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Earl Stephenson

Chester Earl Stephenson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 31, 1947 in Benson, NC
High School: Benson HS (Benson, NC)
School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1971
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Cubs/Orioles 1971-1978

Final Game: July 26, 1978
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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
1968 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1971 23 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 4.43 16 0 5 0 0 1 20.1 24 10 10 1 11 0 11 0 0 1 90 90 1.721 10.6 0.4 4.9 4.9 1.00
1972 24 MIL AL 3 5 .375 3.25 35 8 6 1 0 0 80.1 79 32 29 5 33 5 33 3 0 7 345 93 1.394 8.9 0.6 3.7 3.7 1.00
1977 29 BAL AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 48 1.667 15.0 3.0 0.0 6.0
1978 30 BAL AL 0 0 2.79 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.2 10 3 3 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 40 131 1.552 9.3 0.0 4.7 3.7 0.80
4 Yrs 4 5 .444 3.57 54 8 13 1 0 1 113.1 118 48 45 7 49 5 50 3 0 9 489 92 1.474 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.0 1.02
162 Game Avg. 4 5 .444 3.57 59 9 14 1 0 1 124 129 53 49 8 54 5 55 3 0 10 536 92 1.474 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.0 1.02
BAL (2 yrs) 0 0 4.26 3 0 2 0 0 0 12.2 15 6 6 1 5 0 6 0 0 1 54 90 1.579 10.7 0.7 3.6 4.3 1.20
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.43 16 0 5 0 0 1 20.1 24 10 10 1 11 0 11 0 0 1 90 90 1.721 10.6 0.4 4.9 4.9 1.00
MIL (1 yr) 3 5 .375 3.25 35 8 6 1 0 0 80.1 79 32 29 5 33 5 33 3 0 7 345 93 1.394 8.9 0.6 3.7 3.7 1.00
AL (3 yrs) 3 5 .375 3.39 38 8 8 1 0 0 93.0 94 38 35 6 38 5 39 3 0 8 399 93 1.419 9.1 0.6 3.7 3.8 1.03
NL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.43 16 0 5 0 0 1 20.1 24 10 10 1 11 0 11 0 0 1 90 90 1.721 10.6 0.4 4.9 4.9 1.00

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
1971 23 CHC NL 20.1 16 0 10 4.43 4.15 -0.26 -0.18 113.0 4.78 1 0.1 1.2 -0.0 0.2 3 .504 .500 $
1972 24 MIL AL 80.1 35 8 32 3.59 3.46 0.21 -0.05 99.0 3.18 -3 -0.4 .6 -0.1 0.3 3 .489 .498 $7,800
1977 29 BAL AL 3.0 1 0 3 9.00 4.18 0.28 -0.34 110.0 3.92 -2 -0.2 .3 0.1 -0.1 -1 .349 .499 $
1978 30 BAL AL 9.2 2 0 3 2.79 4.30 0.23 -0.35 95.0 3.53 1 0.1 .1 -0.1 0.1 2 .546 .501 $
4 Seasons 113.1 54 8 48 3.81 3.68 0.12 -0.11 101.5 3.52 -3 -0.4 .8 -0.1 0.5 6 .493 .499 $7,800
BAL (2 yrs) 12.2 3 0 6 4.26 4.27 0.24 -0.35 98.6 3.63 -1 -0.1 .1 -0.0 0.0 0 .480 .500 $
CHC (1 yr) 20.1 16 0 10 4.43 4.15 -0.26 -0.18 113.0 4.78 1 0.1 1.2 -0.0 0.2 3 .504 .500 $
MIL (1 yr) 80.1 35 8 32 3.59 3.46 0.21 -0.05 99.0 3.18 -3 -0.4 .6 -0.1 0.3 3 .489 .498 $7,800

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
1971 23 CHC NL 16 90 76 10 24 3 0 1 2 2 11 11 .316 .393 .395 .788 .348 30 4 0 1 2 0 0
1972 24 MIL AL 35 346 303 32 79 13 0 5 4 1 33 33 .261 .338 .353 .691 .278 107 12 3 6 1 5 5
1977 29 BAL AL 1 14 14 3 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .357 .357 .714 1.071 .364 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 30 BAL AL 2 40 34 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 5 4 .294 .375 .382 .757 .323 13 4 0 0 1 0 0
4 Yrs 54 490 427 48 118 19 1 7 7 3 49 50 .276 .352 .375 .727 .297 160 20 3 7 4 5 5
162 Game Avg. 59 537 468 53 129 21 1 8 8 3 54 55 .276 .352 .375 .727 .297 175 22 3 8 4 5 5
MLB Averages .255 .322 .373 .695 .280

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1971 23 CHC NL -0.4 -0.0 94 -0.9 0.9 -1.8 .80 -0.5 -0.6 -3.4 -0.3 0.80 -3.0 5 1 8
1972 24 MIL AL -1.6 -0.2 359 -0.1 5.6 -5.7 .98 -0.2 0.2 -5.6 -0.6 0.98 -7.1 3 6 17
1977 29 BAL AL -1.5 -0.1 14 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 -0.1 -0.2 -2.2 -0.2 0.05 -2.7 0 0 1
1978 30 BAL AL 1.2 0.1 42 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .15 0.2 0.0 2.2 0.2 0.15 0.2 0 0 2
4 Yrs -2.2 -0.2 509 -0.9 6.6 -7.6 .85 -0.6 -0.5 -9.0 -0.9 0.85 -12.5 8 7 28

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
1972 24 MIL AL 35 8 2 5 1 0 2 2 6 .250 1 0 1 0 5 63% 49.9 69 19 29 8 2 3 2.2 1.4 5.0
1 Yr 35 8 2 5 1 0 2 2 6 .250 1 0 1 0 5 63% 50 69 19 29 8 2 3 2.2 1.4 5.0
MLB Averages .500 55% 52 109 -13 4.1 4.1 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
1971 23 CHC NL 16 16 5 1 0 3 1 2 33% 4 1 13 6 46% 7 .804 5 1 8 4 2 10 6 10 6 4 7 3 3.8
1972 24 MIL AL 35 27 6 1 0 1 0 1 0% 2 1 19 9 47% 6 .978 3 6 17 2 3 22 9 18 16 4 16 5 4.4
1977 29 BAL AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 .051 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 9.0
1978 30 BAL AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 .147 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 14.5
4 Yrs 54 46 13 2 0 4 1 3 25% 6 2 39 18 46% .852 8 7 28 6 5 35 18 28 25 8 26 8 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%
1971 23 CHC NL 90 33% 1.1% 12.2% 12.2% 4.4% 17% 3.00 73% 21 4 19%
1972 24 MIL AL 346 27% 1.5% 9.5% 9.5% 5.2% 23% 1.72 77% 79 12 15%
1977 29 BAL AL 14 43% 7.1% 14.3% 0.0% 21.4% 60% 0.75 79% 2 0 0%
1978 30 BAL AL 40 50% 0.0% 10.0% 12.5% 5.0% 20% 1.50 78% 10 4 40%
4 Yrs 490 30% 1.4% 10.2% 10.0% 5.5% 23% 1.81 76% 112 20 18%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 13.4% 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
1971 23 CHC NL 90 24 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 4 2 57% 0 1 0 43 2 2 50% 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0
1972 24 MIL AL 346 79 5 1 8 3 2 2 3 25 11 3 44% 5 7 1 135 4 1 80% 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 0
1977 29 BAL AL 14 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 30 BAL AL 40 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 33% 0 1 1 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 Yrs 490 118 7 1 13 4 3 3 4 40 18 5 45% 5 9 2 199 7 3 70% 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 15 0
MLB Averages 51% 64%

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+
1971 23 1 0 1.000 4.43 16 0 5 0 0 1 20.1 24 10 10 1 11 0 11 0 0 1 90 90 1.721 10.6 0.4 4.9 4.9 1.00 90
1972 24 4 5 .444 3.49 51 8 11 1 0 1 100.2 103 42 39 6 44 5 44 3 0 8 435 92 1.460 9.2 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 92
1973 25 4 5 .444 3.49 51 8 11 1 0 1 100.2 103 42 39 6 44 5 44 3 0 8 435 92 1.460 9.2 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 92
1974 26 4 5 .444 3.49 51 8 11 1 0 1 100.2 103 42 39 6 44 5 44 3 0 8 435 92 1.460 9.2 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 92
1975 27 4 5 .444 3.49 51 8 11 1 0 1 100.2 103 42 39 6 44 5 44 3 0 8 435 92 1.460 9.2 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 92
1976 28 4 5 .444 3.49 51 8 11 1 0 1 100.2 103 42 39 6 44 5 44 3 0 8 435 92 1.460 9.2 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00 92
1977 29 4 5 .444 3.65 52 8 11 1 0 1 103.2 108 45 42 7 44 5 46 3 0 8 449 89 1.466 9.4 0.6 3.8 4.0 1.05 89
1978 30 4 5 .444 3.57 54 8 13 1 0 1 113.1 118 48 45 7 49 5 50 3 0 9 489 92 1.474 9.4 0.6 3.9 4.0 1.02 92

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
1971 23 1 1 .500 5.00 18.0 24 11 10 1 11 10 0 1.944 12.0 5.5 5.0 0.91 0.5 16
1972 24 3 5 .375 4.80 75.0 94 44 40 6 39 31 4 1.773 11.3 4.7 3.7 0.79 0.7 35
1977 29 0 0 7.20 5.0 0 4 4 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 1
1978 30 0 0 4.50 8.0 11 4 4 0 6 3 0 2.125 12.4 6.8 3.4 0.50 0.0 2
4 Yrs 4 6 .400 4.92 106.0 129 63 58 7 56 47 4 1.745 11.0 4.0 0.84 0.6 54

* 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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 AL  7 (10th)

                                         

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