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Duster Mails

John Walter Mails (Walter or The Great)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 1, 1894 in San Quentin, CA
High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)
School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1915
Teams (by GP): Indians/Cardinals/Robins 1915-1926

Final Game: April 29, 1926
Died: July 5, 1974 in San Francisco, CA
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, San Rafael, CA
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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
1915 20 BRO NL 0 1 .000 3.60 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 6 5 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 24 86 2.200 10.8 3.6 9.0 5.4 0.60
1916 21 BRO NL 0 1 .000 3.63 11 0 10 0 0 0 17.1 15 9 7 1 9 13 0 0 1 73 76 1.385 7.8 0.5 4.7 6.8 1.44
1920 25 CLE AL 7 0 1.000 1.85 9 8 1 6 2 0 63.1 54 18 13 1 18 25 0 0 1 253 208 1.137 7.7 0.1 2.6 3.6 1.39
1921 26 CLE AL 14 8 .636 3.94 34 24 4 10 2 2 194.1 210 103 85 4 89 87 2 0 2 861 109 1.539 9.7 0.2 4.1 4.0 0.98
1922 27 CLE AL 4 7 .364 5.28 26 13 7 4 1 0 104.0 122 69 61 8 40 54 4 0 2 477 77 1.558 10.6 0.7 3.5 4.7 1.35
1925 30 STL NL 7 7 .500 4.60 21 16 2 9 0 0 131.0 145 78 67 11 58 49 7 0 1 592 94 1.550 10.0 0.8 4.0 3.4 0.84
1926 31 STL NL 0 1 .000 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 3.000 18.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
7 Yrs 32 25 .561 4.10 104 61 26 29 5 2 516.0 554 283 235 27 220 232 13 0 7 2288 101 1.500 9.7 0.5 3.8 4.0 1.05
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .561 4.10 43 25 11 12 2 1 213 228 117 97 11 91 96 5 0 3 943 101 1.500 9.7 0.5 3.8 4.0 1.05
CLE (3 yrs) 25 15 .625 3.96 69 45 12 20 5 2 361.2 386 190 159 13 147 166 6 0 5 1591 105 1.474 9.6 0.3 3.7 4.1 1.13
STL (2 yrs) 7 8 .467 4.57 22 16 2 9 0 0 132.0 147 79 67 11 59 50 7 0 1 600 95 1.561 10.0 0.8 4.0 3.4 0.85
BRO (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 3.63 13 0 12 0 0 0 22.1 21 14 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 78 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14
NL (4 yrs) 7 10 .412 4.43 35 16 14 9 0 0 154.1 168 93 76 14 73 66 7 0 2 697 93 1.562 9.8 0.8 4.3 3.8 0.90
AL (3 yrs) 25 15 .625 3.96 69 45 12 20 5 2 361.2 386 190 159 13 147 166 6 0 5 1591 105 1.474 9.6 0.3 3.7 4.1 1.13

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
1915 20 BRO NL 5.0 2 0 5 9.00 3.64 0.02 0.00 101.0 3.66 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .348 .498 $
1916 21 BRO NL 17.1 11 0 9 4.67 3.41 0.09 0.00 102.0 3.38 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .472 .498 $
1920 25 CLE AL 63.1 9 8 18 2.56 4.69 0.16 0.00 101.7 4.61 14 1.6 1.0 -0.0 2.1 21 .674 .510 $
1921 26 CLE AL 194.1 34 24 103 4.77 5.03 -0.09 0.00 100.5 5.14 7 0.6 1.0 -0.1 2.2 31 .519 .504 $
1922 27 CLE AL 104.1 26 13 69 5.95 4.85 -0.21 0.00 100.3 5.07 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 1 .464 .494 $
1925 30 STL NL 131.0 21 16 78 5.36 5.21 0.11 0.00 98.3 5.01 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.5 9 .477 .497 $
1926 31 STL NL 1.0 1 0 1 9.00 4.43 0.45 0.00 102.0 4.06 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .446 .500 $
7 Seasons 516.1 104 61 283 4.93 4.93 -0.03 0.00 100.1 4.95 -0 0.1 1.0 -0.3 4.2 59 .501 .500 $
CLE (3 yrs) 362.0 69 45 190 4.72 4.92 -0.08 0.00 100.6 5.03 11 1.3 1.0 -0.2 4.2 54 .518 .503 $
STL (2 yrs) 132.0 22 16 79 5.39 5.20 0.12 0.00 98.3 5.00 -6 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.5 9 .475 .498 $
BRO (2 yrs) 22.1 13 0 14 5.64 3.46 0.08 0.00 101.8 3.44 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .453 .498 $

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
1920 25 CLE AL WS W BRO 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 0 1 1 0 15.2 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 58 0.766 3.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1 WS 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 0 1 1 0 15.2 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 58 0.766 3.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00

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%
1920 25 CLE AL 257 0.4% 9.7% 7.0% 3.1% 15% 81%
1921 26 CLE AL 865 0.5% 10.1% 10.3% 2.5% 11% 76%
1922 27 CLE AL 470 1.7% 11.5% 8.5% 3.0% 12% 73%
1925 30 STL NL 592 1.9% 8.3% 9.8% 4.1% 17% 78%
1926 31 STL NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 50%
5 Yrs 2192 1.1% 9.9% 9.4% 3.1% 13% 76%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.6% 2.8% 11% 81%

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+
1915 20 0 1 .000 3.60 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 6 5 2 2 5 3 0 0 0 24 86 2.200 10.8 3.6 9.0 5.4 0.60 86
1916 21 0 2 .000 3.63 13 0 12 0 0 0 22.1 21 14 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 78 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14 78
1917 22 0 2 .000 3.63 13 0 12 0 0 0 22.1 21 14 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 78 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14 78
1918 23 0 2 .000 3.63 13 0 12 0 0 0 22.1 21 14 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 78 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14 78
1919 24 0 2 .000 3.63 13 0 12 0 0 0 22.1 21 14 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 78 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14 78
1920 25 7 2 .778 2.31 22 8 13 6 2 0 85.2 75 32 22 4 32 41 0 0 2 350 155 1.249 7.9 0.4 3.4 4.3 1.28 155
1921 26 21 10 .677 3.44 56 32 17 16 4 2 280.0 285 135 107 8 121 128 2 0 4 1211 118 1.450 9.2 0.3 3.9 4.1 1.06 118
1922 27 25 17 .595 3.94 82 45 24 20 5 2 384.0 407 204 168 16 161 182 6 0 6 1688 103 1.479 9.5 0.4 3.8 4.3 1.13 103
1923 28 25 17 .595 3.94 82 45 24 20 5 2 384.0 407 204 168 16 161 182 6 0 6 1688 103 1.479 9.5 0.4 3.8 4.3 1.13 103
1924 29 25 17 .595 3.94 82 45 24 20 5 2 384.0 407 204 168 16 161 182 6 0 6 1688 103 1.479 9.5 0.4 3.8 4.3 1.13 103
1925 30 32 24 .571 4.11 103 61 26 29 5 2 515.0 552 282 235 27 219 231 13 0 7 2280 101 1.497 9.6 0.5 3.8 4.0 1.05 101
1926 31 32 25 .561 4.10 104 61 26 29 5 2 516.0 554 283 235 27 220 232 13 0 7 2288 101 1.500 9.7 0.5 3.8 4.0 1.05 101

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
1915 20 0 0 4.50 4.0 7 2 2 2 6 2 0 3.250 15.8 13.5 4.5 0.33 4.5 2
1916 21 0 1 .000 5.06 16.0 18 10 9 1 11 12 0 1.813 10.1 6.2 6.8 1.09 0.6 11
1920 25 6 1 .857 1.66 65.0 54 13 12 1 18 26 0 1.108 7.5 2.5 3.6 1.44 0.1 9
1921 26 13 9 .591 3.44 204.0 206 87 78 4 87 91 2 1.436 9.1 3.8 4.0 1.05 0.2 34
1922 27 5 7 .417 4.86 111.0 123 67 60 8 40 57 4 1.468 10.0 3.2 4.6 1.43 0.6 26
1925 30 8 7 .533 3.92 140.0 143 68 61 11 57 52 7 1.429 9.2 3.7 3.3 0.91 0.7 21
1926 31 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.500 9.0 4.5 9.0 2.00 0.0 1
7 Yrs 32 25 .561 3.69 542.0 553 247 222 27 220 242 13 1.426 9.2 4.0 1.10 0.4 104

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1921 AL  .636 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 AL  4.029 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1921 AL  2 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1921 AL  89 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 AL  0.185 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1925 NL  7 (4th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  6. Joe Cowley (970)
  7. George Van Haltren (968)
  8. Noah Lowry (967)
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  4. George Van Haltren (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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