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Jimmy Lavender
James Sanford Lavender
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 26, 1884 in Barnesville, GA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1912
Final Game: October 3, 1917
Died: January 12, 1960 in Cartersville, GA
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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
1912 28 CHC NL 16 13 .552 3.04 42 31 7 15 3 3 251.2 240 116 85 8 89 109 10 0 3 1057 108 1.307 8.6 0.3 3.2 3.9 1.22
1913 29 CHC NL 10 14 .417 3.66 40 20 15 10 0 2 204.0 206 111 83 6 98 91 13 0 6 901 86 1.490 9.1 0.3 4.3 4.0 0.93
1914 30 CHC NL 11 11 .500 3.07 37 28 2 11 2 0 214.1 191 106 73 11 87 87 11 0 8 909 91 1.297 8.0 0.5 3.7 3.7 1.00
1915 31 CHC NL 10 16 .385 2.58 41 24 13 13 1 4 220.0 178 77 63 5 67 117 10 0 7 885 107 1.114 7.3 0.2 2.7 4.8 1.75
1916 32 CHC NL 10 14 .417 2.82 36 25 4 9 4 2 188.0 163 76 59 3 62 91 9 0 1 770 103 1.197 7.8 0.1 3.0 4.4 1.47
1917 33 PHI NL 6 8 .429 3.55 28 14 9 7 0 1 129.1 119 61 51 5 44 52 3 0 4 536 79 1.260 8.3 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.18
6 Seasons 63 76 .453 3.09 224 142 50 65 10 12 1207.1 1097 547 414 38 447 547 56 0 29 5058 96 1.279 8.2 0.3 3.3 4.1 1.22
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .453 3.09 42 26 9 12 2 2 224 204 102 77 7 83 102 10 0 5 940 96 1.279 8.2 0.3 3.3 4.1 1.22
CHC (5 yrs) 57 68 .456 3.03 196 128 41 58 10 11 1078.0 978 486 363 33 403 495 53 0 25 4522 99 1.281 8.2 0.3 3.4 4.1 1.23
PHI (1 yr) 6 8 .429 3.55 28 14 9 7 0 1 129.1 119 61 51 5 44 52 3 0 4 536 79 1.260 8.3 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.18

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1912 28 CHC NL 42 95 87 6 13 3 0 0 5 0 5 34 .149 .196 .184 .380 4 16 0 3 1
1913 29 CHC NL 40 71 68 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 .118 .118 .132 .250 -29 9 0 3 1
1914 30 CHC NL 37 74 63 8 11 3 1 0 5 2 6 25 .175 .268 .254 .522 55 16 2 3 1
1915 31 CHC NL 41 70 67 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 31 .134 .147 .179 .326 -2 12 0 2 1
1916 32 CHC NL 36 58 53 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 21 .151 .182 .170 .352 4 9 0 3 1
1917 33 PHI NL 28 40 36 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 14 .139 .184 .167 .351 6 6 0 2 1
6 Seasons 224 408 374 19 54 12 1 0 13 2 16 155 .144 .184 .182 .365 6 68 2 16
162 Game Avg. 162 295 270 14 39 9 1 0 9 1 12 112 .144 .184 .182 .365 6 49 1 12
CHC (5 yrs) 196 368 338 18 49 11 1 0 11 2 14 141 .145 .184 .183 .367 6 62 2 14
PHI (1 yr) 28 40 36 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 14 .139 .184 .167 .351 6 6 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1912 CHC NL 28 P 42 76 8 64 4 5 .947 1.71 .949 1.55
1913 CHC NL 29 P 40 50 2 46 2 0 .960 1.20 .954 1.57
1914 CHC NL 30 P 37 78 5 71 2 0 .974 2.05 .941 1.65
1915 CHC NL 31 P 41 82 14 67 1 3 .988 1.98 .950 1.68
1916 CHC NL 32 P 36 52 3 47 2 0 .962 1.39 .960 1.63
1917 PHI NL 33 P 28 36 3 30 3 0 .917 1.18 .964 1.78
6 Seasons P 224 374 35 325 14 8 .963 1.61 .951 1.64
6 Seasons TOT 224 374 35 325 14 8 .963 1.61 .914 1.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career--3.086--193rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 NL--7.282--8th
Career--8.178--172nd

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 NL--4.786--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1912 NL--42--10th
1915 NL--41--10th

Saves s c a p y
1912 NL--3--5th
1915 NL--4--3rd
1916 NL--2--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 NL--117--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1912 NL--3--7th
1916 NL--4--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1912 NL--8--6th
1914 NL--11--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1913 NL--98--6th

Losses s c a p y
1915 NL--16--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1913 NL--6--7th
1914 NL--8--7th
1915 NL--7--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1912 NL--10--6th
1913 NL--13--1st
1914 NL--11--5th
1915 NL--10--8th
1916 NL--9--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1913 NL--15--7th
1915 NL--13--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 19 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1351), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 1, 1911: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from Providence (Eastern) in the 1911 rule 5 draft.

April 2, 1917: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with $5,000 to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Demaree.

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