Subject of Chapter 20 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski [1967] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1969] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1970] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1971] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1972] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1973] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1975] Opening day starter for the Texas Rangers [1976] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox [1977] Opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox [1979] Opening day starter for the Texas Rangers [1983] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1991] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers) [2009] His #31 was retired by the Cubs on May 3,2009 [2021] Inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
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teams
g
gs
cg
gr
gf
w
l
wpct
tm-w
tm-l
tm-w%
hold
sv
blsv
gs%
cg%
inn1
inn2
inn3
inn4
inn5
inn6
inn7
inn8
inn9
inn10
inn11
inn12
innx
ip-s
ip-r
avg_st
avg_rel
lmi
emi
gsc1
gsc2
1965
PHI
7
0
0
7
6
2
1
.667
3
4
.429
0
1
0
0.0
--
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
0.0
12.1
--
1.8
1
2
1966
PHI,CHN
60
12
2
48
22
6
8
.429
20
40
.333
2
4
1
20.0
16.7
12
12
18
19
25
27
26
28
24
6
1
2
5
92.0
91.2
7.7
1.9
20
33
62.33
64.42
1967
CHN
38
38
20
0
0
20
13
.606
23
15
.605
0
0
0
100.0
52.6
38
38
38
35
35
34
31
25
22
0
0
0
0
289.1
0.0
7.6
--
10
0
62.34
63.58
1968
CHN
40
40
20
0
0
20
15
.571
21
19
.525
0
0
0
100.0
50.0
40
40
40
38
37
35
32
24
22
3
0
0
0
308.0
0.0
7.7
--
4
0
63.58
66.05
1969
CHN
43
42
23
1
1
21
15
.583
26
17
.605
0
1
0
97.7
54.8
42
42
41
38
37
33
33
28
22
3
1
1
0
311.0
0.1
7.4
0.3
13
1
59.50
62.24
1970
CHN
40
39
24
1
1
22
16
.579
23
17
.575
0
0
1
97.5
61.5
39
39
38
38
38
38
36
32
23
0
0
0
0
312.1
0.2
8.0
0.7
9
1
61.95
64.95
1971
CHN
39
39
30
0
0
24
13
.649
24
15
.615
0
0
0
100.0
76.9
39
39
39
38
38
36
36
31
29
2
1
0
0
325.0
0.0
8.3
--
4
0
63.51
67.10
1972
CHN
36
36
23
0
0
20
12
.625
23
13
.639
0
0
0
100.0
63.9
36
36
35
35
35
34
32
26
24
2
1
0
0
289.1
0.0
8.0
--
7
0
59.89
61.92
1973
CHN
38
38
7
0
0
14
16
.467
18
20
.474
0
0
0
100.0
18.4
38
38
38
38
38
33
28
14
8
1
1
1
0
271.0
0.0
7.1
--
7
0
54.16
55.45
1974
TEX
41
41
29
0
0
25
12
.676
26
15
.634
0
0
0
100.0
70.7
41
41
39
39
38
38
36
33
28
1
0
0
0
328.1
0.0
8.0
--
8
0
62.27
65.90
1975
TEX
37
37
22
0
0
17
18
.486
19
18
.514
0
0
0
100.0
59.5
37
37
35
34
34
31
28
25
16
0
0
0
0
270.0
0.0
7.3
--
12
0
54.08
55.32
1976
BOS
30
29
12
1
1
12
11
.522
15
15
.500
0
0
0
96.7
41.4
29
29
29
28
26
24
21
18
13
0
0
0
0
205.0
4.0
7.1
4.0
11
0
56.14
58.66
1977
BOS
28
28
11
0
0
10
10
.500
15
13
.536
0
0
0
100.0
39.3
28
28
27
27
26
22
20
14
7
0
0
0
0
193.0
0.0
6.9
--
11
0
53.71
54.07
1978
TEX
34
30
16
4
3
18
8
.692
21
13
.618
0
0
0
88.2
53.3
30
31
31
30
28
28
31
26
20
3
0
0
0
235.2
13.1
7.9
3.3
12
2
60.97
64.37
1979
TEX
37
37
10
0
0
16
14
.533
22
15
.595
0
0
0
100.0
27.0
37
37
36
36
36
31
27
21
12
0
0
0
0
259.0
0.0
7.0
--
22
0
52.57
52.51
1980
TEX
29
29
12
0
0
12
12
.500
17
12
.586
0
0
0
100.0
41.4
29
27
27
26
25
21
19
18
14
1
1
0
0
198.0
0.0
6.8
--
15
0
53.86
55.66
1981
TEX
19
16
1
3
2
5
8
.385
8
11
.421
0
0
0
84.2
6.3
16
17
17
16
15
14
10
6
4
0
0
0
0
93.2
12.1
5.9
4.1
11
1
45.81
46.06
1982
CHN
34
34
4
0
0
14
15
.483
17
17
.500
0
0
0
100.0
11.8
34
34
33
33
32
25
20
10
5
0
0
0
0
217.1
0.0
6.4
--
12
0
53.76
55.24
1983
CHN
33
29
1
4
1
6
9
.400
15
18
.455
1
0
0
87.9
3.4
29
28
27
28
27
19
10
5
4
0
0
0
0
160.2
6.2
5.5
1.7
14
1
48.93
50.17
Tot:
663
594
267
69
37
284
226
.557
356
307
.537
3
6
2
89.6
44.9
594
593
588
576
570
523
477
388
301
23
7
6
6
4,358.7
141.3
7.3
2.0
203
41
57.69
59.69
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored