Mike Kume

John Michael Kume

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 19, 1926 in Premier, WV
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1955
Team: Athletics 1955

Final Game: September 25, 1955
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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
1948	22	OAK-min	D	9	7	.563	4.01	23						137.0	131	81	61		78								1.526	8.6		5.1			WLH · APPY
1949	23	OAK-min	D,B	8	12	.400	6.02	30						163.0	201	134	109		101								1.853	11.1		5.6			WLH,MTV · APPY,CARL
1950	24	OAK-min	B,A	8	12	.400	3.48	33						186.0	176	105	72	8	111								1.543	8.5	0.4	5.4			FAY,SAV · CARL,SALL
1951	25	OAK-min	A	3	11	.214	4.44	38	12					142.0	117	81	70		84								1.415	7.4		5.3			SAV · SALL
1952	26	OAK-min	A,AAA	8	13	.381	4.60	30	3		0	0		188.0	197	115	96	8	125		8	0	0	1			1.713	9.4	0.4	6.0	0.4	0.06	LIN,OTT · WL,IL
1953	27	OAK-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.05	31	6		1	0		100.0	97	54	45	9	60		60	7	1	8			1.570	8.7	0.8	5.4	5.4	1.00	OTT · IL
1954	28	OAK-min	A	14	7	.667	3.26	31	28					207.0	219	95	75	12	89								1.488	9.5	0.5	3.9			SAV · SALL
1955	29	OAK-min	AAA,A	3	10	.231	3.53	23	17		6	1		97.0	93	46	38	3	48		45	4	0	3			1.454	8.6	0.3	4.5	4.2	0.94	CLB,SAV · IL,SALL
1955	29	KCA	AL	0	2	.000	7.99	6	4	0	0	0	0	23.2	35	23	21	1	15	0	7	3	0	5	121	53	2.113	13.3	0.4	5.7	2.7	0.47
1956	30	OAK-min	AAA	5	6	.455	4.72	33	20		5	1		141.0	160	85	74	11	59		64	2	1	1			1.553	10.2	0.7	3.8	4.1	1.08	CLB · IL
1957	31	OAK-min	AAA,AA	6	2	.750	3.20	44	4		1	1		90.0	75	39	32	7	50		46	7	0	7			1.389	7.5	0.7	5.0	4.6	0.92	BFL,LRK · IL,SOUA
1958	32	OAK-min	AAA	5	4	.556	3.55	52	0		0	0		66.0	67	36	26	4	43		30	10	0	2			1.667	9.1	0.5	5.9	4.1	0.70	SAC,BFL · PCL,IL
1959	33	OAK-min	AAA	0	0			2																									POR · PCL
1 Yr				0	2	.000	7.99	6	4	0	0	0	0	23.2	35	23	21	1	15	0	7	3	0	5	121	53	2.113	13.3	0.4	5.7	2.7	0.47
162 Game Avg.				0	14	.000	7.99	41	27	0	0	0	0	161	238	156	143	7	102	0	48	20	0	34	823	53	2.113	13.3	0.4	5.7	2.7	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	Awards
1955	29	KCA	AL	23.2	6	4	23	8.75	4.36	-0.31	0.00	103.0	4.81	-11	-0.9	.6	0.0	-0.7	-8	.342	.494	$
1 Season				23.2	6	4	23	8.75	4.36	-0.31	0.00	103.0	4.81	-11	-0.9	.6	0.0	-0.7	-8	.342	.494	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1955	29	KCA	AL	6	121	99	23	35	3	3	1	0	0	15	7	.354	.445	.475	.920	.366	47	4	3	2	2	0	2
1 Yr				6	121	99	23	35	3	3	1	0	0	15	7	.354	.445	.475	.920	.366	47	4	3	2	2	0	2
162 Game Avg.				41	823	673	156	238	20	20	7	0	0	102	48	.354	.445	.475	.920	.366	320	27	20	14	14	0	14
MLB Averages																.259	.332	.391	.723	.272

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1955	29	KCA	AL	-9.1	-0.8	126	-0.6	1.9	-2.4	.99	-0.6	0.1	-10.9	-1.0	0.99	-9.4	0	1	0
1 Yr				-9.1	-0.8	126	-0.6	1.9	-2.4	.99	-0.6	0.1	-10.9	-1.0	0.99	-9.4	0	1	0

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1955	29	KCA	AL	6	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	.250	0	0	0	0	1	25%	36.2	55	22	10	4	0	4	3.1	3.4	4.0
1 Yr				6	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	.250	0	0	0	0	1	25%	36	55	22	10	4	0	4	3.1	3.4	4.0
MLB Averages													.500						49%	50	118	6					4.5	4.5	6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1955	29	KCA	AL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%	2	.988	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	11.5
1 Yr				6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0%		.988	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	11.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1955	29	KCA	AL	121	46%	0.8%	5.8%	12.4%	5.8%	20%	1.00	77%	38	4	11%
1 Yr				121	46%	0.8%	5.8%	12.4%	5.8%	20%	1.00	77%	38	4	11%
MLB Averages					50%	2.5%	12.2%	10.2%	6.7%	28%	0.94	80%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1955	29	KCA	AL	121	35			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	11	7	0	64%	2	5	1	59	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
1 Yr				121	35			1	0	1	1	0	0	1	11	7	0	64%	2	5	1	59	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
MLB Averages																		51%							54%

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+
1955	29	0	2	.000	7.99	6	4	0	0	0	0	23.2	35	23	21	1	15	0	7	3	0	5	121	53	2.113	13.3	0.4	5.7	2.7	0.47	53

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1955	29	0	2	.000	7.50	24.0	35	22	20	1	15	7	3	2.083	13.1	5.6	2.6	0.47	0.4	6
1 Yr		0	2	.000	7.50	24.0	35	22	20	1	15	7	3	2.083	13.1		2.6	0.47	0.4	6

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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