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Duster Mails
John Walter Mails (Walter and The Great)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 1, 1894 in San Quentin, CA
Schools: Saint Mary's College of California (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1915
Final Game: April 29, 1926
Died: July 5, 1974 in San Francisco, CA
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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
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 77 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 7 7 1 9 13 0 0 1 73 73 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 1 253 205 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 76 1.558 10.6 0.7 3.5 4.7 1.35
1925 30 STL NL 7 7 .500 4.60 21 14 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 Seasons 32 25 .561 4.10 104 59 26 29 5 2 516.0 554 281 235 27 220 232 13 0 7 2288 100 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 1 215 231 117 98 11 92 97 5 0 3 955 100 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 104 1.474 9.6 0.3 3.7 4.1 1.13
STL (2 yrs) 7 8 .467 4.57 22 14 2 9 0 0 132.0 147 79 67 11 59 50 7 0 1 600 94 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 12 9 3 14 16 0 0 1 97 74 1.567 8.5 1.2 5.6 6.4 1.14
NL (4 yrs) 7 10 .412 4.43 35 14 14 9 0 0 154.1 168 91 76 14 73 66 7 0 2 697 92 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 104 1.474 9.6 0.3 3.7 4.1 1.13

Postseason Pitching

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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

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 GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1915 20 BRO NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1916 21 BRO NL 11 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 1 0 0 1
1920 25 CLE AL 9 25 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .200 .273 .250 .523 37 5 0 3 /1
1921 26 CLE AL 34 81 64 5 6 2 0 0 4 0 0 9 38 .094 .205 .125 .330 -15 8 0 8 1
1922 27 CLE AL 26 34 31 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14 .161 .212 .258 .470 21 8 0 1 1
1925 30 STL NL 21 50 45 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 13 .133 .188 .178 .365 -7 8 0 2 1
1926 31 STL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 104 195 165 14 22 6 1 0 8 0 1 16 73 .133 .210 .182 .392 1 30 0 0 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 304 257 22 34 9 2 0 12 0 25 114 .133 .210 .182 .392 1 47 0 22
CLE (3 yrs) 69 140 115 10 15 4 1 0 5 0 0 13 58 .130 .219 .183 .401 4 21 0 12
STL (2 yrs) 22 50 45 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 13 .133 .188 .178 .365 -7 8 0 0 2 0 0
BRO (2 yrs) 13 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 21 1 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 35 55 50 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 15 .140 .189 .180 .369 -5 9 0 0 2 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 69 140 115 10 15 4 1 0 5 0 0 13 58 .130 .219 .183 .401 4 21 0 12

Postseason Batting

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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
1920 25 CLE AL WS BRO W 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1915 BRO NL 20 P 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 1.70
1916 BRO NL 21 P 11 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.18 .950 1.63
1920 CLE AL 25 P 9 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.44 .946 1.66
1921 CLE AL 26 P 34 42 7 33 2 0 .952 1.18 .957 1.56
1922 CLE AL 27 P 26 30 6 24 0 1 1.000 1.15 .960 1.48
1925 STL NL 30 P 21 31 4 24 3 1 .903 1.33 .958 1.35
1926 STL NL 31 P 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 1.000 1.40
7 Seasons P 104 122 20 96 6 2 .951 1.12 .957 1.51
7 Seasons TOT 104 122 20 96 6 2 .951 1.12 .908 1.51

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--.185--6th

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

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1926 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1926 NL--0--1st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1926 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1926 NL--0--1st

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2076), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1249), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Joe Cowley (969)
  6. George Van Haltren (968)
  7. Noah Lowry (967)
  8. Dave Frost (966)
  9. Slick Castleman (964)
  10. Ron Romanick (964)
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  1. Dave Hamilton (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Shores (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Harry Perkowski (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. George Van Haltren (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

April 16, 1917: Selected off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Brooklyn Robins.

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