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Buster Ross

Chester Franklin Ross

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 11, 1903 in Kuttawa, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1924
Team: RedSox 1924-1926

Final Game: May 13, 1926
Died: April 24, 1982 in Mayfield, KY
Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, KY
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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
1924 21 BOS AL 4 3 .571 3.47 30 2 20 1 1 1 93.1 109 49 36 3 30 16 0 0 3 407 126 1.489 10.5 0.3 2.9 1.5 0.53
1925 22 BOS AL 3 8 .273 6.20 33 8 15 0 0 0 94.1 119 86 65 9 40 15 5 0 0 447 73 1.686 11.4 0.9 3.8 1.4 0.38
1926 23 BOS AL 0 1 .000 16.88 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 7 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 18 27 3.375 16.9 0.0 13.5 0.0 0.00
3 Yrs 7 12 .368 5.01 64 10 35 1 1 1 190.1 233 142 106 12 74 31 5 0 3 872 89 1.613 11.0 0.6 3.5 1.5 0.42
162 Game Avg. 6 11 .368 5.01 59 9 32 1 1 1 175 214 130 97 11 68 28 5 0 3 801 89 1.613 11.0 0.6 3.5 1.5 0.42

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
1924 21 BOS AL 93.1 30 2 49 4.73 5.08 -0.32 0.00 103.3 5.58 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.6 20 .526 .505 $
1925 22 BOS AL 94.1 33 8 86 8.20 5.43 -0.36 0.00 103.5 6.00 -23 -2.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -12 .437 .487 $
1926 23 BOS AL 2.2 1 0 7 23.63 5.08 0.06 0.00 102.0 5.11 -5 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -5 .160 .498 $
3 Seasons 190.1 64 10 142 6.71 5.25 -0.33 0.00 103.4 5.78 -21 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 0.0 3 .474 .497 $

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%
1924 21 BOS AL 406 0.7% 3.9% 7.4% 1.0% 4% 83%
1925 22 BOS AL 447 2.0% 3.4% 9.0% 80%
1926 23 BOS AL 18 0.0% 0.0% 22.2% 72%
3 Yrs 871 1.4% 3.6% 8.5% 0.5% 2% 81%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.0% 8.0% 3.1% 12% 81%

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+
1924 21 4 3 .571 3.47 30 2 20 1 1 1 93.1 109 49 36 3 30 16 0 0 3 407 126 1.489 10.5 0.3 2.9 1.5 0.53 126
1925 22 7 11 .389 4.84 63 10 35 1 1 1 187.2 228 135 101 12 70 31 5 0 3 854 92 1.588 10.9 0.6 3.4 1.5 0.44 92
1926 23 7 12 .368 5.01 64 10 35 1 1 1 190.1 233 142 106 12 74 31 5 0 3 872 89 1.613 11.0 0.6 3.5 1.5 0.42 89

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
1924 21 6 4 .600 3.06 97.0 107 37 33 3 29 17 0 1.402 9.9 2.7 1.6 0.59 0.3 30
1925 22 4 7 .364 4.93 104.0 114 63 57 9 38 17 5 1.462 9.9 3.3 1.5 0.45 0.8 33
1926 23 0 0 15.00 3.0 5 6 5 0 4 0 0 3.000 15.0 12.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
3 Yrs 10 11 .476 4.19 204.0 226 106 95 12 71 34 5 1.456 10.0 1.5 0.48 0.5 64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Finished s c a p y
1924 AL  20 (4th)
1925 AL  15 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1924 AL  born 1903-03-11 (9th)

                           

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