Amos Rusie
Amos Wilson Rusie (The Hoosier Thunderbolt)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 30, 1871 in Mooresville, IN
Signed as a Free Agent with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1889
Final Game: June 9, 1901
Died: December 6, 1942 in Seattle, WA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1977.
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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
1889 18 IND NL 12 10 .545 5.32 33 22 11 19 1 0 225.0 246 181 133 12 116 109 9 0 9 953 79 1.609 9.8 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.94
1890 19 NYG NL 29 34 .460 2.56 67 63 5 56 4 1 548.2 436 300 156 3 289 341 0 0 36 0 132 1.321 7.2 0.0 4.7 5.6 1.18
1891 20 NYG NL 33 20 .623 2.55 61 57 4 52 6 1 500.1 391 244 142 7 262 337 0 1 17 0 126 1.305 7.0 0.1 4.7 6.1 1.29
1892 21 NYG NL 31 31 .500 2.88 64 61 3 58 2 0 532.0 405 288 170 7 267 288 0 0 24 0 112 1.263 6.9 0.1 4.5 4.9 1.08
1893 22 NYG NL 33 21 .611 3.23 56 52 4 50 4 1 482.0 451 260 173 15 218 208 0 0 26 0 144 1.388 8.4 0.3 4.1 3.9 0.95
1894 23 NYG NL 36 13 .735 2.78 54 50 4 45 3 1 444.0 426 228 137 10 200 195 0 0 10 0 189 1.410 8.6 0.2 4.1 4.0 0.98
1895 24 NYG NL 23 23 .500 3.73 49 47 2 42 4 0 393.1 384 248 163 9 159 201 0 0 10 0 124 1.381 8.8 0.2 3.6 4.6 1.26
1897 26 NYG NL 28 10 .737 2.54 38 37 1 35 2 0 322.1 314 143 91 6 87 135 11 0 6 0 163 1.244 8.8 0.2 2.4 3.8 1.55
1898 27 NYG NL 20 11 .645 3.03 37 36 1 33 4 1 300.0 288 149 101 6 103 114 9 0 13 0 114 1.303 8.6 0.2 3.1 3.4 1.11
1901 30 CIN NL 0 1 .000 8.59 3 2 0 2 0 0 22.0 43 25 21 1 3 6 0 0 2 107 37 2.091 17.6 0.4 1.2 2.5 2.00
10 Seasons 245 174 .585 3.07 462 427 35 392 30 5 3769.2 3384 2066 1287 76 1704 1934 29 1 153 1060 129 1.350 8.1 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.14
162 Game Avg. 19 13 .585 3.07 35 33 3 30 2 0 288 259 158 98 6 130 148 2 0 12 81 129 1.350 8.1 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.14
NYG (8 yrs) 233 163 .588 2.89 426 403 24 371 29 5 3522.2 3095 1860 1133 63 1585 1819 20 1 142 0 137 1.329 7.9 0.2 4.0 4.6 1.15
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.59 3 2 0 2 0 0 22.0 43 25 21 1 3 6 0 0 2 107 37 2.091 17.6 0.4 1.2 2.5 2.00
IND (1 yr) 12 10 .545 5.32 33 22 11 19 1 0 225.0 246 181 133 12 116 109 9 0 9 953 79 1.609 9.8 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.94

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+
1889 18 12 10 .545 5.32 33 22 11 19 1 0 225.0 246 181 133 12 116 109 9 0 9 953 79 1.609 9.8 0.5 4.6 4.4 0.94 79
1890 19 41 44 .482 3.36 100 85 16 75 5 1 773.2 682 481 289 15 405 450 9 0 45 953 108 1.405 7.9 0.2 4.7 5.2 1.11 108
1891 20 74 64 .536 3.04 161 142 20 127 11 2 1274.0 1073 725 431 22 667 787 9 1 62 953 114 1.366 7.6 0.2 4.7 5.6 1.18 114
1892 21 105 95 .525 3.00 225 203 23 185 13 2 1806.0 1478 1013 601 29 934 1075 9 1 86 953 113 1.336 7.4 0.1 4.7 5.4 1.15 113
1893 22 138 116 .543 3.04 281 255 27 235 17 3 2288.0 1929 1273 774 44 1152 1283 9 1 112 953 120 1.347 7.6 0.2 4.5 5.0 1.11 120
1894 23 174 129 .574 3.00 335 305 31 280 20 4 2732.0 2355 1501 911 54 1352 1478 9 1 122 953 130 1.357 7.8 0.2 4.5 4.9 1.09 130
1895 24 197 152 .564 3.09 384 352 33 322 24 4 3125.1 2739 1749 1074 63 1511 1679 9 1 132 953 130 1.360 7.9 0.2 4.4 4.8 1.11 130
1896 25 197 152 .564 3.09 384 352 33 322 24 4 3125.1 2739 1749 1074 63 1511 1679 9 1 132 953 130 1.360 7.9 0.2 4.4 4.8 1.11 130
1897 26 225 162 .581 3.04 422 389 34 357 26 4 3447.2 3053 1892 1165 69 1598 1814 20 1 138 953 132 1.349 8.0 0.2 4.2 4.7 1.14 132
1898 27 245 173 .586 3.04 459 425 35 390 30 5 3747.2 3341 2041 1266 75 1701 1928 29 1 151 953 131 1.345 8.0 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.13 131
1899 28 245 173 .586 3.04 459 425 35 390 30 5 3747.2 3341 2041 1266 75 1701 1928 29 1 151 953 131 1.345 8.0 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.13 131
1900 29 245 173 .586 3.04 459 425 35 390 30 5 3747.2 3341 2041 1266 75 1701 1928 29 1 151 953 131 1.345 8.0 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.13 131
1901 30 245 174 .585 3.07 462 427 35 392 30 5 3769.2 3384 2066 1287 76 1704 1934 29 1 153 1060 129 1.350 8.1 0.2 4.1 4.6 1.14 129

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1889 18 14 15 .483 4.04 263.0 246 131 118 12 116 127 9 1.376 8.4 4.0 4.3 1.09 0.4 33
1890 19 0.00 0.0 0 173 156 0 0 0 0 67
1891 20 0.00 0.0 0 153 138 0 0 0 0 61
1892 21 0.00 0.0 0 176 158 0 0 0 0 64
1893 22 0.00 0.0 0 159 143 0 0 0 0 56
1894 23 0.00 0.0 0 113 102 0 0 0 0 54
1895 24 0.00 0.0 0 152 137 0 0 0 0 49
1897 26 0.00 0.0 0 94 85 0 0 0 0 38
1898 27 0.00 0.0 0 110 99 0 0 0 0 37
1901 30 0 2 .000 9.00 24.0 49 27 24 1 3 7 0 2.167 18.4 1.1 2.6 2.33 0.4 3
10 Seasons 14 17 .452 36.38 287.0 295 1288 1160 13 119 134 9 1.443 9.3 4.2 1.13 0.4 462

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 Veterans (15.6%)
1937 BBWAA ( 0.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 3.0%)
1939 BBWAA ( 2.2%)
1942 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1977 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1977 by VC

Awards (yr lg award)
1894 NL Triple Crown

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1890 NL  2.559 (4th)
1891 NL  2.554 (3rd)
1893 NL  3.230 (2nd)
1894 NL  2.777 (1st)
1895 NL  3.730 (9th)
1897 NL  2.541 (1st)
Career  3.073 (186th)

Wins s c a p y
1890 NL  29 (4th)
1891 NL  33 (2nd)
1892 NL  31 (6th)
1893 NL  33 (4th)
1894 NL  36 (1st)
1895 NL  23 (9th)
1897 NL  28 (2nd)
Career  245 (50th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 NL  .623 (6th)
1893 NL  .611 (8th)
1894 NL  .735 (3rd)
1897 NL  .737 (5th)
Career  .585 (162nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1891 NL  1.305 (7th)
1893 NL  1.388 (6th)
1894 NL  1.410 (2nd)
1895 NL  1.381 (7th)
1897 NL  1.244 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 NL  7.152 (1st)
1891 NL  7.033 (1st)
1892 NL  6.852 (2nd)
1893 NL  8.421 (1st)
1894 NL  8.635 (1st)
1895 NL  8.786 (3rd)
1897 NL  8.767 (2nd)
Career  8.079 (133rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 NL  4.360 (3rd)
1890 NL  5.594 (1st)
1891 NL  6.062 (1st)
1892 NL  4.872 (2nd)
1893 NL  3.884 (1st)
1894 NL  3.953 (1st)
1895 NL  4.599 (1st)
1897 NL  3.769 (4th)
1898 NL  3.420 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1890 NL  67 (2nd)
1891 NL  61 (2nd)
1892 NL  64 (2nd)
1893 NL  56 (1st)
1894 NL  54 (2nd)
1895 NL  49 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1890 NL  1 (4th)
1891 NL  1 (5th)
1893 NL  1 (6th)
1894 NL  1 (9th)
1898 NL  1 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1890 NL  548.7 (2nd)
1891 NL  500.3 (2nd)
1892 NL  532.0 (2nd)
1893 NL  482.0 (1st)
1894 NL  444.0 (2nd)
1895 NL  393.3 (3rd)
1897 NL  322.3 (9th)
Career  3769.7 (52nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1890 NL  341 (1st)
1891 NL  337 (1st)
1892 NL  288 (2nd)
1893 NL  208 (1st)
1894 NL  195 (1st)
1895 NL  201 (1st)
1897 NL  135 (4th)
1898 NL  114 (6th)
Career  1934 (75th)

Games Started s c a p y
1890 NL  63 (2nd)
1891 NL  57 (2nd)
1892 NL  61 (2nd)
1893 NL  52 (1st)
1894 NL  50 (1st)
1895 NL  47 (3rd)
Career  427 (91st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1890 NL  56 (2nd)
1891 NL  52 (2nd)
1892 NL  58 (2nd)
1893 NL  50 (1st)
1894 NL  45 (2nd)
1895 NL  42 (3rd)
1897 NL  35 (6th)
Career  392 (18th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 NL  4 (5th)
1891 NL  6 (1st)
1893 NL  4 (1st)
1894 NL  3 (1st)
1895 NL  4 (1st)
1897 NL  2 (3rd)
1898 NL  4 (6th)
Career  30 (110th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1893 NL  15 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 NL  289 (1st)
1891 NL  262 (1st)
1892 NL  267 (1st)
1893 NL  218 (1st)
1894 NL  200 (1st)
1895 NL  159 (2nd)
Career  1704 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1890 NL  436 (4th)
1891 NL  391 (7th)
1892 NL  405 (7th)
1893 NL  451 (1st)
1894 NL  426 (10th)
1895 NL  384 (8th)
Career  3384 (76th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1890 NL  1.180 (9th)
1891 NL  1.286 (5th)
1893 NL  .954 (2nd)
1894 NL  .975 (2nd)
1895 NL  1.264 (3rd)
1897 NL  1.552 (4th)
1898 NL  1.107 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 NL  .049 (1st)
1891 NL  .126 (6th)
1892 NL  .118 (5th)
1894 NL  .203 (6th)
Career  .181 (134th)

Losses s c a p y
1890 NL  34 (1st)
1891 NL  20 (8th)
1892 NL  31 (3rd)
1893 NL  21 (7th)
1895 NL  23 (2nd)
Career  174 (83rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 NL  133 (10th)
1890 NL  156 (3rd)
1891 NL  142 (7th)
1892 NL  170 (3rd)
1893 NL  173 (9th)
1895 NL  163 (5th)
Career  1287 (80th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 NL  36 (1st)
1891 NL  17 (9th)
1892 NL  24 (2nd)
1893 NL  26 (2nd)
1895 NL  10 (6th)
1898 NL  13 (4th)
Career  153 (25th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 NL  11 (1st)
1890 NL  5 (3rd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1890 NL  132 (6th)
1891 NL  126 (5th)
1893 NL  144 (3rd)
1894 NL  189 (1st)
1895 NL  124 (10th)
1897 NL  163 (2nd)
Career  129 (41st)

Youngest s c a p y
1889 NL  born 1871-05-30 (2nd)
1890 NL  born 1871-05-30 (5th)
1891 NL  born 1871-05-30 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 52 (23), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 179 (59), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 174 (30), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 42 (61), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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