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Woody Main

Forrest Harry Main

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 12, 1922 in Delano, CA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1948
Team: Pirates 1948-1953

Final Game: April 28, 1953
Died: June 27, 1992 in Whittier, CA
Buried: North Kern Cemetery, Delano, 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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1941	19	NYY-min	C	8	17	.320	3.81	35						203.0	181	118	86		151							1.635	8.0		6.7			IDF · PION
1942	20	NYY-min	B,A	4	10	.286	3.15	26	7					143.0	135	70	50		73							1.455	8.5		4.6			NFK,BNG · PIED,EL
1946	24	NYY-min	A	3	11	.214	3.03	17	15					116.0	119	66	39		48							1.440	9.2		3.7			BNG · EL
1947	25	NYY-min	AAA	7	6	.538	4.45	44	2	33	1	0		95.0	108	56	47		41	65	1	0	2			1.568	10.2		3.9	6.2	1.59	KCY · AA
1948	26	PIT	NL	1	1	.500	8.33	17	0	6	0	0	0	27.0	35	27	25	4	19	12	0	1	0	130	50	2.000	11.7	1.3	6.3	4.0	0.63

1949	27	PIT-min	AAA	9	7	.563	5.04	54			1	0		109.0	122	77	61		55	61	2	0	2			1.624	10.1		4.5	5.0	1.11	INA · AA
1950	28	PIT-min	AAA	5	4	.556	1.90	43	0		0	0		71.0	48	20	15		24	42	2	0	0			1.014	6.1		3.0	5.3	1.75	INA · AA
1950	28	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	4.87	12	0	4	0	0	1	20.1	21	12	11	2	11	12	1	0	0	95	91	1.574	9.3	0.9	4.9	5.3	1.09

1951	29	PIT-min	AAA	12	13	.480	4.22	60	6		2	0		143.0	144	83	67		54	109	1	0	5			1.385	9.1		3.4	6.9	2.02	INA · AA
1952	30	PIT	NL	2	12	.143	4.46	48	11	19	2	0	2	153.1	149	78	76	14	52	79	0	1	2	652	89	1.311	8.7	0.8	3.1	4.6	1.52
1953	31	TTO	AAA	4	1	.800	3.56	24	1		0	0		48.0	55	21	19	7	22	20	3	0	0			1.604	10.3	1.3	4.1	3.8	0.91	TTO · IL
1953	31	PIT	NL	0	0		11.25	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	5	5	1	2	4	0	0	0	19	43	1.750	11.3	2.3	4.5	9.0	2.00
1954	32	PIT-min	Opn	2	3	.400	2.52	41	0		0	0		64.1	66	32	18	1	28	36	2	0	1			1.461	9.2	0.1	3.9	5.0	1.29	HOL · PCL
4 Yrs				4	13	.235	5.14	79	11	30	2	0	3	204.2	210	122	117	21	84	107	1	2	2	896	79	1.436	9.2	0.9	3.7	4.7	1.27
162 Game Avg.				3	10	.235	5.14	60	8	23	2	0	2	155	159	92	88	16	63	81	1	2	2	677	79	1.436	9.2	0.9	3.7	4.7	1.27

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
1948	26	PIT	NL	27.0	17	0	27	9.00	4.46	0.20	0.00	103.1	4.39	-14	-1.4	.9	0.1	-1.0	-11	.420	.492	$

1950	28	PIT	NL	20.1	12	0	12	5.31	4.51	-0.09	0.00	106.6	4.91	-1	-0.1	1.3	-0.0	0.1	1	.493	.500	$

1952	30	PIT	NL	153.1	48	11	78	4.58	4.37	-0.16	0.00	105.2	4.76	3	0.4	1.0	-0.2	1.6	19	.508	.502	$
1953	31	PIT	NL	4.0	2	0	5	11.25	4.59	-0.01	0.00	108.0	4.97	-3	-0.2	.5	0.1	-0.2	-2	.378	.498	$
4 Seasons				204.2	79	11	122	5.36	4.40	-0.10	0.00	105.1	4.73	-14	-1.3	1.0	-0.1	0.5	7	.483	.498	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1948	26	PIT	NL	17	53	111	27	35	3	1	4	1	0	19	12	.315	.415	.468	.884	.326	52	1	0	3	0	1

1950	28	PIT	NL	12	54	81	12	21	1	1	2	1	0	11	12	.259	.355	.370	.725	.284	30	0	1	2	0	1

1952	30	PIT	NL	48	526	588	78	149	21	5	14	7	7	52	79	.253	.314	.378	.692	.273	222	8	0	12	0	12
1953	31	PIT	NL	2	6	17	5	5	1	0	1	1	0	2	4	.294	.368	.529	.898	.333	9	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				79	639	797	122	210	26	7	21	10	7	84	107	.263	.334	.393	.727	.283	313	9	1	17	0	14
162 Game Avg.				60	483	602	92	159	20	5	16	8	5	63	81	.263	.334	.393	.727	.283	236	7	1	13	0	11
MLB Averages																.262	.338	.375	.713	.277

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1948	26	PIT	NL	-11.6	-1.1	55	-0.3	0.4	-0.7	.64	-0.3	-0.2	-2.4	-0.2	0.64	-2.1	1	0	4

1950	28	PIT	NL	-0.6	-0.1	55	-0.3	0.9	-1.2	1.13	-0.2	-0.0	-8.6	-0.8	1.13	-4.4	3	3	3

1952	30	PIT	NL	-4.1	-0.4	551	-0.7	8.0	-8.7	.89	-0.1	-0.7	-2.1	-0.2	0.88	0.9	8	2	13
1953	31	PIT	NL	-2.5	-0.2	7	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.1	-0.1	-1.5	-0.1	0.01	-1.1	0	0	1
4 Yrs				-18.8	-1.8	668	-1.3	9.3	-10.6	.88	-0.6	-0.8	-14.5	-1.4	0.88	-6.7	12	5	21

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1952	30	PIT	NL	48	11	2	5	4	0	1	3	7	.300	0	3	2	0	6	55%	51.0	68	32	16	9	7	2	2.6	2.0	6.7
1 Yr				48	11	2	5	4	0	1	3	7	.300	0	3	2	0	6	55%	51	68	32	16	9	7	2	2.6	2.0	6.7
MLB Averages													.500						49%	50	106	-9					4.6	4.6	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1948	26	PIT	NL	17	17	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	5	2	40%	.642	1	0	4	1	0	5	3	3	8	5	3	3	4.8

1950	28	PIT	NL	12	12	4	1	0	1	1	0	100%	2	1	12	11	92%	1.130	3	3	3	2	1	6	6	3	5	4	3	4	5.1

1952	30	PIT	NL	48	37	19	0	7	2	2	0	100%	2	0	15	4	27%	.895	8	2	13	2	6	16	8	16	25	4	20	6	6.4
1953	31	PIT	NL	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		.013	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.0
4 Yrs				79	68	30	2	8	3	3	0	100%	4	1	32	17	53%	.886	12	5	21	5	7	28	17	23	39	13	26	13	5.8

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1948	26	PIT	NL	133	68%	7.6%	22.6%	35.9%	15.1%	23%	0.71	179%	13	1	8%

1950	28	PIT	NL	95	61%	3.7%	22.2%	20.4%	7.4%	19%	0.57	124%	18	0	0%

1952	30	PIT	NL	652	60%	2.7%	15.0%	9.9%	7.6%	27%	1.10	94%	86	8	9%
1953	31	PIT	NL	19	67%	16.7%	66.7%	33.3%	33.3%	40%		200%	1	0	0%
4 Yrs				899	61%	3.3%	16.7%	13.2%	8.5%	26%	1.03	105%	118	9	8%
MLB Averages					49%	2.4%	12.6%	12.4%	7.0%	24%	0.95	96%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1948	26	PIT	NL	53	35			4	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	60%	1	0	0	28	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80

1950	28	PIT	NL	54	21			2	0	6	1	1	2	0	14	10	2	71%	1	0	0	24	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41

1952	30	PIT	NL	526	149			14	0	7	8	3	4	7	23	15	1	65%	12	2	0	190	7	7	50%	6	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	126
1953	31	PIT	NL	6	5			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	4	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
4 Yrs				639	210			21	0	14	9	4	6	7	42	28	3	67%	14	2	0	246	10	7	59%	9	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	260
MLB Averages																		53%							55%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1948	26	1	1	.500	8.33	17	0	6	0	0	27.0	35	27	25	4	19	12	0	1	0	130	50	2.000	11.7	1.3	6.3	4.0	0.63	50
1949	27	1	1	.500	8.33	17	0	6	0	0	27.0	35	27	25	4	19	12	0	1	0	130	50	2.000	11.7	1.3	6.3	4.0	0.63	50
1950	28	2	1	.667	6.85	29	0	10	0	1	47.1	56	39	36	6	30	24	1	1	0	225	62	1.817	10.6	1.1	5.7	4.6	0.80	62
1951	29	2	1	.667	6.85	29	0	10	0	1	47.1	56	39	36	6	30	24	1	1	0	225	62	1.817	10.6	1.1	5.7	4.6	0.80	62
1952	30	4	13	.235	5.02	77	11	29	2	3	200.2	205	117	112	20	82	103	1	2	2	877	80	1.430	9.2	0.9	3.7	4.6	1.26	80
1953	31	4	13	.235	5.14	79	11	30	2	3	204.2	210	122	117	21	84	107	1	2	2	896	79	1.436	9.2	0.9	3.7	4.7	1.27	79

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1948	26	0	2	.000	8.33	27.0	36	28	25	4	20	12	0	2.074	12.0	6.7	4.0	0.60	1.3	17

1950	28	1	1	.500	4.09	22.0	21	11	10	2	11	13	1	1.455	8.6	4.5	5.3	1.18	0.8	12

1952	30	7	10	.412	4.53	157.0	155	88	79	15	54	81	0	1.331	8.9	3.1	4.6	1.50	0.9	48
1953	31	0	0		11.25	4.0	5	6	5	1	2	4	0	1.750	11.3	4.5	9.0	2.00	2.3	2
4 Yrs		8	13	.381	5.10	210.0	217	133	119	22	87	110	1	1.448	9.3		4.7	1.26	0.9	79

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Similarity Scores

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