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Firpo Marberry
Frederick Marberry
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 30, 1898 in Streetman, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1923
Final Game: June 10, 1936
Died: June 30, 1976 in Mexia, TX
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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
1923 24 WSH AL 4 0 1.000 2.82 11 4 5 2 0 0 44.2 42 16 14 1 17 18 3 0 0 190 134 1.321 8.5 0.2 3.4 3.6 1.06
1924 25 WSH AL 11 12 .478 3.09 50 15 30 6 0 15 195.1 190 88 67 3 70 68 9 0 2 838 131 1.331 8.8 0.1 3.2 3.1 0.97
1925 26 WSH AL 9 5 .643 3.47 55 0 39 0 0 15 93.1 84 50 36 4 45 53 4 0 0 400 123 1.382 8.1 0.4 4.3 5.1 1.18
1926 27 WSH AL 12 7 .632 3.00 64 5 47 3 0 22 138.0 120 55 46 4 66 43 3 0 0 588 129 1.348 7.8 0.3 4.3 2.8 0.65
1927 28 WSH AL 10 7 .588 4.64 56 10 30 2 0 9 155.1 177 92 80 4 68 74 3 0 2 694 87 1.577 10.3 0.2 3.9 4.3 1.09
1928 29 WSH AL 13 13 .500 3.85 48 11 26 7 1 3 161.1 160 79 69 4 42 76 3 0 0 675 104 1.252 8.9 0.2 2.3 4.2 1.81
1929 30 WSH AL 19 12 .613 3.06 49 26 21 16 0 11 250.1 233 100 85 6 69 121 6 1 2 1028 139 1.206 8.4 0.2 2.5 4.4 1.75
1930 31 WSH AL 15 5 .750 4.09 33 22 9 9 2 1 185.0 190 92 84 15 53 56 0 0 0 774 113 1.314 9.2 0.7 2.6 2.7 1.06
1931 32 WSH AL 16 4 .800 3.45 45 25 14 11 1 7 219.0 211 92 84 13 63 88 3 0 3 913 124 1.251 8.7 0.5 2.6 3.6 1.40 MVP-13
1932 33 WSH AL 8 4 .667 4.01 54 15 26 8 1 13 197.2 202 98 88 13 72 66 2 2 1 846 107 1.386 9.2 0.6 3.3 3.0 0.92
1933 34 DET AL 16 11 .593 3.29 37 32 5 15 1 2 238.1 232 98 87 13 61 84 1 1 1 990 132 1.229 8.8 0.5 2.3 3.2 1.38
1934 35 DET AL 15 5 .750 4.57 38 19 14 6 1 3 155.2 174 92 79 12 48 64 0 0 2 683 96 1.426 10.1 0.7 2.8 3.7 1.33
1935 36 DET AL 0 1 .000 4.26 5 2 2 1 0 0 19.0 22 11 9 2 9 7 0 0 1 89 98 1.632 10.4 0.9 4.3 3.3 0.78
1936 37 TOT MLB 0 2 .000 3.77 6 1 3 0 0 0 14.1 12 8 6 2 3 4 1 0 0 61 126 1.047 7.5 1.3 1.9 2.5 1.33
1936 37 NYG NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 37 WSH AL 0 2 .000 3.86 5 1 3 0 0 0 14.0 11 7 6 2 3 4 1 0 0 58 124 1.000 7.1 1.3 1.9 2.6 1.33
14 Seasons 148 88 .627 3.63 551 187 271 86 7 101 2067.1 2049 971 834 96 686 822 38 4 14 8769 116 1.323 8.9 0.4 3.0 3.6 1.20
162 Game Avg. 14 8 .627 3.63 51 17 25 8 1 9 190 189 89 77 9 63 76 4 0 1 808 116 1.323 8.9 0.4 3.0 3.6 1.20
WSH (11 yrs) 117 71 .622 3.59 470 134 250 64 5 96 1654.0 1620 769 659 69 568 667 37 3 10 7004 117 1.323 8.8 0.4 3.1 3.6 1.17
DET (3 yrs) 31 17 .646 3.81 80 53 21 22 2 5 413.0 428 201 175 27 118 155 1 1 4 1762 114 1.322 9.3 0.6 2.6 3.4 1.31
NYG (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
AL (14 yrs) 148 88 .627 3.63 550 187 271 86 7 101 2067.0 2048 970 834 96 686 822 38 4 14 8766 116 1.323 8.9 0.4 3.0 3.6 1.20
NL (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1924 25 WSH AL WS W NYG 0 1 .000 1.12 4 1 2 0 0 2 8.0 9 5 1 0 4 0 10 1 0 1 39 1.625 10.1 0.0 4.5 11.3 2.50
1925 26 WSH AL WS L PIT 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 1 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7
1934 35 DET AL WS L STL 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.600 27.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 1 .000 3.75 8 1 4 0 0 3 12.0 17 9 5 0 5 0 12 2 0 1 61 1.833 12.8 0.0 3.8 9.0 2.40
3 WS 0 1 .000 3.75 8 1 4 0 0 3 12.0 17 9 5 0 5 0 12 2 0 1 61 1.833 12.8 0.0 3.8 9.0 2.40

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
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 -31 5 0 1 1
1928 29 WSH AL 48 50 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 90 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 42 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 Seasons 551 730 668 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) 470 568 517 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) 550 729 667 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

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
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 0
3 Seasons (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

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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
1923 WSH AL 24 P 11 12 1 10 1 0 .917 1.00 .958 1.49
1924 WSH AL 25 P 50 49 8 39 2 3 .959 0.94 .959 1.32
1925 WSH AL 26 P 55 32 6 26 0 1 1.000 0.58 .959 1.40
1926 WSH AL 27 P 64 38 5 31 2 2 .947 0.56 .958 1.39
1927 WSH AL 28 P 56 34 9 25 0 4 1.000 0.61 .956 1.40
1928 WSH AL 29 P 48 36 8 27 1 2 .972 0.73 .956 1.37
1929 WSH AL 30 P 49 50 15 35 0 1 1.000 1.02 .956 1.29
1930 WSH AL 31 P 33 41 7 33 1 2 .976 1.21 .944 1.18
1931 WSH AL 32 P 45 40 3 36 1 4 .975 0.87 .952 1.19 MVP-13
1932 WSH AL 33 P 54 55 9 45 1 5 .982 1.00 .956 1.21
1933 DET AL 34 P 37 52 11 37 4 3 .923 1.30 .962 1.18
1934 DET AL 35 P 38 32 10 20 2 2 .938 0.79 .956 1.11
1935 DET AL 36 P 5 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.60 .933 1.12
1936 TOT MLB 37 P 6 5 0 3 2 0 .600 0.50 .980 1.07
1936 NYG NL 37 P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.20
1936 WSH AL 37 P 5 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.60 .975 1.04
14 Seasons P 551 479 92 370 17 29 .965 0.84 .956 1.29
14 Seasons TOT 551 479 92 370 17 29 .965 0.84 .921 1.29

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 (812th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1924 AL  3.087 (6th)
1929 AL  3.056 (2nd)
1931 AL  3.452 (5th)
1933 AL  3.285 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1929 AL  19 (4th)
1930 AL  15 (10th)
1931 AL  16 (7th)
1933 AL  16 (4th)
1934 AL  15 (8th)
Career  148 (242nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1926 AL  .632 (5th)
1929 AL  .613 (8th)
1930 AL  .750 (2nd)
1931 AL  .800 (2nd)
1933 AL  .593 (10th)
1934 AL  .750 (2nd)
Career  .627 (55th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1924 AL  1.331 (10th)
1928 AL  1.252 (7th)
1929 AL  1.206 (1st)
1930 AL  1.313 (5th)
1931 AL  1.251 (6th)
1933 AL  1.229 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1924 AL  8.754 (3rd)
1929 AL  8.377 (3rd)
1931 AL  8.671 (7th)
1932 AL  9.197 (10th)
1933 AL  8.761 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 AL  2.343 (10th)
1929 AL  2.481 (9th)
1930 AL  2.578 (9th)
1931 AL  2.589 (10th)
1933 AL  2.304 (2nd)
1934 AL  2.775 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1924 AL  3.133 (6th)
1927 AL  4.288 (6th)
1928 AL  4.240 (6th)
1929 AL  4.350 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1924 AL  50 (1st)
1925 AL  55 (1st)
1926 AL  64 (1st)
1927 AL  56 (2nd)
1928 AL  48 (1st)
1929 AL  49 (1st)
1931 AL  45 (6th)
1932 AL  54 (1st)
Career  551 (250th)

Saves s c a p y
1924 AL  15 (1st)
1925 AL  15 (1st)
1926 AL  22 (1st)
1927 AL  9 (3rd)
1928 AL  3 (10th)
1929 AL  11 (1st)
1931 AL  7 (3rd)
1932 AL  13 (1st)
1934 AL  3 (9th)
Career  101 (117th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1929 AL  250.3 (9th)
1933 AL  238.3 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1929 AL  121 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1933 AL  32 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1933 AL  15 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1930 AL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1930 AL  15 (9th)
1931 AL  13 (10th)
1933 AL  13 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1924 AL  .971 (10th)
1928 AL  1.810 (3rd)
1929 AL  1.754 (2nd)
1931 AL  1.397 (8th)
1933 AL  1.377 (3rd)
1934 AL  1.333 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1924 AL  .138 (3rd)
1928 AL  .223 (6th)
1929 AL  .216 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1924 AL  9 (7th)
1929 AL  6 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1924 AL  30 (1st)
1925 AL  39 (1st)
1926 AL  47 (1st)
1927 AL  30 (2nd)
1928 AL  26 (1st)
1929 AL  21 (2nd)
1931 AL  14 (9th)
1932 AL  26 (5th)
Career  271 (132nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1924 AL  131 (7th)
1929 AL  139 (2nd)
1931 AL  124 (6th)
1933 AL  132 (5th)
Career  116 (174th)

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)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 21 (84), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 125 (141), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 48 (277), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 24 (213), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

December 14, 1932: Traded by the Washington Senators with Carl Fischer to the Detroit Tigers for Earl Whitehill.

June 11, 1935: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

December 13, 1935: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

May 8, 1936: Released by the New York Giants.

May 9, 1936: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

June 11, 1936: Released by the Washington Senators.

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