Jack Kramer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: January 5, 1918 in New Orleans, LA us

Died: May 18, 1995 in Metairie, LA

Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

High School: Samuel J. Peters HS (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 25, 1939 (Age 21-110d, 8,649th in major league history)
vs. DET 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: August 22, 1951 (Age 33-229d)
vs. DET 1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: John Henry Kramer

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.3

103

ERA

4.24

322

215

1637.1

613

WHIP

1.492

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1936	18	SLB-min	D	7	11	.389	5.59	32						159.1	163	120	99		78		108	4	0	8				1.513	9.2		4.4	6.1	1.38	LFY EVAN
1937	19	SLB-min	D,A	12	9	.571	3.03	25				2		175.0	166	74	59		68		147	1	0	6				1.337	8.5		3.5	7.6	2.16	LFY,DMO EVAN,WL
1938	20	SLB-min	A1	20	11	.645	2.49	40	31	8	22	2		242.0	201	91	67		102		142	3	2	10				1.252	7.5		3.8	5.3	1.39	SAN TL
1939	21	SLB	AL	9	16	.360	5.83	40	31	5	10	2	0	211.2	269	150	137	18	127	5	68	3	0	9	998	83	4.90	1.871	11.4	0.8	5.4	2.9	0.54
1940	22	SLB-min	AA	1	6	.143	6.81	13						37.0	52	35	28		18									1.892	12.6		4.4			TOL AA
1940	22	SLB	AL	3	7	.300	6.26	16	9	4	1	0	0	64.2	86	48	45	4	26	2	12	0	0	4	293	74	4.09	1.732	12.0	0.6	3.6	1.7	0.46
1941	23	SLB	AL	4	3	.571	5.16	29	3	14	0	0	2	59.1	69	48	34	5	40	6	20	0	0	1	284	84	4.78	1.837	10.5	0.8	6.1	3.0	0.50
1942			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1943	25	SLB-min	AA	8	2	.800	2.46	10	10	0	8	3		84.0	55	23	23		26		59	0	0	0				0.964	5.9		2.8	6.3	2.27	TOL AA
1943	25	SLB	AL	0	0		8.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	11	8	8	0	8	0	4	1	0	2	46	44	4.77	2.111	11.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	0.50
1944	26	SLB	AL	17	13	.567	2.49	33	31	2	18	1	0	257.0	233	94	71	3	75	7	124	1	2	2	1058	146	2.75	1.198	8.2	0.1	2.6	4.3	1.65	MVP-16
1945	27	SLB	AL	10	15	.400	3.36	29	25	3	15	3	2	193.0	190	85	72	13	73	10	99	0	0	2	836	106	3.67	1.363	8.9	0.6	3.4	4.6	1.36	AS
1946	28	SLB	AL	13	11	.542	3.19	31	28	2	13	3	0	194.2	190	84	69	6	68	1	69	0	2	4	818	118	3.32	1.325	8.8	0.3	3.1	3.2	1.01	AS
1947	29	SLB	AL	11	16	.407	4.97	33	28	3	9	1	1	199.1	206	123	*110*	16	89	5	77	2	0	4	867	78	4.31	1.480	9.3	0.7	4.0	3.5	0.87	AS
1948	30	BOS	AL	18	5	.783	4.35	29	29	0	14	2	0	205.0	233	104	99	12	64	2	72	0	0	3	891	101	3.75	1.449	10.2	0.5	2.8	3.2	1.13
1949	31	BOS	AL	6	8	.429	5.16	21	18	2	7	2	1	111.2	126	70	64	8	49	2	24	1	1	2	496	85	4.36	1.567	10.2	0.6	3.9	1.9	0.49
1950	32	NYG	NL	3	6	.333	3.53	35	9	13	1	0	1	86.2	91	46	34	6	39	3	27	2	0	1	390	117	4.28	1.500	9.5	0.6	4.1	2.8	0.69
1951	33	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	5.76	23	4	9	0	0	0	45.1	57	35	29	1	24	0	17	0	1	1	216	68	3.60	1.787	11.3	0.2	4.8	3.4	0.71
1951	33	NYG	NL	0	0		15.43	4	1	2	0	0	0	4.2	11	8	8	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	26	28	3.55	3.000	21.2	0.0	5.8	3.9	0.67
1951	33	NYY	AL	1	3	.250	4.65	19	3	7	0	0	0	40.2	46	27	21	1	21	0	15	0	1	1	190	83	3.61	1.648	10.2	0.2	4.6	3.3	0.71
1952	34	CLE-min	AA	1	3	.250		6						30.0	28				7									1.167	8.4		2.1			DAL TL
12 Yrs				95	103	.480	4.24	322	215	59	88	14	7	1637.1	1761	895	772	92	682	43	613	10	6	35	7193	96	3.87	1.492	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.4	0.90
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.480	4.24	41	27	7	11	2	1	207	223	113	98	12	86	5	78	1	1	4	911	96	3.87	1.492	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.4	0.90

SLB (8 yrs)				67	81	.453	4.13	214	155	35	66	10	5	1188.2	1254	640	546	65	506	36	473	7	4	28	5200	97	3.83	1.481	9.5	0.5	3.8	3.6	0.93
NYG (2 yrs)				3	6	.333	4.14	39	10	15	1	0	1	91.1	102	54	42	6	42	3	29	2	0	1	416	100	4.24	1.577	10.1	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.69
BOS (2 yrs)				24	13	.649	4.63	50	47	2	21	4	1	316.2	359	174	163	20	113	4	96	1	1	5	1387	94	3.96	1.491	10.2	0.6	3.2	2.7	0.85
NYY (1 yr)				1	3	.250	4.65	19	3	7	0	0	0	40.2	46	27	21	1	21	0	15	0	1	1	190	83	3.61	1.648	10.2	0.2	4.6	3.3	0.71

AL (11 yrs)				92	97	.487	4.25	283	205	44	87	14	6	1546.0	1659	841	730	86	640	40	584	8	6	34	6777	96	3.85	1.487	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.4	0.91
NL (2 yrs)				3	6	.333	4.14	39	10	15	1	0	1	91.1	102	54	42	6	42	3	29	2	0	1	416	100	4.24	1.577	10.1	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.69

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