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Joe Krakauskas

Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 203 lb.

Born: March 28, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1937
Teams (by GP): Senators/Indians 1937-1946

Final Game: September 18, 1946
Died: July 8, 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, CAN
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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
1937 22 WSH AL 4 1 .800 2.70 5 4 1 3 0 0 40.0 33 14 12 0 22 18 0 0 0 168 166 1.375 7.4 0.0 5.0 4.1 0.82
1938 23 WSH AL 7 5 .583 3.12 29 10 11 5 1 0 121.1 99 61 42 4 88 104 3 0 4 551 145 1.541 7.3 0.3 6.5 7.7 1.18
1939 24 WSH AL 11 17 .393 4.60 39 29 8 12 0 1 217.1 230 125 111 13 114 110 1 1 5 966 94 1.583 9.5 0.5 4.7 4.6 0.96
1940 25 WSH AL 1 6 .143 6.44 32 10 16 2 0 2 109.0 137 90 78 7 73 68 0 0 7 527 65 1.927 11.3 0.6 6.0 5.6 0.93
1941 26 CLE AL 1 2 .333 4.10 12 5 5 0 0 0 41.2 39 25 19 3 29 25 0 0 1 189 97 1.632 8.4 0.6 6.3 5.4 0.86
1942 27 CLE AL 0 0 3.86 3 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 1 32 95 1.571 9.0 1.3 5.1 2.6 0.50
1946 31 CLE AL 2 5 .286 5.51 29 5 11 0 0 1 47.1 60 31 29 2 25 20 0 0 1 221 60 1.796 11.4 0.4 4.8 3.8 0.80
7 Yrs 26 36 .419 4.53 149 63 54 22 1 4 583.2 605 349 294 30 355 347 4 1 19 2654 93 1.645 9.3 0.5 5.5 5.4 0.98
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .419 4.53 48 20 17 7 0 1 187 194 112 94 10 114 111 1 0 6 851 93 1.645 9.3 0.5 5.5 5.4 0.98
WSH (4 yrs) 23 29 .442 4.48 105 53 36 22 1 3 487.2 499 290 243 24 297 300 4 1 16 2212 97 1.632 9.2 0.4 5.5 5.5 1.01
CLE (3 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.78 44 10 18 0 0 1 96.0 106 59 51 6 58 47 0 0 3 442 76 1.708 9.9 0.6 5.4 4.4 0.81

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
1937 22 WSH AL 40.0 5 4 14 3.15 5.43 0.15 0.00 93.9 4.96 8 0.8 1.0 -0.0 1.1 13 .659 .505 $
1938 23 WSH AL 121.1 29 10 61 4.52 5.61 0.05 0.00 93.4 5.19 8 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.7 25 .525 .504 $
1939 24 WSH AL 217.1 39 29 125 5.18 5.35 0.08 0.00 93.8 4.94 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.2 21 .485 .496 $
1940 25 WSH AL 109.0 32 10 90 7.43 5.13 -0.24 0.00 95.3 5.12 -29 -2.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.9 -18 .419 .484 $
1941 26 CLE AL 41.2 12 5 25 5.40 4.88 0.01 0.00 94.9 4.62 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 0 .469 .498 $
1942 27 CLE AL 7.0 3 0 3 3.86 4.91 0.20 0.00 92.5 4.35 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .512 .500 $
1946 31 CLE AL 47.1 29 5 31 5.89 4.21 -0.01 0.00 90.3 3.81 -11 -1.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -7 .459 .493 $
7 Seasons 583.2 149 63 349 5.38 5.24 0.01 0.00 93.8 4.91 -34 -3.2 1.0 -0.4 1.2 35 .478 .497 $
WSH (4 yrs) 487.2 105 53 290 5.35 5.37 0.01 0.00 94.0 5.04 -20 -1.7 1.0 -0.3 2.1 41 .484 .497 $
CLE (3 yrs) 96.0 44 10 59 5.53 4.55 0.01 0.00 92.5 4.20 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -6 .465 .497 $

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%
1937 22 WSH AL 168 0.0% 10.7% 13.1% 0.6% 3% 76%
1938 23 WSH AL 551 0.7% 18.9% 16.0% 1.6% 9% 62%
1939 24 WSH AL 966 1.4% 11.4% 11.8% 3.2% 14% 74%
1940 25 WSH AL 527 1.3% 12.9% 13.9% 2.3% 9% 70%
1941 26 CLE AL 189 1.6% 13.2% 15.3% 69%
1942 27 CLE AL 32 3.1% 6.3% 12.5% 75%
1946 31 CLE AL 221 0.9% 9.1% 11.3% 76%
7 Yrs 2654 1.1% 13.1% 13.4% 2.0% 9% 71%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 2.9% 12% 79%

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+
1937 22 4 1 .800 2.70 5 4 1 3 0 0 40.0 33 14 12 0 22 18 0 0 0 168 166 1.375 7.4 0.0 5.0 4.1 0.82 166
1938 23 11 6 .647 3.01 34 14 12 8 1 0 161.1 132 75 54 4 110 122 3 0 4 719 150 1.500 7.4 0.2 6.1 6.8 1.11 150
1939 24 22 23 .489 3.92 73 43 20 20 1 1 378.2 362 200 165 17 224 232 4 1 9 1685 112 1.548 8.6 0.4 5.3 5.5 1.04 112
1940 25 23 29 .442 4.48 105 53 36 22 1 3 487.2 499 290 243 24 297 300 4 1 16 2212 97 1.632 9.2 0.4 5.5 5.5 1.01 97
1941 26 24 31 .436 4.45 117 58 41 22 1 3 529.1 538 315 262 27 326 325 4 1 17 2401 97 1.632 9.1 0.5 5.5 5.5 1.00 97
1942 27 24 31 .436 4.45 120 58 43 22 1 3 536.1 545 318 265 28 330 327 4 1 18 2433 97 1.631 9.1 0.5 5.5 5.5 0.99 97
1943 28 24 31 .436 4.45 120 58 43 22 1 3 536.1 545 318 265 28 330 327 4 1 18 2433 97 1.631 9.1 0.5 5.5 5.5 0.99 97
1944 29 24 31 .436 4.45 120 58 43 22 1 3 536.1 545 318 265 28 330 327 4 1 18 2433 97 1.631 9.1 0.5 5.5 5.5 0.99 97
1945 30 24 31 .436 4.45 120 58 43 22 1 3 536.1 545 318 265 28 330 327 4 1 18 2433 97 1.631 9.1 0.5 5.5 5.5 0.99 97
1946 31 26 36 .419 4.53 149 63 54 22 1 4 583.2 605 349 294 30 355 347 4 1 19 2654 93 1.645 9.3 0.5 5.5 5.4 0.98 93

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
1937 22 3 1 .750 2.48 40.0 32 12 11 0 21 18 0 1.325 7.2 4.7 4.1 0.86 0.0 5
1938 23 10 4 .714 2.66 132.0 98 43 39 4 87 113 3 1.402 6.7 5.9 7.7 1.30 0.3 29
1939 24 11 13 .458 4.32 223.0 232 119 107 13 115 113 1 1.556 9.4 4.6 4.6 0.98 0.5 39
1940 25 4 8 .333 6.05 113.0 138 84 76 7 74 70 0 1.876 11.0 5.9 5.6 0.95 0.6 32
1941 26 2 2 .500 4.07 42.0 40 21 19 3 30 25 0 1.667 8.6 6.4 5.4 0.83 0.6 12
1942 27 0 0 3.38 8.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 1.375 7.9 4.5 2.3 0.50 1.1 3
1946 31 1 4 .200 7.00 45.0 68 39 35 2 28 19 0 2.133 13.6 5.6 3.8 0.68 0.4 29
7 Yrs 31 32 .492 4.33 603.0 615 321 290 30 359 360 4 1.615 9.2 5.4 1.00 0.4 149

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 AL  4.555 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1939 AL  217.3 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1938 AL  104 (8th)
1939 AL  110 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1939 AL  29 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 AL  114 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL  230 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1939 AL  17 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 AL  111 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1939 AL  5 (8th)
1940 AL  7 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1939 AL  966 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1940 AL  16 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 12 (1363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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