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Ed Willett

Robert Edgar Willett

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: March 7, 1884 in Norfolk, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1906
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Terriers 1906-1915

Final Game: September 23, 1915
Died: May 10, 1934 in Wellington, KS
Buried: Caldwell Cemetery, Caldwell, KS
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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
1906 22 DET AL 0 3 .000 3.96 3 3 0 3 0 0 25.0 24 12 11 0 8 16 2 0 1 104 71 1.280 8.6 0.0 2.9 5.8 2.00
1907 23 DET AL 1 5 .167 3.70 10 6 3 1 0 0 48.2 47 31 20 0 20 27 2 0 3 206 71 1.377 8.7 0.0 3.7 5.0 1.35
1908 24 DET AL 15 8 .652 2.28 30 23 7 18 2 1 197.1 186 67 50 2 60 77 14 0 10 786 105 1.247 8.5 0.1 2.7 3.5 1.28
1909 25 DET AL 21 10 .677 2.34 41 34 3 25 3 1 292.2 239 112 76 5 76 89 15 0 11 1173 108 1.076 7.3 0.2 2.3 2.7 1.17
1910 26 DET AL 16 11 .593 2.37 37 25 10 18 4 0 224.1 175 85 59 2 74 65 17 0 10 899 111 1.110 7.0 0.1 3.0 2.6 0.88
1911 27 DET AL 13 14 .481 3.66 38 27 7 15 2 1 231.1 261 136 94 5 80 86 14 0 5 978 94 1.474 10.2 0.2 3.1 3.3 1.08
1912 28 DET AL 17 15 .531 3.29 37 31 4 28 1 0 284.1 281 144 104 3 84 89 17 0 9 1172 100 1.284 8.9 0.1 2.7 2.8 1.06
1913 29 DET AL 13 14 .481 3.09 34 30 3 19 0 0 242.0 237 117 83 0 89 59 11 0 6 1002 94 1.347 8.8 0.0 3.3 2.2 0.66
1914 30 SLM FL 4 17 .190 4.27 27 22 3 14 0 0 175.0 208 102 83 5 56 73 10 0 9 771 78 1.509 10.7 0.3 2.9 3.8 1.30
1915 31 SLM FL 2 3 .400 4.61 17 2 13 1 0 2 52.2 61 36 27 2 18 19 3 0 2 228 70 1.500 10.4 0.3 3.1 3.2 1.06
10 Yrs 102 100 .505 3.08 274 203 53 142 12 5 1773.1 1719 842 607 24 565 600 105 0 66 7319 95 1.288 8.7 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.06
162 Game Avg. 15 14 .505 3.08 39 29 8 20 2 1 253 245 120 87 3 81 86 15 0 9 1043 95 1.288 8.7 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.06
DET (8 yrs) 96 80 .545 2.89 230 179 37 127 12 3 1545.2 1450 704 497 17 491 508 92 0 55 6320 99 1.256 8.4 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.03
SLM (2 yrs) 6 20 .231 4.35 44 24 16 15 0 2 227.2 269 138 110 7 74 92 13 0 11 999 76 1.507 10.6 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.24
AL (8 yrs) 96 80 .545 2.89 230 179 37 127 12 3 1545.2 1450 704 497 17 491 508 92 0 55 6320 99 1.256 8.4 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.03
FL (2 yrs) 6 20 .231 4.35 44 24 16 15 0 2 227.2 269 138 110 7 74 92 13 0 11 999 76 1.507 10.6 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.24

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
1906 22 DET AL 25.0 3 3 12 4.32 3.70 -0.39 0.00 102.0 4.17 -0 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .487 .500 $
1907 23 DET AL 48.2 10 6 31 5.73 3.53 -0.18 0.00 102.0 3.79 -10 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -6 .387 .493 $
1908 24 DET AL 197.1 30 23 67 3.06 3.34 -0.24 0.00 100.0 3.58 11 1.5 1.0 -0.2 3.0 27 .550 .509 $
1909 25 DET AL 292.2 41 34 112 3.44 3.33 0.24 0.00 102.0 3.15 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.3 1.5 14 .482 .495 $
1910 26 DET AL 224.1 37 25 85 3.41 3.54 0.03 0.00 104.0 3.65 8 0.9 1.0 -0.2 2.8 26 .526 .506 $
1911 27 DET AL 231.1 38 27 136 5.29 4.49 -0.23 0.00 103.0 4.87 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.2 0.8 15 .471 .493 $
1912 28 DET AL 284.1 37 31 144 4.56 4.41 -0.05 0.00 98.0 4.37 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.3 1.8 25 .488 .497 $
1913 29 DET AL 242.0 34 30 117 4.35 3.91 -0.15 0.00 99.0 4.02 -7 -0.8 1.0 -0.2 1.2 14 .477 .495 $
1914 30 SLM FL 175.0 27 22 102 5.25 4.17 -0.43 0.00 104.0 4.78 -10 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -3 .460 .493 $
1915 31 SLM FL 52.2 17 2 36 6.15 3.83 0.15 0.00 106.0 3.90 -13 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -11 .417 .491 $
10 Seasons 1773.1 274 203 842 4.27 3.87 -0.09 0.00 101.4 4.01 -43 -4.3 1.0 -1.6 8.7 104 .484 .497 $
DET (8 yrs) 1545.2 230 179 704 4.10 3.84 -0.06 0.00 101.0 3.93 -20 -1.8 1.0 -1.5 10.6 118 .492 .499 $
SLM (2 yrs) 227.2 44 24 138 5.46 4.09 -0.30 0.00 104.5 4.58 -23 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.9 -14 .443 .492 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1909 25 DET AL WS L PIT 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 27 0.391 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
1 WS 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 27 0.391 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.2

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+
1906 22 0 3 .000 3.96 3 3 0 3 0 0 25.0 24 12 11 0 8 16 2 0 1 104 71 1.280 8.6 0.0 2.9 5.8 2.00 71
1907 23 1 8 .111 3.79 13 9 3 4 0 0 73.2 71 43 31 0 28 43 4 0 4 310 71 1.344 8.7 0.0 3.4 5.3 1.54 71
1908 24 16 16 .500 2.69 43 32 10 22 2 1 271.0 257 110 81 2 88 120 18 0 14 1096 92 1.273 8.5 0.1 2.9 4.0 1.36 92
1909 25 37 26 .587 2.51 84 66 13 47 5 2 563.2 496 222 157 7 164 209 33 0 25 2269 100 1.171 7.9 0.1 2.6 3.3 1.27 100
1910 26 53 37 .589 2.47 121 91 23 65 9 2 788.0 671 307 216 9 238 274 50 0 35 3168 103 1.154 7.7 0.1 2.7 3.1 1.15 103
1911 27 66 51 .564 2.74 159 118 30 80 11 3 1019.1 932 443 310 14 318 360 64 0 40 4146 100 1.226 8.2 0.1 2.8 3.2 1.13 100
1912 28 83 66 .557 2.86 196 149 34 108 12 3 1303.2 1213 587 414 17 402 449 81 0 49 5318 100 1.239 8.4 0.1 2.8 3.1 1.12 100
1913 29 96 80 .545 2.89 230 179 37 127 12 3 1545.2 1450 704 497 17 491 508 92 0 55 6320 99 1.256 8.4 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.03 99
1914 30 100 97 .508 3.03 257 201 40 141 12 3 1720.2 1658 806 580 22 547 581 102 0 64 7091 96 1.281 8.7 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.06 96
1915 31 102 100 .505 3.08 274 203 53 142 12 5 1773.1 1719 842 607 24 565 600 105 0 66 7319 95 1.288 8.7 0.1 2.9 3.0 1.06 95

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
1906 22 1 1 .500 5.25 24.0 28 16 14 0 9 15 2 1.542 10.5 3.4 5.6 1.67 0.0 3
1907 23 2 3 .400 4.89 46.0 53 28 25 0 23 26 2 1.652 10.4 4.5 5.1 1.13 0.0 10
1908 24 10 8 .556 3.55 170.0 219 74 67 2 71 66 16 1.706 11.6 3.8 3.5 0.93 0.1 30
1909 25 19 12 .613 3.21 280.0 280 111 100 6 89 85 18 1.318 9.0 2.9 2.7 0.96 0.2 41
1910 26 14 9 .609 3.04 210.0 196 79 71 2 83 61 19 1.329 8.4 3.6 2.6 0.73 0.1 37
1911 27 13 11 .542 3.71 223.0 265 102 92 5 81 83 14 1.552 10.7 3.3 3.3 1.02 0.2 38
1912 28 16 14 .533 3.61 274.0 296 122 110 3 88 86 18 1.401 9.7 2.9 2.8 0.98 0.1 37
1913 29 13 12 .520 3.94 226.0 265 110 99 0 100 55 12 1.615 10.6 4.0 2.2 0.55 0.0 34
1914 30 7 11 .389 4.71 170.0 220 99 89 5 59 71 11 1.641 11.6 3.1 3.8 1.20 0.3 27
1915 31 2 3 .400 5.58 50.0 66 34 31 2 19 18 3 1.700 11.9 3.4 3.2 0.95 0.4 17
10 Yrs 97 84 .536 3.75 1673.0 1888 775 698 25 622 566 115 1.500 10.2 3.0 0.91 0.1 274

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  3.08 (190th)

Wins s c a p y
1909 AL  21 (3rd)
1910 AL  16 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1908 AL  .652 (7th)
1909 AL  .677 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1910 AL  7.021 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1909 AL  41 (4th)
1910 AL  37 (7th)
1911 AL  38 (9th)

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

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1909 AL  292.7 (6th)
1912 AL  284.3 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1909 AL  34 (5th)
1912 AL  31 (10th)
1913 AL  30 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1909 AL  25 (6th)
1912 AL  28 (5th)
1913 AL  19 (10th)
Career  142 (245th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1910 AL  4 (7th)
1911 AL  2 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1909 AL  5 (2nd)
1911 AL  5 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1909 AL  76 (8th)
1911 AL  80 (6th)
1913 AL  89 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1909 AL  239 (6th)
1911 AL  261 (5th)
1912 AL  281 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1913 AL  0.000 (1st)
Career  0.122 (59th)

Losses s c a p y
1911 AL  14 (9th)
1914 FL  17 (7th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1909 AL  76 (3rd)
1911 AL  94 (5th)
1912 AL  104 (2nd)
1913 AL  83 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1908 AL  10 (7th)
1909 AL  11 (3rd)
1910 AL  10 (3rd)
1912 AL  9 (7th)
1914 FL  9 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1908 AL  14 (4th)
1909 AL  15 (4th)
1910 AL  17 (3rd)
1911 AL  14 (4th)
1912 AL  17 (1st)
1913 AL  11 (6th)
1914 FL  10 (7th)
Career  105 (70th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1909 AL  1,173 (4th)
1911 AL  978 (10th)
1912 AL  1,172 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1910 AL  10 (6th)
1915 FL  13 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 42 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (689), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (742), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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