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Jack
Harper		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 178
 
Born: April 2, 1878 in Galloway, PA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 23 PHA AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 6 7 7 9 9 9
1902 24 PHA AL $ 960,714 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1903 25 PHA AL $ 1,080,000 10 2 3 3 6 7 7 9 9 9
1904 26 PHA AL $ 1,080,000 10 2 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1905 27 PHA AL $ 1,080,000 10 2 2 2 6 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 2 2 2 6 7 7 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,080,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 23 PHA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1902 24 PHA AL $ 960,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1903 25 PHA AL $ 1,080,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 26 PHA AL $ 1,080,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 27 PHA AL $ 1,080,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,080,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1900 22 SLN   0 1 .000 1   0 0 0 3.0 4 4   2 0 12.00  
1901 23 PHA AL 4 1 .800 17 0 0 0 4 22.3 16 4 0 4 10 1.61 .203 .250 .228 .478 4.5
1902 24 PHA AL 1 1 .500 16 3 2 0 4 39.3 37 10 3 10 12 2.29 .247 .309 .340 .649 4.2
    AAA   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 5 11.7 8 3 0 7 9 2.32 .200 .319 .250 .569  
1903 25 PHA AL 5 4 .556 15 10 6 0 0 86.7 86 60 10 26 43 6.23 .259 .376 .434 .810 1.4
1904 26 PHA AL 4 2 .667 9 7 5 0 0 61.7 72 44 4 20 13 6.42 .296 .365 .424 .789 0.0
    AAA   5 4 .556 13 8 8 1 3 76.3 58 22 4 16 104 2.59 .205 .247 .293 .541  
1905 27 AAA   7 5 .583 14 12 4 0 0 99.7 76 32 6 27 105 2.89 .209 .263 .313 .577  
    AA   5 0 1.000 7 6 5 1 0 54.3 31 10 3 13 82 1.66 .161 .215 .255 .470  
4 Years Sim 14 8 .636 57 20 13 0 8 210.0 211 118 17 60 78 5.06 .262 .349 .393 .742 10.0
5 Years Pro 14 9 .609 58   13 0 8 213.0 215 122   62 78 5.16  
3 Years AAA 13 9 .591 39 20 12 1 8 187.7 142 57 10 50 218 2.73 .207 .261 .301 .562  
1 Years AA 5 0 1.000 7 6 5 1 0 54.3 31 10 3 13 82 1.66 .161 .215 .255 .470  
4 Years Minors 18 9 .667 46 26 17 2 8 242.0 173 67 13 63 300 2.49 .197 .251 .291 .542  
Season Average 3 2 .600 14 5 3 0 2 52.5 52 29 4 15 19 5.06 .262 .349 .393 .742  
Career Highs 5 4 .800 17 10 6 0 4 86.7 86 60 10 26 43 6.42 .296 .376 .434 .810  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   116 68 9 21 56   .238 .270 .368 .637
vs LH   95 50 8 39 22   .300 .376 .432 .809
Home 10 3 .769 30 11 8 0 0 114.7 111 60 10 31 42 4.71 .256 .305 .408 .713
Away 4 5 .444 27 9 5 0 8 95.3 100 58 7 29 36 5.48 .270 .323 .376 .699
Mar/Apr 2 1 .667 6 4 3 0 0 36.3 30 20 2 11 12 4.95 .231 .291 .331 .622
May 4 4 .500 13 6 4 0 1 58.0 67 41 4 21 26 6.36 .288 .346 .399 .746
June 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 2 4.3 4 2 0 1 1 4.16 .250 .294 .313 .607
July 0 0 .000 12 1 0 0 5 23.3 19 6 1 5 8 2.31 .218 .261 .333 .594
August 6 1 .857 11 5 4 0 0 49.7 49 30 8 11 22 5.44 .262 .303 .481 .784
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 10 4 2 0 0 38.3 42 19 2 11 9 4.46 .278 .327 .371 .698
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1900 22 SLN   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1902 24 PHA AL 16 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1 0.0
1903 25 PHA AL 15 30 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 5 .233 .273 .400 .673 3.9 0.4
1904 26 PHA AL 9 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .040 .040 .040 .080 -1.6 0.0
1905 27 AAA   4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5  
3 Years Sim 40 65 5 9 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 14 .138 .162 .231 .393 2.2 0.4
4 Years Pro 41 66 5 9 3 0 1 9 0 0 1 14 .136 .149 .227 .377 2.1  
1 Years AAA 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5  
162 Game Average 263 20 36 12 0 4 36 0 0 4 56 .138 .162 .231 .393 9.1  
Career Highs 16 30 4 7 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 8 .233 .273 .400 .673 3.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   47 3 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 8 .128 .160 .191 .351 0.1
vs LH   18 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .333 .500 1.0
Home 22 36 5 7 2 0 1 7 0 0 1 6 .194 .237 .333 .570 2.4
Away 18 29 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .069 .067 .103 .170 -1.4
RISP   27 0 4 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 10 .148 .172 .222 .395 0.6
Close/Late   9 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .333 .556 0.5
Mar/Apr 5 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .077 .143 .077 .220 -0.3
May 6 20 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 6 .150 .143 .300 .443 0.8
July 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
August 7 15 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .267 .313 .400 .713 1.4
Sep/Oct 8 11 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 23 PHA AL P 17 0 22.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.81    
1902 24 PHA AL P 16 3 39.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.06    
1903 25 PHA AL P 15 10 86.7 7 21 0 2 1.000 2.91    
1904 26 PHA AL P 9 7 61.7 3 19 2 0 .917 3.21    
Career Totals   57 20 210.0 12 49 2 2 .968 2.61    
Career Highs   17 10 86.7 7 21 2 2 1.000 3.21    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1901-4-4
1902-6-4
 Homeruns Allowed
1903-8-10
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  8. Claude Willoughby (972)
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 213rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1901
Traded from Boston (A) to Philadelphia (A) on 4/15/1901 (Going to PHA: P Jack Harper. Going to BOS: C Fred Jacklitsch)
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1903, off Charlie Shields (CLE)
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,080,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Philadelphia (A) on 3/15/1906
 
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