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Jim
Shaw		  
Nickname: Grunting Jim
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 19, 1893 in Usa, PA, PITTSBURGH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 19 SLA AL   10 2 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1914 20 SLA AL $ 300,000 10 2 3 3 7 8 8 8 9 8
1915 21 SLA AL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1916 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1917 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 10 10
1918 24 PIT NL $ 350,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 10 10
1919 25 PIT NL $ 527,143 10 2 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1920 26 PIT NL $ 1,028,571 10 2 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1921 27 NYA AL $ 510,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 10 10
1922 28 NYA AL $ 510,000 9 3 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1923 29 NYA AL $ 510,000 9 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 10 10
1924 30 NYA AL $ 510,000 9 3 3 3 7 8 7 9 10 10
1925 31 NYA AL $ 3,560,000 8 2 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1926 32 NYA AL $ 3,560,000 9 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 9 9
1927 33 NYA AL $ 1,100,000 9 3 3 3 6 6 6 9 10 10
1928 34 NYA AL $ 1,100,000 9 4 4 4 6 7 6 9 10 10
1929 35 NYA AL $ 950,000 9 3 4 4 6 6 6 9 10 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,560,000 10 4 4 4 7 8 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 19 SLA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1914 20 SLA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1915 21 SLA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1916 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1917 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1918 24 PIT NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1919 25 PIT NL $ 527,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1920 26 PIT NL $ 1,028,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1921 27 NYA AL $ 510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1922 28 NYA AL $ 510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1923 29 NYA AL $ 510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1924 30 NYA AL $ 510,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1925 31 NYA AL $ 3,560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1926 32 NYA AL $ 3,560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1927 33 NYA AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1928 34 NYA AL $ 1,100,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1929 35 NYA AL $ 950,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,560,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1913 19 AAA   9 18 .333 29 29 14 0 0 227.3 223 94 14 111 139 3.72 .253 .336 .359 .696  
1914 20 SLA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 0 0 1 2.70 .231 .231 .385 .615 0.3
    AAA   4 7 .364 13 13 6 1 0 109.0 94 37 9 41 81 3.06 .221 .290 .327 .617  
1915 21 SLA AL 1 0 1.000 5 1 1 0 2 12.0 15 6 0 9 4 4.50 .306 .414 .408 .822 0.3
    AAA   4 7 .364 15 15 6 0 0 118.7 109 45 1 58 79 3.41 .244 .331 .298 .628  
1916 22 PIT NL 3 12 .200 20 13 10 0 0 115.0 123 69 3 58 52 5.40 .278 .360 .410 .769 0.0
1917 23 PIT NL 4 7 .364 24 4 1 0 6 54.7 62 28 2 30 22 4.61 .286 .371 .447 .818 2.3
1918 24 PIT NL 8 10 .444 25 20 14 1 0 168.7 178 80 5 72 51 4.27 .274 .344 .417 .761 4.8
1919 25 PIT NL 11 12 .478 33 22 19 0 1 203.3 227 102 3 85 57 4.51 .288 .356 .357 .713 7.9
1920 26 PIT NL 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 3.3 7 3 0 1 1 8.11 .389 .421 .556 .977 0.0
1921 27 NYA AL 1 3 .250 24 0 0 0 1 28.3 55 33 3 12 7 10.48 .407 .456 .563 1.019 0.0
1922 28 NYA AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 9.3 7 4 0 4 2 3.86 .219 .297 .375 .672 0.7
1923 29 NYA AL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 0 12.7 10 3 0 7 3 2.13 .208 .321 .229 .551 1.4
1924 30 NYA AL 11 10 .524 29 22 14 2 1 185.3 230 105 9 55 26 5.10 .306 .353 .414 .767 4.3
1925 31 NYA AL 2 1 .667 17 3 0 0 0 30.7 43 30 4 24 3 8.81 .339 .444 .520 .964 0.0
1926 32 NYA AL 11 10 .524 27 23 16 0 0 190.0 229 85 8 58 35 4.03 .303 .353 .417 .770 10.3
1927 33 NYA AL 16 12 .571 33 32 25 3 0 269.7 285 124 5 108 59 4.14 .277 .344 .366 .710 13.1
1928 34 NYA AL 4 3 .571 21 7 2 0 0 63.0 75 33 0 39 10 4.71 .304 .395 .401 .796 1.6
1929 35 NYA AL 2 2 .500 17 3 2 0 0 41.0 56 23 3 15 11 5.05 .335 .393 .461 .855 1.1
16 Years Sim 75 84 .472 298 150 104 6 11 1390.3 1605 729 45 577 344 4.72 .294 .360 .404 .764 48.1
3 Years AAA 17 32 .347 57 57 26 1 0 455.0 426 176 24 210 299 3.48 .243 .324 .336 .660  
Season Average 4 5 .444 18 9 6 0 0 86.9 100 45 2 36 21 4.72 .294 .360 .404 .764  
Career Highs 16 12 1.000 33 32 25 3 6 269.7 285 124 9 108 59 10.48 .407 .456 .563 1.019  
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   665 287 14 234 185   .269 .332 .364 .695
vs LH   940 442 31 343 159   .314 .385 .437 .822
Home 41 35 .539 149 72 49 4 2 698.3 780 347 19 271 175 4.47 .289 .354 .399 .753
Away 34 49 .410 149 78 55 2 9 691.9 825 382 26 306 169 4.97 .298 .368 .408 .776
Mar/Apr 6 10 .375 34 12 8 1 2 128.3 156 64 3 48 32 4.49 .306 .366 .416 .781
May 12 16 .429 54 26 20 0 0 231.6 293 127 6 104 49 4.93 .313 .382 .407 .789
June 18 13 .581 54 32 24 1 2 294.0 300 126 6 127 71 3.86 .270 .344 .364 .708
July 16 14 .533 49 30 20 2 1 279.0 298 120 6 105 84 3.87 .278 .343 .381 .724
August 11 17 .393 49 28 19 2 3 250.3 283 144 8 104 67 5.18 .287 .355 .410 .765
Sep/Oct 12 14 .462 58 22 13 0 3 206.9 275 148 16 89 41 6.44 .324 .388 .467 .855
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
1915 21 SLA AL 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1916 22 PIT NL 20 42 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .071 .071 .071 .143 -2.2 0.0
1917 23 PIT NL 24 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.3 0.0
1918 24 PIT NL 25 56 1 8 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 17 .143 .158 .143 .301 -0.2 0.0
1919 25 PIT NL 33 72 5 10 2 0 1 6 0 0 1 18 .139 .151 .208 .359 0.8 0.0
1921 27 NYA AL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1922 28 NYA AL 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2 0.5
1924 30 NYA AL 29 63 2 5 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 .079 .079 .206 .286 -0.5 0.0
1925 31 NYA AL 17 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
1926 32 NYA AL 27 63 2 7 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 12 .111 .138 .127 .265 -0.6 0.0
1927 33 NYA AL 33 100 7 14 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 .140 .149 .180 .329 0.7 0.0
1928 34 NYA AL 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1929 35 NYA AL 17 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .167 .091 .258 -0.4 0.0
13 Years Sim 280 452 21 51 11 3 1 28 3 1 5 77 .113 .124 .157 .281 -4.1 0.5
162 Game Average 261 12 29 6 1 0 16 1 0 2 44 .113 .124 .157 .281 -2.4  
Career Highs 33 100 7 14 4 3 1 6 1 1 2 18 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500 1.2  
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   325 12 35 7 2 1 18 1 1 4 57 .108 .118 .151 .269 -5.6
vs LH   127 9 16 4 1 0 10 2 0 1 20 .126 .140 .173 .313 -0.5
Home 120 204 13 27 6 2 0 14 2 1 5 35 .132 .153 .181 .334 0.6
Away 134 248 8 24 5 1 1 14 1 0 0 42 .097 .100 .137 .237 -6.7
RISP   125 0 10 1 1 0 25 0 0 1 20 .080 .094 .104 .198 -4.9
Close/Late   45 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .067 .067 .089 .156 -2.3
Mar/Apr 16 37 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .054 .053 .054 .107 -2.4
May 38 77 3 12 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 8 .156 .177 .182 .359 0.9
June 38 98 3 8 1 0 0 8 1 0 0 22 .082 .082 .092 .173 -4.2
July 38 93 8 13 5 0 1 8 1 1 1 19 .140 .158 .226 .384 1.1
August 37 88 2 11 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 13 .125 .125 .205 .330 -0.2
Sep/Oct 34 59 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 13 .085 .115 .119 .233 -1.3
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    
1914 20 SLA AL P 2 0 3.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1915 21 SLA AL P 5 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1916 22 PIT NL P 20 13 115.0 6 21 1 3 .964 2.11    
1917 23 PIT NL P 24 4 54.7 3 13 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1918 24 PIT NL P 25 20 168.7 8 30 0 2 1.000 2.03    
1919 25 PIT NL P 33 22 203.3 16 42 1 2 .983 2.57    
1920 26 PIT NL P 6 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1921 27 NYA AL P 24 0 28.3 1 4 1 0 .833 1.59    
1922 28 NYA AL P 5 0 9.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1923 29 NYA AL P 10 0 12.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.13    
1924 30 NYA AL P 29 22 185.3 14 41 3 1 .948 2.67    
1925 31 NYA AL P 17 3 30.7 1 7 0 1 1.000 2.35    
1926 32 NYA AL P 27 23 190.0 12 43 3 4 .948 2.61    
1927 33 NYA AL P 33 32 269.7 20 45 3 2 .956 2.17    
1928 34 NYA AL P 21 7 63.0 4 10 2 2 .875 2.00    
1929 35 NYA AL P 17 3 41.0 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.98    
Career Totals   298 150 1390.3 87 269 14 17 .962 2.30    
Career Highs   33 32 269.7 20 45 3 4 1.000 2.70    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1927-10-16
 Saves
1917-5-6
 Shutouts
1924-6-2
1927-1-3
 Walks Allowed
1919-9-85
1927-8-108
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Kent Greenfield (951)
  2. Gene Dale (951)
  3. Suds Sutherland (949)
  4. Stan Baumgartner (948)
  5. Rats Henderson (947)
  6. Frank Shellenback (940)
  7. Pat Ragan (939)
  8. Firpo Marberry (938)
  9. Earl Whitehill (929)
  10. Rube Foster (928)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Larry Cheney (989)
  2. Stan Baumgartner (989)
  3. Ed Pinnance (988)
  4. Ed Willett (983)
  5. Allen Sothoron (983)
  6. Frank Shellenback (983)
  7. Ned Garvin (983)
  8. Chief Chouneau (983)
  9. Bill McCorry (982)
  10. Bill Donovan (982)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1913
Injured on 7/29/1915 with a Suspended For Scuffing Baseball, out for 4 days
Earned first career win on 10/2/1915
Traded from St. Louis (A) to Pittsburgh on 2/18/1916 (Going to SLA: SS Roger Peckinpaugh, P Earl Hamilton. Going to PIT: 1B Joe Judge, CF Tilly Walker, SS Tex McDonald, C Cy Perkins, P Jim Shaw)
Had first career hit on 6/8/1916, off Ed Karger (NY1)
2/10/1918: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/14/1919: Gets a new one-year contract worth $527,143 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/8/1919, off Mule Watson (BSN)
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,028,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/13/1921 to a 4-year deal worth $510,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1924, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
9/1/1924: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $3,560,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/28/1926 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
7/16/1926: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,100,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 7/4/1928 with a Tender Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
7/30/1928: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $950,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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