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Dick Starr

Richard Eugene Starr

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 2, 1921 in Kittanning, PA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1947
Teams (by GP): Browns/Senators/Yankees 1947-1951

Final Game: September 29, 1951
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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
1947 26 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 1.46 4 1 2 1 0 0 12.1 12 4 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 57 250 1.622 8.8 0.7 5.8 0.7 0.13
1948 27 NYY AL 0 0 4.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 8 107 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1949 28 SLB AL 1 7 .125 4.32 30 8 12 1 1 0 83.1 96 46 40 6 48 44 1 0 1 380 105 1.728 10.4 0.6 5.2 4.8 0.92
1950 29 SLB AL 7 5 .583 5.02 32 16 7 4 1 2 123.2 140 83 69 11 74 30 7 0 5 576 99 1.730 10.2 0.8 5.4 2.2 0.41
1951 30 TOT AL 3 12 .200 6.49 26 20 1 1 0 0 123.1 142 96 89 22 66 43 2 4 1 561 66 1.686 10.4 1.6 4.8 3.1 0.65
1951 30 SLB AL 2 5 .286 7.40 15 9 1 0 0 0 62.0 66 55 51 10 42 26 2 1 1 286 60 1.742 9.6 1.5 6.1 3.8 0.62
1951 30 WSH AL 1 7 .125 5.58 11 11 0 1 0 0 61.1 76 41 38 12 24 17 0 3 0 275 74 1.630 11.2 1.8 3.5 2.5 0.71
5 Yrs 12 24 .333 5.25 93 45 23 7 2 2 344.2 390 230 201 40 198 120 10 5 7 1582 87 1.706 10.2 1.0 5.2 3.1 0.61
162 Game Avg. 6 12 .333 5.25 46 22 11 3 1 1 170 192 113 99 20 98 59 5 2 3 780 87 1.706 10.2 1.0 5.2 3.1 0.61
SLB (3 yrs) 10 17 .370 5.35 77 33 20 5 2 2 269.0 302 184 160 27 164 100 10 1 7 1242 88 1.732 10.1 0.9 5.5 3.3 0.61
NYY (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 1.88 5 1 3 1 0 0 14.1 12 5 3 1 10 3 0 1 0 65 202 1.535 7.5 0.6 6.3 1.9 0.30
WSH (1 yr) 1 7 .125 5.58 11 11 0 1 0 0 61.1 76 41 38 12 24 17 0 3 0 275 74 1.630 11.2 1.8 3.5 2.5 0.71

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
1947 26 NYY AL 12.1 4 1 4 2.92 3.56 0.17 0.00 92.5 3.14 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .510 .500 $
1948 27 NYY AL 2.0 1 0 1 4.50 5.73 0.04 0.00 90.0 5.12 0 0.0 .1 -0.0 0.0 0 .513 .500 $
1949 28 SLB AL 83.1 30 8 46 4.97 4.75 -0.66 0.00 106.5 5.76 7 0.8 1.0 -0.1 1.3 15 .525 .505 $
1950 29 SLB AL 123.2 32 16 83 6.04 5.26 -0.60 0.00 105.3 6.17 1 0.1 1.3 -0.1 1.0 14 .503 .501 $
1951 30 SLB AL 62.0 15 9 55 7.98 4.72 -0.34 0.00 104.2 5.27 -19 -1.7 .8 -0.0 -1.3 -13 .383 .489 $
1951 30 WSH AL 61.1 11 11 41 6.02 4.86 -0.22 0.00 101.2 5.14 -6 -0.6 -0.0 -0.2 -0 .444 .496 $
5 Seasons 344.2 93 45 230 6.01 4.91 -0.47 0.00 104.1 5.61 -17 -1.5 1.1 -0.3 0.9 18 .484 .498 $
SLB (3 yrs) 269.0 77 33 184 6.16 4.98 -0.56 0.00 105.4 5.83 -11 -0.9 1.1 -0.2 1.0 16 .488 .498 $
NYY (2 yrs) 14.1 5 1 5 3.14 3.87 0.15 0.00 92.1 3.41 0 0.1 .8 -0.0 0.1 2 .510 .500 $
WSH (1 yr) 61.1 11 11 41 6.02 4.86 -0.22 0.00 101.2 5.14 -6 -0.6 -0.0 -0.2 -0 .444 .496 $

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
1948 27 NYY AL 1 9 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 28 SLB AL 30 199 328 46 96 11 5 6 2 3 48 44 .293 .385 .412 .796 .324 135 4 1 3 0 1
1950 29 SLB AL 32 348 488 83 140 17 4 11 1 4 74 30 .287 .388 .406 .794 .289 198 5 7 9 0 6
1951 30 SLB AL 15 122 242 55 66 6 1 10 1 1 42 26 .273 .385 .430 .814 .272 104 2 2 0 0 2
1951 30 TOT AL 26 381 492 96 142 21 3 22 1 4 66 43 .289 .375 .478 .853 .281 235 3 2 1 0 3
1951 30 WSH AL 11 259 250 41 76 15 2 12 0 3 24 17 .304 .365 .524 .889 .290 131 1 0 1 0 1
4 Yrs 89 937 1314 226 378 49 12 39 4 11 190 119 .288 .382 .432 .814 .293 568 12 10 13 0 10
162 Game Avg. 46 479 672 116 193 25 6 20 2 6 97 61 .288 .382 .432 .814 .293 290 6 5 7 0 5
MLB Averages .263 .340 .366 .706 .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
1948 27 NYY AL 0.1 0.0 10 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .09 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.09 0.5 0 0 1
1949 28 SLB AL 2.0 0.2 209 -1.7 2.2 -3.9 .80 -0.8 -1.3 -9.4 -0.9 0.79 -8.8 3 4 6
1950 29 SLB AL -3.2 -0.3 359 -0.4 6.5 -7.0 1.06 -1.1 0.7 -13.3 -1.2 1.06 -10.7 4 2 4
1951 30 TOT AL -26.9 -2.5 390 -1.5 5.4 -6.9 .83 -1.8 0.0 -11.8 -1.1 0.83 -16.4 1 0 3
1951 30 SLB AL -18.0 -1.7 125 -0.1 1.8 -2.0 .91 -0.3 0.1 -4.6 -0.4 0.91 -3.1 1 0 3
1951 30 WSH AL -8.9 -0.8 265 -1.3 3.6 -5.0 .79 -1.5 -0.2 -7.2 -0.7 0.79 -13.3 0 0 0
5 Yrs -25.6 -2.3 968 -3.6 14.2 -17.8 .90 -3.7 -0.3 -34.6 -3.2 0.90 -35.3 8 6 14

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
1947 26 NYY AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1 100% 57.0 57 57 1 0 9.0 9.0
1949 28 SLB AL 30 8 1 6 1 0 1 2 6 .250 0 0 1 1 2 25% 44.6 75 29 14 7 3 5 4.0 3.4 5.4
1950 29 SLB AL 32 16 6 5 5 0 1 8 8 .500 1 4 4 1 7 44% 44.1 75 23 7 1 5 9 5.8 4.1 5.6
1951 30 TOT AL 26 20 3 12 5 1 2 7 13 .350 2 1 1 0 6 30% 39.5 66 20 8 1 4 11 4.7 3.0 5.6
1951 30 SLB AL 15 9 2 5 2 1 0 4 5 .444 1 0 0 0 2 22% 37.1 55 20 6 1 2 4 4.6 3.9 5.6
1951 30 WSH AL 11 11 1 7 3 0 2 3 8 .273 1 1 1 0 4 36% 41.5 66 22 2 0 2 7 4.8 2.7 5.6
4 Yrs 92 45 11 23 11 1 4 18 27 .400 3 5 7 2 16 36% 42 75 20 29 9 13 25 5.1 3.4 5.6
MLB Averages .500 49% 49 111 -11 4.6 4.7 6.6

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
1947 26 NYY AL 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3.3
1948 27 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .095 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1949 28 SLB AL 30 22 12 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 15 7 47% .796 3 4 6 2 1 12 9 6 12 7 7 3 5.5
1950 29 SLB AL 32 16 7 1 0 2 2 1 100% 3 1 10 3 30% 1.062 4 2 4 3 0 7 5 5 11 1 7 4 6.4
1951 30 TOT AL 26 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% .831 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 6.0
1951 30 SLB AL 15 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% .909 1 0 3 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 2 0 6.0
5 Yrs 82 48 23 1 1 3 2 2 67% 4 1 30 10 33% .944 8 6 14 5 1 24 16 14 29 9 17 8 5.7

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%
1947 26 NYY AL 57 1.8% 1.8% 14.0% 1.8% 8% 81%
1948 27 NYY AL 9 56% 0.0% 22.2% 22.2% 0.0% 0.00 44% 2 0 0%
1949 28 SLB AL 381 56% 3.0% 22.1% 24.1% 11.1% 23% 0.78 140% 33 4 12%
1950 29 SLB AL 578 56% 3.2% 8.6% 21.3% 9.2% 23% 0.43 128% 78 5 6%
1951 30 TOT AL 561 51% 5.8% 11.3% 17.3% 12.1% 32% 0.59 112% 71 3 4%
1951 30 SLB AL 286 54% 8.2% 21.3% 34.4% 13.9% 26% 0.88 169% 27 2 7%
1951 30 WSH AL 275 49% 4.6% 6.6% 9.3% 11.2% 38% 0.49 85% 44 1 2%
5 Yrs 1586 54% 4.0% 12.1% 19.9% 10.2% 26% 0.55 121% 184 12 7%
MLB Averages 49% 2.3% 12.1% 12.6% 6.2% 21% 0.94 97% 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
1947 26 NYY AL 12 1 0
1948 27 NYY AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1949 28 SLB AL 199 96 6 0 6 3 2 4 1 16 9 1 56% 1 1 0 78 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 182
1950 29 SLB AL 348 140 11 0 15 3 4 4 3 24 12 2 50% 6 5 0 150 1 4 20% 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 230
1951 30 TOT AL 381 142 22 0 12 6 7 3 10 25 12 2 48% 3 1 0 146 1 4 20% 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 180
1951 30 SLB AL 122 66 10 0 9 1 0 0 1 12 5 1 42% 2 1 0 49 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
1951 30 WSH AL 259 76 12 0 3 5 7 3 9 13 7 1 54% 1 0 0 97 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 16
5 Yrs 937 390 40 0 33 12 13 11 14 66 34 6 52% 10 7 0 376 4 11 27% 3 10 1 1 0 0 5 1 12 592
MLB Averages 53% 56%

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+
1947 26 1 0 1.000 1.46 4 1 2 1 0 0 12.1 12 4 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 57 250 1.622 8.8 0.7 5.8 0.7 0.13 250
1948 27 1 0 1.000 1.88 5 1 3 1 0 0 14.1 12 5 3 1 10 3 0 1 0 65 202 1.535 7.5 0.6 6.3 1.9 0.30 202
1949 28 2 7 .222 3.96 35 9 15 2 1 0 97.2 108 51 43 7 58 47 1 1 1 445 112 1.700 10.0 0.6 5.3 4.3 0.81 112
1950 29 9 12 .429 4.55 67 25 22 6 2 2 221.1 248 134 112 18 132 77 8 1 6 1021 104 1.717 10.1 0.7 5.4 3.1 0.58 104
1951 30 12 24 .333 5.25 93 45 23 7 2 2 344.2 390 230 201 40 198 120 10 5 7 1582 87 1.706 10.2 1.0 5.2 3.1 0.61 87

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
1947 26 1 0 1.000 1.50 12.0 13 2 2 1 9 1 0 1.833 9.8 6.8 0.8 0.11 0.8 4
1948 27 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00 0.0 1
1949 28 5 4 .556 3.92 85.0 94 41 37 6 47 45 1 1.659 10.0 5.0 4.8 0.96 0.6 30
1950 29 7 7 .500 4.05 131.0 132 66 59 10 70 32 7 1.542 9.1 4.8 2.2 0.46 0.7 32
1951 30 4 10 .286 6.14 126.0 143 96 86 22 66 44 2 1.659 10.2 4.7 3.1 0.67 1.6 26
5 Yrs 17 21 .447 4.65 356.0 382 205 184 39 194 124 10 1.618 9.7 3.1 0.64 1.0 93

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1951 AL  22 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL  12 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1950 AL  5 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1950 AL  7 (6th)

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