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Ralph Birkofer

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Ralph Birkofer

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Age: 62

Bats/Throws: L/L

5'11" / 213

11/5/1908 - 3/16/1971

(62 years, 4 months, 11 days)

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Season	Total
Team	- - -
Level	MLB
G	132
GS	64
IP	544.0
K%	9.3%
BB%	7.2%
GB%
ERA	4.19
FIP	3.99
WAR	6.3

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Stats

MLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1933	PIT	MLB	24	4	2	0	9	8	50.2		3.55	3.02	0.18	.250	65.4%						2.31		3.43		0.7
1934	PIT	MLB	25	11	12	1	41	24	204.0		3.13	2.91	0.49	.290	67.9%						4.10		4.23		1.9
1935	PIT	MLB	26	9	7	1	37	18	150.1		4.79	2.51	0.30	.310	62.6%						4.07		3.51		2.6
1936	PIT	MLB	27	7	5	0	34	13	109.1		3.62	3.38	0.33	.314	60.4%						4.69		4.25		1.1
1937	BRO	MLB	28	0	2	0	11	1	29.2		2.73	2.73	0.91	.339	52.2%						6.67		4.82		0.0
Total	- - -	MLB		31	28	2	132	64	544.0		3.71	2.90	0.40	.300	63.6%						4.19		3.99		6.3

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
1933	PIT	MLB	24	4	2	0	9	8	50.2		3.55	3.02	0.18	.250	65.4%						2.31		3.43		0.7
1934	PIT	MLB	25	11	12	1	41	24	204.0		3.13	2.91	0.49	.290	67.9%						4.10		4.23		1.9
1935	PIT	MLB	26	9	7	1	37	18	150.1		4.79	2.51	0.30	.310	62.6%						4.07		3.51		2.6
1936	PIT	MLB	27	7	5	0	34	13	109.1		3.62	3.38	0.33	.314	60.4%						4.69		4.25		1.1
1937	BRO	MLB	28	0	2	0	11	1	29.2		2.73	2.73	0.91	.339	52.2%						6.67		4.82		0.0
Total	- - -	MLB		31	28	2	132	64	544.0		3.71	2.90	0.40	.300	63.6%						4.19		3.99		6.3

MLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1933	PIT	MLB	4	2	2.31	9	8		3	1	0			50.2	207	43	22	13	1	17		1	2	0	20
1934	PIT	MLB	11	12	4.10	41	24		11	0	1			204.0	898	227	106	93	11	66		5	2	0	71
1935	PIT	MLB	9	7	4.07	37	18		8	1	1			150.1	675	173	87	68	5	42		6	3	0	80
1936	PIT	MLB	7	5	4.69	34	13		2	0	0			109.1	495	130	73	57	4	41		5	1	0	44
1937	BRO	MLB	0	2	6.67	11	1		0	0	0			29.2	145	45	28	22	3	9		0	0	0	9
Total	- - -	MLB	31	28	4.19	132	64		24	2	2			544.0	2420	618	316	253	24	175		17	8	0	224

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
1933	PIT	MLB	4	2	2.31	9	8		3	1	0			50.2	207	43	22	13	1	17		1	2	0	20
1934	PIT	MLB	11	12	4.10	41	24		11	0	1			204.0	898	227	106	93	11	66		5	2	0	71
1935	PIT	MLB	9	7	4.07	37	18		8	1	1			150.1	675	173	87	68	5	42		6	3	0	80
1936	PIT	MLB	7	5	4.69	34	13		2	0	0			109.1	495	130	73	57	4	41		5	1	0	44
1937	BRO	MLB	0	2	6.67	11	1		0	0	0			29.2	145	45	28	22	3	9		0	0	0	9
Total	- - -	MLB	31	28	4.19	132	64		24	2	2			544.0	2420	618	316	253	24	175		17	8	0	224

MLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1933	PIT	MLB	3.55	3.02	1.18	0.18		9.7%	8.2%	1.4%		.228	1.18	.250	65.4%		69	92		3.43
1933			3.23	2.98	1.09	0.43		8.3%	7.6%	0.7%		.264	1.38	.281	66.6%					4.15
1934	PIT	MLB	3.13	2.91	1.08	0.49		7.9%	7.3%	0.6%		.274	1.44	.290	67.9%		101	102		4.23
1934			3.64	3.22	1.13	0.54		9.2%	8.1%	1.1%		.273	1.46	.292	66.1%					4.28
1935	PIT	MLB	4.79	2.51	1.90	0.30		11.9%	6.2%	5.6%		.276	1.43	.310	62.6%		101	83		3.51
1935			3.45	3.25	1.06	0.55		8.7%	8.2%	0.5%		.275	1.47	.292	65.5%					4.36
1936	PIT	MLB	3.62	3.38	1.07	0.33		8.9%	8.3%	0.6%		.290	1.56	.314	60.4%		115	98		4.25
1936			3.48	3.44	1.01	0.56		8.7%	8.6%	0.1%		.279	1.51	.296	65.0%					4.44
1937	BRO	MLB	2.73	2.73	1.00	0.91		6.2%	6.2%	0.0%		.331	1.82	.339	52.2%		169	115		4.82
1937			3.91	3.41	1.15	0.57		9.9%	8.6%	1.3%		.272	1.47	.292	65.5%					4.34
Total	- - -	MLB	3.71	2.90	1.28	0.40		9.3%	7.2%	2.0%		.277	1.46	.300	63.6%		104	96		3.99

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
1933	PIT	MLB	3.55	3.02	1.18	0.18		9.7%	8.2%	1.4%		.228	1.18	.250	65.4%		69	92		3.43
1933			3.23	2.98	1.09	0.43		8.3%	7.6%	0.7%		.264	1.38	.281	66.6%					4.15
1934	PIT	MLB	3.13	2.91	1.08	0.49		7.9%	7.3%	0.6%		.274	1.44	.290	67.9%		101	102		4.23
1934			3.64	3.22	1.13	0.54		9.2%	8.1%	1.1%		.273	1.46	.292	66.1%					4.28
1935	PIT	MLB	4.79	2.51	1.90	0.30		11.9%	6.2%	5.6%		.276	1.43	.310	62.6%		101	83		3.51
1935			3.45	3.25	1.06	0.55		8.7%	8.2%	0.5%		.275	1.47	.292	65.5%					4.36
1936	PIT	MLB	3.62	3.38	1.07	0.33		8.9%	8.3%	0.6%		.290	1.56	.314	60.4%		115	98		4.25
1936			3.48	3.44	1.01	0.56		8.7%	8.6%	0.1%		.279	1.51	.296	65.0%					4.44
1937	BRO	MLB	2.73	2.73	1.00	0.91		6.2%	6.2%	0.0%		.331	1.82	.339	52.2%		169	115		4.82
1937			3.91	3.41	1.15	0.57		9.9%	8.6%	1.3%		.272	1.47	.292	65.5%					4.34
Total	- - -	MLB	3.71	2.90	1.28	0.40		9.3%	7.2%	2.0%		.277	1.46	.300	63.6%		104	96		3.99

MLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	divider	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	divider	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	divider	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	divider	SB SB - Catcher/Pitcher Stolen Bases	CS CS - Catcher/Pitcher Caught Stealing	PB PB - Catcher/Pitcher Passed Balls	WP WP - Catcher/Pitcher Wild Pitches	divider	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)	divider	TZ TZ - Total Zone in runs above average
1933	PIT	MLB	P	9	8	50.2	1	10		0				0												1.000
1934	PIT	MLB	P	41	24	204.0	2	39		3				1												.932
1935	PIT	MLB	P	37	18	150.1	3	18		4				1												.840
1936	PIT	MLB	P	34	13	109.1	1	14		7				0												.682
1937	BRO	MLB	P	11	1	29.2	0	5		0				0												1.000
Total	- - -	- - -	P	132	64	544.0	7	86		14				2												.869

Season	Team	Level	Pos Pos - Position	G G - Games Played	GS GS - Games Started	Inn Inn - Innings Played	PO PO - Putouts	A A - Assists	divider	E E - Errors	FE FE - Fielding Errors	TE TE - Throwing Errors	divider	DP DP - Double Plays	DPS DPS - Double Plays Started	DPT DPT - Double Plays Turned	DPF DPF - Double Plays Finished	divider	Scp Scp - First Baseman Scoops	divider	SB SB - Catcher/Pitcher Stolen Bases	CS CS - Catcher/Pitcher Caught Stealing	PB PB - Catcher/Pitcher Passed Balls	WP WP - Catcher/Pitcher Wild Pitches	divider	FP FP - Fielding Percentage (PO+A)/(PO+A+E)	divider	TZ TZ - Total Zone in runs above average
1933	PIT	MLB	P	9	8	50.2	1	10		0				0												1.000
1934	PIT	MLB	P	41	24	204.0	2	39		3				1												.932
1935	PIT	MLB	P	37	18	150.1	3	18		4				1												.840
1936	PIT	MLB	P	34	13	109.1	1	14		7				0												.682
1937	BRO	MLB	P	11	1	29.2	0	5		0				0												1.000
Total	- - -	- - -	P	132	64	544.0	7	86		14				2												.869

MLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	RA9-WAR RA9-WAR - Wins Above Replacement calculated using Runs Allowed	BIP-Wins BIP-Wins - BABIP wins above average	LOB-Wins LOB-Wins - Sequencing in wins above average (calculated as the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR minus BIP-Wins)	FDP-Wins FDP-Wins - BABIP and Sequencing wins above average, also the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR	divider	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	divider	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
1933	PIT	MLB	0.6	0.4	-0.5	-0.1		6.8	0.7
1934	PIT	MLB	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.2		20.1	1.9
1935	PIT	MLB	0.7	-1.0	-1.0	-1.9		26.3	2.6
1936	PIT	MLB	-0.5	-0.7	-0.8	-1.6		11.5	1.1
1937	BRO	MLB	-1.1	-0.5	-0.5	-1.0		-0.5	0.0
Total	- - -	MLB	1.8	-1.7	-2.7	-4.5		64.2	6.3		$0.0

Season	Team	Level	RA9-WAR RA9-WAR - Wins Above Replacement calculated using Runs Allowed	BIP-Wins BIP-Wins - BABIP wins above average	LOB-Wins LOB-Wins - Sequencing in wins above average (calculated as the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR minus BIP-Wins)	FDP-Wins FDP-Wins - BABIP and Sequencing wins above average, also the difference between RA9-WAR and WAR	divider	RAR RAR - Runs Above Replacement	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement	divider	Dollars Dollars - WAR converted to a dollar scale based on what a player would make in free agency	Salary Salary - The player's actual salary
1933	PIT	MLB	0.6	0.4	-0.5	-0.1		6.8	0.7
1934	PIT	MLB	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.2		20.1	1.9
1935	PIT	MLB	0.7	-1.0	-1.0	-1.9		26.3	2.6
1936	PIT	MLB	-0.5	-0.7	-0.8	-1.6		11.5	1.1
1937	BRO	MLB	-1.1	-0.5	-0.5	-1.0		-0.5	0.0
Total	- - -	MLB	1.8	-1.7	-2.7	-4.5		64.2	6.3		$0.0