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Benn Karr

Benjamin Joyce Karr (Baldy)

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 28, 1893 in Mount Pleasant, MS
High School: Mount Pleasant HS (Mount Pleasant, MS) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1920
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Indians 1920-1927

Final Game: July 3, 1927
Died: December 8, 1968 in Memphis, TN
Buried: Crittendon Memorial Park, Marion, AR
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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
1920 26 BOS AL 3 8 .273 4.81 26 2 19 0 0 1 91.2 109 55 49 3 24 21 1 0 1 384 76 1.451 10.7 0.3 2.4 2.1 0.88
1921 27 BOS AL 8 7 .533 3.67 26 7 18 5 0 0 117.2 123 53 48 8 38 37 1 0 1 499 116 1.368 9.4 0.6 2.9 2.8 0.97
1922 28 BOS AL 5 12 .294 4.47 41 13 20 7 0 1 183.1 212 115 91 10 45 41 5 0 2 784 91 1.402 10.4 0.5 2.2 2.0 0.91
1925 31 CLE AL 11 12 .478 4.78 32 24 7 12 1 0 197.2 248 127 105 8 80 41 6 0 4 898 93 1.659 11.3 0.4 3.6 1.9 0.51
1926 32 CLE AL 5 6 .455 5.00 30 7 17 4 0 1 113.1 137 72 63 9 41 23 6 0 3 535 81 1.571 10.9 0.7 3.3 1.8 0.56
1927 33 CLE AL 3 3 .500 5.05 22 5 6 1 0 2 76.2 92 49 43 5 32 17 1 0 0 341 83 1.617 10.8 0.6 3.8 2.0 0.53
6 Yrs 35 48 .422 4.60 177 58 87 29 1 5 780.1 921 471 399 43 260 180 20 0 11 3441 90 1.513 10.6 0.5 3.0 2.1 0.69
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .422 4.60 51 17 25 8 0 1 226 267 136 115 12 75 52 6 0 3 996 90 1.513 10.6 0.5 3.0 2.1 0.69
BOS (3 yrs) 16 27 .372 4.31 93 22 57 12 0 2 392.2 444 223 188 21 107 99 7 0 4 1667 94 1.403 10.2 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93
CLE (3 yrs) 19 21 .475 4.90 84 36 30 17 1 3 387.2 477 248 211 22 153 81 13 0 7 1774 88 1.625 11.1 0.5 3.6 1.9 0.53

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
1920 26 BOS AL 90.1 26 2 55 5.48 4.85 0.20 0.00 97.4 4.53 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 1 .463 .494 $
1921 27 BOS AL 117.2 26 7 53 4.05 5.31 0.24 0.00 99.3 5.04 12 1.2 1.0 -0.1 2.1 27 .545 .507 $
1922 28 BOS AL 180.2 41 13 115 5.73 4.80 0.00 0.00 101.8 4.89 -16 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 3 .462 .490 $
1925 31 CLE AL 203.2 32 24 127 5.61 5.24 -0.08 0.00 101.1 5.38 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.1 20 .483 .497 $
1926 32 CLE AL 120.0 30 7 72 5.40 4.81 0.28 0.00 100.8 4.57 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 2 .464 .493 $
1927 33 CLE AL 76.2 22 5 49 5.75 5.08 -0.15 0.00 100.2 5.25 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.2 5 .480 .497 $
6 Seasons 789.0 177 58 471 5.37 5.03 0.07 0.00 100.5 4.98 -35 -3.4 1.0 -0.4 3.0 57 .481 .497 $
BOS (3 yrs) 388.2 93 22 223 5.16 4.97 0.12 0.00 100.1 4.85 -14 -1.3 1.0 -0.2 1.8 31 .486 .497 $
CLE (3 yrs) 400.1 84 36 248 5.58 5.08 0.01 0.00 100.9 5.11 -21 -2.0 1.0 -0.2 1.2 27 .476 .496 $

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%
1920 26 BOS AL 386 0.8% 5.4% 6.2% 87%
1921 27 BOS AL 498 1.6% 7.4% 7.6% 3.4% 14% 79%
1922 28 BOS AL 780 1.3% 5.3% 5.8% 2.2% 8% 83%
1925 31 CLE AL 906 0.9% 4.5% 8.8% 4.4% 16% 82%
1926 32 CLE AL 533 1.7% 4.3% 7.7% 4.1% 16% 82%
1927 33 CLE AL 341 1.5% 5.0% 9.4% 1.5% 5% 79%
6 Yrs 3444 1.3% 5.2% 7.6% 2.9% 11% 82%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.2% 7.7% 2.8% 11% 81%

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+
1920 26 3 8 .273 4.81 26 2 19 0 0 1 91.2 109 55 49 3 24 21 1 0 1 384 76 1.451 10.7 0.3 2.4 2.1 0.88 76
1921 27 11 15 .423 4.17 52 9 37 5 0 1 209.1 232 108 97 11 62 58 2 0 2 883 96 1.404 10.0 0.5 2.7 2.5 0.94 96
1922 28 16 27 .372 4.31 93 22 57 12 0 2 392.2 444 223 188 21 107 99 7 0 4 1667 94 1.403 10.2 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93 94
1923 29 16 27 .372 4.31 93 22 57 12 0 2 392.2 444 223 188 21 107 99 7 0 4 1667 94 1.403 10.2 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93 94
1924 30 16 27 .372 4.31 93 22 57 12 0 2 392.2 444 223 188 21 107 99 7 0 4 1667 94 1.403 10.2 0.5 2.5 2.3 0.93 94
1925 31 27 39 .409 4.47 125 46 64 24 1 2 590.1 692 350 293 29 187 140 13 0 8 2565 93 1.489 10.5 0.4 2.9 2.1 0.75 93
1926 32 32 45 .416 4.55 155 53 81 28 1 3 703.2 829 422 356 38 228 163 19 0 11 3100 91 1.502 10.6 0.5 2.9 2.1 0.71 91
1927 33 35 48 .422 4.60 177 58 87 29 1 5 780.1 921 471 399 43 260 180 20 0 11 3441 90 1.513 10.6 0.5 3.0 2.1 0.69 90

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
1920 26 3 6 .333 5.11 88.0 113 56 50 3 25 20 1 1.568 11.6 2.6 2.0 0.80 0.3 26
1921 27 8 5 .615 3.25 122.0 121 49 44 8 37 38 1 1.295 8.9 2.7 2.8 1.03 0.6 26
1922 28 9 11 .450 4.21 186.0 212 97 87 10 45 42 5 1.382 10.3 2.2 2.0 0.93 0.5 41
1925 31 11 12 .478 4.02 208.0 239 103 93 8 77 43 6 1.519 10.3 3.3 1.9 0.56 0.3 32
1926 32 6 8 .429 4.36 126.0 138 68 61 9 41 26 6 1.421 9.9 2.9 1.9 0.63 0.6 30
1927 33 3 5 .375 4.68 77.0 91 44 40 5 32 17 1 1.597 10.6 3.7 2.0 0.53 0.6 22
6 Yrs 40 47 .460 4.18 807.0 914 417 375 43 257 186 20 1.451 10.2 2.1 0.72 0.5 177

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1922 AL  41 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1926 AL  6 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1920 AL  19 (1st)
1921 AL  18 (4th)
1922 AL  20 (3rd)
1926 AL  17 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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