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Wilbur Cooper
Wilbur Cooper
| Full name Arley Wilbur Cooper |
| Born February 24, 1892, Bearsville, West Virginia |
| Died August 7, 1973, Encino, California |
| Buried at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California (Cremated) |
| First Game: August 29, 1912; Final Game: July 21, 1926 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 5' 11" Weight: 175 |
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| Ejections: 1914 (1) |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1912 PIT N Daily Splits 6 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 0.0 1912 PIT N
1913 PIT N Daily Splits 30 26 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .172 .077 0.0 1913 PIT N
1914 PIT N Daily Splits 40 92 5 19 1 1 0 15 2 0 17 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 .207 .223 .239 0.0 1914 PIT N
1915 PIT N Daily Splits 38 60 1 7 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 .117 .131 .133 0.0 1915 PIT N
1916 PIT N Daily Splits 44 79 4 17 2 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 7 0 3 3 0 0 .215 .215 .241 -0.1 1916 PIT N
1917 PIT N Daily Splits 41 103 8 21 5 1 0 5 6 0 20 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 .204 .248 .272 -0.2 1917 PIT N
1918 PIT N Daily Splits 38 95 8 23 2 2 0 3 3 0 6 0 5 0 4 2 2 2 .242 .265 .305 0.0 1918 PIT N
1919 PIT N Daily Splits 36 101 9 29 2 2 0 7 4 0 9 1 1 0 3 5 5 0 .287 .321 .347 0.0 1919 PIT N
1920 PIT N Daily Splits 44 113 11 25 1 3 0 2 5 0 19 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 .221 .254 .283 0.0 1920 PIT N
1921 PIT N Daily Splits 38 122 11 31 5 2 0 9 3 0 7 2 4 0 5 3 0 1 .254 .283 .328 0.0 1921 PIT N
1922 PIT N Daily Splits 41 108 18 29 5 1 4 15 6 0 6 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 .269 .307 .444 0.0 1922 PIT N
1923 PIT N Daily Splits 39 107 9 28 3 1 0 10 5 0 8 0 3 0 1 3 2 2 .262 .295 .308 0.0 1923 PIT N
1924 PIT N Daily Splits 38 104 11 36 5 2 0 15 5 0 8 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 .346 .376 .433 0.0 1924 PIT N
1925 CHI N Daily Splits 32 82 12 17 2 1 2 10 1 0 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 .207 .226 .329 0.0 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N Daily Splits 8 18 2 7 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .389 .450 .500 0.0 1926 CHI N
1926 DET A Daily Splits 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1926 DET A
1926 Total 16 22 2 7 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 .318 .375 .409 0.0 1926 Total
Total NL (15 Years) 513 1223 111 293 34 17 6 102 47 0 140 4 37 0 35 30 12 12 .240 .270 .310 -0.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 521 1227 111 293 34 17 6 103 47 0 140 4 38 0 36 31 12 12 .239 .269 .309 -0.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1912 PIT N Daily Splits 6 4 3 2 1 0 38 32 158 1 7 7 15 0 30 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 1.66 5.75 0.5 1912 PIT N
1913 PIT N Daily Splits 30 9 3 1 15 0 93 98 415 0 52 34 45 1 39 12 4 2 0 14 3 3 11 5 3 3.29 6.67 -0.7 1913 PIT N
1914 PIT N Daily Splits 40 34 19 0 4 0 266.2 246 1098 4 99 63 79 0 102 43 4 5 0 35 13 6 36 16 15 2.13 3.71 1.1 1914 PIT N
1915 PIT N Daily Splits 38 20 11 1 14 4 185.2 180 780 4 92 68 52 5 71 31 8 9 0 29 10 7 20 5 16 3.30 3.70 -1.8 1915 PIT N
1916 PIT N Daily Splits 42 23 16 2 14 2 246 189 986 4 72 51 74 4 111 28 3 4 0 37 7 9 20 12 11 1.87 2.61 2.1 1916 PIT N
1917 PIT N Daily Splits 40 34 23 7 5 1 297.2 276 1192 4 96 78 54 4 99 33 1 4 0 48 16 18 30 17 11 2.36 3.76 1.7 1917 PIT N
1918 PIT N Daily Splits 38 29 26 2 9 3 273.1 219 1078 2 86 64 65 3 117 23 4 10 0 32 20 15 23 19 14 2.11 3.21 3.0 1918 PIT N
1919 PIT N Daily Splits 35 32 27 4 3 1 286.2 229 1147 10 97 85 74 4 106 40 5 15 0 32 16 15 23 19 13 2.67 3.41 1.7 1919 PIT N
1920 PIT N Daily Splits 44 37 28 3 6 2 327 307 1311 4 113 87 52 2 114 35 1 11 0 42 15 23 36 24 15 2.39 3.49 3.0 1920 PIT N
1921 PIT N Daily Splits 38 38 29 2 0 0 327 341 1377 9 145 118 80 3 134 32 4 10 0 54 21 27 31 22 14 3.25 4.42 2.2 1921 PIT N
1922 PIT N Daily Splits 41 36 27 4 3 0 294.2 330 1251 13 130 104 61 3 129 31 4 7 0 42 20 18 27 23 14 3.18 5.50 3.9 1922 PIT N
1923 PIT N Daily Splits 39 38 26 1 1 0 294.2 331 1259 11 136 117 71 4 77 26 2 11 0 54 20 20 25 17 19 3.57 4.37 1.8 1923 PIT N
1924 PIT N Daily Splits 38 35 25 4 3 1 268.2 296 1109 13 116 98 40 3 62 18 2 5 0 49 17 24 18 20 14 3.28 5.54 2.7 1924 PIT N
1925 CHI N Daily Splits 32 26 13 0 5 0 212.1 249 936 18 115 101 61 3 41 16 1 4 0 46 22 18 23 12 14 4.28 5.12 0.1 1925 CHI N
1926 CHI N Daily Splits 8 8 3 2 0 0 55 65 240 6 32 27 21 0 18 10 0 0 0 8 5 6 6 2 1 4.42 7.75 0.1 1926 CHI N
1926 DET A Daily Splits 8 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 27 78 0 18 17 9 0 2 5 0 3 0 6 2 2 3 0 4 11.20 4.00 -1.7 1926 DET A
1926 Total 16 11 3 2 0 0 68.2 92 318 6 50 44 30 0 20 15 0 3 0 14 7 8 9 2 5 5.77 6.73 -1.6 1926 Total
Total NL (15 Years) 509 403 279 35 83 14 3466.1 3388 14337 103 1388 1102 844 39 1250 380 44 97 0 525 205 211 331 216 174 2.86 4.28 21.4 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 8 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 27 78 0 18 17 9 0 2 5 0 3 0 6 2 2 3 0 4 11.20 4.00 -1.7 Total AL
Total (15 Years) Splits 517 406 279 35 83 14 3480 3415 14415 103 1406 1119 853 39 1252 385 44 100 0 531 207 213 334 216 178 2.89 4.27 19.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1912 PIT N Daily Splits P 6 4 3 38 0 8 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 1.000
1913 PIT N Daily Splits P 30 9 3 93.1 0 18 2 1 0 1 23 11 0 .900
1914 PIT N Daily Splits P 40 34 19 267 12 72 8 2 0 4 25 35 3 .913
1915 PIT N Daily Splits P 38 20 11 185.2 6 58 6 0 0 3 36 15 0 .914
1916 PIT N Daily Splits P 42 23 16 245 15 58 5 2 0 5 28 15 1 .936
1916 PIT N LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1916 PIT N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0
1917 PIT N Daily Splits P 40 34 23 298 11 71 3 4 0 0 28 18 3 .965
1917 PIT N RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1917 PIT N OF 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 1
1918 PIT N Daily Splits P 38 29 26 273 4 68 0 0 0 1 14 22 3 1.000
1919 PIT N Daily Splits P 35 32 27 286.2 4 63 5 0 0 2 29 24 2 .931
1920 PIT N Daily Splits P 44 37 28 326 11 75 1 2 2 3 20 28 4 .989
1921 PIT N Daily Splits P 38 38 29 327 10 68 3 4 0 2 12 10 1 .963
1922 PIT N Daily Splits P 41 36 27 294.2 7 55 0 5 0 3 10 12 1 1.000
1923 PIT N Daily Splits P 39 38 26 294 11 63 2 2 0 0 16 13 3 .974
1924 PIT N Daily Splits P 38 35 25 268.2 6 51 4 4 0 2 7 8 1 .934
1925 CHI N Daily Splits P 32 26 13 212.1 4 42 1 1 0 0 6 9 2 .979
1926 CHI N Daily Splits P 8 8 3 55 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 .923
1926 DET A Daily Splits P 8 3 0 13.2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1926 Total P 16 11 3 68.2 1 15 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 .941
Total (15 Years) Splits P 517 406 279 3478 102 785 41 27 2 28 259 230 24 .956
Total ( 2 Years) OF 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-23-1914(1) BOX PIT N Lord Byron Called third strike
Transaction Information
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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