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Ham
Iburg		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 29, 1877 in San Francisco, CA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 24 PHI NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1903 25 WS1 AL $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1904 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1905 27 WS1 AL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 10 10 10
1906 28 WS1 AL $ 407,143 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1907 29 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1908 30 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1909 31 WS1 AL $ 1,100,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1910 32 WS1 AL $ 1,100,000 9 3 3 3 8 9 8 10 10 10
1911 33 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 9 3 3 3 8 9 8 10 10 10
1912 34 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1913 35 NYA AL $ 1,500,000 9 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000 9 3 3 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 24 PHI NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1903 25 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 27 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1906 28 WS1 AL $ 407,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1907 29 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1908 30 WS1 AL $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1909 31 WS1 AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1910 32 WS1 AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 33 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1912 34 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1913 35 NYA AL $ 1,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,550,000   1 1 1 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
1902 24 PHI NL 12 11 .522 29 29 17 2 0 252.3 252 81 8 55 55 2.89 .256 .296 .341 .637 18.4
1903 25 PHI NL 1 1 .500 4 4 3 0 0 25.7 32 18 1 11 13 6.31 .308 .405 .404 .809 0.5
  WS1 AL 6 4 .600 12 11 7 0 0 104.7 94 44 2 26 43 3.78 .242 .325 .316 .641 7.1
  TOT   7 5 .583 16 15 10 0 0 130.3 126 62 3 37 56 4.28 .256 .342 .335 .677 7.6
1904 26 WS1 AL 13 18 .419 40 40 22 3 0 324.7 352 150 14 53 80 4.16 .275 .310 .391 .701 17.0
1905 27 WS1 AL 5 19 .208 29 29 19 0 0 235.0 267 112 6 45 75 4.29 .289 .337 .394 .731 6.8
1906 28 WS1 AL 12 26 .316 44 44 25 1 0 366.7 380 135 0 86 163 3.31 .268 .320 .324 .645 19.5
1907 29 WS1 AL 6 16 .273 26 26 20 1 0 214.0 228 87 2 49 95 3.66 .270 .315 .349 .664 5.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 3 3 3 2 0 26.0 19 2 0 2 27 0.69 .216 .233 .250 .483  
1908 30 WS1 AL 12 13 .480 31 31 9 2 0 242.3 246 94 3 62 86 3.49 .264 .319 .329 .647 10.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 18.0 6 2 0 5 25 1.00 .102 .172 .119 .291  
1909 31 WS1 AL 18 10 .643 37 37 7 0 0 282.0 245 75 1 58 117 2.39 .238 .302 .283 .585 23.4
1910 32 WS1 AL 10 12 .455 28 28 8 2 0 210.7 196 82 1 44 104 3.50 .249 .315 .308 .623 8.7
1911 33 NYA AL 6 12 .333 24 19 17 0 0 167.7 188 91 1 60 46 4.88 .289 .356 .389 .745 4.8
1912 34 NYA AL 1 2 .333 11 2 0 0 1 25.3 36 23 1 14 8 8.17 .350 .433 .515 .948 0.0
1913 35 NYA AL 1 3 .250 6 0 0 0 0 7.3 10 5 1 2 2 6.14 .323 .382 .484 .866 0.0
12 Years Sim 103 147 .412 321 300 154 11 1 2458.3 2526 997 41 565 887 3.65 .267 .320 .346 .666 121.7
2 Years AAA 3 1 .750 5 5 4 2 0 44.0 25 4 0 7 52 0.82 .170 .208 .197 .405  
Season Average 8 12 .400 26 25 12 0 0 204.9 210 83 3 47 73 3.65 .267 .320 .346 .666  
Career Highs 18 26 .643 44 44 25 3 1 366.7 380 150 14 86 163 8.17 .350 .433 .515 .948  
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   1354 537 21 279 596   .250 .287 .328 .615
vs LH   1172 460 20 286 291   .289 .335 .370 .706
Home 55 65 .458 160 149 67 8 0 1245.0 1251 485 27 277 445 3.51 .261 .301 .340 .642
Away 48 82 .369 161 151 87 3 1 1213.3 1275 512 14 288 442 3.80 .272 .315 .352 .667
Mar/Apr 10 14 .417 30 28 19 1 0 236.3 242 93 5 39 87 3.54 .267 .298 .341 .639
May 15 29 .341 62 56 24 1 0 446.6 489 196 8 100 150 3.95 .278 .317 .374 .691
June 19 29 .396 55 52 33 2 0 438.3 433 181 6 108 159 3.72 .258 .303 .331 .634
July 24 26 .480 60 59 28 3 0 481.3 499 188 6 104 186 3.52 .268 .307 .344 .651
August 14 30 .318 58 55 24 1 0 441.0 445 172 7 117 165 3.51 .264 .311 .343 .654
Sep/Oct 21 19 .525 56 50 26 3 1 414.6 418 167 9 97 140 3.62 .264 .306 .340 .646
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
1902 24 PHI NL 29 93 4 18 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 7 .194 .211 .215 .426 3.1 0.0
1903 25 PHI NL 4 10 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3 0.0
  WS1 AL 12 39 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .128 .171 .154 .325 0.0 0.0
  TOT   16 49 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .143 .176 .163 .340 0.3 0.0
1904 26 WS1 AL 40 117 10 17 4 0 0 10 0 1 2 19 .145 .158 .179 .338 0.8 0.0
1905 27 WS1 AL 29 80 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 .100 .100 .113 .213 -2.8 0.0
1906 28 WS1 AL 44 121 2 18 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 22 .149 .146 .165 .312 0.2 0.0
1907 29 WS1 AL 26 73 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .027 .053 .027 .081 -5.4 0.0
1908 30 WS1 AL 31 91 2 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 26 .066 .066 .066 .132 -5.2 0.0
1909 31 WS1 AL 37 112 6 15 5 0 0 8 0 0 1 20 .134 .140 .179 .319 0.1 0.0
1910 32 WS1 AL 28 80 7 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 15 .100 .111 .100 .211 -3.3 0.0
1911 33 NYA AL 24 62 5 8 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 .129 .129 .210 .339 0.5 0.0
1912 34 NYA AL 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5 0.1
1913 35 NYA AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
12 Years Sim 321 889 42 109 19 1 0 51 0 3 8 168 .123 .132 .146 .278 -11.3 0.1
162 Game Average 448 21 55 9 0 0 25 0 1 4 84 .123 .132 .146 .278 -5.7  
Career Highs 44 121 10 18 5 1 0 10 0 2 2 26 .200 .211 .300 .500 3.1  
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   634 35 82 16 1 0 30 0 3 4 122 .129 .136 .158 .294 -7.5
vs LH   255 7 27 3 0 0 21 0 0 4 46 .106 .121 .118 .239 -6.4
Home 157 424 16 47 7 0 0 23 0 1 3 83 .111 .116 .127 .244 -10.5
Away 161 465 26 62 12 1 0 28 0 2 5 85 .133 .146 .163 .309 -3.4
RISP   227 0 32 3 1 0 49 0 0 4 43 .141 .157 .163 .320 -0.2
Close/Late   90 2 14 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 12 .156 .156 .167 .322 -0.1
Mar/Apr 28 84 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 .071 .071 .071 .143 -4.5
May 57 158 8 15 3 0 0 8 0 1 1 27 .095 .100 .114 .214 -5.5
June 55 157 10 21 5 0 0 13 0 1 4 35 .134 .160 .166 .326 -0.4
July 60 179 11 23 4 1 0 15 0 0 1 36 .128 .132 .162 .294 -1.7
August 56 164 7 24 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 26 .146 .146 .171 .317 -0.6
Sep/Oct 56 147 3 20 3 0 0 8 0 1 2 22 .136 .152 .156 .309 -1.2
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    
1902 24 PHI NL P 29 29 252.3 26 49 2 4 .974 2.68    
1903 25 PHI NL P 4 4 25.7 2 4 0 1 1.000 2.10    
  WS1 AL P 12 11 104.7 7 15 0 2 1.000 1.89    
  TOT   P 16 15 130.3 9 19 0 3 1.000 1.93    
1904 26 WS1 AL P 40 40 324.7 28 69 6 6 .942 2.69    
1905 27 WS1 AL P 29 29 235.0 16 48 5 1 .928 2.45    
1906 28 WS1 AL P 44 44 366.7 21 66 5 0 .946 2.14    
1907 29 WS1 AL P 26 26 214.0 20 54 2 3 .974 3.11    
1908 30 WS1 AL P 31 31 242.3 10 53 2 2 .969 2.34    
1909 31 WS1 AL P 37 37 282.0 21 58 4 3 .952 2.52    
1910 32 WS1 AL P 28 28 210.7 15 33 2 4 .960 2.05    
1911 33 NYA AL P 24 19 167.7 10 28 1 5 .974 2.04    
1912 34 NYA AL P 11 2 25.3 2 4 1 0 .857 2.13    
1913 35 NYA AL P 6 0 7.3 2 3 0 0 1.000 6.14    
Career Totals   321 300 2458.3 180 484 30 31 .957 2.43    
Career Highs   44 44 366.7 28 69 6 6 1.000 6.14    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1902-4-2.89
1909-5-2.39
 Wins
1909-8-18
 Losses
1904-3-18
1905-2-19
1906-1-26
1907-7-16
 Winning Pct
1909-6-.643
 Games Pitched
1906-2-44
 Games Started
1904-10-40
1906-1-44
Shutouts
1902-4-2
1904-1-3
1908-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1904-8-324.7
1906-3-366.7
 Hits Allowed
1904-7-352
1906-1-380
 Homeruns Allowed
1904-6-14
 Strikeouts
1906-4-163
 Walks Allowed
1906-10-86
Walks per 9IP
1902-9-2.0
1904-4-1.5
1909-6-1.9
1910-10-1.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1906-9-4.0
 WHiP
1909-8-1.07
 OOBP
1902-6-.296
 OOPS
1902-10-.637
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. George Baumgardner (940)
  2. Fred Burchell (936)
  3. Charley Hall (929)
  4. Jake Boultes (927)
  5. Fred Glade (918)
  6. Ray Fisher (914)
  7. Jim St.Vrain (911)
  8. Irv Higginbotham (907)
  9. Noodles Hahn (905)
  10. George McQuillan (904)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Colonel Snover (986)
  2. Big Jeff Pfeffer (986)
  3. Bill Donovan (985)
  4. Pete Dowling (983)
  5. Jean Dubuc (981)
  6. Ralph Glaze (980)
  7. Hod Eller (980)
  8. George Baumgardner (980)
  9. Alex Hardy (977)
  10. Jesse Whiting (976)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1902
Had first career hit on 4/19/1902, off Dummy Deegan (NY1)
Earned first career win on 6/7/1902
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Washington on 7/14/1903 (Going to PHI: RF Willie Keeler. Going to WS1: P Ham Iburg, P Jake Livingstone, 3B Andy Oyler)
2/13/1906: Gets a new one-year contract worth $407,143 through salary arbitration
2/11/1907: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1907, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
1/10/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/20/1908 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
9/25/1908: Signed a contract extension with Washington, $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/24/1910 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/26/1910 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/17/1911 to a 3-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/14/1911 to a 3-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
 
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