Happy Townsend
John Townsend
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 9, 1879 in Townsend, DE
High School: Townsend (Townsend, DE)
School: Washington College (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1901
Final Game: September 21, 1906
Died: December 21, 1963 in Wilmington, DE
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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
1901 22 PHI NL 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13
1902 23 WSH AL 9 16 .360 4.45 27 26 1 22 0 0 220.1 233 157 109 12 89 71 13 1 10 0 83 1.461 9.5 0.5 3.6 2.9 0.80
1903 24 WSH AL 2 11 .154 4.76 20 13 7 10 0 0 126.2 145 85 67 3 48 54 9 0 7 563 65 1.524 10.3 0.2 3.4 3.8 1.13
1904 25 WSH AL 5 26 .161 3.58 36 34 2 31 2 0 291.1 319 163 116 3 100 143 10 1 19 1277 74 1.438 9.9 0.1 3.1 4.4 1.43
1905 26 WSH AL 7 16 .304 2.63 34 24 10 22 0 0 263.0 247 117 77 2 84 102 15 0 7 0 100 1.259 8.5 0.1 2.9 3.5 1.21
1906 27 CLE AL 3 7 .300 2.91 17 12 5 8 1 0 92.2 92 45 30 1 31 31 6 0 1 0 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
6 Seasons 35 82 .299 3.59 153 125 27 107 5 0 1137.2 1154 640 454 24 416 473 60 2 51 1840 83 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
162 Game Avg. 9 20 .299 3.59 37 31 7 26 1 0 278 282 157 111 6 102 116 15 0 12 450 83 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14
WSH (4 yrs) 23 69 .250 3.68 117 97 20 85 2 0 901.1 944 522 369 20 321 370 47 2 43 1840 81 1.403 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.7 1.15
PHI (1 yr) 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13
CLE (1 yr) 3 7 .300 2.91 17 12 5 8 1 0 92.2 92 45 30 1 31 31 6 0 1 0 90 1.327 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.00
AL (5 yrs) 26 76 .255 3.61 134 109 25 93 3 0 994.0 1036 567 399 21 352 401 53 2 44 1840 81 1.396 9.4 0.2 3.2 3.6 1.14
NL (1 yr) 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13

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+
1901 22 9 6 .600 3.45 19 16 2 14 2 0 143.2 118 73 55 3 64 72 7 0 7 0 98 1.267 7.4 0.2 4.0 4.5 1.13 98
1902 23 18 22 .450 4.05 46 42 3 36 2 0 364.0 351 230 164 15 153 143 20 1 17 0 88 1.385 8.7 0.4 3.8 3.5 0.93 88
1903 24 20 33 .377 4.24 66 55 10 46 2 0 490.2 496 315 231 18 201 197 29 1 24 563 82 1.421 9.1 0.3 3.7 3.6 0.98 82
1904 25 25 59 .298 3.99 102 89 12 77 4 0 782.0 815 478 347 21 301 340 39 2 43 1840 79 1.427 9.4 0.2 3.5 3.9 1.13 79
1905 26 32 75 .299 3.65 136 113 22 99 4 0 1045.0 1062 595 424 23 385 442 54 2 50 1840 83 1.385 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.8 1.15 83
1906 27 35 82 .299 3.59 153 125 27 107 5 0 1137.2 1154 640 454 24 416 473 60 2 51 1840 83 1.380 9.1 0.2 3.3 3.7 1.14 83

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
1901 22 0.00 0.0 0 66 59 0 0 0 0 19
1902 23 0.00 0.0 0 123 111 0 0 0 0 27
1903 24 6 9 .400 5.14 140.0 169 89 80 3 56 60 10 1.607 10.9 3.6 3.9 1.07 0.2 20
1904 25 12 18 .400 4.73 278.0 361 162 146 3 113 136 11 1.705 11.7 3.7 4.4 1.20 0.1 36
1905 26 0.00 0.0 0 108 97 0 0 0 0 34
1906 27 0.00 0.0 0 44 40 0 0 0 0 17
6 Seasons 18 27 .400 11.48 418.0 530 592 533 6 169 196 21 1.672 11.4 4.2 1.16 0.1 153

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--7.392--1st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--4.510--7th

Shutouts s c a p y
1901 NL--2--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1902 AL--12--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1902 AL--89--7th
1904 AL--100--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1904 AL--319--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1905 AL--.068--8th
Career--.190--154th

Losses s c a p y
1902 AL--16--8th
1904 AL--26--1st
1905 AL--16--9th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1902 AL--109--9th
1904 AL--116--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1902 AL--10--4th
1903 AL--7--5th
1904 AL--19--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL--13--3rd
1903 AL--9--10th
1905 AL--15--3rd
Career--60--239th

Games Finished s c a p y
1903 AL--7--2nd
1905 AL--10--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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