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Pitching Glossary /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1909 24 WSH AL   7  26  44  31  17   1   9  0  260.7  218  114   83   2  105  131  13  10  1070       0  2.87  2.42   84 1.239
 1910 25 WSH AL  12  17  34  30  22   3   3  0  257.7  244  117   79   8   77   98   9   9  1024       1  2.76  2.49   90 1.246
 1911 26 WSH AL  13  17  37  32  20   2   4  2  254.7  280  148  108   9   67  135   8   8  1068       0  3.82  3.27   86 1.363
 1912 27 WSH AL  24  13  43  40  28   2   2  1  316.0  287  133   92   3   94  179   5   6  1266       0  2.62  3.37  129 1.206
 1913 28 WSH AL  16  16  37  36  17   4   1  0  264.3  258  118   95   8   81  156   5   9  1102       0  3.23  2.96   91 1.282
 1914 29 SLM FL  13  20  42  34  23   1   4  1  280.7  281  141  101   9   75  167   4   9  1153       0  3.24  3.37  104 1.268
 1915 30 SLM FL  11  11  37  26  11   4   6  2  209.0  200   93   76   6   73  111   2   4   841       0  3.27  3.18   97 1.306
 1916 31 SLB AL  13   9  41  26   8   1   8  4  217.3  174   82   62   1   98   92   3   2   872       0  2.57  2.74  107 1.252
 1917 32 SLB AL   8  19  38  28  11   4   6  3  232.7  193   80   76   3   95   82   5   2   938       0  2.94  2.61   89 1.238
 1918 33 CLE AL   2   2  14   5   0   0   4  0   43.3   70   42   34   0   18    8   1   0   203       0  7.06  2.99   42 2.031
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .442 119 150 367 288 157  22  47 13 2336.3 2205 1068  806  49  783 1159  55  59  9537       1  3.10  2.95   95 1.279
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  15  38  29  16   2   4  1  242.3  228  110   83   5   81  120   5   6   990   0   0  3.10  2.95   95 1.279
 Career High     24  26  44  40  28   4   9  4  316.0  287  148  108   9  105  179  13  10  1266   0   1  2.57  3.37  129 1.206

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1909 24 WSH AL  46   88    1    8   1  0   0    2   0      0      .091  .091  .102  -38    9   7           0    
 1910 25 WSH AL  34   92    4   11   0  0   0    4   1      2      .120  .138  .120  -17   11   3           0    
 1911 26 WSH AL  37   82    8   11   1  0   0    2   0      6      .134  .193  .146   -4   12   6           0    
 1912 27 WSH AL  43  103   11   12   1  0   0    6   0      7      .117  .180  .126  -12   13  12           1    
 1913 28 WSH AL  37   92    7   15   4  2   0    8   0      6  24  .163  .214  .250   35   23   5           0    
 1914 29 SLM FL  42   94    5   15   2  1   0    4   0      5  28  .160  .202  .202   13   19   1           0    
 1915 30 SLM FL  37   66    3   10   2  0   0    4   1      4  24  .152  .200  .182   10   12   3           0    
 1916 31 SLB AL  41   63    5    7   3  0   0    3   1      4  20  .111  .164  .159   -1   10   6           0    
 1917 32 SLB AL  38   72    4    8   2  0   0    2   0      3  27  .111  .147  .139  -11   10   3           0    
 1918 33 CLE AL  14   12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   5  .083  .083  .083  -52    1   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     369  764   49   98  16  3   0   35   3  0  37 128  .128  .170  .157   -3  120  47   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        335   22   43   7  1   0   15   1  0  16  56  .128  .170  .157   -3   53  21   0   0   0   0
 Career High     46  103   11   15   4  2   0    8   1  0   7  28                          23  12   0   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1909 24 WSH AL   95   87    1   0.3    70| .091  .247| .091  .307| .102  .313| .193  .620| -38  .015 -13.6  -1.7     
 1910 25 WSH AL   97   84    2   0.6    71| .120  .244| .138  .310| .120  .316| .258  .625| -17  .050 -12.4  -1.5     
 1911 26 WSH AL   94   77    2   0.7    94| .134  .279| .193  .345| .146  .366| .339  .711|  -4  .036 -11.5  -1.2     
 1912 27 WSH AL  123  103    2   0.5    92| .117  .274| .180  .343| .126  .360| .306  .703| -12  .023 -15.3  -1.7     
 1913 28 WSH AL  103   82    5   1.6    89| .163  .267| .214  .339| .250  .350| .464  .689|  35  .188  -8.2  -0.9     
 1914 29 SLM FL  100   80    4   1.3    96| .160  .277| .202  .343| .202  .375| .404  .718|  13  .123 -10.6  -1.1     
 1915 30 SLM FL   73   59    2   0.9    90| .152  .268| .200  .336| .182  .359| .382  .695|  10  .074  -7.2  -0.8     
 1916 31 SLB AL   73   62    2   0.9    79| .111  .251| .164  .324| .159  .327| .323  .652|  -1  .074  -7.7  -0.9     
 1917 32 SLB AL   78   67    1   0.4    77| .111  .250| .147  .321| .139  .324| .286  .644| -11  .020  -9.6  -1.1     
 1918 33 CLE AL   13   12    0   0.0    89| .083  .271| .083  .343| .083  .345| .166  .688| -52  .000  -2.3  -0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      849  713   21   0.8    85| .128  .263| .170  .330| .157  .344| .327  .675|  -3  .059 -98.4 -11.2     

* 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  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1909 24 WSH AL   P   44     10   98   12    3  .900  .942  2.45  2.25  3.73  3.19   31  260.7
                 OF    2      2    0    1    0  .667  .952  1.00  1.80                        
 1910 25 WSH AL   P   34     10   77    6    0  .935  .942  2.56  2.35  3.04  3.29   30  257.7
 1911 26 WSH AL   P   37      8   73    5    0  .942  .937  2.19  1.89  2.86  2.88   32  254.7
 1912 27 WSH AL   P   43     13   77    9    2  .909  .940  2.09  1.95  2.56  2.96   40  316.0
 1913 28 WSH AL   P   37     15   78    5    3  .949  .937  2.51  1.83  3.17  3.01   36  264.3
 1914 29 SLM FL   P   42     18   74    6    3  .939  .947  2.19  1.95  2.95  3.04   34  280.7
 1915 30 SLM FL   P   37      5   63    2    2  .971  .956  1.84  1.97  2.93  3.08   26  209.0
 1916 31 SLB AL   P   41     10   72    6    2  .932  .945  2.00  1.69  3.40  2.95   26  217.3
 1917 32 SLB AL   P   38      9   59    1    3  .986  .947  1.79  1.83  2.63  3.04   28  232.7
 1918 33 CLE AL   P   14      0   14    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.85  2.91  2.83    5   43.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1909 24 WSH AL  OF    2      2    0    1    0  .667  .952  1.00  1.80                        

 1909 24 WSH AL   P   44     10   98   12    3  .900  .942  2.45  2.25  3.73  3.19   31  260.7
 1910 25 WSH AL   P   34     10   77    6    0  .935  .942  2.56  2.35  3.04  3.29   30  257.7
 1911 26 WSH AL   P   37      8   73    5    0  .942  .937  2.19  1.89  2.86  2.88   32  254.7
 1912 27 WSH AL   P   43     13   77    9    2  .909  .940  2.09  1.95  2.56  2.96   40  316.0
 1913 28 WSH AL   P   37     15   78    5    3  .949  .937  2.51  1.83  3.17  3.01   36  264.3
 1914 29 SLM FL   P   42     18   74    6    3  .939  .947  2.19  1.95  2.95  3.04   34  280.7
 1915 30 SLM FL   P   37      5   63    2    2  .971  .956  1.84  1.97  2.93  3.08   26  209.0
 1916 31 SLB AL   P   41     10   72    6    2  .932  .945  2.00  1.69  3.40  2.95   26  217.3
 1917 32 SLB AL   P   38      9   59    1    3  .986  .947  1.79  1.83  2.63  3.04   28  232.7
 1918 33 CLE AL   P   14      0   14    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  1.85  2.91  2.83    5   43.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 367     98  685   52   18  .938  .943  2.13  1.96              288 2336.3
                 OF    2      2    0    1    0  .667  .952  1.00  1.80                            0    0    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       369    100  685   53   18  .937  .944  2.13  1.96

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.

ERA
1912 AL-2.62-8

Wins
1912 AL-24-5

Won-Loss %
1912 AL-.649-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1912 AL-1.206-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1916 AL-7.21-8
1917 AL-7.47-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1911 AL-2.37-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1912 AL-5.10-7
1913 AL-5.31-5
1914 FL-5.36-4
1915 FL-4.78-5

Games
1909 AL-44-3
1912 AL-43-3
1914 FL-42-9

Saves
1911 AL-2-6
1916 AL-4-6
1917 AL-3-9

Innings
1909 AL-260.7-9
1910 AL-257.7-8
1911 AL-254.7-8
1912 AL-316.0-4
1913 AL-264.3-7
1914 FL-280.7-10

Strikeouts
1909 AL-131-9
1911 AL-135-9
1912 AL-179-5
1913 AL-156-5
1914 FL-167-5

Games Started
1909 AL-31-9
1910 AL-30-9
1911 AL-32-6
1912 AL-40-2
1913 AL-36-2
1914 FL-34-8

Comp. Games
1910 AL-22-9
1911 AL-20-9
1912 AL-28-5
1914 FL-23-8

Shutouts
1911 AL-2-9
1912 AL-2-10
1913 AL-4-5
1917 AL-4-9

Home Runs Allow.
1910 AL-8-2
1911 AL-9-1
1913 AL-8-3
1914 FL-9-3
1917 AL-3-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1909 AL-105-1
1910 AL-77-8
1912 AL-94-4
1916 AL-98-7
1917 AL-95-8

Hits Allowed
1909 AL-218-9
1910 AL-244-5
1911 AL-280-4
1912 AL-287-3
1913 AL-258-4
1914 FL-281-8

SO to Walk
1911 AL-2.01-6
1912 AL-1.90-9
1913 AL-1.93-5
1914 FL-2.23-7

Losses
1909 AL-26-1
1910 AL-17-5
1911 AL-17-3
1913 AL-16-7
1914 FL-20-1
1917 AL-19-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1909 AL-83-2
1910 AL-79-4
1911 AL-108-2
1912 AL-92-6
1913 AL-95-1
1914 FL-101-6
1917 AL-76-6

Wild Pitches
1909 AL-10-7
1910 AL-9-5
1911 AL-8-7
1913 AL-9-7
1914 FL-9-3

Hit Batsmen
1909 AL-13-6

Batters Faced
1909 AL-1070-8
1910 AL-1024-9
1911 AL-1068-6
1912 AL-1266-4
1913 AL-1102-7
1914 FL-1153-10

Games Finished
1909 AL-9-10

Adjusted ERA+
1912 AL-129-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 85 (269) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 14.0 (530) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 15.0 (727) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1909 Season: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Portland (PCL).
Before 1914 Season: Jumped from the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Terriers.
February 10, 1916: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the St. Louis Terriers.
February 15, 1918: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Browns.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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ERA 1912 AL-2.62-8	Wins 1912 AL-24-5	Won-Loss % 1912 AL-.649-7	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1912 AL-1.206-8	Hits Allowed/9IP 1916 AL-7.21-8 1917 AL-7.47-9	Bases on Balls/9IP 1911 AL-2.37-10
Strikeouts/9IP 1912 AL-5.10-7 1913 AL-5.31-5 1914 FL-5.36-4 1915 FL-4.78-5	Games 1909 AL-44-3 1912 AL-43-3 1914 FL-42-9	Saves 1911 AL-2-6 1916 AL-4-6 1917 AL-3-9	Innings 1909 AL-260.7-9 1910 AL-257.7-8 1911 AL-254.7-8 1912 AL-316.0-4 1913 AL-264.3-7 1914 FL-280.7-10	Strikeouts 1909 AL-131-9 1911 AL-135-9 1912 AL-179-5 1913 AL-156-5 1914 FL-167-5	Games Started 1909 AL-31-9 1910 AL-30-9 1911 AL-32-6 1912 AL-40-2 1913 AL-36-2 1914 FL-34-8
Comp. Games 1910 AL-22-9 1911 AL-20-9 1912 AL-28-5 1914 FL-23-8	Shutouts 1911 AL-2-9 1912 AL-2-10 1913 AL-4-5 1917 AL-4-9	Home Runs Allow. 1910 AL-8-2 1911 AL-9-1 1913 AL-8-3 1914 FL-9-3 1917 AL-3-9	Bases On Balls Allow. 1909 AL-105-1 1910 AL-77-8 1912 AL-94-4 1916 AL-98-7 1917 AL-95-8	Hits Allowed 1909 AL-218-9 1910 AL-244-5 1911 AL-280-4 1912 AL-287-3 1913 AL-258-4 1914 FL-281-8	SO to Walk 1911 AL-2.01-6 1912 AL-1.90-9 1913 AL-1.93-5 1914 FL-2.23-7
Losses 1909 AL-26-1 1910 AL-17-5 1911 AL-17-3 1913 AL-16-7 1914 FL-20-1 1917 AL-19-1	Earned Runs Allow. 1909 AL-83-2 1910 AL-79-4 1911 AL-108-2 1912 AL-92-6 1913 AL-95-1 1914 FL-101-6 1917 AL-76-6	Wild Pitches 1909 AL-10-7 1910 AL-9-5 1911 AL-8-7 1913 AL-9-7 1914 FL-9-3	Hit Batsmen 1909 AL-13-6	Batters Faced 1909 AL-1070-8 1910 AL-1024-9 1911 AL-1068-6 1912 AL-1266-4 1913 AL-1102-7 1914 FL-1153-10	Games Finished 1909 AL-9-10
Adjusted ERA+ 1912 AL-129-9