Wilbur Cooper
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[edit] Biography
Born on February 24, 1892 in Bearsville, West Virginia, Wilbur Cooper (Arley Wilbur Cooper) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 15 year career. Cooper broke into the bigs on August 29, 1912 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.29 ERA in 93 innings pitched in 1913, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Wilbur Cooper's best season was 1920, when he posted a 2.39 ERA, won 24 games and struck out 114 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PIT | N | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.66 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3.29 | 39 | 52 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 98 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | 40 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 2.13 | 102 | 99 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 266.2 | 246 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | 38 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 3.30 | 71 | 92 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 185.2 | 180 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | 42 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1.87 | 111 | 72 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 246 | 189 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | 40 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 2.36 | 99 | 96 | 78 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 297.2 | 276 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | 38 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2.11 | 117 | 86 | 64 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 273.1 | 219 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | 35 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2.67 | 106 | 97 | 85 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286.2 | 229 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | 44 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 2.39 | 114 | 113 | 87 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 327 | 307 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | 38 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 3.25 | 134 | 145 | 118 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 327 | 341 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | 41 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 3.18 | 129 | 130 | 104 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 294.2 | 330 | 13 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | 39 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 3.57 | 77 | 136 | 117 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 294.2 | 331 | 11 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | 38 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 3.28 | 62 | 116 | 98 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 268.2 | 296 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1925 | CHI | N | 32 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 4.28 | 41 | 115 | 101 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 212.1 | 249 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1926 | DET | A | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11.20 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1926 | CHI | N | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.42 | 18 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 65 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | Total | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5.77 | 20 | 50 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 68.2 | 92 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | NL | 509 | 403 | 216 | 174 | 2.86 | 1250 | 1388 | 1102 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3466.1 | 3388 | 103 | 844 | 3 | 44 | 97 | |
| Total | AL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11.20 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 517 | 406 | 216 | 178 | 2.89 | 1252 | 1406 | 1119 | 279 | 35 | 14 | 3480 | 3415 | 103 | 853 | 3 | 44 | 100 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PIT | N | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | P | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .913 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .914 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | P | 42 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .936 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | P | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .965 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | P | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .931 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | P | 44 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 38 | 327 | 10 | 68 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | P | 41 | 36 | 294.2 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | P | 39 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .934 |
| 1925 | CHI | N | P | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .979 |
| 1926 | DET | A | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1926 | CHI | N | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .923 |
| 1926 | Total | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .941 | |
| Total | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | P | 517 | 74 | 621.2 | 102 | 785 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .956 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | PIT | N | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | PIT | N | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .172 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | PIT | N | 40 | 92 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 16 | .207 | .223 | .239 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | PIT | N | 38 | 60 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .117 | .131 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | 44 | 79 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | .215 | .215 | .241 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | 41 | 103 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 5 | .204 | .248 | .272 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | PIT | N | 38 | 95 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 5 | .242 | .265 | .305 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | PIT | N | 36 | 101 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .287 | .321 | .347 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | PIT | N | 44 | 113 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .254 | .283 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | PIT | N | 38 | 122 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 9 | .254 | .283 | .328 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | PIT | N | 41 | 108 | 18 | 29 | 4 | 15 | .269 | .307 | .444 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1923 | PIT | N | 39 | 107 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 10 | .262 | .295 | .308 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | PIT | N | 38 | 104 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 15 | .346 | .376 | .433 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | CHI | N | 32 | 82 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 10 | .207 | .226 | .329 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | DET | A | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | CHI | N | 8 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .389 | .450 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | Total | 16 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .318 | .375 | .409 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | NL | 513 | 1223 | 111 | 293 | 6 | 105 | .240 | .270 | .310 | 34 | 17 | 47 | 140 | 4 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | AL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 521 | 1227 | 111 | 293 | 6 | 106 | .239 | .269 | .309 | 34 | 17 | 47 | 140 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Columbus (American Association) to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for 2 players to be named (August 25, 1912).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Charlie Grimm and Rabbit Maranville to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Vic Aldridge, George Grantham and Al Niehaus (October 27, 1924).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Chicago Cubs (June 7, 1926).
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