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Team Player Value--Pitchers
Team Player Value--Pitchers Table
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RA9opp |
RA9def |
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RA9avg |
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gmLI |
WAAadj |
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waaWL% |
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Birmingham Black Barons | 279.1 | 49 | 33 | 145 | 4.67 | 3.99 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 3.60 | -21 | -1.8 | 1.00 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -11 | .464 | .497 | |
Chicago American Giants | 186.0 | 30 | 22 | 101 | 4.89 | 4.20 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 4.18 | -7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0 | .499 | .502 | |
Cleveland Buckeyes | 200.1 | 34 | 24 | 99 | 4.45 | 4.07 | -0.50 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 4.57 | 11 | 2.1 | 1.00 | -0.7 | 2.6 | 19 | .562 | .505 | |
Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | 226.0 | 39 | 27 | 120 | 4.78 | 4.13 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 3.94 | -11 | -0.3 | 1.00 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -3 | .492 | .500 | |
Kansas City Monarchs | 438.1 | 81 | 50 | 217 | 4.46 | 4.05 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 3.89 | -9 | 0.6 | 1.00 | -1.4 | 1.6 | 7 | .508 | .503 | |
Memphis Red Sox | 236.1 | 42 | 27 | 99 | 3.77 | 4.24 | -0.52 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 4.76 | 36 | 4.5 | 1.00 | -0.8 | 5.0 | 45 | .607 | .506 | |
| 1566.1 | 275 | 183 | 781 | 4.49 | 4.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | 4.10 | 0 | 5.1 | 1.00 | -5.1 | 8.7 | 56 | .519 | .502 | |
Player Value Pitching Table Rk | Player | Age | Team | IP | G | GS | R | RA9 | RA9opp | RA9def | RA9role | PPFp | RA9avg | RAA | WAA | gmLI | WAAadj | WAR | RAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | Awards |
1 | Satchel Paige | 37 | KCM | 98.1 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 1.56 | 4.05 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.92 | 26 | 3.7 | | -0.3 | 3.9 | 34 | .728 | .523 | |
2 | George Jefferson | 21 | CBE | 60.2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 2.52 | 4.07 | -0.45 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.52 | 13 | 1.9 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 18 | .716 | .512 | |
3 | Verdell Mathis* | 30 | MRS | 79.0 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 3.65 | 4.24 | -0.50 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.74 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.00 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 16 | .638 | .509 | AS |
4 | Willie Hutchinson | 29 | MRS | 44.0 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2.86 | 4.24 | -0.52 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.76 | 9 | 1.3 | 1.00 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 13 | .645 | .508 | |
5 | Gentry Jessup | 29 | CAG | 94.0 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 3.54 | 4.21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.18 | 7 | 1.2 | | -0.3 | 1.4 | 14 | .612 | .508 | AS |
6 | Eugene Bremer | 27 | CBE | 41.0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.85 | 4.07 | -0.52 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.59 | 8 | 1.2 | | -0.1 | 1.3 | 11 | .692 | .507 | AS |
7 | Porter Moss | 34 | MRS | 48.1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 3.17 | 4.24 | -0.48 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.72 | 8 | 1.2 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 12 | .635 | .508 | |
8 | Robert Keyes* | | MRS | 28.0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.57 | 4.24 | -0.58 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.82 | 7 | 1.0 | | -0.1 | 1.1 | 9 | .840 | .506 | |
9 | Roosevelt Davis | 39 | CC | 51.0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 3.53 | 4.13 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.96 | 2 | 0.5 | | -0.2 | 0.6 | 7 | .575 | .503 | |
10 | Willie Jefferson | 40 | CBE | 67.1 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 4.41 | 4.07 | -0.49 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.56 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 6 | .541 | .503 | |
11 | Booker McDaniel | 30 | KCM | 57.2 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 3.59 | 4.05 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.90 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 7 | .538 | .503 | |
12 | Ted Alexander | 31 | KCM | 12.1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.19 | 4.04 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.91 | 2 | 0.3 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3 | .671 | .502 | |
13 | Johnny Smith* | 27 | CAG | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.18 | 3 | 0.4 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4 | .914 | .503 | |
14 | Leroy Sutton | 23 | CAG | 12.1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.19 | 4.20 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.17 | 3 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4 | .626 | .502 | |
15 | Alonzo Boone | 36 | 2TM | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.74 | 4.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.77 | 2 | 0.3 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3 | .647 | .501 | |
16 | Alonzo Boone | 36 | CBE | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 4.07 | -0.53 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.60 | -1 | -0.1 | | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .380 | .499 | |
17 | Alonzo Boone | 36 | BBB | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.99 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.65 | 4 | 0.4 | | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4 | .914 | .503 | |
18 | Dan Bankhead | 24 | BBB | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.86 | 3.99 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.76 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3 | .643 | .502 | |
19 | Specs Roberts | 36 | CC | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 4.13 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.95 | 2 | 0.3 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3 | .788 | .502 | |
20 | Willie McCrary | | 2TM | 11.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.18 | 4.11 | -0.02 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.13 | 1 | 0.2 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | .571 | .501 | |
21 | Willie McCrary | | CBE | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.75 | 4.07 | -0.42 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.49 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .418 | .499 | |
22 | Willie McCrary | | CC | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.23 | 4.13 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.94 | 2 | 0.3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3 | .648 | .502 | |
23 | Garcia Massingale | 16 | KCM | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.05 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.89 | 2 | 0.2 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 | .730 | .501 | |
24 | Fay Washington | 29 | BBB | 24.2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.65 | 3.99 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.70 | 0 | 0.1 | | -0.1 | 0.2 | 2 | .545 | .501 | |
25 | Johnny Williams | 26 | 2TM | 30.1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3.86 | 4.12 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.91 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.00 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 3 | .521 | .500 | |
26 | Johnny Williams | 26 | BBB | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.99 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.61 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .638 | .501 | |
27 | Johnny Williams | 26 | CC | 27.2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4.23 | 4.13 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.94 | -1 | 0.0 | 1.00 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | .505 | .500 | |
28 | Willie Burns* | 28 | CC | 16.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.94 | 4.13 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.94 | 0 | 0.1 | | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | .539 | .500 | |
29 | Lloyd Davenport* | 32 | CAG | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.17 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .529 | .500 | AS |
30 | Henry Merchant* | 26 | CC | 18.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 4.13 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.93 | 0 | 0.1 | | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | .535 | .500 | |
31 | Jimmie Newberry | 25 | BBB | 11.1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.18 | 3.99 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.59 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .537 | .501 | |
32 | Albert Overton | 40 | CC | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 | 4.13 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.93 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .551 | .501 | |
33 | Ollie West | 30 | CAG | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.20 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.18 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .617 | .501 | |
34 | Edgar Chatman | 27 | MRS | 20.0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5.40 | 4.24 | -0.57 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.81 | -1 | -0.1 | | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | .484 | .500 | |
35 | Les Henderson | | MRS | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.24 | -0.46 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.70 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | .520 | .500 | |
36 | John Brown | 25 | CBE | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 4.07 | -0.76 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.83 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .399 | .499 | |
37 | Alvin Gipson | 30 | BBB | 62.2 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 4.31 | 3.99 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.61 | -5 | -0.2 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | .479 | .499 | |
38 | Pee Wee Jenkins* | 21 | BBB | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.98 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.31 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .427 | .500 | |
39 | Rufus Ligon* | 41 | MRS | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 4.24 | -0.60 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.84 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .467 | .500 | |
40 | Eddie Locke | 21 | KCM | 46.0 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 4.70 | 4.05 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.88 | -4 | -0.2 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -1 | .477 | .499 | |
41 | Johnny Markham | 35 | BBB | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.70 | 3.99 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.55 | -1 | -0.1 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 | .467 | .500 | |
42 | Lázaro Medina | 21 | CC | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.29 | 4.13 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.93 | -3 | -0.2 | | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1 | .410 | .499 | |
43 | Weedy Edwards | 18 | CC | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6.75 | 4.13 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.93 | -2 | -0.2 | | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2 | .337 | .499 | |
44 | Felix Evans | 33 | MRS | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13.50 | 4.24 | -0.76 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.00 | -3 | -0.2 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2 | .294 | .499 | |
45 | Lovell Harden | 26 | CBE | 10.1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6.97 | 4.07 | -0.59 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.66 | -3 | -0.2 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -2 | .393 | .499 | |
46 | Willie McMeans | | CBE | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40.50 | 4.06 | -1.07 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.13 | -3 | -0.2 | | 0.0 | -0.2 | -3 | .282 | .499 | |
47 | Antonio Ruiz | 33 | CC | 52.0 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 4.85 | 4.13 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.95 | -5 | -0.3 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1 | .470 | .498 | |
48 | Earl Bumpus* | 30 | 2TM | 27.0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 5.67 | 4.03 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.78 | -6 | -0.4 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -4 | .419 | .498 | |
49 | Earl Bumpus* | 30 | KCM | 18.0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7.00 | 4.05 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.89 | -6 | -0.5 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -5 | .372 | .497 | |
50 | Earl Bumpus* | 30 | BBB | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 3.99 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.55 | 1 | 0.1 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1 | .608 | .501 | |
51 | Cornelius Cook* | 34 | CC | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.60 | 4.13 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.91 | -5 | -0.3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -4 | .180 | .498 | |
52 | Tom Hunter | | BBB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 45.00 | 3.99 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.20 | -5 | -0.3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -5 | .181 | .498 | |
53 | Jack Matchett | 36 | KCM | 65.0 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 4.85 | 4.05 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.87 | -7 | -0.4 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -2 | .457 | .497 | |
54 | Buck Thomas* | | CAG | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9.00 | 4.21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.17 | -4 | -0.3 | | 0.0 | -0.3 | -4 | .209 | .498 | |
55 | Dean Thomas | 31 | KCM | 19.0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.16 | 4.05 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.87 | -5 | -0.4 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -3 | .373 | .498 | |
56 | Al Jones | | 2TM | 25.0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.48 | 4.22 | -0.13 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.34 | -6 | -0.5 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -4 | .385 | .498 | |
57 | Al Jones | | CAG | 17.0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6.88 | 4.21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.18 | -5 | -0.4 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -4 | .363 | .497 | |
58 | Al Jones | | MRS | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.63 | 4.24 | -0.47 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.70 | -1 | -0.1 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | .452 | .500 | |
59 | Malone | | KCM | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 32.40 | 4.04 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.70 | -11 | -0.5 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -10 | .055 | .497 | |
60 | Hilton Smith | 37 | KCM | 49.2 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 5.26 | 4.05 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.87 | -8 | -0.6 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -4 | .438 | .497 | |
61 | Specs Ellis* | | BBB | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13.50 | 3.99 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.50 | -6 | -0.5 | | 0.0 | -0.5 | -6 | .267 | .497 | |
62 | John Huber | 36 | BBB | 29.0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5.90 | 3.99 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.56 | -8 | -0.6 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -5 | .380 | .496 | |
63 | Pepper Sharpe | 25 | CAG | 15.0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9.00 | 4.20 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.17 | -8 | -0.7 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -7 | .333 | .496 | |
64 | Pepper Bassett | 33 | CC | 12.1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13.14 | 4.13 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.87 | -13 | -0.7 | | 0.0 | -0.7 | -12 | .132 | .495 | |
65 | Frank Carswell | 23 | CBE | 13.1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12.15 | 4.07 | -0.57 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.64 | -11 | -0.7 | | 0.0 | -0.7 | -10 | .156 | .496 | |
66 | Jim LaMarque* | 23 | KCM | 40.1 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 6.02 | 4.05 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.87 | -10 | -0.8 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -6 | .375 | .495 | |
67 | Alfred Saylor | 32 | BBB | 102.2 | 15 | 11 | 56 | 4.91 | 3.99 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.58 | -15 | -1.1 | 1.00 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -7 | .428 | .493 | |
68 | Gready McKinnis* | 30 | 2TM | 27.2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 8.13 | 4.17 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.08 | -12 | -1.0 | | -0.1 | -0.9 | -10 | .306 | .496 | AS |
69 | Gready McKinnis* | 30 | BBB | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 | 3.99 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.54 | -1 | -0.1 | | 0.0 | -0.1 | -1 | .380 | .499 | |
70 | Gready McKinnis* | 30 | CAG | 23.2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 8.37 | 4.21 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.17 | -11 | -0.9 | | -0.1 | -0.8 | -9 | .288 | .495 | |
71 | Steve Wylie | 33 | 2TM | 28.0 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 8.04 | 4.07 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.00 | -13 | -1.0 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -10 | .353 | .496 | |
72 | Steve Wylie | 33 | KCM | 24.2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 7.30 | 4.05 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 100 | 3.88 | -9 | -0.8 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -7 | .370 | .495 | |
73 | Steve Wylie | 33 | MRS | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13.50 | 4.24 | -0.65 | 0.00 | 100 | 4.89 | -3 | -0.3 | 1.00 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -3 | .255 | .498 | |
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