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Biff Schlitzer

Victor Joseph Schlitzer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 4, 1884 in Rochester, NY
School: University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1908
Teams (by GP): Athletics/RedSox/Buffeds 1908-1914

Final Game: May 1, 1914
Died: January 4, 1948 in Wellesley Hills, MA
Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, NY
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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
1908 23 PHA AL 6 8 .429 3.16 24 18 3 11 2 0 131.0 110 56 46 1 45 57 2 0 4 518 80 1.183 7.6 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.27
1909 24 TOT AL 4 7 .364 3.80 17 11 6 5 0 1 83.0 81 43 35 0 24 29 4 1 4 371 67 1.265 8.8 0.0 2.6 3.1 1.21
1909 24 PHA AL 0 3 .000 5.40 4 3 1 0 0 0 13.1 13 9 8 0 7 6 3 0 1 63 47 1.500 8.8 0.0 4.7 4.1 0.86
1909 24 BOS AL 4 4 .500 3.49 13 8 5 5 0 1 69.2 68 34 27 0 17 23 1 1 3 308 73 1.220 8.8 0.0 2.2 3.0 1.35
1914 29 BUF FL 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 8 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 18 23 2.700 18.9 8.1 5.4 2.7 0.50
3 Yrs 10 15 .400 3.60 44 29 9 16 2 1 217.1 198 107 87 4 71 87 6 1 9 907 71 1.238 8.2 0.2 2.9 3.6 1.23
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .400 3.60 41 27 8 15 2 1 202 184 100 81 4 66 81 6 1 8 845 71 1.238 8.2 0.2 2.9 3.6 1.23
PHA (2 yrs) 6 11 .353 3.37 28 21 4 11 2 0 144.1 123 65 54 1 52 63 5 0 5 581 75 1.212 7.7 0.1 3.2 3.9 1.21
BOS (1 yr) 4 4 .500 3.49 13 8 5 5 0 1 69.2 68 34 27 0 17 23 1 1 3 308 73 1.220 8.8 0.0 2.2 3.0 1.35
BUF (1 yr) 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 8 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 18 23 2.700 18.9 8.1 5.4 2.7 0.50
AL (2 yrs) 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25
FL (1 yr) 0 0 16.20 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 8 6 3 2 1 0 0 1 18 23 2.700 18.9 8.1 5.4 2.7 0.50

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
1908 23 PHA AL 131.0 24 18 56 3.85 3.50 -0.19 0.00 106.0 3.91 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.1 11 .505 .501 $
1909 24 PHA AL 13.1 4 3 9 6.08 3.37 0.22 0.00 98.0 3.08 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .381 .497 $
1909 24 BOS AL 69.2 13 8 34 4.39 3.37 0.09 0.00 102.0 3.35 -7 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .434 .495 $
1914 29 BUF FL 3.1 3 0 8 21.60 4.12 0.08 0.00 102.0 4.12 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .306 .496 $
3 Seasons 217.1 44 29 107 4.43 3.46 -0.08 0.00 104.2 3.68 -17 -1.8 1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -1 .459 .497 $
PHA (2 yrs) 144.1 28 21 65 4.05 3.48 -0.16 0.00 105.3 3.84 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.7 8 .487 .499 $
BOS (1 yr) 69.2 13 8 34 4.39 3.37 0.09 0.00 102.0 3.35 -7 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -2 .434 .495 $
BUF (1 yr) 3.1 3 0 8 21.60 4.12 0.08 0.00 102.0 4.12 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .306 .496 $

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+
1908 23 6 8 .429 3.16 24 18 3 11 2 0 131.0 110 56 46 1 45 57 2 0 4 518 80 1.183 7.6 0.1 3.1 3.9 1.27 80
1909 24 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25 75
1910 25 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25 75
1911 26 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25 75
1912 27 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25 75
1913 28 10 15 .400 3.41 41 29 9 16 2 1 214.0 191 99 81 1 69 86 6 1 8 889 75 1.215 8.0 0.0 2.9 3.6 1.25 75
1914 29 10 15 .400 3.60 44 29 9 16 2 1 217.1 198 107 87 4 71 87 6 1 9 907 71 1.238 8.2 0.2 2.9 3.6 1.23 71

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
1908 23 6 7 .462 4.39 119.0 126 64 58 1 52 52 2 1.496 9.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 0.1 24
1909 24 4 5 .444 4.92 86.0 96 52 47 0 28 30 5 1.442 10.0 2.9 3.1 1.07 0.0 17
1914 29 0 0 21.00 3.0 7 8 7 3 2 1 0 3.000 21.0 6.0 3.0 0.50 9.0 3
3 Yrs 10 12 .455 4.85 208.0 229 124 112 4 82 83 7 1.495 9.9 3.6 1.01 0.2 44

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1909 AL  1 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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