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Roger Wolff

Roger Francis Wolff

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 208 lb.

Born: April 10, 1911 in Evansville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1941
Teams (by GP): Senators/Athletics/Pirates/Indians 1941-1947

Final Game: August 25, 1947
Died: March 23, 1994 in Chester, IL
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Chester, IL
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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
1941 30 PHA AL 0 2 .000 3.18 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 15 6 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 69 135 1.118 7.9 0.0 2.1 1.1 0.50
1942 31 PHA AL 12 15 .444 3.32 32 25 7 15 2 3 214.1 206 99 79 16 69 94 3 0 5 912 115 1.283 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.9 1.36
1943 32 PHA AL 10 15 .400 3.54 41 26 14 13 2 6 221.0 232 97 87 11 72 91 4 1 3 937 96 1.376 9.4 0.4 2.9 3.7 1.26 MVP-25
1944 33 WSH AL 4 15 .211 4.99 33 21 5 5 0 2 155.0 186 107 86 9 60 73 6 0 6 715 65 1.587 10.8 0.5 3.5 4.2 1.22
1945 34 WSH AL 20 10 .667 2.12 33 29 4 21 4 2 250.0 200 68 59 7 53 108 1 0 1 1000 146 1.012 7.2 0.3 1.9 3.9 2.04 MVP-7
1946 35 WSH AL 5 8 .385 2.58 21 17 2 6 0 0 122.0 115 51 35 8 30 50 5 0 1 506 129 1.189 8.5 0.6 2.2 3.7 1.67
1947 36 TOT MLB 1 4 .200 7.04 20 8 7 1 0 0 46.0 64 40 36 5 28 12 3 0 0 227 57 2.000 12.5 1.0 5.5 2.3 0.43
1947 36 CLE AL 0 0 3.94 7 2 3 0 0 0 16.0 15 7 7 1 10 5 2 0 0 72 91 1.563 8.4 0.6 5.6 2.8 0.50
1947 36 PIT NL 1 4 .200 8.70 13 6 4 1 0 0 30.0 49 33 29 4 18 7 1 0 0 155 49 2.233 14.7 1.2 5.4 2.1 0.39
7 Yrs 52 69 .430 3.41 182 128 39 63 8 13 1025.1 1018 468 388 56 316 430 22 1 16 4366 101 1.301 8.9 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.36
162 Game Avg. 11 15 .430 3.41 40 28 9 14 2 3 225 223 103 85 12 69 94 5 0 4 958 101 1.301 8.9 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.36
WSH (3 yrs) 29 33 .468 3.07 87 67 11 32 4 4 527.0 501 226 180 24 143 231 12 0 8 2221 104 1.222 8.6 0.4 2.4 3.9 1.62
PHA (3 yrs) 22 32 .407 3.42 75 53 21 30 4 9 452.1 453 202 172 27 145 187 7 1 8 1918 106 1.322 9.0 0.5 2.9 3.7 1.29
PIT (1 yr) 1 4 .200 8.70 13 6 4 1 0 0 30.0 49 33 29 4 18 7 1 0 0 155 49 2.233 14.7 1.2 5.4 2.1 0.39
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 3.94 7 2 3 0 0 0 16.0 15 7 7 1 10 5 2 0 0 72 91 1.563 8.4 0.6 5.6 2.8 0.50
AL (7 yrs) 51 65 .440 3.25 169 122 35 62 8 13 995.1 969 435 359 52 298 423 21 1 16 4211 105 1.273 8.8 0.5 2.7 3.8 1.42
NL (1 yr) 1 4 .200 8.70 13 6 4 1 0 0 30.0 49 33 29 4 18 7 1 0 0 155 49 2.233 14.7 1.2 5.4 2.1 0.39

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
1941 30 PHA AL 17.0 2 2 6 3.18 5.29 -0.05 0.00 98.6 5.27 4 0.4 -0.0 0.5 5 .715 .503 $
1942 31 PHA AL 214.1 32 25 99 4.16 4.55 -0.30 0.00 102.7 4.98 18 2.0 1.0 -0.2 3.1 34 .564 .513 $
1943 32 PHA AL 221.0 41 26 97 3.95 3.96 -0.26 0.00 103.8 4.39 10 1.2 1.0 -0.2 2.3 24 .529 .507 $ MVP-25
1944 33 WSH AL 155.0 33 21 107 6.21 4.11 -0.28 0.00 97.5 4.28 -33 -3.4 1.0 -0.1 -2.6 -24 .397 .479 $
1945 34 WSH AL 250.0 33 29 68 2.45 3.79 -0.01 0.00 94.6 3.59 32 4.1 1.0 -0.2 5.3 47 .623 .525 $ MVP-7
1946 35 WSH AL 122.0 21 17 51 3.76 4.16 -0.29 0.00 97.4 4.34 8 0.9 1.0 -0.1 1.6 17 .542 .505 $
1947 36 CLE AL 16.0 7 2 7 3.94 4.37 0.45 0.00 97.6 3.83 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .498 .500 $
1947 36 PIT NL 30.0 13 6 33 9.90 4.63 -0.20 0.00 102.7 4.96 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -13 .383 .491 $
7 Seasons 1025.1 182 128 468 4.11 4.14 -0.20 0.00 99.4 4.32 22 3.6 1.0 -0.7 9.1 92 .520 .503 $
WSH (3 yrs) 527.0 87 67 226 3.86 3.97 -0.15 0.00 96.1 3.97 7 1.5 1.0 -0.4 4.3 41 .518 .503 $
PHA (3 yrs) 452.1 75 53 202 4.02 4.29 -0.27 0.00 103.1 4.70 32 3.6 1.0 -0.3 5.9 63 .549 .507 $
PIT (1 yr) 30.0 13 6 33 9.90 4.63 -0.20 0.00 102.7 4.96 -17 -1.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -13 .383 .491 $
CLE (1 yr) 16.0 7 2 7 3.94 4.37 0.45 0.00 97.6 3.83 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .498 .500 $

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%
1941 30 PHA AL 69 0.0% 2.9% 5.8% 5.8% 27% 91%
1942 31 PHA AL 912 1.8% 10.3% 7.6% 4.1% 18% 79%
1943 32 PHA AL 937 1.2% 9.7% 7.7% 3.6% 15% 79%
1944 33 WSH AL 719 1.3% 10.2% 8.3% 2.6% 10% 77%
1945 34 WSH AL 1000 0.7% 10.8% 5.3% 3.0% 15% 82%
1946 35 WSH AL 506 1.6% 9.9% 5.9% 2.6% 11% 80%
1947 36 TOT MLB 227 2.2% 5.3% 12.3% 2.6% 9% 77%
1947 36 CLE AL 72 1.4% 6.9% 13.9% 72%
1947 36 PIT NL 155 2.6% 4.5% 11.6% 3.2% 10% 79%
7 Yrs 4370 1.3% 9.8% 7.2% 3.3% 14% 79%
MLB Averages 1.2% 9.1% 9.0% 2.7% 12% 79%

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+
1941 30 0 2 .000 3.18 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 15 6 6 0 4 2 0 0 0 69 135 1.118 7.9 0.0 2.1 1.1 0.50 135
1942 31 12 17 .414 3.31 34 27 7 17 2 3 231.1 221 105 85 16 73 96 3 0 5 981 116 1.271 8.6 0.6 2.8 3.7 1.32 116
1943 32 22 32 .407 3.42 75 53 21 30 4 9 452.1 453 202 172 27 145 187 7 1 8 1918 106 1.322 9.0 0.5 2.9 3.7 1.29 106
1944 33 26 47 .356 3.82 108 74 26 35 4 11 607.1 639 309 258 36 205 260 13 1 14 2633 92 1.390 9.5 0.5 3.0 3.9 1.27 92
1945 34 46 57 .447 3.33 141 103 30 56 8 13 857.1 839 377 317 43 258 368 14 1 15 3633 102 1.280 8.8 0.5 2.7 3.9 1.43 102
1946 35 51 65 .440 3.23 162 120 32 62 8 13 979.1 954 428 352 51 288 418 19 1 16 4139 105 1.268 8.8 0.5 2.6 3.8 1.45 105
1947 36 52 69 .430 3.41 182 128 39 63 8 13 1025.1 1018 468 388 56 316 430 22 1 16 4366 101 1.301 8.9 0.5 2.8 3.8 1.36 101

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
1941 30 1 0 1.000 3.00 18.0 15 7 6 0 4 2 0 1.056 7.5 2.0 1.0 0.50 0.0 2
1942 31 14 10 .583 3.38 224.0 218 93 84 17 73 98 3 1.299 8.8 2.9 3.9 1.34 0.7 32
1943 32 11 12 .478 4.21 216.0 256 112 101 12 79 89 4 1.551 10.7 3.3 3.7 1.13 0.5 41
1944 33 5 12 .294 5.92 155.0 207 113 102 10 67 73 7 1.768 12.0 3.9 4.2 1.09 0.6 33
1945 34 19 9 .679 2.73 254.0 235 86 77 8 62 110 1 1.169 8.3 2.2 3.9 1.77 0.3 33
1946 35 8 5 .615 3.12 121.0 128 47 42 9 33 49 6 1.331 9.5 2.5 3.6 1.48 0.7 21
1947 36 1 4 .200 7.24 46.0 67 41 37 5 29 12 3 2.087 13.1 5.7 2.3 0.41 1.0 20
7 Yrs 59 52 .532 3.91 1034.0 1126 499 449 61 347 433 24 1.425 9.8 3.8 1.25 0.5 182

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 AL (25, 1%)
1945 AL (7, 23%)
0.24 Career Shares (686th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1945 AL  4.9 (7th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1945 AL  5.3 (3rd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1945 AL  2.12 (3rd)

Wins s c a p y
1945 AL  20 (3rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1945 AL  .667 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1945 AL  1.012 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL  7.200 (2nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 AL  2.897 (9th)
1945 AL  1.908 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 AL  3.947 (9th)
1944 AL  4.239 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1943 AL  41 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1942 AL  3 (10th)
1943 AL  6 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1943 AL  221.0 (10th)
1945 AL  250.0 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1942 AL  94 (8th)
1945 AL  108 (5th)

Games Started s c a p y
1945 AL  29 (9th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1945 AL  21 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1945 AL  4 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  16 (3rd)
1943 AL  11 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  232 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1942 AL  1.362 (7th)
1945 AL  2.038 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1945 AL  0.252 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1942 AL  15 (6th)
1943 AL  15 (4th)
1944 AL  15 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1943 AL  87 (4th)
1944 AL  86 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1942 AL  5 (6th)
1944 AL  6 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL  4 (10th)
1944 AL  6 (4th)
1946 AL  5 (2nd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1943 AL  937 (9th)
1945 AL  1,000 (10th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1945 AL  146 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1945 AL  30 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1945 AL  3.4 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 42 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1145), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (928), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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