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Herb Moford

Herbert Moford

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 6, 1928 in Brooksville, KY
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1955
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals/Mets/RedSox 1955-1962

Final Game: April 29, 1962
Died: December 3, 2005 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Germantown, 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
1955 26 STL NL 1 1 .500 7.88 14 1 4 0 0 2 24.0 29 23 21 5 15 3 8 1 0 3 116 52 1.833 10.9 1.9 5.6 3.0 0.53
1958 29 DET AL 4 9 .308 3.61 25 11 4 6 0 1 109.2 83 45 44 10 42 6 58 9 0 2 448 112 1.140 6.8 0.8 3.4 4.8 1.38
1959 30 BOS AL 0 2 .000 11.42 4 2 1 0 0 0 8.2 10 11 11 3 6 0 7 0 0 0 41 37 1.846 10.4 3.1 6.2 7.3 1.17
1962 33 NYM NL 0 1 .000 7.20 7 0 1 0 0 0 15.0 21 15 12 3 1 0 5 0 0 2 69 59 1.467 12.6 1.8 0.6 3.0 5.00
4 Yrs 5 13 .278 5.03 50 14 10 6 0 3 157.1 143 94 88 21 64 9 78 10 0 7 674 81 1.316 8.2 1.2 3.7 4.5 1.22
162 Game Avg. 5 14 .278 5.03 53 15 11 6 0 3 167 152 100 94 22 68 10 83 11 0 7 716 81 1.316 8.2 1.2 3.7 4.5 1.22
NYM (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.20 7 0 1 0 0 0 15.0 21 15 12 3 1 0 5 0 0 2 69 59 1.467 12.6 1.8 0.6 3.0 5.00
STL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 7.88 14 1 4 0 0 2 24.0 29 23 21 5 15 3 8 1 0 3 116 52 1.833 10.9 1.9 5.6 3.0 0.53
BOS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 11.42 4 2 1 0 0 0 8.2 10 11 11 3 6 0 7 0 0 0 41 37 1.846 10.4 3.1 6.2 7.3 1.17
DET (1 yr) 4 9 .308 3.61 25 11 4 6 0 1 109.2 83 45 44 10 42 6 58 9 0 2 448 112 1.140 6.8 0.8 3.4 4.8 1.38
AL (2 yrs) 4 11 .267 4.18 29 13 5 6 0 1 118.1 93 56 55 13 48 6 65 9 0 2 489 97 1.192 7.1 1.0 3.7 4.9 1.35
NL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 7.62 21 1 5 0 0 2 39.0 50 38 33 8 16 3 13 1 0 5 185 55 1.692 11.5 1.8 3.7 3.0 0.81

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
1955 26 STL NL 24.0 14 1 23 8.63 4.92 0.18 0.00 102.3 4.85 -10 -0.9 1.1 -0.1 -0.8 -7 .433 .494 $
1958 29 DET AL 109.1 25 11 45 3.70 4.18 0.15 0.00 104.8 4.22 6 0.7 1.3 -0.1 1.5 15 .528 .504 $
1959 30 BOS AL 8.2 4 2 11 11.42 3.96 0.11 0.00 107.4 4.13 -7 -0.6 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -6 .342 .496 $
1962 33 NYM NL 15.0 7 0 15 9.00 4.44 -0.59 -0.19 108.5 5.25 -6 -0.6 .4 0.2 -0.3 -5 .413 .496 $
4 Seasons 157.0 50 14 94 5.39 4.30 0.08 -0.02 104.9 4.41 -17 -1.5 1.1 -0.1 -0.3 -3 .471 .498 $
NYM (1 yr) 15.0 7 0 15 9.00 4.44 -0.59 -0.19 108.5 5.25 -6 -0.6 .4 0.2 -0.3 -5 .413 .496 $
STL (1 yr) 24.0 14 1 23 8.63 4.92 0.18 0.00 102.3 4.85 -10 -0.9 1.1 -0.1 -0.8 -7 .433 .494 $
BOS (1 yr) 8.2 4 2 11 11.42 3.96 0.11 0.00 107.4 4.13 -7 -0.6 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -6 .342 .496 $
DET (1 yr) 109.1 25 11 45 3.70 4.18 0.15 0.00 104.8 4.22 6 0.7 1.3 -0.1 1.5 15 .528 .504 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1955 26 STL NL 14 107 99 23 29 4 0 5 1 0 15 8 .293 .388 .485 .873 .276 48 0 1 2 1 3 3
1958 29 DET AL 25 447 387 45 83 15 6 10 10 3 42 58 .214 .305 .362 .666 .227 140 10 9 7 2 6 2
1959 30 BOS AL 4 41 35 11 10 1 0 3 1 0 6 7 .286 .390 .571 .962 .280 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 33 NYM NL 7 68 65 15 21 2 0 3 2 0 1 5 .323 .328 .492 .821 .310 32 2 0 1 1 0 2
4 Yrs 50 663 586 94 143 22 6 21 14 3 64 78 .244 .327 .410 .736 .248 240 12 10 10 4 9 7
162 Game Avg. 53 704 623 100 152 23 6 22 15 3 68 83 .244 .327 .410 .736 .248 255 13 11 11 4 10 7
MLB Averages .258 .327 .393 .720 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1955 26 STL NL -9.7 -0.9 120 -1.1 1.0 -2.1 .67 -0.6 -1.1 -13.7 -1.3 0.63 -8.6 4 1 6
1958 29 DET AL 6.7 0.7 462 0.5 8.8 -8.3 1.07 0.6 -0.2 8.6 0.9 1.07 8.3 5 4 5
1959 30 BOS AL -6.1 -0.6 43 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 .90 -0.4 -0.6 -8.1 -0.7 0.90 -4.2 1 0 1
1962 33 NYM NL -5.2 -0.5 72 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 .56 -0.2 -0.5 -6.1 -0.6 0.56 -3.8 0 1 6
4 Yrs -14.3 -1.3 697 -1.9 10.8 -12.7 .94 -0.5 -1.5 -19.3 -1.7 0.93 -8.3 10 6 18

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1955 26 STL NL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 27.0 27 27 4 1 0 1 3.0 4.5 3.3
1958 29 DET AL 25 11 4 6 1 0 4 4 7 .364 0 1 6 0 8 73% 58.3 82 30 19 7 4 4 3.3 3.3 6.9
1959 30 BOS AL 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 29.5 39 20 2 0 1 1 4.5 4.5 2.3
3 Yrs 43 14 4 9 1 0 4 4 10 .286 0 1 6 0 8 57% 52 82 20 25 8 5 6 3.5 3.4 6.0
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 -14 4.4 4.4 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 26 STL NL 14 13 4 1 0 1 2 0 200% 1 0 14 8 57% 7 .666 4 1 6 2 2 8 6 6 8 3 9 3 4.8
1958 29 DET AL 25 14 4 0 3 2 1 1 50% 3 1 18 2 11% 5 1.074 5 4 5 4 2 8 9 5 9 3 11 1 7.2
1959 30 BOS AL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 .898 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1962 33 NYM NL 7 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 .562 0 1 6 0 0 7 1 6 5 1 6 0 6.4
4 Yrs 50 36 10 1 4 3 3 1 100% 4 1 36 13 36% .945 10 6 18 7 4 24 17 18 23 7 27 4 6.1

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%
1955 26 STL NL 118 50% 4.7% 7.5% 14.0% 8.4% 31% 0.73 81% 28 0 0%
1958 29 DET AL 447 60% 2.2% 13.0% 9.4% 6.9% 37% 0.98 72% 73 10 14%
1959 30 BOS AL 41 80% 7.3% 17.1% 14.6% 9.8% 40% 0.64 61% 10 0 0%
1962 33 NYM NL 68 53% 4.4% 7.4% 1.5% 7.4% 24% 0.74 85% 11 2 18%
4 Yrs 674 59% 3.2% 11.8% 9.7% 7.4% 34% 0.89 74% 122 12 10%
MLB Averages 51% 2.4% 13.3% 9.1% 6.7% 29% 1.01 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1955 26 STL NL 107 29 5 1 8 3 2 1 4 18 11 0 61% 3 3 0 37 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 11
1958 29 DET AL 447 83 10 1 9 4 6 4 6 23 7 5 30% 2 2 2 148 10 3 77% 7 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 0
1959 30 BOS AL 41 10 3 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 100% 0 0 0 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1962 33 NYM NL 68 21 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 100% 2 2 0 21 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 Yrs 663 143 21 3 21 12 9 8 13 46 23 5 50% 7 7 2 222 14 3 82% 10 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 15 11
MLB Averages 52% 60%

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+
1955 26 1 1 .500 7.88 14 1 4 0 0 2 24.0 29 23 21 5 15 3 8 1 0 3 116 52 1.833 10.9 1.9 5.6 3.0 0.53 52
1956 27 1 1 .500 7.88 14 1 4 0 0 2 24.0 29 23 21 5 15 3 8 1 0 3 116 52 1.833 10.9 1.9 5.6 3.0 0.53 52
1957 28 1 1 .500 7.88 14 1 4 0 0 2 24.0 29 23 21 5 15 3 8 1 0 3 116 52 1.833 10.9 1.9 5.6 3.0 0.53 52
1958 29 5 10 .333 4.38 39 12 8 6 0 3 133.2 112 68 65 15 57 9 66 10 0 5 564 93 1.264 7.5 1.0 3.8 4.4 1.16 93
1959 30 5 12 .294 4.81 43 14 9 6 0 3 142.1 122 79 76 18 63 9 73 10 0 5 605 85 1.300 7.7 1.1 4.0 4.6 1.16 85
1960 31 5 12 .294 4.81 43 14 9 6 0 3 142.1 122 79 76 18 63 9 73 10 0 5 605 85 1.300 7.7 1.1 4.0 4.6 1.16 85
1961 32 5 12 .294 4.81 43 14 9 6 0 3 142.1 122 79 76 18 63 9 73 10 0 5 605 85 1.300 7.7 1.1 4.0 4.6 1.16 85
1962 33 5 13 .278 5.03 50 14 10 6 0 3 157.1 143 94 88 21 64 9 78 10 0 7 674 81 1.316 8.2 1.2 3.7 4.5 1.22 81

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
1955 26 0 2 .000 7.92 25.0 30 24 22 5 16 8 1 1.840 10.8 5.8 2.9 0.50 1.8 14
1958 29 6 6 .500 3.76 110.0 86 51 46 10 44 58 9 1.182 7.0 3.6 4.7 1.32 0.8 25
1959 30 0 1 .000 11.00 9.0 10 12 11 3 6 7 0 1.778 10.0 6.0 7.0 1.17 3.0 4
1962 33 0 1 .000 6.19 16.0 20 12 11 3 1 5 0 1.313 11.3 0.6 2.8 5.00 1.7 7
4 Yrs 6 10 .375 5.06 160.0 146 99 90 21 67 78 10 1.331 8.2 4.4 1.16 1.2 50

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1958 AL  9 (3rd)

                                         

Similarity Scores

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