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Boots Poffenberger

Cletus Elwood Poffenberger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 178 lb.

Born: July 1, 1915 in Williamsport, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: June 11, 1937
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Dodgers 1937-1939

Final Game: May 21, 1939
Died: September 1, 1999 in Williamsport, MD
Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Williamsport, MD
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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
1937 21 DET AL 10 5 .667 4.65 29 16 10 5 0 3 137.1 147 83 71 8 79 35 4 0 2 625 101 1.646 9.6 0.5 5.2 2.3 0.44
1938 22 DET AL 6 7 .462 4.82 25 15 6 8 1 1 125.0 147 74 67 8 66 28 2 0 2 569 105 1.704 10.6 0.6 4.8 2.0 0.42
1939 23 BRO NL 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 81 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
3 Yrs 16 12 .571 4.75 57 32 17 13 1 4 267.1 301 160 141 17 149 65 6 0 4 1220 103 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44
162 Game Avg. 12 9 .571 4.75 44 24 13 10 1 3 204 230 122 108 13 114 50 5 0 3 932 103 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44
DET (2 yrs) 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 103 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43
BRO (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 81 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
AL (2 yrs) 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 103 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43
NL (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 81 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 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
1937 21 DET AL 137.1 29 16 83 5.44 5.23 0.03 0.00 101.5 5.27 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.8 15 .490 .498 $
1938 22 DET AL 125.0 25 15 74 5.33 5.60 0.04 0.00 106.0 5.90 7 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.7 24 .524 .504 $
1939 23 BRO NL 5.0 3 1 3 5.40 4.68 0.17 0.00 94.5 4.26 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .479 .500 $
3 Seasons 267.1 57 32 160 5.39 5.39 0.04 0.00 103.5 5.54 3 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.5 38 .505 .501 $
DET (2 yrs) 262.1 54 31 157 5.39 5.40 0.04 0.00 103.7 5.57 4 0.3 1.0 -0.2 2.5 38 .506 .501 $
BRO (1 yr) 5.0 3 1 3 5.40 4.68 0.17 0.00 94.5 4.26 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .479 .500 $

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%
1937 21 DET AL 625 1.3% 5.6% 12.6% 1.8% 8% 78%
1938 22 DET AL 569 1.4% 4.9% 11.6% 3.5% 14% 81%
1939 23 BRO NL 26 3.9% 7.7% 15.4% 73%
3 Yrs 1220 1.4% 5.3% 12.2% 2.5% 10% 79%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.0% 8.9% 3.3% 13% 79%

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+
1937 21 10 5 .667 4.65 29 16 10 5 0 3 137.1 147 83 71 8 79 35 4 0 2 625 101 1.646 9.6 0.5 5.2 2.3 0.44 101
1938 22 16 12 .571 4.73 54 31 16 13 1 4 262.1 294 157 138 16 145 63 6 0 4 1194 103 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43 103
1939 23 16 12 .571 4.75 57 32 17 13 1 4 267.1 301 160 141 17 149 65 6 0 4 1220 103 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44 103

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
1937 21 8 7 .533 3.81 144.0 139 68 61 8 75 37 4 1.486 8.7 4.7 2.3 0.49 0.5 29
1938 22 8 6 .571 3.69 134.0 137 61 55 7 62 30 2 1.485 9.2 4.2 2.0 0.48 0.5 25
1939 23 0 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 0 2.200 12.6 7.2 3.6 0.50 1.8 3
3 Yrs 16 13 .552 3.78 283.0 283 132 119 16 141 69 6 1.498 9.0 2.2 0.49 0.5 57

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1937 AL  3 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL  4 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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