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Ike Pearson

Isaac Overton Pearson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 1, 1917 in Grenada, MS
School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1939
Teams (by GP): Phillies/WhiteSox 1939-1948

Final Game: September 19, 1948
Died: March 17, 1985 in Sarasota, FL
Buried: Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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Standard Batting

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
1939 22 PHI NL 27 44 37 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .054 .103 .054 .157 -56 2 1 0 4 1
1940 23 PHI NL 29 50 44 4 9 2 0 0 5 0 2 7 .205 .239 .250 .489 38 11 2 0 4 1
1941 24 PHI NL 46 40 40 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -28 5 0 0 0 1
1942 25 PHI NL 35 24 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .043 .083 .043 .127 -61 1 0 0 0 1
1946 29 PHI NL 5 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 182 4 1 0 0 /1
1948 31 CHW AL 23 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 2 0 0 2 1
6 Yrs 165 175 159 8 20 2 0 1 8 0 0 5 34 .126 .152 .157 .310 -12 25 4 0 10
162 Game Avg. 162 172 156 8 20 2 0 1 8 0 5 33 .126 .152 .157 .310 -12 25 4 0 10
PHI (5 yrs) 142 163 149 8 18 2 0 1 8 0 5 31 .121 .149 .154 .304 -13 23 4 0 8
CHW (1 yr) 23 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 2 0 0 2
NL (5 yrs) 142 163 149 8 18 2 0 1 8 0 5 31 .121 .149 .154 .304 -13 23 4 0 8
AL (1 yr) 23 12 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 2 0 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1939 22 PHI NL 27 44 -9 0 0 0 5 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 1
1940 23 PHI NL 29 50 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1
1941 24 PHI NL 46 40 -6 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1942 25 PHI NL 35 24 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1946 29 PHI NL 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .522 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1948 31 CHW AL 23 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 165 175 -24 0 0 0 19 -5 -0.6 6 0 -0.5 .497 .499 -0.5 -0.0 0 $
PHI (5 yrs) 142 163 -23 0 0 0 18 -5 -0.6 5 0 -0.5 .496 .499 -0.5 -0.0 0 $
CHW (1 yr) 23 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1939 22 PHI NL 44 40 0 0.0 98 .080 .054 .273 .103 .338 .054 .390 .157 .728 -56 .000 -8.0 -0.8 .111 .054 .000
1940 23 PHI NL 50 41 3 2.0 94 .243 .205 .266 .239 .330 .250 .382 .489 .712 38 .189 -3.6 -0.4 .351 .091 .045
1941 24 PHI NL 40 35 1 0.8 90 .152 .125 .260 .125 .329 .125 .366 .250 .696 -28 .044 -6.8 -0.7 .143 .000 .000
1942 25 PHI NL 24 22 0 0.0 82 .056 .043 .249 .083 .320 .043 .346 .127 .666 -61 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .091 .043 .000
1946 29 PHI NL 5 5 1 5.4 89 .000 .200 .258 .200 .332 .800 .361 1.000 .693 182 .626 0.4 0.0 .800 .600 .600 .0
1948 31 CHW AL 12 10 0 0.0 102 .286 .200 .268 .200 .353 .200 .388 .400 .740 8 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
6 Yrs 175 153 5 0.9 93 .153 .126 .263 .152 .332 .157 .374 .310 .706 -12 .052 -24.1 -2.5 .210 .063 .031 .0
162 Game Avg. 172 150 5 0.9 93 .153 .126 .263 .152 .332 .157 .374 .310 .706 -12 .052 -24.1 -2.5 .210 .063 .031
PHI (5 yrs) 163 143 5 0.9 92 .145 .121 .263 .149 .330 .154 .374 .304 .704 -13 .059 -22.7 -2.4 .207 .067 .034 .0
CHW (1 yr) 12 10 0 0.0 102 .286 .200 .268 .200 .353 .200 .388 .400 .740 8 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 163 143 5 0.9 92 .145 .121 .263 .149 .330 .154 .374 .304 .704 -13 .059 -22.7 -2.4 .207 .067 .034 .0
AL (1 yr) 12 10 0 0.0 102 .286 .200 .268 .200 .353 .200 .388 .400 .740 8 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .250 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1939 22 PHI NL 44 0.0% 27.3% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.1 37.0 57%
1940 23 PHI NL 50 0.0% 14.0% 4.0% 4.0% 22% 3.50 6.3 8.8 74%
1941 24 PHI NL 40 0.0% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.7 40.0 83%
1942 25 PHI NL 24 0.0% 20.8% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 5.00 4.6 75%
1946 29 PHI NL 5 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100% 5.0 5.0 80%
1948 31 CHW AL 12 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 2.00 58%
6 Yrs 175 0.6% 19.4% 2.9% 1.7% 15% 6.80 4.7 159.0 19.9 2.00 71%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 9.0% 6.1% 26% 1.01 9.7 66.8 8.6 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1939 22 PHI NL -8.0 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 23 PHI NL -3.6 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 24 PHI NL -6.8 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 25 PHI NL -4.6 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 29 PHI NL 0.4 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 31 CHW AL -1.3 -0.1 6 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 1.98 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.94 -0.9 0
6 Yrs -24.1 -2.5 6 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 1.98 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.94 -0.9 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 31 CHW AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 0 0 29% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 31 CHW AL 12 17% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 200% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 12 17% 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1000% 1 4 400% 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 51% 1594% 160% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1939 22 27 44 37 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .054 .103 .054 .157 -56 2 1 0 4
1940 23 56 94 81 5 11 2 0 0 6 0 4 19 .136 .176 .160 .337 -5 13 3 0 8
1941 24 102 134 121 5 16 2 0 0 7 0 4 26 .132 .160 .149 .309 -13 18 3 0 8
1942 25 137 158 144 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 5 31 .118 .148 .132 .280 -20 19 3 0 8
1943 26 137 158 144 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 5 31 .118 .148 .132 .280 -20 19 3 0 8
1944 27 137 158 144 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 5 31 .118 .148 .132 .280 -20 19 3 0 8
1945 28 137 158 144 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 5 31 .118 .148 .132 .280 -20 19 3 0 8
1946 29 142 163 149 8 18 2 0 1 8 0 5 31 .121 .149 .154 .304 -13 23 4 0 8
1947 30 142 163 149 8 18 2 0 1 8 0 5 31 .121 .149 .154 .304 -13 23 4 0 8
1948 31 165 175 159 8 20 2 0 1 8 0 0 5 34 .126 .152 .157 .310 -12 25 4 0 10

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1939 22 28 45 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .000 .049 .000 .049 0 27
1940 23 31 53 47 5 10 2 0 0 6 0 2 7 .213 .245 .255 .500 3 29
1941 24 48 43 43 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 .163 .163 .163 .326 1 46
1942 25 37 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .040 .000 .040 0 35
1946 29 5 5 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 1 5
1948 31 24 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23
6 Yrs 173 183 168 8 18 2 0 1 9 0 5 35 .107 .133 .137 .270 5 165
162 Game Avg. 162 171 157 7 17 2 0 1 8 0 5 33 .107 .133 .137 .270 5 165

* 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.

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