Howie Krist

Howard Wilbur Krist (Spud)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 28, 1916 in West Henrietta, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1937
Team: Cardinals 1937-1946

Final Game: September 7, 1946
Died: April 23, 1989 in Buffalo, NY
Buried: Delevan Cemetery, Delevan, NY
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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
1935	19	STL-min	B,AA	10	9	.526	0.11	30						171.0	181	78	2		56							1.386	9.5		2.9			BMG,ROC · IIIL,IL
1936	20	STL-min	B	20	9	.690	2.91	43						247.0	257	106	80		76							1.348	9.4		2.8			CBS · SALL
1937	21	STL-min	AA	13	15	.464	3.14	47	29					232.0	218	106	81		64							1.216	8.5		2.5			ROC · IL
1937	21	STL	NL	3	1	.750	4.23	6	4	2	1	0	0	27.2	34	13	13	0	10	6	0	0	0	123	95	1.590	11.1	0.0	3.3	2.0	0.60
1938	22	STL-min	AA	6	11	.353	5.09	24	17					115.0	142	75	65		44							1.617	11.1		3.4			ROC · IL
1938	22	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4		0.750	6.8	0.0	0.0	6.8

1939	23	STL-min	A1	5	2	.714	3.58	27	9					103.0	95	51	41		47							1.379	8.3		4.1			HSN · TL
1940	24	STL-min	A1	22	9	.710	1.71	38						253.0	221	66	48		50							1.071	7.9		1.8			HSN · TL
1941	25	STL	NL	10	0	1.000	4.03	37	8	17	2	0	2	114.0	107	57	51	10	35	36	1	0	1	476	94	1.246	8.4	0.8	2.8	2.8	1.03
1942	26	STL	NL	13	3	*.813*	2.51	34	8	16	3	0	1	118.1	103	34	33	2	43	47	2	0	1	493	136	1.234	7.8	0.2	3.3	3.6	1.09
1943	27	STL	NL	11	5	.688	2.90	34	17	10	9	2	3	164.1	141	57	53	5	62	57	4	1	3	683	116	1.235	7.7	0.3	3.4	3.1	0.92

1946	30	STL	NL	0	2	.000	6.75	15	0	5	0	0	0	18.2	22	15	14	3	8	3	1	0	0	84	52	1.607	10.6	1.4	3.9	1.4	0.38
1947	31	STL-min	AAA	2	4	.333	4.94	29	3		1	0		71.0	100	48	39		25	13	0	0	1			1.761	12.7		3.2	1.6	0.52	ROC · IL
6 Yrs				37	11	.771	3.32	128	37	51	15	2	6	444.1	408	176	164	20	158	150	8	1	5	1863	107	1.274	8.3	0.4	3.2	3.0	0.95
162 Game Avg.				15	5	.771	3.32	53	15	21	6	1	2	183	168	73	68	8	65	62	3	0	2	768	107	1.274	8.3	0.4	3.2	3.0	0.95

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
1937	21	STL	NL	27.2	6	4	13	4.23	4.54	-0.20	0.00	102.0	4.83	2	0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	5	.533	.501	$
1938	22	STL	NL	1.1	2	0	0	0.00	4.53	-0.07	0.00	103.5	4.77	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.539	.500	$

1941	25	STL	NL	114.0	37	8	57	4.50	4.00	0.29	0.00	104.6	3.88	-7	-0.8	1.0	-0.1	0.3	5	.479	.495	$
1942	26	STL	NL	118.1	34	8	34	2.59	3.40	0.13	0.00	102.2	3.34	11	1.3	1.0	-0.1	2.2	20	.538	.508	$
1943	27	STL	NL	164.1	34	17	57	3.12	3.82	0.35	0.00	99.6	3.47	6	0.7	1.0	-0.1	2.0	21	.522	.505	$

1946	30	STL	NL	18.2	15	0	15	7.23	3.95	0.12	0.00	102.0	3.91	-7	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.6	-5	.450	.495	$
6 Seasons				444.1	128	37	176	3.56	3.81	0.23	0.00	101.8	3.65	6	0.8	1.0	-0.2	4.4	46	.506	.501	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

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
1943	27	STL	NL	WS	L	NYY	0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1 WS							0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1937	21	STL	NL	123	0.0%	4.9%	8.1%	0.0%	0%	86%
1938	22	STL	NL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%			75%

1941	25	STL	NL	476	2.1%	7.6%	7.4%	2.7%	12%	82%
1942	26	STL	NL	493	0.4%	9.5%	8.7%	0.6%	3%	80%
1943	27	STL	NL	683	0.7%	8.4%	9.1%	1.9%	9%	79%

1946	30	STL	NL	84	3.6%	3.6%	9.5%			79%
6 Yrs				1863	1.1%	8.1%	8.5%	1.6%	7%	80%
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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1937	21	3	1	.750	4.23	6	4	2	1	0	0	27.2	34	13	13	0	10	6	0	0	0	123	95	1.590	11.1	0.0	3.3	2.0	0.60	95
1938	22	3	1	.750	4.03	8	4	3	1	0	0	29.0	35	13	13	0	10	7	0	0	0	127	100	1.552	10.9	0.0	3.1	2.2	0.70	100
1939	23	3	1	.750	4.03	8	4	3	1	0	0	29.0	35	13	13	0	10	7	0	0	0	127	100	1.552	10.9	0.0	3.1	2.2	0.70	100
1940	24	3	1	.750	4.03	8	4	3	1	0	0	29.0	35	13	13	0	10	7	0	0	0	127	100	1.552	10.9	0.0	3.1	2.2	0.70	100
1941	25	13	1	.929	4.03	45	12	20	3	0	2	143.0	142	70	64	10	45	43	1	0	1	603	95	1.308	8.9	0.6	2.8	2.7	0.96	95
1942	26	26	4	.867	3.34	79	20	36	6	0	3	261.1	245	104	97	12	88	90	3	0	2	1096	109	1.274	8.4	0.4	3.0	3.1	1.02	109
1943	27	37	9	.804	3.17	113	37	46	15	2	6	425.2	386	161	150	17	150	147	7	1	5	1779	112	1.259	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.1	0.98	112
1944	28	37	9	.804	3.17	113	37	46	15	2	6	425.2	386	161	150	17	150	147	7	1	5	1779	112	1.259	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.1	0.98	112
1945	29	37	9	.804	3.17	113	37	46	15	2	6	425.2	386	161	150	17	150	147	7	1	5	1779	112	1.259	8.2	0.4	3.2	3.1	0.98	112
1946	30	37	11	.771	3.32	128	37	51	15	2	6	444.1	408	176	164	20	158	150	8	1	5	1863	107	1.274	8.3	0.4	3.2	3.0	0.95	107

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
1937	21	1	2	.333	4.18	28.0	35	14	13	0	10	6	0	1.607	11.3	3.2	1.9	0.60	0.0	6
1938	22	0	0		0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	9.0		0.0	2

1941	25	6	6	.500	4.23	115.0	112	60	54	10	37	36	1	1.296	8.8	2.9	2.8	0.97	0.8	37
1942	26	9	4	.692	2.87	119.0	114	42	38	2	48	47	2	1.361	8.6	3.6	3.6	0.98	0.2	34
1943	27	10	7	.588	3.44	162.0	156	69	62	6	69	56	4	1.389	8.7	3.8	3.1	0.81	0.3	34

1946	30	0	1	.000	8.50	18.0	25	19	17	3	9	3	1	1.889	12.5	4.5	1.5	0.33	1.5	15
6 Yrs		26	20	.565	3.74	443.0	442	204	184	21	173	149	8	1.388	9.0		3.0	0.86	0.4	128

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y 1942 NL .813 (1st) 1943 NL .688 (5th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1943 NL 1.235 (8th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1943 NL 7.722 (4th)	Saves s c a p y 1943 NL 3 (10th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1943 NL 4 (9th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1941 NL 17 (8th) 1942 NL 16 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1942 NL 14 (9th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1942 NL 1.5 (8th)
Youngest s c a p y 1937 NL born 1916-02-28 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black Ink	Pitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray Ink	Pitching - 11 (1423), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 1 (1990), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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