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Joe Schaffernoth

Joseph Arthur Schaffernoth

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 6, 1937 in Trenton, NJ
High School: Dayton HS (Trenton, NJ)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1959
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Indians 1959-1961

Final Game: September 30, 1961
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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
1959 21 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 8.22 5 1 1 0 0 0 7.2 11 7 7 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 36 50 1.957 12.9 1.2 4.7 3.5 0.75
1960 22 CHC NL 2 3 .400 2.78 33 0 18 0 0 3 55.0 46 21 17 2 17 2 33 1 0 1 221 136 1.145 7.5 0.3 2.8 5.4 1.94
1961 23 TOT MLB 0 5 .000 5.86 36 0 15 0 0 0 55.1 59 40 36 9 32 3 32 2 0 5 252 71 1.645 9.6 1.5 5.2 5.2 1.00
1961 23 CHC NL 0 4 .000 6.34 21 0 7 0 0 0 38.1 43 29 27 7 18 2 23 1 0 4 170 66 1.591 10.1 1.6 4.2 5.4 1.28
1961 23 CLE AL 0 1 .000 4.76 15 0 8 0 0 0 17.0 16 11 9 2 14 1 9 1 0 1 82 84 1.765 8.5 1.1 7.4 4.8 0.64
3 Yrs 3 8 .273 4.58 74 1 34 0 0 3 118.0 116 68 60 12 53 5 68 3 0 6 509 87 1.432 8.8 0.9 4.0 5.2 1.28
162 Game Avg. 3 7 .273 4.58 67 1 31 0 0 3 107 105 62 54 11 48 5 62 3 0 5 461 87 1.432 8.8 0.9 4.0 5.2 1.28
CHC (3 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.54 59 1 26 0 0 3 101.0 100 57 51 10 39 4 59 2 0 5 427 87 1.376 8.9 0.9 3.5 5.3 1.51
CLE (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.76 15 0 8 0 0 0 17.0 16 11 9 2 14 1 9 1 0 1 82 84 1.765 8.5 1.1 7.4 4.8 0.64
NL (3 yrs) 3 7 .300 4.54 59 1 26 0 0 3 101.0 100 57 51 10 39 4 59 2 0 5 427 87 1.376 8.9 0.9 3.5 5.3 1.51
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.76 15 0 8 0 0 0 17.0 16 11 9 2 14 1 9 1 0 1 82 84 1.765 8.5 1.1 7.4 4.8 0.64

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
1959 21 CHC NL 7.2 5 1 7 8.22 4.52 0.27 0.00 107.1 4.54 -3 -0.3 .7 0.0 -0.2 -2 .437 .498 $
1960 22 CHC NL 55.0 33 0 21 3.44 4.31 0.00 -0.18 100.3 4.14 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.9 10 .514 .503 $
1961 23 CHC NL 38.1 21 0 29 6.81 4.73 -0.45 -0.20 103.3 5.15 -7 -0.7 .8 0.0 -0.3 -3 .466 .496 $
1961 23 CLE AL 17.0 15 0 11 5.82 4.49 0.09 -0.19 103.7 4.37 -3 -0.3 .5 0.0 -0.1 -1 .482 .498 $
3 Seasons 118.0 74 1 68 5.19 4.49 -0.11 -0.18 102.2 4.53 -9 -0.8 .8 -0.0 0.3 4 .489 .499 $
CHC (3 yrs) 101.0 59 1 57 5.08 4.49 -0.15 -0.17 101.9 4.55 -6 -0.6 .9 -0.0 0.4 5 .490 .499 $
CLE (1 yr) 17.0 15 0 11 5.82 4.49 0.09 -0.19 103.7 4.37 -3 -0.3 .5 0.0 -0.1 -1 .482 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1959 21 CHC NL 5 36 31 7 11 3 0 1 2 0 4 3 .355 .429 .548 .977 .370 17 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 22 CHC NL 33 220 196 21 46 9 3 2 7 4 17 33 .235 .295 .342 .637 .268 67 4 1 4 3 2 2
1961 23 CLE AL 15 82 66 11 16 3 0 2 1 1 14 9 .242 .383 .379 .762 .255 25 0 1 1 0 1 1
1961 23 CHC NL 21 170 147 29 43 9 2 7 2 0 18 23 .293 .373 .524 .897 .308 77 4 1 4 0 2 3
1961 23 TOT MLB 36 252 213 40 59 12 2 9 3 1 32 32 .277 .377 .479 .855 .291 102 4 2 5 0 3 4
3 Yrs 74 508 440 68 116 24 5 12 12 5 53 68 .264 .345 .423 .767 .287 186 9 3 10 3 5 6
162 Game Avg. 67 461 399 62 105 22 5 11 11 5 48 62 .264 .345 .423 .767 .287 169 8 3 9 3 5 5
MLB Averages .257 .325 .393 .719 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1959 21 CHC NL -3.1 -0.3 38 0.0 0.5 -0.4 .85 -0.2 0.2 -2.3 -0.2 0.83 -1.6 1 0 3
1960 22 CHC NL 5.4 0.6 233 -0.5 2.4 -2.9 .65 0.4 -1.2 1.1 0.1 0.65 4.1 7 6 20
1961 23 TOT MLB -9.7 -0.9 262 -1.4 3.5 -4.9 .85 -1.2 -0.5 -9.6 -0.9 0.85 -13.3 5 11 16
1961 23 CHC NL -8.0 -0.8 176 -0.9 2.7 -3.5 .91 -1.0 0.1 -8.8 -0.8 0.91 -10.5 4 7 8
1961 23 CLE AL -1.7 -0.2 86 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 .73 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1 0.73 -2.8 1 4 8
3 Yrs -7.4 -0.7 533 -1.9 6.3 -8.3 .76 -0.9 -1.6 -10.8 -1.0 0.76 -10.7 13 17 39

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1959 21 CHC NL 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31.0 31 31 5 2 1 0 7.0 0.0 0.0
1 Yr 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 31 31 31 5 2 1 0 7.0 0.0 0.0
MLB Averages .500 51% 51 111 4 4.4 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1959 21 CHC NL 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 .852 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 3 0 5.8
1960 22 CHC NL 33 33 18 2 3 3 3 0 100% 4 0 27 11 41% 8 .654 7 6 20 5 5 23 15 18 19 5 20 3 5.0
1961 23 TOT MLB 36 36 15 0 5 2 0 2 0% 2 0 21 9 43% .850 5 11 16 2 4 30 12 24 19 8 20 7 4.6
1961 23 CHC NL 21 21 7 0 4 2 0 2 0% 2 0 16 9 56% 8 .906 4 7 8 2 3 16 9 12 14 4 14 3 5.5
1961 23 CLE AL 15 15 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 8 .733 1 4 8 0 1 14 3 12 5 4 6 4 3.4
3 Yrs 74 73 34 3 8 5 3 2 60% 6 0 51 20 39% .765 13 17 39 8 9 56 29 44 41 13 43 10 4.8

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%
1959 21 CHC NL 36 58% 2.8% 8.3% 11.1% 11.1% 36% 1.38 75% 6 1 17%
1960 22 CHC NL 220 61% 0.9% 15.0% 7.7% 6.4% 30% 1.42 75% 35 4 11%
1961 23 TOT MLB 252 64% 3.6% 12.7% 12.7% 9.1% 39% 0.82 68% 61 4 7%
1961 23 CHC NL 170 63% 4.1% 13.5% 10.6% 10.6% 42% 0.63 69% 41 4 10%
1961 23 CLE AL 82 67% 2.4% 11.0% 17.1% 6.1% 31% 1.41 67% 20 0 0%
3 Yrs 508 62% 2.4% 13.4% 10.4% 8.1% 35% 1.09 71% 102 9 9%
MLB Averages 50% 2.4% 13.5% 8.9% 6.7% 29% 1.03 74% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1959 21 CHC NL 36 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 100% 0 0 0 14 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 22 CHC NL 220 46 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 10 8 1 80% 2 1 1 93 7 4 64% 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
1961 23 TOT MLB 252 59 9 0 5 5 4 3 6 15 7 3 47% 4 5 1 121 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
1961 23 CHC NL 170 43 7 0 5 3 4 2 5 14 7 3 50% 3 4 0 76 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
1961 23 CLE AL 82 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0% 1 1 1 45 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 Yrs 508 116 12 0 9 7 5 4 8 27 17 4 63% 6 6 2 228 12 5 71% 10 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 0
MLB Averages 52% 61%

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+
1959 21 1 0 1.000 8.22 5 1 1 0 0 0 7.2 11 7 7 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 36 50 1.957 12.9 1.2 4.7 3.5 0.75 50
1960 22 3 3 .500 3.45 38 1 19 0 0 3 62.2 57 28 24 3 21 2 36 1 0 1 257 111 1.245 8.2 0.4 3.0 5.2 1.71 111
1961 23 3 8 .273 4.58 74 1 34 0 0 3 118.0 116 68 60 12 53 5 68 3 0 6 509 87 1.432 8.8 0.9 4.0 5.2 1.28 87

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
1959 21 0 0 9.00 7.0 12 8 7 1 4 3 0 2.286 15.4 5.1 3.9 0.75 1.3 5
1960 22 4 2 .667 3.00 54.0 49 20 18 2 18 33 1 1.241 8.2 3.0 5.5 1.83 0.3 33
1961 23 2 4 .333 5.89 55.0 60 40 36 9 33 32 2 1.691 9.8 5.4 5.2 0.97 1.5 36
3 Yrs 6 6 .500 4.73 116.0 121 68 61 12 55 68 3 1.517 9.4 5.3 1.24 0.9 74

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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