Jack Kramer
John Henry Kramer
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 5, 1918 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Peters (New Orleans, LA)
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1939
Final Game: August 22, 1951
Died: May 18, 1995 in Metairie, LA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1939 21 SLB AL 9 16 .360 5.83 40 31 5 10 2 0 211.2 269 150 137 18 127 68 3 0 9 998 83 1.871 11.4 0.8 5.4 2.9 0.54
1940 22 SLB AL 3 7 .300 6.26 16 9 4 1 0 0 64.2 86 48 45 4 26 12 0 0 4 293 73 1.732 12.0 0.6 3.6 1.7 0.46
1941 23 SLB AL 4 3 .571 5.16 29 3 14 0 0 2 59.1 69 48 34 5 40 20 0 0 1 284 84 1.837 10.5 0.8 6.1 3.0 0.50
1943 25 SLB AL 0 0 8.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 11 8 8 0 8 4 1 0 2 46 42 2.111 11.0 0.0 8.0 4.0 0.50
1944 26 SLB AL 17 13 .567 2.49 33 31 2 18 1 0 257.0 233 94 71 3 75 124 1 2 2 1058 145 1.198 8.2 0.1 2.6 4.3 1.65 MVP-16
1945 27 SLB AL 10 15 .400 3.36 29 25 3 15 3 2 193.0 190 85 72 13 73 99 0 0 2 836 105 1.363 8.9 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.36
1946 28 SLB AL 13 11 .542 3.19 31 28 2 13 3 0 194.2 190 84 69 6 68 69 0 2 4 818 116 1.325 8.8 0.3 3.1 3.2 1.01 AS
1947 29 SLB AL 11 16 .407 4.97 33 28 3 9 1 1 199.1 206 123 110 16 89 77 2 0 4 867 78 1.480 9.3 0.7 4.0 3.5 0.87 AS
1948 30 BOS AL 18 5 .783 4.35 29 29 0 14 2 0 205.0 233 104 99 12 64 72 0 0 3 891 101 1.449 10.2 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.13
1949 31 BOS AL 6 8 .429 5.16 21 18 2 7 2 1 111.2 126 70 64 8 49 24 1 1 2 496 85 1.567 10.2 0.6 3.9 1.9 0.49
1950 32 NYG NL 3 6 .333 3.53 35 9 13 1 0 1 86.2 91 46 34 6 39 27 2 0 1 390 116 1.500 9.5 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.69
1951 33 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 5.76 23 4 9 0 0 0 45.1 57 35 29 1 24 17 0 1 1 216 67 1.787 11.3 0.2 4.8 3.4 0.71
1951 33 NYG NL 0 0 15.43 4 1 2 0 0 0 4.2 11 8 8 0 3 2 0 0 0 26 25 3.000 21.2 0.0 5.8 3.9 0.67
1951 33 NYY AL 1 3 .250 4.65 19 3 7 0 0 0 40.2 46 27 21 1 21 15 0 1 1 190 82 1.648 10.2 0.2 4.6 3.3 0.71
12 Seasons 95 103 .480 4.24 322 215 59 88 14 7 1637.1 1761 895 772 92 682 613 10 6 35 7193 95 1.492 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.90
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .480 4.24 41 27 7 11 2 1 207 223 113 98 12 86 78 1 1 4 911 95 1.492 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.90
SLB (8 yrs) 67 81 .453 4.13 214 155 35 66 10 5 1188.2 1254 640 546 65 506 473 7 4 28 5200 96 1.481 9.5 0.5 3.8 3.6 0.93
NYG (2 yrs) 3 6 .333 4.14 39 10 15 1 0 1 91.1 102 54 42 6 42 29 2 0 1 416 99 1.577 10.1 0.6 4.1 2.9 0.69
BOS (2 yrs) 24 13 .649 4.63 50 47 2 21 4 1 316.2 359 174 163 20 113 96 1 1 5 1387 94 1.491 10.2 0.6 3.2 2.7 0.85
NYY (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.65 19 3 7 0 0 0 40.2 46 27 21 1 21 15 0 1 1 190 82 1.648 10.2 0.2 4.6 3.3 0.71
AL (11 yrs) 92 97 .487 4.25 283 205 44 87 14 6 1546.0 1659 841 730 86 640 584 8 6 34 6777 95 1.487 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.91
NL (2 yrs) 3 6 .333 4.14 39 10 15 1 0 1 91.1 102 54 42 6 42 29 2 0 1 416 99 1.577 10.1 0.6 4.1 2.9 0.69

Postseason Pitching

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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
1944 26 SLB AL WS L STL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 9 2 0 0 4 1 12 0 0 0 46 1.182 7.4 0.0 3.3 9.8 3.00
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 9 2 0 0 4 1 12 0 0 0 46 1.182 7.4 0.0 3.3 9.8 3.00

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA 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
1945 SLB AL 27
1946 SLB AL 28 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 0.333 0.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
1947 SLB AL 29

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1939 21 9 16 .360 5.83 40 31 5 10 2 0 211.2 269 150 137 18 127 68 3 0 9 998 83 1.871 11.4 0.8 5.4 2.9 0.54 83
1940 22 12 23 .343 5.93 56 40 9 11 2 0 276.1 355 198 182 22 153 80 3 0 13 1291 81 1.838 11.6 0.7 5.0 2.6 0.52 81
1941 23 16 26 .381 5.79 85 43 23 11 2 2 335.2 424 246 216 27 193 100 3 0 14 1575 81 1.838 11.4 0.7 5.2 2.7 0.52 81
1942 24 16 26 .381 5.79 85 43 23 11 2 2 335.2 424 246 216 27 193 100 3 0 14 1575 81 1.838 11.4 0.7 5.2 2.7 0.52 81
1943 25 16 26 .381 5.85 88 43 25 11 2 2 344.2 435 254 224 27 201 104 4 0 16 1621 80 1.845 11.4 0.7 5.2 2.7 0.52 80
1944 26 33 39 .458 4.41 121 74 27 29 3 2 601.2 668 348 295 30 276 228 5 2 18 2679 96 1.569 10.0 0.4 4.1 3.4 0.83 96
1945 27 43 54 .443 4.16 150 99 30 44 6 4 794.2 858 433 367 43 349 327 5 2 20 3515 97 1.519 9.7 0.5 4.0 3.7 0.94 97
1946 28 56 65 .463 3.97 181 127 32 57 9 4 989.1 1048 517 436 49 417 396 5 4 24 4333 100 1.481 9.5 0.4 3.8 3.6 0.95 100
1947 29 67 81 .453 4.13 214 155 35 66 10 5 1188.2 1254 640 546 65 506 473 7 4 28 5200 96 1.481 9.5 0.5 3.8 3.6 0.93 96
1948 30 85 86 .497 4.17 243 184 35 80 12 5 1393.2 1487 744 645 77 570 545 7 4 31 6091 97 1.476 9.6 0.5 3.7 3.5 0.96 97
1949 31 91 94 .492 4.24 264 202 37 87 14 6 1505.1 1613 814 709 85 619 569 8 5 33 6587 96 1.483 9.6 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.92 96
1950 32 94 100 .485 4.20 299 211 50 88 14 7 1592.0 1704 860 743 91 658 596 10 5 34 6977 97 1.484 9.6 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.91 97
1951 33 95 103 .480 4.24 322 215 59 88 14 7 1637.1 1761 895 772 92 682 613 10 6 35 7193 95 1.492 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.4 0.90 95

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1939 21 10 15 .400 4.68 225.0 253 130 117 17 119 72 3 1.653 10.1 4.8 2.9 0.61 0.7 40
1940 22 3 4 .429 5.24 67.0 81 43 39 4 24 12 0 1.567 10.9 3.2 1.6 0.50 0.5 16
1941 23 3 3 .500 4.43 63.0 68 34 31 5 39 21 0 1.698 9.7 5.6 3.0 0.54 0.7 29
1943 25 0 0 10.00 9.0 12 11 10 0 9 4 1 2.333 12.0 9.0 4.0 0.44 0.0 3
1944 26 20 8 .714 2.63 260.0 245 84 76 3 79 125 1 1.246 8.5 2.7 4.3 1.58 0.1 33
1945 27 12 10 .545 3.73 198.0 210 91 82 14 81 102 0 1.470 9.5 3.7 4.6 1.26 0.6 29
1946 28 12 9 .571 3.42 195.0 199 82 74 6 71 69 0 1.385 9.2 3.3 3.2 0.97 0.3 31
1947 29 8 13 .381 5.30 197.0 215 129 116 17 93 76 2 1.563 9.8 4.2 3.5 0.82 0.8 33
1948 30 11 12 .478 4.05 211.0 233 106 95 12 64 74 0 1.408 9.9 2.7 3.2 1.16 0.5 29
1949 31 5 7 .417 4.74 114.0 125 67 60 8 49 24 1 1.526 9.9 3.9 1.9 0.49 0.6 21
1950 32 6 4 .600 3.36 91.0 93 38 34 6 40 28 2 1.462 9.2 4.0 2.8 0.70 0.6 35
1951 33 2 3 .400 5.94 47.0 60 34 31 1 25 18 0 1.809 11.5 4.8 3.4 0.72 0.2 23
12 Seasons 92 88 .511 4.11 1677.0 1794 849 765 93 693 625 10 1.483 9.6 3.4 0.90 0.5 322

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1945
1946 *
1947

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1944-AL-16-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1944 AL--2.486--5th

Wins s c a p y
1944 AL--17--5th
1948 AL--18--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 AL--.783--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1944 AL--1.198--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL--8.160--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL--2.810--4th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL--4.342--7th
1945 AL--4.617--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1939 AL--40--8th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1939 AL--211.7--10th
1944 AL--257.0--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 AL--124--4th
1945 AL--99--9th

Games Started s c a p y
1939 AL--31--4th
1944 AL--31--6th
1947 AL--28--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1944 AL--18--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 AL--2--4th
1945 AL--3--9th
1946 AL--3--8th
1948 AL--2--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--18--6th
1945 AL--13--1st
1947 AL--16--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 AL--127--2nd
1947 AL--89--10th

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--269--3rd
1944 AL--233--6th
1948 AL--233--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1944 AL--1.653--7th
1945 AL--1.356--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 AL--.105--2nd
1946 AL--.277--5th

Losses s c a p y
1939 AL--16--4th
1945 AL--15--2nd
1947 AL--16--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1939 AL--137--2nd
1947 AL--110--1st
1948 AL--99--8th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1939 AL--9--5th
1946 AL--4--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 AL--3--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1939 AL--998--7th
1944 AL--1058--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1944 AL--145--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 32 (509), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (528), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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