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Jim Middleton

James Blaine Middleton (Rifle Jim)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 28, 1889 in Argos, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1917
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Giants 1917-1921

Final Game: September 18, 1921
Died: January 12, 1974 in Argos, IN
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos, IN
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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
1917 28 NYG NL 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13
1921 32 DET AL 6 11 .353 5.03 38 10 20 2 0 7 121.2 149 83 68 5 44 31 2 1 2 556 85 1.586 11.0 0.4 3.3 2.3 0.70
2 Yrs 7 12 .368 4.51 51 10 28 2 0 8 157.2 184 101 79 6 52 40 3 1 4 710 87 1.497 10.5 0.3 3.0 2.3 0.77
162 Game Avg. 8 13 .368 4.51 57 11 31 2 0 9 176 205 113 88 7 58 45 3 1 4 791 87 1.497 10.5 0.3 3.0 2.3 0.77
NYG (1 yr) 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13
DET (1 yr) 6 11 .353 5.03 38 10 20 2 0 7 121.2 149 83 68 5 44 31 2 1 2 556 85 1.586 11.0 0.4 3.3 2.3 0.70

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
1917 28 NYG NL 36.0 13 0 18 4.50 3.46 0.42 0.00 95.0 2.89 -7 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .441 .495 $
1921 32 DET AL 121.2 38 10 83 6.14 5.18 -0.41 0.00 99.6 5.56 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.2 7 .479 .495 $
2 Seasons 157.2 51 10 101 5.77 4.79 -0.22 0.00 98.5 4.95 -15 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 3 .469 .495 $
NYG (1 yr) 36.0 13 0 18 4.50 3.46 0.42 0.00 95.0 2.89 -7 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .441 .495 $
DET (1 yr) 121.2 38 10 83 6.14 5.18 -0.41 0.00 99.6 5.56 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.2 7 .479 .495 $

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%
1921 32 DET AL 557 0.9% 5.6% 7.9% 2.3% 9% 82%
1 Yr 557 0.9% 5.6% 7.9% 2.3% 9% 82%
MLB Averages 0.6% 7.7% 7.3% 2.7% 11% 81%

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+
1917 28 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 95
1918 29 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 95
1919 30 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 95
1920 31 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 95 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 95
1921 32 7 12 .368 4.51 51 10 28 2 0 8 157.2 184 101 79 6 52 40 3 1 4 710 87 1.497 10.5 0.3 3.0 2.3 0.77 87

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
1917 28 2 1 .667 3.75 36.0 42 17 15 1 10 9 1 1.444 10.5 2.5 2.3 0.90 0.3 13
1921 32 7 7 .500 4.26 131.0 146 69 62 5 43 33 2 1.443 10.0 3.0 2.3 0.77 0.3 38
2 Yrs 9 8 .529 4.15 167.0 188 86 77 6 53 42 3 1.443 10.1 2.3 0.79 0.3 51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1921 AL  7 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1921 AL  20 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (562), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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