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Ralph Works

Ralph Talmadge Works (Judge)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 16, 1888 in Payson, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1909
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Reds 1909-1913

Final Game: April 28, 1913
Died: August 8, 1941 in Pasadena, CA
Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, CA
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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
1909 21 DET AL 4 1 .800 1.97 16 4 10 4 0 2 64.0 62 19 14 0 17 31 1 0 2 256 129 1.234 8.7 0.0 2.4 4.4 1.82
1910 22 DET AL 3 6 .333 3.57 18 10 8 5 0 1 85.2 73 47 34 1 39 36 4 0 1 354 74 1.307 7.7 0.1 4.1 3.8 0.92
1911 23 DET AL 11 5 .688 3.87 30 15 10 9 3 0 167.1 173 93 72 3 67 68 6 0 7 719 89 1.434 9.3 0.2 3.6 3.7 1.01
1912 24 TOT MLB 6 11 .353 4.16 30 17 12 10 1 1 166.2 189 106 77 1 71 69 8 0 9 710 79 1.560 10.2 0.1 3.8 3.7 0.97
1912 24 DET AL 5 10 .333 4.24 27 16 11 9 1 1 157.0 185 101 74 1 66 64 7 0 9 674 77 1.599 10.6 0.1 3.8 3.7 0.97
1912 24 CIN NL 1 1 .500 2.79 3 1 1 1 0 0 9.2 4 5 3 0 5 5 1 0 0 36 126 0.931 3.7 0.0 4.7 4.7 1.00
1913 25 CIN NL 0 1 .000 7.80 5 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 15 14 13 0 8 4 3 0 0 76 43 1.533 9.0 0.0 4.8 2.4 0.50
5 Yrs 24 24 .500 3.79 99 48 42 28 4 4 498.2 512 279 210 5 202 208 22 0 19 2115 83 1.432 9.2 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.03
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .500 3.79 46 22 19 13 2 2 231 237 129 97 2 93 96 10 0 9 978 83 1.432 9.2 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.03
DET (4 yrs) 23 22 .511 3.68 91 45 39 27 4 4 474.0 493 260 194 5 189 199 18 0 19 2003 85 1.439 9.4 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.05
CIN (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.84 8 3 3 1 0 0 24.2 19 19 16 0 13 9 4 0 0 112 58 1.297 6.9 0.0 4.7 3.3 0.69
AL (4 yrs) 23 22 .511 3.68 91 45 39 27 4 4 474.0 493 260 194 5 189 199 18 0 19 2003 85 1.439 9.4 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.05
NL (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 5.84 8 3 3 1 0 0 24.2 19 19 16 0 13 9 4 0 0 112 58 1.297 6.9 0.0 4.7 3.3 0.69

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
1909 21 DET AL 64.0 16 4 19 2.67 3.33 0.23 0.00 102.0 3.16 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.1 9 .534 .503 $
1910 22 DET AL 85.2 18 10 47 4.94 3.54 0.03 0.00 104.0 3.65 -12 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .427 .492 $
1911 23 DET AL 167.1 30 15 93 5.00 4.49 -0.23 0.00 103.0 4.87 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.2 16 .491 .498 $
1912 24 DET AL 157.0 27 16 101 5.79 4.41 -0.05 0.00 98.0 4.37 -24 -2.3 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 -7 .415 .486 $
1912 24 CIN NL 9.2 3 1 5 4.66 4.67 -0.07 0.00 99.0 4.70 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .503 .500 $
1913 25 CIN NL 15.0 5 2 14 8.40 4.18 -0.11 0.00 101.0 4.34 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .368 .496 $
5 Seasons 498.2 99 48 279 5.04 4.15 -0.06 0.00 101.3 4.26 -40 -4.0 1.0 -0.5 0.2 9 .460 .496 $
DET (4 yrs) 474.0 91 45 260 4.94 4.13 -0.06 0.00 101.4 4.25 -34 -3.3 1.0 -0.5 0.7 13 .464 .495 $
CIN (2 yrs) 24.2 8 3 19 6.93 4.37 -0.10 0.00 100.2 4.48 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .419 .498 $

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 21 DET AL WS L PIT 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
1 WS 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0

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+
1909 21 4 1 .800 1.97 16 4 10 4 0 2 64.0 62 19 14 0 17 31 1 0 2 256 129 1.234 8.7 0.0 2.4 4.4 1.82 129
1910 22 7 7 .500 2.89 34 14 18 9 0 3 149.2 135 66 48 1 56 67 5 0 3 610 90 1.276 8.1 0.1 3.4 4.0 1.20 90
1911 23 18 12 .600 3.41 64 29 28 18 3 3 317.0 308 159 120 4 123 135 11 0 10 1329 89 1.360 8.7 0.1 3.5 3.8 1.10 89
1912 24 24 23 .511 3.67 94 46 40 28 4 4 483.2 497 265 197 5 194 204 19 0 19 2039 85 1.429 9.2 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.05 85
1913 25 24 24 .500 3.79 99 48 42 28 4 4 498.2 512 279 210 5 202 208 22 0 19 2115 83 1.432 9.2 0.1 3.6 3.8 1.03 83

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
1909 21 4 2 .667 2.95 58.0 73 21 19 0 20 28 1 1.603 11.3 3.1 4.3 1.40 0.0 16
1910 22 3 5 .375 4.67 79.0 81 46 41 1 43 33 4 1.570 9.2 4.9 3.8 0.77 0.1 18
1911 23 9 9 .500 3.78 169.0 176 79 71 3 68 69 6 1.444 9.4 3.6 3.7 1.01 0.2 30
1912 24 7 10 .412 4.79 154.0 199 91 82 1 75 64 8 1.779 11.6 4.4 3.7 0.85 0.1 30
1913 25 0 1 .000 7.94 17.0 16 17 15 0 9 5 3 1.471 8.5 4.8 2.6 0.56 0.0 5
5 Yrs 23 27 .460 4.30 477.0 545 254 228 5 215 199 22 1.593 10.3 3.8 0.93 0.1 99

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1911 AL  .688 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1909 AL  2 (3rd)
1910 AL  1 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 AL  3 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1912 AL  9 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1909 AL  10 (8th)
1911 AL  10 (8th)
1912 AL  11 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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