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Vic Keen

Howard Victor Keen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 16, 1899 in Bel Air, MD
High School: Snow Hill HS (Snow Hill, MD)
School: University of Maryland (College Park, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1918
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Athletics 1918-1927

Final Game: September 13, 1927
Died: December 10, 1976 in Salisbury, MD
Buried: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Pocomoke City, MD
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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
1918 19 PHA AL 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00
1921 22 CHC NL 0 3 .000 4.68 5 4 1 1 0 0 25.0 29 17 13 0 9 9 1 0 1 105 83 1.520 10.4 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.00
1922 23 CHC NL 1 2 .333 3.89 7 2 2 2 0 1 34.2 36 20 15 4 10 11 1 0 0 147 108 1.327 9.3 1.0 2.6 2.9 1.10
1923 24 CHC NL 12 8 .600 3.00 35 17 15 10 0 1 177.0 169 70 59 8 57 46 5 0 2 738 133 1.277 8.6 0.4 2.9 2.3 0.81
1924 25 CHC NL 15 14 .517 3.80 40 28 8 15 0 3 234.2 242 112 99 17 80 75 4 1 4 995 102 1.372 9.3 0.7 3.1 2.9 0.94
1925 26 CHC NL 2 6 .250 6.26 30 8 15 1 0 1 83.1 125 61 58 9 41 19 0 0 0 395 70 1.992 13.5 1.0 4.4 2.1 0.46
1926 27 STL NL 10 9 .526 4.56 26 21 3 12 1 0 152.0 179 89 77 15 42 29 1 0 1 658 86 1.454 10.6 0.9 2.5 1.7 0.69
1927 28 STL NL 2 1 .667 4.81 21 0 7 0 0 0 33.2 39 21 18 3 8 12 2 0 2 152 85 1.396 10.4 0.8 2.1 3.2 1.50
8 Yrs 42 44 .488 4.11 165 81 51 41 1 6 748.1 828 393 342 57 248 202 14 1 10 3221 97 1.438 10.0 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.81
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .488 4.11 46 22 14 11 0 2 207 229 109 95 16 69 56 4 0 3 890 97 1.438 10.0 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.81
CHC (5 yrs) 30 33 .476 3.96 117 59 41 29 0 6 554.2 601 280 244 38 197 160 11 1 7 2380 101 1.439 9.8 0.6 3.2 2.6 0.81
STL (2 yrs) 12 10 .545 4.61 47 21 10 12 1 0 185.2 218 110 95 18 50 41 3 0 3 810 86 1.443 10.6 0.9 2.4 2.0 0.82
PHA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00
NL (7 yrs) 42 43 .494 4.12 164 80 51 41 1 6 740.1 819 390 339 56 247 201 14 1 10 3190 97 1.440 10.0 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.81
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00

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
1918 19 PHA AL 8.0 1 1 3 3.38 3.49 0.08 0.00 110.0 3.75 0 0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .538 .500 $
1921 22 CHC NL 25.0 5 4 17 6.12 4.20 0.01 0.00 98.4 4.12 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .398 .497 $
1922 23 CHC NL 34.2 7 2 20 5.19 5.04 0.02 0.00 106.4 5.34 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .504 .500 $
1923 24 CHC NL 176.2 35 17 70 3.57 4.80 0.27 0.00 101.6 4.60 20 2.0 1.0 -0.1 3.3 38 .557 .512 $
1924 25 CHC NL 234.2 40 28 112 4.30 4.53 0.15 0.00 101.3 4.44 5 0.5 1.0 -0.1 2.3 26 .513 .503 $
1925 26 CHC NL 83.1 30 8 61 6.59 5.16 0.20 0.00 107.5 5.34 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .464 .493 $
1926 27 STL NL 152.0 26 21 89 5.27 4.61 0.28 0.00 100.9 4.36 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .443 .491 $
1927 28 STL NL 34.0 21 0 21 5.56 4.79 0.37 0.00 106.4 4.70 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 0 .484 .498 $
8 Seasons 748.1 165 81 393 4.73 4.69 0.21 0.00 102.4 4.60 -10 -0.8 1.0 -0.4 4.9 64 .495 .499 $
CHC (5 yrs) 554.1 117 59 280 4.55 4.73 0.18 0.00 102.5 4.67 8 1.0 1.0 -0.3 5.2 63 .508 .501 $
STL (2 yrs) 186.0 47 21 110 5.32 4.64 0.30 0.00 101.9 4.42 -18 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1 .462 .494 $
PHA (1 yr) 8.0 1 1 3 3.38 3.49 0.08 0.00 110.0 3.75 0 0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .538 .500 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1926 27 STL NL WS W NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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%
1918 19 PHA AL 31 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 90%
1921 22 CHC NL 105 0.0% 8.6% 8.6% 80%
1922 23 CHC NL 147 2.7% 7.5% 6.8% 79%
1923 24 CHC NL 738 1.1% 6.2% 7.7% 3.1% 14% 82%
1924 25 CHC NL 996 1.7% 7.5% 8.0% 4.5% 19% 80%
1925 26 CHC NL 395 2.3% 4.8% 10.4% 2.8% 9% 81%
1926 27 STL NL 658 2.3% 4.4% 6.4% 6.2% 23% 85%
1927 28 STL NL 152 2.0% 7.9% 5.3% 78%
8 Yrs 3222 1.8% 6.3% 7.7% 3.7% 15% 82%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.6% 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+
1918 19 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00 92
1919 20 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00 92
1920 21 0 1 .000 3.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 31 92 1.250 10.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.00 92
1921 22 0 4 .000 4.36 6 5 1 1 0 0 33.0 38 20 16 1 10 10 1 0 1 136 85 1.455 10.4 0.3 2.7 2.7 1.00 85
1922 23 1 6 .143 4.12 13 7 3 3 0 1 67.2 74 40 31 5 20 21 2 0 1 283 96 1.389 9.8 0.7 2.7 2.8 1.05 96
1923 24 13 14 .481 3.31 48 24 18 13 0 2 244.2 243 110 90 13 77 67 7 0 3 1021 121 1.308 8.9 0.5 2.8 2.5 0.87 121
1924 25 28 28 .500 3.55 88 52 26 28 0 5 479.1 485 222 189 30 157 142 11 1 7 2016 111 1.339 9.1 0.6 2.9 2.7 0.90 111
1925 26 30 34 .469 3.95 118 60 41 29 0 6 562.2 610 283 247 39 198 161 11 1 7 2411 101 1.436 9.8 0.6 3.2 2.6 0.81 101
1926 27 40 43 .482 4.08 144 81 44 41 1 6 714.2 789 372 324 54 240 190 12 1 8 3069 98 1.440 9.9 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.79 98
1927 28 42 44 .488 4.11 165 81 51 41 1 6 748.1 828 393 342 57 248 202 14 1 10 3221 97 1.438 10.0 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.81 97

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
1918 19 1 0 1.000 4.00 9.0 12 4 4 1 1 1 0 1.444 12.0 1.0 1.0 1.00 1.0 1
1921 22 1 1 .500 4.88 24.0 30 14 13 0 9 9 1 1.625 11.3 3.4 3.4 1.00 0.0 5
1922 23 2 1 .667 3.50 36.0 36 16 14 4 10 11 1 1.278 9.0 2.5 2.8 1.10 1.0 7
1923 24 13 7 .650 2.83 181.0 170 63 57 8 57 47 5 1.254 8.5 2.8 2.3 0.82 0.4 35
1924 25 13 13 .500 3.85 236.0 251 112 101 18 83 76 4 1.415 9.6 3.2 2.9 0.92 0.7 40
1925 26 3 6 .333 5.51 85.0 122 58 52 9 40 19 0 1.906 12.9 4.2 2.0 0.48 1.0 30
1926 27 8 9 .471 4.44 154.0 182 84 76 15 43 29 1 1.461 10.6 2.5 1.7 0.67 0.9 26
1927 28 2 2 .500 4.14 37.0 39 19 17 3 8 13 2 1.270 9.5 1.9 3.2 1.63 0.7 21
8 Yrs 43 39 .524 3.94 762.0 842 370 334 58 251 205 14 1.434 9.9 2.4 0.82 0.7 165

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1923 NL  3.00 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1923 NL  .600 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1923 NL  1.277 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 NL  8.593 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1924 NL  40 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1924 NL  3 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1924 NL  234.7 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1924 NL  75 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1924 NL  17 (2nd)
1926 NL  15 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1924 NL  80 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1924 NL  242 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1924 NL  14 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1924 NL  99 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1924 NL  4 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1924 NL  995 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1925 NL  15 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1923 NL  133 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1923 NL  21 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1923 NL  2.0 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1918 AL  born 1899-03-16 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 20 (1074), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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