Boots Poffenberger
Cletus Elwood Poffenberger
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: July 1, 1915 in Williamsport, MD (All Transactions)
Debut: June 11, 1937
Final Game: May 21, 1939
Died: September 1, 1999 in Williamsport, VA
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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
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 2 625 100 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 2 569 104 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 75 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50
3 Seasons 16 12 .571 4.75 57 32 17 13 1 4 267.1 301 160 141 17 149 65 6 0 4 1220 102 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 3 932 102 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 102 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 75 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 102 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 75 2.200 12.6 1.8 7.2 3.6 0.50

Cumulative Pitching

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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 2 625 100 1.646 9.6 0.5 5.2 2.3 0.44 100
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 102 1.673 10.1 0.5 5.0 2.2 0.43 102
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 102 1.683 10.1 0.6 5.0 2.2 0.44 102

Neutralized Pitching

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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 3.88 144.0 139 69 62 8 75 37 4 1.486 8.7 4.7 2.3 0.49 0.5 29
1938 22 7 7 .500 3.76 134.0 137 62 56 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 Seasons 15 14 .517 3.85 283.0 283 134 121 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

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2059), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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