Boots Poffenberger

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 178lb (178cm, 80kg)

Born: July 1, 1915 in Williamsport, MD us

Died: September 1, 1999 in Williamsport, MD

Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Williamsport, MD

Debut: June 11, 1937 (Age 21-345d, 6,780th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: May 21, 1939 (Age 23-324d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Cletus Elwood Poffenberger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

W

L

ERA

4.75

G

GS

SV

IP

267.1

SO

WHIP

1.683

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1936	20	DET-min	C	16	12	.571	2.75	34						255.0	234	107	78		77									1.220	8.3		2.7			CHL MATL
1937	21	DET-min	A1	9	1	.900	2.50	14	13					108.0	100	44	30		28									1.185	8.3		2.3			BMT TL
1937	21	DET	AL	10	5	.667	4.65	29	16	10	5	0	3	137.1	147	83	71	8	79	2	35	4	0	2	625	101	5.10	1.646	9.6	0.5	5.2	2.3	0.44
1938	22	DET-min	AA	8	3	.727	3.92	14	11					78.0	87	40	34		26									1.449	10.0		3.0			TOL AA
1938	22	DET	AL	6	7	.462	4.82	25	15	6	8	1	1	125.0	147	74	67	8	66	2	28	2	0	2	569	105	4.94	1.704	10.6	0.6	4.8	2.0	0.42
1939	23	BRO	NL	0	0		5.40	3	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	26	81	7.17	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50
1940	24	BRO-min	A1	26	9	.743	4.58	38	33					238.0	296	146	121		98									1.655	11.2		3.7			NVL SOUA
1947	31	DET-min	B	5	3	.625	3.86	9			6	0		63.0	64	36	27		19		31	1	0	3				1.317	9.1		2.7	4.4	1.63	HGR ISLG
1949	33	WSH-min	B	0	2	.000		3																										HGR ISLG
3 Yrs				16	12	.571	4.75	57	32	17	13	1	4	267.1	301	160	141	17	149	4	65	6	0	4	1220	103	5.06	1.683	10.1	0.6	5.0	2.2	0.44
162 Game Avg.				12	9	.571	4.75	44	24	13	10	1	3	204	230	122	108	13	114	3	50	5	0	3	932	103	5.06	1.683	10.1	0.6	5.0	2.2	0.44

DET (2 yrs)				16	12	.571	4.73	54	31	16	13	1	4	262.1	294	157	138	16	145	4	63	6	0	4	1194	103	5.02	1.673	10.1	0.5	5.0	2.2	0.43
BRO (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	3	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	26	81	7.17	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

AL (2 yrs)				16	12	.571	4.73	54	31	16	13	1	4	262.1	294	157	138	16	145	4	63	6	0	4	1194	103	5.02	1.673	10.1	0.5	5.0	2.2	0.43
NL (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	3	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	7	3	3	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	26	81	7.17	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	3.6	0.50

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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