Wilbur Cooper Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsRight
MLB Debut1912
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Wilbur Cooper Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 134)
GF83 (MLB Rank: 964)
W216 (MLB Rank: 89)
L178 (MLB Rank: 78)
SV14 (MLB Rank: 1,002)
ERA2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,220)
IP3480 (MLB Rank: 75)
SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
CG279 (MLB Rank: 52)
SO1,252 (MLB Rank: 360)
BB853 (MLB Rank: 200)
H3,415 (MLB Rank: 78)
HR103 (MLB Rank: 932)
SO93.24 (MLB Rank: 8,580)
BB92.21 (MLB Rank: 10,509)
H98.83 (MLB Rank: 7,964)
HR90.27 (MLB Rank: 8,551)
WHIP1.226 (MLB Rank: 10,466)
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