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Tommy Bridges

Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 28, 1906 in Gordonsville, TN
School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)(All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1930
Team: Tigers 1930-1946

Final Game: July 20, 1946
Died: April 19, 1968 in Nashville, TN
Buried: Ridgewood Cemetery, Carthage, TN
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1930 23 DET AL 8 13 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 92 4 0 2 /1
1931 24 DET AL 35 64 54 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 23 .148 .220 .148 .368 -3 8 0 5 1
1932 25 DET AL 34 79 67 5 11 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 24 .164 .243 .209 .452 16 14 0 5 1
1933 26 DET AL 33 92 78 5 16 2 2 0 5 0 0 7 17 .205 .271 .282 .553 46 22 0 7 1
1934 27 DET AL 36 113 98 7 12 2 0 0 10 0 0 7 25 .122 .181 .143 .324 -16 14 0 8 1 AS
1935 28 DET AL 36 119 109 9 26 5 1 0 10 0 0 6 24 .239 .278 .303 .581 53 33 0 4 1 AS,MVP-11
1936 29 DET AL 39 127 118 10 25 4 1 0 15 0 0 3 26 .212 .231 .263 .494 22 31 0 6 1 AS,MVP-9
1937 30 DET AL 34 104 96 9 23 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 26 .240 .277 .281 .558 40 27 0 3 1 AS
1938 31 DET AL 25 64 54 5 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 6 17 .130 .217 .185 .402 -1 10 0 4 1
1939 32 DET AL 29 87 71 11 14 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 24 .197 .278 .225 .504 27 16 0 0 8 1 AS,MVP-22
1940 33 DET AL 29 75 68 5 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 3 23 .176 .211 .206 .417 5 14 1 0 4 1 AS
1941 34 DET AL 25 55 47 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .085 .157 .106 .263 -32 5 1 0 4 1
1942 35 DET AL 23 69 63 5 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 12 .095 .162 .143 .305 -17 9 2 0 1 1
1943 36 DET AL 25 73 64 4 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 14 .219 .275 .266 .541 54 17 2 0 4 1
1945 38 DET AL 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1946 39 DET AL 9 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .400 .000 .400 15 0 0 0 0 /1
16 Yrs 424 1142 1003 83 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 74 271 .180 .237 .223 .460 19 224 6 0 65
162 Game Avg. 162 436 383 32 69 10 3 0 28 0 0 28 104 .180 .237 .223 .460 19 86 0 25

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1930 23 DET AL 8 13 -0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .513 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
1931 24 DET AL 35 64 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1932 25 DET AL 34 79 -10 0 0 0 8 -2 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1933 26 DET AL 33 92 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 5 $ 1
1934 27 DET AL 36 113 -19 0 0 0 13 -6 -0.6 4 -3 -0.6 .484 .496 -0.6 -0.0 -3 $ 1 AS
1935 28 DET AL 36 119 -8 0 0 0 12 4 0.3 4 7 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 -0.0 7 $ 1 AS,MVP-11
1936 29 DET AL 39 127 -17 0 0 0 15 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $16,500 1 AS,MVP-9
1937 30 DET AL 34 104 -10 0 0 0 11 2 0.1 3 5 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 5 $16,500 1 AS
1938 31 DET AL 25 64 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.2 2 -1 -0.2 .490 .498 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1939 32 DET AL 29 87 -10 0 0 0 10 0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $ 1 AS,MVP-22
1940 33 DET AL 29 75 -11 0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1 AS
1941 34 DET AL 25 55 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .484 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $ 1
1942 35 DET AL 23 69 -10 0 0 0 7 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .485 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1943 36 DET AL 25 73 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.3 2 4 0.3 .510 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1945 38 DET AL 4 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .488 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1946 39 DET AL 9 5 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
16 Seasons 424 1142 -137 1 0 0 121 -15 -1.5 33 18 -1.5 .497 .499 -1.5 0.0 18 $33,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1930 23 DET AL 13 9 1 3.0 117 .429 .300 .298 .364 .362 .400 .438 .764 .800 92 .258 -0.1 -0.0 .714 .200 .100
1931 24 DET AL 64 51 2 1.0 111 .258 .148 .290 .220 .358 .148 .415 .368 .773 -3 .056 -8.4 -0.8 .283 .093 .000
1932 25 DET AL 79 61 3 1.3 114 .256 .164 .290 .243 .361 .209 .426 .452 .788 16 .080 -8.8 -0.8 .375 .149 .045
1933 26 DET AL 92 69 6 2.3 107 .262 .205 .282 .271 .354 .282 .406 .553 .760 46 .214 -6.5 -0.6 .468 .167 .077
1934 27 DET AL 113 94 3 0.8 112 .164 .122 .288 .181 .362 .143 .415 .324 .777 -16 .038 -17.4 -1.7 .244 .092 .020
1935 28 DET AL 119 87 9 2.8 108 .306 .239 .282 .278 .354 .303 .408 .581 .763 53 .251 -7.8 -0.7 .470 .119 .064
1936 29 DET AL 127 99 7 1.9 121 .272 .212 .299 .231 .374 .263 .439 .494 .813 22 .122 -15.3 -1.4 .366 .076 .051
1937 30 DET AL 104 76 7 2.4 119 .329 .240 .292 .277 .368 .281 .436 .558 .804 40 .196 -9.4 -0.9 .438 .094 .042
1938 31 DET AL 64 51 2 1.0 124 .189 .130 .299 .217 .379 .185 .445 .402 .824 -1 .048 -9.2 -0.9 .340 .167 .056
1939 32 DET AL 87 65 4 1.6 120 .298 .197 .295 .278 .371 .225 .436 .504 .807 27 .111 -8.2 -0.8 .421 .141 .028
1940 33 DET AL 75 61 3 1.3 119 .267 .176 .290 .211 .364 .206 .440 .417 .804 5 .080 -10.2 -1.0 .298 .074 .029
1941 34 DET AL 55 48 1 0.6 115 .111 .085 .287 .157 .365 .106 .423 .263 .789 -32 .020 -9.6 -1.0 .205 .106 .021
1942 35 DET AL 69 60 1 0.4 101 .118 .095 .275 .162 .350 .143 .385 .305 .735 -17 .017 -10.5 -1.1 .237 .127 .048
1943 36 DET AL 73 56 5 2.4 92 .280 .219 .264 .275 .340 .266 .364 .541 .704 54 .308 -3.9 -0.4 .423 .125 .047
1945 38 DET AL 3 3 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .270 .000 .343 .000 .366 .000 .709 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1946 39 DET AL 5 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .272 .400 .347 .000 .391 .400 .738 15 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .667 .000
16 Yrs 1142 893 54 1.6 113 .247 .180 .288 .237 .362 .223 .419 .460 .781 19 .114 -126.0 -12.2 .360 .117 .043
162 Game Avg. 436 341 21 1.6 113 .247 .180 .288 .237 .362 .223 .419 .460 .781 19 .114 -126.0 -12.2 .360 .117 .043

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 27 DET AL WS STL L 3 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0 0 0
1935 28 DET AL WS CHC W 2 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 33 DET AL WS CIN L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 38 DET AL WS CHC W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 7 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .111 .158 .111 .269 2 0 0 0 0 0
4 WS 7 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .111 .158 .111 .269 2 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 DET AL 27 DNP
1935 DET AL 28 DNP
1936 DET AL 29 DNP
1937 DET AL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 DET AL 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 DET AL 33 DNP
6 Yrs (2 GP) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1930 23 DET AL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 7.7% 33% 3.00 3.3 54%
1931 24 DET AL 64 0.0% 35.9% 7.8% 0.0% 0% 4.60 2.3 54.0 48%
1932 25 DET AL 79 0.0% 30.4% 8.9% 2.5% 18% 3.43 2.8 16.8 54%
1933 26 DET AL 92 0.0% 18.5% 7.6% 4.4% 25% 2.43 4.6 15.6 66%
1934 27 DET AL 113 0.0% 22.1% 6.2% 1.8% 17% 3.57 3.9 9.8 65%
1935 28 DET AL 119 0.0% 20.2% 5.0% 5.0% 23% 4.00 4.5 10.9 71%
1936 29 DET AL 127 0.0% 20.5% 2.4% 3.9% 20% 8.67 4.5 7.9 72%
1937 30 DET AL 104 0.0% 25.0% 4.8% 2.9% 13% 5.20 3.7 12.0 67%
1938 31 DET AL 64 0.0% 26.6% 9.4% 3.1% 29% 2.83 3.2 18.0 58%
1939 32 DET AL 87 0.0% 27.6% 9.2% 2.3% 14% 3.00 3.0 11.8 54%
1940 33 DET AL 75 0.0% 30.7% 4.0% 2.7% 17% 7.67 3.0 17.0 60%
1941 34 DET AL 55 0.0% 20.0% 7.3% 1.8% 25% 2.75 4.3 47.0 65%
1942 35 DET AL 69 0.0% 17.4% 7.3% 2.9% 33% 2.40 5.3 31.5 74%
1943 36 DET AL 73 0.0% 19.2% 6.9% 4.1% 21% 2.80 4.6 21.3 68%
1945 38 DET AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1946 39 DET AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% 0.0% 1.00 1.5 20%
16 Yrs 1142 0.0% 23.7% 6.5% 3.1% 19% 3.66 3.7 13.9 64%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.7% 8.5% 6.5% 27% 1.03 10.2 67.5 8.1 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1930 23 8 13 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 92 4 0 2
1931 24 43 77 64 5 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 26 .172 .243 .188 .430 13 12 0 7
1932 25 77 156 131 10 22 2 1 0 5 0 0 13 50 .168 .243 .198 .442 14 26 0 12
1933 26 110 248 209 15 38 4 3 0 10 0 0 20 67 .182 .253 .230 .483 26 48 0 19
1934 27 146 361 307 22 50 6 3 0 20 0 0 27 92 .163 .231 .202 .432 13 62 0 27
1935 28 182 480 416 31 76 11 4 0 30 0 0 33 116 .183 .243 .228 .471 23 95 0 31
1936 29 221 607 534 41 101 15 5 0 45 0 0 36 142 .189 .240 .236 .476 23 126 0 37
1937 30 255 711 630 50 124 17 6 0 53 0 0 41 168 .197 .246 .243 .489 25 153 0 40
1938 31 280 775 684 55 131 18 7 0 56 0 0 47 185 .192 .244 .238 .482 23 163 0 44
1939 32 309 862 755 66 145 20 7 0 62 0 0 55 209 .192 .247 .237 .484 24 179 0 0 52
1940 33 338 937 823 71 157 22 7 0 66 0 0 58 232 .191 .244 .235 .479 22 193 1 0 56
1941 34 363 992 870 73 161 23 7 0 67 0 0 62 243 .185 .239 .228 .467 19 198 2 0 60
1942 35 386 1061 933 78 167 24 8 0 69 0 0 67 255 .179 .234 .222 .456 17 207 4 0 61
1943 36 411 1134 997 82 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 72 269 .182 .237 .225 .461 19 224 6 0 65
1944 37 411 1134 997 82 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 72 269 .182 .237 .225 .461 19 224 6 0 65
1945 38 415 1137 1000 82 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 72 269 .181 .236 .224 .460 19 224 6 0 65
1946 39 424 1142 1003 83 181 27 8 0 72 0 0 74 271 .180 .237 .223 .460 19 224 6 0 65

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1930 23 8 13 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 1 8
1931 24 37 63 54 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 24 .111 .172 .111 .284 1 35
1932 25 36 82 70 5 11 1 1 0 4 0 7 25 .157 .234 .200 .434 3 34
1933 26 35 95 81 4 15 2 2 0 4 0 7 18 .185 .250 .259 .509 5 33
1934 27 38 115 101 6 11 2 0 0 8 0 6 26 .109 .159 .129 .288 2 36
1935 28 38 123 113 8 25 5 1 0 9 0 6 25 .221 .261 .283 .544 8 36
1936 29 41 130 121 9 24 4 1 0 13 0 3 27 .198 .218 .248 .466 6 39
1937 30 35 105 97 7 21 2 1 0 7 0 5 27 .216 .255 .258 .513 6 34
1938 31 26 67 57 5 7 1 1 0 3 0 6 18 .123 .206 .175 .382 2 25
1939 32 31 90 74 10 14 2 0 0 6 0 8 25 .189 .268 .216 .485 4 29
1940 33 30 75 69 4 10 2 0 0 3 0 2 24 .145 .169 .174 .343 2 29
1941 34 26 59 50 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 11 .100 .182 .120 .302 1 25
1942 35 24 70 65 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 13 .077 .130 .123 .254 1 23
1943 36 26 77 68 4 15 3 0 0 3 0 5 15 .221 .274 .265 .539 5 25
1945 38 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1946 39 9 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .400 .000 .400 0 9
16 Yrs 444 1172 1036 73 172 27 8 0 63 0 71 283 .166 .220 .208 .427 47 424
162 Game Avg. 162 428 378 27 63 10 3 0 23 0 26 103 .166 .220 .208 .427 17 424

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 1.6%)
1958 BBWAA ( 4.1%)
1960 BBWAA ( 1.5%)
1962 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1964 BBWAA ( 7.5%)
1964 Run Off ( 0.5%)
1966 BBWAA ( 5.3%)

All-Star Games
1934
1935
1936
1937 *
1939 *
1940

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1935 AL (11, 14%)
1936 AL (9, 31%)
1939 AL (22, 2%)
0.47 Career Shares (466th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1936 AL  5.9 (8th)
1943 AL  5.0 (8th)

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