Bob Shawkey
James Robert Shawkey
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: December 4, 1890 in Sigel, PA
School: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1913
Final Game: September 29, 1927
Died: December 31, 1980 in Syracuse, NY
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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
1913 22 PHA AL 6 5 .545 2.34 18 15 1 8 1 0 111.1 92 41 29 2 50 52 3 0 2 498 117 1.275 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.2 1.04
1914 23 PHA AL 16 8 .667 2.73 38 31 5 18 5 2 237.0 223 88 72 4 75 89 2 0 0 925 95 1.257 8.5 0.2 2.8 3.4 1.19
1915 24 TOT AL 10 13 .435 3.68 33 22 10 12 2 0 185.2 181 95 76 5 73 87 3 0 3 741 79 1.368 8.8 0.2 3.5 4.2 1.19
1915 24 PHA AL 6 6 .500 4.05 17 13 4 7 1 0 100.0 103 57 45 3 38 56 1 0 2 410 72 1.410 9.3 0.3 3.4 5.0 1.47
1915 24 NYY AL 4 7 .364 3.26 16 9 6 5 1 0 85.2 78 38 31 2 35 31 2 0 1 331 90 1.319 8.2 0.2 3.7 3.3 0.89
1916 25 NYY AL 24 14 .632 2.21 53 27 23 21 4 8 276.2 204 78 68 4 81 122 6 0 2 1064 130 1.030 6.6 0.1 2.6 4.0 1.51
1917 26 NYY AL 13 15 .464 2.44 32 26 5 16 2 0 236.1 207 81 64 2 72 97 6 0 4 930 110 1.181 7.9 0.1 2.7 3.7 1.35
1918 27 NYY AL 1 1 .500 1.12 3 2 1 1 1 0 16.0 7 2 2 0 10 3 0 0 0 60 251 1.063 3.9 0.0 5.6 1.7 0.30
1919 28 NYY AL 20 11 .645 2.72 41 27 9 22 3 5 261.1 218 94 79 7 92 122 5 0 1 1041 117 1.186 7.5 0.2 3.2 4.2 1.33
1920 29 NYY AL 20 13 .606 2.45 38 31 5 20 5 2 267.2 246 88 73 10 85 126 1 0 3 1104 156 1.237 8.3 0.3 2.9 4.2 1.48
1921 30 NYY AL 18 12 .600 4.08 38 31 6 18 3 2 245.0 245 131 111 15 86 126 7 1 2 1053 104 1.351 9.0 0.6 3.2 4.6 1.47
1922 31 NYY AL 20 12 .625 2.91 39 34 4 22 3 1 299.2 286 112 97 16 98 130 0 0 3 1253 137 1.281 8.6 0.5 2.9 3.9 1.33
1923 32 NYY AL 16 11 .593 3.51 36 31 3 17 1 1 258.2 232 114 101 17 102 125 4 0 8 1076 112 1.291 8.1 0.6 3.5 4.3 1.23
1924 33 NYY AL 16 11 .593 4.12 38 25 8 10 1 0 207.2 226 107 95 11 74 114 3 0 5 892 101 1.445 9.8 0.5 3.2 4.9 1.54
1925 34 NYY AL 6 14 .300 4.11 33 20 8 9 1 0 186.0 209 101 85 12 67 81 5 0 4 802 103 1.484 10.1 0.6 3.2 3.9 1.21
1926 35 NYY AL 8 7 .533 3.62 29 10 14 3 1 3 104.1 102 49 42 8 37 63 2 0 0 445 106 1.332 8.8 0.7 3.2 5.4 1.70
1927 36 NYY AL 2 3 .400 2.89 19 2 11 0 0 4 43.2 44 19 14 1 16 23 1 0 3 190 133 1.374 9.1 0.2 3.3 4.7 1.44
15 Seasons 196 150 .566 3.09 488 334 113 197 33 28 2937.0 2722 1200 1008 114 1018 1360 48 1 40 12074 113 1.273 8.3 0.3 3.1 4.2 1.34
162 Game Avg. 16 12 .566 3.09 40 28 9 16 3 2 243 225 99 83 9 84 113 4 0 3 999 113 1.273 8.3 0.3 3.1 4.2 1.34
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
NYY (13 yrs) 168 131 .562 3.12 415 275 103 164 26 26 2488.2 2304 1014 862 105 855 1163 42 1 36 10241 117 1.269 8.3 0.4 3.1 4.2 1.36
PHA (3 yrs) 28 19 .596 2.93 73 59 10 33 7 2 448.1 418 186 146 9 163 197 6 0 4 1833 92 1.296 8.4 0.2 3.3 4.0 1.21

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1914 23 PHA AL WS L BSN 0 1 .000 3.60 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.200 7.2 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.00
1921 30 NYY AL WS L NYG 0 1 .000 7.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.0 13 9 7 0 6 0 5 0 0 0 44 2.111 13.0 0.0 6.0 5.0 0.83
1922 31 NYY AL WS L NYG 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.0 8 3 3 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 38 1.000 7.2 0.9 1.8 3.6 2.00
1923 32 NYY AL WS W NYG 1 0 1.000 3.52 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.2 12 3 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 38 2.087 14.1 0.0 4.7 2.3 0.50
1926 35 NYY AL WS L STL 0 1 .000 5.40 3 1 0 0 0 0 10.0 8 7 6 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 39 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 6.3 3.50
5 Seasons (5 Series) 1 3 .250 4.54 8 5 0 1 0 0 41.2 45 25 21 1 16 0 18 1 0 1 179 1.464 9.7 0.2 3.5 3.9 1.13
5 WS 1 3 .250 4.54 8 5 0 1 0 0 41.2 45 25 21 1 16 0 18 1 0 1 179 1.464 9.7 0.2 3.5 3.9 1.13

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+
1913 22 6 5 .545 2.34 18 15 1 8 1 0 111.1 92 41 29 2 50 52 3 0 2 498 117 1.275 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.2 1.04 117
1914 23 22 13 .629 2.61 56 46 6 26 6 2 348.1 315 129 101 6 125 141 5 0 2 1423 101 1.263 8.1 0.2 3.2 3.6 1.13 101
1915 24 32 26 .552 2.98 89 68 16 38 8 2 534.0 496 224 177 11 198 228 8 0 5 2164 92 1.300 8.4 0.2 3.3 3.8 1.15 92
1916 25 56 40 .583 2.72 142 95 39 59 12 10 810.2 700 302 245 15 279 350 14 0 7 3228 103 1.208 7.8 0.2 3.1 3.9 1.25 103
1917 26 69 55 .556 2.66 174 121 44 75 14 10 1047.0 907 383 309 17 351 447 20 0 11 4158 104 1.202 7.8 0.1 3.0 3.8 1.27 104
1918 27 70 56 .556 2.63 177 123 45 76 15 10 1063.0 914 385 311 17 361 450 20 0 11 4218 105 1.199 7.7 0.1 3.1 3.8 1.25 105
1919 28 90 67 .573 2.65 218 150 54 98 18 15 1324.1 1132 479 390 24 453 572 25 0 12 5259 107 1.197 7.7 0.2 3.1 3.9 1.26 107
1920 29 110 80 .579 2.62 256 181 59 118 23 17 1592.0 1378 567 463 34 538 698 26 0 15 6363 115 1.204 7.8 0.2 3.0 3.9 1.30 115
1921 30 128 92 .582 2.81 294 212 65 136 26 19 1837.0 1623 698 574 49 624 824 33 1 17 7416 113 1.223 8.0 0.2 3.1 4.0 1.32 113
1922 31 148 104 .587 2.83 333 246 69 158 29 20 2136.2 1909 810 671 65 722 954 33 1 20 8669 116 1.231 8.0 0.3 3.0 4.0 1.32 116
1923 32 164 115 .588 2.90 369 277 72 175 30 21 2395.1 2141 924 772 82 824 1079 37 1 28 9745 116 1.238 8.0 0.3 3.1 4.1 1.31 116
1924 33 180 126 .588 3.00 407 302 80 185 31 21 2603.0 2367 1031 867 93 898 1193 40 1 33 10637 114 1.254 8.2 0.3 3.1 4.1 1.33 114
1925 34 186 140 .571 3.07 440 322 88 194 32 21 2789.0 2576 1132 952 105 965 1274 45 1 37 11439 113 1.270 8.3 0.3 3.1 4.1 1.32 113
1926 35 194 147 .569 3.09 469 332 102 197 33 24 2893.1 2678 1181 994 113 1002 1337 47 1 37 11884 113 1.272 8.3 0.4 3.1 4.2 1.33 113
1927 36 196 150 .566 3.09 488 334 113 197 33 28 2937.0 2722 1200 1008 114 1018 1360 48 1 40 12074 113 1.273 8.3 0.3 3.1 4.2 1.34 113

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
1913 22 9 4 .692 2.75 118.0 108 40 36 2 59 55 4 1.415 8.2 4.5 4.2 0.93 0.2 18
1914 23 11 11 .500 4.13 205.0 247 104 94 4 83 77 2 1.610 10.8 3.6 3.4 0.93 0.2 38
1915 24 7 11 .389 4.80 167.0 193 99 89 5 78 78 3 1.623 10.4 4.2 4.2 1.00 0.3 33
1916 25 19 10 .655 2.86 261.0 225 92 83 4 89 115 7 1.203 7.8 3.1 4.0 1.29 0.1 53
1917 26 14 10 .583 3.26 218.0 227 88 79 2 79 89 7 1.404 9.4 3.3 3.7 1.13 0.1 32
1918 27 2 0 1.000 0.95 19.0 8 2 2 0 11 4 0 1.000 3.8 5.2 1.9 0.36 0.0 3
1919 28 18 12 .600 3.21 278.0 257 110 99 8 108 130 6 1.313 8.3 3.5 4.2 1.20 0.3 41
1920 29 22 8 .733 2.32 276.0 247 79 71 10 85 130 1 1.203 8.1 2.8 4.2 1.53 0.3 38
1921 30 16 12 .571 3.56 258.0 241 113 102 15 85 133 7 1.264 8.4 3.0 4.6 1.56 0.5 38
1922 31 23 11 .676 2.79 307.0 289 106 95 16 99 133 0 1.264 8.5 2.9 3.9 1.34 0.5 39
1923 32 17 12 .586 3.38 264.0 234 110 99 17 103 128 4 1.277 8.0 3.5 4.4 1.24 0.6 36
1924 33 12 11 .522 3.80 213.0 224 100 90 11 73 117 3 1.394 9.5 3.1 4.9 1.60 0.5 38
1925 34 11 10 .524 3.74 190.0 204 88 79 12 65 83 5 1.416 9.7 3.1 3.9 1.28 0.6 33
1926 35 6 5 .545 3.62 107.0 106 48 43 8 38 65 2 1.346 8.9 3.2 5.5 1.71 0.7 29
1927 36 3 2 .600 2.74 46.0 45 16 14 1 16 24 1 1.326 8.8 3.1 4.7 1.50 0.2 19
15 Seasons 190 129 .596 3.31 2927.0 2855 1195 1075 115 1071 1361 52 1.341 8.8 4.2 1.27 0.4 488

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1916 AL--2.212--8th
1920 AL--2.455--1st
1922 AL--2.913--3rd
Career--3.089--194th

Wins s c a p y
1914 AL--16--10th
1916 AL--24--2nd
1919 AL--20--5th
1920 AL--20--8th
1921 AL--18--8th
1922 AL--20--6th
1924 AL--16--10th
Career--196--119th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1914 AL--.667--4th
1916 AL--.632--8th
1919 AL--.645--9th
1921 AL--.600--10th
1922 AL--.625--5th
1923 AL--.593--10th
1924 AL--.593--8th
Career--.566--237th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1916 AL--1.030--3rd
1919 AL--1.186--8th
1920 AL--1.237--5th
1921 AL--1.351--8th
1922 AL--1.281--9th
1923 AL--1.291--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1916 AL--6.636--2nd
1919 AL--7.508--3rd
1920 AL--8.272--4th
1921 AL--9.000--4th
1922 AL--8.590--4th
1923 AL--8.072--1st
Career--8.341--245th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1919 AL--4.202--6th
1920 AL--4.237--2nd
1921 AL--4.629--2nd
1922 AL--3.904--3rd
1923 AL--4.349--3rd
1924 AL--4.941--2nd
1925 AL--3.919--3rd

Games Played s c a p y
1916 AL--53--3rd
1919 AL--41--5th

Saves s c a p y
1916 AL--8--1st
1919 AL--5--1st
1920 AL--2--7th
1926 AL--3--7th
1927 AL--4--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1916 AL--276.7--8th
1919 AL--261.3--9th
1922 AL--299.7--3rd
1923 AL--258.7--9th
Career--2937.0--141st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1916 AL--122--9th
1919 AL--122--4th
1920 AL--126--3rd
1921 AL--126--3rd
1922 AL--130--3rd
1923 AL--125--2nd
1924 AL--114--3rd
Career--1360--227th

Games Started s c a p y
1922 AL--34--5th
1923 AL--31--10th
Career--334--207th

Complete Games s c a p y
1914 AL--18--8th
1916 AL--21--6th
1919 AL--22--7th
1922 AL--22--5th
Career--197--142nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1914 AL--5--5th
1916 AL--4--5th
1919 AL--3--10th
1920 AL--5--2nd
1921 AL--3--5th
1922 AL--3--7th
Career--33--87th

Home Runs s c a p y
1914 AL--4--8th
1915 AL--5--6th
1916 AL--4--8th
1919 AL--7--7th
1920 AL--10--7th
1921 AL--15--5th
1922 AL--16--6th
1923 AL--17--1st
1924 AL--11--5th
1925 AL--12--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1919 AL--92--5th
1921 AL--86--9th
1922 AL--98--4th
1923 AL--102--7th
Career--1018--104th

Hits s c a p y
1922 AL--286--9th
Career--2722--174th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1916 AL--1.506--7th
1917 AL--1.347--7th
1920 AL--1.482--5th
1921 AL--1.465--6th
1922 AL--1.327--5th
1923 AL--1.226--10th
1924 AL--1.540--4th
1925 AL--1.209--5th

Losses s c a p y
1916 AL--14--10th
1925 AL--14--7th
Career--150--157th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1921 AL--111--9th
Career--1008--221st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1923 AL--8--2nd
1924 AL--5--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1916 AL--1064--10th
1922 AL--1253--4th
Career--12074--128th

Games Finished s c a p y
1916 AL--23--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1916 AL--130--7th
1920 AL--156--1st
1922 AL--137--4th
Career--113--242nd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 6 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 101 (87), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 68 (165), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 30 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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