Jack Salveson

John Theodore Salveson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 5, 1914 in Fullerton, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1933
Teams (by GP): Indians/Giants/WhiteSox/Pirates 1933-1945

Final Game: September 16, 1945
Died: December 28, 1974 in Norwalk, CA
Buried: Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, CA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1932	18	SFG-min	B	7	12	.368	4.62	26						156.0	196	97	80		35							1.481	11.3		2.0			WSM · PIED
1933	19	DAL	A	2	3	.400	1.44	7						50.0	30	9	8		17							0.940	5.4		3.1			DAL · TL
1933	19	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	3.82	8	2	4	2	0	0	30.2	30	17	13	4	14	8	0	1	1	134	85	1.435	8.8	1.2	4.1	2.3	0.57
1934	20	MTL	AA	11	4	.733	3.79	19						121.0	126	58	51		34							1.322	9.4		2.5			MTL · IL
1934	20	NYG	NL	3	1	.750	3.52	12	4	4	0	0	0	38.1	43	16	15	2	13	18	0	0	0	168	111	1.461	10.1	0.5	3.1	4.2	1.38
1935	21	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	5.25	25	2	15	2	0	1	73.2	90	51	43	7	28	24	1	1	0	337	87	1.602	11.0	0.9	3.4	2.9	0.86
1935	21	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	9.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	11	12	7	1	5	2	1	0	0	42	48	2.286	14.1	1.3	6.4	2.6	0.40
1935	21	CHW	AL	1	2	.333	4.86	20	2	15	2	0	1	66.2	79	39	36	6	23	22	0	1	0	295	95	1.530	10.7	0.8	3.1	3.0	0.96

1936	22	CHC-min	AA	21	7	.750	2.76	35						251.0	249	85	77		70							1.271	8.9		2.5			LOS · PCL
1937	23	CHC-min	AA	5	5	.500	3.08	16						73.0	76	32	25		10							1.178	9.4		1.2			LOS · PCL
1938	24	CHC-min	AA	11	10	.524	4.13	32	29					205.0	237	100	94		44							1.371	10.4		1.9			LOS · PCL
1939	25	OLD	AA	12	15	.444	3.82	46	30					233.0	290	116	99		42							1.425	11.2		1.6			OLD · PCL
1940	26	OLD	AA	19	13	.594	2.30	38	34					286.0	278	100	73		43							1.122	8.7		1.4			OLD · PCL
1941	27	OLD	AA	15	20	.429	3.75	42	38		22	6		288.0	321	142	120		63	100	2	0	1			1.333	10.0		2.0	3.1	1.59	OLD · PCL
1942	28	OLD	AA	24	12	.667	2.58	39	38		34	8		310.0	297	106	89		60	93	0	0	0			1.152	8.6		1.7	2.7	1.55	OLD · PCL
1943	29	CLE	AL	5	3	.625	3.35	23	11	5	4	3	3	86.0	87	36	32	5	26	24	1	0	1	354	93	1.314	9.1	0.5	2.7	2.5	0.92

1945	31	CLE	AL	0	0		3.68	19	0	10	0	0	0	44.0	52	23	18	3	6	11	1	0	0	186	89	1.318	10.6	0.6	1.2	2.3	1.83
1946	32	POR	AAA	15	14	.517	2.48	35	30		24	2		261.0	248	91	72		41	119	1	0	2			1.107	8.6		1.4	4.1	2.90	POR · PCL
1947	33	POR	AAA	17	14	.548	3.64	37	34		19	3		287.0	334	141	116		52	96	0	0	5			1.345	10.5		1.6	3.0	1.85	POR · PCL
1948	34	OLD,SAC	AAA	13	18	.419	4.74	41			15	0		245.0	300	155	129		55	95	2	0	1			1.449	11.0		2.0	3.5	1.73	OLD,SAC · PCL
1949	35	LAD-min	AAA	11	7	.611	2.98	42	11		4	2		148.0	150	68	49		35	59	1	0	0			1.250	9.1		2.1	3.6	1.69	HOL · PCL
1950	36	LAD-min	AAA	15	4	.789	2.84	30	17		9	2		165.0	155	56	52		37	62	3	7	0			1.164	8.5		2.0	3.4	1.68	HOL · PCL
1951	37	HOL	AAA	15	10	.600	3.16	36	27		15	0		219.0	224	86	77		55	74	1	1	0			1.274	9.2		2.3	3.0	1.35	HOL · PCL
1952	38	SDG	Opn	10	10	.500	3.80	26	22		10	1		168.0	196	74	71		34	57	0	0	2			1.369	10.5		1.8	3.1	1.68	SDG · PCL
1953	39	SDG,OLD	Opn	1	7	.125	5.85	12	11		2	0		60.0	75	42	39	9	22	16	1	1	0			1.617	11.2	1.4	3.3	2.4	0.73	SDG,OLD · PCL
5 Yrs				9	9	.500	3.99	87	19	38	8	3	4	272.2	302	143	121	21	87	85	3	2	2	1179	92	1.427	10.0	0.7	2.9	2.8	0.98
162 Game Avg.				6	6	.500	3.99	56	12	24	5	2	3	175	194	92	78	13	56	55	2	1	1	756	92	1.427	10.0	0.7	2.9	2.8	0.98

NYG (2 yrs)				3	3	.500	3.65	20	6	8	2	0	0	69.0	73	33	28	6	27	26	0	1	1	302	99	1.449	9.5	0.8	3.5	3.4	0.96
CLE (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	3.46	42	11	15	4	3	3	130.0	139	59	50	8	32	35	2	0	1	540	91	1.315	9.6	0.6	2.2	2.4	1.09
PIT (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	11	12	7	1	5	2	1	0	0	42	48	2.286	14.1	1.3	6.4	2.6	0.40
CHW (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.86	20	2	15	2	0	1	66.2	79	39	36	6	23	22	0	1	0	295	95	1.530	10.7	0.8	3.1	3.0	0.96

AL (3 yrs)				6	5	.545	3.94	62	13	30	6	3	4	196.2	218	98	86	14	55	57	2	1	1	835	93	1.388	10.0	0.6	2.5	2.6	1.04
NL (3 yrs)				3	4	.429	4.14	25	6	8	2	0	0	76.0	84	45	35	7	32	28	1	1	1	344	89	1.526	9.9	0.8	3.8	3.3	0.88

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
1933	19	NYG	NL	30.2	8	2	17	4.99	4.13	0.48	0.00	99.3	3.63	-5	-0.5	1.0	-0.0	-0.3	-2	.439	.497	$
1934	20	NYG	NL	38.1	12	4	16	3.76	4.87	0.38	0.00	91.9	4.12	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.4	5	.512	.501	$
1935	21	PIT	NL	7.0	5	0	12	15.43	4.61	-0.13	0.00	98.9	4.68	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.354	.495	$
1935	21	CHW	AL	66.2	20	2	39	5.27	5.13	0.27	0.00	103.8	5.04	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	6	.493	.499	$

1943	29	CLE	AL	86.0	23	11	36	3.77	3.67	0.23	0.00	95.1	3.27	-5	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	-0.1	0	.475	.496	$

1945	31	CLE	AL	44.0	19	0	23	4.70	4.03	-0.12	0.00	96.8	4.02	-3	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.481	.498	$
5 Seasons				272.2	87	19	143	4.72	4.33	0.22	0.00	97.6	4.02	-21	-2.2	1.0	-0.2	-0.4	2	.475	.498	$

NYG (2 yrs)				69.0	20	6	33	4.30	4.54	0.42	0.00	95.2	3.90	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.1	3	.483	.499	$
CLE (2 yrs)				130.0	42	11	59	4.08	3.79	0.11	0.00	95.7	3.52	-8	-0.9	1.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0	.478	.497	$
PIT (1 yr)				7.0	5	0	12	15.43	4.61	-0.13	0.00	98.9	4.68	-8	-0.7	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.354	.495	$
CHW (1 yr)				66.2	20	2	39	5.27	5.13	0.27	0.00	103.8	5.04	-2	-0.2	1.0	-0.0	0.4	6	.493	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1933	19	NYG	NL	134	3.0%	6.0%	10.5%	5.2%	23%	80%
1934	20	NYG	NL	168	1.2%	10.7%	7.7%			79%
1935	21	TOT	MLB	337	2.1%	7.1%	8.3%	3.6%	13%	80%
1935	21	PIT	NL	42	2.4%	4.8%	11.9%			79%
1935	21	CHW	AL	295	2.0%	7.5%	7.8%	3.7%	14%	80%

1943	29	CLE	AL	355	1.4%	6.8%	7.3%	3.1%	13%	84%

1945	31	CLE	AL	186	1.6%	5.9%	3.2%			88%
5 Yrs				1180	1.8%	7.2%	7.4%	2.5%	10%	82%
MLB Averages					1.3%	8.8%	8.6%	3.0%	12%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1933	19	0	2	.000	3.82	8	2	4	2	0	0	30.2	30	17	13	4	14	8	0	1	1	134	85	1.435	8.8	1.2	4.1	2.3	0.57	85
1934	20	3	3	.500	3.65	20	6	8	2	0	0	69.0	73	33	28	6	27	26	0	1	1	302	99	1.449	9.5	0.8	3.5	3.4	0.96	99
1935	21	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1936	22	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1937	23	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1938	24	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1939	25	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1940	26	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1941	27	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1942	28	4	6	.400	4.48	45	8	23	4	0	1	142.2	163	84	71	13	55	50	1	2	1	639	92	1.528	10.3	0.8	3.5	3.2	0.91	92
1943	29	9	9	.500	4.05	68	19	28	8	3	4	228.2	250	120	103	18	81	74	2	2	2	993	92	1.448	9.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	0.91	92
1944	30	9	9	.500	4.05	68	19	28	8	3	4	228.2	250	120	103	18	81	74	2	2	2	993	92	1.448	9.8	0.7	3.2	2.9	0.91	92
1945	31	9	9	.500	3.99	87	19	38	8	3	4	272.2	302	143	121	21	87	85	3	2	2	1179	92	1.427	10.0	0.7	2.9	2.8	0.98	92

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1933	19	1	2	.333	4.35	31.0	33	17	15	4	15	8	0	1.548	9.6	4.4	2.3	0.53	1.2	8
1934	20	2	2	.500	3.60	40.0	46	18	16	2	14	19	0	1.500	10.4	3.2	4.3	1.36	0.5	12
1935	21	4	4	.500	4.39	80.0	88	43	39	7	27	26	1	1.438	9.9	3.0	2.9	0.96	0.8	25

1943	29	3	5	.375	4.61	80.0	101	46	41	6	30	22	1	1.638	11.4	3.4	2.5	0.73	0.7	23

1945	31	2	2	.500	4.60	43.0	59	24	22	3	7	11	1	1.535	12.3	1.5	2.3	1.57	0.6	19
5 Yrs		12	15	.444	4.37	274.0	327	148	133	22	93	86	3	1.533	10.7		2.8	0.92	0.7	87

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y 1943 AL 3 (5th)	Youngest s c a p y 1933 NL born 1914-01-05 (1st) 1934 NL born 1914-01-05 (4th) 1935 AL born 1914-01-05 (10th) 1935 NL born 1914-01-05 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1943 AL 3 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1933 NL  born 1914-01-05 (1st)
1934 NL  born 1914-01-05 (4th)
1935 AL  born 1914-01-05 (10th)
1935 NL  born 1914-01-05 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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