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Russ Kemmerer

Russell Paul Kemmerer (Rusty, Dutch or Kimmersak)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lb.

Born: November 1, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA
Schools: Glenville State College (Glenville, WV), University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1954
Teams (by GP): Senators/WhiteSox/Colt.45's/RedSox 1954-1963

Final Game: June 23, 1963
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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
1954 22 BOS AL 5 3 .625 3.82 19 9 3 2 1 0 75.1 71 35 32 4 41 37 2 2 1 328 109 1.487 8.5 0.5 4.9 4.4 0.90
1955 23 BOS AL 1 1 .500 7.27 7 2 2 0 0 0 17.1 18 14 14 3 15 1 13 0 0 2 82 61 1.904 9.3 1.6 7.8 6.8 0.87
1957 25 TOT AL 7 11 .389 4.95 40 26 4 6 0 0 176.1 219 112 97 20 73 5 82 2 0 6 795 78 1.656 11.2 1.0 3.7 4.2 1.12
1957 25 BOS AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19 97 1.750 11.3 0.0 4.5 2.3 0.50
1957 25 WSH AL 7 11 .389 4.96 39 26 4 6 0 0 172.1 214 110 95 20 71 4 81 2 0 5 776 78 1.654 11.2 1.0 3.7 4.2 1.14
1958 26 WSH AL 6 15 .286 4.61 40 30 2 6 0 0 224.1 234 122 115 25 74 5 111 4 1 7 968 83 1.373 9.4 1.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
1959 27 WSH AL 8 17 .320 4.50 37 28 5 8 0 0 206.0 221 116 103 20 71 3 89 4 2 10 894 88 1.417 9.7 0.9 3.1 3.9 1.25
1960 28 TOT AL 6 5 .545 3.59 39 10 9 2 1 2 138.0 129 60 55 7 55 4 86 2 0 6 586 108 1.333 8.4 0.5 3.6 5.6 1.56
1960 28 WSH AL 0 2 .000 7.79 3 3 0 0 0 0 17.1 18 15 15 2 10 0 10 1 0 1 79 52 1.615 9.3 1.0 5.2 5.2 1.00
1960 28 CHW AL 6 3 .667 2.98 36 7 9 2 1 2 120.2 111 45 40 5 45 4 76 1 0 5 507 129 1.293 8.3 0.4 3.4 5.7 1.69
1961 29 CHW AL 3 3 .500 4.38 47 2 10 0 0 2 96.2 102 53 47 10 26 1 35 0 0 2 404 90 1.324 9.5 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.35
1962 30 TOT MLB 7 4 .636 4.03 56 2 21 0 0 3 96.0 102 48 43 13 26 2 40 3 0 5 408 95 1.333 9.6 1.2 2.4 3.8 1.54
1962 30 CHW AL 2 1 .667 3.86 20 0 6 0 0 0 28.0 30 14 12 3 11 1 17 0 0 3 125 103 1.464 9.6 1.0 3.5 5.5 1.55
1962 30 HOU NL 5 3 .625 4.10 36 2 15 0 0 3 68.0 72 34 31 10 15 1 23 3 0 2 283 92 1.279 9.5 1.3 2.0 3.0 1.53
1963 31 HOU NL 0 0 5.65 17 0 4 0 0 1 36.2 48 28 23 1 8 0 12 0 2 3 164 57 1.527 11.8 0.2 2.0 2.9 1.50
9 Yrs 43 59 .422 4.46 302 109 60 24 2 8 1066.2 1144 588 529 103 389 21 505 17 7 42 4629 87 1.437 9.7 0.9 3.3 4.3 1.30
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .422 4.46 50 18 10 4 0 1 176 189 97 88 17 64 84 3 1 7 766 87 1.437 9.7 0.9 3.3 4.3 1.30
WSH (4 yrs) 21 45 .318 4.76 119 87 11 20 0 0 620.0 687 363 328 67 226 12 291 11 3 23 2717 82 1.473 10.0 1.0 3.3 4.2 1.29
BOS (3 yrs) 6 4 .600 4.47 27 11 5 2 1 0 96.2 94 51 48 7 58 2 51 2 2 4 429 94 1.572 8.8 0.7 5.4 4.7 0.88
CHW (3 yrs) 11 7 .611 3.63 103 9 25 2 1 4 245.1 243 112 99 18 82 6 128 1 0 10 1036 107 1.325 8.9 0.7 3.0 4.7 1.56
HOU (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 4.64 53 2 19 0 0 4 104.2 120 62 54 11 23 1 35 3 2 5 447 77 1.366 10.3 0.9 2.0 3.0 1.52
AL (8 yrs) 38 56 .404 4.44 249 107 41 24 2 4 962.0 1024 526 475 92 366 20 470 14 5 37 4182 88 1.445 9.6 0.9 3.4 4.4 1.28
NL (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 4.64 53 2 19 0 0 4 104.2 120 62 54 11 23 1 35 3 2 5 447 77 1.366 10.3 0.9 2.0 3.0 1.52

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
1954 22 BOS AL 75.1 19 9 35 4.18 4.22 0.05 0.00 109.8 4.59 3 0.4 .8 -0.1 0.9 10 .520 .502 $
1955 23 BOS AL 17.1 7 2 14 7.27 4.28 0.23 0.00 111.9 4.53 -5 -0.5 .8 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .424 .497 $
1957 25 BOS AL 4.0 1 0 2 4.50 4.10 0.19 0.00 110.0 4.30 -0 -0.0 .9 -0.0 0.0 0 .493 .500 $
1957 25 WSH AL 172.1 39 26 110 5.74 4.25 -0.65 0.00 102.4 5.02 -13 -1.4 .8 -0.1 -0.2 1 .464 .491 $
1958 26 WSH AL 224.1 40 30 122 4.89 4.26 -0.43 0.00 101.5 4.75 -3 -0.4 1.1 -0.1 1.2 15 .491 .498 $
1959 27 WSH AL 206.0 37 28 116 5.07 4.42 -0.38 0.00 101.5 4.87 -3 -0.3 .4 -0.1 1.1 14 .492 .498 $
1960 28 WSH AL 17.1 3 3 15 7.79 4.67 -0.08 0.08 103.5 5.00 -5 -0.5 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .341 .497 $
1960 28 CHW AL 120.2 36 7 45 3.36 4.32 0.28 -0.10 99.8 3.94 9 0.9 1.3 -0.1 1.8 18 .526 .506 $
1961 29 CHW AL 96.2 47 2 53 4.93 4.66 -0.00 -0.17 97.5 4.38 -5 -0.5 .7 -0.1 0.1 3 .488 .497 $
1962 30 CHW AL 28.0 20 0 14 4.50 4.46 0.16 -0.18 100.3 4.13 -1 -0.1 .5 -0.0 0.1 1 .496 .499 $
1962 30 HOU NL 68.0 36 2 34 4.50 4.40 -0.58 -0.15 96.8 4.67 1 0.1 .9 -0.1 0.6 9 .502 .501 $
1963 31 HOU NL 36.2 17 0 28 6.87 3.94 -0.52 -0.17 102.6 4.40 -10 -1.1 .6 0.1 -0.7 -6 .433 .493 $
9 Seasons 1066.2 302 109 588 4.96 4.34 -0.28 -0.05 101.6 4.65 -34 -3.4 .8 -0.6 4.1 58 .489 .498 $
WSH (4 yrs) 620.0 119 87 363 5.27 4.32 -0.47 0.00 101.8 4.87 -25 -2.5 .8 -0.3 1.7 26 .479 .496 $
BOS (3 yrs) 96.2 27 11 51 4.75 4.23 0.08 0.00 110.1 4.56 -2 -0.2 .8 -0.1 0.5 6 .494 .500 $
CHW (3 yrs) 245.1 103 9 112 4.11 4.47 0.15 -0.14 99.0 4.13 2 0.3 .8 -0.2 2.0 23 .503 .501 $
HOU (2 yrs) 104.2 53 2 62 5.33 4.24 -0.56 -0.16 98.8 4.58 -10 -1.1 .8 0.0 -0.1 3 .480 .497 $

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
1954 22 BOS AL 19 329 276 35 71 6 5 4 7 4 41 37 .257 .352 .359 .711 .279 99 6 2 5 5 3
1955 23 BOS AL 7 82 67 14 18 5 0 3 1 0 15 13 .269 .402 .478 .880 .294 32 2 0 0 0 1 0
1957 25 BOS AL 1 19 15 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .389 .400 .789 .333 6 0 0 1 1 1 0
1957 25 TOT AL 40 795 707 112 219 35 5 20 5 8 73 82 .310 .373 .458 .831 .326 324 21 2 7 6 5 8
1957 25 WSH AL 39 776 692 110 214 34 5 20 5 8 71 81 .309 .373 .460 .832 .326 318 21 2 6 5 4 8
1958 26 WSH AL 40 968 868 122 234 43 11 25 12 5 74 111 .270 .327 .431 .758 .282 374 13 4 13 9 5 11
1959 27 WSH AL 37 899 807 116 221 37 11 20 12 2 71 89 .274 .333 .421 .755 .286 340 16 4 11 6 3 11
1960 28 CHW AL 36 508 449 45 111 19 1 5 2 3 45 76 .247 .315 .327 .642 .285 147 12 1 9 4 4 8
1960 28 TOT AL 39 587 516 60 129 22 1 7 3 3 55 86 .250 .322 .337 .659 .285 174 13 2 9 5 4 9
1960 28 WSH AL 3 79 67 15 18 3 0 2 1 0 10 10 .269 .367 .403 .770 .286 27 1 1 0 1 0 1
1961 29 CHW AL 47 405 367 53 102 11 1 10 4 2 26 35 .278 .323 .395 .718 .283 145 10 0 9 3 1 4
1962 30 CHW AL 20 124 110 14 30 5 0 3 2 0 11 17 .273 .339 .400 .739 .300 44 2 0 3 0 1 2
1962 30 HOU NL 36 284 266 34 72 9 3 10 6 4 15 23 .271 .317 .440 .757 .266 117 5 3 0 0 1 4
1962 30 TOT MLB 56 408 376 48 102 14 3 13 8 4 26 40 .271 .323 .428 .752 .276 161 7 3 3 0 2 6
1963 31 HOU NL 17 163 149 28 48 9 2 1 2 0 8 12 .322 .352 .430 .782 .341 64 3 0 4 2 0 2
9 Yrs 302 4636 4133 588 1144 182 39 103 54 28 389 505 .277 .339 .414 .753 .292 1713 91 17 61 36 21 54
162 Game Avg. 50 767 684 97 189 30 6 17 9 5 64 84 .277 .339 .414 .753 .292 283 15 3 10 6 9
MLB Averages .256 .325 .390 .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
1954 22 BOS AL 2.7 0.3 347 -0.1 5.4 -5.5 .96 0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.96 0.7 2 2 5
1955 23 BOS AL -4.3 -0.4 86 0.0 1.4 -1.4 .92 -0.1 0.2 -5.8 -0.5 0.92 -4.7 1 1 3
1957 25 TOT AL -22.3 -2.2 818 -3.9 13.4 -17.4 1.06 -3.4 -0.3 -30.4 -3.0 1.06 -37.0 2 1 10
1957 25 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 20 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 1.01 -0.1 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 1.01 -0.8 0 1 0
1957 25 WSH AL -22.4 -2.2 798 -3.8 13.2 -17.0 1.06 -3.4 -0.3 -30.4 -3.0 1.06 -36.2 2 0 10
1958 26 WSH AL -16.9 -1.7 998 -2.1 15.6 -17.7 .97 -1.4 -0.8 -16.9 -1.7 0.97 -13.4 3 2 5
1959 27 WSH AL -12.0 -1.2 926 -2.5 14.3 -16.8 .95 -1.2 -1.4 -16.4 -1.6 0.95 -9.3 1 1 7
1960 28 TOT AL 5.2 0.6 603 0.1 10.1 -10.0 1.02 0.9 -0.8 11.0 1.3 1.02 11.9 9 12 8
1960 28 WSH AL -6.2 -0.6 83 -0.9 1.1 -2.0 .98 -0.3 -0.6 -7.3 -0.6 0.98 -3.7 0 0 0
1960 28 CHW AL 11.4 1.2 520 1.0 9.0 -8.0 1.03 1.2 -0.2 18.4 1.9 1.03 15.7 9 12 8
1961 29 CHW AL -4.8 -0.5 414 -0.5 4.7 -5.2 .67 0.4 -1.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.67 5.5 6 9 30
1962 30 TOT MLB -1.8 -0.2 432 -0.0 5.3 -5.3 .71 -0.4 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.71 -4.3 8 10 36
1962 30 CHW AL 0.2 0.0 132 0.2 1.6 -1.4 .66 -0.1 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.66 0.1 2 1 17
1962 30 HOU NL -2.0 -0.2 300 -0.2 3.8 -4.0 .73 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.73 -4.4 6 9 19
1963 31 HOU NL -11.0 -1.1 172 -0.2 1.3 -1.5 .48 -0.6 0.2 -11.3 -1.2 0.48 -7.5 3 1 13
9 Yrs -65.1 -6.4 4796 -9.1 71.5 -80.7 .92 -5.6 -4.3 -67.6 -6.5 0.92 -58.0 35 39 117

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 Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1954 22 BOS AL 19 9 3 3 3 0 1 5 4 .556 0 1 2 1 5 56% 49.0 84 25 13 3 2 4 3.7 3.8 5.9
1955 23 BOS AL 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 34.0 40 28 3 0 0 2 7.4 0.0 3.3
1957 25 TOT AL 40 26 6 11 9 0 0 11 15 .423 1 6 6 0 10 38% 71 19 17 9 12 4 5.2 5.4 5.7
1957 25 WSH AL 39 26 6 11 9 0 0 11 15 .423 1 6 6 0 10 38% 43.8 71 19 17 9 12 4 5.2 5.4 5.7
1958 26 WSH AL 40 30 6 15 9 1 5 13 16 .448 2 4 6 0 13 43% 47.7 79 6 21 5 20 2 3.6 3.1 6.6
1959 27 WSH AL 37 28 8 17 3 1 3 9 19 .321 0 3 8 0 12 43% 47.2 72 19 11 4 15 6 3.6 3.7 6.8
1960 28 TOT AL 39 10 2 3 5 0 0 6 4 .600 1 2 2 1 2 20% 45.8 81 29 16 10 2 4 5.7 6.2 5.6
1960 28 WSH AL 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 0 0% 38.7 47 29 3 1 0 2 4.3 4.2 5.8
1960 28 CHW AL 36 7 2 1 4 0 0 5 2 .714 1 1 2 1 2 29% 48.9 81 37 13 9 2 2 6.3 7.2 5.5
1961 29 CHW AL 47 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 1 1 0 0 0 0% 37.5 50 25 16 10 2 0 6.0 4.0 4.3
1962 30 TOT MLB 56 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 1 50% 56 33 23 7 2 0 0.0 0.0 4.3
1962 30 HOU NL 36 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 1 50% 44.5 56 33 13 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 4.3
8 Yrs 264 109 25 52 32 2 10 46 62 .426 5 18 24 2 43 39% 46 84 6 110 42 55 22 4.2 4.0 6.1
MLB Averages .500 51% 51 118 -14 4.4 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1954 22 BOS AL 19 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 38% 5 .957 2 2 5 0 1 9 4 6 8 1 8 0 6.6
1955 23 BOS AL 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 5 .918 1 1 3 0 1 4 2 3 3 1 3 0 6.4
1957 25 TOT AL 40 14 4 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 6 5 83% 1.057 2 1 10 2 1 11 3 11 7 2 7 4 5.8
1957 25 BOS AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.011 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12.0
1957 25 WSH AL 39 13 4 1 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 6 5 83% 3 1.058 2 0 10 2 1 10 3 10 6 2 6 4 5.3
1958 26 WSH AL 40 10 2 0 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 15 3 20% 3 .971 3 2 5 1 0 9 7 3 9 0 9 3 8.2
1959 27 WSH AL 37 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 6 .948 1 1 7 0 0 9 4 5 5 1 5 2 5.3
1960 28 TOT AL 39 29 9 4 2 2 2 0 100% 4 1 26 5 19% 1.021 9 12 8 5 4 20 16 13 24 1 24 3 8.5
1960 28 CHW AL 36 29 9 4 2 2 2 0 100% 4 1 26 5 19% 4 1.028 9 12 8 5 4 20 16 13 24 1 24 3 8.5
1961 29 CHW AL 47 45 10 3 3 2 2 0 100% 3 1 42 15 36% 3 .667 6 9 30 4 3 38 24 21 28 10 29 10 5.9
1962 30 TOT MLB 56 54 21 7 2 4 3 1 75% 4 0 34 7 21% .709 8 10 36 7 2 45 20 34 28 11 32 13 4.9
1962 30 CHW AL 20 20 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 36% 7 .657 2 1 17 1 1 18 7 13 6 4 10 5 4.2
1962 30 HOU NL 36 34 15 5 1 4 3 1 75% 4 0 20 2 10% 9 .731 6 9 19 6 1 27 13 21 22 7 22 8 5.2
1963 31 HOU NL 17 17 4 0 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 10 3 30% 3 .482 3 1 13 1 1 15 7 10 14 1 15 2 6.5
9 Yrs 299 193 60 18 7 11 8 3 73% 14 2 153 45 29% .918 35 39 117 20 13 160 87 106 126 28 132 37 6.2

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%
1954 22 BOS AL 329 58% 1.2% 11.3% 12.5% 4.6% 21% 0.73 73% 71 6 8%
1955 23 BOS AL 82 63% 3.7% 15.9% 18.3% 9.8% 44% 0.73 62% 12 2 17%
1957 25 TOT AL 795 64% 2.5% 10.3% 9.2% 7.6% 27% 1.08 77% 177 21 12%
1957 25 BOS AL 19 74% 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 5.3% 20% 1.20 79% 4 0 0%
1957 25 WSH AL 776 64% 2.6% 10.4% 9.2% 7.6% 28% 1.07 77% 173 21 12%
1958 26 WSH AL 968 64% 2.6% 11.5% 7.6% 8.2% 34% 0.93 77% 171 13 8%
1959 27 WSH AL 899 63% 2.2% 9.9% 7.9% 7.6% 31% 1.21 78% 167 16 10%
1960 28 TOT AL 587 63% 1.2% 14.7% 9.4% 5.1% 23% 1.48 73% 114 13 11%
1960 28 WSH AL 79 65% 2.5% 12.7% 12.7% 6.3% 28% 1.41 71% 16 1 6%
1960 28 CHW AL 508 62% 1.0% 15.0% 8.9% 4.9% 23% 1.50 73% 98 12 12%
1961 29 CHW AL 405 66% 2.5% 8.6% 6.4% 5.4% 22% 1.47 80% 71 10 14%
1962 30 TOT MLB 408 60% 3.2% 9.8% 6.4% 7.4% 29% 1.66 79% 76 7 9%
1962 30 CHW AL 124 64% 2.4% 13.7% 8.9% 6.5% 27% 1.36 73% 32 2 6%
1962 30 HOU NL 284 58% 3.5% 8.1% 5.3% 7.8% 31% 1.79 82% 44 5 11%
1963 31 HOU NL 163 56% 0.6% 7.4% 4.9% 7.4% 25% 1.37 85% 36 3 8%
9 Yrs 4636 63% 2.2% 10.9% 8.4% 7.0% 28% 1.16 77% 895 91 10%
MLB Averages 51% 2.4% 13.3% 9.0% 6.6% 29% 1.01 76% 10%

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
1954 22 BOS AL 329 71 4 1 5 3 1 1 3 18 12 3 67% 3 1 1 132 7 4 64% 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 11 0
1955 23 BOS AL 82 18 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 33% 0 2 1 34 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1957 25 TOT AL 795 219 20 0 18 13 7 15 5 55 29 11 53% 8 6 4 335 5 8 38% 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 18 0
1957 25 BOS AL 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1957 25 WSH AL 776 214 20 0 18 13 7 15 5 54 28 11 52% 8 5 4 326 5 8 38% 4 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 14 0
1958 26 WSH AL 968 234 25 2 27 15 10 13 12 54 32 9 59% 11 7 4 355 12 5 71% 10 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 0
1959 27 WSH AL 899 221 20 0 22 15 5 10 10 59 25 10 42% 11 10 3 338 12 2 86% 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
1960 28 TOT AL 587 129 7 0 14 3 4 4 3 25 15 6 60% 9 6 2 225 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
1960 28 WSH AL 79 18 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 3 1 60% 1 1 1 29 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1960 28 CHW AL 508 111 5 0 13 2 3 2 3 20 12 5 60% 8 5 1 196 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
1961 29 CHW AL 405 102 10 0 14 3 7 3 7 24 14 2 58% 4 2 0 157 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
1962 30 TOT MLB 408 102 13 0 7 6 7 6 7 14 6 2 43% 6 5 2 157 8 4 67% 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
1962 30 CHW AL 124 30 3 0 5 1 2 1 2 7 2 1 29% 2 3 2 53 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1962 30 HOU NL 284 72 10 0 2 5 5 5 5 7 4 1 57% 4 2 0 104 6 4 60% 4 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
1963 31 HOU NL 163 48 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 15 8 1 53% 2 3 1 67 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
9 Yrs 4636 1144 103 4 112 59 44 54 49 267 142 44 53% 54 42 18 1800 54 28 66% 46 26 8 2 0 0 12 0 123 0
MLB Averages 51% 60%

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+
1954 22 5 3 .625 3.82 19 9 3 2 1 0 75.1 71 35 32 4 41 37 2 2 1 328 109 1.487 8.5 0.5 4.9 4.4 0.90 109
1955 23 6 4 .600 4.47 26 11 5 2 1 0 92.2 89 49 46 7 56 1 50 2 2 3 410 94 1.565 8.6 0.7 5.4 4.9 0.89 94
1956 24 6 4 .600 4.47 26 11 5 2 1 0 92.2 89 49 46 7 56 1 50 2 2 3 410 94 1.565 8.6 0.7 5.4 4.9 0.89 94
1957 25 13 15 .464 4.78 66 37 9 8 1 0 269.0 308 161 143 27 129 6 132 4 2 9 1205 83 1.625 10.3 0.9 4.3 4.4 1.02 83
1958 26 19 30 .388 4.71 106 67 11 14 1 0 493.1 542 283 258 52 203 11 243 8 3 16 2173 83 1.510 9.9 0.9 3.7 4.4 1.20 83
1959 27 27 47 .365 4.65 143 95 16 22 1 0 699.1 763 399 361 72 274 14 332 12 5 26 3067 84 1.483 9.8 0.9 3.5 4.3 1.21 84
1960 28 33 52 .388 4.47 182 105 25 24 2 2 837.1 892 459 416 79 329 18 418 14 5 32 3653 88 1.458 9.6 0.8 3.5 4.5 1.27 88
1961 29 36 55 .396 4.46 229 107 35 24 2 4 934.0 994 512 463 89 355 19 453 14 5 34 4057 88 1.444 9.6 0.9 3.4 4.4 1.28 88
1962 30 43 59 .422 4.42 285 109 56 24 2 7 1030.0 1096 560 506 102 381 21 493 17 5 39 4465 88 1.434 9.6 0.9 3.3 4.3 1.29 88
1963 31 43 59 .422 4.46 302 109 60 24 2 8 1066.2 1144 588 529 103 389 21 505 17 7 42 4629 87 1.437 9.7 0.9 3.3 4.3 1.30 87

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
1954 22 4 4 .500 3.79 76.0 72 36 32 4 42 37 2 1.500 8.5 5.0 4.4 0.88 0.5 19
1955 23 0 1 .000 6.50 18.0 18 14 13 3 15 13 0 1.833 9.0 7.5 6.5 0.87 1.5 7
1957 25 7 12 .368 5.43 174.0 233 117 105 21 78 81 2 1.787 12.1 4.0 4.2 1.04 1.1 40
1958 26 10 15 .400 5.02 226.0 250 140 126 27 79 112 4 1.456 10.0 3.1 4.5 1.42 1.1 40
1959 27 10 13 .435 4.61 209.0 230 119 107 21 74 90 4 1.455 9.9 3.2 3.9 1.22 0.9 37
1960 28 8 7 .533 3.73 140.0 136 64 58 7 58 87 2 1.386 8.7 3.7 5.6 1.50 0.5 39
1961 29 4 6 .400 4.60 92.0 102 52 47 10 26 33 0 1.391 10.0 2.5 3.2 1.27 1.0 47
1962 30 5 5 .500 4.30 92.0 103 49 44 13 26 38 3 1.402 10.1 2.5 3.7 1.46 1.3 56
1963 31 1 2 .333 7.41 34.0 53 31 28 1 9 11 0 1.824 14.0 2.4 2.9 1.22 0.3 17
9 Yrs 49 65 .430 4.75 1061.0 1197 622 560 107 407 502 17 1.512 10.2 4.3 1.23 0.9 302

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1957 AL  20 (10th)
1958 AL  25 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1957 AL  219 (8th)
1958 AL  234 (4th)
1959 AL  221 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1958 AL  15 (3rd)
1959 AL  17 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1957 AL  97 (6th)
1958 AL  115 (2nd)
1959 AL  103 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1957 AL  6 (5th)
1958 AL  7 (4th)
1959 AL  10 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1958 AL  968 (9th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Kent Bottenfield (970)
  2. Jim Owens (964)
  3. Jorge Sosa (960)
  4. Darren Dreifort (960)
  5. Dickie Noles (959)
  6. Erv Palica (958)
  7. Boom-Boom Beck (958)
  8. Sarge Connally (956)
  9. Ron Schueler (952)
  10. Bill Fischer (950)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Dustin McGowan (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Dick Pole (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dave Lemanczyk (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dave Lemanczyk (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dave Lemanczyk (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ray Herbert (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Kent Bottenfield (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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