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Joe Willis
Joseph Denk Willis

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut May 3, 1911
Final Game June 10, 1913
Born April 9, 1890 in Coal Grove, OH
Died December 4, 1966 in Ironton, OH

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1911 21 TOT      0   2   3   3   1   0   0  0   22.0   21   14   11   0    7    5   0   1    89       0  4.50  3.36   75 1.273
         SLB AL   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  0    7.0    8    5    4   0    3    0   0   0    29       0  5.14  3.37   66 1.571
         STL NL   0   1   2   2   1   0   0  0   15.0   13    9    7   0    4    5   0   1    60       0  4.20  3.36   80 1.133
 1912 22 STL NL   4   9  31  17   4   0   8  2  129.7  143   83   64   3   62   55   5   3   581       0  4.44  3.43   77 1.581
 1913 23 STL NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   2  1    9.7    9    9    8   0   11    6   0   1    49       0  7.45  3.23   43 2.069
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .267   4  11  41  20   5   0  10  3  161.3  173  106   83   3   80   66   5   5   719       0  4.63  3.41   74 1.568
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4  12  45  22   5   0  11  3  179.7  192  118   92   3   89   73   5   5   801   0   0  4.63  3.41   74 1.568
 Career High      4   9  31  17   4   0   8  2  129.7  143   83   64   3   62   55   5   3   581   0   0  4.44  3.43   77 1.581

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 21 TOT      3    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      2      .000  .222  .000  -35    0   0           0    
         SLB AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      2      .000  .500  .000   46    0   0           0    
         STL NL   2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1912 22 STL NL  31   38    2    6   1  0   0    3   0      1  11  .158  .179  .184    0    7   1           0    
 1913 23 STL NL   7    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       41   48    2    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  13  .125  .176  .146  -10    7   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        190    8   24   4  0   0   12   0  0  12  51  .125  .176  .146  -10   28   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     31   38    2    6   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  11                           7   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 21 TOT       9    7    0   0.0    93| .000  .268| .222  .342| .000  .364| .222  .706| -35  .000  -1.2  -0.1     
         SLB AL    4    2    0   0.0    93| .000  .276| .500  .342| .000  .363| .500  .705|  46  .000   0.1   0.0     
         STL NL    5    5    0   0.0    93| .000  .264| .000  .341| .000  .365| .000  .706|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1     
 1912 22 STL NL   40   33    1   0.8    98| .158  .278| .179  .347| .184  .378| .363  .726|   0  .046  -5.3  -0.5     
 1913 23 STL NL    3    3    0   0.0    90| .000  .267| .000  .331| .000  .364| .000  .695|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        52   43    1   0.6    97| .125  .276| .176  .345| .146  .375| .322  .721| -10  .029  -7.2  -0.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1911 21 TOT P 3 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 1.67 1.77 2.05 2.78 3 22.0 SLB AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.83 1 7.0 STL NL P 2 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 1.70 3.00 2.76 2 15.0 1912 22 STL NL P 31 3 26 0 4 1.000 .948 0.94 1.55 2.01 2.54 17 129.7 1913 23 STL NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 1.57 1.86 2.60 0 9.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1911 21 TOT P 3 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 1.67 1.77 2.05 2.78 3 22.0 SLB AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.83 1 7.0 STL NL P 2 0 5 0 0 1.000 .943 2.50 1.70 3.00 2.76 2 15.0 1912 22 STL NL P 31 3 26 0 4 1.000 .948 0.94 1.55 2.01 2.54 17 129.7 1913 23 STL NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 1.57 1.86 2.60 0 9.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 41 3 33 0 4 1.000 .947 0.88 1.57 2.01 2.58 20 161.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 41 3 33 0 4 1.000 .947 0.88 1.57 2.01 2.58 20 161
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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1912 NL-2-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June, 1911: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the St. Louis Browns. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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