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1917 New York Giants Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1916 / 1918)
98-56, Finished 1st in National League
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Scored 635 runs, Allowed 457 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 100-54
Manager: John McGraw (98-56)
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 500,264 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 94;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 93
Won NL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-2) to Chicago White Sox

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1916 / 1918 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos 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
1 SP Ferdie Schupp* 26 21 7 .750 1.95 36 32 3 25 6 0 272.0 202 69 59 7 70 147 4 0 3 1067 130 1.000 6.7 0.2 2.3 4.9 2.10
2 SP Slim Sallee* 32 18 7 .720 2.17 34 24 9 18 1 4 215.2 199 70 52 4 34 54 1 1 0 861 117 1.080 8.3 0.2 1.4 2.3 1.59
3 SP Pol Perritt 25 17 7 .708 1.88 35 26 8 14 5 1 215.0 186 61 45 3 45 72 7 0 1 855 135 1.074 7.8 0.1 1.9 3.0 1.60
4 SP Rube Benton* 27 15 9 .625 2.72 35 25 8 14 3 3 215.0 190 78 65 5 41 70 7 0 3 865 93 1.074 8.0 0.2 1.7 2.9 1.71
5 SP Jeff Tesreau 29 13 8 .619 3.09 33 20 6 11 1 2 183.2 168 71 63 6 58 85 3 0 8 757 82 1.230 8.2 0.3 2.8 4.2 1.47
6 SP Al Demaree 32 4 5 .444 2.64 15 11 2 1 0 0 78.1 70 33 23 1 17 23 1 0 0 321 96 1.111 8.0 0.1 2.0 2.6 1.35
Rk Pos 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
7 RP Fred Anderson 31 8 8 .500 1.44 38 18 15 8 1 3 162.0 122 40 26 1 34 69 2 0 5 632 176 0.963 6.8 0.1 1.9 3.8 2.03
8 RP George Smith 25 0 3 .000 2.84 14 1 6 1 0 0 38.0 38 13 12 1 11 16 1 0 2 159 89 1.289 9.0 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.45
9 RP Jim Middleton 28 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13
Rk Pos 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
10 Ad Swigler 21 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 4 0 8 4 0 0 0 30 42 2.500 10.5 0.0 12.0 6.0 0.50
11 George Kelly 21 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 20 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00
Team Totals 28.2 98 56 .636 2.27 158 158 66 92 17 14 1426.2 1221 457 360 29 327 551 27 1 24 5721 112 1.085 7.7 0.2 2.1 3.5 1.69
Rank in 8 NL teams 1 8 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 4496
Rk Pos 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
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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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 Gact
Fred Anderson 31 13 4 .765 2.08 156.0 146 40 36 1 41 66 2 1.199 8.4 2.4 3.8 1.61 0.1 38 38
*Rube Benton 27 11 11 .500 3.95 205.0 226 100 90 6 49 67 8 1.341 9.9 2.2 2.9 1.37 0.3 35 35
Al Demaree 32 13 10 .565 3.40 212.0 223 89 80 7 62 64 3 1.344 9.5 2.6 2.7 1.03 0.3 39 39
George Kelly 21 0 0 0.00 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.000 7.2 1.8 3.6 2.00 0.0 1 1
Jim Middleton 28 2 1 .667 3.75 36.0 42 17 15 1 10 9 1 1.444 10.5 2.5 2.3 0.90 0.3 13 13
Pol Perritt 25 15 7 .682 2.76 202.0 220 69 62 4 53 68 8 1.351 9.8 2.4 3.0 1.28 0.2 35 35
*Slim Sallee 32 14 8 .636 3.16 205.0 237 80 72 5 40 51 1 1.351 10.4 1.8 2.2 1.28 0.2 34 34
*Ferdie Schupp 26 19 9 .679 2.85 259.0 241 91 82 8 84 140 5 1.255 8.4 2.9 4.9 1.67 0.3 36 36
George Smith 25 1 2 .333 4.11 35.0 45 18 16 1 13 15 1 1.657 11.6 3.3 3.9 1.15 0.3 14 14
Ad Swigler 21 0 0 10.80 5.0 8 7 6 0 9 3 0 3.400 14.4 16.2 5.4 0.33 0.0 1 1
Jeff Tesreau 29 8 11 .421 4.58 171.0 199 97 87 7 69 79 4 1.567 10.5 3.6 4.2 1.14 0.4 33 33
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 Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs 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+
Fred Anderson 31 6 49 55 .471 2.87 160 110 33 60 10 5 915.2 850 388 292 21 230 490 13 1 30 3692 101 1.179 8.4 0.2 2.3 4.8 2.13 101
*Rube Benton 27 8 88 84 .512 3.04 250 183 49 90 16 14 1490.2 1389 662 504 22 494 688 78 4 47 6226 95 1.263 8.4 0.1 3.0 4.2 1.39 95
Al Demaree 32 6 66 60 .524 2.70 181 146 24 70 13 5 1154.0 1060 434 346 21 277 441 27 1 13 4670 103 1.159 8.3 0.2 2.2 3.4 1.59 103
George Kelly 21 1 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 20 1.000 7.2 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00
Jim Middleton 28 1 1 1 .500 2.75 13 0 8 0 0 1 36.0 35 18 11 1 8 9 1 0 2 154 92 1.194 8.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.13 92
Pol Perritt 25 6 70 64 .522 2.83 193 140 33 74 17 5 1178.0 1133 483 371 36 327 470 49 4 13 4886 95 1.239 8.7 0.3 2.5 3.6 1.44 95
*Slim Sallee 32 10 133 118 .530 2.56 366 250 94 148 20 30 2232.2 2126 872 634 50 511 741 40 3 11 9098 113 1.181 8.6 0.2 2.1 3.0 1.45 113
*Ferdie Schupp 26 5 31 10 .756 2.10 102 45 46 33 10 2 496.0 367 142 116 9 148 272 14 0 6 1956 120 1.038 6.7 0.2 2.7 4.9 1.84 120
George Smith 25 2 3 3 .500 2.76 23 2 12 1 0 0 58.2 52 21 18 1 17 25 2 0 5 241 91 1.176 8.0 0.2 2.6 3.8 1.47 91
Ad Swigler 21 1 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 4 4 0 8 4 0 0 0 30 42 2.500 10.5 0.0 12.0 6.0 0.50 42
Jeff Tesreau 29 6 111 68 .620 2.43 235 197 25 120 26 9 1605.1 1289 564 434 36 551 849 38 3 40 6507 114 1.146 7.2 0.2 3.1 4.8 1.54 114
Age Yrs 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+

1916 / 1918 Pitching Statistics