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Jim Todd

James Richard Todd

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 21, 1947 in Lancaster, PA
High School: McCaskey HS (Lancaster, PA)
School: Millersville University of Pennsylvania (Millersville, PA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1974
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cubs/Mariners 1974-1979

Final Game: September 28, 1979
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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
1974 26 CHC NL 4 2 .667 3.89 43 6 9 0 0 3 88.0 82 45 38 7 41 3 42 3 2 2 375 99 1.398 8.4 0.7 4.2 4.3 1.02
1975 27 OAK AL 8 3 .727 2.29 58 0 31 0 0 12 122.0 104 40 31 4 33 4 50 3 0 5 489 160 1.123 7.7 0.3 2.4 3.7 1.52 MVP-23
1976 28 OAK AL 7 8 .467 3.81 49 0 22 0 0 4 82.2 87 43 35 6 34 8 22 6 0 3 362 88 1.464 9.5 0.7 3.7 2.4 0.65
1977 29 CHC NL 1 1 .500 9.10 20 0 11 0 0 0 30.2 47 37 31 1 19 2 17 2 0 2 161 49 2.152 13.8 0.3 5.6 5.0 0.89
1978 30 SEA AL 3 4 .429 3.88 49 2 25 0 0 3 106.2 113 52 46 4 61 4 37 0 0 0 471 99 1.631 9.5 0.3 5.1 3.1 0.61
1979 31 OAK AL 2 5 .286 6.56 51 0 21 0 0 2 81.0 108 66 59 12 51 10 26 2 0 5 391 62 1.963 12.0 1.3 5.7 2.9 0.51
6 Yrs 25 23 .521 4.23 270 8 119 0 0 24 511.0 541 283 240 34 239 31 194 16 2 17 2249 90 1.526 9.5 0.6 4.2 3.4 0.81
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .521 4.23 66 2 29 0 0 6 125 132 69 59 8 58 8 47 4 0 4 550 90 1.526 9.5 0.6 4.2 3.4 0.81
OAK (3 yrs) 17 16 .515 3.94 158 0 74 0 0 18 285.2 299 149 125 22 118 22 98 11 0 13 1242 94 1.460 9.4 0.7 3.7 3.1 0.83
CHC (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 5.23 63 6 20 0 0 3 118.2 129 82 69 8 60 5 59 5 2 4 536 76 1.593 9.8 0.6 4.6 4.5 0.98
SEA (1 yr) 3 4 .429 3.88 49 2 25 0 0 3 106.2 113 52 46 4 61 4 37 0 0 0 471 99 1.631 9.5 0.3 5.1 3.1 0.61
AL (4 yrs) 20 20 .500 3.92 207 2 99 0 0 21 392.1 412 201 171 26 179 26 135 11 0 13 1713 95 1.506 9.5 0.6 4.1 3.1 0.75
NL (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 5.23 63 6 20 0 0 3 118.2 129 82 69 8 60 5 59 5 2 4 536 76 1.593 9.8 0.6 4.6 4.5 0.98

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
1974 26 CHC NL 88.0 43 6 45 4.60 4.13 -0.82 -0.20 105.9 5.03 4 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.0 12 .510 .503 $
1975 27 OAK AL 122.0 58 0 40 2.95 4.34 0.27 -0.36 97.1 3.60 9 1.0 1.3 -0.1 2.0 22 .517 .506 $22,000 MVP-23
1976 28 OAK AL 82.2 49 0 43 4.68 4.01 -0.09 -0.33 94.9 3.57 -10 -1.1 1.4 -0.4 -0.8 -2 .477 .493 $
1977 29 CHC NL 30.2 20 0 37 10.86 4.44 -0.35 -0.34 107.7 4.79 -21 -2.0 .6 0.3 -1.5 -18 .399 .488 $
1978 30 SEA AL 106.2 49 2 52 4.39 4.30 -0.24 -0.32 101.1 4.27 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.2 0.7 10 .498 .499 $
1979 31 OAK AL 81.0 51 0 66 7.33 4.90 -0.79 -0.39 96.9 5.13 -20 -1.9 1.4 -0.5 -1.7 -10 .462 .488 $
6 Seasons 511.0 270 8 283 4.98 4.34 -0.29 -0.32 99.7 4.30 -39 -3.8 1.2 -1.0 -0.3 13 .486 .496 $22,000
OAK (3 yrs) 285.2 158 0 149 4.69 4.40 -0.13 -0.36 96.4 4.03 -21 -2.1 1.4 -1.0 -0.5 9 .487 .496 $22,000
CHC (2 yrs) 118.2 63 6 82 6.22 4.21 -0.70 -0.24 106.4 4.97 -17 -1.6 .9 0.2 -0.5 -5 .474 .495 $
SEA (1 yr) 106.2 49 2 52 4.39 4.30 -0.24 -0.32 101.1 4.27 -1 -0.1 1.1 -0.2 0.7 10 .498 .499 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1975 27 OAK AL ALCS L BOS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 ALCS 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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
1974 26 CHC NL 43 375 326 45 82 13 1 7 6 6 41 42 .252 .338 .362 .700 .268 118 11 3 2 3 3 7
1975 27 OAK AL 58 489 444 40 104 9 2 4 3 4 33 50 .234 .290 .291 .580 .254 129 17 3 6 3 4 10
1976 28 OAK AL 49 362 315 43 87 4 3 6 6 4 34 22 .276 .357 .365 .722 .281 115 12 6 6 1 8 6
1977 29 CHC NL 20 161 140 37 47 7 1 1 3 0 19 17 .336 .422 .421 .844 .377 59 4 2 0 0 2 5
1978 30 SEA AL 49 471 403 52 113 14 4 4 12 7 61 37 .280 .373 .365 .737 .299 147 17 0 4 3 4 7
1979 31 OAK AL 51 391 328 66 108 23 2 12 9 3 51 26 .329 .415 .521 .936 .323 171 9 2 3 7 10 4
6 Yrs 270 2249 1956 283 541 70 13 34 39 24 239 194 .277 .357 .378 .735 .291 739 70 16 21 17 31 39
162 Game Avg. 66 550 478 69 132 17 3 8 10 6 58 47 .277 .357 .378 .735 .291 181 17 4 5 4 8 10
MLB Averages .260 .326 .381 .707 .283

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1974 26 CHC NL -1.2 -0.1 391 0.7 5.5 -4.8 .78 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 -0.2 0.78 1.0 8 8 19
1975 27 OAK AL 17.1 1.8 503 2.4 9.1 -6.8 .96 1.5 0.9 12.2 1.3 0.96 18.7 17 17 21
1976 28 OAK AL -5.8 -0.6 375 -0.6 6.7 -7.3 1.17 -0.5 0.1 -14.2 -1.5 1.17 -9.0 20 12 15
1977 29 CHC NL -15.1 -1.5 167 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 .30 -0.7 -3.3 -20.6 -1.9 0.30 -16.2 3 2 14
1978 30 SEA AL -0.7 -0.1 491 0.3 6.8 -6.5 .86 -0.4 0.7 -5.6 -0.6 0.86 -7.0 14 7 25
1979 31 OAK AL -23.3 -2.2 410 -1.5 4.7 -6.2 .83 -2.0 0.2 -25.8 -2.5 0.83 -28.9 17 9 22
6 Yrs -29.0 -2.7 2337 0.1 33.3 -33.2 .87 -2.5 2.6 -55.6 -5.3 0.87 -41.4 79 55 116

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
1974 26 CHC NL 43 6 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 .333 1 1 0 0 2 33% 46.7 79 25 17 8 3 1 2.7 2.7 4.2
1978 30 SEA AL 49 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 1 0 0 0 1 50% 45.0 53 37 40 8 1 1 2.7 5.0 3.8
2 Yrs 92 8 1 3 4 1 1 2 6 .250 2 1 0 0 3 38% 46 79 25 57 16 4 2 2.7 3.3 4.1
MLB Averages .500 53% 51 106 -13 4.2 4.2 6.5

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
1974 26 CHC NL 43 37 9 3 0 5 3 2 60% 7 0 30 5 17% 8 .778 8 8 19 9 1 27 17 20 25 6 25 11 5.1
1975 27 OAK AL 58 58 31 8 3 14 12 2 86% 22 5 57 21 37% 7 .964 17 17 21 25 6 27 35 23 34 12 37 15 6.3
1976 28 OAK AL 49 49 22 7 8 5 4 1 80% 8 2 49 20 41% 7 1.168 20 12 15 11 12 26 31 18 28 12 31 11 5.1
1977 29 CHC NL 20 20 11 1 1 1 0 1 0% 2 0 4 3 75% 6 .304 3 2 14 3 2 15 4 16 10 5 10 2 4.6
1978 30 SEA AL 49 47 25 3 3 5 3 2 60% 6 1 59 21 36% 8 .864 14 7 25 6 6 35 37 10 37 6 39 11 6.3
1979 31 OAK AL 51 51 21 2 5 5 2 3 40% 11 5 70 28 40% 7 .830 17 9 22 12 5 34 38 13 25 14 29 11 4.8
6 Yrs 270 262 119 24 20 35 24 11 69% 56 13 269 98 36% .874 79 55 116 66 32 164 162 100 159 55 171 61 5.5

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%
1974 26 CHC NL 375 60% 1.9% 11.2% 10.9% 5.6% 26% 1.87 75% 72 11 15%
1975 27 OAK AL 489 57% 0.8% 10.2% 6.8% 3.1% 14% 2.34 80% 104 17 16%
1976 28 OAK AL 362 55% 1.7% 6.1% 9.4% 3.6% 15% 2.68 80% 77 12 16%
1977 29 CHC NL 161 66% 0.6% 10.6% 11.8% 5.6% 19% 1.50 76% 40 4 10%
1978 30 SEA AL 471 56% 0.9% 7.9% 13.0% 4.7% 20% 2.16 77% 115 17 15%
1979 31 OAK AL 391 60% 3.1% 6.7% 13.0% 9.5% 34% 2.01 76% 99 9 9%
6 Yrs 2249 58% 1.5% 8.6% 10.6% 5.2% 22% 2.15 78% 507 70 14%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 12.9% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.09 75% 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
1974 26 CHC NL 375 82 7 1 13 4 3 4 3 20 11 2 55% 7 2 0 141 6 6 50% 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0
1975 27 OAK AL 489 104 4 1 10 2 2 1 3 35 22 3 63% 10 5 2 201 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1976 28 OAK AL 362 87 6 0 15 4 2 6 0 20 11 1 55% 6 3 0 146 6 4 60% 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0
1977 29 CHC NL 161 47 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 16 10 2 63% 5 2 1 81 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1978 30 SEA AL 471 113 4 0 11 3 1 3 1 40 19 7 48% 7 0 1 212 12 7 63% 10 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
1979 31 OAK AL 391 108 12 0 14 8 4 5 7 48 29 1 60% 4 5 1 184 9 3 75% 8 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 20 0
6 Yrs 2249 541 34 2 69 22 12 19 15 179 102 16 57% 39 17 5 965 39 24 62% 35 21 3 1 1 2 3 0 54 0
MLB Averages 52% 65%

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+
1974 26 4 2 .667 3.89 43 6 9 0 0 3 88.0 82 45 38 7 41 3 42 3 2 2 375 99 1.398 8.4 0.7 4.2 4.3 1.02 99
1975 27 12 5 .706 2.96 101 6 40 0 0 15 210.0 186 85 69 11 74 7 92 6 2 7 864 126 1.238 8.0 0.5 3.2 3.9 1.24 126
1976 28 19 13 .594 3.20 150 6 62 0 0 19 292.2 273 128 104 17 108 15 114 12 2 10 1226 113 1.302 8.4 0.5 3.3 3.5 1.06 113
1977 29 20 14 .588 3.76 170 6 73 0 0 19 323.1 320 165 135 18 127 17 131 14 2 12 1387 98 1.382 8.9 0.5 3.5 3.6 1.03 98
1978 30 23 18 .561 3.79 219 8 98 0 0 22 430.0 433 217 181 22 188 21 168 14 2 12 1858 99 1.444 9.1 0.5 3.9 3.5 0.89 99
1979 31 25 23 .521 4.23 270 8 119 0 0 24 511.0 541 283 240 34 239 31 194 16 2 17 2249 90 1.526 9.5 0.6 4.2 3.4 0.81 90

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
1974 26 4 5 .444 4.28 82.0 83 43 39 7 42 39 3 1.524 9.1 4.6 4.3 0.93 0.8 43
1975 27 8 4 .667 2.76 114.0 112 39 35 4 36 47 3 1.298 8.8 2.8 3.7 1.31 0.3 58
1976 28 3 5 .375 5.23 74.0 97 48 43 7 38 20 7 1.824 11.8 4.6 2.4 0.53 0.9 49
1977 29 1 2 .333 7.59 32.0 44 30 27 1 18 18 2 1.938 12.4 5.1 5.1 1.00 0.3 20
1978 30 4 6 .400 4.83 95.0 120 57 51 4 65 33 0 1.947 11.4 6.2 3.1 0.51 0.4 49
1979 31 2 6 .250 7.56 75.0 112 70 63 12 53 24 2 2.200 13.4 6.4 2.9 0.45 1.4 51
6 Yrs 22 28 .440 4.92 472.0 568 287 258 35 252 181 17 1.737 10.8 3.5 0.72 0.7 270

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (23, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

Games Played s c a p y
1975 AL  58 (6th)

Saves s c a p y
1975 AL  12 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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