Cristóbal Torriente was a magnificent specimen of a baseball player, well deserving of his (long overdue) HoF status.
Not only could he hit–and we have his lifetime OPS edging over .900, which is, even for a career that peaked in the 1920s, elite–but he was a spectacular CF with a strong arm, and was a constant threat on the basepaths. From 1913 (while still a teenager) to 1927, Torriente should have constantly been in the MVP conversation. And, yeah, I know a guy named Ruth was around, too.
He should have been in the running to lead the league in hits a half-dozen times, doubles a few times, triples and walks once or twice, and maybe even SBs a time or two. He would also lead in K’s a few times.
We have Torriente finishing with 3100 hits, 600 doubles, 250 triples, 100 HRs, and 700 SBs. That’s rare air: only Cobb and Wagner are in that exact club.
If that weren’t enough, Torriente was a useful, if never a star level, pitcher. He was dominant as a hitter, but was also good for some mound work each year and, for a few years, was even a useful rotation member. On the mound, his control was suspect, and he gave up a lot of hits, but he was still useful, and that roster flexibility, of course, is pretty valuable.
Historically, Torriente stopped playing in 1928 and then returned for a brief cameo in 1932. This is a bit of a conundrum, as his career ends somewhat suddenly–he’s 34 in 1928, and is still hitting and fielding far above replacement level. In this projection, we’ve ended his time in 1928, but I could easily be convinced that his career would stretch to the early 1930s.
Two other things could change in future revisions of Torriente: first, I’m not thrilled with his power stats here, and could see him having significantly more homeruns than he does here; second, I think he could have been harder to hit as a pitcher, leading to higher usage and even more two-way value.
| Name | Cristóbal Torriente |
| ID / Status | torrie049cri / Draft |
| Pos | OF |
| DOB / i9s Career | 11/16/1893 / 1912 - 1928 |
| Birthplace | Cienfuegos, (Cuba) |
| Height / Weight | 5'10" / 190 |
| B / T | L / L |
Batting Projections
| Year | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1912 | 340 | 77 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 0.226 | 0.281 | 0.324 | 0.605 |
| 1913 | 510 | 173 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 80 | 53 | 10 | 0.339 | 0.394 | 0.476 | 0.870 |
| 1914 | 512 | 182 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 76 | 64 | 75 | 14 | 0.355 | 0.439 | 0.518 | 0.956 |
| 1915 | 547 | 194 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 80 | 72 | 89 | 27 | 0.355 | 0.437 | 0.525 | 0.962 |
| 1916 | 606 | 207 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 84 | 91 | 36 | 9 | 0.342 | 0.422 | 0.488 | 0.910 |
| 1917 | 565 | 172 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 73 | 84 | 46 | 8 | 0.304 | 0.384 | 0.444 | 0.828 |
| 1918 | 535 | 186 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 69 | 63 | 28 | 8 | 0.348 | 0.422 | 0.473 | 0.895 |
| 1919 | 588 | 203 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 87 | 72 | 29 | 8 | 0.345 | 0.430 | 0.493 | 0.923 |
| 1920 | 632 | 237 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 96 | 83 | 70 | 34 | 0.375 | 0.457 | 0.546 | 1.003 |
| 1921 | 542 | 206 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 74 | 46 | 47 | 20 | 0.380 | 0.455 | 0.598 | 1.052 |
| 1922 | 546 | 191 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 76 | 70 | 47 | 20 | 0.350 | 0.429 | 0.570 | 0.999 |
| 1923 | 630 | 218 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 84 | 66 | 54 | 23 | 0.346 | 0.423 | 0.543 | 0.966 |
| 1924 | 587 | 220 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 15 | 0.375 | 0.447 | 0.549 | 1.027 |
| 1925 | 570 | 186 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 93 | 65 | 18 | 7 | 0.326 | 0.421 | 0.495 | 0.916 |
| 1926 | 613 | 197 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 59 | 33 | 2 | 0.321 | 0.395 | 0.455 | 0.850 |
| 1927 | 572 | 179 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 88 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 0.313 | 0.405 | 0.460 | 0.864 |
| 1928 | 368 | 104 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 0.283 | 0.343 | 0.383 | 0.726 |
Pitching Projections
| Year | G | GS | IP | HA | W | K | HRA | eD | eT | eHBP | BB/9 | H/9 | K/9 | ERA | WHIP |
| 1912 | 8 | 2 | 30.0 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 4.79 | 1.73 |
| 1913 | 14 | 6 | 64.0 | 59 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 3.09 | 1.39 |
| 1914 | 24 | 9 | 109.0 | 119 | 40 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 3.47 | 1.46 |
| 1915 | 9 | 6 | 44.0 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.33 | 1.14 |
| 1916 | 7 | 0 | 17.0 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 5.44 | 2.29 |
| 1917 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 4.79 | 1.95 |
| 1918 | 23 | 20 | 157.0 | 132 | 63 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 2.59 | 1.24 |
| 1919 | 30 | 18 | 164.0 | 156 | 68 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.98 | 1.37 |
| 1920 | 16 | 1 | 41.0 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 3.54 | 1.37 |
| 1921 | 22 | 9 | 105.0 | 113 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 3.69 | 1.42 |
| 1922 | 17 | 9 | 84.0 | 102 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 10.9 | 3.0 | 4.56 | 1.67 |
| 1923 | 25 | 10 | 110.0 | 119 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 3.85 | 1.46 |
| 1924 | 10 | 6 | 50.0 | 61 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 4.54 | 1.60 |
| 1925 | 16 | 9 | 75.0 | 82 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 4.37 | 1.64 |
| 1926 | 16 | 6 | 63.0 | 73 | 21 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 3.7 | 4.02 | 1.49 |
| 1927 | 27 | 16 | 144.0 | 127 | 49 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 3.34 | 1.22 |
| 1928 | 18 | 8 | 83.0 | 112 | 35 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 5.11 | 1.77 |