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Highball Wilson

Howard Paul Wilson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 164 lb.

Born: August 9, 1878 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1899
Teams (by GP): Senators/Athletics/Spiders 1899-1904

Final Game: May 17, 1904
Died: October 16, 1934 in Havre de Grace, MD
Buried: North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 10:03AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1899 20 CLV NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 8 0 5 1 0 0 0 40 43 2.125 13.5 0.0 5.6 1.1 0.20
1902 23 PHA AL 7 4 .636 2.43 13 10 3 8 0 0 96.1 103 44 26 1 19 18 9 0 0 404 152 1.266 9.6 0.1 1.8 1.7 0.95
1903 24 WSH AL 7 18 .280 3.31 30 28 2 25 1 0 242.1 269 123 89 7 43 56 10 1 2 1013 94 1.287 10.0 0.3 1.6 2.1 1.30
1904 25 WSH AL 0 3 .000 4.68 3 3 0 3 0 0 25.0 33 17 13 0 4 11 2 0 1 110 58 1.480 11.9 0.0 1.4 4.0 2.75
4 Seasons 14 26 .350 3.29 47 42 5 37 1 0 371.2 417 192 136 8 71 86 21 1 3 1567 99 1.313 10.1 0.2 1.7 2.1 1.21
162 Game Avg. 11 20 .350 3.29 36 32 4 28 1 0 284 319 147 104 6 54 66 16 1 2 1197 99 1.313 10.1 0.2 1.7 2.1 1.21
WSH (2 yrs) 7 21 .250 3.43 33 31 2 28 1 0 267.1 302 140 102 7 47 67 12 1 3 1123 90 1.305 10.2 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.43
PHA (1 yr) 7 4 .636 2.43 13 10 3 8 0 0 96.1 103 44 26 1 19 18 9 0 0 404 152 1.266 9.6 0.1 1.8 1.7 0.95
CLV (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 8 0 5 1 0 0 0 40 43 2.125 13.5 0.0 5.6 1.1 0.20
AL (3 yrs) AL 14 25 .359 3.17 46 41 5 36 1 0 363.2 405 184 128 8 66 85 21 1 3 1527 102 1.295 10.0 0.2 1.6 2.1 1.29
NL (1 yr) NL 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 12 8 8 0 5 1 0 0 0 40 43 2.125 13.5 0.0 5.6 1.1 0.20

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1899 20 CLV NL 8.0 1 8 5 0 1.0 -3 -0.2 $
1902 23 PHA AL 96.1 10 44 60 -1 1.0 16 1.7 $
1903 24 WSH AL 242.1 28 123 127 -2 1.0 4 1.5 $
1904 25 WSH AL 25.0 3 17 11 -1 1.0 -6 -0.5 $
4 Seasons 371.2 42 192 203 -4 1.0 11 2.5 $
WSH (2 yrs) 267.1 31 140 138 -3 1.0 -2 1.0 $
PHA (1 yr) 96.1 10 44 60 -1 1.0 16 1.7 $
CLV (1 yr) 8.0 1 8 5 0 1.0 -3 -0.2 $

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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
1899 20 CLV NL 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 185 2 0 0 /1
1902 23 PHA AL 13 39 35 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 4 .171 .237 .171 .408 12 6 0 1 1
1903 24 WSH AL 31 93 85 8 17 3 3 0 2 1 5 11 .200 .253 .306 .559 65 26 1 2 1/O
1904 25 WSH AL 4 11 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .444 .744 136 4 0 1 /1
4 Seasons 49 146 132 10 26 6 3 0 6 1 9 18 .197 .254 .288 .541 57 38 1 4
162 Game Avg. 162 483 436 33 86 20 10 0 20 3 30 60 .197 .254 .288 .541 57 126 3 13
WSH (2 yrs) 35 104 94 8 19 5 3 0 2 1 6 13 .202 .257 .319 .577 72 30 1 3
PHA (1 yr) 13 39 35 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 4 .171 .237 .171 .408 12 6 0 1
CLV (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 185 2 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 48 143 129 10 25 5 3 0 6 1 9 17 .194 .252 .279 .531 55 36 1 4
NL (1 yr) 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 185 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1899 20 CLV NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1902 23 PHA AL 39 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1903 24 WSH AL 93 -4 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ 1/O
1904 25 WSH AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
4 Seasons 146 -8 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
WSH (2 yrs) 104 -4 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $
PHA (1 yr) 39 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
CLV (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1899 CLV NL 20 P 1 8.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.00 .910 2.70 2.60
1902 PHA AL 23 P 13 96.1 26 5 21 0 1 1.000 2.43 2.00 .928 3.10 3.03
1903 WSH AL 24 P 30 242.1 71 11 58 2 0 .972 2.56 2.30 .948 3.19 3.13
1903 WSH AL 24 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1-0-0
1904 WSH AL 25 P 3 25.0 11 2 8 1 0 .909 3.60 3.33 .952 3.46 3.40
4 Seasons P 47 371.2 110 19 88 3 1 .973 2.59 2.28 .943 3.17 3.11
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 1-0-0
4 Seasons TOT 48 371.2 110 19 88 3 1 .973 2.59 2.23 .943 3.17 3.09 1-0-0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  7 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1903 AL  18 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  89 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1903 AL  10 (7th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1903 AL  .972 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1899 NL  born 1878-08-09 (7th)

                           

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