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Corky Valentine

Harold Lewis Valentine

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 203 lb.

Born: January 4, 1929 in Troy, OH
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954
Team: Redlegs 1954-1955

Final Game: May 29, 1955
Died: January 21, 2005 in Roswell, GA
Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, GA
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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
1954 25 CIN NL 12 11 .522 4.45 36 28 4 7 3 1 194.1 211 98 96 24 60 73 4 1 1 824 95 1.395 9.8 1.1 2.8 3.4 1.22
1955 26 CIN NL 2 1 .667 7.43 10 5 2 0 0 0 26.2 29 23 22 5 16 2 14 1 1 0 127 57 1.688 9.8 1.7 5.4 4.7 0.88
2 Yrs 14 12 .538 4.81 46 33 6 7 3 1 221.0 240 121 118 29 76 2 87 5 2 1 951 88 1.430 9.8 1.2 3.1 3.5 1.14
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .538 4.81 40 28 5 6 3 1 190 207 104 102 25 65 75 4 2 1 819 88 1.430 9.8 1.2 3.1 3.5 1.14

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
1954 25 CIN NL 194.1 36 28 98 4.54 4.42 -0.06 0.00 101.9 4.57 1 0.1 1.5 -0.1 1.8 23 .504 .501 $
1955 26 CIN NL 26.2 10 5 23 7.76 4.46 0.26 0.00 104.7 4.39 -9 -0.9 .9 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .410 .494 $
2 Seasons 221.0 46 33 121 4.93 4.43 -0.02 0.00 102.3 4.55 -8 -0.8 1.3 -0.1 1.1 16 .484 .498 $

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
1954 25 CIN NL 36 820 745 98 211 22 6 24 7 5 60 73 .283 .338 .426 .763 .286 317 23 4 7 5 6
1955 26 CIN NL 10 127 105 23 29 6 1 5 2 0 16 14 .276 .368 .495 .863 .270 52 1 1 2 3 2 2
2 Yrs 46 947 850 121 240 28 7 29 9 5 76 87 .282 .342 .434 .776 .284 369 24 5 9 8 2 8
162 Game Avg. 40 815 732 104 207 24 6 25 8 4 65 75 .282 .342 .434 .776 .284 318 21 4 8 7 7
MLB Averages .260 .333 .389 .722 .274

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1954 25 CIN NL -0.7 -0.1 840 -0.5 16.8 -17.3 1.15 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 1.14 0.8 4 1 3
1955 26 CIN NL -8.2 -0.8 130 -0.7 2.0 -2.7 1.07 -0.6 -0.1 -12.2 -1.1 1.07 -6.5 1 2 2
2 Yrs -8.9 -0.8 970 -1.2 18.8 -20.0 1.14 -0.5 -0.5 -12.1 -1.1 1.13 -5.7 5 3 5

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
1954 25 CIN NL 36 28 10 10 8 2 2 11 17 .393 2 5 7 3 13 46% 48.4 77 17 20 5 10 10 4.2 4.1 6.5
1955 26 CIN NL 10 5 0 1 4 0 0 2 3 .400 0 3 0 0 1 20% 41.2 61 30 7 1 0 4 5.4 1.8 4.1
2 Yrs 46 33 10 11 12 2 2 13 20 .394 2 8 7 3 14 42% 47 77 17 27 6 10 14 4.4 3.9 6.1
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 -2 4.5 4.4 6.4

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
1954 25 CIN NL 36 8 4 2 1 2 1 1 50% 2 0 7 3 43% 9 1.147 4 1 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 2 3 0 4.9
1955 26 CIN NL 10 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 6 1.069 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 1 3 1 1 3.8
2 Yrs 46 13 6 4 1 2 1 1 50% 2 0 11 7 64% 1.137 5 3 5 2 3 8 5 8 4 5 4 1 4.5

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%
1954 25 CIN NL 821 59% 2.9% 8.9% 7.3% 6.3% 25% 0.80 80% 164 23 14%
1955 26 CIN NL 127 55% 3.9% 11.0% 12.6% 9.5% 41% 1.13 70% 28 1 4%
2 Yrs 948 58% 3.1% 9.2% 8.0% 6.8% 27% 0.83 78% 192 24 13%
MLB Averages 51% 2.3% 11.8% 10.1% 6.7% 27% 0.94 80% 10%

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
1954 25 CIN NL 820 211 24 0 21 16 8 16 8 37 19 5 51% 6 1 1 295 7 5 58% 7 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 1
1955 26 CIN NL 127 29 5 0 4 3 2 3 2 9 7 0 78% 2 0 0 51 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 Yrs 947 240 29 0 25 19 10 19 10 46 26 5 57% 8 1 1 346 9 5 64% 9 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 12 1
MLB Averages 51% 54%

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+
1954 25 12 11 .522 4.45 36 28 4 7 3 1 194.1 211 98 96 24 60 73 4 1 1 824 95 1.395 9.8 1.1 2.8 3.4 1.22 95
1955 26 14 12 .538 4.81 46 33 6 7 3 1 221.0 240 121 118 29 76 2 87 5 2 1 951 88 1.430 9.8 1.2 3.1 3.5 1.14 88

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
1954 25 9 12 .429 4.38 195.0 216 106 95 25 61 73 4 1.421 10.0 2.8 3.4 1.20 1.2 36
1955 26 1 2 .333 6.83 29.0 30 24 22 5 17 15 1 1.621 9.3 5.3 4.7 0.88 1.6 10
2 Yrs 10 14 .417 4.70 224.0 246 130 117 30 78 88 5 1.446 9.9 3.5 1.13 1.2 46

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 NL  2.779 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 NL  3 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1954 NL  24 (7th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1954 NL  96 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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