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Jim Shellenback

James Philip Shellenback

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 18, 1943 in Riverside, CA
High School: Ramona HS (Riverside, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1966
Teams (by GP): Senators/Rangers/Pirates/Twins 1966-1977

Final Game: September 21, 1977
Relatives: Nephew of Frank Shellenback
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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
1966 22 PIT NL 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 45 2.000 9.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1967 23 PIT NL 1 1 .500 2.70 6 2 1 1 0 0 23.1 23 12 7 1 12 1 11 1 0 1 105 126 1.500 8.9 0.4 4.6 4.2 0.92
1969 25 TOT MLB 4 7 .364 3.91 38 11 6 2 0 1 101.1 101 51 44 9 52 3 57 1 1 1 448 89 1.510 9.0 0.8 4.6 5.1 1.10
1969 25 PIT NL 0 0 3.24 8 0 3 0 0 0 16.2 14 8 6 1 4 0 7 0 0 1 67 111 1.080 7.6 0.5 2.2 3.8 1.75
1969 25 WSA AL 4 7 .364 4.04 30 11 3 2 0 1 84.2 87 43 38 8 48 3 50 1 1 0 381 86 1.594 9.2 0.9 5.1 5.3 1.04
1970 26 WSA AL 6 7 .462 3.68 39 14 6 2 1 0 117.1 107 57 48 6 51 4 57 0 0 2 493 96 1.347 8.2 0.5 3.9 4.4 1.12
1971 27 WSA AL 3 11 .214 3.53 40 15 11 3 1 0 120.0 123 56 47 10 49 5 47 3 1 2 524 94 1.433 9.2 0.8 3.7 3.5 0.96
1972 28 TEX AL 2 4 .333 3.47 22 6 7 0 0 1 57.0 46 24 22 6 16 0 30 2 0 0 228 87 1.088 7.3 0.9 2.5 4.7 1.88
1973 29 TEX AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.2
1974 30 TEX AL 0 0 5.84 11 0 4 0 0 0 24.2 30 18 16 5 12 0 14 1 0 0 112 62 1.703 10.9 1.8 4.4 5.1 1.17
1977 33 MIN AL 0 0 7.94 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 10 7 5 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 32 54 2.647 15.9 1.6 7.9 4.8 0.60
9 Yrs 16 30 .348 3.81 165 48 36 8 2 2 454.0 443 228 192 40 200 14 222 8 2 6 1960 90 1.416 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.4 1.11
162 Game Avg. 5 10 .348 3.81 53 15 11 3 1 1 145 141 73 61 13 64 4 71 3 1 2 626 90 1.416 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.4 1.11
TEX (6 yrs) 15 29 .341 3.80 144 46 31 7 2 2 405.1 393 198 171 35 176 12 201 7 2 4 1743 89 1.404 8.7 0.8 3.9 4.5 1.14
PIT (3 yrs) 1 1 .500 3.35 16 2 5 1 0 0 43.0 40 23 16 4 19 2 18 1 0 2 185 105 1.372 8.4 0.8 4.0 3.8 0.95
MIN (1 yr) 0 0 7.94 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 10 7 5 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 32 54 2.647 15.9 1.6 7.9 4.8 0.60
AL (7 yrs) 15 29 .341 3.85 149 46 31 7 2 2 411.0 403 205 176 36 181 12 204 7 2 4 1775 88 1.421 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.5 1.13
NL (3 yrs) 1 1 .500 3.35 16 2 5 1 0 0 43.0 40 23 16 4 19 2 18 1 0 2 185 105 1.372 8.4 0.8 4.0 3.8 0.95

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
1966 22 PIT NL 3.0 2 0 3 9.00 4.48 0.06 -0.18 97.2 4.12 -2 -0.2 .0 0.1 -0.1 -1 .414 .499 $
1967 23 PIT NL 23.1 6 2 12 4.63 3.75 -0.02 0.00 91.5 3.46 -3 -0.4 .1 0.0 -0.1 -1 .439 .498 $
1969 25 PIT NL 16.2 8 0 8 4.32 4.04 -0.01 -0.17 98.4 3.82 -1 -0.1 .2 0.0 0.1 1 .485 .499 $
1969 25 WSA AL 84.2 30 11 43 4.57 4.16 0.19 -0.01 94.6 3.74 -7 -0.8 1.6 -0.2 -0.3 -0 .474 .495 $8,500
1970 26 WSA AL 117.1 39 14 57 4.37 4.24 0.26 -0.00 95.1 3.78 -7 -0.7 .8 -0.1 0.2 4 .481 .495 $12,000
1971 27 WSA AL 120.0 40 15 56 4.20 4.08 -0.19 -0.02 94.6 4.03 -2 -0.2 .6 -0.1 0.7 9 .494 .498 $
1972 28 TEX AL 57.0 22 6 24 3.79 3.58 -0.17 -0.04 100.3 3.71 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 0.4 4 .500 .500 $
1973 29 TEX AL 1.2 2 0 0 0.00 4.43 -0.18 -0.37 112.0 4.75 1 0.1 3.7 0.1 0.2 1 .548 .501 $
1974 30 TEX AL 24.2 11 0 18 6.57 4.24 -0.18 -0.35 98.6 4.01 -7 -0.7 .4 0.2 -0.4 -5 .433 .495 $
1977 33 MIN AL 5.2 5 0 7 11.12 5.30 -0.04 -0.43 98.6 4.84 -4 -0.4 .4 0.1 -0.2 -3 .424 .498 $
9 Seasons 454.0 165 48 228 4.52 4.08 0.02 -0.05 95.8 3.85 -32 -3.4 .8 0.1 0.5 9 .479 .498 $20,500
TEX (6 yrs) 405.1 144 46 198 4.40 4.08 0.02 -0.04 95.9 3.85 -22 -2.4 .9 -0.1 0.8 14 .483 .498 $20,500
PIT (3 yrs) 43.0 16 2 23 4.81 3.92 -0.01 -0.08 94.6 3.64 -6 -0.7 .1 0.1 -0.1 -1 .459 .499 $
MIN (1 yr) 5.2 5 0 7 11.12 5.30 -0.04 -0.43 98.6 4.84 -4 -0.4 .4 0.1 -0.2 -3 .424 .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
1966 22 PIT NL 2 13 10 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 .300 .462 1.000 1.462 .125 10 1 0 0 0 1 0
1967 23 PIT NL 6 75 92 12 23 0 2 1 1 1 12 11 .250 .343 .326 .669 .275 30 1 1 0 0 1 1
1969 25 TOT MLB 38 448 385 51 101 12 1 9 8 4 52 57 .262 .349 .369 .718 .286 142 11 1 7 3 3 8
1969 25 PIT NL 8 67 60 8 14 3 0 1 0 1 4 7 .233 .277 .333 .610 .245 20 0 0 2 1 0 1
1969 25 WSA AL 30 381 325 43 87 9 1 8 8 3 48 50 .268 .362 .375 .737 .294 122 11 1 5 2 3 7
1970 26 WSA AL 39 493 435 57 107 21 3 6 2 4 51 57 .246 .322 .349 .672 .269 152 17 0 3 4 4 6
1971 27 WSA AL 40 523 459 56 123 17 3 10 3 2 49 47 .268 .339 .383 .723 .278 176 14 3 7 5 5 11
1972 28 TEX AL 22 228 208 24 46 8 0 6 2 4 16 30 .221 .283 .346 .629 .233 72 6 2 2 0 0 4
1973 29 TEX AL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 30 TEX AL 11 112 98 18 30 5 0 5 2 0 12 14 .306 .384 .510 .894 .313 50 3 1 0 1 0 2
1977 33 MIN AL 5 32 26 7 10 2 0 1 0 0 5 3 .385 .469 .577 1.046 .391 15 1 0 0 1 0 1
9 Yrs 165 1929 1718 228 443 66 9 40 18 15 200 222 .258 .336 .377 .712 .274 647 54 8 19 14 14 33
162 Game Avg. 53 616 548 73 141 21 3 13 6 5 64 71 .258 .336 .377 .712 .274 207 17 3 6 4 4 11
MLB Averages .252 .319 .370 .689 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1966 22 PIT NL -1.5 -0.2 13 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .02 -0.3 0.2 -1.6 -0.2 0.02 -1.8 0 0 2
1967 23 PIT NL 0.1 0.0 76 0.6 1.1 -0.5 .78 0.3 0.5 -2.2 -0.2 0.78 -0.0 0 0 4
1969 25 TOT MLB -5.6 -0.6 466 -0.4 7.0 -7.4 .92 -0.5 0.1 -3.5 -0.4 0.92 -5.7 7 6 14
1969 25 PIT NL 0.1 0.0 70 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .12 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.12 1.8 0 0 8
1969 25 WSA AL -5.8 -0.6 396 -0.4 6.9 -7.2 1.06 -0.7 0.4 -2.7 -0.3 1.06 -7.5 7 6 6
1970 26 WSA AL -3.3 -0.3 501 -0.6 7.6 -8.3 .92 0.2 -0.9 -4.2 -0.4 0.92 2.3 4 6 12
1971 27 WSA AL -4.6 -0.5 536 -0.9 7.3 -8.2 .91 -1.1 0.1 -8.2 -0.9 0.91 -9.1 3 5 17
1972 28 TEX AL -2.4 -0.3 235 0.4 3.8 -3.4 .92 0.1 0.4 -1.6 -0.2 0.92 -1.8 5 0 9
1973 29 TEX AL 0.9 0.1 5 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.68 0.1 -0.0 1.8 0.2 1.68 1.5 1 1 0
1974 30 TEX AL -6.2 -0.6 115 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .20 -0.8 0.5 -3.0 -0.3 0.20 -7.2 0 4 7
1977 33 MIN AL -3.0 -0.3 32 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .48 -0.4 -0.1 -5.9 -0.6 0.48 -4.3 0 1 3
9 Yrs -25.6 -2.6 1979 -0.9 27.7 -28.6 .86 -2.4 1.3 -28.4 -3.0 0.86 -26.2 20 23 68

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
1967 23 PIT NL 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0 1 0 2 100% 65.0 84 46 2 0 0 1 2.3 1.8 8.7
1969 25 TOT MLB 38 11 4 4 3 0 0 5 6 .455 1 2 2 0 4 36% 78 28 29 13 5 3 4.4 4.3 5.2
1969 25 WSA AL 30 11 4 4 3 0 0 5 6 .455 1 2 2 0 4 36% 48.1 78 28 29 13 5 3 4.4 4.3 5.2
1970 26 WSA AL 39 14 3 6 5 0 3 6 8 .429 2 1 2 1 7 50% 48.9 84 25 27 10 6 4 4.4 4.1 5.8
1971 27 WSA AL 40 15 3 10 2 0 4 4 11 .267 1 1 3 1 8 53% 47.9 77 28 21 7 5 6 2.7 3.2 5.4
1972 28 TEX AL 22 6 1 3 2 0 0 1 5 .167 1 0 0 0 3 50% 47.3 71 25 5 2 3 1 2.0 2.3 5.1
5 Yrs 137 48 12 24 12 0 8 17 31 .354 5 4 8 2 24 50% 49 84 25 84 32 19 15 3.4 3.5 5.5
MLB Averages .500 55% 53 112 -13 4.0 4.0 6.5

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
1966 22 PIT NL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .024 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4.5
1967 23 PIT NL 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .781 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 3 1 3 0 4.5
1969 25 TOT MLB 38 27 6 0 3 2 1 1 50% 4 2 18 6 33% .915 7 6 14 4 6 17 11 16 16 9 18 5 5.0
1969 25 PIT NL 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 .116 0 0 8 0 0 8 1 7 7 0 7 0 6.3
1969 25 WSA AL 30 19 3 0 3 2 1 1 50% 4 2 17 5 29% 5 1.056 7 6 6 4 6 9 10 9 9 9 11 5 4.4
1970 26 WSA AL 39 25 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 1 8% 7 .921 4 6 12 2 5 18 10 15 14 7 14 1 4.4
1971 27 WSA AL 40 25 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 46% 7 .914 3 5 17 1 3 21 7 18 16 4 16 7 4.8
1972 28 TEX AL 22 16 7 1 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 7 0 0% 6 .915 5 0 9 1 4 11 4 12 10 2 10 5 4.9
1973 29 TEX AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 6 1.680 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 2.5
1974 30 TEX AL 11 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 14% 6 .202 0 4 7 0 0 11 8 3 7 4 8 2 6.7
1977 33 MIN AL 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 8 .478 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 2 2 3 2 0 3.4
9 Yrs 165 117 36 4 6 3 2 1 67% 6 3 74 18 24% .858 20 23 68 8 19 90 45 72 70 31 73 21 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%
1966 22 PIT NL 13 31% 15.4% 0.0% 23.1% 23.1% 100% 1.25 62% 3 1 33%
1967 23 PIT NL 105 21% 1.3% 14.7% 16.0% 4.0% 13% 0.86 107% 16 1 6%
1969 25 TOT MLB 448 27% 2.0% 12.7% 11.6% 4.9% 22% 1.40 72% 97 11 11%
1969 25 PIT NL 67 30% 1.5% 10.5% 6.0% 6.0% 29% 1.56 79% 9 0 0%
1969 25 WSA AL 381 26% 2.1% 13.1% 12.6% 4.7% 21% 1.37 71% 88 11 13%
1970 26 WSA AL 493 20% 1.2% 11.6% 10.3% 6.1% 28% 1.48 76% 99 17 17%
1971 27 WSA AL 523 23% 1.9% 9.0% 9.4% 5.7% 24% 1.22 78% 122 14 11%
1972 28 TEX AL 228 27% 2.6% 13.2% 7.0% 6.1% 30% 1.06 75% 32 6 19%
1973 29 TEX AL 5 40% 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 40% 0 0
1974 30 TEX AL 112 41% 4.5% 12.5% 10.7% 8.9% 33% 1.28 71% 23 3 13%
1977 33 MIN AL 32 50% 3.1% 9.4% 15.6% 9.4% 30% 0.75 72% 8 1 13%
9 Yrs 1959 25% 2.1% 11.5% 10.4% 6.0% 26% 1.28 76% 400 54 14%
MLB Averages 46% 2.0% 14.4% 8.6% 6.1% 27% 1.10 74% 11%

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
1966 22 PIT NL 13 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 PIT NL 75 23 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 25% 1 1 0 25 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
1969 25 TOT MLB 448 101 9 0 8 8 1 4 5 28 13 2 46% 8 1 2 192 8 4 67% 7 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 9 0
1969 25 PIT NL 67 14 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 0 80% 1 1 0 24 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
1969 25 WSA AL 381 87 8 0 8 7 1 3 5 23 9 2 39% 7 0 2 168 8 3 73% 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
1970 26 WSA AL 493 107 6 0 6 5 1 3 3 29 15 5 52% 6 2 1 174 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1971 27 WSA AL 523 123 10 1 14 7 3 2 8 31 21 3 68% 11 2 2 219 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1972 28 TEX AL 228 46 6 0 3 4 2 3 3 6 4 0 67% 4 0 1 70 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1973 29 TEX AL 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 30 TEX AL 112 30 5 0 3 4 1 4 1 6 2 2 33% 2 0 0 47 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1977 33 MIN AL 32 10 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 100% 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Yrs 1929 443 40 1 40 30 9 17 22 106 58 12 55% 33 6 6 748 18 15 55% 17 15 1 0 0 0 5 1 36 30
MLB Averages 50% 63%

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+
1966 22 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 45 2.000 9.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 45
1967 23 1 1 .500 3.42 8 2 2 1 0 0 26.1 26 15 10 3 15 2 11 1 0 1 118 102 1.557 8.9 1.0 5.1 3.8 0.73 102
1968 24 1 1 .500 3.42 8 2 2 1 0 0 26.1 26 15 10 3 15 2 11 1 0 1 118 102 1.557 8.9 1.0 5.1 3.8 0.73 102
1969 25 5 8 .385 3.81 46 13 8 3 0 1 127.2 127 66 54 12 67 5 68 2 1 2 566 92 1.520 9.0 0.8 4.7 4.8 1.01 92
1970 26 11 15 .423 3.75 85 27 14 5 1 1 245.0 234 123 102 18 118 9 125 2 1 4 1059 94 1.437 8.6 0.7 4.3 4.6 1.06 94
1971 27 14 26 .350 3.67 125 42 25 8 2 1 365.0 357 179 149 28 167 14 172 5 2 6 1583 94 1.436 8.8 0.7 4.1 4.2 1.03 94
1972 28 16 30 .348 3.65 147 48 32 8 2 2 422.0 403 203 171 34 183 14 202 7 2 6 1811 93 1.389 8.6 0.7 3.9 4.3 1.10 93
1973 29 16 30 .348 3.63 149 48 32 8 2 2 423.2 403 203 171 34 183 14 205 7 2 6 1816 93 1.383 8.6 0.7 3.9 4.4 1.12 93
1974 30 16 30 .348 3.75 160 48 36 8 2 2 448.1 433 221 187 39 195 14 219 8 2 6 1928 91 1.401 8.7 0.8 3.9 4.4 1.12 91
1975 31 16 30 .348 3.75 160 48 36 8 2 2 448.1 433 221 187 39 195 14 219 8 2 6 1928 91 1.401 8.7 0.8 3.9 4.4 1.12 91
1976 32 16 30 .348 3.75 160 48 36 8 2 2 448.1 433 221 187 39 195 14 219 8 2 6 1928 91 1.401 8.7 0.8 3.9 4.4 1.12 91
1977 33 16 30 .348 3.81 165 48 36 8 2 2 454.0 443 228 192 40 200 14 222 8 2 6 1960 90 1.416 8.8 0.8 4.0 4.4 1.11 90

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
1966 22 0 0 18.00 2.0 3 4 4 2 3 0 0 3.000 13.5 13.5 0.0 0.00 9.0 2
1967 23 1 1 .500 3.27 22.0 25 9 8 1 13 10 1 1.727 10.2 5.3 4.1 0.77 0.4 6
1969 25 4 6 .400 4.79 94.0 108 56 50 10 56 53 1 1.745 10.3 5.4 5.1 0.95 1.0 38
1970 26 5 7 .417 4.46 109.0 113 60 54 6 54 53 0 1.532 9.3 4.5 4.4 0.98 0.5 39
1971 27 5 7 .417 4.62 111.0 136 63 57 11 54 44 3 1.712 11.0 4.4 3.6 0.81 0.9 40
1972 28 2 4 .333 5.00 54.0 55 33 30 7 19 28 2 1.370 9.2 3.2 4.7 1.47 1.2 22
1973 29 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 13.5 0.0 2
1974 30 0 2 .000 7.77 22.0 32 21 19 5 13 12 1 2.045 13.1 5.3 4.9 0.92 2.0 11
1977 33 0 0 10.80 5.0 11 7 6 1 6 3 0 3.400 19.8 10.8 5.4 0.50 1.8 5
9 Yrs 17 27 .386 4.87 421.0 483 253 228 43 218 206 8 1.665 10.3 4.4 0.95 0.9 165

* 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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