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Sam Nahem

Samuel Ralph Nahem (Subway Sam)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 19, 1915 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1938
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Cardinals/Dodgers 1938-1948

Final Game: September 11, 1948
Died: April 19, 2004 in Berkeley, CA
Relatives: Uncle of Al Silvera
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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
1938 22 BRO NL 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 35 137 1.111 6.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50
1941 25 STL NL 5 2 .714 2.98 26 8 9 2 0 1 81.2 76 35 27 2 38 31 2 0 4 359 128 1.396 8.4 0.2 4.2 3.4 0.82
1942 26 PHI NL 1 3 .250 4.94 35 2 16 0 0 0 74.2 72 48 41 2 40 38 2 1 4 333 67 1.500 8.7 0.2 4.8 4.6 0.95
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1946 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1947 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1948 32 PHI NL 3 3 .500 7.02 28 1 17 0 0 0 59.0 68 52 46 4 45 30 3 2 1 289 56 1.915 10.4 0.6 6.9 4.6 0.67
4 Yrs 10 8 .556 4.69 90 12 42 3 0 1 224.1 222 138 117 8 127 101 7 3 9 1016 78 1.556 8.9 0.3 5.1 4.1 0.80
162 Game Avg. 7 5 .556 4.69 60 8 28 2 0 1 150 148 92 78 5 85 67 5 2 6 677 78 1.556 8.9 0.3 5.1 4.1 0.80
PHI (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.86 63 3 33 0 0 0 133.2 140 100 87 6 85 68 5 3 5 622 61 1.683 9.4 0.4 5.7 4.6 0.80
STL (1 yr) 5 2 .714 2.98 26 8 9 2 0 1 81.2 76 35 27 2 38 31 2 0 4 359 128 1.396 8.4 0.2 4.2 3.4 0.82
BRO (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 35 137 1.111 6.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50

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
1938 22 BRO NL 9.0 1 1 3 3.00 3.64 -0.10 0.00 110.0 4.12 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 2 .633 .501 $
1941 25 STL NL 81.2 26 8 35 3.86 4.21 0.30 0.00 104.2 4.07 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 1.0 11 .510 .502 $
1942 26 PHI NL 74.2 35 2 48 5.79 4.03 -0.16 0.00 99.6 4.17 -13 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.8 -7 .459 .491 $
1948 32 PHI NL 59.0 28 1 52 7.93 4.63 -0.27 0.00 99.2 4.86 -20 -2.0 .7 0.2 -1.2 -13 .429 .488 $
4 Seasons 224.1 90 12 138 5.54 4.24 -0.02 0.00 101.6 4.32 -30 -3.0 .9 0.2 -0.8 -7 .466 .495 $
PHI (2 yrs) 133.2 63 3 100 6.73 4.30 -0.21 0.00 99.4 4.48 -33 -3.4 .9 0.2 -2.0 -20 .446 .489 $
STL (1 yr) 81.2 26 8 35 3.86 4.21 0.30 0.00 104.2 4.07 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 1.0 11 .510 .502 $
BRO (1 yr) 9.0 1 1 3 3.00 3.64 -0.10 0.00 110.0 4.12 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 2 .633 .501 $

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
1948 32 PHI NL 28 179 238 52 68 6 1 4 5 3 45 30 .286 .406 .370 .775 .314 88 2 3 5 0 5
1 Yr 28 179 238 52 68 6 1 4 5 3 45 30 .286 .406 .370 .775 .314 88 2 3 5 0 5
162 Game Avg. 66 420 558 122 159 14 2 9 12 7 106 70 .286 .406 .370 .775 .314 206 5 7 12 0 12
MLB Averages .262 .333 .330 .663 .280

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1948 32 PHI NL -20.2 -2.0 190 -0.6 1.0 -1.7 .44 -1.1 -0.3 -19.5 -1.9 0.44 -15.8 2 1 10
4 Yrs -26.7 -2.6 190 -0.6 1.0 -1.7 .44 -1.1 -0.3 -19.5 -1.9 0.44 -15.8 2 1 10

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
1938 22 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1 100% 61.0 61 61 0 1 7.0 9.0
1941 25 STL NL 26 8 4 1 3 3 1 6 2 .750 0 0 2 0 3 38% 50.9 81 33 2 4 5.8 6.5
1942 26 PHI NL 35 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 1 50% 43.5 51 36 1 1 3.7 6.0
1948 32 PHI NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 31.0 31 31 6 2 0 1 4.0 0.0 0.3
4 Yrs 90 12 5 3 4 3 1 8 4 .667 0 0 3 0 5 42% 49 81 31 6 2 3 7 5.4 0.0 6.1
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 115 -20 4.4 4.8 6.9

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
1941 25 STL NL 26 18 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 5 5 4.9
1942 26 PHI NL 35 33 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 5 5.7
1948 32 PHI NL 28 27 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% .435 2 1 10 0 1 13 4 10 16 3 10 5 6.5
3 Yrs 89 78 42 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 29% .435 2 1 10 0 1 13 4 10 41 19 10 15 5.8

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%
1938 22 BRO NL 35 0.0% 5.7% 11.4% 2.9% 17% 83%
1941 25 STL NL 359 0.6% 8.6% 10.6% 0.8% 4% 78%
1942 26 PHI NL 333 0.6% 11.4% 12.0% 74%
1948 32 PHI NL 291 61% 2.2% 16.8% 25.1% 6.2% 16% 1.02 114% 51 2 4%
4 Yrs 1018 61% 0.9% 11.2% 14.0% 1.7% 7% 1.02 84% 51 2 4%
MLB Averages 49% 1.4% 9.5% 9.4% 3.2% 13% 0.95 82% 10%

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
1938 22 BRO NL 6 0 0
1941 25 STL NL 76 2 4
1942 26 PHI NL 72 2 4
1948 32 PHI NL 179 68 4 0 13 2 1 3 0 16 9 3 56% 5 1 0 76 5 3 63% 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 112
4 Yrs 179 222 8 0 13 2 1 3 0 16 9 3 56% 5 9 0 76 5 3 63% 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 112
MLB Averages 53% 56%

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+
1938 22 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 35 137 1.111 6.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 137
1939 23 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 35 137 1.111 6.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 137
1940 24 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 35 137 1.111 6.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 137
1941 25 6 2 .750 2.98 27 9 9 3 0 1 90.2 82 38 30 2 42 33 2 0 4 394 129 1.368 8.1 0.2 4.2 3.3 0.79 129
1942 26 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1943 27 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1944 28 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1945 29 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1946 30 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1947 31 7 5 .583 3.86 62 11 25 3 0 1 165.1 154 86 71 4 82 71 4 1 8 727 93 1.427 8.4 0.2 4.5 3.9 0.87 93
1948 32 10 8 .556 4.69 90 12 42 3 0 1 224.1 222 138 117 8 127 101 7 3 9 1016 78 1.556 8.9 0.3 5.1 4.1 0.80 78

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
1938 22 1 0 1.000 3.00 9.0 6 3 3 0 4 2 0 1.111 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.50 0.0 1
1941 25 6 3 .667 3.00 84.0 80 31 28 2 40 32 2 1.429 8.6 4.3 3.4 0.80 0.2 26
1942 26 3 5 .375 5.88 75.0 81 54 49 2 45 38 2 1.680 9.7 5.4 4.6 0.84 0.2 35
1948 32 1 5 .167 7.35 60.0 71 54 49 4 47 31 3 1.967 10.7 7.1 4.7 0.66 0.6 28
4 Yrs 11 13 .458 5.09 228.0 238 142 129 8 136 103 7 1.640 9.4 4.1 0.76 0.3 90

* 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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1942 NL  4 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1942 NL  16 (9th)
1948 NL  17 (7th)

                           

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