Bob Shawkey

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 168lb (180cm, 76kg)

Born: December 4, 1890 in Sigel, PA us

Died: December 31, 1980 in Syracuse, NY

Buried: Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery, Syracuse, NY

School: Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, PA)

Debut: July 16, 1913 (Age 22-224d, 3,950th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 29, 1927 (Age 36-299d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: James Robert Shawkey

Nicknames: Sailor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.7

W

195

L

150

ERA

3.09

G

488

GS

333

SV

IP

2937.0

SO

1360

WHIP

1.273

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
1911	20	HRB	B	10	10	.500	2.68	27						168.0	149	71	50		56									1.220	8.0		3.0			HRB TRIS
1912	21	BLT	AA	17	18	.486	3.01	41						317.0	290	143	106		128									1.319	8.2		3.6			BLT IL
1913	22	BLT	AA	9	11	.450	2.76	26						189.1	167	82	58		58									1.188	7.9		2.8			BLT IL
1913	22	PHA	AL	6	5	.545	2.34	18	15	1	8	1	0	111.1	92	41	29	2	50		52	3	0	4	469	119	3.28	1.275	7.4	0.2	4.0	4.2	1.04
1914	23	PHA	AL	15	8	.652	2.73	38	31	5	18	5	2	237.0	223	88	72	4	75		89	2	0	0	929	95	2.88	1.257	8.5	0.2	2.8	3.4	1.19
1915	24	TOT	AL	10	13	.435	3.68	33	22	10	12	2	0	185.2	181	95	76	5	73		87	3	0	3	741	80	3.05	1.368	8.8	0.2	3.5	4.2	1.19
1915	24	PHA	AL	6	6	.500	4.05	17	13	4	7	1	0	100.0	103	57	45	3	38		56	1	0	2	410	72	2.85	1.410	9.3	0.3	3.4	5.0	1.47
1915	24	NYY	AL	4	7	.364	3.26	16	9	6	5	1	0	85.2	78	38	31	2	35		31	2	0	1	331	91	3.28	1.319	8.2	0.2	3.7	3.3	0.89
1916	25	NYY	AL	24	14	.632	2.21	53	27	24	21	4	8	276.2	204	78	68	4	81		122	6	0	2	1064	132	2.57	1.030	6.6	0.1	2.6	4.0	1.51
1917	26	NYY	AL	13	15	.464	2.44	32	26	5	16	2	0	236.1	207	81	64	2	72		97	6	0	4	930	111	2.54	1.181	7.9	0.1	2.7	3.7	1.35
1918	27	NYY	AL	1	1	.500	1.13	3	2	1	1	1	0	16.0	7	2	2	0	10		3	0	0	0	59	257	3.73	1.063	3.9	0.0	5.6	1.7	0.30
1919	28	NYY	AL	20	11	.645	2.72	41	27	11	22	3	5	261.1	218	94	79	7	92		122	5	0	1	1041	117	3.02	1.186	7.5	0.2	3.2	4.2	1.33
1920	29	NYY	AL	20	13	.606	2.45	38	31	6	20	5	2	267.2	246	88	73	10	85		126	1	0	3	1079	156	3.26	1.237	8.3	0.3	2.9	4.2	1.48
1921	30	NYY	AL	18	12	.600	4.08	38	31	6	18	3	2	245.0	245	131	111	15	86		126	7	1	2	1053	103	4.01	1.351	9.0	0.6	3.2	4.6	1.47
1922	31	NYY	AL	20	12	.625	2.91	39	34	4	22	3	1	299.2	286	112	97	16	98		130	0	0	3	1253	137	3.82	1.281	8.6	0.5	2.9	3.9	1.33
1923	32	NYY	AL	16	11	.593	3.51	36	31	3	17	1	1	258.2	232	114	101	17	102		125	4	0	8	1076	112	4.05	1.291	8.1	0.6	3.5	4.3	1.23
1924	33	NYY	AL	16	11	.593	4.12	38	25	8	10	1	0	207.2	226	107	95	11	74		114	3	0	5	888	102	3.74	1.445	9.8	0.5	3.2	4.9	1.54
1925	34	NYY	AL	6	14	.300	4.11	33	19	6	9	1	0	186.0	209	101	85	12	67		81	5	0	4	802	104	4.24	1.484	10.1	0.6	3.2	3.9	1.21
1926	35	NYY	AL	8	7	.533	3.62	29	10	14	3	1	4	104.1	102	49	42	5	37		63	2	0	0	445	107	3.45	1.332	8.8	0.4	3.2	5.4	1.70
1927	36	NYY	AL	2	3	.400	2.89	19	2	11	0	0	4	43.2	44	19	14	1	16		23	1	0	3	190	136	3.44	1.374	9.1	0.2	3.3	4.7	1.44
1928	37	MTL	AA	9	9	.500	5.62	23						144.0	167	99	90		50									1.507	10.4		3.1			MTL IL
1931	40	JER	AA	0	1	.000	9.00	7						3.0	4	3	3		4									2.667	12.0		12.0			JER IL
1934	43	NYY-min	AA	0	1	.000	8.18	7						11.0	12	13	10		9									1.909	9.8		7.4			NWK IL
15 Yrs				195	150	.565	3.09	488	333	115	197	33	29	2937.0	2722	1200	1008	111	1018		1360	48	1	42	12019	114	3.37	1.273	8.3	0.3	3.1	4.2	1.34
162 Game Avg.				16	12	.565	3.09	40	28	10	16	3	2	243	225	99	83	9	84		113	4	0	3	995	114	3.37	1.273	8.3	0.3	3.1	4.2	1.34
				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
NYY (13 yrs)				168	131	.562	3.12	415	274	105	164	26	27	2488.2	2304	1014	862	102	855		1163	42	1	36	10211	117	3.44	1.269	8.3	0.4	3.1	4.2	1.36
PHA (3 yrs)				27	19	.587	2.93	73	59	10	33	7	2	448.1	418	186	146	9	163		197	6	0	6	1808	93	2.97	1.296	8.4	0.2	3.3	4.0	1.21

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

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Bob Shawkey

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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