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Jim Konstanty

Birthdate:

3/2/1917

Died:

6/11/1976

Height / Weight:

' " / 202 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Strykersville, NY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Ranked by most historians as the best relief pitcher in baseball during the 1950s, Jim Konstanty was virtually a one-man bullpen wonder for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1949, the bespectacled, 6'2 inches, 205-pounder went 9-5, 3.25 ERA. In 1950 with his palm ball and 'sliding-slider', Konstanty was a main reason the Phillies won the pennant and he was honored by being voted the first-ever relief pitcher to win the Most Valuable Player Award. In that season he posted a brilliant 16-7 record, 2.66 ERA in 74 games, allowing only 108 hits in 152 innings (.205 opponents batting average). He was traded to the New York Yankees in 1955 and his 7-2 record, 2.32 helped the Bronx Bombers win that year's pennant. Jim Konstanty lifetime mark: 66-48, .579 pct., 3.46 ERA, 433 Games, 269 Ws, 268 Ks in 945 innings. Nickname Big Jim - baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1944	CIN (NL)	20	12	6	4	0	5	1	112.2	113	46	35	11	33	0	19	1	1	0	2.80
1946	BSN (NL)	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	15.1	17	9	9	2	7	0	9	2	0	0	5.28
1948	PHI (NL)	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	9.2	7	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	0.93
1949	PHI (NL)	53	0	9	5	7	0	0	97.0	98	38	35	9	29	0	43	1	1	1	3.25
1950	PHI (NL)	74	0	16	7	22	0	0	152.0	108	51	45	11	50	0	56	1	0	3	2.66
1951	PHI (NL)	58	1	4	11	9	0	0	115.2	127	58	52	9	31	0	27	0	0	2	4.05
1952	PHI (NL)	42	2	5	3	6	2	1	80.0	87	44	35	9	21	0	16	1	0	0	3.94
1953	PHI (NL)	48	19	14	10	5	7	0	170.2	198	90	84	18	42	0	45	1	3	0	4.43
1954	PHI (NL)	33	1	2	3	3	0	0	50.1	62	27	21	7	12	0	11	1	0	0	3.75
1954	NYY (AL)	9	0	1	1	2	0	0	18.1	11	2	2	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0.98
1955	NYY (AL)	45	0	7	2	11	0	0	73.2	68	28	19	5	24	2	19	0	0	0	2.32
1956	NYY (AL)	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	11.0	15	6	6	3	6	0	6	0	0	0	4.91
1956	STL (NL)	27	0	1	1	5	0	0	39.1	46	20	20	4	6	1	7	0	0	0	4.58
13 years		433	36	66	48	74	14	2	945.2	957	420	364	88	269	3	268	8	5	6	3.47

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1944	CIN (NL)	20	34	2	10	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.294	.314	SLG
1946	BSN (NL)	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.333	SLG
1948	PHI (NL)	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1949	PHI (NL)	53	17	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.176	.176	SLG
1950	PHI (NL)	74	37	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	.108	.108	SLG
1951	PHI (NL)	58	19	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.158	.158	SLG
1952	PHI (NL)	42	14	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.71	.133	SLG
1953	PHI (NL)	48	50	3	11	0	0	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	.220	.220	SLG
1954	NYY (AL)	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1954	PHI (NL)	33	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1955	NYY (AL)	45	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.125	.222	SLG
1956	NYY (AL)	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1956	STL (NL)	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.0	.0	SLG
13 years		433	202	7	33	2	0	0	14	3	41	0	0	0	1	16	1	.163	.179	.SLG

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