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Mellie Wolfgang

Meldon John Wolfgang (Red)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: March 20, 1890 in Albany, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1914
Team: WhiteSox 1914-1918

Final Game: July 2, 1918
Died: June 30, 1947 in Albany, NY
Buried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, NY
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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
1914 24 CHW AL 9 5 .643 1.89 24 11 12 9 2 0 119.1 96 42 25 0 32 50 0 0 1 470 143 1.073 7.2 0.0 2.4 3.8 1.56
1915 25 CHW AL 2 2 .500 1.84 17 2 12 0 0 0 53.2 39 18 11 0 12 21 1 0 0 198 162 0.950 6.5 0.0 2.0 3.5 1.75
1916 26 CHW AL 4 6 .400 1.98 27 14 8 6 1 0 127.0 103 39 28 2 42 36 2 0 2 496 139 1.142 7.3 0.1 3.0 2.6 0.86
1917 27 CHW AL 0 0 5.09 5 0 2 0 0 0 17.2 18 10 10 1 6 3 1 0 0 66 54 1.358 9.2 0.5 3.1 1.5 0.50
1918 28 CHW AL 0 1 .000 5.40 4 0 3 0 0 0 8.1 12 6 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 39 54 1.800 13.0 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.33
5 Yrs 15 14 .517 2.18 77 27 37 15 3 0 326.0 268 115 79 3 95 111 4 0 3 1269 127 1.113 7.4 0.1 2.6 3.1 1.17
162 Game Avg. 10 9 .517 2.18 50 18 24 10 2 0 213 175 75 52 2 62 73 3 0 2 830 127 1.113 7.4 0.1 2.6 3.1 1.17

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
1914 24 CHW AL 119.1 24 11 42 3.17 3.73 0.16 0.00 98.0 3.50 6 0.7 1.0 -0.1 1.7 15 .529 .504 $
1915 25 CHW AL 53.2 17 2 18 3.02 3.87 0.09 0.00 101.0 3.82 5 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.0 10 .535 .504 $
1916 26 CHW AL 127.0 27 14 39 2.76 3.65 0.20 0.00 97.0 3.35 8 1.1 1.0 -0.1 2.1 20 .539 .506 $
1917 27 CHW AL 17.2 5 0 10 5.09 3.57 -0.02 0.00 100.0 3.60 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .432 .498 $
1918 28 CHW AL 8.1 4 0 6 6.48 3.80 -0.13 0.00 97.2 3.83 -2 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .429 .498 $
5 Seasons 326.0 77 27 115 3.17 3.72 0.15 0.00 98.2 3.51 14 1.7 1.0 -0.2 4.4 42 .522 .502 $

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%
1918 28 CHW AL 40 0.0% 2.5% 7.5% 88%
1 Yr 40 0.0% 2.5% 7.5% 88%
MLB Averages 0.3% 7.7% 7.5% 2.6% 12% 81%

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+
1914 24 9 5 .643 1.89 24 11 12 9 2 0 119.1 96 42 25 0 32 50 0 0 1 470 143 1.073 7.2 0.0 2.4 3.8 1.56 143
1915 25 11 7 .611 1.87 41 13 24 9 2 0 173.0 135 60 36 0 44 71 1 0 1 668 149 1.035 7.0 0.0 2.3 3.7 1.61 149
1916 26 15 13 .536 1.92 68 27 32 15 3 0 300.0 238 99 64 2 86 107 3 0 3 1164 144 1.080 7.1 0.1 2.6 3.2 1.24 144
1917 27 15 13 .536 2.10 73 27 34 15 3 0 317.2 256 109 74 3 92 110 4 0 3 1230 132 1.095 7.3 0.1 2.6 3.1 1.20 132
1918 28 15 14 .517 2.18 77 27 37 15 3 0 326.0 268 115 79 3 95 111 4 0 3 1269 127 1.113 7.4 0.1 2.6 3.1 1.17 127

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
1914 24 9 3 .750 2.49 112.0 109 34 31 0 36 47 0 1.295 8.8 2.9 3.8 1.31 0.0 24
1915 25 4 1 .800 2.34 50.0 43 14 13 0 13 20 1 1.120 7.7 2.3 3.6 1.54 0.0 17
1916 26 8 4 .667 2.82 115.0 119 40 36 2 49 33 2 1.461 9.3 3.8 2.6 0.67 0.2 27
1917 27 0 1 .000 9.00 13.0 21 14 13 1 7 2 1 2.154 14.5 4.8 1.4 0.29 0.7 5
1918 28 0 1 .000 7.20 10.0 17 9 8 0 4 1 0 2.100 15.3 3.6 0.9 0.25 0.0 4
5 Yrs 21 10 .677 3.03 300.0 309 111 101 3 109 103 4 1.393 9.3 3.1 0.95 0.1 77

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