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Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 26, 1910 in Mason City, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1935
Final Game: September 23, 1941
Died: April 8, 1985 in Sequim, WA
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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
1935 24 DET AL 6 6 .500 3.51 25 12 7 5 0 0 125.2 119 66 49 4 71 53 3 0 4 566 119 1.512 8.5 0.3 5.1 3.8 0.75
1936 25 DET AL 2 5 .286 6.78 26 4 12 1 0 1 79.2 111 70 60 4 40 32 2 0 3 382 73 1.895 12.5 0.5 4.5 3.6 0.80
1939 28 BSN NL 6 9 .400 3.64 31 11 12 7 0 2 113.2 114 57 46 3 50 46 2 0 4 496 101 1.443 9.0 0.2 4.0 3.6 0.92
1940 29 BSN NL 10 14 .417 3.55 36 22 9 7 0 1 177.1 157 89 70 9 89 64 8 0 2 766 105 1.387 8.0 0.5 4.5 3.2 0.72
1941 30 TOT NL 6 3 .667 3.63 32 6 15 0 0 1 91.2 100 52 37 5 48 21 2 0 6 417 99 1.615 9.8 0.5 4.7 2.1 0.44
1941 30 BSN NL 2 2 .500 4.13 16 2 9 0 0 0 52.1 60 26 24 3 26 11 2 0 4 239 86 1.643 10.3 0.5 4.5 1.9 0.42
1941 30 PIT NL 4 1 .800 2.97 16 4 6 0 0 1 39.1 40 26 13 2 22 10 0 0 2 178 122 1.576 9.2 0.5 5.0 2.3 0.45
5 Seasons 30 37 .448 4.01 150 55 55 20 0 5 588.0 601 334 262 25 298 216 17 0 19 2627 99 1.529 9.2 0.4 4.6 3.3 0.72
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .448 4.01 50 18 18 7 0 2 195 199 111 87 8 99 72 6 0 6 871 99 1.529 9.2 0.4 4.6 3.3 0.72
BSN (3 yrs) 18 25 .419 3.67 83 35 30 14 0 3 343.1 331 172 140 15 165 121 12 0 10 1501 101 1.445 8.7 0.4 4.3 3.2 0.73
DET (2 yrs) 8 11 .421 4.78 51 16 19 6 0 1 205.1 230 136 109 8 111 85 5 0 7 948 94 1.661 10.1 0.4 4.9 3.7 0.77
PIT (1 yr) 4 1 .800 2.97 16 4 6 0 0 1 39.1 40 26 13 2 22 10 0 0 2 178 122 1.576 9.2 0.5 5.0 2.3 0.45
NL (3 yrs) 22 26 .458 3.60 99 39 36 14 0 4 382.2 371 198 153 17 187 131 12 0 12 1679 102 1.458 8.7 0.4 4.4 3.1 0.70
AL (2 yrs) 8 11 .421 4.78 51 16 19 6 0 1 205.1 230 136 109 8 111 85 5 0 7 948 94 1.661 10.1 0.4 4.9 3.7 0.77

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1935 24 DET AL 25 48 43 6 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 9 .163 .234 .186 .420 11 8 0 1 1
1936 25 DET AL 26 30 28 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .179 .207 .179 .385 -4 5 0 1 1
1939 28 BSN NL 33 44 40 2 12 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 .300 .349 .325 .674 88 13 1 0 1 1
1940 29 BSN NL 36 74 71 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 9 .197 .197 .211 .408 15 15 0 0 3 1
1941 30 TOT NL 32 27 26 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .192 .222 .192 .415 19 5 0 0 0 1
1941 30 BSN NL 16 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 .125 .067 .192 -44 1 0 0 0 1
1941 30 PIT NL 16 11 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727 105 4 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 152 223 208 14 43 3 0 0 15 1 0 9 35 .207 .240 .221 .461 26 46 1 0 6
162 Game Avg. 162 238 222 15 46 3 0 0 16 1 10 37 .207 .240 .221 .461 26 49 0 6
BSN (3 yrs) 85 134 126 5 27 2 0 0 7 1 4 16 .214 .238 .230 .469 32 29 1 0 4
DET (2 yrs) 51 78 71 9 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 18 .169 .224 .183 .407 5 13 0 2
PIT (1 yr) 16 11 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .364 .364 .364 .727 105 4 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 101 145 137 5 31 2 0 0 9 1 4 17 .226 .248 .241 .489 38 33 1 0 4
AL (2 yrs) 51 78 71 9 12 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 18 .169 .224 .183 .407 5 13 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1935 DET AL 24 P 25 31 7 20 4 5 .871 1.08 .952 1.12
1936 DET AL 25 P 26 16 3 12 1 0 .938 0.58 .956 1.04
1939 BSN NL 28 P 31 29 6 23 0 0 1.000 0.94 .959 1.09
1940 BSN NL 29 P 36 49 8 38 3 1 .939 1.28 .963 1.10
1941 TOT NL 30 P 32 29 7 22 0 1 1.000 0.91 .962 1.09
1941 BSN NL 30 P 16 18 3 15 0 0 1.000 1.13 .961 1.09
1941 PIT NL 30 P 16 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 0.69 .964 1.09
5 Seasons P 150 154 31 115 8 7 .948 0.97 .959 1.09
5 Seasons TOT 150 154 31 115 8 7 .948 0.97 .907 1.09

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL--7.968--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1940 NL--89--8th

Losses s c a p y
1940 NL--14--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1941 NL--6--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 NL--8--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2774), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1789), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 31, 1938: Purchased by the Boston Bees from Toronto (International).

June 20, 1941: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Boston Braves.

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