Tommy Bridges
Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 28, 1906 in Gordonsville, TN
School: University of Tennessee (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1930
Final Game: July 20, 1946
Died: April 19, 1968 in Nashville, TN
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1930 23 DET AL 3 2 .600 4.06 8 5 2 2 0 0 37.2 28 18 17 4 23 17 0 0 0 158 118 1.354 6.7 1.0 5.5 4.1 0.74
1931 24 DET AL 8 16 .333 4.99 35 23 8 8 2 0 173.0 182 120 96 13 108 105 0 1 9 809 92 1.676 9.5 0.7 5.6 5.5 0.97
1932 25 DET AL 14 12 .538 3.36 34 26 7 10 4 1 201.0 174 95 75 14 119 108 1 1 6 881 140 1.458 7.8 0.6 5.3 4.8 0.91
1933 26 DET AL 14 12 .538 3.09 33 28 4 17 2 2 233.0 192 102 80 8 110 120 6 1 2 984 140 1.296 7.4 0.3 4.2 4.6 1.09
1934 27 DET AL 22 11 .667 3.67 36 35 1 23 3 1 275.0 249 117 112 16 104 151 3 0 3 1153 120 1.284 8.1 0.5 3.4 4.9 1.45 AS
1935 28 DET AL 21 10 .677 3.51 36 34 1 23 4 1 274.1 277 129 107 22 113 163 3 1 5 1195 119 1.422 9.1 0.7 3.7 5.3 1.44 AS,MVP-11
1936 29 DET AL 23 11 .676 3.60 39 38 1 26 5 0 294.2 289 141 118 21 115 175 5 1 6 1272 137 1.371 8.8 0.6 3.5 5.3 1.52 AS,MVP-9
1937 30 DET AL 15 12 .556 4.07 34 31 2 18 3 0 245.1 267 129 111 15 91 138 3 1 4 1076 115 1.459 9.8 0.6 3.3 5.1 1.52 AS
1938 31 DET AL 13 9 .591 4.59 25 20 4 13 0 1 151.0 171 83 77 14 58 101 2 1 2 665 110 1.517 10.2 0.8 3.5 6.0 1.74
1939 32 DET AL 17 7 .708 3.50 29 26 2 16 2 2 198.0 186 87 77 11 61 129 6 0 4 840 140 1.247 8.5 0.5 2.8 5.9 2.11 AS,MVP-22
1940 33 DET AL 12 9 .571 3.37 29 28 1 12 2 0 197.2 171 89 74 11 88 133 0 0 5 843 140 1.310 7.8 0.5 4.0 6.1 1.51 AS
1941 34 DET AL 9 12 .429 3.41 25 22 2 10 1 0 147.2 128 66 56 10 70 90 1 1 2 630 132 1.341 7.8 0.6 4.3 5.5 1.29
1942 35 DET AL 9 7 .563 2.74 23 22 1 11 2 1 174.0 164 66 53 6 61 97 4 0 5 742 144 1.293 8.5 0.3 3.2 5.0 1.59
1943 36 DET AL 12 7 .632 2.39 25 22 3 11 3 0 191.2 159 57 51 9 61 124 0 0 3 774 147 1.148 7.5 0.4 2.9 5.8 2.03
1945 38 DET AL 1 0 1.000 3.27 4 1 2 0 0 0 11.0 14 6 4 2 2 6 0 0 2 48 108 1.455 11.5 1.6 1.6 4.9 3.00
1946 39 DET AL 1 1 .500 5.91 9 1 6 0 0 1 21.1 24 16 14 5 8 17 1 0 1 95 62 1.500 10.1 2.1 3.4 7.2 2.13
16 Seasons 194 138 .584 3.57 424 362 47 200 33 10 2826.1 2675 1321 1122 181 1192 1674 35 8 59 12165 126 1.368 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40
162 Game Avg. 17 12 .584 3.57 37 31 4 17 3 1 245 231 114 97 16 103 145 3 1 5 1052 126 1.368 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1934 27 DET AL WS L STL 1 1 .500 3.63 3 2 0 1 0 0 17.1 21 9 7 1 1 0 12 1 0 1 75 1.269 10.9 0.5 0.5 6.2 12.00
1935 28 DET AL WS W CHC 2 0 1.000 2.50 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 18 6 5 1 4 0 9 0 0 0 74 1.222 9.0 0.5 2.0 4.5 2.25
1940 33 DET AL WS L CIN 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 4 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 38 1.222 10.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 5.00
1945 38 DET AL WS W CHC 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 3.600 16.2 0.0 16.2 5.4 0.33
4 Seasons (4 Series) 4 1 .800 3.52 7 5 0 4 0 0 46.0 52 22 18 2 9 0 27 1 0 1 197 1.326 10.2 0.4 1.8 5.3 3.00
4 WS 4 1 .800 3.52 7 5 0 4 0 0 46.0 52 22 18 2 9 0 27 1 0 1 197 1.326 10.2 0.4 1.8 5.3 3.00

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1934 DET AL 27
1935 DET AL 28
1936 DET AL 29
1937 DET AL 30 0 0 0 9.00 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.333 21.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 DET AL 32 0 1 0 1.000 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11 1.286 7.7 0.0 3.9 11.6 3.00
1940 DET AL 33
6 Seasons (2 Appearances) 0 1 0 1.000 5.06 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 3 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 28 1.875 15.2 0.0 1.7 5.1 3.00

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1930 23 3 2 .600 4.06 8 5 2 2 0 0 37.2 28 18 17 4 23 17 0 0 0 158 118 1.354 6.7 1.0 5.5 4.1 0.74 118
1931 24 11 18 .379 4.83 43 28 10 10 2 0 210.2 210 138 113 17 131 122 0 1 9 967 96 1.619 9.0 0.7 5.6 5.2 0.93 96
1932 25 25 30 .455 4.11 77 54 17 20 6 1 411.2 384 233 188 31 250 230 1 2 15 1848 114 1.540 8.4 0.7 5.5 5.0 0.92 114
1933 26 39 42 .481 3.74 110 82 21 37 8 3 644.2 576 335 268 39 360 350 7 3 17 2832 121 1.452 8.0 0.5 5.0 4.9 0.97 121
1934 27 61 53 .535 3.72 146 117 22 60 11 4 919.2 825 452 380 55 464 501 10 3 20 3985 121 1.402 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.9 1.08 121
1935 28 82 63 .566 3.67 182 151 23 83 15 5 1194.0 1102 581 487 77 577 664 13 4 25 5180 121 1.406 8.3 0.6 4.3 5.0 1.15 121
1936 29 105 74 .587 3.66 221 189 24 109 20 5 1488.2 1391 722 605 98 692 839 18 5 31 6452 124 1.399 8.4 0.6 4.2 5.1 1.21 124
1937 30 120 86 .583 3.72 255 220 26 127 23 5 1734.0 1658 851 716 113 783 977 21 6 35 7528 122 1.408 8.6 0.6 4.1 5.1 1.25 122
1938 31 133 95 .583 3.79 280 240 30 140 23 6 1885.0 1829 934 793 127 841 1078 23 7 37 8193 121 1.416 8.7 0.6 4.0 5.1 1.28 121
1939 32 150 102 .595 3.76 309 266 32 156 25 8 2083.0 2015 1021 870 138 902 1207 29 7 41 9033 123 1.400 8.7 0.6 3.9 5.2 1.34 123
1940 33 162 111 .593 3.73 338 294 33 168 27 8 2280.2 2186 1110 944 149 990 1340 29 7 46 9876 124 1.393 8.6 0.6 3.9 5.3 1.35 124
1941 34 171 123 .582 3.71 363 316 35 178 28 8 2428.1 2314 1176 1000 159 1060 1430 30 8 48 10506 125 1.389 8.6 0.6 3.9 5.3 1.35 125
1942 35 180 130 .581 3.64 386 338 36 189 30 9 2602.1 2478 1242 1053 165 1121 1527 34 8 53 11248 126 1.383 8.6 0.6 3.9 5.3 1.36 126
1943 36 192 137 .584 3.56 411 360 39 200 33 9 2794.0 2637 1299 1104 174 1182 1651 34 8 56 12022 127 1.367 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40 127
1944 37 192 137 .584 3.56 411 360 39 200 33 9 2794.0 2637 1299 1104 174 1182 1651 34 8 56 12022 127 1.367 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40 127
1945 38 193 137 .585 3.56 415 361 41 200 33 9 2805.0 2651 1305 1108 176 1184 1657 34 8 58 12070 127 1.367 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40 127
1946 39 194 138 .584 3.57 424 362 47 200 33 10 2826.1 2675 1321 1122 181 1192 1674 35 8 59 12165 126 1.368 8.5 0.6 3.8 5.3 1.40 126

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1930 23 2 2 .500 3.46 39.0 27 17 15 4 22 18 0 1.256 6.2 5.1 4.2 0.82 0.9 8
1931 24 11 10 .524 3.95 189.0 175 92 83 12 104 115 0 1.476 8.3 5.0 5.5 1.11 0.6 35
1932 25 17 7 .708 2.67 216.0 165 71 64 13 113 116 1 1.287 6.9 4.7 4.8 1.03 0.5 34
1933 26 18 9 .667 2.72 248.0 191 83 75 8 109 128 6 1.210 6.9 4.0 4.6 1.17 0.3 33
1934 27 19 12 .613 3.25 288.0 245 116 104 16 102 158 3 1.205 7.7 3.2 4.9 1.55 0.5 36
1935 28 19 13 .594 3.25 288.0 283 116 104 22 115 171 3 1.382 8.8 3.6 5.3 1.49 0.7 36
1936 29 23 12 .657 2.79 316.0 270 109 98 20 107 188 5 1.193 7.7 3.0 5.4 1.76 0.6 39
1937 30 16 12 .571 3.35 258.0 254 107 96 14 87 145 3 1.322 8.9 3.0 5.1 1.67 0.5 34
1938 31 10 8 .556 3.53 163.0 160 71 64 13 54 109 2 1.313 8.8 3.0 6.0 2.02 0.7 25
1939 32 16 7 .696 2.72 215.0 176 72 65 10 58 140 6 1.088 7.4 2.4 5.9 2.41 0.4 29
1940 33 16 7 .696 2.73 211.0 163 71 64 10 84 142 0 1.171 7.0 3.6 6.1 1.69 0.4 29
1941 34 11 6 .647 2.92 154.0 124 56 50 10 68 94 1 1.247 7.2 4.0 5.5 1.38 0.6 25
1942 35 14 6 .700 2.67 182.0 171 60 54 6 64 101 4 1.291 8.5 3.2 5.0 1.58 0.3 23
1943 36 15 6 .714 2.67 192.0 172 63 57 10 66 124 0 1.240 8.1 3.1 5.8 1.88 0.5 25
1945 38 0 1 .000 4.09 11.0 16 6 5 2 2 6 0 1.636 13.1 1.6 4.9 3.00 1.6 4
1946 39 0 2 .000 6.86 21.0 26 18 16 5 9 17 1 1.667 11.1 3.9 7.3 1.89 2.1 9
16 Seasons 207 120 .633 3.05 2991.0 2618 1128 1014 175 1164 1772 35 1.264 7.9 5.3 1.52 0.5 424

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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 (449th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1932 AL--3.358--5th
1933 AL--3.090--2nd
1934 AL--3.665--9th
1935 AL--3.510--6th
1936 AL--3.604--4th
1937 AL--4.072--10th
1939 AL--3.500--7th
1940 AL--3.369--9th
1942 AL--2.741--10th
1943 AL--2.395--4th

Wins s c a p y
1934 AL--22--3rd
1935 AL--21--3rd
1936 AL--23--1st
1937 AL--15--8th
1939 AL--17--5th
Career--194--123rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1934 AL--.667--6th
1935 AL--.677--4th
1936 AL--.676--5th
1939 AL--.708--6th
1943 AL--.632--7th
Career--.584--164th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1933 AL--1.296--5th
1934 AL--1.284--4th
1936 AL--1.371--6th
1939 AL--1.248--6th
1940 AL--1.310--9th
1943 AL--1.148--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1932 AL--7.791--3rd
1933 AL--7.416--1st
1934 AL--8.149--3rd
1936 AL--8.827--5th
1939 AL--8.454--9th
1940 AL--7.786--4th
1943 AL--7.466--7th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 AL--2.773--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1931 AL--5.462--3rd
1932 AL--4.836--6th
1933 AL--4.635--4th
1934 AL--4.942--5th
1935 AL--5.348--2nd
1936 AL--5.345--2nd
1937 AL--5.063--5th
1939 AL--5.864--3rd
1940 AL--6.056--2nd
1942 AL--5.017--2nd
1943 AL--5.823--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1933 AL--233.0--10th
1934 AL--275.0--2nd
1935 AL--274.3--5th
1936 AL--294.7--2nd
1937 AL--245.3--8th
Career--2826.3--160th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1931 AL--105--9th
1932 AL--108--8th
1933 AL--120--4th
1934 AL--151--2nd
1935 AL--163--1st
1936 AL--175--1st
1937 AL--138--5th
1938 AL--101--10th
1939 AL--129--3rd
1940 AL--133--4th
1942 AL--97--7th
1943 AL--124--4th
Career--1674--114th

Games Started s c a p y
1934 AL--35--1st
1935 AL--34--3rd
1936 AL--38--1st
1937 AL--31--8th
Career--362--172nd

Complete Games s c a p y
1933 AL--17--5th
1934 AL--23--2nd
1935 AL--23--2nd
1936 AL--26--2nd
1937 AL--18--8th
1939 AL--16--6th
Career--200--137th

Shutouts s c a p y
1931 AL--2--3rd
1932 AL--4--1st
1933 AL--2--4th
1934 AL--3--5th
1935 AL--4--2nd
1936 AL--5--2nd
1937 AL--3--6th
1939 AL--2--4th
1940 AL--2--9th
1943 AL--3--5th
Career--33--87th

Home Runs s c a p y
1931 AL--13--10th
1934 AL--16--5th
1935 AL--22--1st
1936 AL--21--4th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1931 AL--108--6th
1932 AL--119--2nd
1933 AL--110--3rd
1934 AL--104--6th
1935 AL--113--2nd
1936 AL--115--6th
1940 AL--88--9th
Career--1192--53rd

Hits s c a p y
1934 AL--249--8th
1935 AL--277--4th
1936 AL--289--4th
1937 AL--267--6th
Career--2675--186th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1934 AL--1.452--4th
1935 AL--1.443--6th
1936 AL--1.522--4th
1937 AL--1.516--5th
1939 AL--2.115--2nd
1940 AL--1.511--8th
1942 AL--1.590--5th
1943 AL--2.033--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1933 AL--.309--6th
1940 AL--.501--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1931 AL--16--5th
Career--138--212th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1934 AL--112--8th
Career--1122--159th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1931 AL--9--1st
1932 AL--6--4th
1935 AL--5--10th
1942 AL--5--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 AL--6--1st
1934 AL--3--10th
1936 AL--5--7th
1939 AL--6--2nd
1942 AL--4--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1934 AL--1153--2nd
1935 AL--1195--4th
1936 AL--1272--2nd
1937 AL--1076--7th
Career--12165--124th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1932 AL--140--2nd
1933 AL--140--2nd
1934 AL--120--10th
1935 AL--119--10th
1936 AL--137--3rd
1937 AL--115--10th
1939 AL--140--6th
1940 AL--140--4th
1942 AL--144--6th
1943 AL--147--2nd
Career--126--55th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 15 (90), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 109 (73), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 81 (136), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 29 (155), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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