Willard Mains

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: July 7, 1868 in North Windham, ME us

Died: May 23, 1923 in Bridgton, ME

Buried: High Street Cemetery, Bridgton, ME

Last Game: June 2, 1896 (Age 27-331d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1891 season

Full Name: Willard Eben Mains

Nicknames: Grasshopper

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Relatives: Father of Jim Mains

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

ERA

3.53

267.2

WHIP

1.550

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1887	18	-3.6	Portland	NENL	N/A		4	2	.667	3.15	7.20	7	7		7	0		60.0	87	48	21		20		14	1		8		1.783	13.1		3.0	2.1	0.70
1888	19	-6.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	4.91	8.18	2	2	1	1	0	0	11.0	8	10	6	0	6		5	1	0	1	45	1.273	6.5	0.0	4.9	4.1	0.83
1889	20	-2.2	St. Paul	WA	N/A		32	13	.711	3.36	7.61	50	46		40	1		402.0	403	340	150		243		228	33		33		1.607	9.0		5.4	5.1	0.94

1891	22		2 Teams	AA	Maj	CKK-MIL	12	14	.462	3.07	6.14	32	25	6	20	0	0	214.0	210	146	73	4	117		78	12	0	13	976	1.528	8.8	0.2	4.9	3.3	0.67
1891	22	-1.8	CKK	AA	Maj	CKK	12	12	.500	2.69	5.60	30	23	6	19	0	0	204.0	196	127	61	3	107		76	12	0	12	922	1.485	8.6	0.1	4.7	3.4	0.71
1891	22	-1.8	MIL	AA	Maj	MIL	0	2	.000	10.80	17.10	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.0	14	19	12	1	10		2	0	0	1	54	2.400	12.6	0.9	9.0	1.8	0.20
1892	23	0.1	Portland	PNWL	B		11	9	.550	1.57	6.41	29	22		15	1		189.2	177	135	33		27		76	8		9		1.076	8.4		1.3	3.6	2.81
1893	24	0.6	Portland	NENL	N/A		10	5	.667	3.82	6.65	18	15		12	1		117.2	131	87	50		32		68	7		3		1.385	10.0		2.4	5.2	2.13

1896	27	3.0	Bangor	NENL	B		14	4	.778	1.72	4.50	20	19		17	0		162.0	155	81	31		37		81	11		8		1.185	8.6		2.1	4.5	2.19
1896	27	1.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	3	2	.600	5.48	7.38	8	5	2	3	0	1	42.2	43	35	26	1	31		13	2	0	3	198	1.734	9.1	0.2	6.5	2.7	0.42
1897	28		2 Teams	EL	A		20	15	.571	1.43	5.07	42	35		28	2		307.1	321	173	49		79		95	38		7		1.302	9.4		2.3	2.8	1.20
1897	28	3.4	Springfield	EL	A		20	15	.571	1.36	4.93	41	34		28	2		303.1	313	166	46		78		93	38		7		1.289	9.3		2.3	2.8	1.19
1897	28	3.4	Toronto	EL	A		0	0		6.75	15.75	1	1		0	0		4.0	8	7	3		1		2	0		0		2.250	18.0		2.3	4.5	2.00
1898	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A		3	5	.375		6.78	9	8		8	0		73.0	76	55			16		33	2		1		1.260	9.4		2.0	4.1	2.06
1898	29	4.0	Buffalo	EL	A		1	2	.333		6.84	3	3		3	0		25.0	29	19			7		8	2		1		1.440	10.4		2.5	2.9	1.14
1898	29	4.7	Taunton	NENL	B		2	3	.400		6.75	6	5		5	0		48.0	47	36			9		25					1.167	8.8		1.7	4.7	2.78
1899	30	4.8	Rome	NYSL	C		20	8	.714		4.53	30	30		29	3		258.0	256	130			48		77	24		1		1.178	8.9		1.7	2.7	1.60

1901	32	5.0	Rome	NYSL	C		19	10	.655		3.55	36						274.0	278	108			52							1.204	9.1		1.7
1902	33	5.9	Syracuse	NYSL	B		17	14	.548		4.32	34						292.0	283	140			82							1.250	8.7		2.5
1903	34	7.8	Syracuse	NYSL	B		23	11	.676		2.84	35						304.0	226	96			56							0.928	6.7		1.7
1904	35	9.3	Syracuse	NYSL	B		21	11	.656		2.70	37						287.0	252	86			63							1.098	7.9		2.0
1905	36	8.5	Syracuse	NYSL	B		18	11	.621		3.40	30						270.0	256	102			67							1.196	8.5		2.2
1906	37		2 Teams	NYSL	B		3	6				9						79.0	73	34			23
1906	37	10.6	Syracuse	NYSL	B
1906	37	10.6	Binghamton	NYSL	B
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		16	17	.485	3.53	6.42	42	32	9	24	0	1	267.2	261	191	105	5	154		96	15	0	17	1219	1.550	8.8	0.2	5.2	3.2	0.62
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		166	98				302	114		97	6		2417.0	2280	1106	113		527		362	83		26
Other (3 seasons)					Other		46	20	.697	3.43	7.37	75	68		59	2		579.2	621	475	221		295		310	41		44		1.580	9.6		4.6	4.8	1.05
All Levels (16 Seasons)							228	135				419	214	9	180	8	1	3264.1	3162	1772	439	5	976		768	139	0	87	1219

A (2 seasons)					Minors		21	17	.553		5.20	45	38		31	2		332.1	350	192	49		86		103	40		8		1.312	9.5		2.3	2.8	1.20
B (8 seasons)					Minors		106	63				191	46		37	1		1552.2	1396	676	64		341		182	19		17
C (2 seasons)					Minors		39	18	.684		4.03	66	30		29	3		532.0	534	238			100		77	24		1		1.192	9.0		1.7