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Kit McKenna

James William McKenna

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 10, 1873 in Lynchburg, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 1898
Teams (by GP): Bridegrooms/Orioles 1898-1899

Final Game: September 27, 1899
Died: March 31, 1941 in Lynchburg, VA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA
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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
1898 25 BRO NL 2 6 .250 5.63 14 9 5 7 0 0 100.2 118 75 63 4 57 27 17 0 4 481 64 1.738 10.5 0.4 5.1 2.4 0.47
1899 26 BLN NL 2 3 .400 4.60 8 4 3 4 0 1 45.0 66 38 23 1 19 7 3 0 8 216 87 1.889 13.2 0.2 3.8 1.4 0.37
2 Yrs 4 9 .308 5.31 22 13 8 11 0 1 145.2 184 113 86 5 76 34 20 0 12 697 70 1.785 11.4 0.3 4.7 2.1 0.45
162 Game Avg. 8 17 .308 5.31 43 25 16 21 0 2 283 357 220 167 10 148 66 39 0 23 1354 70 1.785 11.4 0.3 4.7 2.1 0.45
BLN (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.60 8 4 3 4 0 1 45.0 66 38 23 1 19 7 3 0 8 216 87 1.889 13.2 0.2 3.8 1.4 0.37
BRO (1 yr) 2 6 .250 5.63 14 9 5 7 0 0 100.2 118 75 63 4 57 27 17 0 4 481 64 1.738 10.5 0.4 5.1 2.4 0.47

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
1898 25 BRO NL 100.2 14 9 75 6.71 5.02 0.10 0.00 100.0 4.91 -18 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -9 .389 .490 $
1899 26 BLN NL 45.0 8 4 38 7.60 5.22 0.23 0.00 103.0 5.14 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .387 .494 $
2 Seasons 145.2 22 13 113 6.98 5.08 0.14 0.00 100.9 4.98 -29 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.4 -16 .389 .492 $
BLN (1 yr) 45.0 8 4 38 7.60 5.22 0.23 0.00 103.0 5.14 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .387 .494 $
BRO (1 yr) 100.2 14 9 75 6.71 5.02 0.10 0.00 100.0 4.91 -18 -1.5 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -9 .389 .490 $

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+
1898 25 2 6 .250 5.63 14 9 5 7 0 0 100.2 118 75 63 4 57 27 17 0 4 481 64 1.738 10.5 0.4 5.1 2.4 0.47 64
1899 26 4 9 .308 5.31 22 13 8 11 0 1 145.2 184 113 86 5 76 34 20 0 12 697 70 1.785 11.4 0.3 4.7 2.1 0.45 70

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
1898 25 4 7 .364 5.14 105.0 118 67 60 4 57 28 17 1.667 10.1 4.9 2.4 0.49 0.3 14
1899 26 3 2 .600 3.56 48.0 62 21 19 1 18 7 3 1.667 11.6 3.4 1.3 0.39 0.2 8
2 Yrs 7 9 .438 4.65 153.0 180 88 79 5 75 35 20 1.667 10.6 2.1 0.47 0.3 22

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1899 NL  1 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1899 NL  8 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1898 NL  5 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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