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Bob Savage

John Robert Savage

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 1, 1921 in Manchester, NH (All Transactions)
Debut: June 24, 1942
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns 1942-1949

Final Game: May 4, 1949
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1942 20 PHA AL 0 1 .000 3.23 8 3 4 0 0 0 30.2 24 16 11 0 31 10 0 0 1 141 119 1.793 7.0 0.0 9.1 2.9 0.32
1946 24 PHA AL 3 15 .167 4.06 40 19 14 7 1 2 164.0 164 80 74 5 93 78 2 0 0 746 86 1.567 9.0 0.3 5.1 4.3 0.84
1947 25 PHA AL 8 10 .444 3.76 44 8 20 2 1 2 146.0 135 71 61 8 55 56 0 0 1 614 102 1.301 8.3 0.5 3.4 3.5 1.02
1948 26 PHA AL 5 1 .833 6.21 33 1 19 1 0 5 75.1 98 55 52 7 33 26 0 1 5 346 70 1.739 11.7 0.8 3.9 3.1 0.79
1949 27 SLB AL 0 0 6.43 4 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 12 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 35 75 2.143 15.4 1.3 3.9 1.3 0.33
5 Seasons 16 27 .372 4.32 129 31 59 10 2 9 423.0 433 227 203 21 215 171 2 1 7 1882 88 1.532 9.2 0.4 4.6 3.6 0.80
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .372 4.32 55 13 25 4 1 4 180 184 96 86 9 91 73 1 0 3 800 88 1.532 9.2 0.4 4.6 3.6 0.80
PHA (4 yrs) 16 27 .372 4.28 125 31 57 10 2 9 416.0 421 222 198 20 212 170 2 1 7 1847 89 1.522 9.1 0.4 4.6 3.7 0.80
SLB (1 yr) 0 0 6.43 4 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 12 5 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 35 75 2.143 15.4 1.3 3.9 1.3 0.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1942 20 PHA AL 30.2 3 16 16 -1 1.0 0 0.1 $
1946 24 PHA AL 164.0 19 80 87 -3 1.0 7 1.3 $
1947 25 PHA AL 146.0 8 71 79 3 1.0 8 0.8 $
1948 26 PHA AL 75.1 1 55 47 0 1.0 -8 -0.9 $
1949 27 SLB AL 7.0 0 5 4 0 1.0 -1 0.0 $
5 Seasons 423.0 31 227 233 -1 1.0 6 1.3 $
PHA (4 yrs) 416.0 31 222 229 -1 1.0 7 1.3 $
SLB (1 yr) 7.0 0 5 4 0 1.0 -1 0.0 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 20 PHA AL 8 11 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .111 .273 .111 .384 10 1 0 0 0 /1
1946 24 PHA AL 40 53 41 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 .122 .308 .122 .430 24 5 0 0 1 1
1947 25 PHA AL 44 44 40 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .050 .095 .050 .145 -59 2 0 0 2 1
1948 26 PHA AL 33 18 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .077 .250 .077 .327 -11 1 0 0 2 1
1949 27 SLB AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 129 127 104 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 51 .087 .221 .087 .308 -13 9 0 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 159 131 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 64 .087 .221 .087 .308 -13 11 0 0 6
PHA (4 yrs) 125 126 103 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 50 .087 .223 .087 .311 -12 9 0 0 5
SLB (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1942 20 PHA AL 11 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1946 24 PHA AL 53 -4 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ 1
1947 25 PHA AL 44 -9 0 0 0 0 3 1 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $ 1
1948 26 PHA AL 18 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1949 27 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
5 Seasons 127 -16 0 0 0 0 9 2 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $
PHA (4 yrs) 126 -16 0 0 0 0 9 2 -5 -0.6 -5 -0.5 -0.1 $
SLB (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 PHA AL 20 P 8 3 0 30.2 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 2.35 1.00 .958 2.32 2.30
1946 PHA AL 24 P 40 19 7 164.0 19 4 14 1 1 .947 0.99 0.45 .951 2.01 1.99
1947 PHA AL 25 P 44 8 2 146.0 24 6 16 2 0 .917 1.36 0.50 .955 1.92 1.90
1948 PHA AL 26 P 33 1 1 75.1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 1.43 0.36 .963 2.02 1.99
1949 SLB AL 27 P 4 0 0 7.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.57 0.50 .960 2.06 2.10
5 Seasons P 129 31 10 423.0 65 15 47 3 1 .954 1.32 0.48 .956 2.00 1.98
5 Seasons TOT 129 31 10 423.0 65 15 47 3 1 .954 1.32 0.48 .956 2.00 1.98
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1946 AL  40 (2nd)
1947 AL  44 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1948 AL  5 (6th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1946 AL  93 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1946 AL  0.274 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1946 AL  15 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL  5 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1946 AL  14 (9th)
1947 AL  20 (9th)
1948 AL  19 (8th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1946 AL  40 (2nd)
1947 AL  44 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1942 AL  born 1921-12-01 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1863), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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