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Rube Vickers
Harry Porter Vickers

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.

Debut September 21, 1902
Final Game October 2, 1909
Born May 17, 1878 in St. Marys, Ontario, CAN
Died December 9, 1958 in Belleville, MI

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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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1902 24 CIN NL   0   3   3   3   3   0   0  0   21.0   31   20   14   0    8    6   1   0   102       0  6.00  3.00   50 1.857
 1903 25 BRO NL   0   1   4   1   1   0   3  0   14.0   27   23   17   0    9    5   1   2    77       0 10.93  3.20   29 2.571
 1907 29 PHA AL   2   2  10   4   3   1   5  0   50.3   44   27   19   1   12   21   1   1   208       0  3.40  2.59   76 1.113
 1908 30 PHA AL  18  19  53  34  21   6  17  1  317.0  264  114   78   0   71  156  11  12  1276       0  2.21  2.55  115 1.057
 1909 31 PHA AL   2   2  18   3   1   0   9  1   55.7   60   32   21   0   19   25   2   3   246       0  3.40  2.40   71 1.419
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .449  22  27  88  45  29   7  34  2  458.0  426  216  149   1  119  213  16  18  1909       0  2.93  2.58   88 1.190
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  13  44  23  14   3  17  1  234.0  217  110   76   0   60  108   8   9   976   0   0  2.93  2.58   88 1.190
 Career High     18  19  53  34  21   6  17  1  317.0  264  114   78   1   71  156  11  12  1276   0   0  2.21  2.59  115 1.057

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1902 24 CIN NL   4   11    0    4   1  0   0    3   0      0      .364  .364  .455  143    5   0           0    
 1903 25 BRO NL   5   10    0    1   0  0   0    3   0      0      .100  .100  .100  -42    1   0           0    
 1907 29 PHA AL  10   20    0    3   0  0   0    0   0      0      .150  .150  .150   -5    3   1           0    
 1908 30 PHA AL  53  106    4   17   3  0   0    4   0     10      .160  .233  .189   33   20   4           0    
 1909 31 PHA AL  18   16    0    1   0  0   0    3   0      0      .063  .063  .063  -61    1   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       90  163    4   26   4  0   0   13   0  0  10   0  .160  .208  .184   23   30   6   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        293    7   47   7  0   0   23   0  0  18   0  .160  .208  .184   23   54  11   0   0   0   0
 Career High     53  106    4   17   3  0   0    4   0  0  10   0                          20   4   0   0   0   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1902 24 CIN NL   11    7    2   7.6    84| .364  .277| .364  .333| .455  .340| .819  .673| 143  .810   0.5   0.1     
 1903 25 BRO NL   10    9    0   0.0    90| .100  .274| .100  .337| .100  .357| .200  .693| -42  .000  -1.9  -0.2     
 1907 29 PHA AL   21   18    0   0.0    73| .150  .256| .150  .312| .150  .320| .300  .633|  -5  .000  -2.4  -0.3     
 1908 30 PHA AL  120   93    5   1.4    74| .160  .253| .233  .311| .189  .322| .422  .634|  33  .215  -7.7  -1.0     
 1909 31 PHA AL   17   16    0   0.0    75| .063  .255| .063  .316| .063  .323| .126  .639| -61  .000  -3.0  -0.4     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       179  143    7   1.3    75| .160  .257| .208  .315| .184  .325| .392  .640|  23  .175 -14.4  -1.8     

* 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    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1902 24 CIN NL P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.40 1.29 2.70 3 21.0 C 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.80 6 1903 25 BRO NL P 4 0 10 1 0 .909 .926 2.50 2.42 6.43 2.89 1 14.0 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 1907 29 PHA AL P 10 2 17 1 1 .950 .945 1.90 2.43 3.40 3.27 4 50.3 1908 30 PHA AL P 53 10 83 7 0 .930 .946 1.75 2.28 2.64 3.20 34 317.0 1909 31 PHA AL P 18 3 11 1 0 .933 .940 0.78 2.25 2.26 3.18 3 55.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1902 24 CIN NL C 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.80 6 1903 25 BRO NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 1902 24 CIN NL P 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 .938 1.00 2.40 1.29 2.70 3 21.0 1903 25 BRO NL P 4 0 10 1 0 .909 .926 2.50 2.42 6.43 2.89 1 14.0 1907 29 PHA AL P 10 2 17 1 1 .950 .945 1.90 2.43 3.40 3.27 4 50.3 1908 30 PHA AL P 53 10 83 7 0 .930 .946 1.75 2.28 2.64 3.20 34 317.0 1909 31 PHA AL P 18 3 11 1 0 .933 .940 0.78 2.25 2.26 3.18 3 55.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 88 15 124 10 1 .933 .944 1.58 2.30 45 458.0 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 C 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.80 6 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 90 16 125 10 1 .934 .944 1.57 2.34
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Wins
1908 AL-18-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1908 AL-1.057-10

Games
1908 AL-53-2

Saves
1908 AL-1-10
1909 AL-1-9

Innings
1908 AL-317.0-4

Strikeouts
1908 AL-156-6

Games Started
1908 AL-34-6

Shutouts
1908 AL-6-3

Bases On Balls Allow.
1908 AL-71-10

Hits Allowed
1908 AL-264-7

SO to Walk
1908 AL-2.20-9

Losses
1908 AL-19-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1908 AL-78-6

Wild Pitches
1908 AL-12-4

Hit Batsmen
1908 AL-11-7

Batters Faced
1908 AL-1276-3

Games Finished
1908 AL-17-1
1909 AL-9-10

 

Gray Ink: Pitching - 20 (1045) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1232) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

February 17, 1903: Purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas from the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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