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Joe Oeschger

Joseph Carl Oeschger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 24, 1892 in Chicago, IL
High School: Ferndale HS (Ferndale, CA)
School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1914
Teams (by GP): Braves/Phillies/Robins/Giants 1914-1925

Final Game: September 6, 1925
Died: July 28, 1986 in Rohnert Park, CA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, CA
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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
1914 22 PHI NL 4 8 .333 3.77 32 12 15 5 0 1 124.0 129 74 52 5 54 47 10 2 5 546 78 1.476 9.4 0.4 3.9 3.4 0.87
1915 23 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 3.42 6 1 4 1 0 0 23.2 21 13 9 1 9 8 0 1 2 99 82 1.268 8.0 0.4 3.4 3.0 0.89
1916 24 PHI NL 1 0 1.000 2.37 14 0 8 0 0 0 30.1 18 8 8 2 14 17 1 0 1 119 113 1.055 5.3 0.6 4.2 5.0 1.21
1917 25 PHI NL 15 14 .517 2.75 42 30 10 18 5 1 262.0 241 108 80 7 72 123 6 1 3 1064 103 1.195 8.3 0.2 2.5 4.2 1.71
1918 26 PHI NL 6 18 .250 3.03 30 23 7 13 2 3 184.0 159 87 62 3 83 60 7 0 4 778 99 1.315 7.8 0.1 4.1 2.9 0.72
1919 27 TOT NL 4 4 .500 3.94 17 12 3 6 1 0 102.2 127 52 45 1 39 24 3 0 2 448 76 1.617 11.1 0.1 3.4 2.1 0.62
1919 27 PHI NL 0 1 .000 5.92 5 4 1 2 0 0 38.0 52 29 25 1 16 5 2 0 1 177 55 1.789 12.3 0.2 3.8 1.2 0.31
1919 27 NYG NL 0 1 .000 4.50 5 1 2 0 0 0 8.0 12 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 33 67 1.750 13.5 0.0 2.3 3.4 1.50
1919 27 BSN NL 4 2 .667 2.54 7 7 0 4 1 0 56.2 63 19 16 0 21 16 1 0 1 238 111 1.482 10.0 0.0 3.3 2.5 0.76
1920 28 BSN NL 15 13 .536 3.46 38 30 7 20 5 0 299.0 294 124 115 10 99 80 8 0 7 1250 87 1.314 8.8 0.3 3.0 2.4 0.81
1921 29 BSN NL 20 14 .588 3.52 46 36 9 19 3 0 299.0 303 128 117 11 97 68 15 1 5 1248 103 1.338 9.1 0.3 2.9 2.0 0.70
1922 30 BSN NL 6 21 .222 5.06 46 23 15 10 1 1 195.2 234 137 110 8 81 51 8 1 11 891 79 1.610 10.8 0.4 3.7 2.3 0.63
1923 31 BSN NL 5 15 .250 5.68 44 19 18 6 1 2 166.1 227 117 105 4 54 33 5 1 3 758 70 1.689 12.3 0.2 2.9 1.8 0.61
1924 32 TOT NL 4 7 .364 4.01 29 10 6 0 0 0 94.1 123 61 42 7 30 18 3 2 2 429 106 1.622 11.7 0.7 2.9 1.7 0.60
1924 32 NYG NL 2 0 1.000 3.10 10 2 2 0 0 0 29.0 35 17 10 1 14 10 0 1 1 137 120 1.690 10.9 0.3 4.3 3.1 0.71
1924 32 PHI NL 2 7 .222 4.41 19 8 4 0 0 0 65.1 88 44 32 6 16 8 3 1 1 292 101 1.592 12.1 0.8 2.2 1.1 0.50
1925 33 BRO NL 1 2 .333 6.08 21 3 10 1 0 0 37.0 60 38 25 2 19 6 1 1 1 184 69 2.135 14.6 0.5 4.6 1.5 0.32
12 Yrs 82 116 .414 3.81 365 199 112 99 18 8 1818.0 1936 947 770 61 651 535 67 10 46 7814 88 1.423 9.6 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.82
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .414 3.81 44 24 14 12 2 1 219 233 114 93 7 78 65 8 1 6 942 88 1.423 9.6 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.82
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
PHI (7 yrs) 29 48 .377 3.32 148 78 49 39 7 5 727.1 708 363 268 25 264 268 29 5 17 3075 92 1.336 8.8 0.3 3.3 3.3 1.02
BSN (5 yrs) 50 65 .435 4.10 181 115 49 59 11 3 1016.2 1121 525 463 33 352 248 37 3 27 4385 86 1.449 9.9 0.3 3.1 2.2 0.70
NYG (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 3.41 15 3 4 0 0 0 37.0 47 21 14 1 16 13 0 1 1 170 105 1.703 11.4 0.2 3.9 3.2 0.81
BRO (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.08 21 3 10 1 0 0 37.0 60 38 25 2 19 6 1 1 1 184 69 2.135 14.6 0.5 4.6 1.5 0.32

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
1914 22 PHI NL 124.0 32 12 74 5.37 3.78 -0.50 0.00 105.0 4.50 -11 -1.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .461 .492 $
1915 23 PHI NL 23.2 6 1 13 4.94 3.59 0.23 0.00 100.0 3.36 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .425 .497 $
1916 24 PHI NL 30.1 14 0 8 2.37 3.40 0.05 0.00 101.0 3.38 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.6 5 .531 .503 $
1917 25 PHI NL 262.0 42 30 108 3.71 3.49 0.04 0.00 104.0 3.59 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.3 15 .489 .497 $
1918 26 PHI NL 184.0 30 23 87 4.26 3.55 -0.05 0.00 106.3 3.84 -9 -1.0 1.0 -0.2 0.2 2 .466 .494 $
1919 27 PHI NL 38.0 5 4 29 6.87 3.60 -0.41 0.00 118.3 4.75 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -7 .324 .495 $
1919 27 NYG NL 8.0 5 1 4 4.50 3.83 0.33 0.00 96.1 3.36 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .477 .499 $
1919 27 BSN NL 56.2 7 7 19 3.02 3.77 -0.08 0.00 97.1 3.75 5 0.6 -0.0 1.0 8 .591 .504 $
1920 28 BSN NL 301.0 38 30 124 3.71 3.97 -0.08 0.00 96.0 3.88 7 0.8 1.0 -0.2 2.9 31 .521 .505 $
1921 29 BSN NL 299.0 46 36 128 3.85 4.65 0.06 0.00 97.0 4.46 21 2.2 1.0 -0.1 4.4 49 .548 .514 $
1922 30 BSN NL 195.2 46 23 137 6.30 5.17 -0.18 0.00 97.3 5.21 -25 -2.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -3 .449 .486 $
1923 31 BSN NL 166.0 44 19 117 6.34 5.00 -0.27 0.00 97.6 5.15 -23 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -5 .451 .487 $
1924 32 NYG NL 29.0 10 2 17 5.28 4.38 0.26 0.00 96.7 3.98 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .460 .498 $
1924 32 PHI NL 65.1 19 8 44 6.06 4.56 -0.30 0.00 117.2 5.70 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .488 .499 $
1925 33 BRO NL 37.0 21 3 38 9.24 5.35 -0.33 0.00 99.9 5.68 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .437 .492 $
12 Seasons 1819.2 365 199 947 4.68 4.21 -0.10 0.00 100.7 4.33 -70 -6.5 1.0 -1.0 6.4 83 .482 .497 $
PHI (7 yrs) 727.1 148 78 363 4.49 3.66 -0.12 0.00 106.4 4.04 -35 -3.9 1.0 -0.5 1.1 15 .474 .497 $
BSN (5 yrs) 1018.1 181 115 525 4.64 4.56 -0.09 0.00 96.9 4.51 -15 -0.8 1.0 -0.5 6.6 80 .495 .499 $
NYG (2 yrs) 37.0 15 3 21 5.11 4.26 0.28 0.00 96.5 3.85 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .466 .498 $
BRO (1 yr) 37.0 21 3 38 9.24 5.35 -0.33 0.00 99.9 5.68 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .437 .492 $

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%
1918 26 PHI NL 778 0.4% 7.7% 10.7% 1.3% 6% 78%
1919 27 TOT NL 448 0.2% 5.4% 8.7% 2.5% 9% 82%
1919 27 PHI NL 177 0.6% 2.8% 9.0% 3.4% 12% 83%
1919 27 NYG NL 33 0.0% 9.1% 6.1% 82%
1919 27 BSN NL 238 0.0% 6.7% 8.8% 2.1% 8% 82%
1920 28 BSN NL 1250 0.8% 6.4% 7.9% 3.7% 16% 82%
1921 29 BSN NL 1258 0.9% 5.4% 7.7% 82%
1922 30 BSN NL 891 0.9% 5.7% 9.1% 80%
1923 31 BSN NL 758 0.5% 4.4% 7.1% 1.7% 6% 86%
1924 32 TOT NL 429 1.6% 4.2% 7.0% 84%
1924 32 NYG NL 137 0.7% 7.3% 10.2% 81%
1924 32 PHI NL 292 2.1% 2.7% 5.5% 85%
1925 33 BRO NL 184 1.1% 3.3% 10.3% 2.7% 8% 79%
8 Yrs 5996 0.8% 5.7% 8.4% 1.4% 6% 82%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.5% 2.8% 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+
1914 22 4 8 .333 3.77 32 12 15 5 0 1 124.0 129 74 52 5 54 47 10 2 5 546 78 1.476 9.4 0.4 3.9 3.4 0.87 78
1915 23 5 8 .385 3.72 38 13 19 6 0 1 147.2 150 87 61 6 63 55 10 3 7 645 78 1.442 9.1 0.4 3.8 3.4 0.87 78
1916 24 6 8 .429 3.49 52 13 27 6 0 1 178.0 168 95 69 8 77 72 11 3 8 764 82 1.376 8.5 0.4 3.9 3.6 0.94 82
1917 25 21 22 .488 3.05 94 43 37 24 5 2 440.0 409 203 149 15 149 195 17 4 11 1828 93 1.268 8.4 0.3 3.0 4.0 1.31 93
1918 26 27 40 .403 3.04 124 66 44 37 7 5 624.0 568 290 211 18 232 255 24 4 15 2606 95 1.282 8.2 0.3 3.3 3.7 1.10 95
1919 27 31 44 .413 3.17 141 78 47 43 8 5 726.2 695 342 256 19 271 279 27 4 17 3054 91 1.329 8.6 0.2 3.4 3.5 1.03 91
1920 28 46 57 .447 3.26 179 108 54 63 13 5 1025.2 989 466 371 29 370 359 35 4 24 4304 90 1.325 8.7 0.3 3.2 3.2 0.97 90
1921 29 66 71 .482 3.32 225 144 63 82 16 5 1324.2 1292 594 488 40 467 427 50 5 29 5552 93 1.328 8.8 0.3 3.2 2.9 0.91 93
1922 30 72 92 .439 3.54 271 167 78 92 17 6 1520.1 1526 731 598 48 548 478 58 6 40 6443 91 1.364 9.0 0.3 3.2 2.8 0.87 91
1923 31 77 107 .418 3.75 315 186 96 98 18 8 1686.2 1753 848 703 52 602 511 63 7 43 7201 87 1.396 9.4 0.3 3.2 2.7 0.85 87
1924 32 81 114 .415 3.76 344 196 102 98 18 8 1781.0 1876 909 745 59 632 529 66 9 45 7630 88 1.408 9.5 0.3 3.2 2.7 0.84 88
1925 33 82 116 .414 3.81 365 199 112 99 18 8 1818.0 1936 947 770 61 651 535 67 10 46 7814 88 1.423 9.6 0.3 3.2 2.6 0.82 88

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
1914 22 6 7 .462 4.46 119.0 140 66 59 5 59 45 11 1.672 10.6 4.5 3.4 0.76 0.4 32
1915 23 1 1 .500 4.70 23.0 24 13 12 1 10 8 0 1.478 9.4 3.9 3.1 0.80 0.4 6
1916 24 2 1 .667 3.41 29.0 21 12 11 2 16 16 1 1.276 6.5 5.0 5.0 1.00 0.6 14
1917 25 15 12 .556 3.64 247.0 275 111 100 8 82 116 7 1.445 10.0 3.0 4.2 1.41 0.3 42
1918 26 13 11 .542 3.67 218.0 216 99 89 4 113 71 10 1.509 8.9 4.7 2.9 0.63 0.2 30
1919 27 4 7 .364 5.52 101.0 161 69 62 1 49 24 4 2.079 14.3 4.4 2.1 0.49 0.1 17
1920 28 14 17 .452 4.39 287.0 333 156 140 11 112 77 9 1.551 10.4 3.5 2.4 0.69 0.3 38
1921 29 17 15 .531 3.84 293.0 322 139 125 12 103 67 16 1.451 9.9 3.2 2.1 0.65 0.4 46
1922 30 9 13 .409 4.66 203.0 233 117 105 8 81 53 8 1.547 10.3 3.6 2.3 0.65 0.4 46
1923 31 6 12 .333 5.35 170.0 229 112 101 4 54 34 5 1.665 12.1 2.9 1.8 0.63 0.2 44
1924 32 6 4 .600 3.55 99.0 122 43 39 7 30 19 3 1.535 11.1 2.7 1.7 0.63 0.6 29
1925 33 1 3 .250 5.68 38.0 61 27 24 2 19 6 1 2.105 14.4 4.5 1.4 0.32 0.5 21
12 Yrs 94 103 .477 4.27 1827.0 2137 964 867 65 728 536 75 1.568 10.5 2.6 0.74 0.3 365

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1948 BBWAA ( 0.8%)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1921 NL  4.7 (8th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1921 NL  4.4 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1921 NL  20 (3rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1918 NL  7.777 (6th)
1921 NL  9.120 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1917 NL  4.225 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1917 NL  42 (9th)
1921 NL  46 (2nd)
1922 NL  46 (3rd)
1923 NL  44 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1918 NL  3 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1920 NL  299.0 (6th)
1921 NL  299.0 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1917 NL  123 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1921 NL  36 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1921 NL  19 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1917 NL  5 (5th)
1920 NL  5 (3rd)
1921 NL  3 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1917 NL  7 (2nd)
1918 NL  3 (10th)
1920 NL  10 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1917 NL  72 (9th)
1918 NL  83 (2nd)
1920 NL  99 (2nd)
1921 NL  97 (1st)
1922 NL  81 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1920 NL  294 (6th)
1921 NL  303 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 NL  0.216 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1918 NL  18 (1st)
1921 NL  14 (10th)
1922 NL  21 (2nd)
1923 NL  15 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1917 NL  80 (7th)
1920 NL  115 (1st)
1921 NL  117 (2nd)
1922 NL  110 (7th)
1923 NL  105 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1918 NL  4 (9th)
1920 NL  7 (6th)
1921 NL  5 (6th)
1922 NL  11 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 NL  10 (9th)
1918 NL  7 (7th)
1920 NL  8 (7th)
1921 NL  15 (1st)
1922 NL  8 (7th)
Career  67 (224th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1920 NL  1,250 (5th)
1921 NL  1,248 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1914 NL  15 (8th)
1922 NL  15 (10th)
1923 NL  18 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 31 (773), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 13 (828), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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