Pete Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Born: February 26, 1887
Elba, NE USA
Deceased: 1950
St. Paul, NE USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1911-1930
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
Minor League Statistics
Pete Alexander compiled a career record of 373 wins and 208 losses in his 703-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1911 season and last took the field during the 1930 campaign. Alexander was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 13 | .683 | 2.57 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 367.0 | 285 | 133 | 105 | 5 | 129 | 0 | 227 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1475 |
| 1912 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | 17 | .528 | 2.81 | 46 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 310.3 | 289 | 133 | 97 | 11 | 105 | 0 | 195 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1290 |
| 1913 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 8 | .733 | 2.79 | 47 | 36 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 306.3 | 288 | 106 | 95 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1234 |
| 1914 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 27 | 15 | .643 | 2.38 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 355.0 | 327 | 133 | 94 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 214 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1459 |
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 10 | .756 | 1.22 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 376.3 | 253 | 86 | 51 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 241 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1435 |
| 1916 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 12 | .733 | 1.55 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 389.0 | 323 | 90 | 67 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 167 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1500 |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 30 | 13 | .698 | 1.83 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 388.0 | 336 | 107 | 79 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 200 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1529 |
| 1918 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.73 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 1919 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1.72 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 235.0 | 180 | 51 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 906 |
| 1920 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 14 | .659 | 1.91 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 363.3 | 335 | 96 | 77 | 8 | 69 | 0 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1447 |
| 1921 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.39 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 252.0 | 286 | 110 | 95 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1033 |
| 1922 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 13 | .552 | 3.63 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 245.7 | 283 | 111 | 99 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1014 |
| 1923 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 22 | 12 | .647 | 3.19 | 39 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 305.0 | 308 | 128 | 108 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1246 |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 5 | .706 | 3.03 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 183 | 82 | 57 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 708 |
| 1925 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.39 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 236.0 | 270 | 106 | 89 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 977 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 55 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.91 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 148.3 | 136 | 57 | 48 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 597 |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.52 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 268.0 | 261 | 94 | 75 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1082 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.36 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 243.7 | 262 | 106 | 91 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1009 |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.89 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 132.0 | 149 | 65 | 57 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 562 |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 3 | .000 | 9.14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Totals | 373 | 208 | .642 | 2.56 | 696 | 599 | 80 | 437 | 90 | 32 | 5190.0 | 4868 | 1851 | 1476 | 164 | 951 | 0 | 2198 | 70 | 1 | 39 | 20928 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 140 | 138 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .174 | .186 | .225 | .410 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1912 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 46 | 117 | 102 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .186 | .231 | .284 | .516 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 109 | 103 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .126 | .151 | .184 | .335 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | 143 | 137 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .234 | .255 | .255 | .511 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 141 | 130 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | .169 | .206 | .215 | .421 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 146 | 138 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .239 | .266 | .348 | .614 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 149 | 139 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .216 | .232 | .324 | .556 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1919 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 84 | 70 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .171 | .275 | .186 | .461 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1920 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 46 | 135 | 118 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | .229 | .295 | .305 | .600 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 31 | 102 | 95 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .305 | .320 | .389 | .709 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 95 | 85 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .176 | .231 | .188 | .419 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 119 | 111 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .216 | .223 | .288 | .512 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 71 | 65 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .231 | .254 | .308 | .561 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 89 | 79 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .250 | .392 | .642 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .467 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 23 | 55 | 50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .120 | .154 | .140 | .294 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 102 | 94 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .245 | .283 | .298 | .581 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 98 | 86 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .291 | .322 | .349 | .671 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 48 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .049 | .133 | .049 | .182 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 703 | 1977 | 1810 | 154 | 378 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 163 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 276 | .209 | .242 | .275 | .517 | 497 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 95 | 4 | 3 | .964 | 2.208 | |
| 1912 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 75 | 3 | 1 | .966 | 1.848 | |
| 1913 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.957 | |
| 1914 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1914 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 102 | 3 | 1 | .976 | 2.609 | |
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 49 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 120 | 3 | 4 | .979 | 2.898 | |
| 1916 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 102 | 1 | 3 | .992 | 2.479 | |
| 1917 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 108 | 1 | 3 | .992 | 2.933 | |
| 1918 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 | |
| 1919 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.033 | |
| 1920 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 105 | 2 | 2 | .983 | 2.457 | |
| 1921 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 60 | 2 | 4 | .973 | 2.290 | |
| 1922 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.364 | |
| 1923 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 6 | .990 | 2.590 | |
| 1924 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 2 | .966 | 2.714 | |
| 1925 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.625 | |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | .953 | 1.783 | |
| 1926 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.857 | |
| 1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.794 | |
| 1929 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 1.955 | |
| 1930 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 | |
| Totals | 697 | 0 | 0.0 | 189 | 1419 | 25 | 50 | .985 | 2.307 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 19.80 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.56 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 17.7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.566 | 3.500 |
| 1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 3 | 2 | 20.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 2.656 | 2.000 |
| 1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.200 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | 43.0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 3.558 | 2.429 |
Awards
1911 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1913 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1914 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1915 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1915 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1916 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1916 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1917 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1920 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
1920 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1923 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1925 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1927 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
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