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Firpo Marberry

Frederick Marberry

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 30, 1898 in Streetman, TX(All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1923
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers/Giants 1923-1936

Final Game: June 10, 1936
Died: June 30, 1976 in Mexia, TX
Buried: Birdston Cemetery, Streetman, TX
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Standard Batting

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
1923 24 WSH AL 11 16 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .200 .143 .343 -7 2 1 1 1
1924 25 WSH AL 50 69 59 6 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 .136 .164 .169 .333 -13 10 2 8 1
1925 26 WSH AL 55 23 19 3 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 .263 .333 .263 .596 54 5 0 2 1
1926 27 WSH AL 64 37 34 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .176 .200 .206 .406 7 7 0 2 1
1927 28 WSH AL 56 43 41 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .122 .143 .122 .265 -30 5 0 1 1
1928 29 WSH AL 48 51 46 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 .109 .128 .130 .258 -32 6 1 3 1
1929 30 WSH AL 49 92 81 9 19 3 1 0 11 0 1 5 14 .235 .287 .296 .584 50 24 1 5 1
1930 31 WSH AL 33 81 73 9 24 4 0 0 14 0 0 4 7 .329 .364 .384 .747 89 28 0 4 1
1931 32 WSH AL 45 86 82 7 19 3 0 1 8 1 0 1 16 .232 .241 .305 .546 42 25 0 3 1 MVP-13
1932 33 WSH AL 54 68 66 5 11 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 12 .167 .191 .212 .403 5 14 0 0 1
1933 34 DET AL 37 94 90 6 11 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 20 .122 .132 .167 .299 -22 15 0 3 1
1934 35 DET AL 38 61 55 7 12 4 0 0 9 0 0 4 4 .218 .283 .291 .574 48 16 1 1 1
1935 36 DET AL 5 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 43 1 0 0 /1
1936 37 TOT MLB 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1936 37 NYG NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1936 37 WSH AL 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 /1
14 Yrs 551 731 668 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 1 22 111 .192 .224 .237 .461 20 158 0 6 34
162 Game Avg. 162 215 196 18 38 6 1 0 19 1 6 33 .192 .224 .237 .461 20 46 2 10
WSH (11 yrs) 470 569 517 47 104 13 3 1 53 2 1 16 86 .201 .232 .244 .476 24 126 5 30
DET (3 yrs) 80 161 150 13 24 8 0 0 12 0 0 6 24 .160 .197 .213 .411 7 32 1 4
NYG (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
AL (14 yrs) 550 730 667 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 1 22 110 .192 .224 .237 .461 20 158 6 34
NL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1923 24 WSH AL 11 16 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1924 25 WSH AL 50 69 -12 0 0 0 6 -6 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .489 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $ 1
1925 26 WSH AL 55 23 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1926 27 WSH AL 64 37 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1927 28 WSH AL 56 43 -8 0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.4 .493 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1928 29 WSH AL 48 51 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .492 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1
1929 30 WSH AL 49 92 -7 -0 0 0 10 3 0.3 3 6 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 0.0 6 $ 1
1930 31 WSH AL 33 81 -1 0 0 0 8 8 0.7 2 10 0.7 .520 .504 0.7 0.0 10 $ 1
1931 32 WSH AL 45 86 -8 0 0 0 9 1 0.1 3 4 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1 MVP-13
1932 33 WSH AL 54 68 -10 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1933 34 DET AL 37 94 -17 0 0 0 9 -8 -0.7 3 -4 -0.7 .480 .495 -0.7 0.0 -4 $ 1
1934 35 DET AL 38 61 -4 0 0 0 7 3 0.2 2 5 0.2 .507 .502 0.2 -0.0 5 $ 1
1935 36 DET AL 5 6 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1936 37 NYG NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1936 37 WSH AL 5 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .488 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
14 Seasons 551 731 -85 1 0 0 75 -9 -1.0 23 14 -1.1 .498 .500 -1.1 0.1 14 $
WSH (11 yrs) 470 569 -64 1 0 0 58 -5 -0.5 18 13 -0.6 .499 .500 -0.6 0.1 13 $
DET (3 yrs) 80 161 -21 0 0 0 17 -4 -0.5 5 1 -0.5 .494 .499 -0.5 0.0 1 $
NYG (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1923 24 WSH AL 16 13 0 0.0 103 .182 .143 .284 .200 .353 .143 .392 .343 .745 -7 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .250 .000 .000
1924 25 WSH AL 69 59 1 0.4 110 .170 .136 .295 .164 .365 .169 .405 .333 .770 -13 .013 -10.4 -1.0 .235 .034 .034
1925 26 WSH AL 23 16 2 3.3 114 .278 .263 .297 .333 .367 .263 .417 .596 .784 54 .315 -1.3 -0.1 .571 .158 .000 .0
1926 27 WSH AL 37 30 1 0.9 108 .240 .176 .287 .200 .359 .206 .403 .406 .761 7 .046 -4.8 -0.5 .286 .059 .029
1927 28 WSH AL 43 37 1 0.7 109 .147 .122 .290 .143 .358 .122 .408 .265 .766 -30 .030 -8.0 -0.8 .167 .024 .000
1928 29 WSH AL 51 44 1 0.6 107 .119 .109 .287 .128 .352 .130 .408 .258 .761 -32 .023 -8.9 -0.9 .171 .022 .022
1929 30 WSH AL 92 68 6 2.4 113 .284 .235 .293 .287 .360 .296 .424 .584 .784 50 .205 -6.3 -0.6 .460 .111 .062
1930 31 WSH AL 81 53 10 5.0 117 .364 .329 .296 .364 .361 .384 .436 .747 .796 89 .479 -1.1 -0.1 .653 .110 .055
1931 32 WSH AL 86 66 6 2.4 109 .277 .232 .288 .241 .355 .305 .411 .546 .766 42 .216 -7.3 -0.7 .429 .098 .073 1.0
1932 33 WSH AL 68 55 3 1.5 109 .204 .167 .283 .191 .353 .212 .416 .403 .769 5 .094 -9.6 -0.9 .291 .076 .045
1933 34 DET AL 94 82 2 0.7 107 .157 .122 .282 .132 .353 .167 .406 .299 .760 -22 .026 -16.1 -1.6 .203 .056 .044
1934 35 DET AL 61 44 4 2.4 112 .235 .218 .288 .283 .362 .291 .415 .574 .777 48 .209 -4.2 -0.4 .488 .145 .073
1935 36 DET AL 6 4 0 0.0 108 .200 .200 .282 .333 .354 .200 .408 .533 .763 43 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .200 .000
1936 37 TOT MLB 4 4 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .289 .000 .359 .000 .418 .000 .777 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1936 37 NYG NL 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .286 .000 .345 .000 .400 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1936 37 WSH AL 3 3 0 0.0 116 .000 .000 .290 .000 .366 .000 .427 .000 .792 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
14 Yrs 731 575 37 1.7 110 .228 .192 .289 .224 .358 .237 .414 .461 .772 20 .127 -81.5 -7.9 .346 .079 .045 1.3
162 Game Avg. 215 169 11 1.7 110 .228 .192 .289 .224 .358 .237 .414 .461 .772 20 .127 -81.5 -7.9 .346 .079 .045
WSH (11 yrs) 569 444 31 1.9 111 .240 .201 .290 .232 .358 .244 .415 .476 .773 24 .144 -60.5 -5.8 .357 .075 .043 1.3
DET (3 yrs) 161 130 6 1.2 109 .190 .160 .284 .197 .357 .213 .410 .411 .766 7 .075 -20.7 -2.0 .310 .093 .053
NYG (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .286 .000 .345 .000 .400 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (14 yrs) 730 574 37 1.7 110 .228 .192 .289 .224 .358 .237 .414 .461 .772 20 .127 -81.2 -7.8 .346 .079 .045 1.3
NL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .286 .000 .345 .000 .400 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

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
1924 25 WSH AL WS NYG W 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1925 26 WSH AL WS PIT L 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1934 35 DET AL WS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 WS 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1923 24 WSH AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.7 69%
1924 25 WSH AL 69 0.0% 17.4% 0.0% 1.5% 13% 4.9 59.0 68%
1925 26 WSH AL 23 0.0% 4.4% 8.7% 0.0% 0% 0.50 19.0 4.8 78%
1926 27 WSH AL 37 0.0% 24.3% 2.7% 2.7% 17% 9.00 3.8 11.3 68%
1927 28 WSH AL 43 0.0% 16.3% 2.3% 0.0% 0% 7.00 5.9 79%
1928 29 WSH AL 51 0.0% 7.8% 0.0% 2.0% 20% 11.5 9.2 82%
1929 30 WSH AL 92 0.0% 15.2% 5.4% 4.4% 21% 2.80 5.8 7.4 73%
1930 31 WSH AL 81 0.0% 8.6% 4.9% 4.9% 17% 1.75 10.4 5.2 81%
1931 32 WSH AL 86 1.2% 18.6% 1.2% 4.7% 21% 16.00 5.1 82.0 10.3 76%
1932 33 WSH AL 68 0.0% 17.7% 2.9% 2.9% 18% 6.00 5.5 9.4 79%
1933 34 DET AL 94 0.0% 21.3% 1.1% 4.3% 36% 20.00 4.5 30.0 74%
1934 35 DET AL 61 0.0% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 33% 1.00 13.8 6.1 84%
1935 36 DET AL 6 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 0.00 83%
1936 37 TOT MLB 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 25%
1936 37 NYG NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1936 37 WSH AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 33%
14 Yrs 731 0.1% 15.2% 3.0% 3.4% 20% 5.05 6.0 668.0 10.3 76%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.7% 8.0% 6.8% 27% 0.96 11.5 73.3 7.7 80%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1923 24 11 16 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .200 .143 .343 -7 2 1 1
1924 25 61 85 73 8 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 .137 .171 .164 .335 -12 12 3 9
1925 26 116 108 92 11 15 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 16 .163 .206 .185 .391 2 17 3 11
1926 27 180 145 126 14 21 1 1 0 8 1 0 3 25 .167 .205 .190 .395 4 24 3 13
1927 28 236 188 167 16 26 1 1 0 8 1 0 4 32 .156 .190 .174 .363 -5 29 3 14
1928 29 284 239 213 17 31 2 1 0 13 1 0 4 36 .146 .176 .164 .341 -10 35 4 17
1929 30 333 331 294 26 50 5 2 0 24 1 1 9 50 .170 .208 .201 .408 7 59 5 22
1930 31 366 412 367 35 74 9 2 0 38 1 1 13 57 .202 .239 .237 .476 23 87 5 26
1931 32 411 498 449 42 93 12 2 1 46 2 1 14 73 .207 .239 .249 .489 27 112 5 29
1932 33 465 566 515 47 104 13 3 1 53 2 1 16 85 .202 .233 .245 .478 24 126 5 29
1933 34 502 660 605 53 115 17 3 1 56 2 1 17 105 .190 .219 .233 .452 17 141 5 32
1934 35 540 721 660 60 127 21 3 1 65 2 1 21 109 .192 .224 .238 .462 20 157 6 33
1935 36 545 727 665 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 1 22 109 .192 .225 .238 .463 20 158 6 33
1936 37 551 731 668 60 128 21 3 1 65 2 1 22 111 .192 .224 .237 .461 20 158 0 6 34

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1923 24 12 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 11
1924 25 53 71 61 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 .115 .143 .148 .290 1 50
1925 26 58 23 19 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 .211 .286 .211 .496 1 55
1926 27 67 37 34 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 9 .147 .171 .176 .348 1 64
1927 28 59 46 44 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .136 .156 .136 .292 1 56
1928 29 50 54 50 2 7 1 0 0 8 0 0 4 .140 .157 .160 .317 1 48
1929 30 52 96 85 9 19 3 1 0 10 0 5 15 .224 .275 .282 .557 6 49
1930 31 35 82 74 7 22 4 0 0 12 0 4 7 .297 .333 .351 .685 8 33
1931 32 47 88 84 6 18 3 0 1 7 1 1 17 .214 .224 .286 .509 5 45
1932 33 57 70 68 4 10 1 1 0 6 0 2 13 .147 .171 .191 .363 2 54
1933 34 39 100 96 6 12 4 0 0 3 0 1 21 .125 .134 .167 .301 2 37
1934 35 40 63 57 7 12 4 0 0 9 0 4 4 .211 .274 .281 .555 4 38
1935 36 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 5
1936 37 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
14 Yrs 580 757 695 53 122 21 3 1 61 2 22 116 .176 .207 .219 .426 32 551
162 Game Avg. 162 211 194 15 34 6 1 0 17 1 6 32 .176 .207 .219 .426 9 551

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1958 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1960 BBWAA ( 0.7%)
1962 BBWAA ( 1.2%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1931 AL (13, 14%)
0.14 Career Shares (826th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1929 AL  6.4 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1935 AL  born 1898-11-30 (7th)
1936 AL  born 1898-11-30 (8th)
1936 NL  born 1898-11-30 (8th)

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