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Rube Vickers

Harry Porter Vickers

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: May 17, 1878 in St. Mary's, Ontario, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1902
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Superbas/Reds 1902-1909

Final Game: October 2, 1909
Died: December 9, 1958 in Belleville, MI
Buried: Leonardson Memorial Cemetery, Pittsford, MI
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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
1902 24 CIN NL 0 3 .000 6.00 3 3 0 3 0 0 21.0 31 20 14 0 8 6 1 0 0 100 51 1.857 13.3 0.0 3.4 2.6 0.75
1903 25 BRO NL 0 1 .000 10.93 4 1 3 1 0 0 14.0 27 23 17 0 9 5 1 0 2 75 30 2.571 17.4 0.0 5.8 3.2 0.56
1907 29 PHA AL 2 2 .500 3.40 10 4 5 3 1 0 50.1 44 27 19 1 12 21 1 0 1 198 77 1.113 7.9 0.2 2.1 3.8 1.75
1908 30 PHA AL 18 19 .486 2.21 53 34 17 21 6 1 317.0 264 114 78 0 71 156 11 0 6 1226 114 1.057 7.5 0.0 2.0 4.4 2.20
1909 31 PHA AL 2 2 .500 3.40 18 3 9 1 0 1 55.2 60 32 21 0 19 25 2 0 3 240 72 1.419 9.7 0.0 3.1 4.0 1.32
5 Yrs 22 27 .449 2.93 88 45 34 29 7 2 458.0 426 216 149 1 119 213 16 0 12 1839 88 1.190 8.4 0.0 2.3 4.2 1.79
162 Game Avg. 11 14 .449 2.93 45 23 17 15 4 1 234 218 110 76 1 61 109 8 0 6 940 88 1.190 8.4 0.0 2.3 4.2 1.79
PHA (3 yrs) 22 23 .489 2.51 81 41 31 25 7 2 423.0 368 173 118 1 102 202 14 0 10 1664 101 1.111 7.8 0.0 2.2 4.3 1.98
BRO (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.93 4 1 3 1 0 0 14.0 27 23 17 0 9 5 1 0 2 75 30 2.571 17.4 0.0 5.8 3.2 0.56
CIN (1 yr) 0 3 .000 6.00 3 3 0 3 0 0 21.0 31 20 14 0 8 6 1 0 0 100 51 1.857 13.3 0.0 3.4 2.6 0.75
AL (3 yrs) 22 23 .489 2.51 81 41 31 25 7 2 423.0 368 173 118 1 102 202 14 0 10 1664 101 1.111 7.8 0.0 2.2 4.3 1.98
NL (2 yrs) 0 4 .000 7.97 7 4 3 4 0 0 35.0 58 43 31 0 17 11 2 0 2 175 40 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65

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
1902 24 CIN NL 21.0 3 3 20 8.57 3.91 0.13 0.00 107.0 4.04 -10 -0.8 -0.0 -0.7 -9 .224 .495 $
1903 25 BRO NL 14.0 4 1 23 14.79 4.77 0.03 0.00 98.0 4.65 -16 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -14 .223 .493 $
1907 29 PHA AL 50.1 10 4 27 4.83 3.63 0.04 0.00 102.0 3.66 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .427 .495 $
1908 30 PHA AL 317.0 53 34 114 3.24 3.50 -0.19 0.00 106.0 3.91 24 3.1 1.0 -0.3 5.6 49 .559 .519 $
1909 31 PHA AL 55.2 18 3 32 5.17 3.37 0.21 0.00 98.0 3.10 -12 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -8 .421 .491 $
5 Seasons 458.0 88 45 216 4.24 3.55 -0.10 0.00 104.4 3.81 -21 -1.0 1.0 -0.4 2.6 15 .489 .499 $
PHA (3 yrs) 423.0 81 41 173 3.68 3.49 -0.11 0.00 104.5 3.77 5 1.0 1.0 -0.4 4.3 39 .512 .502 $
BRO (1 yr) 14.0 4 1 23 14.79 4.77 0.03 0.00 98.0 4.65 -16 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -14 .223 .493 $
CIN (1 yr) 21.0 3 3 20 8.57 3.91 0.13 0.00 107.0 4.04 -10 -0.8 -0.0 -0.7 -9 .224 .495 $

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+
1902 24 0 3 .000 6.00 3 3 0 3 0 0 21.0 31 20 14 0 8 6 1 0 0 100 51 1.857 13.3 0.0 3.4 2.6 0.75 51
1903 25 0 4 .000 7.97 7 4 3 4 0 0 35.0 58 43 31 0 17 11 2 0 2 175 40 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65 40
1904 26 0 4 .000 7.97 7 4 3 4 0 0 35.0 58 43 31 0 17 11 2 0 2 175 40 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65 40
1905 27 0 4 .000 7.97 7 4 3 4 0 0 35.0 58 43 31 0 17 11 2 0 2 175 40 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65 40
1906 28 0 4 .000 7.97 7 4 3 4 0 0 35.0 58 43 31 0 17 11 2 0 2 175 40 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65 40
1907 29 2 6 .250 5.27 17 8 8 7 1 0 85.1 102 70 50 1 29 32 3 0 3 373 54 1.535 10.8 0.1 3.1 3.4 1.10 54
1908 30 20 25 .444 2.86 70 42 25 28 7 1 402.1 366 184 128 1 100 188 14 0 9 1599 91 1.158 8.2 0.0 2.2 4.2 1.88 91
1909 31 22 27 .449 2.93 88 45 34 29 7 2 458.0 426 216 149 1 119 213 16 0 12 1839 88 1.190 8.4 0.0 2.3 4.2 1.79 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
1902 24 1 1 .500 6.65 23.0 36 19 17 0 9 7 1 1.957 14.1 3.5 2.7 0.78 0.0 3
1903 25 0 1 .000 11.40 15.0 31 21 19 0 10 5 1 2.733 18.6 6.0 3.0 0.50 0.0 4
1907 29 2 3 .400 4.60 47.0 51 27 24 1 14 20 1 1.383 9.8 2.7 3.8 1.43 0.2 10
1908 30 20 12 .625 3.02 292.0 302 109 98 0 81 144 13 1.312 9.3 2.5 4.4 1.78 0.0 53
1909 31 2 3 .400 5.12 51.0 72 32 29 0 23 23 2 1.863 12.7 4.1 4.1 1.00 0.0 18
5 Yrs 25 20 .556 3.93 428.0 492 208 187 1 137 199 18 1.470 10.3 4.2 1.45 0.0 88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1908 AL  5.7 (9th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1908 AL  5.6 (5th)

Wins s c a p y
1908 AL  18 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1908 AL  1.057 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1908 AL  53 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1908 AL  1 (10th)
1909 AL  1 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1908 AL  317.0 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1908 AL  156 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1908 AL  34 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1908 AL  6 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1908 AL  71 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1908 AL  264 (6th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1908 AL  2.197 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1908 AL  0.000 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1908 AL  19 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1908 AL  78 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1908 AL  11 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1908 AL  1,226 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1908 AL  17 (1st)
1909 AL  9 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 20 (1074), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1306), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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