Jim Middleton
James Blaine Middleton (Rifle Jim)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 28, 1889 in Argos, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1917
Final Game: September 18, 1921
Died: January 12, 1974 in Argos, IN
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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
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 92 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 84 1.586 11.0 0.4 3.3 2.3 0.70
2 Seasons 7 12 .368 4.51 51 10 28 2 0 8 157.2 184 101 79 6 52 40 3 1 4 710 85 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 85 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 92 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 84 1.586 11.0 0.4 3.3 2.3 0.70

Cumulative Pitching

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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 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 92
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 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 92
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 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 92
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 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 92
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 85 1.497 10.5 0.3 3.0 2.3 0.77 85

Neutralized Pitching

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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 4.26 131.0 147 69 62 5 43 33 2 1.450 10.1 3.0 2.3 0.77 0.3 38
2 Seasons 9 8 .529 4.15 167.0 189 86 77 6 53 42 3 1.449 10.2 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

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Black InkPitching - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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