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Ira Townsend

Ira Dance Townsend (Pat)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 9, 1894 in Weimar, TX
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1920. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 1920
Team: Braves 1920-1921

Final Game: September 28, 1921
Died: July 21, 1965 in Schulenburg, TX
Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Weimar, TX
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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
1920 26 BSN NL 0 0 1.35 4 1 2 0 0 0 6.2 10 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 30 240 1.800 13.5 0.0 2.7 1.4 0.50
1921 27 BSN NL 0 0 6.14 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.1 11 7 5 1 4 0 2 0 0 40 63 2.045 13.5 1.2 4.9 0.0 0.00
2 Yrs 0 0 3.86 8 1 5 0 0 0 14.0 21 10 6 1 6 1 3 0 0 70 92 1.929 13.5 0.6 3.9 0.6 0.17
162 Game Avg. 0 0 3.86 60 8 38 0 0 0 106 159 76 45 8 45 8 23 0 0 529 92 1.929 13.5 0.6 3.9 0.6 0.17

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
1920 26 BSN NL 6.2 4 1 3 4.05 3.97 -0.09 0.00 106.6 4.33 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .507 .500 $
1921 27 BSN NL 8.1 4 0 7 7.56 4.80 0.07 0.00 92.1 4.36 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .429 .498 $
2 Seasons 15.0 8 1 10 6.00 4.44 -0.00 0.00 98.5 4.35 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .468 .499 $

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%
1920 26 BSN NL 30 0.0% 3.3% 6.7% 87%
1921 27 BSN NL 40 2.5% 0.0% 10.0% 78%
2 Yrs 70 1.4% 1.4% 8.6% 81%
MLB Averages 0.8% 7.5% 7.2% 2.6% 10% 81%

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+
1920 26 0 0 1.35 4 1 2 0 0 0 6.2 10 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 30 240 1.800 13.5 0.0 2.7 1.4 0.50 240
1921 27 0 0 3.86 8 1 5 0 0 0 14.0 21 10 6 1 6 1 3 0 0 70 92 1.929 13.5 0.6 3.9 0.6 0.17 92

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
1920 26 0 0 1.50 6.0 11 1 1 0 2 1 1 2.167 16.5 3.0 1.5 0.50 0.0 4
1921 27 0 0 5.63 8.0 12 6 5 1 4 0 2 2.000 13.5 4.5 0.0 0.00 1.1 4
2 Yrs 0 0 3.86 14.0 23 7 6 1 6 1 3 2.071 14.8 0.6 0.17 0.6 8

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