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Johnny Marcum

John Alfred Marcum (Footsie)

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 197 lb.

Born: September 9, 1909 in Campbellsburg, KY(All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1933
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox/WhiteSox/Browns 1933-1939

Final Game: September 30, 1939
Died: September 10, 1984 in Louisville, KY
Buried: Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, KY
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1933 23 PHA AL 3 2 .600 1.95 5 5 0 4 2 0 37.0 28 12 8 0 20 14 0 1 1 161 222 1.297 6.8 0.0 4.9 3.4 0.70
1934 24 PHA AL 14 11 .560 4.50 37 31 3 17 2 0 232.0 257 131 116 13 88 92 4 1 1 1030 97 1.487 10.0 0.5 3.4 3.6 1.05
1935 25 PHA AL 17 12 .586 4.08 39 27 12 19 2 3 242.2 256 125 110 9 83 99 2 0 2 1061 112 1.397 9.5 0.3 3.1 3.7 1.19 MVP-20
1936 26 BOS AL 8 13 .381 4.81 31 23 7 9 1 1 174.0 194 100 93 14 52 57 0 1 3 750 110 1.414 10.0 0.7 2.7 2.9 1.10
1937 27 BOS AL 13 11 .542 4.85 37 23 13 9 1 3 183.2 230 104 99 17 47 59 2 0 2 808 99 1.508 11.3 0.8 2.3 2.9 1.26
1938 28 BOS AL 5 6 .455 4.09 15 11 3 7 0 0 92.1 113 49 42 11 25 25 0 0 1 408 121 1.495 11.0 1.1 2.4 2.4 1.00
1939 29 TOT AL 5 8 .385 6.60 31 12 13 4 0 0 137.2 191 109 101 26 29 46 1 0 2 629 73 1.598 12.5 1.7 1.9 3.0 1.59
1939 29 SLB AL 2 5 .286 7.74 12 6 5 2 0 0 47.2 66 43 41 12 10 14 1 0 0 214 63 1.594 12.5 2.3 1.9 2.6 1.40
1939 29 CHW AL 3 3 .500 6.00 19 6 8 2 0 0 90.0 125 66 60 14 19 32 0 0 2 415 80 1.600 12.5 1.4 1.9 3.2 1.68
7 Yrs 65 63 .508 4.66 195 132 51 69 8 7 1099.1 1269 630 569 90 344 392 9 3 12 4847 102 1.467 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.2 1.14
162 Game Avg. 14 13 .508 4.66 41 27 11 14 2 1 229 264 131 118 19 72 82 2 1 2 1008 102 1.467 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.2 1.14
BOS (3 yrs) 26 30 .464 4.68 83 57 23 25 2 4 450.0 537 253 234 42 124 141 2 1 6 1966 107 1.469 10.7 0.8 2.5 2.8 1.14
PHA (3 yrs) 34 25 .576 4.12 81 63 15 40 6 3 511.2 541 268 234 22 191 205 6 2 4 2252 108 1.431 9.5 0.4 3.4 3.6 1.07
SLB (1 yr) 2 5 .286 7.74 12 6 5 2 0 0 47.2 66 43 41 12 10 14 1 0 0 214 63 1.594 12.5 2.3 1.9 2.6 1.40
CHW (1 yr) 3 3 .500 6.00 19 6 8 2 0 0 90.0 125 66 60 14 19 32 0 0 2 415 80 1.600 12.5 1.4 1.9 3.2 1.68

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 Awards
1933 23 PHA AL 37.0 5 5 12 2.92 4.80 -0.37 0.00 100.0 5.17 9 0.9 -0.0 1.2 14 .690 .506 $
1934 24 PHA AL 232.0 37 31 131 5.08 5.23 0.21 0.00 97.5 4.89 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.4 23 .487 .497 $
1935 25 PHA AL 242.2 39 27 125 4.64 5.05 -0.09 0.00 101.8 5.24 17 1.6 1.0 -0.2 3.6 45 .541 .510 $ MVP-20
1936 26 BOS AL 174.0 31 23 100 5.17 5.80 -0.03 0.00 105.4 6.14 18 1.7 1.0 -0.1 3.1 42 .553 .510 $
1937 27 BOS AL 183.2 37 23 104 5.10 5.20 -0.27 0.00 103.8 5.69 11 1.1 1.0 -0.1 2.6 35 .529 .507 $
1938 28 BOS AL 92.1 15 11 49 4.78 5.41 0.01 0.00 104.0 5.62 8 0.7 1.0 -0.0 1.5 21 .548 .504 $
1939 29 SLB AL 47.2 12 6 43 8.12 5.28 -0.56 0.00 102.4 5.98 -12 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .417 .494 $
1939 29 CHW AL 90.0 19 6 66 6.60 5.31 0.09 0.00 102.9 5.38 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1 .441 .493 $
7 Seasons 1099.1 195 132 630 5.16 5.29 -0.06 0.00 102.0 5.46 34 3.4 1.0 -0.7 12.4 173 .518 .503 $
BOS (3 yrs) 450.0 83 57 253 5.06 5.48 -0.12 0.00 104.5 5.85 37 3.4 1.0 -0.3 7.2 98 .541 .507 $
PHA (3 yrs) 511.2 81 63 268 4.71 5.12 0.02 0.00 99.7 5.08 20 2.1 1.0 -0.3 6.2 82 .526 .504 $
SLB (1 yr) 47.2 12 6 43 8.12 5.28 -0.56 0.00 102.4 5.98 -12 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -5 .417 .494 $
CHW (1 yr) 90.0 19 6 66 6.60 5.31 0.09 0.00 102.9 5.38 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1 .441 .493 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1933 23 PHA AL 161 0.0% 8.7% 12.4% 2.5% 14% 78%
1934 24 PHA AL 1030 1.3% 8.9% 8.5% 4.9% 20% 79%
1935 25 PHA AL 1061 0.9% 9.3% 7.8% 4.3% 18% 80%
1936 26 BOS AL 750 1.9% 7.6% 6.9% 4.4% 17% 83%
1937 27 BOS AL 809 2.1% 7.3% 5.8% 4.1% 14% 84%
1938 28 BOS AL 410 2.7% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 22% 84%
1939 29 TOT AL 629 4.1% 7.3% 4.6% 5.3% 17% 81%
1939 29 SLB AL 214 5.6% 6.5% 4.7% 7.0% 23% 81%
1939 29 CHW AL 415 3.4% 7.7% 4.6% 4.3% 14% 81%
7 Yrs 4850 1.9% 8.1% 7.1% 4.6% 18% 81%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.6% 8.5% 3.2% 13% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1933 23 3 2 .600 1.95 5 5 0 4 2 0 37.0 28 12 8 0 20 14 0 1 1 161 222 1.297 6.8 0.0 4.9 3.4 0.70 222
1934 24 17 13 .567 4.15 42 36 3 21 4 0 269.0 285 143 124 13 108 106 4 2 2 1191 105 1.461 9.5 0.4 3.6 3.5 0.98 105
1935 25 34 25 .576 4.12 81 63 15 40 6 3 511.2 541 268 234 22 191 205 6 2 4 2252 108 1.431 9.5 0.4 3.4 3.6 1.07 108
1936 26 42 38 .525 4.29 112 86 22 49 7 4 685.2 735 368 327 36 243 262 6 3 7 3002 109 1.426 9.6 0.5 3.2 3.4 1.08 109
1937 27 55 49 .529 4.41 149 109 35 58 8 7 869.1 965 472 426 53 290 321 8 3 9 3810 107 1.444 10.0 0.5 3.0 3.3 1.11 107
1938 28 60 55 .522 4.38 164 120 38 65 8 7 961.2 1078 521 468 64 315 346 8 3 10 4218 108 1.449 10.1 0.6 2.9 3.2 1.10 108
1939 29 65 63 .508 4.66 195 132 51 69 8 7 1099.1 1269 630 569 90 344 392 9 3 12 4847 102 1.467 10.4 0.7 2.8 3.2 1.14 102

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1933 23 3 1 .750 1.54 41.0 28 8 7 0 20 16 0 1.171 6.1 4.4 3.5 0.80 0.0 5
1934 24 13 14 .481 3.99 246.0 255 121 109 13 87 98 4 1.390 9.3 3.2 3.6 1.13 0.5 37
1935 25 17 12 .586 3.38 264.0 249 110 99 9 81 108 2 1.250 8.5 2.8 3.7 1.33 0.3 39
1936 26 11 9 .550 3.51 187.0 175 81 73 13 47 61 0 1.187 8.4 2.3 2.9 1.30 0.6 31
1937 27 11 10 .524 3.92 193.0 215 93 84 16 44 62 2 1.342 10.0 2.1 2.9 1.41 0.7 37
1938 28 7 4 .636 3.12 101.0 106 39 35 10 23 27 0 1.277 9.4 2.0 2.4 1.17 0.9 15
1939 29 6 10 .375 5.19 151.0 181 97 87 25 27 50 1 1.377 10.8 1.6 3.0 1.85 1.5 31
7 Yrs 68 60 .531 3.76 1183.0 1209 549 494 86 329 422 9 1.300 9.2 3.2 1.28 0.7 195

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1935 AL (20, 4%)
0.04 Career Shares (1177th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1935 AL  3.6 (8th)

Wins s c a p y
1935 AL  17 (7th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1936 AL  1.414 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1936 AL  2.690 (5th)
1937 AL  2.303 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL  3.672 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1935 AL  3 (8th)
1937 AL  3 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1934 AL  232.0 (10th)
1935 AL  242.7 (8th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1934 AL  92 (9th)
1935 AL  99 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1934 AL  31 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1934 AL  17 (7th)
1935 AL  19 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1933 AL  2 (4th)
1934 AL  2 (8th)
1935 AL  2 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  17 (10th)
1939 AL  26 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1934 AL  257 (5th)
1935 AL  256 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1935 AL  1.193 (7th)
1936 AL  1.096 (8th)
1937 AL  1.255 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL  0.334 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1934 AL  116 (5th)
1935 AL  110 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL  4 (6th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1934 AL  1,030 (10th)
1935 AL  1,061 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 36 (684), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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