Sam Kimber

Samuel Jackson Kimber

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 29, 1852 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1884
Teams (by GP): Atlantics/Grays 1884-1885

Final Game: September 29, 1885
Died: November 7, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Westminster Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA
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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
1883	30	CAM,BKN	N/A	28	10	.737	1.27	38	38		38	5		334.0	274	146	47		37	128			9			0.931	7.4		1.0	3.4	3.46	CAM,BKN · ISAS
1884	31	BRO	AA	18	20	.474	3.81	41	41	0	41	4	0	361.1	364	240	153	6	72	122	15	0	52	1562	87	1.207	9.1	0.1	1.8	3.0	1.69
1885	32	RMD,NWK	N/A	31	11	.738	1.58	43	43		40	2		354.0	333	201	62		59	143	43		31			1.107	8.5		1.5	3.6	2.42	RMD,NWK · EL
1885	32	PRO	NL	0	1	.000	11.25	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	15	13	10	1	5	4		0	1	42	26	2.500	16.9	1.1	5.6	4.5	0.80
1886	33	WPT,ATA,JER	B,N/A	12	7	.632	1.36	19	19		19	1		172.0	143	103	26		31	72	18		8			1.012	7.5		1.6	3.8	2.32	WPT,ATA,JER · PASA,SOUA,EL
1887	34	WHE,DBY	N/A	9	11	.450	2.65	21	21		19	1		173.1	218	132	51		40	44	21		16			1.488	11.3		2.1	2.3	1.10	WHE,DBY · OHSL,EL
1888	35	PRT	N/A	0	4	.000	4.78	4	4		3	0		32.0	48	36	17		9	7	4		3			1.781	13.5		2.5	2.0	0.78	PRT · NENL
2 Yrs				18	21	.462	3.97	42	42	0	42	4	0	369.1	379	253	163	7	77	126	15	0	53	1604	83	1.235	9.2	0.2	1.9	3.1	1.64
162 Game Avg.				15	17	.462	3.97	34	34	0	34	3	0	299	307	205	132	6	62	102		0	43	1298	83	1.235	9.2	0.2	1.9	3.1	1.64

PRO (1 yr)				0	1	.000	11.25	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	15	13	10	1	5	4		0	1	42	26	2.500	16.9	1.1	5.6	4.5	0.80
BRO (1 yr)				18	20	.474	3.81	41	41	0	41	4	0	361.1	364	240	153	6	72	122	15	0	52	1562	87	1.207	9.1	0.1	1.8	3.0	1.69

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	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1884	31	BRO	AA	361.1	41	41	240	5.98	5.30	-0.07	0.00	102.0	5.48	-7	-0.6	-0.4	0.8	-3	.484	.496	$
1885	32	PRO	NL	8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.08	0.17	0.00	96.0	4.71	-9	-0.4	-0.0	-0.4	-8	.090	.497	$
2 Seasons				369.1	42	42	253	6.17	5.30	-0.06	0.00	101.9	5.46	-16	-1.1	-0.4	0.4	-11	.475	.497	$

PRO (1 yr)				8.0	1	1	13	14.63	5.08	0.17	0.00	96.0	4.71	-9	-0.4	-0.0	-0.4	-8	.090	.497	$
BRO (1 yr)				361.1	41	41	240	5.98	5.30	-0.07	0.00	102.0	5.48	-7	-0.6	-0.4	0.8	-3	.484	.496	$

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+
1884	31	18	20	.474	3.81	41	41	0	41	4	0	361.1	364	240	153	6	72		122	15	0	52	1562	87	1.207	9.1	0.1	1.8	3.0	1.69	87
1885	32	18	21	.462	3.97	42	42	0	42	4	0	369.1	379	253	163	7	77		126	15	0	53	1604	83	1.235	9.2	0.2	1.9	3.1	1.64	83

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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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
1884	31	44	24	.647	2.97	615.0	532	226	203	9	105	208	22	1.036	7.8	1.5	3.0	1.98	0.1	41
1885	32	0	1	.000	11.45	11.0	22	16	14	1	7	5	0	2.636	18.0	5.7	4.1	0.71	0.8	1
2 Yrs		44	25	.638	3.12	626.0	554	242	217	10	112	213	22	1.064	8.0		3.1	1.90	0.1	42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y 1884 AA 4 (7th)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1884 AA 72 (8th)	Losses s c a p y 1884 AA 20 (9th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1884 AA 153 (8th)
Wild Pitches s c a p y 1884 AA 52 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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