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Rube Vickers
Harry Porter Vickers
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 225 lb.

Born: May 17, 1878 in St. Marys, ON, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1902
Final Game: October 2, 1909
Died: December 9, 1958 in Belleville, MI
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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
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 0 102 50 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 77 29 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 1 208 76 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 12 1276 115 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 3 246 71 1.419 9.7 0.0 3.1 4.0 1.32
5 Seasons 22 27 .449 2.93 88 45 34 29 7 2 458.0 426 216 149 1 119 213 16 0 18 1909 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 9 976 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 16 1730 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 77 29 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 0 102 50 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 16 1730 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 2 179 39 2.143 14.9 0.0 4.4 2.8 0.65

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1902 24 CIN NL 4 11 11 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818 143 5 0 0 /12
1903 25 BRO NL 5 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 1 0 0 /1O
1907 29 PHA AL 10 21 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .150 .300 -5 3 0 1 1
1908 30 PHA AL 53 120 106 4 17 3 0 0 4 0 10 .160 .233 .189 .421 33 20 0 4 1
1909 31 PHA AL 18 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .063 .063 .063 .125 -61 1 0 1 1
5 Seasons 90 179 163 4 26 4 0 0 13 0 10 .160 .208 .184 .392 23 30 0 6
162 Game Avg. 162 322 293 7 47 7 0 0 23 0 18 .160 .208 .184 .392 23 54 0 11
PHA (3 yrs) 81 158 142 4 21 3 0 0 7 0 10 .148 .204 .169 .373 18 24 0 6
BRO (1 yr) 5 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 -42 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 11 11 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818 143 5 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 81 158 142 4 21 3 0 0 7 0 10 .148 .204 .169 .373 18 24 0 6
NL (2 yrs) 9 21 21 0 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 .238 .238 .286 .524 53 6 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1902 CIN NL 24 P 3 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.00 .933 2.40
1902 CIN NL 24 C 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.80 6
1903 BRO NL 25 P 4 11 0 10 1 0 .909 2.50 .927 2.42
1903 BRO NL 25 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.90 0-1-0
1907 PHA AL 29 P 10 20 2 17 1 1 .950 1.90 .945 2.43
1908 PHA AL 30 P 53 100 10 83 7 0 .930 1.75 .947 2.28
1909 PHA AL 31 P 18 15 3 11 1 0 .933 0.78 .940 2.25
5 Seasons P 88 149 15 124 10 1 .933 1.58 .944 2.30
1 Season C 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.80 6
1 Season OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.90 0-1-0
5 Seasons TOT 90 151 16 125 10 1 .934 1.57 .878 2.34 0-1-0 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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--7th

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--0.00--1st

Losses s c a p y
1908 AL--19--3rd

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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1908 AL--12--4th

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

Batters Faced s c a p y
1908 AL--1276--3rd

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

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 20 (1044), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 5 (1252), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

February 17, 1903: Purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.

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