Wilbur Cooper

Starting Pitcher
1912—1926
BORN
February 24, 1892, in Bearsville, WV
THROWS
Left-Handed
MLB DEBUT
August 29, 1912
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Curve
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Pittsburgh Pirates
216
WINS
63.1
QUALITY START PCT
53.7
WAR
2.89
ERA
116
38.3
WAR7
1252
STRIKEOUTS
1.47
K / BB RATIO
3.1
WAR PER SEASON
Wilbur Cooper
Slim lefty who teamed with Babe Adams as a great LH/RH tandem for Pittsburgh from 1912 to 1924. Cooper still holds the Pirates franchise record for victories, with 202.
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Wilbur Cooper Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Cooper
53.7
38.3
27.5
19.3
46.0
3.1
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Wilbur Cooper Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
76
82
89
NR
75
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Babe Adams
Pete Alexander
Dazzy Vance
Ray Kremer
Earl Whitehill

FAVORITE CATCHER

George Gibson

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