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Bill Donovan
William Edward Donovan (Wild Bill)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 22, 1898
Final Game September 2, 1918
Born October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA
Died December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY

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Pitching  Glossary / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1898 21 WHS NL   1   6  17   7   6   0  10  0   88.0   88   74   42   0   69   36   7  12   421       0  4.30  3.64   85 1.784
 1899 22 BRO NL   1   2   5   2   2   0   2  1   25.0   35   22   12   0   13   11   0   1   116       0  4.32  3.93   91 1.920
 1900 23 BRO NL   1   2   5   4   2   0   1  0   31.0   36   23   23   0   18   13   3   1   147       0  6.68  3.84   58 1.742
 1901 24 BRO NL  25  15  45  38  36   2   7  3  351.0  324  151  108   1  152  226   8  10  1529       0  2.77  3.35  121 1.356
 1902 25 BRO NL  17  15  35  33  30   4   2  1  297.7  250  122   92   1  111  170   7   7  1253       0  2.78  2.75   99 1.213
 1903 26 DET AL  17  16  35  34  34   4   1  0  307.0  247  104   78   3   95  187   5   7  1231       0  2.29  2.87  126 1.114
 1904 27 DET AL  17  16  34  34  30   3   0  0  293.0  251  111   80   5   94  137  11  11  1205       0  2.46  2.54  104 1.177
 1905 28 DET AL  18  15  34  32  27   5   2  0  280.7  236  111   81   2  101  135  10   4  1173       0  2.60  2.73  105 1.201
 1906 29 DET AL   9  15  25  25  22   0   0  0  211.7  221   92   74   4   72   85   8   2   923       0  3.15  2.77   88 1.384
 1907 30 DET AL  25   4  32  28  27   3   4  1  271.0  222   96   66   3   82  123   8   2  1103       0  2.19  2.59  118 1.122
 1908 31 DET AL  18   7  29  28  25   6   1  0  242.7  210   78   56   2   53  141   6   3   997       0  2.08  2.41  116 1.084
 1909 32 DET AL   8   7  21  17  13   4   4  2  140.3  121   50   36   0   60   76   6   4   595       0  2.31  2.52  109 1.290
 1910 33 DET AL  17   7  26  23  20   3   3  0  206.7  184   74   56   4   61  107   7   2   849       0  2.44  2.62  107 1.185
 1911 34 DET AL  10   9  20  19  15   1   1  0  168.3  160   83   62   4   64   81   3   3   726       0  3.31  3.47  105 1.331
 1912 35 DET AL   1   0   3   1   0   0   2  0   10.0    5    2    1   0    2    6   1   0    37       0  0.90  3.27  363 0.700
 1915 38 NYY AL   0   3   9   1   0   0   7  0   33.7   35   18   18   1   10   17   1   0   144       0  4.81  2.93   61 1.337
 1916 39 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    0    0   0    1    0   0   0     5       0  0.00  2.88  inf 2.000
 1918 41 DET AL   1   0   2   1   0   0   1  0    6.0    5    1    1   0    1    1   0   0    23       0  1.50  2.66  177 1.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .572 186 139 378 327 289  35  49  8 2964.7 2631 1212  886  30 1059 1552  91  69 12477       0  2.69  2.84  106 1.245
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17  13  36  31  27   3   4  0  285.7  253  116   85   2  102  149   8   6  1203   0   0  2.69  2.84  106 1.245
 Career High     25  16  45  38  36   6  10  3  351.0  324  151  108   5  152  226  11  12  1529   0   0  2.08  3.64  126 1.084
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1898 21 WHS NL  39  103   11   17   2  2   2    8   2      4      .165  .211  .282   41   29   1           2    
 1899 22 BRO NL   5   13    2    3   1  0   0    0   0      0      .231  .231  .308   46    4   0           0    
 1900 23 BRO NL   5   13    0    0   0  0   0    2   0      0      .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1901 24 BRO NL  46  135   16   23   3  0   2   13   1      8      .170  .217  .237   30   32   8           0    
 1902 25 BRO NL  48  161   16   28   3  2   1   16   7      9      .174  .227  .236   42   38   2           2    
 1903 26 DET AL  40  124   11   30   3  2   0   12   3      4      .242  .266  .298   72   37   9           0    
 1904 27 DET AL  46  140   12   38   2  1   1    6   2      3      .271  .287  .321   94   45   5           0    
 1905 28 DET AL  44  130   16   25   4  0   0    5   8     12      .192  .266  .223   55   29  13           1    
 1906 29 DET AL  28   91    5   11   0  1   0    0   6      1      .121  .130  .143  -16   13   4           0    
 1907 30 DET AL  37  109   20   29   7  2   0   19   4      6      .266  .304  .367  111   40   4           0    
 1908 31 DET AL  30   82    5   13   1  0   0    2   2     10      .159  .250  .171   35   14   1           0    
 1909 32 DET AL  22   45    6    9   0  0   0    1   0      2      .200  .250  .200   40    9   5           1    
 1910 33 DET AL  26   69    6   10   1  0   0    2   0      5      .145  .203  .159   10   11   2           0    
 1911 34 DET AL  24   60   11   12   3  1   1    6   1     11      .200  .324  .333   80   20   1           0    
 1912 35 DET AL   6   13    3    1   0  0   0    0   0      1      .077  .143  .077  -36    1   0           0    
 1915 38 NYY AL  10   12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   6  .083  .154  .083  -29    1   0           0    
 1918 41 DET AL   2    2    1    1   0  0   0    1   0      0   0  .500  .500  .500  207    1   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     459 1302  142  251  30 11   7   93  36  0  77   6  .193  .241  .249   49  324  55   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        460   50   89  11  4   2   33  13  0  27   2  .193  .241  .249   49  114  19   0   0   2   0
 Career High     48  161   20   38   7  2   2   19   8  0  12   6                          45  13   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1898 21 WHS NL  110   87    6   1.8    91| .165  .278| .211  .342| .282  .357| .493  .699|  41  .191  -8.8  -0.9     
 1899 22 BRO NL   13   10    1   2.6   101| .231  .292| .231  .355| .308  .381| .539  .736|  46  .282  -1.0  -0.1     
 1900 23 BRO NL   13   13    0   0.0   103| .000  .294| .000  .356| .000  .388| .000  .744|-100  .000  -3.6  -0.4     
 1901 24 BRO NL  151  120    7   1.6    91| .170  .279| .217  .335| .237  .364| .454  .699|  30  .154 -12.5  -1.3     
 1902 25 BRO NL  174  135    8   1.6    79| .174  .268| .227  .323| .236  .329| .463  .652|  42  .192 -11.5  -1.3     
 1903 26 DET AL  137  103   10   2.6    79| .242  .258| .266  .307| .298  .350| .564  .657|  72  .353  -4.4  -0.5     
 1904 27 DET AL  148  107   13   3.2    71| .271  .248| .287  .299| .321  .326| .608  .625|  94  .509  -1.5  -0.2     
 1905 28 DET AL  156  118    8   1.8    73| .192  .249| .266  .309| .223  .325| .489  .634|  55  .270  -6.3  -0.8     
 1906 29 DET AL   96   84    2   0.6    77| .121  .259| .130  .315| .143  .332| .273  .647| -16  .048 -12.6  -1.5     
 1907 30 DET AL  119   84   12   3.8    74| .266  .257| .304  .313| .367  .322| .671  .635| 111  .592   1.1   0.1     
 1908 31 DET AL   93   70    4   1.5    71| .159  .250| .250  .308| .171  .318| .421  .626|  35  .234  -5.6  -0.7     
 1909 32 DET AL   53   41    2   1.3    76| .200  .257| .250  .318| .200  .326| .450  .644|  40  .173  -3.2  -0.4     
 1910 33 DET AL   76   61    2   0.9    80| .145  .258| .203  .325| .159  .333| .362  .658|  10  .086  -7.4  -0.9     
 1911 34 DET AL   72   49    6   3.3   100| .200  .287| .324  .354| .333  .378| .657  .732|  80  .395  -1.5  -0.2     
 1912 35 DET AL   14   12    0   0.0    89| .077  .269| .143  .337| .077  .354| .220  .691| -36  .000  -2.3  -0.3     
 1915 38 NYY AL   13   11    0   0.0    83| .083  .255| .154  .333| .083  .335| .237  .668| -29  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
 1918 41 DET AL    2    1    1  27.2    79| .500  .256| .500  .326| .500  .326|1.000  .652| 207  .977   0.2   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     1440 1106   82   2.0    80| .193  .263| .241  .320| .249  .339| .490  .659|  49  .265 -82.7  -9.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1898 21 WHS NL  OF   20     38    4    3    3  .933  .938  2.10  2.03                            6    6    8
                  P   17      6   17    3    2  .885  .916  1.35  2.25  2.35  2.65    7   88.0
                 SS    1      1    1    2    1  .500  .909  2.00  5.60                        
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.50                        
 1899 22 BRO NL   P    5      1    5    1    0  .857  .909  1.20  2.24  2.16  2.66    2   25.0
 1900 23 BRO NL   P    5      0   12    0    0 1.000  .923  2.40  2.16  3.48  2.67    4   31.0
 1901 24 BRO NL   P   45     14   75    7    5  .927  .934  1.98  2.39  2.28  2.75   38  351.0
 1902 25 BRO NL   P   35     20   71    5    2  .948  .933  2.60  2.41  2.75  2.72   33  297.7
                 1B    8     87    7    1    3  .989  .981 11.75 10.43                        
                 OF    4      8    0    1    0  .889  .941  2.00  1.93                            2    0    2
                 2B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  5.40                        
 1903 26 DET AL   P   35     25   65    6    2  .938  .948  2.57  2.73  2.64  3.19   34  307.0
                 SS    2      0    3    2    1  .600  .909  1.50  5.20                        
                 OF    1      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  3.00  1.90                            0    1    0
                 2B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.00                        
 1904 27 DET AL   P   34     28   89    4    2  .967  .952  3.44  3.01  3.59  3.45   34  293.0
                 1B    8     52    0    1    1  .981  .981  6.50 10.78                        
                 OF    1      0    0    2    0  .000        0.00  1.80                            4    0    0
 1905 28 DET AL   P   34     16   67    6    3  .933  .943  2.44  2.61  2.66  3.24   32  280.7
                 OF    8     10    4    0    0 1.000  .952  1.75  1.82                            5    0    0
                 2B    2      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  2.00  4.90                        
 1906 29 DET AL   P   25     11   62    3    1  .961  .948  2.92  2.52  3.10  3.22   25  211.7
                 2B    3      5    3    1    0  .889  .952  2.67  5.20                        
                 OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500 1.000  1.00  1.90                            0    1    0
 1907 30 DET AL   P   32     13   56    4    0  .945  .947  2.16  2.43  2.29  3.28   28  271.0
 1908 31 DET AL   P   29     16   39    5    0  .917  .947  1.90  2.28  2.04  3.20   28  242.7
 1909 32 DET AL   P   21      9   29    1    1  .974  .943  1.81  2.25  2.44  3.19   17  140.3
 1910 33 DET AL   P   26      9   33    2    2  .955  .942  1.62  2.35  1.83  3.29   23  206.7
 1911 34 DET AL   P   20      4   25    2    0  .935  .939  1.45  1.89  1.55  2.88   19  168.3
 1912 35 DET AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  1.93  0.90  2.97    1   10.0
                 1B    2      5    0    1    0  .833  .980  2.50 10.15                        
                 OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    0    2
 1915 38 NYY AL   P    9      1    7    0    0 1.000  .941  0.89  1.80  2.14  3.02    1   33.7
 1916 39 NYY AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1918 41 DET AL   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.85  1.50  2.85    1    6.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1902 25 BRO NL  1B    8     87    7    1    3  .989  .981 11.75 10.43                        
 1904 27 DET AL  1B    8     52    0    1    1  .981  .981  6.50 10.78                        
 1912 35 DET AL  1B    2      5    0    1    0  .833  .980  2.50 10.15                        

 1898 21 WHS NL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.50                        
 1902 25 BRO NL  2B    1      2    3    0    0 1.000  .943  5.00  5.40                        
 1903 26 DET AL  2B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  5.00                        
 1905 28 DET AL  2B    2      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  2.00  4.90                        
 1906 29 DET AL  2B    3      5    3    1    0  .889  .952  2.67  5.20                        

 1898 21 WHS NL  OF   20     38    4    3    3  .933  .938  2.10  2.03                            6    6    8
 1902 25 BRO NL  OF    4      8    0    1    0  .889  .941  2.00  1.93                            2    0    2
 1903 26 DET AL  OF    1      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  3.00  1.90                            0    1    0
 1904 27 DET AL  OF    1      0    0    2    0  .000        0.00  1.80                            4    0    0
 1905 28 DET AL  OF    8     10    4    0    0 1.000  .952  1.75  1.82                            5    0    0
 1906 29 DET AL  OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500 1.000  1.00  1.90                            0    1    0
 1912 35 DET AL  OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.00                            0    0    2

 1898 21 WHS NL   P   17      6   17    3    2  .885  .916  1.35  2.25  2.35  2.65    7   88.0
 1899 22 BRO NL   P    5      1    5    1    0  .857  .909  1.20  2.24  2.16  2.66    2   25.0
 1900 23 BRO NL   P    5      0   12    0    0 1.000  .923  2.40  2.16  3.48  2.67    4   31.0
 1901 24 BRO NL   P   45     14   75    7    5  .927  .934  1.98  2.39  2.28  2.75   38  351.0
 1902 25 BRO NL   P   35     20   71    5    2  .948  .933  2.60  2.41  2.75  2.72   33  297.7
 1903 26 DET AL   P   35     25   65    6    2  .938  .948  2.57  2.73  2.64  3.19   34  307.0
 1904 27 DET AL   P   34     28   89    4    2  .967  .952  3.44  3.01  3.59  3.45   34  293.0
 1905 28 DET AL   P   34     16   67    6    3  .933  .943  2.44  2.61  2.66  3.24   32  280.7
 1906 29 DET AL   P   25     11   62    3    1  .961  .948  2.92  2.52  3.10  3.22   25  211.7
 1907 30 DET AL   P   32     13   56    4    0  .945  .947  2.16  2.43  2.29  3.28   28  271.0
 1908 31 DET AL   P   29     16   39    5    0  .917  .947  1.90  2.28  2.04  3.20   28  242.7
 1909 32 DET AL   P   21      9   29    1    1  .974  .943  1.81  2.25  2.44  3.19   17  140.3
 1910 33 DET AL   P   26      9   33    2    2  .955  .942  1.62  2.35  1.83  3.29   23  206.7
 1911 34 DET AL   P   20      4   25    2    0  .935  .939  1.45  1.89  1.55  2.88   19  168.3
 1912 35 DET AL   P    3      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.33  1.93  0.90  2.97    1   10.0
 1915 38 NYY AL   P    9      1    7    0    0 1.000  .941  0.89  1.80  2.14  3.02    1   33.7
 1916 39 NYY AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.70  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1918 41 DET AL   P    2      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  0.50  1.85  1.50  2.85    1    6.0

 1898 21 WHS NL  SS    1      1    1    2    1  .500  .909  2.00  5.60                        
 1903 26 DET AL  SS    2      0    3    2    1  .600  .909  1.50  5.20                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 378    173  654   49   20  .944  .942  2.19  2.43              327 2964.7
                 OF   37     58   10    7    3  .907  .942  1.84  1.96                           17    8   12
                 1B   18    144    7    3    4  .981  .981  8.39 10.55                        
                 2B    8      9    9    2    0  .900  .947  2.25  5.16                        
                 SS    3      1    4    4    2  .556  .909  1.67  5.33                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       444    385  684   65   29  .943  .947  2.41  2.79
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1907   WS    DET CHC     L   2   2   1.71  0  1  0  2  21    17   4   5  16 
 1908   WS    DET CHC     L   2   2   4.24  0  2  0  2  17    17   8   4  10 
 1909   WS    DET PIT     L   2   2   3.00  1  1  0  1  12     7   4   8   7 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3   6   6   2.88  1  4  0  5  50    41  16  17  33 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1907   WS    DET CHC     L   2   8   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1908   WS    DET CHC     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .200  .000   1  0   1   0   0 
 1909   WS    DET PIT     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3   6  16   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   5  .000  .059  .000   1  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1901 NL-2.77-9
1903 AL-2.29-9
Car-2.69-74

Wins
1901 NL-25-1
1902 NL-17-9
1907 AL-25-3
1908 AL-18-6
1910 AL-17-9

Won-Loss %
1901 NL-.625-7
1907 AL-.862-1
1908 AL-.720-2
1910 AL-.708-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1903 AL-1.114-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1901 NL-8.31-6
1902 NL-7.56-4
1903 AL-7.24-2
1907 AL-7.37-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1901 NL-5.79-4
1902 NL-5.14-3
1903 AL-5.48-2
1908 AL-5.23-5
1910 AL-4.66-10

Games
1901 NL-45-1
1902 NL-35-9

Saves
1899 NL-1-7
1901 NL-3-1
1902 NL-1-5
1909 AL-2-3

Innings
1901 NL-351.0-3
1902 NL-297.7-6
1903 AL-307.0-6

Strikeouts
1901 NL-226-2
1902 NL-170-4
1903 AL-187-2
1907 AL-123-10
1908 AL-141-9

Games Started
1901 NL-38-3
1902 NL-33-6
1903 AL-34-8

Comp. Games
1901 NL-36-3
1902 NL-30-7
1903 AL-34-1
1907 AL-27-9
1908 AL-25-6
Car-289-50

Shutouts
1901 NL-2-10
1902 NL-4-7
1903 AL-4-6
1905 AL-5-6
1908 AL-6-3
1909 AL-4-9
Car-35-71

Home Runs Allow.
1906 AL-4-10
1907 AL-3-6
1910 AL-4-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1901 NL-152-1
1902 NL-111-2
1903 AL-95-2
1904 AL-94-3
1905 AL-101-4
Car-1059-90

Hits Allowed
1901 NL-324-6

SO to Walk
1908 AL-2.66-7

Losses
1903 AL-16-6

Earned Runs Allow.
1901 NL-108-9
1902 NL-92-7
1905 AL-81-10

Wild Pitches
1898 NL-12-6
1901 NL-10-5
1902 NL-7-7
1903 AL-7-5
1904 AL-11-5

Hit Batsmen
Car-91-82

Batters Faced
1898 NL-421-4
1899 NL-116-9
1900 NL-147-7
1901 NL-1529-3
1902 NL-1253-6
1903 AL-1231-9
1905 AL-1173-8
1906 AL-923-8

Games Finished
1898 NL-10-2
1901 NL-7-4

Adjusted ERA+
1901 NL-121-9
1903 AL-126-10

Oldest Player
1915 AL-38-5
1916 AL-39-7
1918 AL-41-4

          

Black Ink: Pitching - 13 (164) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 110 (181) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 89.5 (123) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the Brooklyn Superbas to the Detroit Tigers.

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