Jack Kraus

John William Kraus (Tex or Texas Jack)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 26, 1918 in San Antonio, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1943
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Giants 1943-1946

Final Game: September 11, 1946
Died: January 2, 1976 in San Antonio, TX
Buried: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX
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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
1936	18	CLE-min	D	4	7	.364	5.38	17						97.0	111	75	58		51							1.670	10.3		4.7			MEN · PASA
1937	19	CLE-min	D	12	14	.462	4.05	42						251.0	199	128	113		150							1.390	7.1		5.4			OPL · EVAN
1938	20	CHC-CLE-min	C,D	16	6	.727	3.35	27	10					161.0	90	47	60		106							0.938	5.0		5.9			HLA,GAI · CSTL,FLOR
1939	21	CIN-min	C	15	8	.652	3.37	30						211.0	201	110	79		102							1.436	8.6		4.4			HLA · CSTL
1940	22	LAD-min	B	11	8	.579	2.86	24						167.0	137	64	53		60							1.180	7.4		3.2			MAC · SALL
1941	23	LAD-min	B	18	12	.600	2.47	36						255.0	200	88	70		118							1.247	7.1		4.2			DHM · PIED
1942	24	LAD-min	AA	12	9	.571	3.46	28	25		11	1		169.0	160	85	65		84	74	3	0	4			1.444	8.5		4.5	3.9	0.88	MTL · IL
1943	25	PHI	NL	9	15	.375	3.16	34	25	7	10	1	2	199.2	197	83	70	7	78	48	0	0	3	863	106	1.377	8.9	0.3	3.5	2.2	0.62

1945	27	PHI	NL	4	9	.308	5.40	19	13	2	0	0	0	81.2	96	55	49	2	40	28	4	0	3	377	71	1.665	10.6	0.2	4.4	3.1	0.70
1946	28	NYG	NL	2	1	.667	6.12	17	1	8	0	0	0	25.0	25	17	17	4	15	7	1	0	3	114	57	1.600	9.0	1.4	5.4	2.5	0.47
1947	29	SFG-min	AAA	12	9	.571	4.02	29	24		12	3		177.0	182	99	79		82	78	2	0	3			1.492	9.3		4.2	4.0	0.95	JER · IL
1948	30	SFG-min	AAA	13	15	.464	4.56	33	32		16	2		223.0	234	135	113		102	98	0	0	10			1.507	9.4		4.1	4.0	0.96	JER · IL
1949	31	SFG-min	AA,AAA	12	11	.522	5.14	26	21					140.0	192	107	80		62	4	0	0	1			1.814	12.3		4.0	0.3	0.06	SHV,MNE · TL,AA
1950	32	CLE-CHC-min	AAA	6	8	.429	4.72	41	15		2	1		141.0	166	92	74		55	78	2	3	2			1.567	10.6		3.5	5.0	1.42	SDG,LOS · PCL
3 Yrs				15	25	.375	4.00	70	39	17	10	1	2	306.1	318	155	136	13	133	83	5	0	9	1354	87	1.472	9.3	0.4	3.9	2.4	0.62
162 Game Avg.				9	16	.375	4.00	44	24	11	6	1	1	191	198	97	85	8	83	52	3	0	6	845	87	1.472	9.3	0.4	3.9	2.4	0.62

PHI (2 yrs)				13	24	.351	3.81	53	38	9	10	1	2	281.1	293	138	119	9	118	76	4	0	6	1240	91	1.461	9.4	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64
NYG (1 yr)				2	1	.667	6.12	17	1	8	0	0	0	25.0	25	17	17	4	15	7	1	0	3	114	57	1.600	9.0	1.4	5.4	2.5	0.47

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
1943	25	PHI	NL	200.2	34	25	83	3.72	3.97	-0.24	0.00	99.5	4.19	10	1.2	1.0	-0.1	2.7	28	.536	.508	$

1945	27	PHI	NL	81.2	19	13	55	6.06	4.83	-0.50	0.00	99.9	5.32	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	1	.461	.495	$
1946	28	NYG	NL	25.0	17	1	17	6.12	4.01	0.01	0.00	100.8	4.03	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-3	.462	.496	$
3 Seasons				307.1	70	39	155	4.54	4.20	-0.29	0.00	99.7	4.48	-3	-0.1	1.0	-0.2	2.2	26	.498	.500	$

PHI (2 yrs)				282.1	53	38	138	4.40	4.22	-0.32	0.00	99.6	4.52	3	0.5	1.0	-0.2	2.6	29	.509	.502	$
NYG (1 yr)				25.0	17	1	17	6.12	4.01	0.01	0.00	100.8	4.03	-6	-0.6	1.0	-0.0	-0.4	-3	.462	.496	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1943	25	PHI	NL	862	0.8%	5.6%	9.1%	2.8%	12%	81%

1945	27	PHI	NL	377	0.5%	7.4%	10.6%			79%
1946	28	NYG	NL	114	3.5%	6.1%	13.2%			75%
3 Yrs				1353	1.0%	6.1%	9.8%	1.8%	8%	80%
MLB Averages					1.1%	9.1%	8.8%	2.6%	11%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1943	25	9	15	.375	3.16	34	25	7	10	1	2	199.2	197	83	70	7	78	48	0	3	863	106	1.377	8.9	0.3	3.5	2.2	0.62	106
1944	26	9	15	.375	3.16	34	25	7	10	1	2	199.2	197	83	70	7	78	48	0	3	863	106	1.377	8.9	0.3	3.5	2.2	0.62	106
1945	27	13	24	.351	3.81	53	38	9	10	1	2	281.1	293	138	119	9	118	76	4	6	1240	91	1.461	9.4	0.3	3.8	2.4	0.64	91
1946	28	15	25	.375	4.00	70	39	17	10	1	2	306.1	318	155	136	13	133	83	5	9	1354	87	1.472	9.3	0.4	3.9	2.4	0.62	87

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
1943	25	12	10	.545	3.75	199.0	219	92	83	8	87	48	0	1.538	9.9	3.9	2.2	0.55	0.4	34

1945	27	3	6	.333	5.42	83.0	100	56	50	2	42	28	4	1.711	10.8	4.6	3.0	0.67	0.2	19
1946	28	0	2	.000	7.50	24.0	28	22	20	4	17	7	1	1.875	10.5	6.4	2.6	0.41	1.5	17
3 Yrs		15	18	.455	4.50	306.0	347	170	153	14	146	83	5	1.611	10.2		2.4	0.57	0.4	70

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y 1943 NL 15 (6th)

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1943 NL 15 (6th)

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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