Johnny Klippstein | Baseball Prospectus

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Johnny Klippstein PCubs

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Career Summary

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
18	1967.7	101	118	66	1158	4.24	3.7

Birth Date	10-17-1927
Height	6' 1"
Weight	185 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1950	CHN	22	33	11	104.7	41.7	48.0	2	9	1	1	4	1	412	112	69	61	9	134	64	63	4	51	5.25	4.55	5.20	6.3	0.6
1951	CHN	23	35	11	123.7	63.7	26.0	6	6	2	1	4	2	396	125	71	59	10	135	53	51	6	56	4.29	3.96	5.29	-3.3	-0.3
1952	CHN	24	41	25	202.7	126.3	37.0	9	14	3	1	12	3	722	208	110	100	17	268	89	82	6	110	4.44	3.83	4.66	2.1	0.3
1953	CHN	25	48	19	167.7	87.7	46.7	10	11	6	1	7	2	631	169	115	90	15	211	107	104	8	113	4.83	4.49	5.01	9.7	0.6
1954	CHN	26	36	21	148.0	99.3	29.7	4	11	1	1	8	2	609	155	104	87	13	212	96	88	4	69	5.29	4.65	5.98	-6.4	-0.8
1955	CIN	27	39	14	138.0	81.0	57.0	9	10	0	0	7	2	588	120	66	52	13	181	60	55	4	68	3.39	3.94	4.77	8.3	1.0
1956	CIN	28	37	29	211.0	196.0	15.0	12	11	1	0	14	3	917	219	103	96	26	352	82	69	10	86	4.09	4.33	4.67	10.0	1.1
1957	CIN	29	46	18	146.0	103.3	42.7	8	11	3	1	8	2	643	146	84	82	17	233	68	62	3	99	5.05	4.13	4.75	6.1	0.5
1958	CIN	30	12	4	33.0	17.7	15.3	3	2	1	1	1	0	147	37	20	18	5	64	14	13	1	22	4.91	4.51	5.12	1.3	0.1
1958	LAN	30	45	0	90.0	0.0	90.0	3	5	9	3	0	0	381	81	40	38	12	138	44	36	2	73	3.80	4.15	4.44	4.2	0.3
1959	LAN	31	28	0	45.7	0.0	45.7	4	0	2	4	0	0	214	48	31	30	8	83	33	28	2	30	5.91	5.89	6.21	-4.4	-0.5
1960	CLE	32	49	0	74.3	0.0	74.3	5	5	14	0	0	0	302	53	30	24	8	81	35	32	1	46	2.91	4.02	4.97	0.0	-0.1
1961	WS2	33	42	1	71.7	2.3	69.3	2	2	0	1	0	0	338	83	59	54	13	147	43	42	4	41	6.78	5.68	6.99	-10.6	-0.9
1962	CIN	34	40	7	108.7	38.7	70.0	7	6	4	2	5	0	491	113	66	54	13	175	64	59	4	67	4.47	4.92	5.38	-0.3	-0.2
1963	PHI	35	49	1	112.0	5.0	107.0	5	6	8	3	5	0	450	80	28	24	3	108	46	37	3	86	1.93	2.62	3.58	8.1	0.8
1964	MIN	36	33	0	45.7	0.0	46.3	0	4	2	3	0	0	197	44	12	10	4	62	20	13	1	39	1.97	3.27	3.46	6.6	0.9
1964	PHI	36	11	0	22.3	0.0	21.7	2	1	1	2	0	0	98	22	10	10	6	44	8	7	2	13	4.03	6.42	6.94	-3.7	-0.4
1965	MIN	37	56	0	76.3	0.0	76.3	9	3	5	9	0	0	314	59	22	19	8	92	31	27	3	59	2.24	3.55	4.12	2.9	0.3
1966	MIN	38	26	0	39.7	0.0	40.0	1	1	3	1	0	0	172	35	15	15	2	48	20	18	2	26	3.40	3.44	3.72	3.9	0.4
1967	DET	39	5	0	6.7	0.0	6.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	6	4	4	1	13	1	1	0	4	5.40	3.62	6.63	-1.0	-0.1
Career			711	161	1967.7	862.7	964.7	101	118	66	35	75	17	8048	1915	1059	927	203	2781	978	887	70	1158	4.24	4.21	4.94	39.6	3.7

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1950	CHN	MLB	33	11	104.7	5.20	94	.280	.278	.351	.429	.280	.271	103	2.6	0.2	6.3	0.6
1951	CHN	MLB	35	11	123.7	5.29	84	.288	.278	.349	.428	.287	.282	102	-1.0	-0.1	-3.3	-0.3
1952	CHN	MLB	41	25	202.7	4.66	86	.292	.264	.338	.401	.286	.299	98	1.1	0.1	2.1	0.3
1953	CHN	MLB	48	19	167.7	5.01	98	.300	.284	.352	.448	.289	.293	100	9.6	1.0	9.7	0.6
1954	CHN	MLB	36	21	148.0	5.98	67	.304	.282	.349	.441	.283	.281	97	-6.7	-0.7	-6.4	-0.8
1955	CIN	MLB	39	14	138.0	4.77	100	.243	.272	.344	.437	.277	.242	106	11.4	1.2	8.3	1.0
1956	CIN	MLB	37	29	211.0	4.67	95	.270	.268	.333	.430	.271	.271	103	11.7	1.2	10.0	1.1
1957	CIN	MLB	46	18	146.0	4.75	93	.270	.271	.333	.422	.274	.283	102	10.4	1.1	6.1	0.5
1958	CIN	MLB	12	4	33.0	5.12	89	.294	.274	.337	.436	.282	.305	105	2.2	0.2	1.3	0.1
1958	LAN	MLB	45	0	90.0	4.44	103	.269	.275	.339	.436	.280	.276	103	7.5	0.8	4.2	0.3
1959	LAN	MLB	28	0	45.7	6.21	64	.302	.281	.341	.444	.284	.282	102	-3.7	-0.4	-4.4	-0.5
1960	CLE	MLB	49	0	74.3	4.97	85	.229	.272	.341	.418	.275	.212	98	0.7	0.1	0.0	-0.1
1961	WS2	MLB	42	1	71.7	6.99	40	.331	.272	.344	.424	.277	.295	95	-10.9	-1.1	-10.6	-0.9
1962	CIN	MLB	40	7	108.7	5.38	81	.287	.276	.340	.425	.275	.292	100	-0.3	-0.0	-0.3	-0.2
1963	PHI	MLB	49	1	112.0	3.58	103	.221	.260	.318	.389	.270	.247	97	9.8	1.1	8.1	0.8
1964	MIN	MLB	33	0	45.7	3.46	116	.260	.259	.321	.394	.269	.301	101	5.9	0.7	6.6	0.9
1964	PHI	MLB	11	0	22.3	6.94	38	.299	.276	.328	.417	.273	.232	106	-3.3	-0.4	-3.7	-0.4
1965	MIN	MLB	56	0	76.3	4.12	102	.234	.252	.319	.384	.267	.239	106	4.9	0.5	2.9	0.3
1966	MIN	MLB	26	0	39.7	3.72	111	.245	.251	.313	.380	.264	.270	108	4.2	0.5	3.9	0.4
1967	DET	MLB	5	0	6.7	6.63	27	.268	.259	.320	.398	.274	.250	104	-1.0	-0.1	-1.0	-0.1
Career		MLB		161	1967.7	4.94	88	.275	.271	.338	.423	.278	.274	101	55.0	5.9	39.6	3.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1950	CHN	MLB	2	9	1	33	11	104.7	112	64	51	9	50%	.271	9.6	5.5	0.8	4.4	1.68	5.25	6.3	0.6
1951	CHN	MLB	6	6	2	35	11	123.7	125	53	56	10	55%	.282	9.1	3.9	0.7	4.1	1.44	4.29	-3.3	-0.3
1952	CHN	MLB	9	14	3	41	25	202.7	208	89	110	17	50%	.299	9.2	4.0	0.8	4.9	1.47	4.44	2.1	0.3
1953	CHN	MLB	10	11	6	48	19	167.7	169	107	113	15	46%	.293	9.1	5.7	0.8	6.1	1.65	4.83	9.7	0.6
1954	CHN	MLB	4	11	1	36	21	148.0	155	96	69	13	50%	.281	9.4	5.8	0.8	4.2	1.70	5.29	-6.4	-0.8
1955	CIN	MLB	9	10	0	39	14	138.0	120	60	68	13	46%	.242	7.8	3.9	0.8	4.4	1.30	3.39	8.3	1.0
1956	CIN	MLB	12	11	1	37	29	211.0	219	82	86	26	44%	.271	9.3	3.5	1.1	3.7	1.43	4.09	10.0	1.1
1957	CIN	MLB	8	11	3	46	18	146.0	146	68	99	17	44%	.283	9.0	4.2	1.0	6.1	1.47	5.05	6.1	0.5
1958	CIN	MLB	3	2	1	12	4	33.0	37	14	22	5	33%	.305	10.1	3.8	1.4	6.0	1.55	4.91	1.3	0.1
1958	LAN	MLB	3	5	9	45	0	90.0	81	44	73	12	37%	.276	8.1	4.4	1.2	7.3	1.39	3.80	4.2	0.3
1959	LAN	MLB	4	0	2	28	0	45.7	48	33	30	8	37%	.282	9.5	6.5	1.6	5.9	1.77	5.91	-4.4	-0.5
1960	CLE	MLB	5	5	14	49	0	74.3	53	35	46	8	52%	.212	6.4	4.2	1.0	5.6	1.18	2.91	0.0	-0.1
1961	WS2	MLB	2	2	0	42	1	71.7	83	43	41	13	55%	.295	10.4	5.4	1.6	5.1	1.76	6.78	-10.6	-0.9
1962	CIN	MLB	7	6	4	40	7	108.7	113	64	67	13	54%	.292	9.4	5.3	1.1	5.5	1.63	4.47	-0.3	-0.2
1963	PHI	MLB	5	6	8	49	1	112.0	80	46	86	3	60%	.247	6.4	3.7	0.2	6.9	1.12	1.93	8.1	0.8
1964	PHI	MLB	2	1	1	11	0	22.3	22	8	13	6	66%	.232	8.9	3.2	2.4	5.2	1.34	4.03	-3.7	-0.4
1964	MIN	MLB	0	4	2	33	0	45.7	44	20	39	4	65%	.301	8.7	3.9	0.8	7.7	1.40	1.97	6.6	0.9
1965	MIN	MLB	9	3	5	56	0	76.3	59	31	59	8	48%	.239	7.0	3.7	0.9	7.0	1.18	2.24	2.9	0.3
1966	MIN	MLB	1	1	3	26	0	39.7	35	20	26	2	60%	.270	7.9	4.5	0.5	5.9	1.39	3.40	3.9	0.4
1967	DET	MLB	0	0	0	5	0	6.7	6	1	4	1	53%	.250	8.1	1.4	1.4	5.4	1.05	5.40	-1.0	-0.1

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	Baseball ProGUESTus: Marathon Men: When the '58 Giants and Dodgers Played Nine in a Row	Jeff Polman	2012-11-06
	Divide and Conquer, NL West: Drop a Catcher, Drop a Child	Geoff Young	2011-06-07

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