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Satchel Paige
Leroy Robert Paige
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, AL
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1948
Final Game: September 25, 1965
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Negro League Committee as Player in 1971.
Died: June 8, 1982 in Kansas City, MO
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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
1948 41 CLE AL 6 1 .857 2.48 21 7 5 3 2 1 72.2 61 21 20 2 22 43 1 2 1 298 164 1.142 7.6 0.2 2.7 5.3 1.95
1949 42 CLE AL 4 7 .364 3.04 31 5 19 1 0 5 83.0 70 29 28 4 33 54 1 1 0 348 131 1.241 7.6 0.4 3.6 5.9 1.64
1951 44 SLB AL 3 4 .429 4.79 23 3 16 0 0 5 62.0 67 39 33 6 29 48 1 1 1 278 91 1.548 9.7 0.9 4.2 7.0 1.66
1952 45 SLB AL 12 10 .545 3.07 46 6 35 3 2 10 138.0 116 51 47 5 57 91 3 0 2 582 127 1.254 7.6 0.3 3.7 5.9 1.60 AS,MVP-17
1953 46 SLB AL 3 9 .250 3.53 57 4 34 0 0 11 117.1 114 51 46 12 39 51 1 1 2 489 119 1.304 8.7 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.31 AS
1965 58 KCA AL 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0.333 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
6 Seasons 28 31 .475 3.29 179 26 109 7 4 32 476.0 429 191 174 29 180 0 288 7 5 6 2005 124 1.279 8.1 0.5 3.4 5.4 1.60
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .475 3.29 59 9 36 2 1 11 158 142 63 58 10 60 96 2 2 2 665 124 1.279 8.1 0.5 3.4 5.4 1.60
SLB (3 yrs) 18 23 .439 3.57 126 13 85 3 2 26 317.1 297 141 126 23 125 190 5 2 5 1349 115 1.330 8.4 0.7 3.5 5.4 1.52
CLE (2 yrs) 10 8 .556 2.78 52 12 24 4 2 6 155.2 131 50 48 6 55 97 2 3 1 646 145 1.195 7.6 0.3 3.2 5.6 1.76
KCA (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0.333 3.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1948 41 CLE AL WS W BSN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 41 CLE AL 21 25 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .087 .087 .087 .174 -53 2 0 0 2 1
1949 42 CLE AL 31 18 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .063 .167 .063 .229 -38 1 2 0 0 1
1951 44 SLB AL 23 17 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 2 2 0 1 1
1952 45 SLB AL 46 44 39 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .128 .150 .128 .278 -23 5 1 0 4 1 AS,MVP-17
1953 46 SLB AL 57 30 29 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .069 .069 .069 .138 -63 2 0 0 1 1 AS
1965 58 KCA AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 179 135 124 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 32 .097 .118 .097 .215 -42 12 5 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 122 112 2 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 29 .097 .118 .097 .215 -42 11 5 0 7
SLB (3 yrs) 126 91 84 2 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 22 .107 .118 .107 .225 -39 9 3 0 6
CLE (2 yrs) 52 43 39 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .077 .122 .077 .199 -46 3 2 0 2
KCA (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 CLE AL 41 P 21 14 2 12 0 0 1.000 0.67 .964 0.91
1949 CLE AL 42 P 31 15 5 10 0 0 1.000 0.48 .960 1.01
1951 SLB AL 44 P 23 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.30 .957 0.99
1952 SLB AL 45 P 46 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 0.61 .964 1.03 AS,MVP-17
1953 SLB AL 46 P 57 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 0.26 .953 0.88 AS
1965 KCA AL 58 P 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 0.80
6 Seasons P 179 1 3.0 79 17 62 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 237.00 0.44 .961 2.10 0.96
6 Seasons TOT 179 1 3.0 79 17 62 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 237.00 0.44 .961 2.10 0.96

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1952
1953 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1952-AL-17-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Games Played s c a p y
1952 AL--46--2nd
1953 AL--57--4th

Saves s c a p y
1949 AL--5--4th
1951 AL--5--6th
1952 AL--10--2nd
1953 AL--11--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1948 AL--2--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1949 AL--19--6th
1952 AL--35--1st
1953 AL--34--4th

Oldest s c a p y
1948 AL--born 1906-07-07--3rd
1949 AL--born 1906-07-07--1st
1951 AL--born 1906-07-07--1st
1952 AL--born 1906-07-07--1st
1953 AL--born 1906-07-07--1st
1965 AL--born 1906-07-07--1st

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 15 (1234), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1082), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 7, 1948: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

February 17, 1950: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

July 14, 1951: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

February 2, 1954: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

September 10, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Athletics.

October 15, 1965: Released by the Kansas City Athletics.

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