Alex Main

Miles Grant Main

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 13, 1884 in Montrose, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1914
Teams (by GP): Packers/Tigers/Phillies 1914-1918

Final Game: June 29, 1918
Died: December 29, 1965 in Royal Oak, MI
Buried: Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, Grand Blanc, MI
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1910	26	FLI	D	20	14	.588		38						286.1	247	111		3	91							1.180	7.8	0.1	2.9			FLI · SMIL
1912	28	JER	AA	4	4	.500		11						62.2	76	45			20							1.532	10.9		2.9			JER · IL
1913	29	JER,BFL	AA	15	9	.625		27						186.2	134	73			101							1.259	6.5		4.9			JER,BFL · IL
1914	30	DET	AL	6	6	.500	2.67	32	12	7	5	1	3	138.1	131	51	41	2	59	55	3	0	2	568	105	1.373	8.5	0.1	3.8	3.6	0.93
1915	31	KCP	FL	13	14	.481	2.54	35	28	6	18	2	3	230.0	181	88	65	4	75	91	5	0	4	897	117	1.113	7.1	0.2	2.9	3.6	1.21

1916	32	TOL	AA	7	9	.438		21						148.0	130				42							1.162	7.9		2.6			TOL · AA
1917	33	LOU	AA	15	9	.625	2.48	33						218.0	187	87	60		77							1.211	7.7		3.2			LOU · AA
1918	34	PHI	NL	2	2	.500	4.63	8	4	2	1	1	0	35.0	30	20	18	1	16	14	5	0	0	152	65	1.314	7.7	0.3	4.1	3.6	0.88
1919	35	SLC,SLE	AA	3	5	.375	3.87	14						86.0	100	50	37		29							1.500	10.5		3.0			SLC,SLE · PCL
3 Yrs				21	22	.488	2.77	75	44	15	24	4	6	403.1	342	159	124	7	150	160	13	0	6	1617	106	1.220	7.6	0.2	3.3	3.6	1.07
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.488	2.77	43	25	9	14	2	3	230	195	91	71	4	86	91	7	0	3	924	106	1.220	7.6	0.2	3.3	3.6	1.07

PHI (1 yr)				2	2	.500	4.63	8	4	2	1	1	0	35.0	30	20	18	1	16	14	5	0	0	152	65	1.314	7.7	0.3	4.1	3.6	0.88
KCP (1 yr)				13	14	.481	2.54	35	28	6	18	2	3	230.0	181	88	65	4	75	91	5	0	4	897	117	1.113	7.1	0.2	2.9	3.6	1.21
DET (1 yr)				6	6	.500	2.67	32	12	7	5	1	3	138.1	131	51	41	2	59	55	3	0	2	568	105	1.373	8.5	0.1	3.8	3.6	0.93

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
1914	30	DET	AL	138.1	32	12	51	3.32	3.62	0.08	0.00	102.0	3.61	6	0.7	1.0	-0.1	1.9	17	.523	.505	$
1915	31	KCP	FL	230.0	35	28	88	3.44	3.89	0.10	0.00	98.0	3.72	7	0.8	1.0	-0.1	1.4	15	.523	.505	$

1918	34	PHI	NL	35.0	8	4	20	5.14	3.76	-0.05	0.00	107.2	4.08	-4	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.440	.497	$
3 Seasons				403.1	75	44	159	3.55	3.78	0.08	0.00	100.2	3.71	9	1.1	1.0	-0.3	3.1	30	.514	.502	$

PHI (1 yr)				35.0	8	4	20	5.14	3.76	-0.05	0.00	107.2	4.08	-4	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.440	.497	$
KCP (1 yr)				230.0	35	28	88	3.44	3.89	0.10	0.00	98.0	3.72	7	0.8	1.0	-0.1	1.4	15	.523	.505	$
DET (1 yr)				138.1	32	12	51	3.32	3.62	0.08	0.00	102.0	3.61	6	0.7	1.0	-0.1	1.9	17	.523	.505	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1918	34	PHI	NL	152	0.7%	9.2%	10.5%	1.3%	7%	72%
1 Yr				152	0.7%	9.2%	10.5%	1.3%	7%	72%
MLB Averages					0.3%	7.7%	7.5%	2.6%	12%	81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1914	30	6	6	.500	2.67	32	12	7	5	1	3	138.1	131	51	41	2	59	55	3	2	568	105	1.373	8.5	0.1	3.8	3.6	0.93	105
1915	31	19	20	.487	2.59	67	40	13	23	3	6	368.1	312	139	106	6	134	146	8	6	1465	112	1.211	7.6	0.1	3.3	3.6	1.09	112
1916	32	19	20	.487	2.59	67	40	13	23	3	6	368.1	312	139	106	6	134	146	8	6	1465	112	1.211	7.6	0.1	3.3	3.6	1.09	112
1917	33	19	20	.487	2.59	67	40	13	23	3	6	368.1	312	139	106	6	134	146	8	6	1465	112	1.211	7.6	0.1	3.3	3.6	1.09	112
1918	34	21	22	.488	2.77	75	44	15	24	4	6	403.1	342	159	124	7	150	160	13	6	1617	106	1.220	7.6	0.2	3.3	3.6	1.07	106

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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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
1914	30	7	6	.538	3.69	122.0	146	56	50	2	66	49	3	1.738	10.8	4.9	3.6	0.74	0.1	32
1915	31	13	10	.565	3.36	214.0	205	89	80	5	85	85	6	1.355	8.6	3.6	3.6	1.00	0.2	35

1918	34	1	3	.250	5.36	42.0	40	28	25	1	21	17	7	1.452	8.6	4.5	3.6	0.81	0.2	8
3 Yrs		21	19	.525	3.69	378.0	391	173	155	8	172	151	16	1.489	9.3		3.6	0.88	0.2	75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1915 FL 1.113 (5th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1915 FL 7.083 (2nd)	Saves s c a p y 1914 AL 3 (5th) 1915 FL 3 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1915 FL 1.113 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1915 FL 7.083 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1914 AL 3 (5th)
1915 FL 3 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 8 (1621), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Similar Pitchers

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Marv Goodwin (956) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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