#82 Buddy Napier, Closer, 28 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox

#82 Buddy Napier, Closer, 28 yrs, Boston (A) Red Sox
Sunday, 10/27/1918

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Buddy Napier

12/18/1889
28
USA,GA,BYROMVILLE
5"11
165

Closer
R
R

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Average
Minimal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Suffers
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1918 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 17 Days (705 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 17 Days (705 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	10	10	85-88 Mph
Versus LHB	3	10	10
Versus RHB	3	10	10
Talent	4	10	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

6
62
3

Pitches:
Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	5	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/18	@PHA	W 2-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
8/3	@WAS	W 5-2		2	1	0	0	0	0	W
8/9	CHA	L 3-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
8/27	@NYA	W 4-1		1	1	0	0	0	0	SV
9/9	@DET	W 4-2		1	1	1	0	0	0	SV
9/16	WAS	W 3-2		3	3	0	0	1	2	W
9/18	@NYA	L 2-3		1.2	1	1	1	1	1	L
9/20	@PHA	W 1-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
10/8	@SLA	W 6-5		2	2	0	0	0	1
10/25	@CHN	L 3-4		3	2	0	0	1	0

Pitching Stats 1918

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	21	0	2	5	6	1.98	36.1	30	9	8	6	10	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	21	0	2	5	6	1.98	36.0	30	9	8	6	10

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	7	1	85.7	21	12	9.2	7.4	2.5	1.5	3	1	33.3	4	2	50.0	1.82

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	57	16	0	0	0	4	5	2	2	0	0	1	.281	.317	.281	.597
vs. RHB	78	14	1	0	0	6	4	4	8	0	0	0	.179	.217	.192	.409

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	8	0	1	3	1	4.15	13.0	14	6	6	3	3
Road	13	0	1	2	5	0.77	23.1	16	3	2	3	7
Postseason	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	1	0
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	1	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	0	0	1	0	2.89	9.1	9	3	3	2	1
May	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	4.0	2	0	0	2	2
June	4	0	0	1	1	1.69	5.1	4	1	1	0	3
July	3	0	0	2	1	5.06	5.1	6	3	3	0	0
August	3	0	1	0	1	0.00	3.2	2	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	5	0	1	1	2	1.04	8.2	7	2	1	2	4

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1914	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	.333	BOS
1915	16	5	4	6	4	3.86	56.0	61	27	24	2	8	28	5	0	1.23	.312	BOS,AL
1916	16	3	5	5	2	2.76	49.0	47	16	15	0	8	22	3	1	1.12	.281	BOS
1917	19	0	1	7	9	6.00	18.0	25	12	12	2	3	7	0	0	1.56	.354	BOS,AL
1918	21	0	2	5	6	1.98	36.1	30	9	8	0	6	10	0	0	0.99	.240	BOS
Total	73	8	12	23	22	3.31	160.1	164	64	59	4	25	67	8	1	1.18	.291

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1912, A	5	0	1	0	2	2.25	4.0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	.313
1912, AAA	59	1	2	4	19	3.04	53.1	45	19	18	1	15	45	0	0	1.13	.289
1913, AAA	53	0	3	2	24	3.02	44.2	52	18	15	0	11	36	0	0	1.41	.354
1914, AAA	51	0	1	4	23	2.60	34.2	31	11	10	0	8	28	0	0	1.13	.310

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1914	2	0	0	0	2	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1916	2	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
1918	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	5	0	2	0	2	0.00	7.0	6	0	0	1	2	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1914	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS
1915	16	14	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	6	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	BOS,AL
1916	16	12	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	BOS
1917	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BOS,AL
Total	73	26	6	1	1	0	3	2	1	13	0	0	.231	.259	.346	.605

Fielding Stats 1918

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.900

36.1

2.48

Player History

Drafted in 6th round, 91st overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1912...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1914...
Was selected to the 1915 Allstar game...
Earned first career win on 8/10/1915...
Had first career hit on 9/15/1915, off Bill Grahame (DET)...
Was selected to the 1917 Allstar game...
1/31/1918: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1915 - 4 - 10th
1917 - 9 - 3rd

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