Wilbur Cooper Career Pitching Summary

Wilbur Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1926, appearing in 517 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 216 W and 178 L, an ERA of 2.89, 1,252 SO, a WHIP of 1.226, and a WAR of 48.8.

🧾 Basic Profile

Wilbur Cooper
NameWilbur Cooper
Date of BirthFebruary 24, 1892
Nationality
United States
MLB Debut1912

Wilbur Cooper Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Wilbur Cooper.

Change Chart

    📊 Career Summary

    Wilbur Cooper appeared in 517 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1912 to 1926. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS406 (MLB Rank: 133)
    GF83 (MLB Rank: 949)
    W216 (MLB Rank: 87)
    L178 (MLB Rank: 78)
    SV14 (MLB Rank: 986)
    ERA2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,202)
    IP3480 (MLB Rank: 74)
    SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
    CG279 (MLB Rank: 52)
    SO1,252 (MLB Rank: 355)
    BB853 (MLB Rank: 199)
    H3,415 (MLB Rank: 78)
    HR103 (MLB Rank: 913)
    SO93.24 (MLB Rank: 8,441)
    BB92.21 (MLB Rank: 10,353)
    H98.83 (MLB Rank: 7,856)
    HR90.27 (MLB Rank: 8,396)
    WHIP1.226 (MLB Rank: 10,325)
    WAR48.8 (MLB Rank: 112)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1926)

    In his final season (1926), Wilbur Cooper recorded the following stats:

    GS11
    W2
    L5
    ERA5.77
    IP68.2
    SHO2
    CG3
    SO20
    BB30
    H92
    HR6
    SO92.62
    BB93.93
    H912.06
    HR90.79
    WHIP1.777
    WAR−0.8

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1920, 24 W
    • Most SO: 1921, 134 SO
    • Most IP: 1920, 327 IP
    • Best WAR: 1917, 7.2 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1912, 1.66 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Wilbur Cooper has no postseason appearances.

    Wilbur Cooper Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1912
    3
    0
    1.66
    1
    0
    30
    38
    1.4
    1.237
    1
    32
    15
    7
    7
    201
    2.8
    7.1
    2
    4
    6
    1
    3
    2
    0.2
    7.6
    3.6
    0
    0
    0
    1
    158
    1913
    5
    3
    3.29
    0.625
    0
    39
    93
    -0.5
    1.538
    0
    98
    45
    52
    34
    92
    3.23
    3.8
    0.87
    9
    30
    15
    3
    1
    0
    9.5
    4.4
    0
    2
    0
    4
    414
    1914
    16
    15
    2.13
    0.516
    0
    102
    266.2
    2.7
    1.219
    4
    246
    79
    99
    63
    123
    2.81
    3.4
    1.29
    34
    40
    4
    19
    0
    0.1
    8.3
    2.7
    0
    5
    0
    4
    1097
    1915
    5
    16
    3.3
    0.238
    4
    71
    185.2
    -0.8
    1.25
    4
    180
    52
    92
    68
    82
    2.91
    3.4
    1.37
    20
    38
    14
    11
    1
    0.2
    8.7
    2.5
    0
    9
    0
    8
    778
    1916
    12
    11
    1.87
    0.522
    2
    111
    246
    5.9
    1.069
    4
    189
    74
    72
    51
    142
    2.58
    4.1
    1.5
    23
    42
    14
    16
    2
    0.1
    6.9
    2.7
    0
    4
    0
    3
    984
    1917
    17
    11
    2.36
    0.607
    1
    99
    297.2
    7.2
    1.109
    4
    276
    54
    96
    78
    121
    2.36
    3
    1.83
    34
    40
    5
    23
    7
    0.1
    8.3
    1.6
    0
    4
    0
    1
    1159
    1918
    19
    14
    2.11
    0.576
    3
    117
    273.1
    4.3
    1.039
    2
    219
    65
    86
    64
    138
    2.29
    3.9
    1.8
    29
    38
    9
    26
    2
    0.1
    7.2
    2.1
    0
    10
    0
    4
    1078
    1919
    19
    13
    2.67
    0.594
    1
    106
    286.2
    4.3
    1.057
    10
    229
    74
    97
    85
    114
    3.13
    3.3
    1.43
    32
    35
    3
    27
    4
    0.3
    7.2
    2.3
    0
    15
    0
    5
    1147
    1920
    24
    15
    2.39
    0.615
    2
    114
    327
    6.1
    1.098
    4
    307
    52
    113
    87
    135
    2.84
    3.1
    2.19
    37
    44
    6
    28
    3
    0.1
    8.4
    1.4
    0
    11
    0
    1
    1312
    1921
    22
    14
    3.25
    0.611
    0
    134
    327
    4.5
    1.287
    9
    341
    80
    145
    118
    118
    3.5
    3.7
    1.68
    38
    38
    0
    29
    2
    0.2
    9.4
    2.2
    0
    10
    0
    4
    1377
    1922
    23
    14
    3.18
    0.622
    0
    129
    294.2
    6.5
    1.327
    13
    330
    61
    130
    104
    129
    3.54
    3.9
    2.11
    36
    41
    3
    27
    4
    0.4
    10.1
    1.9
    0
    7
    0
    4
    1251
    1923
    17
    19
    3.57
    0.472
    0
    77
    294.2
    3.8
    1.364
    11
    331
    71
    136
    117
    112
    3.83
    2.4
    1.08
    38
    39
    1
    26
    1
    0.3
    10.1
    2.2
    0
    11
    0
    2
    1259
    1924
    20
    14
    3.28
    0.588
    1
    62
    268.2
    2.6
    1.251
    13
    296
    40
    116
    98
    117
    3.41
    2.1
    1.55
    35
    38
    3
    25
    4
    0.4
    9.9
    1.3
    0
    5
    0
    2
    1109
    1925
    12
    14
    4.28
    0.462
    0
    41
    212.1
    1.6
    1.46
    18
    249
    61
    115
    101
    102
    3.83
    1.7
    0.67
    26
    32
    5
    13
    0
    0.8
    10.6
    2.6
    0
    4
    0
    1
    936
    1926
    2
    5
    5.77
    0.286
    0
    20
    68.2
    -0.8
    1.777
    6
    92
    30
    50
    44
    68
    5.02
    2.6
    0.67
    11
    16
    0
    3
    2
    0.8
    12.1
    3.9
    0
    3
    0
    0
    318