Jack Ogden

John Mahlon Ogden

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

Born: November 5, 1897 in Ogden, PA
School: Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 22, 1918
Teams (by GP): Browns/Reds/Giants 1918-1932

Final Game: September 9, 1932
Died: November 9, 1977 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, PA
Relatives: Brother of Curly Ogden
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1918	20	NWK	AA	5	5	.500	1.48	11						79.0	60	23	13		28							1.114	6.8		3.2			NWK · IL
1918	20	NYG	NL	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33

1919	21	ROC	AA	10	13	.435	2.37	27						190.0	199	111	50		73							1.432	9.4		3.5			ROC · IL
1920	22	BLT	AA	27	9	.750	3.25	45						321.0	342	150	116		100							1.377	9.6		2.8			BLT · IL
1921	23	BLT	AA	31	8	.795	2.29	42						318.0	296	126	81		103							1.255	8.4		2.9			BLT · IL
1922	24	BLT	AA	24	10	.706	3.92	44						310.0	345	171	135		111							1.471	10.0		3.2			BLT · IL
1923	25	BLT	AA	17	12	.586	4.03	47						239.0	255	120	107		81							1.406	9.6		3.1			BLT · IL
1924	26	BLT	AA	19	6	.760	3.63	44						206.0	210	98	83		77							1.393	9.2		3.4			BLT · IL
1925	27	BLT	AA	28	11	.718	3.11	51						327.0	322	137	113		75							1.214	8.9		2.1			BLT · IL
1926	28	BLT	AA	24	15	.615	4.39	52						281.0	289	159	137		81							1.317	9.3		2.6			BLT · IL
1927	29	BLT	AA	21	9	.700	3.72	38						232.0	276	114	96		49							1.401	10.7		1.9			BLT · IL
1928	30	SLB	AL	15	16	.484	4.15	38	31	7	18	1	2	242.2	257	121	112	23	80	67	1	0	1	1050	101	1.389	9.5	0.9	3.0	2.5	0.84
1929	31	SLB	AL	4	8	.333	4.93	34	14	13	7	0	0	131.1	154	83	72	8	44	32	0	2	1	572	90	1.508	10.6	0.5	3.0	2.2	0.73

1931	33	CIN	NL	4	8	.333	2.93	22	9	7	3	1	1	89.0	79	42	29	3	32	24	0	0	2	375	127	1.247	8.0	0.3	3.2	2.4	0.75
1932	34	CIN	NL	2	2	.500	5.21	24	3	12	1	0	0	57.0	72	40	33	5	22	20	0	0	2	259	74	1.649	11.4	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91
1933	35	STL-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.76	19						103.0	87	50	43		52							1.350	7.6		4.5			BLT,ROC · IL
1934	36	BLT	AA	0	0		0.00	1						1.0	1	0	0		1							2.000	9.0		9.0			BLT · IL
5 Yrs				25	34	.424	4.24	123	57	41	29	2	3	528.2	570	290	249	39	181	144	3	2	6	2291	97	1.421	9.7	0.7	3.1	2.5	0.80
162 Game Avg.				9	13	.424	4.24	46	22	15	11	1	1	200	215	110	94	15	68	54	1	1	2	865	97	1.421	9.7	0.7	3.1	2.5	0.80

CIN (2 yrs)				6	10	.375	3.82	46	12	19	4	1	1	146.0	151	82	62	8	54	44	0	0	4	634	99	1.404	9.3	0.5	3.3	2.7	0.81
SLB (2 yrs)				19	24	.442	4.43	72	45	20	25	1	2	374.0	411	204	184	31	124	99	1	2	2	1622	97	1.430	9.9	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.80
NYG (1 yr)				0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33

NL (3 yrs)				6	10	.375	3.78	51	12	21	4	1	1	154.2	159	86	65	8	57	45	2	0	4	669	99	1.397	9.3	0.5	3.3	2.6	0.79
AL (2 yrs)				19	24	.442	4.43	72	45	20	25	1	2	374.0	411	204	184	31	124	99	1	2	2	1622	97	1.430	9.9	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.80

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
1918	20	NYG	NL	8.2	5	0	4	4.15	3.30	0.20	0.00	93.4	2.89	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.471	.499	$

1928	30	SLB	AL	242.1	38	31	121	4.49	4.83	0.01	0.00	104.5	5.03	14	1.4	1.0	-0.1	3.4	42	.537	.509	$
1929	31	SLB	AL	131.1	34	14	83	5.69	4.99	0.19	0.00	102.2	4.91	-11	-1.0	1.0	-0.1	0.1	4	.469	.494	$

1931	33	CIN	NL	89.0	22	9	42	4.25	4.71	0.06	0.00	96.5	4.50	3	0.3	1.0	-0.0	1.0	11	.513	.502	$
1932	34	CIN	NL	57.0	24	3	40	6.32	4.74	0.14	0.00	104.3	4.81	-10	-1.0	1.0	-0.0	-0.5	-4	.460	.494	$
5 Seasons				528.1	123	57	290	4.94	4.82	0.08	0.00	102.4	4.85	-6	-0.5	1.0	-0.2	3.9	52	.496	.499	$

CIN (2 yrs)				146.0	46	12	82	5.05	4.72	0.09	0.00	99.6	4.62	-7	-0.7	1.0	-0.1	0.5	7	.486	.498	$
SLB (2 yrs)				373.2	72	45	204	4.91	4.89	0.08	0.00	103.7	4.99	2	0.3	1.0	-0.2	3.5	46	.505	.501	$
NYG (1 yr)				8.2	5	0	4	4.15	3.30	0.20	0.00	93.4	2.89	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.471	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1918	20	NYG	NL	35	0.0%	2.9%	8.6%			74%

1928	30	SLB	AL	1051	2.2%	6.4%	7.6%	5.0%	20%	81%
1929	31	SLB	AL	572	1.4%	5.6%	7.7%	3.5%	13%	82%

1931	33	CIN	NL	375	0.8%	6.4%	8.5%	1.3%	6%	80%
1932	34	CIN	NL	259	1.9%	7.7%	8.5%	2.3%	8%	80%
5 Yrs				2292	1.7%	6.3%	7.9%	3.6%	15%	81%
MLB Averages					1.0%	7.5%	7.7%	3.0%	12%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1918	20	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1919	21	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1920	22	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1921	23	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1922	24	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1923	25	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1924	26	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1925	27	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1926	28	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1927	29	0	0		3.12	5	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	8	4	3	0	3	1	2	0	0	35	91	1.269	8.3	0.0	3.1	1.0	0.33	91
1928	30	15	16	.484	4.12	43	31	9	18	1	2	251.1	265	125	115	23	83	68	3	0	1	1085	101	1.385	9.5	0.8	3.0	2.4	0.82	101
1929	31	19	24	.442	4.40	77	45	22	25	1	2	382.2	419	208	187	31	127	100	3	2	2	1657	97	1.427	9.9	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.79	97
1930	32	19	24	.442	4.40	77	45	22	25	1	2	382.2	419	208	187	31	127	100	3	2	2	1657	97	1.427	9.9	0.7	3.0	2.4	0.79	97
1931	33	23	32	.418	4.12	99	54	29	28	2	3	471.2	498	250	216	34	159	124	3	2	4	2032	101	1.393	9.5	0.6	3.0	2.4	0.78	101
1932	34	25	34	.424	4.24	123	57	41	29	2	3	528.2	570	290	249	39	181	144	3	2	6	2291	97	1.421	9.7	0.7	3.1	2.5	0.80	97

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1918	20	0	0		5.00	9.0	12	6	5	0	4	1	3	1.778	12.0	4.0	1.0	0.25	0.0	5

1928	30	15	13	.536	3.73	256.0	256	118	106	23	80	71	1	1.313	9.0	2.8	2.5	0.89	0.8	38
1929	31	7	8	.467	4.24	138.0	150	72	65	8	43	34	0	1.399	9.8	2.8	2.2	0.79	0.5	34

1931	33	6	4	.600	3.16	91.0	84	36	32	3	34	25	0	1.297	8.3	3.4	2.5	0.74	0.3	22
1932	34	2	4	.333	5.28	58.0	75	38	34	5	23	20	0	1.690	11.6	3.6	3.1	0.87	0.8	24
5 Yrs		30	29	.508	3.95	552.0	577	270	242	39	184	151	4	1.379	9.4		2.5	0.82	0.6	123

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Innings Pitched s c a p y 1928 AL 242.7 (10th)	Games Started s c a p y 1928 AL 31 (4th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1928 AL 23 (1st)	Hits s c a p y 1928 AL 257 (7th)
Losses s c a p y 1928 AL 16 (4th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1928 AL 112 (4th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1928 AL 1,050 (9th)	Youngest s c a p y 1918 NL born 1897-11-05 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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