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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1934 26 PHA AL   3   2   5   3   2   0   2  0   37.0   32   16   14   3   14   15   3   1   155       1  3.41  4.36  128 1.243
 1935 27 PHA AL   1   4  25   1   0   0  11  1   63.3   86   59   44   8   37   24   2   2   312       0  6.25  4.54   73 1.942
 1937 29 PHA AL  12  19  34  33  19   3   1  0  231.7  227  141  114  23  107  100   2   2  1005       0  4.43  4.72  106 1.442
 1938 30 PHA AL  16  20  42  40  20   2   2  1  281.3  310  156  136  25  117  112   3   5  1250       0  4.35  4.84  111 1.518
 1939 31 PHA AL   9   9  28  17   7   1   8  0  136.0  144   82   74  16   45   59   3   1   583       1  4.90  4.71   96 1.390
 1940 32 PHA AL   4  19  36  24  11   0   8  2  178.3  234  160  130  18   69   75   3   3   835       1  6.56  4.42   67 1.699
 1941 33 SLB AL   3   7  32   9   3   0  12  3  104.3  105   66   58  12   37   36   2   0   451       0  5.00  4.31   86 1.361
 1942 34 SLB AL   8   2  39   0   0   0  24  5   80.0   62   30   25   3   39   34   3   1   336       1  2.81  3.69  131 1.263
 1943 35 SLB AL   6   8  35   0   0   0  32  8   76.3   69   22   18   4   41   43   1   0   331       1  2.12  3.33  157 1.441
 1944 36 SLB AL   6   6  42   0   0   0  34 12   81.0   91   37   22   5   33   46   0   0   358       0  2.44  3.60  147 1.531
 1945 37 TOT AL   6   3  32   0   0   0  16  3   67.0   67   38   34   3   34   32   2   0   295       0  4.57  3.53   77 1.507
         SLB AL   1   2  10   0   0   0   6  1   15.7   20   13   12   0    7    9   0   0    73       0  6.89  3.53   51 1.723
         DET AL   5   1  22   0   0   0  10  2   51.3   47   25   22   3   27   23   2   0   222       0  3.86  3.53   92 1.442
 1946 38 DET AL   2   1  26   0   0   0  19  4   41.3   42   26   26   1   24   19   1   0   185       0  5.66  3.64   64 1.597
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .432  76 100 376 127  62   6 169 39 1377.7 1469  833  695 121  597  595  25  15  6096       5  4.54  4.36   96 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  13  50  17   8   0  22  5  186.0  198  112   93  16   80   80   3   2   824   0   0  4.54  4.36   96 1.500
 Career High     16  20  42  40  20   3  34 12  281.3  310  160  136  25  117  112   3   5  1250   0   1  2.12  4.84  157 1.263

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1934 26 PHA AL   5   15    1    4   0  0   0    4   0  0   0   2  .267  .267  .267   40    4   0           0    
 1935 27 PHA AL  26   22    2    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .227  .261  .273   39    6   0           0    
 1937 29 PHA AL  37   90    6   19   4  0   0   11   0  0   2  24  .211  .228  .256   23   23   1           0    
 1938 30 PHA AL  42  101    9   20   5  0   0   10   0  0   8  28  .198  .264  .248   30   25   2           1    
 1939 31 PHA AL  28   43    2    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   0   8  .209  .209  .209    8    9   2           0   0
 1940 32 PHA AL  36   62    3    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  24  .129  .169  .145  -17    9   2           0   2
 1941 33 SLB AL  32   29    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .103  .103  .103  -46    3   1           0   0
 1942 34 SLB AL  39   15    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .067  .125  .067  -46    1   0           0   0
 1943 35 SLB AL  35   22    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   9  .136  .174  .182    3    4   0           0   1
 1944 36 SLB AL  42   20    1    5   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   7  .250  .250  .300   53    6   0           0   0
 1945 37 TOT AL  32   14    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   5  .214  .313  .214   50    3   2           0   0
         SLB AL  10    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   90    1   0           0   0
         DET AL  22   11    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   3  .182  .308  .182   40    2   2           0   0
 1946 38 DET AL  26    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -22    1   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     380  440   25   81  13  0   0   37   0  0  18 133  .184  .218  .214   13   94  11   0   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        188   11   35   6  0   0   16   0  0   8  57  .184  .218  .214   13   40   5   0   0   0   1
 Career High     42  101    9   20   5  0   0   11   0  0   8  28                          25   2   0   0   1   2

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1934 26 PHA AL   15   11    1   2.4   108| .267  .283| .267  .356| .267  .408| .534  .764|  40  .209  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1935 27 PHA AL   23   17    2   3.2   110| .227  .286| .261  .359| .273  .414| .534  .772|  39  .298  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1937 29 PHA AL   93   72    5   1.8   115| .211  .287| .228  .362| .256  .428| .484  .790|  23  .127 -10.9  -1.0   0%
 1938 30 PHA AL  112   83    6   1.9   116| .198  .286| .264  .365| .248  .427| .512  .791|  30  .134 -10.9  -1.0   0%
 1939 31 PHA AL   45   36    2   1.5   112| .209  .284| .209  .359| .209  .420| .418  .778|   8  .094  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1940 32 PHA AL   67   58    2   0.9   109| .129  .277| .169  .349| .145  .420| .314  .769| -17  .044 -10.9  -1.0   0%
 1941 33 SLB AL   30   27    0   0.0   109| .103  .279| .103  .356| .103  .411| .206  .768| -46  .000  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1942 34 SLB AL   16   14    0   0.0    95| .067  .267| .125  .341| .067  .373| .192  .715| -46  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1943 35 SLB AL   23   20    1   1.4    89| .136  .258| .174  .333| .182  .356| .356  .690|   3  .132  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1944 36 SLB AL   20   15    2   3.6    96| .250  .275| .250  .343| .300  .375| .550  .718|  53  .449  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1945 37 TOT AL   18   13    1   2.1    93| .214  .268| .313  .341| .214  .365| .527  .706|  50  .240  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL    3    2    0   0.0    92| .333  .267| .333  .340| .333  .363| .666  .704|  90  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
         DET AL   15   11    1   2.4    93| .182  .268| .308  .342| .182  .365| .490  .706|  40  .301  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1946 38 DET AL    8    7    0   0.0   100| .143  .271| .143  .346| .143  .389| .286  .735| -22  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      470  373   22   1.6   109| .184  .281| .218  .356| .214  .413| .432  .769|  13  .110 -57.5  -5.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1934 26 PHA AL   P    5      5    9    1    1  .933  .959  2.80  1.12  3.41  2.14    3   37.0
 1935 27 PHA AL   P   25      4   19    1    1  .958  .950  0.92  1.12  3.27  2.15    1   63.3
 1937 29 PHA AL   P   34      8   44    4    2  .929  .954  1.53  1.09  2.02  2.05   33  231.7
 1938 30 PHA AL   P   42     12   44    4    1  .933  .952  1.33  1.12  1.79  2.11   40  281.3
 1939 31 PHA AL   P   28      9   21    1    4  .968  .952  1.07  0.98  1.99  1.92   17  136.0
 1940 32 PHA AL   P   36     10   27    2    2  .949  .956  1.03  1.05  1.87  2.04   24  178.3
 1941 33 SLB AL   P   32     11   20    1    3  .969  .960  0.97  1.16  2.67  2.14    9  104.3
 1942 34 SLB AL   P   39      8   17    1    1  .962  .958  0.64  1.30  2.81  2.31    0   80.0
 1943 35 SLB AL   P   35      2   17    0    1 1.000  .964  0.54  1.27  2.24  2.26    0   76.3
 1944 36 SLB AL   P   42      2   13    0    0 1.000  .962  0.36  1.14  1.67  2.09    0   81.0
 1945 37 TOT AL   P   32      4   11    0    0 1.000  .955  0.47  1.28  2.01  2.24    0   67.0
         SLB AL   P   10      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.30  1.28  1.72  2.24    0   15.7
         DET AL   P   22      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.55  1.28  2.11  2.25    0   51.3
 1946 38 DET AL   P   26      0   11    1    1  .917  .948  0.42  1.01  2.40  2.00    0   41.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1934 26 PHA AL   P    5      5    9    1    1  .933  .959  2.80  1.12  3.41  2.14    3   37.0
 1935 27 PHA AL   P   25      4   19    1    1  .958  .950  0.92  1.12  3.27  2.15    1   63.3
 1937 29 PHA AL   P   34      8   44    4    2  .929  .954  1.53  1.09  2.02  2.05   33  231.7
 1938 30 PHA AL   P   42     12   44    4    1  .933  .952  1.33  1.12  1.79  2.11   40  281.3
 1939 31 PHA AL   P   28      9   21    1    4  .968  .952  1.07  0.98  1.99  1.92   17  136.0
 1940 32 PHA AL   P   36     10   27    2    2  .949  .956  1.03  1.05  1.87  2.04   24  178.3
 1941 33 SLB AL   P   32     11   20    1    3  .969  .960  0.97  1.16  2.67  2.14    9  104.3
 1942 34 SLB AL   P   39      8   17    1    1  .962  .958  0.64  1.30  2.81  2.31    0   80.0
 1943 35 SLB AL   P   35      2   17    0    1 1.000  .964  0.54  1.27  2.24  2.26    0   76.3
 1944 36 SLB AL   P   42      2   13    0    0 1.000  .962  0.36  1.14  1.67  2.09    0   81.0
 1945 37 TOT AL   P   32      4   11    0    0 1.000  .955  0.47  1.28  2.01  2.24    0   67.0
         SLB AL   P   10      1    2    0    0 1.000  .968  0.30  1.28  1.72  2.24    0   15.7
         DET AL   P   22      3    9    0    0 1.000  .952  0.55  1.28  2.11  2.25    0   51.3
 1946 38 DET AL   P   26      0   11    1    1  .917  .948  0.42  1.01  2.40  2.00    0   41.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 376     75  253   16   17  .953  .955  0.87  1.14  2.14  2.10  127 1377.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       376     75  253   16   17  .953  .955  0.87  1.14  2.14  2.10  127   1378

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.2   0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    DET CHC     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
1938 AL-16-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1937 AL-8.82-9

Strikeouts/9IP
1937 AL-3.88-10

Games
1938 AL-42-6
1942 AL-39-2
1944 AL-42-8

Saves
1941 AL-3-8
1942 AL-5-4
1943 AL-8-4
1944 AL-12-1
1945 AL-3-8
1946 AL-4-5

Innings
1937 AL-231.7-10
1938 AL-281.3-2

Strikeouts
1937 AL-100-10
1938 AL-112-6

Games Started
1937 AL-33-5
1938 AL-40-1

Comp. Games
1937 AL-19-6
1938 AL-20-3

Shutouts
1937 AL-3-6
1938 AL-2-5

Home Runs Allow.
1937 AL-23-3
1938 AL-25-3
1939 AL-16-9
1940 AL-18-10

Bases On Balls Allow.
1937 AL-107-7
1938 AL-117-3

Hits Allowed
1938 AL-310-2
1940 AL-234-10

Losses
1937 AL-19-2
1938 AL-20-1
1940 AL-19-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1937 AL-114-10
1938 AL-136-2
1940 AL-130-2

Wild Pitches
1938 AL-5-10

Hit Batsmen
1934 AL-3-10
1939 AL-3-10
1940 AL-3-10

Batters Faced
1938 AL-1250-2

Games Finished
1942 AL-24-3
1943 AL-32-3
1944 AL-34-4
1945 AL-16-7
1946 AL-19-5

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 49 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 1.0 (1899) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1326) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
November 16, 1940: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics.
August 8, 1945: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the St. Louis Browns.
December 12, 1946: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
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Uniforms
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Wins 1938 AL-16-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1937 AL-8.82-9	Strikeouts/9IP 1937 AL-3.88-10	Games 1938 AL-42-6 1942 AL-39-2 1944 AL-42-8	Saves 1941 AL-3-8 1942 AL-5-4 1943 AL-8-4 1944 AL-12-1 1945 AL-3-8 1946 AL-4-5	Innings 1937 AL-231.7-10 1938 AL-281.3-2
Strikeouts 1937 AL-100-10 1938 AL-112-6	Games Started 1937 AL-33-5 1938 AL-40-1	Comp. Games 1937 AL-19-6 1938 AL-20-3	Shutouts 1937 AL-3-6 1938 AL-2-5	Home Runs Allow. 1937 AL-23-3 1938 AL-25-3 1939 AL-16-9 1940 AL-18-10	Bases On Balls Allow. 1937 AL-107-7 1938 AL-117-3
Hits Allowed 1938 AL-310-2 1940 AL-234-10	Losses 1937 AL-19-2 1938 AL-20-1 1940 AL-19-1	Earned Runs Allow. 1937 AL-114-10 1938 AL-136-2 1940 AL-130-2	Wild Pitches 1938 AL-5-10	Hit Batsmen 1934 AL-3-10 1939 AL-3-10 1940 AL-3-10	Batters Faced 1938 AL-1250-2
Games Finished 1942 AL-24-3 1943 AL-32-3 1944 AL-34-4 1945 AL-16-7 1946 AL-19-5