Sloppy Thurston
Hollis John Thurston
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 2, 1899 in Fremont, NE
High School: Polytechnic (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1923
Final Game: October 1, 1933
Died: September 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA
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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
1923 24 TOT AL 7 8 .467 3.13 46 13 30 8 0 4 195.2 231 74 68 11 38 55 1 0 0 818 126 1.375 10.6 0.5 1.7 2.5 1.45
1923 24 SLB AL 0 0 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 61 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1923 24 CHW AL 7 8 .467 3.05 44 12 29 8 0 4 191.2 223 70 65 11 36 55 1 0 0 796 129 1.351 10.5 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.53
1924 25 CHW AL 20 14 .588 3.80 38 36 2 28 1 1 291.0 330 150 123 17 60 37 6 0 5 1251 108 1.340 10.2 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.62
1925 26 CHW AL 10 14 .417 5.95 36 25 6 9 0 1 183.0 250 143 121 14 47 35 5 0 4 824 70 1.623 12.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 0.74
1926 27 CHW AL 6 8 .429 5.02 31 13 15 6 1 3 134.1 164 85 75 10 36 35 1 1 1 592 77 1.489 11.0 0.7 2.4 2.3 0.97
1927 28 WSH AL 13 13 .500 4.47 29 28 1 13 2 0 205.1 254 118 102 16 60 38 2 1 1 914 91 1.529 11.1 0.7 2.6 1.7 0.63
1930 31 BRO NL 6 4 .600 3.40 24 11 10 5 2 1 106.0 110 46 40 4 17 26 0 0 1 437 145 1.198 9.3 0.3 1.4 2.2 1.53
1931 32 BRO NL 9 9 .500 3.97 24 17 6 11 0 0 143.0 175 72 63 3 39 23 1 0 2 633 96 1.497 11.0 0.2 2.5 1.4 0.59
1932 33 BRO NL 12 8 .600 4.06 28 20 5 10 2 0 153.0 174 81 69 14 38 35 1 0 0 652 94 1.386 10.2 0.8 2.2 2.1 0.92
1933 34 BRO NL 6 8 .429 4.52 32 15 14 5 0 3 131.1 171 70 66 4 34 22 6 0 5 591 71 1.561 11.7 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.65
9 Seasons 89 86 .509 4.24 288 178 89 95 8 13 1542.2 1859 839 727 93 369 306 23 2 19 6712 94 1.444 10.8 0.5 2.2 1.8 0.83
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .509 4.24 42 26 13 14 1 2 225 271 122 106 14 54 45 3 0 3 979 94 1.444 10.8 0.5 2.2 1.8 0.83
BRO (4 yrs) 33 29 .532 4.02 108 63 35 31 4 4 533.1 630 269 238 25 128 106 8 0 8 2313 97 1.421 10.6 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.83
CHW (4 yrs) 43 44 .494 4.32 149 86 52 51 2 9 800.0 967 448 384 52 179 162 13 1 10 3463 93 1.433 10.9 0.6 2.0 1.8 0.91
WSH (1 yr) 13 13 .500 4.47 29 28 1 13 2 0 205.1 254 118 102 16 60 38 2 1 1 914 91 1.529 11.1 0.7 2.6 1.7 0.63
SLB (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 61 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
AL (5 yrs) 56 57 .496 4.36 180 115 54 64 4 9 1009.1 1229 570 489 68 241 200 15 2 11 4399 93 1.456 11.0 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.83
NL (4 yrs) 33 29 .532 4.02 108 63 35 31 4 4 533.1 630 269 238 25 128 106 8 0 8 2313 97 1.421 10.6 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.83

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+
1923 24 7 8 .467 3.13 46 13 30 8 0 4 195.2 231 74 68 11 38 55 1 0 0 818 126 1.375 10.6 0.5 1.7 2.5 1.45 126
1924 25 27 22 .551 3.53 84 49 32 36 1 5 486.2 561 224 191 28 98 92 7 0 5 2069 114 1.354 10.4 0.5 1.8 1.7 0.94 114
1925 26 37 36 .507 4.19 120 74 38 45 1 6 669.2 811 367 312 42 145 127 12 0 9 2893 97 1.428 10.9 0.6 1.9 1.7 0.88 97
1926 27 43 44 .494 4.33 151 87 53 51 2 9 804.0 975 452 387 52 181 162 13 1 10 3485 93 1.438 10.9 0.6 2.0 1.8 0.90 93
1927 28 56 57 .496 4.36 180 115 54 64 4 9 1009.1 1229 570 489 68 241 200 15 2 11 4399 93 1.456 11.0 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.83 93
1928 29 56 57 .496 4.36 180 115 54 64 4 9 1009.1 1229 570 489 68 241 200 15 2 11 4399 93 1.456 11.0 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.83 93
1929 30 56 57 .496 4.36 180 115 54 64 4 9 1009.1 1229 570 489 68 241 200 15 2 11 4399 93 1.456 11.0 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.83 93
1930 31 62 61 .504 4.27 204 126 64 69 6 10 1115.1 1339 616 529 72 258 226 15 2 12 4836 97 1.432 10.8 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.88 97
1931 32 71 70 .504 4.23 228 143 70 80 6 10 1258.1 1514 688 592 75 297 249 16 2 14 5469 97 1.439 10.8 0.5 2.1 1.8 0.84 97
1932 33 83 78 .516 4.22 256 163 75 90 8 10 1411.1 1688 769 661 89 335 284 17 2 14 6121 96 1.433 10.8 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.85 96
1933 34 89 86 .509 4.24 288 178 89 95 8 13 1542.2 1859 839 727 93 369 306 23 2 19 6712 94 1.444 10.8 0.5 2.2 1.8 0.83 94

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
1923 24 13 8 .619 3.06 197.0 231 74 67 11 38 55 1 1.365 10.6 1.7 2.5 1.45 0.5 46
1924 25 19 15 .559 3.47 306.0 332 131 118 17 60 39 6 1.281 9.8 1.8 1.1 0.65 0.5 38
1925 26 7 14 .333 5.43 189.0 248 127 114 14 47 36 5 1.561 11.8 2.2 1.7 0.77 0.7 36
1926 27 6 9 .400 5.02 138.0 171 86 77 10 38 36 1 1.514 11.2 2.5 2.3 0.95 0.7 31
1927 28 11 12 .478 4.10 213.0 254 108 97 16 60 39 2 1.474 10.7 2.5 1.6 0.65 0.7 29
1930 31 8 4 .667 2.63 113.0 101 37 33 4 16 28 0 1.035 8.0 1.3 2.2 1.75 0.3 24
1931 32 8 8 .500 4.07 146.0 182 73 66 3 41 23 1 1.527 11.2 2.5 1.4 0.56 0.2 24
1932 33 8 9 .471 4.15 154.0 180 79 71 14 39 35 1 1.422 10.5 2.3 2.0 0.90 0.8 28
1933 34 5 9 .357 5.67 127.0 191 89 80 4 38 21 7 1.803 13.5 2.7 1.5 0.55 0.3 32
9 Seasons 85 88 .491 4.11 1583.0 1890 804 723 93 377 312 24 1.432 10.7 1.8 0.83 0.5 288

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1923 AL--3.128--6th

Wins s c a p y
1924 AL--20--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1924 AL--.588--10th
1932 NL--.600--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 AL--1.748--3rd
1924 AL--1.856--2nd
1925 AL--2.312--6th
Career--2.153--136th

Games Played s c a p y
1923 AL--46--7th

Saves s c a p y
1923 AL--4--8th
1926 AL--3--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1924 AL--291.0--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1924 AL--36--2nd

Complete Games s c a p y
1924 AL--28--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1927 AL--2--10th
1930 NL--2--5th
1932 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1923 AL--11--8th
1924 AL--17--1st
1925 AL--14--4th
1927 AL--16--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1924 AL--330--1st
1927 AL--254--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1923 AL--1.447--5th

Losses s c a p y
1924 AL--14--8th
1925 AL--14--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1924 AL--123--1st
1925 AL--121--4th
1927 AL--102--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1924 AL--5--3rd
1933 NL--5--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1924 AL--1251--2nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1923 AL--30--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1923 AL--126--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (554), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 20 (784), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1145), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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