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George Susce

George Daniel Susce

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 13, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Schenley HS (Pittsburgh, PA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1955
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers 1955-1959

Final Game: May 6, 1959
Died: May 8, 2010 in Matlacha, FL
Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, MA
Relatives: Son of George Susce
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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
1955 23 BOS AL 9 7 .563 3.06 29 15 10 6 1 1 144.1 123 54 49 12 49 4 60 8 1 1 599 142 1.192 7.7 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.22
1956 24 BOS AL 2 4 .333 6.20 21 6 7 0 0 0 69.2 71 54 48 14 44 1 26 4 0 0 324 75 1.651 9.2 1.8 5.7 3.4 0.59
1957 25 BOS AL 7 3 .700 4.28 29 5 14 0 0 1 88.1 93 45 42 6 41 5 40 3 0 1 390 93 1.517 9.5 0.6 4.2 4.1 0.98
1958 26 TOT AL 4 3 .571 3.98 29 10 8 2 0 1 92.2 96 49 41 8 27 1 42 3 1 2 397 102 1.327 9.3 0.8 2.6 4.1 1.56
1958 26 BOS AL 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 3.500 27.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 0.00
1958 26 DET AL 4 3 .571 3.67 27 10 7 2 0 1 90.2 90 45 37 7 26 1 42 3 1 2 385 110 1.279 8.9 0.7 2.6 4.2 1.62
1959 27 DET AL 0 0 12.89 9 0 3 0 0 0 14.2 24 22 21 4 9 0 9 2 0 0 80 32 2.250 14.7 2.5 5.5 5.5 1.00
5 Yrs 22 17 .564 4.42 117 36 42 8 1 3 409.2 407 224 201 44 170 11 177 20 2 4 1790 96 1.408 8.9 1.0 3.7 3.9 1.04
162 Game Avg. 10 8 .564 4.42 52 16 19 4 0 1 182 181 100 89 20 76 5 79 9 1 2 796 96 1.408 8.9 1.0 3.7 3.9 1.04
BOS (4 yrs) 18 14 .563 4.23 81 26 32 6 1 2 304.1 293 157 143 33 135 10 126 15 1 2 1325 102 1.406 8.7 1.0 4.0 3.7 0.93
DET (2 yrs) 4 3 .571 4.96 36 10 10 2 0 1 105.1 114 67 58 11 35 1 51 5 1 2 465 82 1.415 9.7 0.9 3.0 4.4 1.46

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
1955 23 BOS AL 144.1 29 15 54 3.37 4.50 0.26 0.00 108.3 4.59 18 2.0 1.2 -0.1 3.0 32 .569 .512 $
1956 24 BOS AL 69.2 21 6 54 6.98 4.75 0.25 0.00 111.0 4.99 -16 -1.5 .9 -0.0 -1.0 -9 .428 .491 $
1957 25 BOS AL 88.2 29 5 45 4.57 4.11 0.16 0.00 104.5 4.13 -4 -0.4 1.3 -0.1 0.1 3 .485 .497 $
1958 26 BOS AL 2.0 2 0 4 18.00 3.84 0.06 0.00 107.0 4.05 -3 -0.3 .8 0.0 -0.3 -3 .353 .498 $
1958 26 DET AL 91.2 27 10 45 4.42 4.06 0.16 0.00 105.9 4.13 -3 -0.3 1.1 -0.1 0.3 5 .488 .498 $
1959 27 DET AL 14.2 9 0 22 13.50 4.44 0.09 0.00 108.8 4.73 -14 -1.3 .1 0.6 -0.6 -13 .355 .492 $
5 Seasons 411.0 117 36 224 4.91 4.35 0.21 0.00 107.4 4.46 -22 -1.8 1.0 0.2 1.5 16 .484 .498 $
BOS (4 yrs) 304.2 81 26 157 4.64 4.44 0.23 0.00 107.8 4.54 -5 -0.2 1.1 -0.2 1.8 24 .497 .500 $
DET (2 yrs) 106.1 36 10 67 5.67 4.11 0.15 0.00 106.3 4.21 -17 -1.6 .7 0.5 -0.3 -8 .455 .495 $

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
1955 23 BOS AL 29 601 533 54 123 26 3 12 5 5 49 60 .231 .304 .358 .662 .239 191 10 8 8 3 4 7
1956 24 BOS AL 21 322 270 54 71 13 3 14 2 4 44 26 .263 .372 .489 .861 .246 132 2 4 3 2 1 3
1957 25 BOS AL 29 390 339 45 93 15 3 6 1 3 41 40 .274 .354 .389 .743 .293 132 10 3 3 4 5 4
1958 26 TOT AL 29 397 357 49 96 14 2 8 2 3 27 42 .269 .321 .387 .708 .282 138 9 3 5 5 1 4
1958 26 BOS AL 2 12 10 4 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .600 .583 1.300 1.883 .500 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
1958 26 DET AL 27 385 347 45 90 12 1 7 2 3 26 42 .259 .313 .360 .673 .275 125 9 3 5 4 1 4
1959 27 DET AL 9 80 67 22 24 7 0 4 0 0 9 9 .358 .449 .642 1.091 .370 43 0 2 2 0 0 1
5 Yrs 117 1790 1566 224 407 75 11 44 10 15 170 177 .260 .337 .406 .743 .267 636 31 20 21 14 11 19
162 Game Avg. 52 796 696 100 181 33 5 20 4 7 76 79 .260 .337 .406 .743 .267 283 14 9 9 6 5 8
MLB Averages .258 .327 .392 .720 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1955 23 BOS AL 19.3 2.0 612 1.4 10.1 -8.7 .92 1.6 -0.1 19.4 1.9 0.92 16.4 5 3 6
1956 24 BOS AL -10.8 -1.0 330 -2.1 4.7 -6.7 .88 -1.2 -1.2 -14.6 -1.3 0.88 -19.0 3 2 9
1957 25 BOS AL -1.9 -0.2 396 1.1 7.0 -5.9 1.05 -0.2 1.3 -1.4 -0.1 1.05 -3.4 9 5 10
1958 26 TOT AL -0.6 -0.0 404 0.5 8.5 -8.0 1.17 -0.2 0.6 -1.9 -0.2 1.17 -1.0 5 1 12
1958 26 BOS AL -2.6 -0.2 12 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 .32 -0.5 -0.3 -3.7 -0.3 0.32 -4.7 1 0 0
1958 26 DET AL 2.0 0.2 392 0.7 8.4 -7.7 1.20 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.2 1.20 3.7 4 1 12
1959 27 DET AL -12.8 -1.2 81 0.3 0.6 -0.3 .32 -0.3 1.1 -13.0 -1.2 0.32 -11.0 0 0 8
5 Yrs -6.8 -0.5 1823 1.2 30.9 -29.7 .97 -0.3 1.5 -11.5 -0.9 0.97 -17.9 22 11 45

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
1955 23 BOS AL 29 15 7 6 2 0 2 7 8 .467 0 2 6 1 10 67% 56.8 86 36 15 2 1 12 4.0 4.2 7.1
1956 24 BOS AL 21 6 0 3 3 0 1 0 6 .000 1 3 0 0 3 50% 39.5 56 18 8 4 1 4 5.3 3.3 5.7
1957 25 BOS AL 29 5 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 .600 1 0 0 0 3 60% 46.4 57 39 7 3 2 2 3.7 3.2 6.9
1958 26 TOT AL 29 10 3 1 6 0 0 5 5 .500 2 4 2 0 6 60% 72 23 14 6 5 4 4.1 2.9 5.6
1958 26 DET AL 27 10 3 1 6 0 0 5 5 .500 2 4 2 0 6 60% 49.2 72 23 14 6 5 4 4.1 2.9 5.6
4 Yrs 106 36 11 12 13 1 4 15 21 .417 4 9 8 1 22 61% 50 86 18 44 15 9 22 4.2 3.6 6.4
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 2 4.4 4.4 6.4

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
1955 23 BOS AL 29 14 10 2 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 14 2 14% 7 .924 5 3 6 1 2 11 7 7 10 0 10 0 8.2
1956 24 BOS AL 21 15 7 2 1 3 0 3 0% 3 0 9 4 44% 8 .877 3 2 9 4 1 10 4 11 11 2 12 0 7.1
1957 25 BOS AL 29 24 14 6 1 1 1 0 100% 5 2 28 13 46% 9 1.047 9 5 10 7 2 15 15 9 13 5 13 2 6.8
1958 26 TOT AL 29 19 8 1 2 2 1 1 50% 2 0 14 3 21% 1.171 5 1 12 2 2 15 9 10 10 4 10 2 5.9
1958 26 BOS AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 .318 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0
1958 26 DET AL 27 17 7 1 2 2 1 1 50% 2 0 13 2 15% 3 1.198 4 1 12 2 1 14 8 9 10 4 10 2 6.3
1959 27 DET AL 9 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .320 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 9 5 3 5 1 4.9
5 Yrs 117 81 42 11 5 7 3 4 43% 11 2 65 22 34% .970 22 11 45 14 7 60 35 46 49 14 50 5 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%
1955 23 BOS AL 601 66% 2.0% 10.0% 8.2% 6.8% 33% 0.60 77% 113 10 9%
1956 24 BOS AL 323 57% 4.4% 8.1% 13.7% 9.3% 42% 0.80 72% 53 2 4%
1957 25 BOS AL 390 64% 1.5% 10.3% 10.5% 6.2% 26% 1.23 76% 92 10 11%
1958 26 TOT AL 397 62% 2.0% 10.6% 6.8% 6.1% 25% 0.95 79% 94 9 10%
1958 26 BOS AL 12 92% 8.3% 0.0% 8.3% 33.3% 67% 0.67 83% 2 0 0%
1958 26 DET AL 385 61% 1.8% 10.9% 6.8% 5.2% 22% 0.96 78% 92 9 10%
1959 27 DET AL 80 83% 5.0% 11.3% 11.3% 13.8% 46% 0.94 68% 15 0 0%
5 Yrs 1791 64% 2.5% 9.9% 9.5% 7.3% 32% 0.83 76% 367 31 8%
MLB Averages 52% 2.4% 12.8% 9.2% 6.7% 29% 0.99 77% 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
1955 23 BOS AL 601 123 12 1 14 9 3 8 4 19 9 2 47% 7 1 0 221 5 5 50% 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0
1956 24 BOS AL 322 71 14 0 8 9 5 10 4 23 11 1 48% 3 0 0 121 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
1957 25 BOS AL 390 93 6 0 23 4 2 3 3 33 19 3 58% 4 1 0 154 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0
1958 26 TOT AL 397 96 8 0 7 5 3 5 3 29 15 7 52% 4 2 0 167 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
1958 26 BOS AL 12 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1958 26 DET AL 385 90 7 0 7 4 3 5 2 28 14 7 50% 4 2 0 161 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1959 27 DET AL 80 24 4 0 0 3 1 4 0 5 3 0 60% 1 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1790 407 44 1 52 30 14 30 14 109 57 13 52% 19 4 0 698 10 15 40% 10 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 1
MLB Averages 51% 57%

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+
1955 23 9 7 .563 3.06 29 15 10 6 1 1 144.1 123 54 49 12 49 4 60 8 1 1 599 142 1.192 7.7 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.22 142
1956 24 11 11 .500 4.08 50 21 17 6 1 1 214.0 194 108 97 26 93 5 86 12 1 1 923 109 1.341 8.2 1.1 3.9 3.6 0.92 109
1957 25 18 14 .563 4.14 79 26 31 6 1 2 302.1 287 153 139 32 134 10 126 15 1 2 1313 104 1.393 8.5 1.0 4.0 3.8 0.94 104
1958 26 22 17 .564 4.10 108 36 39 8 1 3 395.0 383 202 180 40 161 11 168 18 2 4 1710 104 1.377 8.7 0.9 3.7 3.8 1.04 104
1959 27 22 17 .564 4.42 117 36 42 8 1 3 409.2 407 224 201 44 170 11 177 20 2 4 1790 96 1.408 8.9 1.0 3.7 3.9 1.04 96

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
1955 23 11 5 .688 2.78 149.0 122 51 46 12 49 62 8 1.148 7.4 3.0 3.7 1.27 0.7 29
1956 24 3 5 .375 5.23 74.0 69 48 43 14 43 28 4 1.514 8.4 5.2 3.4 0.65 1.7 21
1957 25 4 5 .444 4.45 89.0 97 49 44 6 43 40 3 1.573 9.8 4.3 4.0 0.93 0.6 29
1958 26 5 5 .500 4.07 95.0 100 48 43 8 28 43 3 1.347 9.5 2.7 4.1 1.54 0.8 29
1959 27 0 1 .000 11.81 16.0 24 23 21 4 9 10 2 2.063 13.5 5.1 5.6 1.11 2.3 9
5 Yrs 23 21 .523 4.19 423.0 412 219 197 44 172 183 20 1.381 8.8 3.9 1.06 0.9 117

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1955 AL  3.0 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 AL  8 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1955 AL  19 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1955 AL  2.0 (8th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1955 AL  19.44 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1955 AL  1.6 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1955 AL  1.9 (10th)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

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