Jake Thies
Vernon Arthur Thies
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 1, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1954
Final Game: April 17, 1955
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Standard Pitching

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 3 9 .250 3.87 33 18 7 3 1 0 130.1 120 70 56 13 49 57 3 0 2 559 107 1.297 8.3 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.16
1955 29 PIT NL 0 1 .000 4.91 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 5 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 20 83 2.182 12.3 0.0 7.4 0.0 0.00
2 Seasons 3 10 .231 3.90 34 19 7 3 1 0 134.0 125 75 58 13 52 1 57 4 0 2 579 107 1.321 8.4 0.9 3.5 3.8 1.10
162 Game Avg. 4 13 .231 3.90 44 24 9 4 1 0 172 160 96 74 17 67 73 5 0 3 743 107 1.321 8.4 0.9 3.5 3.8 1.10

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 33 560 492 70 120 16 3 13 4 3 49 57 .244 .312 .368 .679 .249 181 3 3 8 8
1955 29 PIT NL 1 20 14 5 5 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 .357 .450 .714 1.164 .313 10 0 1 0 2 1
2 Seasons 34 580 506 75 125 21 3 13 4 4 52 57 .247 .316 .377 .694 .251 191 3 4 8 10 1
162 Game Avg. 44 744 649 96 160 27 4 17 5 5 67 73 .247 .316 .377 .694 .251 245 4 5 10 13
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 33 18 3 9 6 1 3 7 11 .389 0 2 3 1 7 39% 48 77 18 9 4 8 5 3.7 3.2 5.6
1955 29 PIT NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 34 34 34 2 2 0 1 3.0 6.0 3.7
2 Seasons 34 19 3 10 6 1 3 7 12 .368 0 2 3 1 7 37% 47 77 18 11 6 8 6 3.7 3.4 5.5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 33 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 27% 7 0.800 1 6 5 1 1 10 6 6 9 3 8 2 5.9
1 Season 33 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 27% 0.800 1 6 5 1 1 10 6 6 9 3 8 2 5.9

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1954 28 PIT NL 560 40% 2.3% 10.2% 8.8% 5.7% 27% 0.86 77% 71 3 4%
1955 29 PIT NL 20 45% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 25.0% 100% 0.11 80% 3 0 0%
2 Seasons 580 40% 2.2% 9.8% 9.0% 6.4% 30% 0.80 77% 74 3 4%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1954 28 PIT NL 386 120 13 1 9 4 6 1 9 22 15 2 68% 6 2 0 137 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 174
1955 29 PIT NL 20 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 67% 1 0 0 7 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2 Seasons 406 125 13 1 11 4 6 1 9 25 17 2 68% 7 2 0 144 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 174
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1954 28 3 9 .250 3.87 33 18 7 3 1 0 130.1 120 70 56 13 49 57 3 0 2 559 107 1.297 8.3 0.9 3.4 3.9 1.16 107
1955 29 3 10 .231 3.90 34 19 7 3 1 0 134.0 125 75 58 13 52 1 57 4 0 2 579 107 1.321 8.4 0.9 3.5 3.8 1.10 107

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1954 28 8 7 .533 3.71 136.0 125 62 56 14 51 59 3 1.294 8.3 3.4 3.9 1.16 0.9 33
1955 29 0 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 1 2.000 11.3 6.8 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
2 Seasons 8 7 .533 3.73 140.0 130 64 58 14 54 59 4 1.314 8.4 3.8 1.09 0.9 34

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