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Roy Mahaffey

Lee Roy Mahaffey (Popeye)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 9, 1904 in Belton, SC (All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 1926
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns/Pirates 1926-1936

Final Game: July 28, 1936
Died: July 23, 1969 in Anderson, SC
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, SC
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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
1926 22 PIT NL 0 0 0.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 5 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 20 1.286 9.6 0.0 1.9 5.8 3.00
1927 23 PIT NL 1 0 1.000 7.71 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.1 9 8 8 0 9 4 3 0 1 45 56 1.929 8.7 0.0 8.7 3.9 0.44
1930 26 PHA AL 9 5 .643 5.01 33 17 4 6 0 0 152.2 186 108 85 16 53 38 4 0 4 697 94 1.566 11.0 0.9 3.1 2.2 0.72
1931 27 PHA AL 15 4 .789 4.21 30 20 5 8 0 2 162.1 161 87 76 9 82 59 3 0 4 714 106 1.497 8.9 0.5 4.5 3.3 0.72
1932 28 PHA AL 13 13 .500 5.09 37 28 5 13 0 0 222.2 245 136 126 27 96 106 5 0 2 1003 89 1.531 9.9 1.1 3.9 4.3 1.10
1933 29 PHA AL 13 10 .565 5.17 33 23 4 9 0 0 179.1 198 114 103 5 74 66 4 0 2 813 83 1.517 9.9 0.3 3.7 3.3 0.89
1934 30 PHA AL 6 7 .462 5.37 37 14 15 3 0 2 129.0 142 88 77 9 55 37 1 0 6 577 81 1.527 9.9 0.6 3.8 2.6 0.67
1935 31 PHA AL 8 4 .667 3.90 27 17 4 5 0 0 136.0 153 66 59 11 42 39 5 0 7 595 117 1.434 10.1 0.7 2.8 2.6 0.93
1936 32 SLB AL 2 6 .250 8.10 21 9 5 1 0 1 60.0 82 62 54 6 40 13 1 0 5 304 66 2.033 12.3 0.9 6.0 2.0 0.33
9 Yrs 67 49 .578 5.01 224 129 46 45 0 5 1056.0 1181 673 588 83 452 365 27 0 31 4768 90 1.546 10.1 0.7 3.9 3.1 0.81
162 Game Avg. 13 9 .578 5.01 43 25 9 9 0 1 203 228 130 113 16 87 70 5 0 6 918 90 1.546 10.1 0.7 3.9 3.1 0.81
PHA (6 yrs) 64 43 .598 4.82 197 119 37 44 0 4 982.0 1085 599 526 77 402 345 22 0 25 4399 93 1.514 9.9 0.7 3.7 3.2 0.86
PIT (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 5.14 6 1 4 0 0 0 14.0 14 12 8 0 10 7 4 0 1 65 83 1.714 9.0 0.0 6.4 4.5 0.70
SLB (1 yr) 2 6 .250 8.10 21 9 5 1 0 1 60.0 82 62 54 6 40 13 1 0 5 304 66 2.033 12.3 0.9 6.0 2.0 0.33
AL (7 yrs) 66 49 .574 5.01 218 128 42 45 0 5 1042.0 1167 661 580 83 442 358 23 0 30 4703 91 1.544 10.1 0.7 3.8 3.1 0.81
NL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 5.14 6 1 4 0 0 0 14.0 14 12 8 0 10 7 4 0 1 65 83 1.714 9.0 0.0 6.4 4.5 0.70

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
1926 22 PIT NL 4.2 4 0 4 7.71 4.57 0.14 0.00 103.3 4.58 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .460 .499 $
1927 23 PIT NL 9.1 2 1 8 7.71 4.48 0.09 0.00 101.3 4.45 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .350 .498 $
1930 26 PHA AL 152.2 33 17 108 6.37 5.43 0.10 0.00 100.0 5.33 -18 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 2 .453 .490 $
1931 27 PHA AL 162.1 30 20 87 4.82 5.11 0.36 0.00 102.1 4.85 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.3 20 .499 .500 $
1932 28 PHA AL 222.2 37 28 136 5.50 5.15 0.18 0.00 101.6 5.05 -12 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 16 .471 .493 $
1933 29 PHA AL 179.1 33 23 114 5.72 4.85 -0.40 0.00 101.0 5.31 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.5 13 .471 .494 $
1934 30 PHA AL 129.0 37 14 88 6.14 5.39 0.22 0.00 96.1 4.97 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1 .459 .491 $
1935 31 PHA AL 136.0 27 17 66 4.37 5.14 -0.10 0.00 102.8 5.38 16 1.5 1.0 -0.1 2.6 32 .557 .509 $
1936 32 SLB AL 60.0 21 9 62 9.30 5.82 -0.42 0.00 104.3 6.50 -19 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .426 .490 $
9 Seasons 1056.0 224 129 673 5.74 5.19 0.03 0.00 101.0 5.21 -66 -5.6 1.0 -0.6 3.1 67 .475 .496 $
PHA (6 yrs) 982.0 197 119 599 5.49 5.16 0.06 0.00 100.8 5.14 -42 -3.6 1.0 -0.5 4.4 82 .482 .496 $
PIT (2 yrs) 14.0 6 1 12 7.71 4.51 0.11 0.00 102.0 4.49 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .423 .499 $
SLB (1 yr) 60.0 21 9 62 9.30 5.82 -0.42 0.00 104.3 6.50 -19 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .426 .490 $

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
1931 27 PHA AL WS L STL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1926 22 PIT NL 20 0.0% 15.0% 5.0% 70%
1927 23 PIT NL 45 0.0% 8.9% 20.0% 64%
1930 26 PHA AL 697 2.3% 5.5% 7.6% 3.2% 12% 82%
1931 27 PHA AL 716 1.3% 8.2% 11.5% 2.9% 13% 78%
1932 28 PHA AL 997 2.7% 10.6% 9.6% 4.3% 18% 76%
1933 29 PHA AL 813 0.6% 8.1% 9.1% 2.6% 11% 80%
1934 30 PHA AL 577 1.6% 6.4% 9.5% 3.8% 16% 81%
1935 31 PHA AL 595 1.9% 6.6% 7.1% 3.0% 12% 82%
1936 32 SLB AL 304 2.0% 4.3% 13.2% 2.3% 9% 79%
9 Yrs 4764 1.7% 7.7% 9.5% 3.2% 13% 79%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.9% 8.1% 3.2% 13% 80%

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+
1926 22 0 0 0.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 5 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 20 1.286 9.6 0.0 1.9 5.8 3.00
1927 23 1 0 1.000 5.14 6 1 4 0 0 0 14.0 14 12 8 0 10 7 4 0 1 65 83 1.714 9.0 0.0 6.4 4.5 0.70 83
1928 24 1 0 1.000 5.14 6 1 4 0 0 0 14.0 14 12 8 0 10 7 4 0 1 65 83 1.714 9.0 0.0 6.4 4.5 0.70 83
1929 25 1 0 1.000 5.14 6 1 4 0 0 0 14.0 14 12 8 0 10 7 4 0 1 65 83 1.714 9.0 0.0 6.4 4.5 0.70 83
1930 26 10 5 .667 5.02 39 18 8 6 0 0 166.2 200 120 93 16 63 45 8 0 5 762 93 1.578 10.8 0.9 3.4 2.4 0.71 93
1931 27 25 9 .735 4.62 69 38 13 14 0 2 329.0 361 207 169 25 145 104 11 0 9 1476 99 1.538 9.9 0.7 4.0 2.8 0.72 99
1932 28 38 22 .633 4.81 106 66 18 27 0 2 551.2 606 343 295 52 241 210 16 0 11 2479 95 1.535 9.9 0.8 3.9 3.4 0.87 95
1933 29 51 32 .614 4.90 139 89 22 36 0 2 731.0 804 457 398 57 315 276 20 0 13 3292 92 1.531 9.9 0.7 3.9 3.4 0.88 92
1934 30 57 39 .594 4.97 176 103 37 39 0 4 860.0 946 545 475 66 370 313 21 0 19 3869 90 1.530 9.9 0.7 3.9 3.3 0.85 90
1935 31 65 43 .602 4.83 203 120 41 44 0 4 996.0 1099 611 534 77 412 352 26 0 26 4464 93 1.517 9.9 0.7 3.7 3.2 0.85 93
1936 32 67 49 .578 5.01 224 129 46 45 0 5 1056.0 1181 673 588 83 452 365 27 0 31 4768 90 1.546 10.1 0.7 3.9 3.1 0.81 90

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1926 22 0 0 0.00 5.0 5 0 0 0 1 3 1 1.200 9.0 1.8 5.4 3.00 0.0 4
1927 23 0 0 8.00 9.0 9 9 8 0 9 4 3 2.000 9.0 9.0 4.0 0.44 0.0 2
1930 26 9 9 .500 3.86 168.0 176 80 72 15 50 42 4 1.345 9.4 2.7 2.3 0.84 0.8 33
1931 27 10 8 .556 3.55 170.0 155 74 67 9 79 62 3 1.376 8.2 4.2 3.3 0.78 0.5 30
1932 28 12 14 .462 4.15 241.0 236 123 111 26 92 115 5 1.361 8.8 3.4 4.3 1.25 1.0 37
1933 29 9 12 .429 4.50 196.0 199 109 98 5 74 72 4 1.393 9.1 3.4 3.3 0.97 0.2 33
1934 30 6 9 .400 4.73 137.0 141 80 72 9 55 39 1 1.431 9.3 3.6 2.6 0.71 0.6 37
1935 31 9 7 .563 3.29 145.0 149 59 53 11 41 42 5 1.310 9.2 2.5 2.6 1.02 0.7 27
1936 32 2 5 .286 5.35 69.0 73 46 41 5 36 15 1 1.580 9.5 4.7 2.0 0.42 0.7 21
9 Yrs 57 64 .471 4.12 1140.0 1143 580 522 80 437 394 27 1.386 9.0 3.1 0.90 0.6 224

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1931 AL  15 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1931 AL  .789 (3rd)
Career  .578 (190th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 AL  8.926 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1932 AL  4.284 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1932 AL  106 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1930 AL  16 (8th)
1932 AL  27 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1933 AL  0.251 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1932 AL  126 (6th)
1933 AL  103 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1930 AL  4 (9th)
1931 AL  4 (5th)
1934 AL  6 (4th)
1935 AL  7 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1932 AL  5 (5th)
1933 AL  4 (6th)
1935 AL  5 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 13 (1324), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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