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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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1925	21	-min	B	4	9	.308	5.78	24						123.0	152	101	79		52							1.659	11.1		3.8			CLM · SALL
1926	22	-min	B	10	21	.323	5.83	34						241.0	283	174	156		136							1.739	10.6		5.1			CLM · SALL
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	-min	A	13	15	.464	3.66	32						224.0	218	111	91		90							1.375	8.8		3.6			NHV · EL
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	55	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	107	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	82	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	DET-min	AA	5	4	.556	5.82	11	9					65.0	91	45	42		28							1.831	12.6		3.9			MLW · AA
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 Seasons				67	49	.578	5.01	224	129	46	45	0	5	1056.0	1181	673	588	83	452	365	27	0	31	4768	91	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	91	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)			AL	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)			NL	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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1926	22	PIT	NL	4.2	0	4	3	0	1.0	-1	-0.1	$
1927	23	PIT	NL	9.1	1	8	5	0	1.0	-3	-0.2	$

1930	26	PHA	AL	152.2	16	108	107	1	1.0	-1	-0.1	$
1931	27	PHA	AL	162.1	20	87	107	4	1.0	20	1.7	$
1932	28	PHA	AL	222.2	28	136	149	3	1.0	13	1.1	$
1933	29	PHA	AL	179.1	23	114	115	-6	1.0	1	0.6	$
1934	30	PHA	AL	129.0	14	88	86	2	1.0	-2	-0.6	$
1935	31	PHA	AL	136.0	17	66	89	-1	1.0	23	2.4	$
1936	32	SLB	AL	60.0	9	62	44	-2	1.0	-18	-1.0	$
9 Seasons				1056.0	128	673	705	1	1.0	32	3.8	$

PHA (6 yrs)				982.0	118	599	653	3	1.0	54	5.1	$
PIT (2 yrs)				14.0	1	12	8	0	1.0	-4	-0.3	$
SLB (1 yr)				60.0	9	62	44	-2	1.0	-18	-1.0	$

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

Standard Batting

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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	HBP	SH	Pos
1925	21	-min	B	26	51	51		10	1	0	3						.196	.196	.392	.588		20			CLM · SALL
1926	22	-min	B	35	97	97		20	1	2	1						.206	.206	.289	.495		28			CLM · SALL
1926	22	PIT	NL	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	/1
1927	23	-min	A	34	81	81		13	1	2	1						.160	.160	.259	.420		21			NHV · EL
1927	23	PIT	NL	2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.400	.400	.400	.800	109	2	0	0	/1

1930	26	PHA	AL	33	59	59	2	7	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	21	.119	.119	.186	.305	-26	11	0	0	1
1931	27	PHA	AL	30	70	63	7	12	2	0	2	8	0	0	4	25	.190	.239	.317	.556	42	20	0	3	1
1932	28	PHA	AL	37	92	87	7	15	1	1	1	6	0	0	3	37	.172	.200	.241	.441	12	21	0	2	1
1933	29	PHA	AL	33	69	65	4	14	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	23	.215	.239	.231	.470	24	15	0	2	1
1934	30	PHA	AL	37	50	48	5	13	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	5	.271	.300	.313	.613	61	15	0	0	1
1935	31	PHA	AL	27	54	51	3	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	18	.176	.208	.196	.404	5	10	0	1	1
1936	32	DET-min	AA	11	22	22		4	1	0	1						.182	.182	.364	.545		8			MLW · AA
1936	32	SLB	AL	21	17	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.063	.118	.125	.243	-41	2	0	0	1
9 Seasons				224	418	396	28	73	9	1	4	33	0	0	14	139	.184	.212	.242	.455	16	96	0	8
162 Game Avg.				162	302	286	20	53	7	1	3	24	0		10	101	.184	.212	.242	.455	16	69	0	6

PHA (6 yrs)				197	394	373	28	70	8	1	4	32	0	0	13	129	.188	.215	.247	.462	18	92	0	8
PIT (2 yrs)				6	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	50	2	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				21	17	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.063	.118	.125	.243	-41	2	0	0

AL (7 yrs)				218	411	389	28	71	9	1	4	32	0	0	14	136	.183	.211	.242	.453	16	94	0	8
NL (2 yrs)				6	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	50	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1926	22	PIT	NL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1927	23	PIT	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1

1930	26	PHA	AL	59	-13	0	0	0	0	5	2	-6	-0.5	-6	-0.6	0.1	$	1
1931	27	PHA	AL	70	-7	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$	1
1932	28	PHA	AL	92	-13	0	0	0	0	7	3	-3	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$	1
1933	29	PHA	AL	69	-8	0	0	0	0	5	2	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	1
1934	30	PHA	AL	50	-3	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0.3	3	0.3	0.0	$	1
1935	31	PHA	AL	54	-8	0	0	0	0	4	2	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
1936	32	SLB	AL	17	-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
9 Seasons				418	-57	0	0	0	0	31	14	-12	-0.9	-12	-1.2	0.3	$

PHA (6 yrs)				394	-52	0	0	0	0	30	13	-9	-0.6	-9	-0.9	0.3	$
PIT (2 yrs)				7	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
SLB (1 yr)				17	-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1931	27	PHA	AL	WS	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1926	PIT	NL	22	P	4	0	0	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00	0.00	.960	2.51	2.52
1927	PIT	NL	23	P	2	1	0	9.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.96	0.50	.960	2.31	2.30
1930	PHA	AL	26	P	33	17	6	152.2	32	5	25	2	4	.938	1.77	0.91	.946	2.20	2.17
1931	PHA	AL	27	P	30	20	8	162.1	24	4	19	1	0	.958	1.28	0.77	.954	2.21	2.19
1932	PHA	AL	28	P	37	28	13	222.2	49	11	35	3	3	.939	1.86	1.24	.958	2.24	2.23
1933	PHA	AL	29	P	33	23	9	179.1	37	7	29	1	1	.973	1.81	1.09	.960	2.28	2.27
1934	PHA	AL	30	P	37	14	3	129.0	26	5	19	2	0	.923	1.67	0.65	.956	2.14	2.11
1935	PHA	AL	31	P	27	17	5	136.0	24	2	21	1	3	.958	1.52	0.85	.949	2.15	2.14
1936	SLB	AL	32	P	21	9	1	60.0	4	0	3	1	0	.750	0.45	0.14	.955	2.00	1.96
	9 Seasons			P	224	129	45	1056.0	198	34	152	12	11	.939	1.59	0.83	.955	2.20	2.17
	9 Seasons			TOT	224	129	45	1056.0	198	34	152	12	11	.939	1.59	0.83	.955	2.20	2.17

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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 (189th)	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 Ink	Pitching - 13 (1314), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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Hank Johnson (954) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

January 29, 1936: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics.
January 9, 1937: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with cash to Seattle (PCL) for Lou Koupal.

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