Urban Shocker tragically died at the age of 37 due to a weakened heart caused by pneumonia. He died less than a year after posting an 18-6 record for the 1927 Yankees. Shocker had been suffering from a congenital heart condition for years. Befor joining New York, Shocker starred for the St. Louis Browns. He won twenty games in four consecutive years with the Browns, posting a .641 winning percentage for a team that won at a .529 clip. Shocker could hit fairly well and his 3.9 WAR as a hitter, 54.8 WAR as a pitcher, and his strong peak give him a Hall-worthy Hall Rating of 107. While Shocker an aging veteran at the time of his death, it is not much of a stretch to think he still could have added to his career totals.
WAR | WAA | adjWAR | adjWAA |
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About the stats | |||
58.7 | 32.5 | 62.2 | 29.9 |
Bat | Run | DP | Fld | Pos | Pit |
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-56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 282 |
Year | Team | WAA | WAR |
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1916 | NYY | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1917 | NYY | -0.3 | 1.1 |
1918 | SLB (BAL) | 1.8 | 2.7 |
1919 | SLB (BAL) | 2.7 | 4.6 |
1920 | SLB (BAL) | 4.3 | 6.7 |
1921 | SLB (BAL) | 5.3 | 8.5 |
1922 | SLB (BAL) | 3.9 | 7.4 |
1923 | SLB (BAL) | 3.8 | 6.5 |
1924 | SLB (BAL) | 2.5 | 4.9 |
1925 | NYY | 3.9 | 6.3 |
1926 | NYY | 2.3 | 4.9 |
1927 | NYY | 1.3 | 3.3 |
1928 | NYY | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Year | Percentage |
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1938
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0.4% |
1939
|
0.4% |
1948
|
0.8% |
1949
|
1.3% |
1958
|
1.5% |
Player (Hall Rating) | Similarity |
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Dizzy Trout (93) | 128 |
Eddie Rommel (98) | 129 |
Tim Hudson (106) | 142 |
Dwight Gooden (95) | 152 |
Ed Walsh (132) | 155 |
Cole Hamels (116) | 156 |
Wes Ferrell (109) | 168 |
Mordecai Brown (119) | 170 |
Rube Waddell (117) | 171 |
Tommy Bridges (95) | 185 |
Babe Adams (109) | 187 |
Nap Rucker (98) | 187 |
Hippo Vaughn (96) | 192 |
Eddie Cicotte (110) | 193 |
Orel Hershiser (100) | 200 |
Hal Newhouser (125) | 202 |
Wilbur Wood (101) | 214 |
David Cone (127) | 215 |
Sandy Koufax (100) | 219 |
Roy Oswalt (105) | 220 |