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Herb Pennock
Herbert Jefferis Pennock (The Knight Of Kennett Square)

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.

Debut May 14, 1912
Final Game August 27, 1934
Born February 10, 1894 in Kennett Square, PA
Died January 30, 1948 in New York, NY

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1948.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1912. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1912 18 PHA AL   1   2  17   2   1   0  11  2   50.0   48   31   25   1   30   38   3   2   216       0  4.50  3.10   69 1.560
 1913 19 PHA AL   2   1  14   3   1   0   1  0   33.3   30   24   19   4   22   17   0   1   158       0  5.13  2.75   54 1.560
 1914 20 PHA AL  11   4  28  14   8   3  10  3  151.7  136   56   47   1   65   90   2   8   615       1  2.79  2.60   93 1.325
 1915 21 TOT AL   3   6  16   9   3   1   5  1   58.0   69   50   41   2   39   31   2   2   273       0  6.36  2.87   45 1.862
         PHA AL   3   6  11   8   3   1   3  1   44.0   46   34   26   2   29   24   2   2   204       0  5.32  2.90   55 1.705
         BOS AL   0   0   5   1   0   0   2  0   14.0   23   16   15   0   10    7   0   0    69       0  9.64  2.78   29 2.357
 1916 22 BOS AL   0   2   9   2   0   0   6  1   26.7   23   11    9   0    8   12   1   1   103       0  3.04  2.77   91 1.163
 1917 23 BOS AL   5   5  24   5   4   1  13  1  100.7   90   42   37   2   23   35   3   0   397       0  3.31  2.58   78 1.123
 1919 25 BOS AL  16   8  32  26  16   5   5  0  219.0  223   78   66   2   48   70   3   7   866       0  2.71  3.02  112 1.237
 1920 26 BOS AL  16  13  37  31  19   4   6  2  242.3  244  108   99   9   61   68   4   2  1007       1  3.68  3.64   99 1.259
 1921 27 BOS AL  12  14  32  32  15   1   0  0  222.7  268  121  100   7   59   91   2   0   967       0  4.04  4.24  105 1.469
 1922 28 BOS AL  10  17  32  26  15   1   3  1  202.0  230  108   97   7   74   59   1   7   885       0  4.32  4.11   95 1.505
 1923 29 NYY AL  19   6  35  27  21   1   5  3  238.3  235   86   83  11   68   93   2   1   991       0  3.13  3.94  126 1.271
 1924 30 NYY AL  21   9  40  34  25   4   5  3  286.3  302  104   90  13   64  101   1   4  1220       1  2.83  4.14  146 1.278 MVP-4
 1925 31 NYY AL  16  17  47  31  21   2  11  2  277.0  267  117   91  11   71   88   2   3  1143       0  2.96  4.26  144 1.220 MVP-21
 1926 32 NYY AL  23  11  40  33  19   1   5  2  266.3  294  133  107  11   43   78   4   6  1124       0  3.62  3.86  107 1.265 MVP-3
 1927 33 NYY AL  19   8  34  26  18   1   7  2  209.7  225   89   70   5   48   51   2   0   880       0  3.00  3.84  128 1.302
 1928 34 NYY AL  17   6  28  24  18   5   4  3  211.0  215   71   60   2   40   53   0   3   871       0  2.56  3.76  147 1.209
 1929 35 NYY AL   9  11  27  23   8   1   2  1  157.3  205  101   86  11   28   49   3   2   701       2  4.92  3.86   78 1.481
 1930 36 NYY AL  11   7  25  19  11   1   3  0  156.3  194   95   75   8   20   46   0   4   676       0  4.32  4.32  100 1.369
 1931 37 NYY AL  11   6  25  25  12   1   0  0  189.3  247   96   90   7   30   65   1   3   826       1  4.28  3.99   93 1.463
 1932 38 NYY AL   9   5  22  21   9   1   1  0  146.7  191   94   75   8   38   54   0   4   664       0  4.60  4.08   89 1.561
 1933 39 NYY AL   7   4  23   5   2   1  10  4   65.0   96   46   40   4   21   22   0   4   306       0  5.54  3.90   70 1.800
 1934 40 BOS AL   2   0  30   2   1   0  20  1   62.0   68   31   21   2   16   16   0   1   265       0  3.05  4.72  155 1.355
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 22 Yr WL% .597 240 162 617 420 247  35 133 32 3571.7 3900 1692 1428 128  916 1227  36  65 15154       6  3.60  3.80  106 1.348
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    15  10  40  27  16   2   8  2  234.0  255  110   93   8   60   80   2   4   993   0   0  3.60  3.80  106 1.348
 Career High     23  17  47  34  25   5  20  4  286.3  302  133  107  13   74  101   4   8  1220   0   2  2.56  4.72  155 1.123
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 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 / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1912 18 PHA AL  17   15    1    2   1  0   0    0   0      0      .133  .133  .200   -4    3   1           0    
 1913 19 PHA AL  14    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   2  .111  .200  .111   -8    1   0           0    
 1914 20 PHA AL  28   56    7   12   0  2   0    9   0      2  11  .214  .241  .286   61   16   1           0    
 1915 21 TOT AL  16   24    2    6   2  0   0    3   0      0   7  .250  .250  .333   77    8   0           0    
         PHA AL  11   18    1    5   1  0   0    3   0      0   5  .278  .278  .333   86    6   0           0    
         BOS AL   5    6    1    1   1  0   0    0   0      0   2  .167  .167  .333   51    2   0           0    
 1916 22 BOS AL  11    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   1  .125  .222  .125    4    1   0           0    
 1917 23 BOS AL  24   24    2    4   0  0   0    2   0      7   5  .167  .375  .167   66    4   1           1    
 1919 25 BOS AL  32   75    7   13   4  0   0    7   0      6  12  .173  .253  .227   38   17   6           2    
 1920 26 BOS AL  38   77    7   20   3  0   0    6   0  0   9  18  .260  .345  .299   74   23   7           1    
 1921 27 BOS AL  32   85    9   18   8  0   1   11   0  0   6  10  .212  .272  .341   57   29   4           1    
 1922 28 BOS AL  32   65    5    9   1  1   0    2   0  0   4   9  .138  .188  .185   -2   12   2           0    
 1923 29 NYY AL  35   83   11   16   3  0   0    7   0  0   9   8  .193  .272  .229   32   19   8           0    
 1924 30 NYY AL  40  101   13   16   2  0   2    9   1  0   7  13  .158  .220  .238   18   24  10           1     MVP-4
 1925 31 NYY AL  47   99    6   20   1  1   0    7   0  0   2   7  .202  .218  .232   15   23   9           0     MVP-21
 1926 32 NYY AL  40   85    8   18   2  0   0    6   0  0  10   8  .212  .302  .235   42   20  16           1     MVP-3
 1927 33 NYY AL  34   69    6   15   2  0   0    6   0  0   3  10  .217  .250  .246   31   17  13           0    
 1928 34 NYY AL  28   74    1   15   0  0   0    9   0  0   3   7  .203  .234  .203   17   15   7           0    
 1929 35 NYY AL  27   51    4    9   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   6  .176  .236  .176   11    9   6           0    
 1930 36 NYY AL  25   60    5   11   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  12  .183  .234  .183    9   11   1           0    
 1931 37 NYY AL  25   66    8   10   2  0   1    6   0  0   9  12  .152  .253  .227   30   15   7           0    
 1932 38 NYY AL  22   53    4    8   2  0   0    6   0  0   7   5  .151  .250  .189   18   10   5           0    
 1933 39 NYY AL  23   21    0    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .238  .238  .238   30    5   6           0    
 1934 40 BOS AL  30   14    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .214  .214  .214    9    3   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons     620 1214  108  232  33  4   4  103   1  0  94 172  .191  .253  .235   31  285 111   0   0   7   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        317   28   61   9  1   1   27   0  0  25  45  .191  .253  .235   31   74  29   0   0   2   0
 Career High     47  101   13   20   8  2   2   11   1  0  10  18                          29  16   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 / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1912 18 PHA AL   16   14    0   0.0    89| .133  .269| .133  .337| .200  .354| .333  .691|  -4  .000  -2.0  -0.2     
 1913 19 PHA AL   10    8    0   0.0    86| .111  .262| .200  .333| .111  .344| .311  .678|  -8  .000  -1.2  -0.1     
 1914 20 PHA AL   59   45    4   2.4    79| .214  .252| .241  .324| .286  .330| .527  .654|  61  .359  -3.2  -0.4     
 1915 21 TOT AL   24   18    2   3.0    80| .250  .251| .250  .328| .333  .329| .583  .658|  77  .436  -0.8   0.0     
         PHA AL   18   13    2   4.1    80| .278  .251| .278  .328| .333  .329| .611  .657|  86  .584  -0.4   0.0     
         BOS AL    6    5    0   0.0    81| .167  .252| .167  .329| .333  .330| .500  .660|  51  .000  -0.4   0.0     
 1916 22 BOS AL    9    7    0   0.0    83| .125  .258| .222  .332| .125  .337| .347  .669|   4  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1917 23 BOS AL   33   21    1   1.3    79| .167  .254| .375  .324| .167  .328| .542  .653|  66  .146  -0.3   0.0     
 1919 25 BOS AL   89   68    4   1.6    90| .173  .269| .253  .334| .227  .361| .480  .695|  38  .150  -5.8  -0.6     
 1920 26 BOS AL   94   64    8   3.4   103| .260  .286| .345  .350| .299  .393| .644  .743|  74  .360  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1921 27 BOS AL   96   71    8   3.0   112| .212  .296| .272  .361| .341  .415| .613  .776|  57  .278  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1922 28 BOS AL   71   58    2   0.9   109| .138  .292| .188  .357| .185  .410| .373  .766|  -2  .048 -10.1  -1.0   0%
 1923 29 NYY AL  100   75    5   1.8   109| .193  .293| .272  .363| .229  .404| .501  .767|  32  .146  -8.4  -0.8   0%
 1924 30 NYY AL  119   95    5   1.4   112| .158  .298| .220  .368| .238  .409| .458  .776|  18  .093 -13.1  -1.3 100%
 1925 31 NYY AL  110   88    5   1.5   114| .202  .297| .218  .367| .232  .416| .450  .784|  15  .098 -13.3  -1.3   0%
 1926 32 NYY AL  112   83    6   1.9   109| .212  .289| .302  .360| .235  .405| .537  .765|  42  .165  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1927 33 NYY AL   85   67    4   1.6   108| .217  .289| .250  .357| .246  .406| .496  .763|  31  .115  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1928 34 NYY AL   84   66    4   1.6   106| .203  .285| .234  .349| .203  .405| .437  .754|  17  .123  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1929 35 NYY AL   61   48    2   1.1   107| .176  .284| .236  .350| .176  .410| .412  .760|  11  .061  -6.7  -0.6   0%
 1930 36 NYY AL   65   50    3   1.6   112| .183  .290| .234  .354| .183  .426| .417  .780|   9  .101  -8.3  -0.8   0%
 1931 37 NYY AL   82   63    4   1.7   104| .152  .280| .253  .346| .227  .400| .480  .747|  30  .125  -6.6  -0.6   0%
 1932 38 NYY AL   65   50    3   1.6   107| .151  .279| .250  .349| .189  .410| .439  .759|  18  .111  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1933 39 NYY AL   27   22    1   1.2   101| .238  .273| .238  .344| .238  .394| .476  .738|  30  .076  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1934 40 BOS AL   15   12    1   2.2   116| .214  .294| .214  .369| .214  .424| .428  .793|   9  .184  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons     1426 1093   72   1.8   104| .191  .284| .253  .352| .235  .397| .488  .749|  31  .144 -121.7 -11.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1912 18 PHA AL P 17 2 15 1 0 .944 .939 1.00 1.95 3.06 2.95 2 50.0 1913 19 PHA AL P 14 0 9 0 0 1.000 .938 0.64 1.83 2.43 3.00 3 33.3 1914 20 PHA AL P 28 9 37 3 1 .939 .937 1.64 1.74 2.73 2.96 14 151.7 1915 21 TOT AL P 16 2 15 2 1 .895 .934 1.06 1.80 2.64 3.01 9 58.0 PHA AL P 11 1 15 1 1 .941 .936 1.45 1.80 3.27 3.01 8 44.0 BOS AL P 5 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 0.20 1.80 0.64 3.02 1 14.0 1916 22 BOS AL P 9 3 4 0 0 1.000 .946 0.78 1.69 2.36 2.97 2 26.7 1917 23 BOS AL P 24 1 30 2 2 .939 .948 1.29 1.83 2.77 3.04 5 100.7 1919 25 BOS AL P 32 13 45 2 5 .967 .948 1.81 1.76 2.38 2.83 26 219.0 1920 26 BOS AL P 37 6 53 1 0 .983 .949 1.59 1.66 2.19 2.70 31 242.3 1921 27 BOS AL P 32 11 59 2 3 .972 .956 2.19 1.56 2.83 2.70 32 222.7 1922 28 BOS AL P 32 8 56 1 1 .985 .962 2.00 1.48 2.85 2.60 26 202.0 1923 29 NYY AL P 35 4 66 1 4 .986 .959 2.00 1.49 2.64 2.72 27 238.3 1924 30 NYY AL P 40 10 61 0 5 1.000 .959 1.77 1.32 2.23 2.53 34 286.3 1925 31 NYY AL P 47 7 54 4 3 .938 .961 1.30 1.40 1.98 2.66 31 277.0 1926 32 NYY AL P 40 2 73 1 6 .987 .957 1.88 1.39 2.53 2.66 33 266.3 1927 33 NYY AL P 34 4 45 1 2 .980 .959 1.44 1.40 2.10 2.62 26 209.7 1928 34 NYY AL P 28 5 59 1 3 .985 .957 2.29 1.37 2.73 2.44 24 211.0 1929 35 NYY AL P 27 4 31 0 2 1.000 .959 1.30 1.29 2.00 2.34 23 157.3 1930 36 NYY AL P 25 3 26 1 1 .967 .945 1.16 1.18 1.67 2.20 19 156.3 1931 37 NYY AL P 25 1 37 1 4 .974 .955 1.52 1.19 1.81 2.21 25 189.3 1932 38 NYY AL P 22 4 29 1 1 .971 .959 1.50 1.21 2.02 2.24 21 146.7 1933 39 NYY AL P 23 2 12 1 1 .933 .959 0.61 1.18 1.94 2.28 5 65.0 1934 40 BOS AL P 30 0 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 1.11 1.16 2.13 2 62.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1912 18 PHA AL P 17 2 15 1 0 .944 .939 1.00 1.95 3.06 2.95 2 50.0 1913 19 PHA AL P 14 0 9 0 0 1.000 .938 0.64 1.83 2.43 3.00 3 33.3 1914 20 PHA AL P 28 9 37 3 1 .939 .937 1.64 1.74 2.73 2.96 14 151.7 1915 21 TOT AL P 16 2 15 2 1 .895 .934 1.06 1.80 2.64 3.01 9 58.0 PHA AL P 11 1 15 1 1 .941 .936 1.45 1.80 3.27 3.01 8 44.0 BOS AL P 5 1 0 1 0 .500 .909 0.20 1.80 0.64 3.02 1 14.0 1916 22 BOS AL P 9 3 4 0 0 1.000 .946 0.78 1.69 2.36 2.97 2 26.7 1917 23 BOS AL P 24 1 30 2 2 .939 .948 1.29 1.83 2.77 3.04 5 100.7 1919 25 BOS AL P 32 13 45 2 5 .967 .948 1.81 1.76 2.38 2.83 26 219.0 1920 26 BOS AL P 37 6 53 1 0 .983 .949 1.59 1.66 2.19 2.70 31 242.3 1921 27 BOS AL P 32 11 59 2 3 .972 .956 2.19 1.56 2.83 2.70 32 222.7 1922 28 BOS AL P 32 8 56 1 1 .985 .962 2.00 1.48 2.85 2.60 26 202.0 1923 29 NYY AL P 35 4 66 1 4 .986 .959 2.00 1.49 2.64 2.72 27 238.3 1924 30 NYY AL P 40 10 61 0 5 1.000 .959 1.77 1.32 2.23 2.53 34 286.3 1925 31 NYY AL P 47 7 54 4 3 .938 .961 1.30 1.40 1.98 2.66 31 277.0 1926 32 NYY AL P 40 2 73 1 6 .987 .957 1.88 1.39 2.53 2.66 33 266.3 1927 33 NYY AL P 34 4 45 1 2 .980 .959 1.44 1.40 2.10 2.62 26 209.7 1928 34 NYY AL P 28 5 59 1 3 .985 .957 2.29 1.37 2.73 2.44 24 211.0 1929 35 NYY AL P 27 4 31 0 2 1.000 .959 1.30 1.29 2.00 2.34 23 157.3 1930 36 NYY AL P 25 3 26 1 1 .967 .945 1.16 1.18 1.67 2.20 19 156.3 1931 37 NYY AL P 25 1 37 1 4 .974 .955 1.52 1.19 1.81 2.21 25 189.3 1932 38 NYY AL P 22 4 29 1 1 .971 .959 1.50 1.21 2.02 2.24 21 146.7 1933 39 NYY AL P 23 2 12 1 1 .933 .959 0.61 1.18 1.94 2.28 5 65.0 1934 40 BOS AL P 30 0 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 1.11 1.16 2.13 2 62.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 617 101 824 26 45 .973 .954 1.50 1.46 2.33 2.60 420 3571.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 617 101 824 26 45 .973 .954 1.50 1.46 2.33 2.60 420 3572
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1914   WS    PHA BSN     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   3     2   0   2   3 
 1923   WS    NYY NYG     W   3   2   3.63  2  0  1  1  17.1  19   7   1   8 
 1926   WS    NYY STL     L   3   2   1.23  2  0  0  2  22    13   3   4   8 
 1927   WS    NYY PIT     W   1   1   1.00  1  0  0  1   9     3   1   0   1 
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   2   0   2.25  0  0  2  0   4     2   1   1   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2  10   5   1.95  5  0  3  4  55.1  39  12   8  24 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1914   WS    PHA BSN     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1923   WS    NYY NYG     W   3   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .143  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
 1926   WS    NYY STL     L   3   7   1   1  1  0  0   0   0   0  .143  .143  .286   0  0   1   0   0 
 1927   WS    NYY PIT     W   1   4   1   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1932   WS    NYY CHC     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2  10  19   2   1  1  0  0   1   0   3  .053  .100  .105   0  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1924-AL-4-0.38
1925-AL-21-0.06
1926-AL-3-0.50
Car-253-0.94 shares

ERA
1923 AL-3.13-6
1924 AL-2.83-3
1925 AL-2.96-2
1927 AL-3.00-8
1928 AL-2.56-2

Wins
1923 AL-19-6
1924 AL-21-2
1925 AL-16-8
1926 AL-23-2
1927 AL-19-4
1928 AL-17-8
Car-240-54

Won-Loss %
1914 AL-.733-4
1919 AL-.667-5
1923 AL-.760-1
1924 AL-.700-2
1926 AL-.676-2
1927 AL-.704-6
1928 AL-.739-4
1931 AL-.647-6
1932 AL-.643-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1920 AL-1.259-6
1923 AL-1.271-5
1924 AL-1.278-5
1925 AL-1.220-1
1926 AL-1.265-1
1928 AL-1.209-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1923 AL-8.87-8
1925 AL-8.68-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1919 AL-1.97-6
1920 AL-2.27-7
1924 AL-2.01-4
1925 AL-2.31-5
1926 AL-1.45-1
1927 AL-2.06-6
1928 AL-1.71-3
1929 AL-1.60-2
1930 AL-1.15-1
1931 AL-1.43-1

Strikeouts/9IP
1921 AL-3.68-6
1923 AL-3.51-10
1924 AL-3.17-5

Games
1925 AL-47-5
1926 AL-40-9

Saves
1912 AL-2-6
1914 AL-3-6
1920 AL-2-7
1928 AL-3-10
1933 AL-4-8

Innings
1924 AL-286.3-3
1925 AL-277.0-1
1926 AL-266.3-3
Car-3571.7-64

Strikeouts
1923 AL-93-9
1924 AL-101-4
1925 AL-88-6
1926 AL-78-9

Games Started
1921 AL-32-9
1924 AL-34-4
1925 AL-31-7
1926 AL-33-4
Car-420-97

Comp. Games
1923 AL-21-6
1924 AL-25-3
1925 AL-21-3
1926 AL-19-5
1927 AL-18-5
Car-247-83

Shutouts
1919 AL-5-2
1920 AL-4-4
1924 AL-4-3
1925 AL-2-8
1928 AL-5-1
1930 AL-1-10
Car-35-71

Home Runs Allow.
1913 AL-4-10
1920 AL-9-10
1923 AL-11-8
1924 AL-13-3
1925 AL-11-10
1926 AL-11-8

Hits Allowed
1924 AL-302-4
1925 AL-267-8
1926 AL-294-2
Car-3900-44

SO to Walk
1919 AL-1.46-9
1921 AL-1.54-3
1923 AL-1.37-6
1924 AL-1.58-3
1925 AL-1.24-4
1926 AL-1.81-2
1928 AL-1.33-10
1929 AL-1.75-2
1930 AL-2.30-2
1931 AL-2.17-2

Losses
1922 AL-17-3
1925 AL-17-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1926 AL-107-2
Car-1428-52

Wild Pitches
1914 AL-8-8
1919 AL-7-5
1922 AL-7-1
1924 AL-4-9
1926 AL-6-5
1930 AL-4-9

Batters Faced
1924 AL-1220-4
1925 AL-1143-2
1926 AL-1124-3
Car-15154-55

Games Finished
1912 AL-11-8
1934 AL-20-3

Adjusted ERA+
1923 AL-126-5
1924 AL-146-4
1925 AL-144-2
1928 AL-147-3

Oldest Player
1931 AL-37-7
1932 AL-38-5
1933 AL-39-5
1934 AL-40-6

Youngest Player
1912 AL-18-1

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 13 (164) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 157 (85) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 36.0 (89) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 92.0 (112) (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 

May, 1912: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics.

June 6, 1915: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Philadelphia Athletics.

January 30, 1923: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for Camp Skinner, Norm McMillan, George Murray, and $50,000.

January 5, 1934: Released by the New York Yankees.

January 20, 1934: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.


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