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Jim Weaver

James Dement Weaver (Big Jim)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 25, 1903 in Obion County, TN
School: Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY) (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1928
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Reds/Cubs/Yankees/Browns/... 1928-1939

Final Game: May 8, 1939
Died: December 12, 1983 in Lakeland, FL
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger, KY
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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
1928 24 WSH AL 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 284 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
1931 27 NYY AL 2 1 .667 5.31 17 5 7 2 0 0 57.2 66 37 34 1 29 28 1 1 4 268 76 1.647 10.3 0.2 4.5 4.4 0.97
1934 30 TOT MLB 13 9 .591 4.18 32 25 4 10 1 0 178.2 180 91 83 8 74 109 4 3 10 783 96 1.422 9.1 0.4 3.7 5.5 1.47
1934 30 SLB AL 2 0 1.000 6.41 5 5 0 2 0 0 19.2 17 14 14 3 20 11 0 1 3 94 78 1.881 7.8 1.4 9.2 5.0 0.55
1934 30 CHC NL 11 9 .550 3.91 27 20 4 8 1 0 159.0 163 77 69 5 54 98 4 2 7 689 100 1.365 9.2 0.3 3.1 5.5 1.81
1935 31 PIT NL 14 8 .636 3.42 33 22 6 11 4 0 176.1 177 85 67 9 58 87 2 0 7 764 120 1.333 9.0 0.5 3.0 4.4 1.50
1936 32 PIT NL 14 8 .636 4.31 38 31 2 11 1 0 225.2 239 125 108 12 74 108 1 1 6 972 94 1.387 9.5 0.5 3.0 4.3 1.46
1937 33 PIT NL 8 5 .615 3.20 32 9 10 2 1 0 109.2 106 49 39 2 31 44 0 0 3 457 120 1.249 8.7 0.2 2.5 3.6 1.42
1938 34 TOT MLB 6 5 .545 3.43 31 16 8 2 0 3 136.1 118 65 52 6 63 68 1 0 3 591 110 1.328 7.8 0.4 4.2 4.5 1.08
1938 34 SLB AL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 7 7 0 9 4 0 0 2 39 58 2.571 11.6 0.0 11.6 5.1 0.44
1938 34 CIN NL 6 4 .600 3.13 30 15 8 2 0 3 129.1 109 58 45 6 54 64 1 0 1 552 118 1.260 7.6 0.4 3.8 4.5 1.19
1939 35 CIN NL 0 0 3.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 13 146 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
8 Yrs 57 36 .613 3.88 189 108 40 38 7 3 893.1 891 455 385 38 336 449 10 5 33 3871 103 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34
162 Game Avg. 13 8 .613 3.88 43 25 9 9 2 1 205 204 104 88 9 77 103 2 1 8 886 103 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34
PIT (3 yrs) 36 21 .632 3.76 103 62 18 24 6 0 511.2 522 259 214 23 163 239 3 1 16 2193 107 1.339 9.2 0.4 2.9 4.2 1.47
CIN (2 yrs) 6 4 .600 3.13 33 15 9 2 0 3 132.1 112 59 46 6 55 67 1 0 1 565 118 1.262 7.6 0.4 3.7 4.6 1.22
SLB (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 7.09 6 6 0 2 0 0 26.2 26 21 21 3 29 15 0 1 5 133 72 2.063 8.8 1.0 9.8 5.1 0.52
WSH (1 yr) 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 284 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
CHC (1 yr) 11 9 .550 3.91 27 20 4 8 1 0 159.0 163 77 69 5 54 98 4 2 7 689 100 1.365 9.2 0.3 3.1 5.5 1.81
NYY (1 yr) 2 1 .667 5.31 17 5 7 2 0 0 57.2 66 37 34 1 29 28 1 1 4 268 76 1.647 10.3 0.2 4.5 4.4 0.97
NL (6 yrs) 53 34 .609 3.69 163 97 31 34 7 3 803.0 797 395 329 34 272 404 8 3 24 3447 107 1.331 8.9 0.4 3.0 4.5 1.49
AL (4 yrs) 4 2 .667 5.58 26 11 9 4 0 0 90.1 94 60 56 4 64 45 2 2 9 424 78 1.749 9.4 0.4 6.4 4.5 0.70

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
1928 24 WSH AL 6.0 3 0 2 3.00 5.43 0.05 0.00 91.0 4.90 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .543 .501 $
1931 27 NYY AL 57.2 17 5 37 5.77 4.87 -0.06 0.00 93.3 4.60 -8 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .458 .496 $
1934 30 SLB AL 19.2 5 5 14 6.41 4.84 -0.07 0.00 105.3 5.18 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .451 .498 $
1934 30 CHC NL 159.1 27 20 77 4.35 4.74 0.14 0.00 99.6 4.58 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.5 20 .513 .502 $
1935 31 PIT NL 176.1 33 22 85 4.34 4.66 -0.10 0.00 101.4 4.82 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 2.1 27 .525 .505 $
1936 32 PIT NL 225.2 38 31 125 4.99 4.63 -0.05 0.00 101.7 4.76 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.0 17 .484 .496 $
1937 33 PIT NL 109.2 32 9 49 4.02 4.55 0.11 0.00 99.3 4.42 5 0.5 1.0 -0.0 1.4 15 .516 .503 $
1938 34 SLB AL 7.0 1 1 7 9.00 5.80 -0.40 0.00 92.0 5.70 -3 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .305 .499 $
1938 34 CIN NL 129.2 30 15 58 4.03 4.41 0.26 0.00 99.0 4.11 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.2 13 .506 .501 $
1939 35 CIN NL 3.0 3 0 1 3.00 4.57 0.34 0.00 99.7 4.21 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .515 .500 $
8 Seasons 894.0 189 108 455 4.58 4.65 0.04 0.00 100.0 4.61 1 0.3 1.0 -0.4 7.1 93 .502 .500 $
PIT (3 yrs) 511.2 103 62 259 4.56 4.63 -0.03 0.00 101.1 4.71 7 0.7 1.0 -0.3 4.5 60 .507 .502 $
CIN (2 yrs) 132.2 33 15 59 4.00 4.42 0.27 0.00 99.0 4.11 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .507 .501 $
SLB (2 yrs) 26.2 6 6 21 7.09 5.09 -0.16 0.00 101.8 5.32 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .427 .499 $
WSH (1 yr) 6.0 3 0 2 3.00 5.43 0.05 0.00 91.0 4.90 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .543 .501 $
CHC (1 yr) 159.1 27 20 77 4.35 4.74 0.14 0.00 99.6 4.58 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.5 20 .513 .502 $
NYY (1 yr) 57.2 17 5 37 5.77 4.87 -0.06 0.00 93.3 4.60 -8 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .458 .496 $

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%
1928 24 WSH AL 23 0.0% 8.7% 26.1% 52%
1931 27 NYY AL 268 0.4% 10.5% 10.8% 1.9% 8% 77%
1934 30 TOT MLB 783 1.0% 13.9% 9.5% 2.9% 13% 73%
1934 30 SLB AL 94 3.2% 11.7% 21.3% 4.3% 24% 62%
1934 30 CHC NL 689 0.7% 14.2% 7.8% 2.8% 12% 75%
1935 31 PIT NL 765 1.2% 11.4% 7.6% 2.9% 12% 79%
1936 32 PIT NL 972 1.2% 11.1% 7.6% 2.4% 10% 78%
1937 33 PIT NL 457 0.4% 9.6% 6.8% 0.7% 3% 81%
1938 34 TOT MLB 591 1.0% 11.5% 10.7% 1.4% 7% 74%
1938 34 SLB AL 39 0.0% 10.3% 23.1% 62%
1938 34 CIN NL 552 1.1% 11.6% 9.8% 1.5% 7% 74%
1939 35 CIN NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 69%
8 Yrs 3872 1.0% 11.6% 8.7% 2.2% 9% 77%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.3% 8.3% 3.3% 13% 80%

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+
1928 24 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 284 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33 284
1929 25 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 284 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33 284
1930 26 0 0 1.50 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 23 284 1.333 3.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33 284
1931 27 2 1 .667 4.95 20 5 9 2 0 0 63.2 68 39 35 1 35 30 2 1 4 291 82 1.618 9.6 0.1 4.9 4.2 0.86 82
1932 28 2 1 .667 4.95 20 5 9 2 0 0 63.2 68 39 35 1 35 30 2 1 4 291 82 1.618 9.6 0.1 4.9 4.2 0.86 82
1933 29 2 1 .667 4.95 20 5 9 2 0 0 63.2 68 39 35 1 35 30 2 1 4 291 82 1.618 9.6 0.1 4.9 4.2 0.86 82
1934 30 15 10 .600 4.38 52 30 13 12 1 0 242.1 248 130 118 9 109 139 6 4 14 1074 92 1.473 9.2 0.3 4.0 5.2 1.28 92
1935 31 29 18 .617 3.98 85 52 19 23 5 0 418.2 425 215 185 18 167 226 8 4 21 1838 102 1.414 9.1 0.4 3.6 4.9 1.35 102
1936 32 43 26 .623 4.09 123 83 21 34 6 0 644.1 664 340 293 30 241 334 9 5 27 2810 99 1.405 9.3 0.4 3.4 4.7 1.39 99
1937 33 51 31 .622 3.96 155 92 31 36 7 0 754.0 770 389 332 32 272 378 9 5 30 3267 102 1.382 9.2 0.4 3.2 4.5 1.39 102
1938 34 57 36 .613 3.88 186 108 39 38 7 3 890.1 888 454 384 38 335 446 10 5 33 3858 103 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.33 103
1939 35 57 36 .613 3.88 189 108 40 38 7 3 893.1 891 455 385 38 336 449 10 5 33 3871 103 1.374 9.0 0.4 3.4 4.5 1.34 103

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
1928 24 0 0 1.80 5.0 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1.600 3.6 10.8 3.6 0.33 0.0 3
1931 27 2 4 .333 5.02 61.0 67 38 34 1 29 30 1 1.574 9.9 4.3 4.4 1.03 0.1 17
1934 30 10 10 .500 4.07 188.0 187 94 85 8 77 115 4 1.404 9.0 3.7 5.5 1.49 0.4 32
1935 31 12 8 .600 3.10 189.0 178 72 65 9 58 93 2 1.249 8.5 2.8 4.4 1.60 0.4 33
1936 32 12 13 .480 4.06 233.0 241 117 105 12 75 112 1 1.356 9.3 2.9 4.3 1.49 0.5 38
1937 33 7 5 .583 3.27 113.0 111 46 41 2 32 45 0 1.265 8.8 2.5 3.6 1.41 0.2 32
1938 34 9 7 .563 3.50 144.0 125 62 56 6 67 72 1 1.333 7.8 4.2 4.5 1.07 0.4 31
1939 35 0 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 1.333 9.0 3.0 9.0 3.00 0.0 3
8 Yrs 52 47 .525 3.73 936.0 914 431 388 38 345 472 10 1.345 8.8 4.5 1.37 0.4 189

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1935 NL  .636 (10th)
1936 NL  .636 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 NL  5.547 (3rd)
1935 NL  4.441 (8th)
1936 NL  4.307 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1936 NL  108 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1936 NL  31 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1935 NL  4 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1936 NL  74 (7th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1934 NL  1.815 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 NL  0.283 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1936 NL  108 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1931 AL  4 (5th)
1934 NL  7 (5th)
1935 NL  7 (5th)
1936 NL  6 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 1 (845), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 12 (1363), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (550), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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