Jim Tobin
James Anthony Tobin (Abba Dabba)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 27, 1912 in Oakland, CA
High School: Roosevelt (Oakland, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1937
Final Game: September 23, 1945
Died: May 19, 1969 in Oakland, CA
Relatives: Brother of Johnny Tobin
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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
1937 24 PIT NL 6 3 .667 3.00 20 8 9 7 0 1 87.0 74 38 29 1 28 37 1 0 4 357 129 1.172 7.7 0.1 2.9 3.8 1.32
1938 25 PIT NL 14 12 .538 3.47 40 33 6 14 2 0 241.1 254 109 93 17 66 70 6 1 2 1029 109 1.326 9.5 0.6 2.5 2.6 1.06
1939 26 PIT NL 9 9 .500 4.52 25 19 4 8 0 0 145.1 194 84 73 7 33 43 2 0 1 655 85 1.562 12.0 0.4 2.0 2.7 1.30
1940 27 BSN NL 7 3 .700 3.83 15 11 3 9 0 0 96.1 102 41 41 8 24 29 0 0 2 412 97 1.308 9.5 0.7 2.2 2.7 1.21
1941 28 BSN NL 12 12 .500 3.10 33 26 4 20 3 0 238.0 229 91 82 12 60 61 0 1 1 981 115 1.214 8.7 0.5 2.3 2.3 1.02 MVP-21
1942 29 BSN NL 12 21 .364 3.97 37 33 2 28 1 0 287.2 283 145 127 20 96 71 6 0 7 1224 83 1.317 8.9 0.6 3.0 2.2 0.74
1943 30 BSN NL 14 14 .500 2.66 33 30 3 24 1 0 250.0 241 96 74 12 69 52 2 0 1 1049 127 1.240 8.7 0.4 2.5 1.9 0.75 MVP-24
1944 31 BSN NL 18 19 .486 3.01 43 36 7 28 5 3 299.1 271 125 100 18 97 83 1 1 5 1249 127 1.229 8.1 0.5 2.9 2.5 0.86 AS,MVP-17
1945 32 TOT MLB 13 19 .406 3.78 41 31 9 18 0 1 255.0 281 132 107 12 84 52 9 0 5 1118 100 1.431 9.9 0.4 3.0 1.8 0.62
1945 32 BSN NL 9 14 .391 3.84 27 25 1 16 0 0 196.2 220 101 84 10 56 38 5 0 2 856 100 1.403 10.1 0.5 2.6 1.7 0.68
1945 32 DET AL 4 5 .444 3.55 14 6 8 2 0 1 58.1 61 31 23 2 28 14 4 0 3 262 100 1.526 9.4 0.3 4.3 2.2 0.50
9 Seasons 105 112 .484 3.44 287 227 47 156 12 5 1900.0 1929 861 726 107 557 498 27 3 28 8074 106 1.308 9.1 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.89
162 Game Avg. 14 15 .484 3.44 38 30 6 21 2 1 251 255 114 96 14 74 66 4 0 4 1068 106 1.308 9.1 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.89
BSN (6 yrs) 72 83 .465 3.34 188 161 20 125 10 3 1368.0 1346 599 508 80 402 334 14 2 18 5771 107 1.278 8.9 0.5 2.6 2.2 0.83
PIT (3 yrs) 29 24 .547 3.71 85 60 19 29 2 1 473.2 522 231 195 25 127 150 9 1 7 2041 103 1.370 9.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.18
DET (1 yr) 4 5 .444 3.55 14 6 8 2 0 1 58.1 61 31 23 2 28 14 4 0 3 262 100 1.526 9.4 0.3 4.3 2.2 0.50
NL (9 yrs) 101 107 .486 3.44 273 221 39 154 12 4 1841.2 1868 830 703 105 529 484 23 3 25 7812 106 1.302 9.1 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.91
AL (1 yr) 4 5 .444 3.55 14 6 8 2 0 1 58.1 61 31 23 2 28 14 4 0 3 262 100 1.526 9.4 0.3 4.3 2.2 0.50

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1945 32 DET AL WS W CHC 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.667 12.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00
1 WS 0 0 6.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.667 12.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.00

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1944 BSN NL 31 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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+
1937 24 6 3 .667 3.00 20 8 9 7 0 1 87.0 74 38 29 1 28 37 1 0 4 357 129 1.172 7.7 0.1 2.9 3.8 1.32 129
1938 25 20 15 .571 3.34 60 41 15 21 2 1 328.1 328 147 122 18 94 107 7 1 6 1386 114 1.285 9.0 0.5 2.6 2.9 1.14 114
1939 26 29 24 .547 3.71 85 60 19 29 2 1 473.2 522 231 195 25 127 150 9 1 7 2041 103 1.370 9.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.18 103
1940 27 36 27 .571 3.73 100 71 22 38 2 1 570.0 624 272 236 33 151 179 9 1 9 2453 102 1.360 9.9 0.5 2.4 2.8 1.19 102
1941 28 48 39 .552 3.54 133 97 26 58 5 1 808.0 853 363 318 45 211 240 9 2 10 3434 105 1.317 9.5 0.5 2.4 2.7 1.14 105
1942 29 60 60 .500 3.66 170 130 28 86 6 1 1095.2 1136 508 445 65 307 311 15 2 17 4658 99 1.317 9.3 0.5 2.5 2.6 1.01 99
1943 30 74 74 .500 3.47 203 160 31 110 7 1 1345.2 1377 604 519 77 376 363 17 2 18 5707 103 1.303 9.2 0.5 2.5 2.4 0.97 103
1944 31 92 93 .497 3.39 246 196 38 138 12 4 1645.0 1648 729 619 95 473 446 18 3 23 6956 107 1.289 9.0 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.94 107
1945 32 105 112 .484 3.44 287 227 47 156 12 5 1900.0 1929 861 726 107 557 498 27 3 28 8074 106 1.308 9.1 0.5 2.6 2.4 0.89 106

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1937 24 6 3 .667 3.00 90.0 77 33 30 1 29 38 1 1.178 7.7 2.9 3.8 1.31 0.1 20
1938 25 15 12 .556 3.56 248.0 269 109 98 18 70 72 6 1.367 9.8 2.5 2.6 1.03 0.7 40
1939 26 7 9 .438 4.71 149.0 206 87 78 7 35 44 2 1.617 12.4 2.1 2.7 1.26 0.4 25
1940 27 5 6 .455 4.09 99.0 110 50 45 9 26 30 0 1.374 10.0 2.4 2.7 1.15 0.8 15
1941 28 15 11 .577 3.46 237.0 245 101 91 13 64 61 0 1.304 9.3 2.4 2.3 0.95 0.5 33
1942 29 13 18 .419 4.80 287.0 320 170 153 23 109 71 7 1.495 10.0 3.4 2.2 0.65 0.7 37
1943 30 17 10 .630 3.13 250.0 267 97 87 13 76 52 2 1.372 9.6 2.7 1.9 0.68 0.5 33
1944 31 21 12 .636 3.00 306.0 279 113 102 19 100 85 1 1.239 8.2 2.9 2.5 0.85 0.6 43
1945 32 14 14 .500 3.91 260.0 295 126 113 13 88 53 9 1.473 10.2 3.0 1.8 0.60 0.5 41
9 Seasons 113 95 .543 3.72 1926.0 2068 886 797 116 597 506 28 1.384 9.7 2.4 0.85 0.5 287

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 1.0%)

All-Star Games
1944 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1941 NL (21, 3%)
1943 NL (24, 1%)
1944 NL (17, 4%)
0.08 Career Shares (957th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1941 NL  3.101 (10th)
1943 NL  2.664 (9th)
1944 NL  3.007 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1938 NL  14 (9th)
1943 NL  14 (10th)
1944 NL  18 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1941 NL  1.214 (5th)
1943 NL  1.240 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1944 NL  8.148 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1941 NL  2.269 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1944 NL  43 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1944 NL  3 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1938 NL  241.3 (9th)
1941 NL  238.0 (6th)
1942 NL  287.7 (1st)
1943 NL  250.0 (9th)
1944 NL  299.3 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1938 NL  33 (7th)
1942 NL  33 (4th)
1944 NL  36 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1941 NL  20 (3rd)
1942 NL  28 (1st)
1943 NL  24 (2nd)
1944 NL  28 (1st)
1945 NL  16 (6th)
Career  156 (211th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1941 NL  3 (7th)
1944 NL  5 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  17 (5th)
1941 NL  12 (9th)
1942 NL  20 (1st)
1943 NL  12 (3rd)
1944 NL  18 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 NL  96 (6th)
1944 NL  97 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1938 NL  254 (8th)
1941 NL  229 (6th)
1942 NL  283 (2nd)
1943 NL  241 (6th)
1944 NL  271 (3rd)
1945 NL  220 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1942 NL  21 (1st)
1943 NL  14 (9th)
1944 NL  19 (2nd)
1945 NL  14 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1942 NL  127 (1st)
1944 NL  100 (5th)
1945 NL  84 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1942 NL  7 (2nd)
1944 NL  5 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1938 NL  6 (5th)
1942 NL  6 (4th)
1945 AL  4 (10th)
1945 NL  5 (9th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1938 NL  1029 (9th)
1941 NL  981 (8th)
1942 NL  1224 (1st)
1943 NL  1049 (10th)
1944 NL  1249 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1943 NL  127 (10th)
1944 NL  127 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (331), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 62 (400), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 11 (883), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Willie Sudhoff (946)
  7. Jack Scott (945)
  8. Allen Sothoron (941)
  9. Randy Jones (940)
  10. Bill Duggleby (939)
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  6. Jesse Haines (974) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Joaquin Andujar (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave Goltz (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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