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Tommy Byrne

Thomas Joseph Byrne

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: December 31, 1919 in Baltimore, MD
High School: Baltimore City College HS (Baltimore, MD)
School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1943
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Browns/WhiteSox/Senators 1943-1957

Final Game: September 21, 1957
Died: December 20, 2007 in Wake Forest, NC
Buried: Wake Forest Cemetery, Wake Forest, NC
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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 13, 2012 1:17PM
All-Time Rank (among pitchers): #959. Vern Ruhle… #960. Matt Thornton… #961. Jack Russell… #962. TOMMY BYRNE… #963. Diego Segui… #964. Jack Wilson… #965. Bill Duggleby… 

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
1943 23 NYY AL 2 1 .667 6.54 11 2 8 0 0 0 31.2 28 26 23 1 35 22 3 0 3 157 50 1.989 8.0 0.3 9.9 6.3 0.63
1946 26 NYY AL 0 1 .000 5.79 4 1 3 0 0 0 9.1 7 8 6 1 8 5 1 0 0 45 62 1.607 6.8 1.0 7.7 4.8 0.63
1947 27 NYY AL 0 0 4.15 4 1 2 0 0 0 4.1 5 2 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 23 93 2.538 10.4 0.0 12.5 4.2 0.33
1948 28 NYY AL 8 5 .615 3.30 31 11 11 5 1 2 133.2 79 55 49 8 101 93 9 0 3 579 124 1.347 5.3 0.5 6.8 6.3 0.92
1949 29 NYY AL 15 7 .682 3.72 32 30 2 12 3 0 196.0 125 84 81 11 179 129 13 1 4 880 109 1.551 5.7 0.5 8.2 5.9 0.72
1950 30 NYY AL 15 9 .625 4.74 31 31 0 10 2 0 203.1 188 115 107 23 160 118 17 2 3 951 91 1.711 8.3 1.0 7.1 5.2 0.74 AS
1951 31 TOT AL 6 11 .353 4.26 28 20 3 7 2 0 143.2 120 73 68 5 150 71 15 0 4 692 102 1.879 7.5 0.3 9.4 4.4 0.47
1951 31 NYY AL 2 1 .667 6.86 9 3 1 0 0 0 21.0 16 17 16 0 36 14 3 0 2 115 57 2.476 6.9 0.0 15.4 6.0 0.39
1951 31 SLB AL 4 10 .286 3.82 19 17 2 7 2 0 122.2 104 56 52 5 114 57 12 0 2 577 116 1.777 7.6 0.4 8.4 4.2 0.50
1952 32 SLB AL 7 14 .333 4.68 29 24 5 14 0 0 196.0 182 117 102 16 112 91 10 1 5 876 83 1.500 8.4 0.7 5.1 4.2 0.81
1953 33 TOT AL 2 5 .286 6.16 12 11 0 2 0 0 49.2 53 35 34 3 48 26 1 0 0 244 65 2.034 9.6 0.5 8.7 4.7 0.54
1953 33 CHW AL 2 0 1.000 10.13 6 6 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 0 0 0 89 40 2.750 10.1 0.0 14.6 2.3 0.15
1953 33 WSH AL 0 5 .000 4.28 6 5 0 2 0 0 33.2 35 17 16 3 22 22 1 0 0 155 92 1.693 9.4 0.8 5.9 5.9 1.00
1954 34 NYY AL 3 2 .600 2.70 5 5 0 4 1 0 40.0 36 13 12 1 19 24 0 0 0 169 130 1.375 8.1 0.2 4.3 5.4 1.26
1955 35 NYY AL 16 5 .762 3.15 27 22 4 9 3 2 160.0 137 69 56 12 87 3 76 7 0 3 689 120 1.400 7.7 0.7 4.9 4.3 0.87 MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 7 3 .700 3.36 37 8 18 1 0 6 109.2 108 50 41 9 72 5 52 2 0 0 493 115 1.641 8.9 0.7 5.9 4.3 0.72
1957 37 NYY AL 4 6 .400 4.36 30 4 16 1 0 2 84.2 70 41 41 8 60 2 57 7 0 3 383 83 1.535 7.4 0.9 6.4 6.1 0.95
13 Yrs 85 69 .552 4.11 281 170 72 65 12 12 1362.0 1138 688 622 98 1037 10 766 85 4 28 6181 97 1.597 7.5 0.6 6.9 5.1 0.74
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .552 4.11 42 26 11 10 2 2 205 172 104 94 15 156 115 13 1 4 932 97 1.597 7.5 0.6 6.9 5.1 0.74
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
NYY (11 yrs) 72 40 .643 3.93 221 118 65 42 10 12 993.2 799 480 434 74 763 10 592 62 3 21 4484 100 1.572 7.2 0.7 6.9 5.4 0.78
SLB (2 yrs) 11 24 .314 4.35 48 41 7 21 2 0 318.2 286 173 154 21 226 148 22 1 7 1453 94 1.607 8.1 0.6 6.4 4.2 0.65
WSH (1 yr) 0 5 .000 4.28 6 5 0 2 0 0 33.2 35 17 16 3 22 22 1 0 0 155 92 1.693 9.4 0.8 5.9 5.9 1.00
CHW (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 10.13 6 6 0 0 0 0 16.0 18 18 18 0 26 4 0 0 0 89 40 2.750 10.1 0.0 14.6 2.3 0.15

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1943 23 NYY AL 31.2 11 2 26 7.39 4.06 0.19 0.00 96.9 3.75 -13 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.2 -11 .378 .492 $
1946 26 NYY AL 9.1 4 1 8 7.71 3.87 0.32 0.00 94.9 3.37 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .387 .497 $
1947 27 NYY AL 4.1 4 1 2 4.15 3.70 0.16 0.00 105.7 3.75 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .495 .500 $
1948 28 NYY AL 133.2 31 11 55 3.70 4.51 0.06 0.00 96.3 4.29 8 0.9 1.1 -0.1 1.7 21 .528 .505 $
1949 29 NYY AL 196.0 32 30 84 3.86 4.60 0.19 0.00 96.5 4.26 9 0.9 3.0 -0.1 2.2 26 .529 .506 $
1950 30 NYY AL 203.1 31 31 115 5.09 4.95 0.12 0.00 94.3 4.55 -13 -1.2 -0.1 0.2 9 .460 .492 $ AS
1951 31 NYY AL 21.0 9 3 17 7.29 4.63 0.17 0.00 97.8 4.36 -7 -0.7 1.3 -0.1 -0.6 -5 .426 .496 $
1951 31 SLB AL 122.2 19 17 56 4.11 4.89 -0.33 0.00 104.8 5.48 18 1.9 .5 -0.1 2.8 30 .602 .512 $
1952 32 SLB AL 196.0 29 24 117 5.37 4.43 -0.05 0.00 102.1 4.58 -18 -1.9 .2 -0.1 -0.5 -1 .435 .488 $
1953 33 CHW AL 16.0 6 6 18 10.13 3.91 0.23 0.00 104.7 3.85 -11 -1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .335 .494 $
1953 33 WSH AL 33.2 6 5 17 4.54 4.38 0.31 0.00 93.7 3.81 -3 -0.3 1.9 -0.0 -0.1 0 .453 .498 $
1954 34 NYY AL 40.0 5 5 13 2.93 3.89 0.11 0.00 95.2 3.59 3 0.3 -0.0 0.6 6 .569 .502 $
1955 35 NYY AL 160.0 27 22 69 3.88 4.35 0.49 0.00 95.1 3.68 -5 -0.5 2.6 -0.1 0.5 11 .481 .497 $ MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 109.2 37 8 50 4.10 4.69 0.19 0.00 92.7 4.17 -0 -0.0 1.8 -0.2 0.7 11 .500 .500 $
1957 37 NYY AL 84.2 30 4 41 4.36 4.26 0.29 0.00 92.8 3.69 -6 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 1 .479 .496 $
13 Seasons 1362.0 281 170 688 4.55 4.55 0.13 0.00 97.0 4.30 -43 -4.0 1.4 -1.1 4.8 85 .486 .498 $
NYY (11 yrs) 993.2 221 118 480 4.35 4.54 0.21 0.00 95.1 4.12 -29 -2.8 1.5 -0.9 3.5 65 .488 .498 $
SLB (2 yrs) 318.2 48 41 173 4.89 4.61 -0.16 0.00 103.1 4.92 -0 0.1 .3 -0.2 2.3 29 .501 .500 $
WSH (1 yr) 33.2 6 5 17 4.54 4.38 0.31 0.00 93.7 3.81 -3 -0.3 1.9 -0.0 -0.1 0 .453 .498 $
CHW (1 yr) 16.0 6 6 18 10.13 3.91 0.23 0.00 104.7 3.85 -11 -1.0 -0.0 -0.9 -10 .335 .494 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1949 29 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 1.200 5.4 2.7 5.4 2.7 0.50
1955 35 NYY AL WS L BRO 1 1 .500 1.88 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.1 8 4 3 0 8 1 8 0 0 0 56 1.116 5.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 1.00
1956 36 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 27.0 0.0 27.0
1957 37 NYY AL WS L MLN 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 0.900 2.7 2.7 5.4 2.7 0.50
4 Yrs (4 Series) 1 1 .500 2.53 6 3 1 1 0 0 21.1 12 8 6 3 12 1 11 2 0 0 85 1.125 5.1 1.3 5.1 4.6 0.92
4 WS 1 1 .500 2.53 6 3 1 1 0 0 21.1 12 8 6 3 12 1 11 2 0 0 85 1.125 5.1 1.3 5.1 4.6 0.92

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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
1943 23 NYY AL 13 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .091 .231 .091 .322 -5 1 1 0 1 1
1946 26 NYY AL 14 10 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .300 .222 .522 47 2 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 NYY AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 /1
1948 28 NYY AL 31 52 46 8 15 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 7 .326 .354 .500 .854 126 23 0 1 4 1
1949 29 NYY AL 35 86 83 8 16 4 2 0 13 0 0 2 20 .193 .212 .289 .501 32 24 2 0 1 1
1950 30 NYY AL 34 87 81 14 22 3 1 2 16 1 0 4 15 .272 .322 .407 .729 88 33 0 2 0 1 AS
1951 31 TOT AL 43 72 66 9 18 3 0 2 15 0 0 4 10 .273 .314 .409 .723 93 27 3 0 2 1
1951 31 NYY AL 9 9 9 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .556 .778 109 5 0 0 0 /1
1951 31 SLB AL 34 63 57 7 16 3 0 1 12 0 0 4 8 .281 .328 .386 .714 90 22 3 0 2 1
1952 32 SLB AL 40 89 84 9 21 5 1 1 12 0 0 5 18 .250 .292 .369 .661 82 31 1 0 0 1
1953 33 TOT AL 32 40 35 2 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 5 13 .114 .225 .200 .425 15 7 0 0 0 1
1953 33 CHW AL 18 20 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 .167 .250 .333 .583 54 6 0 0 0 /1
1953 33 WSH AL 14 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .059 .200 .059 .259 -26 1 0 0 0 /1
1954 34 NYY AL 7 19 19 2 7 4 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 .368 .368 .684 1.053 188 13 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 35 NYY AL 45 89 78 6 16 1 1 1 6 0 0 8 15 .205 .273 .282 .555 51 22 3 0 1 2 0 1 MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 44 56 52 8 14 1 1 3 10 0 0 2 11 .269 .296 .500 .796 110 26 1 0 2 0 1 1
1957 37 NYY AL 35 40 37 5 7 2 0 3 8 0 0 3 11 .189 .250 .486 .736 98 18 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Yrs 377 655 601 73 143 26 8 14 98 1 0 38 126 .238 .286 .378 .663 77 227 11 3 11 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 281 258 31 61 11 3 6 42 0 0 16 54 .238 .286 .378 .663 77 98 5 1 5
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
NYY (11 yrs) 271 463 425 55 102 18 7 11 69 1 0 24 87 .240 .284 .393 .677 80 167 7 3 9 2 1
SLB (2 yrs) 74 152 141 16 37 8 1 2 24 0 0 9 26 .262 .307 .376 .683 85 53 4 0 2
WSH (1 yr) 14 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .059 .200 .059 .259 -26 1 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 18 20 18 2 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 6 .167 .250 .333 .583 54 6 0 0 0

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
1943 23 NYY AL 13 14 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1946 26 NYY AL 14 10 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1947 27 NYY AL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .511 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1948 28 NYY AL 31 52 1 0 0 0 6 8 0.7 1 9 0.7 .524 .505 0.7 0.0 9 $ 1
1949 29 NYY AL 35 86 -9 -0 -0 0 9 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1950 30 NYY AL 34 87 -2 0 1 0 10 9 0.9 2 12 0.9 .525 .505 0.9 0.0 11 $ 1 AS
1951 31 NYY AL 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .512 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1951 31 SLB AL 34 63 -1 0 -0 0 6 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .515 .503 0.5 0.0 7 $ 1
1952 32 SLB AL 40 89 -2 0 0 0 10 8 0.9 2 10 0.9 .522 .505 0.9 0.0 10 $ 1
1953 33 CHW AL 18 20 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .506 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
1953 33 WSH AL 14 20 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1954 34 NYY AL 7 19 2 0 0 0 2 4 0.4 0 5 0.4 .561 .503 0.4 0.0 5 $ /1
1955 35 NYY AL 45 89 -6 -1 0 0 9 2 0.3 2 5 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 0.0 5 $ 1 MVP-14
1956 36 NYY AL 44 56 0 -0 0 0 6 6 0.6 2 8 0.6 .514 .504 0.6 0.0 8 $ 1
1957 37 NYY AL 35 40 -0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5 1 6 0.5 .514 .503 0.5 -0.0 6 $ 1
13 Seasons 377 655 -23 0 2 0 70 49 5.0 17 66 5.0 .513 .502 5.0 0.1 66 $
NYY (11 yrs) 271 463 -15 -0 2 0 50 36 3.6 12 48 3.6 .513 .502 3.6 0.0 48 $
SLB (2 yrs) 74 152 -4 1 -0 0 16 13 1.4 4 17 1.4 .519 .504 1.4 0.0 17 $
WSH (1 yr) 14 20 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
CHW (1 yr) 18 20 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .506 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $

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
1949 29 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1955 35 NYY AL WS BRO L 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 1 0 0 0 0
1956 36 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 37 NYY AL WS MLN L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (4 Series) 8 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 1 0 0 0 0
4 WS 8 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1943 NYY AL 23 P 11 2 0 31.2 11 2 8 1 0 .909 2.84 0.91 .963 2.27 2.30
1946 NYY AL 26 P 4 1 0 9.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.89 0.75 .950 2.02 2.00
1947 NYY AL 27 P 4 1 0 4.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.08 0.25 .960 1.87 1.90
1948 NYY AL 28 P 31 11 5 133.2 19 2 17 0 2 1.000 1.28 0.61 .963 2.02 1.99 1 0 0% 0
1949 NYY AL 29 P 32 30 12 196.0 29 7 19 3 4 .897 1.19 0.81 .962 2.12 2.09 7 3 30% 46% 0
1950 NYY AL 30 P 31 31 10 203.1 32 9 23 0 2 1.000 1.42 1.03 .950 2.03 1.99 3 4 57% 0 AS
1951 TOT AL 31 P 28 20 7 143.2 27 6 20 1 2 .963 1.63 0.93 .953 2.07 2.06 7 4 36% 45% 0
1951 NYY AL 31 P 9 3 0 21.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.29 0.33 .953 2.06 2.06 1 2 67% 45% 0
1951 SLB AL 31 P 19 17 7 122.2 24 5 18 1 2 .958 1.69 1.21 .953 2.07 2.06 6 2 25% 45% 0
1952 SLB AL 32 P 29 24 14 196.0 27 10 15 2 1 .926 1.15 0.86 .966 2.10 2.10 6 7 54% 45% 0
1953 TOT AL 33 P 12 11 2 49.2 17 4 11 2 0 .882 2.72 1.25 .957 1.96 1.93 2 1 33% 51% 0
1953 CHW AL 33 P 6 6 0 16.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 1.00 .957 1.97 1.93 0 0 0
1953 WSH AL 33 P 6 5 2 33.2 11 1 8 2 0 .818 2.41 1.50 .957 1.95 1.93 2 1 33% 51% 0
1954 NYY AL 34 P 5 5 4 40.0 9 0 8 1 1 .889 1.80 1.60 .959 2.00 2.00 1 0 0% 48% 0
1955 NYY AL 35 P 27 22 9 160.0 28 4 22 2 3 .929 1.46 0.96 .956 1.99 1.97 4 7 64% 47% 0 MVP-14
1956 NYY AL 36 P 37 8 1 109.2 27 8 18 1 4 .963 2.13 0.70 .950 1.92 1.91 2 4 67% 44% 0
1957 NYY AL 37 P 30 4 1 84.2 16 6 9 1 0 .938 1.59 0.50 .963 1.99 2.00 7 3 30% 47% 0
13 Seasons P 281 170 65 1362.0 246 59 173 14 19 .943 1.53 0.83 .957 2.04 2.02 40 33 45% 41% 0
13 Seasons TOT 281 170 65 1362.0 246 59 173 14 19 .943 1.53 0.83 .957 2.04 2.02 40 33 45% 41% 0
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1950

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1955 AL (14, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1028th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1955 AL  3.15 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1949 AL  15 (10th)
1950 AL  15 (10th)
1955 AL  16 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 AL  .682 (6th)
1950 AL  .625 (9th)
1955 AL  .762 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  5.740 (1st)
1950 AL  8.321 (6th)
1955 AL  7.706 (8th)
Career  7.520 (37th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  5.924 (1st)
1950 AL  5.223 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 AL  6 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1948 AL  93 (10th)
1949 AL  129 (5th)
1950 AL  118 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1949 AL  30 (10th)
1950 AL  31 (6th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1952 AL  14 (10th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL  3 (8th)
1950 AL  2 (7th)
1951 AL  2 (10th)
1955 AL  3 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  23 (4th)
1952 AL  16 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1949 AL  179 (1st)
1950 AL  160 (1st)
1951 AL  150 (1st)
1952 AL  112 (2nd)
1955 AL  87 (9th)
Career  1,037 (98th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL  0.505 (9th)
1955 AL  0.675 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1952 AL  14 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1950 AL  107 (10th)
1952 AL  102 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 AL  4 (10th)
1952 AL  5 (4th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1948 AL  9 (1st)
1949 AL  13 (1st)
1950 AL  17 (1st)
1951 AL  15 (1st)
1952 AL  10 (1st)
1955 AL  7 (7th)
1957 AL  7 (7th)
Career  85 (129th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1955 AL  120 (9th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1949 AL  20.31 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1948 AL  1.2 (10th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1949 AL  1.4 (9th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1949 AL  2.1 (10th)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1950 AL  1.000 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1957 AL  born 1919-12-31 (10th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 5 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 54 (470), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 23 (562), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (748), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Starting Pitcher (750th), 9.8 career WAR/12.1 7yr-peak WAR/11.0 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 58) = 67.9 career WAR/47.7 7yr-peak WAR/57.8 JAWS

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  4. Gene Bearden (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Roy Parmelee (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Fritz Ostermueller (920)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bill Krueger (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dixie Davis (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Fritz Ostermueller (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Fritz Ostermueller (911)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Elam Vangilder (967)
  6. Mike Hampton (966)
  7. Doug Ault (962)
  8. Jim Tobin (962)
  9. Ramon Webster (959)
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  1. Mike Hampton (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Don Larsen (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Don Larsen (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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