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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA
17 636 4788.7 373 188 30 2.13
Birth Date8-12-1880
Height6' 2"
Weight195 lbs
Age143 years, 8 months, 11 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1900 NY1 MLB 6 1 33.7 0 3 0 37 20 15 1 9.9 5.3 0.3 4.0 0% -.900 1.69 4.46 5.08 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1901 NY1 MLB 40 38 336.0 20 17 0 288 97 221 3 7.7 2.6 0.1 5.9 0% -.853 1.15 2.72 2.41 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1902 NY1 MLB 35 33 284.7 14 17 0 246 77 164 3 7.8 2.4 0.1 5.2 0% -.957 1.13 2.43 2.12 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1903 NY1 MLB 45 42 366.3 30 13 2 321 100 267 4 7.9 2.5 0.1 6.6 0% .283 1.15 2.31 2.26 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1904 NY1 MLB 48 46 367.7 33 12 1 306 78 212 7 7.5 1.9 0.2 5.2 0% .263 1.04 2.10 2.03 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1905 NY1 MLB 43 37 338.7 31 9 3 252 64 206 4 6.7 1.7 0.1 5.5 0% .243 0.93 2.10 1.28 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1906 NY1 MLB 38 35 266.7 22 12 1 262 77 128 3 8.8 2.6 0.1 4.3 0% .294 1.27 2.35 2.97 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1907 NY1 MLB 41 36 315.0 24 12 2 250 53 178 5 7.1 1.5 0.1 5.1 0% .246 0.96 1.62 2.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1908 NY1 MLB 56 44 390.7 37 11 5 281 42 259 5 6.5 1.0 0.1 6.0 0% .238 0.83 1.14 1.43 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1909 NY1 MLB 37 33 275.3 25 6 2 192 36 149 2 6.3 1.2 0.1 4.9 0% .234 0.83 1.55 1.14 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1910 NY1 MLB 38 35 318.3 27 9 0 292 60 184 5 8.3 1.7 0.1 5.2 0% .290 1.11 2.04 1.89 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1911 NY1 MLB 45 37 307.0 26 13 3 303 38 141 5 8.9 1.1 0.1 4.1 0% .291 1.11 2.30 1.99 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1912 NY1 MLB 43 34 310.0 23 12 5 311 34 134 5 9.0 1.0 0.1 3.9 0% .281 1.11 2.44 2.12 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1913 NY1 MLB 40 35 306.0 25 11 2 291 21 93 8 8.6 0.6 0.2 2.7 0% .264 1.02 2.56 2.06 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1914 NY1 MLB 41 35 312.0 24 13 2 314 23 80 16 9.1 0.7 0.5 2.3 0% .264 1.08 2.65 3.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1915 NY1 MLB 27 24 186.0 8 14 0 199 20 57 9 9.6 1.0 0.4 2.8 0% .279 1.18 2.71 3.58 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1916 CIN 0 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 15 1 3 1 15.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0% .368 1.78 3.42 8.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1916 NY1 0 12 6 65.7 3 4 2 59 7 16 3 8.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 0% .243 1.01 2.73 2.33 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
1916 TOT MLB 13 7 74.7 4 4 2 74 8 19 4 8.9 1.0 0.5 2.3 0% .000 1.10 2.82 3.01 0 0.00 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB6365524788.73731883042198482507897.91.60.24.70%.0001.062.202.1300.000.00.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shownClick to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1900 NY1 MLB NL 6 1 33.7 0 3 0 37 20 15 1 9.9 5.3 0.3 4.0 0% -.900 1.69 4.46 5.08 0 0.00 0.0
1901 NY1 MLB NL 40 38 336.0 20 17 0 288 97 221 3 7.7 2.6 0.1 5.9 0% -.853 1.15 2.72 2.41 0 0.00 0.0
1902 NY1 MLB NL 35 33 284.7 14 17 0 246 77 164 3 7.8 2.4 0.1 5.2 0% -.957 1.13 2.43 2.12 0 0.00 0.0
1903 NY1 MLB NL 45 42 366.3 30 13 2 321 100 267 4 7.9 2.5 0.1 6.6 0% .283 1.15 2.31 2.26 0 0.00 0.0
1904 NY1 MLB NL 48 46 367.7 33 12 1 306 78 212 7 7.5 1.9 0.2 5.2 0% .263 1.04 2.10 2.03 0 0.00 0.0
1905 NY1 MLB NL 43 37 338.7 31 9 3 252 64 206 4 6.7 1.7 0.1 5.5 0% .243 0.93 2.10 1.28 0 0.00 0.0
1906 NY1 MLB NL 38 35 266.7 22 12 1 262 77 128 3 8.8 2.6 0.1 4.3 0% .294 1.27 2.35 2.97 0 0.00 0.0
1907 NY1 MLB NL 41 36 315.0 24 12 2 250 53 178 5 7.1 1.5 0.1 5.1 0% .246 0.96 1.62 2.00 0 0.00 0.0
1908 NY1 MLB NL 56 44 390.7 37 11 5 281 42 259 5 6.5 1.0 0.1 6.0 0% .238 0.83 1.14 1.43 0 0.00 0.0
1909 NY1 MLB NL 37 33 275.3 25 6 2 192 36 149 2 6.3 1.2 0.1 4.9 0% .234 0.83 1.55 1.14 0 0.00 0.0
1910 NY1 MLB NL 38 35 318.3 27 9 0 292 60 184 5 8.3 1.7 0.1 5.2 0% .290 1.11 2.04 1.89 0 0.00 0.0
1911 NY1 MLB NL 45 37 307.0 26 13 3 303 38 141 5 8.9 1.1 0.1 4.1 0% .291 1.11 2.30 1.99 0 0.00 0.0
1912 NY1 MLB NL 43 34 310.0 23 12 5 311 34 134 5 9.0 1.0 0.1 3.9 0% .281 1.11 2.44 2.12 0 0.00 0.0
1913 NY1 MLB NL 40 35 306.0 25 11 2 291 21 93 8 8.6 0.6 0.2 2.7 0% .264 1.02 2.56 2.06 0 0.00 0.0
1914 NY1 MLB NL 41 35 312.0 24 13 2 314 23 80 16 9.1 0.7 0.5 2.3 0% .264 1.08 2.65 3.00 0 0.00 0.0
1915 NY1 MLB NL 27 24 186.0 8 14 0 199 20 57 9 9.6 1.0 0.4 2.8 0% .279 1.18 2.71 3.58 0 0.00 0.0
1916 CIN MLB NL 1 1 9.0 1 0 0 15 1 3 1 15.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 0% .368 1.78 3.42 8.00 0 0.00 0.0
1916 NY1 MLB NL 12 6 65.7 3 4 2 59 7 16 3 8.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 0% .243 1.01 2.73 2.33 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2009-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)"Forging Genius" is what got me interested in reading about the early years of baseball. I'd like to learn more about the Pirates of Honus Wagner. I have Christy Mathewson's "Pitching in a Pinch", which is a lot of fun.
(mhixpgh from Pittsburgh)
I like Charles Einstein's bio of John McGraw as well. More than 75 years after his death, McGraw remains one of the most compelling figures ever to be involved with baseball. (Steven Goldman)
2008-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)best nickname is, by far, the human rain delay.
(scott from chicago)
How about Christy Mathewson's "Big Six?" There's still some debate on exactly what was meant by that. (Steven Goldman)
2008-02-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you could go back in time to watch one game, what would it be? I often think it might be the Merkle boner game, though I don't like being jostled by crowds and would thus spend 8 innings seeking high ground. Second choice for me: the game where Satchel Paige called in the outfield and infield in pitching to Josh Gibson, though that might be apocryphal and could break my time machine. How about you?
(oira61 from San Francisco)
That's a really tough call. I saw the Reggie 3-HR World Series game on TV when I was a tyke. That might be cool. Any game where Ted Williams had a couple of hits... The game where Casey Stengel let a bird fly out from under his cap... Any game Walter Johnson or Christy Mathewson pitched... Satchel Paige in his prime would be VERY cool to see. Great call there. (Steven Goldman)


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