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John
Faultless		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 25, 1913 in Chicago, IL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1937    1938    1939    1940    1941   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won PITCHER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1934 21 AA   9 3 .750 13 13 5 0 0 106.3 104 35 0 15 41 2.96 .252 .278 .324 .602  
    A   1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 13.0 8 2 0 1 11 1.38 .170 .188 .234 .422  
1935 22 AAA   6 8 .429 21 21 6 2 0 161.0 184 73 4 41 67 4.08 .290 .333 .375 .709  
1936 23 CLE AL 15 12 .556 31 31 16 1 0 256.0 245 89 4 51 108 3.13 .251 .291 .375 .667 26.1
    AAA   2 0 1.000 3 3 2 1 0 22.7 12 1 0 3 14 0.40 .148 .179 .173 .351  
1937 24 CLE AL 17 13 .567 36 36 19 2 0 290.0 278 105 4 34 160 3.26 .251 .271 .359 .629 25.2
1938 25 CLE AL 26 7 .788 39 39 24 4 0 327.7 277 96 4 42 176 2.64 .227 .253 .330 .582 39.3
1939 26 CLE AL 20 10 .667 39 39 23 3 0 329.7 303 98 6 36 205 2.68 .241 .263 .354 .617 29.7
1940 27 CHA AL 26 8 .765 41 41 31 4 0 356.7 298 101 11 39 239 2.55 .226 .251 .349 .600 36.5
1941 28 CHA AL 18 10 .643 32 32 24 3 0 270.7 238 83 2 45 211 2.76 .236 .269 .349 .617 26.4
6 Years Sim 122 60 .670 218 218 137 17 0 1830.8 1639 572 31 247 1099 2.81 .238 .265 .352 .617 183.2
2 Years AAA 8 8 .500 24 24 8 3 0 183.7 196 74 4 44 81 3.63 .274 .316 .352 .669  
1 Years AA 9 3 .750 13 13 5 0 0 106.3 104 35 0 15 41 2.96 .252 .278 .324 .602  
1 Years A 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 13.0 8 2 0 1 11 1.38 .170 .188 .234 .422  
4 Years Minors 18 11 .621 44 37 13 3 0 303.0 308 111 4 60 133 3.30 .262 .298 .338 .636  
Season Average 20 10 .667 36 36 22 2 0 305.1 273 95 5 41 183 2.81 .238 .265 .352 .617  
Career Highs 26 13 .788 41 41 31 4 0 356.7 303 105 11 51 239 3.26 .251 .291 .375 .667  
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   987 329 18 148 609   .243 .269 .355 .624
vs LH   652 243 13 99 490   .231 .257 .348 .605
Home 69 30 .697 115 115 76 13 0 988.3 898 301 11 133 569 2.74 .241 .267 .348 .615
Away 53 30 .639 103 103 61 4 0 842.3 741 271 20 114 530 2.90 .235 .261 .356 .617
Mar/Apr 10 5 .667 20 20 14 2 0 169.7 142 46 4 18 104 2.44 .224 .245 .309 .555
May 24 12 .667 43 43 25 5 0 356.7 328 107 9 47 206 2.70 .242 .268 .364 .632
June 25 12 .676 42 42 25 2 0 345.3 321 108 6 52 222 2.81 .245 .274 .362 .635
July 25 11 .694 42 42 30 2 0 362.3 328 135 5 46 215 3.35 .240 .265 .375 .640
August 17 14 .548 40 40 23 2 0 334.7 302 110 5 55 219 2.96 .241 .273 .354 .627
Sep/Oct 21 6 .778 31 31 21 4 0 262.0 218 66 2 29 133 2.27 .225 .248 .313 .561
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1934 21 AA   4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.2  
1935 22 AAA   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1936 23 CLE AL 31 82 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 26 .037 .102 .037 .139 -4.7 0.0
1937 24 CLE AL 36 97 3 18 9 0 0 8 0 2 5 24 .186 .225 .278 .504 4.0 0.0
1938 25 CLE AL 39 113 14 20 5 1 1 6 0 1 4 33 .177 .202 .265 .467 5.7 0.0
1939 26 CLE AL 39 119 7 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 13 29 .050 .144 .076 .220 -2.7 0.0
1940 27 CHA AL 41 118 8 14 5 0 0 6 0 1 9 34 .119 .181 .161 .342 0.7 0.0
1941 28 CHA AL 32 88 9 7 4 0 0 5 0 0 8 18 .080 .155 .125 .280 0.6 0.0
6 Years Sim 218 617 48 68 24 2 1 31 1 6 44 164 .110 .170 .160 .330 3.6 0.0
1 Years AAA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1 Years AA 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.2  
2 Years Minors 5 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.1  
162 Game Average 458 35 50 17 1 0 23 0 4 32 121 .110 .170 .160 .330 2.7  
Career Highs 41 119 14 20 9 1 1 8 1 2 13 34 .186 .225 .278 .504 5.7  
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   374 30 42 15 0 0 20 1 3 25 107 .112 .169 .152 .321 0.1
vs LH   243 18 26 9 2 1 11 0 3 19 57 .107 .172 .173 .345 1.7
Home 115 317 26 35 15 0 0 17 0 2 20 85 .110 .163 .158 .320 -0.1
Away 103 300 22 33 9 2 1 14 1 4 24 79 .110 .177 .163 .341 1.9
RISP   163 0 15 9 0 0 29 0 0 17 48 .092 .179 .147 .327 1.1
Close/Late   58 9 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 15 .121 .190 .138 .328 0.5
Mar/Apr 20 59 4 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .102 .131 .153 .284 -0.7
May 43 123 9 14 6 0 0 10 0 1 9 30 .114 .173 .163 .336 0.6
June 42 117 7 11 2 0 0 4 0 2 8 39 .094 .159 .111 .270 -2.2
July 42 118 10 14 6 0 0 9 0 0 13 30 .119 .203 .169 .372 2.8
August 40 112 11 13 5 1 1 6 1 1 3 24 .116 .139 .205 .344 0.5
Sep/Oct 31 88 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 2 9 23 .114 .196 .159 .355 0.9
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    
1936 23 CLE AL P 31 31 256.0 17 42 3 2 .952 2.07    
1937 24 CLE AL P 36 36 290.0 15 46 4 3 .938 1.89    
1938 25 CLE AL P 39 39 327.7 26 45 3 0 .959 1.95    
1939 26 CLE AL P 39 39 329.7 24 57 1 3 .988 2.21    
1940 27 CHA AL P 41 41 356.7 19 61 3 5 .964 2.02    
1941 28 CHA AL P 32 32 270.7 19 43 4 1 .939 2.06    
Career Totals   218 218 1830.6 120 294 18 14 .958 2.04    
Career Highs   41 41 356.7 26 61 4 5 .988 2.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1938 25 CLE AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 9 5 0 6 9 2.65 .158 .238 .175 .414
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 2 2 1 0 0 17.0 9 5 0 6 9 2.65 .158 .238 .175 .414
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won World Series MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 25 CLE AL 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Career Post-Season Batting 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1936-3-3.13
1937-1-3.26
1938-2-2.64
1939-3-2.68
1940-3-2.55
CAR-19-2.81
 ERA+
1936-2-148
1937-1-139
1938-2-178
1939-3-174
1940-3-181
CAR-3-164
 Wins
1938-2-26
1939-9-20
1940-3-26
 Winning Pct
1938-1-.788
1939-6-.667
1940-2-.765
CAR-5-.670
 Games Pitched
1939-10-39
1940-3-41
 Games Started
1938-6-39
1939-7-39
1940-1-41
Complete Games
1938-9-24
1940-3-31
 Shutouts
1937-3-2
1938-2-4
1939-4-3
1940-3-4
 Innings Pitched
1938-6-327.7
1939-7-329.7
1940-2-356.7
 Strikeouts
1937-6-160
1938-3-176
1939-2-205
1940-1-239
 Walks per 9IP
1936-6-1.8
1937-2-1.1
1938-1-1.2
1939-1-1.0
1940-1-1.0
CAR-1-1.2
 Hits per 9IP
1936-6-8.6
1937-4-8.6
1938-2-7.6
1939-4-8.3
1940-4-7.5
CAR-47-8.1
Strikeouts per 9IP
1936-10-3.8
1937-5-5.0
1938-7-4.8
1939-4-5.6
1940-3-6.0
CAR-20-5.4
 Strikeout to Walk Ratio
1936-4-2.1
1937-1-4.7
1938-1-4.2
1939-1-5.7
1940-1-6.1
CAR-1-4.4
 WHiP
1936-2-1.16
1937-1-1.08
1938-1-0.97
1939-1-1.03
1940-1-0.94
CAR-3-1.03
 OAVG
1936-5-.251
1937-4-.251
1938-2-.227
1939-4-.241
1940-3-.226
CAR-38-.238
 OOBP
1936-2-.291
1937-1-.271
1938-1-.253
1939-1-.263
1940-1-.251
CAR-1-.265
 OSLG
1936-10-.375
1937-5-.359
1938-4-.330
1939-6-.354
1940-6-.349
OOPS
1936-7-.667
1937-1-.629
1938-1-.582
1939-3-.617
1940-3-.600
CAR-31-.617
 DICE
1936-1-3.05
1937-1-2.44
1938-1-2.51
1939-1-2.38
1940-1-2.46
CAR-1-2.47
 BABIP
1936-8-0.279
1938-3-0.263
1940-6-0.269
 Win Shares
1936-4-26.5
1937-6-25.3
1938-2-39.5
1939-4-29.7
1940-2-36.3
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 109    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 282)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 47    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill McNeal (951)
  2. Will Drum (919)
  3. Tim Brightlighter (895)
  4. Roy Cross (891)
  5. Lemuel Sixsmith (876)
  6. Early Lawson (873)
  7. Joshua Biddle (873)
  8. Charlie Searing (870)
  9. Ty Galen (864)
  10. Murphy Battle (851)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Michael Van Wyck (991)
  2. Thomas Beard (989)
  3. Justin Thibedeaux (988)
  4. Steven Killian (988)
  5. Nick Sikorsky (986)
  6. Bucky Murdock (984)
  7. John Titus (983)
  8. Hank Hagar (983)
  9. Jimmy Royale (981)
  10. Franz Panzer (981)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Washington in 1934
 
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