.10	-1.1	2

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1951	25	PHI	NL	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	.400	0	0	2	1	3	60%	53.8	83	25	0	0	2	3	2.5	1.6	7.3
1952	26	CIN	NL	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	35.0	35	35	2	1	1	0	2.0	3.0	5.3
2 Yrs				8	6	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	.333	0	0	2	1	3	50%	51	83	25	2	1	3	3	2.4	1.9	7.0
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	103	-6					4.4	4.3	6.7

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1952	26	CIN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		7	1.060	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.5
1 Yr				3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			1.060	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1951	25	PHI	NL	149	32%	4.3%	11.7%	8.5%	6.4%	17%	0.64	133%	17	2	12%
1952	26	CIN	NL	34	35%	2.9%	5.9%	8.8%	11.8%	29%	0.89	82%	10	2	20%
2 Yrs				183	33%	3.9%	10.2%	8.6%	7.8%	20%	0.69	120%	27	4	15%
MLB Averages					49%	2.2%	11.9%	10.9%	6.5%	25%	0.96	88%			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
1951	25	PHI	NL	94	35			4	0	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	0%	2	0	0	33	2	4	33%	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55
1952	26	CIN	NL	34	14			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	2	0	67%	0	0	0	15	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				128	49			5	0	1	3	1	0	4	5	2	0	40%	2	0	0	48	2	4	33%	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55
MLB Averages																		53%							56%

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+
1951	25	2	3	.400	3.19	5	5	0	2	1	0	36.2	35	15	13	4	8		11	0	1	0	149	122	1.173	8.6	1.0	2.0	2.7	1.38	122
1952	26	2	4	.333	4.19	8	6	0	2	1	0	43.0	49	22	20	5	11		13	0	1	0	183	93	1.395	10.3	1.0	2.3	2.7	1.18	93

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	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1951	25	2	2	.500	3.41	37.0	37	16	14	4	8	11	1.216	9.0	1.9	2.7	1.38	1.0	5
1952	26	0	0		12.00	6.0	15	9	8	1	3	2	3.000	22.5	4.5	3.0	0.67	1.5	3
2 Yrs		2	2	.500	4.60	43.0	52	25	22	5	11	13	1.465	10.9		2.7	1.18	1.0	8

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