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Bryan Stephens

Bryan Maris Stephens

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 14, 1920 in Fayetteville, AR
High School: Washington HS (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1947
Teams (by GP): Browns/Indians 1947-1948

Final Game: September 26, 1948
Died: November 21, 1991 in Santa Ana, CA
Buried: Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, CA
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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 CLE AL 5 10 .333 4.01 31 5 8 1 0 1 92.0 79 46 41 6 39 34 2 0 4 392 87 1.283 7.7 0.6 3.8 3.3 0.87
1948 27 SLB AL 3 6 .333 6.02 43 12 14 2 0 3 122.2 141 94 82 14 67 35 4 0 7 570 76 1.696 10.3 1.0 4.9 2.6 0.52
2 Yrs 8 16 .333 5.16 74 17 22 3 0 4 214.2 220 140 123 20 106 69 6 0 11 962 80 1.519 9.2 0.8 4.4 2.9 0.65
162 Game Avg. 6 12 .333 5.16 55 13 16 2 0 3 160 164 105 92 15 79 52 4 0 8 719 80 1.519 9.2 0.8 4.4 2.9 0.65
CLE (1 yr) 5 10 .333 4.01 31 5 8 1 0 1 92.0 79 46 41 6 39 34 2 0 4 392 87 1.283 7.7 0.6 3.8 3.3 0.87
SLB (1 yr) 3 6 .333 6.02 43 12 14 2 0 3 122.2 141 94 82 14 67 35 4 0 7 570 76 1.696 10.3 1.0 4.9 2.6 0.52

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 CLE AL 92.0 31 5 46 4.50 4.33 0.43 0.00 93.5 3.65 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -1 .471 .495 $
1948 27 SLB AL 122.2 43 12 94 6.90 4.92 -0.32 0.00 107.2 5.62 -18 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -6 .461 .490 $
2 Seasons 214.2 74 17 140 5.87 4.67 0.00 0.00 101.3 4.78 -26 -2.6 1.0 -0.2 -1.2 -8 .465 .492 $
CLE (1 yr) 92.0 31 5 46 4.50 4.33 0.43 0.00 93.5 3.65 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -1 .471 .495 $
SLB (1 yr) 122.2 43 12 94 6.90 4.92 -0.32 0.00 107.2 5.62 -18 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -6 .461 .490 $

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 SLB AL 43 284 488 94 141 11 4 14 7 0 67 35 .289 .379 .414 .793 .289 202 4 4 11 0 8
1 Yr 43 284 488 94 141 11 4 14 7 0 67 35 .289 .379 .414 .793 .289 202 4 4 11 0 8
162 Game Avg. 53 351 603 116 174 14 5 17 9 0 83 43 .289 .379 .414 .793 .289 250 5 5 14 0 10
MLB Averages .262 .338 .347 .685 .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 SLB AL -19.8 -1.9 303 -1.6 4.5 -6.1 .94 -0.8 -0.9 -19.6 -1.8 0.98 -15.9 4 1 7
2 Yrs -25.2 -2.4 303 -1.6 4.5 -6.1 .94 -0.8 -0.9 -19.6 -1.8 0.98 -15.9 4 1 7

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 CLE AL 31 5 1 4 0 0 1 1 4 .200 0 0 1 0 2 40% 47.8 69 28 2 3 4.0 5.3
1948 27 SLB AL 43 12 1 5 6 1 2 5 7 .417 0 0 2 0 3 25% 39.7 61 27 8 2 6 4 6.0 7.3 5.0
2 Yrs 74 17 2 9 6 1 3 6 11 .353 0 0 3 0 5 29% 42 69 27 8 2 8 7 5.4 7.3 5.1
MLB Averages .500 50% 50 111 -11 4.5 4.8 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 CLE AL 31 26 8 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 5 7.5
1948 27 SLB AL 43 31 14 2 1 1 3 1 300% 2 1 15 5 33% .944 4 1 7 2 1 10 9 4 20 6 8 7 6.1
2 Yrs 74 57 22 6 7 1 4 1 400% 2 1 15 5 33% .944 4 1 7 2 1 10 9 4 40 9 8 12 6.7

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 CLE AL 392 1.5% 8.7% 10.0% 1.5% 8% 78%
1948 27 SLB AL 570 53% 4.9% 12.3% 23.6% 10.2% 21% 0.66 155% 60 4 7%
2 Yrs 962 53% 3.0% 10.2% 15.7% 5.2% 16% 0.66 110% 60 4 7%
MLB Averages 49% 2.1% 12.1% 12.5% 4.9% 17% 0.95 98% 10%

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 CLE AL 79 6 4
1948 27 SLB AL 284 141 14 1 5 6 5 7 4 13 7 2 54% 8 7 0 125 7 0 100% 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 286
2 Yrs 284 220 20 1 5 6 5 7 4 13 7 2 54% 8 11 0 125 7 0 100% 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 286
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 5 10 .333 4.01 31 5 8 1 0 1 92.0 79 46 41 6 39 34 2 0 4 392 87 1.283 7.7 0.6 3.8 3.3 0.87 87
1948 27 8 16 .333 5.16 74 17 22 3 0 4 214.2 220 140 123 20 106 69 6 0 11 962 80 1.519 9.2 0.8 4.4 2.9 0.65 80

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 4 6 .400 4.70 92.0 87 53 48 7 43 34 2 1.413 8.5 4.2 3.3 0.79 0.7 31
1948 27 5 9 .357 5.30 129.0 139 84 76 14 66 37 4 1.589 9.7 4.6 2.6 0.56 1.0 43
2 Yrs 9 15 .375 5.05 221.0 226 137 124 21 109 71 6 1.516 9.2 2.9 0.65 0.9 74

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1948 AL  43 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1948 AL  14 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL  7 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 AL  4 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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