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Bob Lemon
Robert Granville Lemon

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 9, 1941
Final Game July 1, 1958
Born September 22, 1920 in San Bernardino, CA
Died January 11, 2000 in Long Beach, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976.

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1946 25 CLE AL   4   5  32   5   1   0  17  1   94.0   77   40   26   1   68   39   0   5   412       0  2.49  3.33  134 1.543
 1947 26 CLE AL  11   5  37  15   6   1  15  3  167.3  150   68   64   7   97   65   4   6   725       0  3.44  3.48  101 1.476
 1948 27 CLE AL  20  14  43  37  20  10   2  2  293.7  231  104   92  12  129  147   3   3  1214       0  2.82  4.07  144 1.226 MVP-5,AS
 1949 28 CLE AL  22  10  37  33  22   2   4  1  279.7  211  101   93  19  137  138   6   1  1159       0  2.99  3.99  133 1.244 MVP-9,AS
 1950 29 CLE AL  23  11  44  37  22   3   5  3  288.0  281  144  123  28  146  170   2   5  1254       0  3.84  4.35  113 1.483 MVP-5,AS
 1951 30 CLE AL  17  14  42  34  17   1   7  2  263.3  244  119  103  19  124  132   2   4  1139       1  3.52  3.79  108 1.397 AS
 1952 31 CLE AL  22  11  42  36  28   5   6  4  309.7  236  104   86  15  105  131   6   8  1252       0  2.50  3.34  134 1.101 MVP-8,AS
 1953 32 CLE AL  21  15  41  36  23   5   4  1  286.7  283  119  107  16  110   98  11   9  1216       0  3.36  3.76  112 1.371 MVP-16,AS
 1954 33 CLE AL  23   7  36  33  21   2   1  0  258.3  228   95   78  12   92  110   4   6  1077       1  2.72  3.69  136 1.239 MVP-5,AS
 1955 34 CLE AL  18  10  35  31   5   0   3  2  211.3  218  103   91  17   74  100   5   8   909   3   0  3.88  4.00  103 1.382
 1956 35 CLE AL  20  14  39  35  21   2   3  3  255.3  230  103   86  23   89   94   6   4  1074   2   0  3.03  4.20  139 1.249 MVP-10
 1957 36 CLE AL   6  11  21  17   2   0   2  0  117.3  129   70   60   9   64   45   7   3   540   6   0  4.60  3.75   81 1.645
 1958 37 CLE AL   0   1  11   1   0   0   4  0   25.3   41   15   15   3   16    8   1   1   128   2   0  5.33  3.69   69 2.250
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .618 207 128 460 350 188  31  73 22 2850.0 2559 1185 1024 181 1251 1277  57  63 12099  13   2  3.23  3.85  119 1.337
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    17  10  38  29  15   2   6  1  239.0  214   99   85  15  105  107   4   5  1015   1   0  3.23  3.85  119 1.337
 Career High     23  15  44  37  28  10  17  4  309.7  283  144  123  28  146  170  11   9  1254   6   1  2.49  4.35  144 1.101

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

Batting Glossary / /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 20 CLE AL   5    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   35    1   0           0   0
 1942 21 CLE AL   5    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1946 25 CLE AL  55   89    9   16   3  0   1    4   0  1   7  18  .180  .240  .247   40   22   3           0   0
 1947 26 CLE AL  47   56   11   18   4  3   2    5   0  0   6   9  .321  .387  .607  177   34   2           0   0
 1948 27 CLE AL  52  119   20   34   9  0   5   21   0  0   8  23  .286  .331  .487  118   58   2           0   0 MVP-5,AS
 1949 28 CLE AL  46  108   17   29   6  2   7   19   0  0  10  20  .269  .331  .556  134   60   5           0   1 MVP-9,AS
 1950 29 CLE AL  72  136   21   37   9  1   6   26   0  0  13  25  .272  .340  .485  112   66   3           1   0 MVP-5,AS
 1951 30 CLE AL  56  102   11   21   4  1   3   13   0  0   9  22  .206  .270  .353   71   36   1           0   1 AS
 1952 31 CLE AL  54  124   14   28   5  0   2    9   0  0   4  21  .226  .250  .315   61   39   6           0   2 MVP-8,AS
 1953 32 CLE AL  51  112   12   26   9  1   2   17   2  0   7  20  .232  .277  .384   78   43   6           0   1 MVP-16,AS
 1954 33 CLE AL  40   98   11   21   4  1   2   10   0  0   6  24  .214  .257  .337   61   33   8   1       0   1 MVP-5,AS
 1955 34 CLE AL  49   78   11   19   0  0   1    9   0  0  13  16  .244  .344  .282   68   22   6   2   0   0   1
 1956 35 CLE AL  43   93    8   18   0  0   5   12   0  0   9  21  .194  .272  .355   63   33   7   0   0   1   1 MVP-10
 1957 36 CLE AL  25   46    2    3   1  0   1    1   0  0   0  14  .065  .065  .152  -42    7   0   0   0   0   1
 1958 37 CLE AL  15   13    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .231  .286  .231   45    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     615 1183  148  274  54  9  37  147   2  1  93 241  .232  .288  .386   82  457  49   3   0   2   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        312   39   72  14  2  10   39   1  0  24  63  .232  .288  .386   82  120  13   1   0   1   2
 Career High     72  136   21   37   9  3   7   26   2  1  13  25                          66   8   2   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 20 CLE AL    4    3    0   0.0   102| .250  .270| .250  .345| .250  .397| .500  .742|  35  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1942 21 CLE AL    5    5    0   0.0    89| .000  .258| .000  .332| .000  .362| .000  .693|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1946 25 CLE AL   99   77    5   1.7    91| .180  .256| .240  .330| .247  .369| .487  .699|  40  .167  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1947 26 CLE AL   64   40   13   8.7    94| .321  .259| .387  .338| .607  .372| .994  .711| 177  .792   5.3   0.5   0%
 1948 27 CLE AL  129   87   19   5.8   104| .286  .270| .331  .355| .487  .391| .818  .746| 118  .605   2.2   0.2   0%
 1949 28 CLE AL  123   85   20   6.2   105| .269  .268| .331  .360| .556  .390| .887  .750| 134  .639   3.8   0.4   0%
 1950 29 CLE AL  153  102   22   5.7   111| .272  .275| .340  .361| .485  .412| .825  .773| 112  .565   1.8   0.2   0%
 1951 30 CLE AL  112   83   10   3.2    98| .206  .261| .270  .342| .353  .383| .623  .725|  71  .353  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1952 31 CLE AL  134  104   10   2.6    91| .226  .253| .250  .332| .315  .369| .565  .701|  61  .298  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1953 32 CLE AL  125   93   12   3.5   101| .232  .267| .277  .343| .384  .393| .661  .736|  78  .386  -3.7  -0.4 100%
 1954 33 CLE AL  113   87    9   2.8   100| .214  .268| .257  .344| .337  .391| .594  .735|  61  .313  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1955 34 CLE AL   99   68    9   3.5   106| .244  .271| .344  .351| .282  .404| .626  .755|  68  .384  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1956 35 CLE AL  110   83   10   3.2   108| .194  .270| .272  .352| .355  .412| .627  .764|  63  .325  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1957 36 CLE AL   46   44    0   0.0    99| .065  .263| .065  .335| .152  .397| .217  .732| -42  .000  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1958 37 CLE AL   14   10    1   2.7    97| .231  .260| .286  .329| .231  .396| .517  .725|  45  .296  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     1330  971  140   3.9   101| .232  .266| .288  .346| .386  .391| .674  .737|  82  .430 -36.1  -3.7  66%

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

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1941 20 CLE AL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.20                        
 1942 21 CLE AL  3B    1      0    1    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  3.00                        
 1946 25 CLE AL   P   32     13   28    1    5  .976  .951  1.28  1.01  3.93  2.01    5   94.0
                 OF   12     33    2    1    2  .972  .978  2.92  2.24                            0   12    0
 1947 26 CLE AL   P   37     12   46    1    4  .983  .956  1.57  0.95  3.12  1.92   15  167.3
                 OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.35                            0    1    1
 1948 27 CLE AL   P   43     23   86    4    8  .965  .963  2.53  0.91  3.34  2.02   37  293.7 AS
 1949 28 CLE AL   P   37     34   71    4    5  .963  .962  2.84  1.01  3.38  2.12   33  279.7 AS
 1950 29 CLE AL   P   44     22   66    4    6  .957  .950  2.00  0.96  2.75  2.03   37  288.0 AS
 1951 30 CLE AL   P   42     21   60    2    5  .976  .953  1.93  0.99  2.77  2.07   34  263.3 AS
 1952 31 CLE AL   P   42     32   79    2    7  .982  .966  2.64  1.03  3.23  2.10   36  309.7 AS
 1953 32 CLE AL   P   41     31   74    3   15  .972  .957  2.56  0.88  3.30  1.95   36  286.7 AS
 1954 33 CLE AL   P   36     22   57    3    8  .963  .959  2.19  0.93  2.75  2.01   33  258.3 AS
 1955 34 CLE AL   P   35     16   43    1    3  .983  .956  1.69  0.83  2.51  1.99   31  211.3
 1956 35 CLE AL   P   39     24   61    6    6  .934  .950  2.18  0.82  2.99  1.92   35  255.7
 1957 36 CLE AL   P   21     12   31    0    5 1.000  .962  2.05  0.86  3.30  1.99   17  117.3
 1958 37 CLE AL   P   11      1    7    0    1 1.000  .964  0.73  0.82  2.85  1.96    1   25.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1941 20 CLE AL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.20                        
 1942 21 CLE AL  3B    1      0    1    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  3.00                        

 1946 25 CLE AL  OF   12     33    2    1    2  .972  .978  2.92  2.24                            0   12    0
 1947 26 CLE AL  OF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.35                            0    1    1

 1946 25 CLE AL   P   32     13   28    1    5  .976  .951  1.28  1.01  3.93  2.01    5   94.0
 1947 26 CLE AL   P   37     12   46    1    4  .983  .956  1.57  0.95  3.12  1.92   15  167.3
 1948 27 CLE AL   P   43     23   86    4    8  .965  .963  2.53  0.91  3.34  2.02   37  293.7
 1949 28 CLE AL   P   37     34   71    4    5  .963  .962  2.84  1.01  3.38  2.12   33  279.7
 1950 29 CLE AL   P   44     22   66    4    6  .957  .950  2.00  0.96  2.75  2.03   37  288.0
 1951 30 CLE AL   P   42     21   60    2    5  .976  .953  1.93  0.99  2.77  2.07   34  263.3
 1952 31 CLE AL   P   42     32   79    2    7  .982  .966  2.64  1.03  3.23  2.10   36  309.7
 1953 32 CLE AL   P   41     31   74    3   15  .972  .957  2.56  0.88  3.30  1.95   36  286.7
 1954 33 CLE AL   P   36     22   57    3    8  .963  .959  2.19  0.93  2.75  2.01   33  258.3
 1955 34 CLE AL   P   35     16   43    1    3  .983  .956  1.69  0.83  2.51  1.99   31  211.3
 1956 35 CLE AL   P   39     24   61    6    6  .934  .950  2.18  0.82  2.99  1.92   35  255.7
 1957 36 CLE AL   P   21     12   31    0    5 1.000  .962  2.05  0.86  3.30  1.99   17  117.3
 1958 37 CLE AL   P   11      1    7    0    1 1.000  .964  0.73  0.82  2.85  1.96    1   25.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 460    263  709   31   78  .969  .958  2.11  0.93              350 2850.3
                 OF   14     34    2    1    2  .973  .978  2.57  2.26                            0   13    1
                 3B    2      1    2    1    0  .750  .938  1.50  3.10                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       476    298  713   33   80  .968  .958  2.12  0.98

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   2   2   1.65  2  0  0  1  16.1  16   3   7   6 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   2   2   6.75  0  2  0  1  13.1  16  10   8  11 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   4   4   3.94  2  2  0  2  29.2  32  13  15  17 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1948   WS    CLE BSN     W   2   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   3   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .143  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   5  13   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .071  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1948   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1949   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1950   CLE AL      0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1951   CLE AL      0  0  0   1     2   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
 1952   CLE AL      0  1  0   2     2   2   2   2   0  1   1  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1953   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1954   CLE AL      0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 4/7      0  0  1  0   6.2   6   2   2   3   3  1   1  0   0  1  2  0  0   2.70 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1948   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1949   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1950   CLE AL       0   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1951   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1952   CLE AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1953   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1954   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/7      0   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .500  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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.

All-Star
1948
1949
1950 *
1951 *
1952 *
1953
1954 *

Awards
1948-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1950-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1954-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1948-AL-5-0.30
1949-AL-9-0.17
1950-AL-5-0.30
1952-AL-8-0.17
1953-AL-16-0.07
1954-AL-5-0.53
1956-AL-10-0.12
Car-120-1.66 shares

ERA
1948 AL-2.82-2
1949 AL-2.99-5
1950 AL-3.84-10
1952 AL-2.50-4
1954 AL-2.72-3
1956 AL-3.03-4

Wins
1948 AL-20-2
1949 AL-22-3
1950 AL-23-1
1951 AL-17-9
1952 AL-22-3
1953 AL-21-2
1954 AL-23-1
1955 AL-18-1
1956 AL-20-2
Car-207-99

Won-Loss %
1947 AL-.688-5
1949 AL-.688-5
1950 AL-.676-6
1952 AL-.667-4
1954 AL-.767-4
1955 AL-.643-4
Car-.618-71

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1948 AL-1.226-1
1949 AL-1.244-4
1952 AL-1.101-2
1954 AL-1.239-8
1956 AL-1.249-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1947 AL-8.07-8
1948 AL-7.08-2
1949 AL-6.79-2
1951 AL-8.34-10
1952 AL-6.86-1

Bases on Balls/9IP
1956 AL-3.14-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1948 AL-4.51-6
1949 AL-4.44-9
1950 AL-5.31-4
1951 AL-4.51-5

Games
1948 AL-43-9
1950 AL-44-7
1951 AL-42-5
1952 AL-42-5
1953 AL-41-10

Innings
1948 AL-293.7-1
1949 AL-279.7-3
1950 AL-288.0-1
1951 AL-263.3-2
1952 AL-309.7-1
1953 AL-286.7-1
1954 AL-258.3-4
1955 AL-211.3-10
1956 AL-255.3-5

Strikeouts
1948 AL-147-2
1949 AL-138-3
1950 AL-170-1
1951 AL-132-3
1952 AL-131-7
1953 AL-98-10
1955 AL-100-10

Games Started
1948 AL-37-2
1949 AL-33-3
1950 AL-37-1
1951 AL-34-1
1952 AL-36-1
1953 AL-36-2
1954 AL-33-4
1955 AL-31-6
1956 AL-35-2

Comp. Games
1948 AL-20-1
1949 AL-22-2
1950 AL-22-1
1951 AL-17-5
1952 AL-28-1
1953 AL-23-2
1954 AL-21-1
1956 AL-21-1

Shutouts
1948 AL-10-1
1950 AL-3-2
1952 AL-5-3
1953 AL-5-3

Home Runs Allow.
1949 AL-19-4
1950 AL-28-2
1951 AL-19-7
1952 AL-15-8
1956 AL-23-7

Bases On Balls Allow.
1947 AL-97-6
1948 AL-129-3
1949 AL-137-3
1950 AL-146-2
1951 AL-124-2
1952 AL-105-3
1953 AL-110-3
1954 AL-92-9
Car-1251-43

Hits Allowed
1948 AL-231-10
1950 AL-281-1
1951 AL-244-1
1952 AL-236-4
1953 AL-283-1
1954 AL-228-4
1955 AL-218-5
1956 AL-230-8

SO to Walk
1949 AL-1.01-9
1950 AL-1.16-6
1955 AL-1.35-10

Losses
1948 AL-14-9
1951 AL-14-1
1953 AL-15-2
1956 AL-14-4

Earned Runs Allow.
1950 AL-123-2
1951 AL-103-4
1952 AL-86-9
1953 AL-107-3
1955 AL-91-5

Wild Pitches
1946 AL-5-7
1947 AL-6-5
1950 AL-5-9
1951 AL-4-10
1952 AL-8-2
1953 AL-9-2
1954 AL-6-3
1955 AL-8-3

Hit Batsmen
1947 AL-4-5
1949 AL-6-5
1952 AL-6-9
1953 AL-11-2
1956 AL-6-10
1957 AL-7-7

Batters Faced
1948 AL-1214-1
1949 AL-1159-4
1950 AL-1254-1
1951 AL-1139-1
1952 AL-1252-1
1953 AL-1216-1
1954 AL-1077-5
1955 AL-909-9
1956 AL-1074-7

Games Finished
1946 AL-17-6

Adjusted ERA+
1948 AL-144-4
1949 AL-133-5
1952 AL-134-6
1954 AL-136-3
1956 AL-139-4

Youngest Player
1941 AL-20-9

Black Ink: Pitching - 44 (31) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 179 (58) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 4.0 (2750) Pitching - 34.0 (102) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 117.5 (71) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
Before 1938 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.
July 2, 1958: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1948 1949 1950 * 1951 * 1952 * 1953 1954 *	Awards 1948-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year 1950-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year 1954-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1948-AL-5-0.30 1949-AL-9-0.17 1950-AL-5-0.30 1952-AL-8-0.17 1953-AL-16-0.07 1954-AL-5-0.53 1956-AL-10-0.12 Car-120-1.66 shares	ERA 1948 AL-2.82-2 1949 AL-2.99-5 1950 AL-3.84-10 1952 AL-2.50-4 1954 AL-2.72-3 1956 AL-3.03-4	Wins 1948 AL-20-2 1949 AL-22-3 1950 AL-23-1 1951 AL-17-9 1952 AL-22-3 1953 AL-21-2 1954 AL-23-1 1955 AL-18-1 1956 AL-20-2 Car-207-99	Won-Loss % 1947 AL-.688-5 1949 AL-.688-5 1950 AL-.676-6 1952 AL-.667-4 1954 AL-.767-4 1955 AL-.643-4 Car-.618-71
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1948 AL-1.226-1 1949 AL-1.244-4 1952 AL-1.101-2 1954 AL-1.239-8 1956 AL-1.249-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1947 AL-8.07-8 1948 AL-7.08-2 1949 AL-6.79-2 1951 AL-8.34-10 1952 AL-6.86-1	Bases on Balls/9IP 1956 AL-3.14-7	Strikeouts/9IP 1948 AL-4.51-6 1949 AL-4.44-9 1950 AL-5.31-4 1951 AL-4.51-5	Games 1948 AL-43-9 1950 AL-44-7 1951 AL-42-5 1952 AL-42-5 1953 AL-41-10	Innings 1948 AL-293.7-1 1949 AL-279.7-3 1950 AL-288.0-1 1951 AL-263.3-2 1952 AL-309.7-1 1953 AL-286.7-1 1954 AL-258.3-4 1955 AL-211.3-10 1956 AL-255.3-5
Strikeouts 1948 AL-147-2 1949 AL-138-3 1950 AL-170-1 1951 AL-132-3 1952 AL-131-7 1953 AL-98-10 1955 AL-100-10	Games Started 1948 AL-37-2 1949 AL-33-3 1950 AL-37-1 1951 AL-34-1 1952 AL-36-1 1953 AL-36-2 1954 AL-33-4 1955 AL-31-6 1956 AL-35-2	Comp. Games 1948 AL-20-1 1949 AL-22-2 1950 AL-22-1 1951 AL-17-5 1952 AL-28-1 1953 AL-23-2 1954 AL-21-1 1956 AL-21-1	Shutouts 1948 AL-10-1 1950 AL-3-2 1952 AL-5-3 1953 AL-5-3	Home Runs Allow. 1949 AL-19-4 1950 AL-28-2 1951 AL-19-7 1952 AL-15-8 1956 AL-23-7	Bases On Balls Allow. 1947 AL-97-6 1948 AL-129-3 1949 AL-137-3 1950 AL-146-2 1951 AL-124-2 1952 AL-105-3 1953 AL-110-3 1954 AL-92-9 Car-1251-43
Hits Allowed 1948 AL-231-10 1950 AL-281-1 1951 AL-244-1 1952 AL-236-4 1953 AL-283-1 1954 AL-228-4 1955 AL-218-5 1956 AL-230-8	SO to Walk 1949 AL-1.01-9 1950 AL-1.16-6 1955 AL-1.35-10	Losses 1948 AL-14-9 1951 AL-14-1 1953 AL-15-2 1956 AL-14-4	Earned Runs Allow. 1950 AL-123-2 1951 AL-103-4 1952 AL-86-9 1953 AL-107-3 1955 AL-91-5	Wild Pitches 1946 AL-5-7 1947 AL-6-5 1950 AL-5-9 1951 AL-4-10 1952 AL-8-2 1953 AL-9-2 1954 AL-6-3 1955 AL-8-3	Hit Batsmen 1947 AL-4-5 1949 AL-6-5 1952 AL-6-9 1953 AL-11-2 1956 AL-6-10 1957 AL-7-7
Batters Faced 1948 AL-1214-1 1949 AL-1159-4 1950 AL-1254-1 1951 AL-1139-1 1952 AL-1252-1 1953 AL-1216-1 1954 AL-1077-5 1955 AL-909-9 1956 AL-1074-7	Games Finished 1946 AL-17-6	Adjusted ERA+ 1948 AL-144-4 1949 AL-133-5 1952 AL-134-6 1954 AL-136-3 1956 AL-139-4	Youngest Player 1941 AL-20-9