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Milt Shoffner

Milburn James Shoffner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 184 lb.

Born: November 13, 1905 in Sherman, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1929
Teams (by GP): Bees/Indians/Reds 1929-1940

Final Game: September 22, 1940
Died: January 19, 1978 in Madison, OH
Buried: Madison Memorial Cemetery, Madison, OH
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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
1929 23 CLE AL 2 3 .400 5.04 11 3 7 1 0 0 44.2 46 28 25 4 22 15 3 0 0 197 88 1.522 9.3 0.8 4.4 3.0 0.68
1930 24 CLE AL 3 4 .429 7.97 24 10 6 1 0 0 84.2 129 86 75 8 50 17 1 3 2 420 60 2.114 13.7 0.9 5.3 1.8 0.34
1931 25 CLE AL 2 3 .400 7.24 12 4 3 1 0 0 41.0 55 34 33 4 26 12 2 1 3 202 64 1.976 12.1 0.9 5.7 2.6 0.46
1937 31 BSN NL 3 1 .750 2.53 6 5 1 3 1 1 42.2 38 14 12 1 9 13 1 0 0 174 142 1.102 8.0 0.2 1.9 2.7 1.44
1938 32 BSN NL 8 7 .533 3.54 26 15 7 9 1 1 139.2 147 60 55 7 36 49 2 0 1 595 96 1.310 9.5 0.5 2.3 3.2 1.36
1939 33 TOT NL 6 8 .429 3.18 35 14 12 7 0 1 170.0 176 74 60 7 53 57 3 0 1 729 118 1.347 9.3 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.08
1939 33 BSN NL 4 6 .400 3.13 25 11 10 7 0 1 132.1 133 56 46 4 42 51 1 0 0 562 118 1.322 9.0 0.3 2.9 3.5 1.21
1939 33 CIN NL 2 2 .500 3.35 10 3 2 0 0 0 37.2 43 18 14 3 11 6 2 0 1 167 117 1.434 10.3 0.7 2.6 1.4 0.55
1940 34 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 5.63 20 0 5 0 0 0 54.1 56 35 34 3 18 17 0 0 0 232 68 1.362 9.3 0.5 3.0 2.8 0.94
7 Yrs 25 26 .490 4.59 134 51 41 22 2 3 577.0 647 331 294 34 214 180 12 4 7 2549 86 1.492 10.1 0.5 3.3 2.8 0.84
162 Game Avg. 9 10 .490 4.59 49 19 15 8 1 1 212 238 122 108 12 79 66 4 1 3 937 86 1.492 10.1 0.5 3.3 2.8 0.84
BSN (3 yrs) 15 14 .517 3.23 57 31 18 19 2 3 314.2 318 130 113 12 87 113 4 0 1 1331 110 1.287 9.1 0.3 2.5 3.2 1.30
CLE (3 yrs) 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45
CIN (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 4.70 30 3 7 0 0 0 92.0 99 53 48 6 29 23 2 0 1 399 82 1.391 9.7 0.6 2.8 2.3 0.79
NL (4 yrs) 18 16 .529 3.56 87 34 25 19 2 3 406.2 417 183 161 18 116 136 6 0 2 1730 102 1.311 9.2 0.4 2.6 3.0 1.17
AL (3 yrs) 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45

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
1929 23 CLE AL 44.2 11 3 28 5.64 5.30 -0.11 0.00 101.3 5.47 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.3 4 .493 .500 $
1930 24 CLE AL 84.2 24 10 86 9.14 5.96 -0.23 0.00 101.7 6.29 -27 -2.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.5 -16 .406 .486 $
1931 25 CLE AL 41.0 12 4 34 7.46 6.22 -0.22 0.00 101.8 6.56 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 1 .467 .498 $
1937 31 BSN NL 42.2 6 5 14 2.95 4.59 0.43 0.00 98.3 4.09 5 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.9 10 .600 .504 $
1938 32 BSN NL 139.2 26 15 60 3.87 4.62 0.22 0.00 91.3 4.01 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.4 15 .512 .502 $
1939 33 BSN NL 132.1 25 11 56 3.81 4.59 0.29 0.00 92.8 3.99 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.3 15 .514 .502 $
1939 33 CIN NL 37.2 10 3 18 4.30 4.63 0.45 0.00 101.7 4.25 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .500 .500 $
1940 34 CIN NL 54.1 20 0 35 5.80 4.54 0.67 0.00 98.1 3.79 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .440 .493 $
7 Seasons 577.0 134 51 331 5.16 4.97 0.19 0.00 96.5 4.64 -32 -2.7 1.0 -0.3 1.9 27 .480 .498 $
BSN (3 yrs) 314.2 57 31 130 3.72 4.60 0.28 0.00 92.9 4.02 12 1.3 1.0 -0.1 3.6 40 .522 .503 $
CLE (3 yrs) 170.1 47 17 148 7.82 5.85 -0.19 0.00 101.6 6.14 -32 -2.7 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -11 .442 .494 $
CIN (2 yrs) 92.0 30 3 53 5.18 4.58 0.58 0.00 99.6 3.98 -12 -1.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .460 .496 $

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%
1929 23 CLE AL 197 2.0% 7.6% 11.2% 3.1% 13% 73%
1930 24 CLE AL 427 1.9% 4.0% 11.7% 2.6% 9% 79%
1931 25 CLE AL 202 2.0% 5.9% 12.9% 2.0% 7% 77%
1937 31 BSN NL 174 0.6% 7.5% 5.2% 1.2% 5% 83%
1938 32 BSN NL 595 1.2% 8.2% 6.1% 2.9% 12% 82%
1939 33 TOT NL 729 1.0% 7.8% 7.3% 2.7% 11% 80%
1939 33 BSN NL 562 0.7% 9.1% 7.5% 3.0% 13% 79%
1939 33 CIN NL 167 1.8% 3.6% 6.6% 83%
1940 34 CIN NL 233 1.3% 7.3% 7.7% 81%
7 Yrs 2557 1.3% 7.0% 8.4% 2.2% 9% 80%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.5% 8.3% 3.3% 13% 80%

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+
1929 23 2 3 .400 5.04 11 3 7 1 0 0 44.2 46 28 25 4 22 15 3 0 0 197 88 1.522 9.3 0.8 4.4 3.0 0.68 88
1930 24 5 7 .417 6.96 35 13 13 2 0 0 129.1 175 114 100 12 72 32 4 3 2 617 67 1.910 12.2 0.8 5.0 2.2 0.44 67
1931 25 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1932 26 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1933 27 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1934 28 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1935 29 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1936 30 7 10 .412 7.03 47 17 16 3 0 0 170.1 230 148 133 16 98 44 6 4 5 819 66 1.926 12.2 0.8 5.2 2.3 0.45 66
1937 31 10 11 .476 6.13 53 22 17 6 1 1 213.0 268 162 145 17 107 57 7 4 5 993 73 1.761 11.3 0.7 4.5 2.4 0.53 73
1938 32 18 18 .500 5.10 79 37 24 15 2 2 352.2 415 222 200 24 143 106 9 4 6 1588 79 1.582 10.6 0.6 3.6 2.7 0.74 79
1939 33 24 26 .480 4.48 114 51 36 22 2 3 522.2 591 296 260 31 196 163 12 4 7 2317 88 1.506 10.2 0.5 3.4 2.8 0.83 88
1940 34 25 26 .490 4.59 134 51 41 22 2 3 577.0 647 331 294 34 214 180 12 4 7 2549 86 1.492 10.1 0.5 3.3 2.8 0.84 86

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
1929 23 2 3 .400 4.30 46.0 45 24 22 4 22 16 3 1.457 8.8 4.3 3.1 0.73 0.8 11
1930 24 3 7 .300 6.13 91.0 120 69 62 7 47 18 1 1.835 11.9 4.6 1.8 0.38 0.7 24
1931 25 1 3 .250 5.73 44.0 52 31 28 4 25 13 2 1.750 10.6 5.1 2.7 0.52 0.8 12
1937 31 3 1 .750 2.93 43.0 42 16 14 1 10 13 1 1.209 8.8 2.1 2.7 1.30 0.2 6
1938 32 7 8 .467 4.09 141.0 164 71 64 8 40 50 2 1.447 10.5 2.6 3.2 1.25 0.5 26
1939 33 11 8 .579 3.45 172.0 190 73 66 8 57 58 3 1.436 9.9 3.0 3.0 1.02 0.4 35
1940 34 2 4 .333 5.89 55.0 59 40 36 3 19 17 0 1.418 9.7 3.1 2.8 0.89 0.5 20
7 Yrs 29 34 .460 4.44 592.0 672 324 292 35 220 185 12 1.507 10.2 2.8 0.84 0.5 134

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1939 NL  3.18 (6th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL  0.371 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1939 NL  118 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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