Lev Shreve

Leven Lawrence Shreve

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: January 14, 1867 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1887
Teams (by GP): Hoosiers/Orioles 1887-1889

Final Game: September 27, 1889
Died: October 18, 1942 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1886	19	SAV,CNG	B	12	9	.571	1.52	24	24		23	2		190.0	157	95	32		44	113	3		17			1.058	7.4		2.1	5.4	2.57	SAV,CNG · SOUA
1887	20	TOT	MLB	8	10	.444	4.50	19	19	0	18	2	0	160.0	174	126	80	5	84	35	5	0	14	741	92	1.613	9.8	0.3	4.7	2.0	0.42
1887	20	BAL	AA	3	1	.750	3.79	5	5	0	4	1	0	38.0	33	26	16	0	19	13	1	0	8	165	109	1.368	7.8	0.0	4.5	3.1	0.68
1887	20	IND	NL	5	9	.357	4.72	14	14	0	14	1	0	122.0	141	100	64	5	65	22	4	0	6	576	88	1.689	10.4	0.4	4.8	1.6	0.34
1888	21	IND	NL	11	24	.314	4.63	35	35	0	34	1	0	297.2	352	208	153	23	93	101	8	0	24	1325	64	1.495	10.6	0.7	2.8	3.1	1.09
1889	22	DTR	N/A	18	9	.667	2.15	27	26		24	1		234.0	233	136	56		94	56	11		17			1.397	9.0		3.6	2.2	0.60	DTR · IL
1889	22	IND	NL	0	3	.000	13.79	3	3	0	1	0	0	15.2	25	27	24	3	12	5	1	0	2	84	30	2.362	14.4	1.7	6.9	2.9	0.42
1891	24	ROC	A	6	7	.462	1.39	14	13		12	0		110.1	109	90	17		80	34	4		8			1.713	8.9		6.5	2.8	0.43	ROC · EASA
3 Yrs				19	37	.339	4.89	57	57	0	53	3	0	473.1	551	361	257	31	189	141	14	0	40	2150	69	1.563	10.5	0.6	3.6	2.7	0.75
162 Game Avg.				11	22	.339	4.89	34	34	0	32	2	0	282	329	215	153	18	113	84	8	0	24	1282	69	1.563	10.5	0.6	3.6	2.7	0.75

IND (3 yrs)				16	36	.308	4.98	52	52	0	49	2	0	435.1	518	335	241	31	170	128	13	0	32	1985	67	1.580	10.7	0.6	3.5	2.6	0.75
BAL (1 yr)				3	1	.750	3.79	5	5	0	4	1	0	38.0	33	26	16	0	19	13	1	0	8	165	109	1.368	7.8	0.0	4.5	3.1	0.68

NL (3 yrs)				16	36	.308	4.98	52	52	0	49	2	0	435.1	518	335	241	31	170	128	13	0	32	1985	67	1.580	10.7	0.6	3.5	2.6	0.75
AA (1 yr)				3	1	.750	3.79	5	5	0	4	1	0	38.0	33	26	16	0	19	13	1	0	8	165	109	1.368	7.8	0.0	4.5	3.1	0.68

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	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1887	20	BAL	AA	38.0	5	5	26	6.16	6.53	-0.13	0.00	95.0	6.33	1	0.1	-0.0	0.2	4	.521	.501	$
1887	20	IND	NL	122.0	14	14	100	7.38	6.25	0.23	0.00	102.0	6.14	-12	-0.9	-0.2	-0.1	-3	.432	.494	$
1888	21	IND	NL	297.2	35	35	208	6.29	4.55	-0.18	0.00	104.0	4.93	-40	-3.7	-0.3	-1.6	-19	.394	.477	$
1889	22	IND	NL	15.2	3	3	27	15.51	5.81	0.11	0.00	102.0	5.81	-16	-0.9	-0.0	-0.8	-15	.185	.494	$
3 Seasons				473.1	57	57	361	6.86	5.19	-0.06	0.00	102.7	5.38	-67	-5.5	-0.6	-2.3	-33	.403	.491	$

IND (3 yrs)				435.1	52	52	335	6.93	5.07	-0.06	0.00	103.4	5.30	-68	-5.6	-0.5	-2.5	-37	.392	.488	$
BAL (1 yr)				38.0	5	5	26	6.16	6.53	-0.13	0.00	95.0	6.33	1	0.1	-0.0	0.2	4	.521	.501	$

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1887	20	8	10	.444	4.50	19	19	18	2	160.0	174	126	80	5	84	35	5	14	741	92	1.613	9.8	0.3	4.7	2.0	0.42	92
1888	21	19	34	.358	4.58	54	54	52	3	457.2	526	334	233	28	177	136	13	38	2066	73	1.536	10.3	0.6	3.5	2.7	0.77	73
1889	22	19	37	.339	4.89	57	57	53	3	473.1	551	361	257	31	189	141	14	40	2150	69	1.563	10.5	0.6	3.6	2.7	0.75	69

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1887	20	15	9	.625	2.94	217.0	183	79	71	5	88	47	5	1.249	7.6	3.6	1.9	0.53	0.2	19
1888	21	18	21	.462	4.35	352.0	405	189	170	26	107	120	9	1.455	10.4	2.7	3.1	1.12	0.7	35
1889	22	0	2	.000	9.00	21.0	26	23	21	3	12	7	1	1.810	11.1	5.1	3.0	0.58	1.3	3
3 Yrs		33	32	.508	4.00	590.0	614	291	262	34	207	174	15	1.392	9.4		2.7	0.84	0.5	57

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y 1887 AA 1 (10th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1888 NL 23 (1st)	Bases on Balls s c a p y 1888 NL 93 (5th)	Hits s c a p y 1888 NL 352 (6th)
Losses s c a p y 1888 NL 24 (4th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1888 NL 153 (1st)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1888 NL 24 (2nd)	Youngest s c a p y 1887 NL born 1867-01-14 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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